Unit 3 - Folk tales

Hi everybody,

This week, we have begun Unit 3, and have looked at the Tale of Gluskap, and the Baby. It is a North American Native story.

I asked you to write a Japanese story at home. Maybe Kaguya Hime,, or Momotaro, or another story, but in no more than ten sentences. Could you do it?

The picture above is from a famous story from England. Do you know the name of this story, and do you know how the story ends?

Let me know, if you do.

Best wishes,

Johnny

Unusual jobs

Hello,

On page 14-55, of Headway 3, we looked at the story of someone who is a "Clown Doctor". Do you remember what this actually means? What does a clown doctor do, and why is their job important?

Can you think of any other unusual jobs? Here are some, that I got from the internet, for example from:

http://www.careerbuilder.ca/CA/JobSeeker/CareerAdvice/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=137&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=33b8dbe4531348c596c15ed763f50286-259899915-JT-5&ns_siteid=ns_us_g_unusual_jobs

Here are examples of unusual jobs:

Bingo announcer

Clown for rodeos

Fingerprint analyzer

Do you know any really unusual jobs? Ainu language teacher? Insect doctor?

Let me know!

Johnny

PS In the picture, you can see FRED the RED. A very unusual job.... does anyone know who he is?

What about you?

Hiya,

Last week we looked at happiness. We compared the lives of Sidney, who is a lawyer, with Jeff, who delivers newspapers (Headway 3, pages 11-12).

We asked questions, comparing their lives, to see who was the happiest. Who do you think has the happier life?

Also, students asked each other about their jobs, what they do in their jobs, and if they are happy.

If you would like to to some extra work, at home, please write a conversation, between the sailor, and the bartender, in the picture.

E.G.

Sailor: What do you do?

Bartender: I mix drinks all day, and take cash from the customers. Also, if anyone is drunk, and noisy, I throw them out of the bar. How about you? What do you do?

Sailor: Well, I get to wear a nice uniform, so I cam impress girls! It's great!

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Have a good week, talk to you soon.

Johnny

Happiness

Hi,

In Unit 2, of Headway 3, the subject is happiness. We look at which time of life we are happiest. Are we happiest when we are young, middle aged, or older?

Personally, I think the happiest time is lunch time!

We are going to compare two people's lives, to see who is the happiest. On page 11, of Headway 3, we look at the life of Sidney, a lawyer, from Texas. And on page 12, we read about Jeff, from Iowa, who delivers newspapers.

Who do you think is the happiest, and why?

Also, what makes YOU happy? If you know the answers to these questions, please let me know.

Have a HAPPY day.

Best wishes,

Johnny

Listening to the wonders of the world

Hello everybody,

Pages 8-9 of Headway 3 contain alot of activities for listening. These listening activities follow on from the grammar on pages 2-6 (using do/be/have verbs).

Using your CD you can continue listening practice at home. If you challenge yourself, you can check your listening accuracy, at the back of the book (pages 122-3), where the transcripts are printed.

If you feel like a listening challenge, can you answer these three questions, from T19 (page 8):

1) what is the girl's favorite modern wonder?

2) What are its good points?

3) What are its bad points?

You can check your answers on page 122.

Have a WONDERful day!

Best wishes,

Johnny

Seven wonders of the world

Hello,

In class today, we first looked at seven wonders of the ancient world:

http://www.crystalinks.com/sevenwonders.html

They are:

The Pyramids, in Egypt
http://www.crystalinks.com/giza.html

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in Iraq
http://www.crystalinks.com/hangingardensbabylon.html

The Temple of Artemis, in Turkey
http://www.crystalinks.com/templeofartemis.html

The statue of Zeus, at Olympia, in Greece
http://www.crystalinks.com/statuezeusolympia.html

Halicarnassus, in Turkey
www.crystalinks.com/mausoleumhal.html

The Colossus of Rhodes, in Greece
http://www.crystalinks.com/colossusrhodes.html

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Egypt
http://www.crystalinks.com/lighthousealexandria.html

Of course, the ancient Greeks didn't know about the Great Wall of China, or Stonehenge, or Kiyomizu Dera, so they have created a new list of Seven Wonders:

http://www.new7wonders.com/classic/en/n7w/results/

In class, the students made their own lists of seven wonders, which included Cheju Island, in Korea, Kyoto City, The Eiffel Tower, and Saint Mark's Cathedral, in Venice. What DO YOU think are the wonders of the world?

Let me know.

Enjoy the weather!

Johnny

Modern Wonders of the World

Hello everyone.

I was just reading this website:

htp://www.stippy.com/japan-news-and-media/is-time-doing-another-newsweek/

It said that in 2000, Japanese people voted that chicken ramen was the best modern invention.

Personally, I don't think so. I like Gohan Desu Yo.

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In class today, on pages 6-7 of Headway 3, we looked at other great modern wonders, like the internet, space travel, medicine, air travel, sport, farming ang the survival of the human race.

Which do you think is the biggest wonder? I think I'd choose air travel......

and Sky TV - I can watch Manchester United soccer games, right here, in Yokohama.

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By the way, if you want to study at home, write a few sentences, and say which modern wonder you think is the best.

Talk to you soon,

Johnny