Interview-Sr.1-May 31

Interview to find if your partner is getting enough sleep and why in three minutes.

How long do you usually sleep on weekdays? 

Do you think you’re taking enough sleep? 

Why don’t you sleep enough?
=> Write a report in three to four sentences.

Mobile Payment-Sr.3-May 30

Japan is a country where most of the payment is still made by cash while most of the payments are done by plastic cards or QR codes in Korea and China. Do you think mobile payment should be used more in Japan?

=> Speak your answer in 60 seconds. 

=> Write your answer in four to five sentences.

Japan's Children-Sr.3-May 26

Number of children in Japan shrinks to new record low   

It has been that way for the last 37 years. The central government, ministries, local governments, companies, and people in Japan all have known this problem of having fewer children, but it has never been solved or eased. In fact, there are 15.53 million children aged 14 or under, representing only 12.3% of the total population of 126million, compared to 18.9% for the US, 16.8% for China, and 30.8% for India. As the country is rapidly aging, the costs for healthcare and social services are rising while the population that supports the economy is declining. The main reason is the low fertility rate, only 1.4, among the lowest in the world like Korea and Singapore. Why don’t young Japanese people make children? Is it the economy, job market, social welfare, gender roles, education cost, or future prospect that deters or discourages young people to get married and have children, or the combination of all these factors?

To make the situation even worse, the country has been reluctant to accept immigrants to fill the generation gap, either. Will robots and auto-something do all the tasks that are done by humans?

Enjoy reading and think what will help the country to maintain its economy, health care and welfare, and social balance.

=> Speak Explain why Japan’s population is shrinking in 90 sec.

=> Write a paragraph why Japan’s population is shrinking and write another paragraph if you think Japan should accept more immigrants from foreign countries to cope with the situation, each in three to four sentences. 

What would you do-Sr.1-May 24

Write your answers in three to four sentences. 

1. What would you do or how would you spend your day if you had another hour every day?

2. How would you spend your day or manage your time if you had 23 hours a day?

Reporting-Sr.1-May 24

Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech.
(1) Fred said, "I've gotten a new mobile phone."
(2) He said, "I've just seen a girl whose hair looked longer than my height."
(3) Tony asked Fred, "Was she with someone you know?"

(1) Fred said he had gotten a new mobile phone. 

(2) He said he had just seen a girl whose hair looked longer than his height.

(3) Tony asked Fred if she had been with someone he knew.

Key Communication-Sr.1-May 24

Key Communication - Write in English.

1. The curry (that) my dad made/cooked was so spicy/hot that we could hardly eat it.

2. We decided to go to Greece because neither of us had been there before.

3. If none of you wants to go shopping, I’ll go/I will.

Japan-Sr.1-May 24

- Japan Guide-Britannica

- Japan National Tourism Organization

Writing-Sr.3-May 23

Organize the steps in order, an introductory message to the reader and a topic sentence

=> Write a paragraph to describe the process. Refer to p.117.

- Write a topic sentence introducing what process you’re writing about.

- Add a conclusion sentence(s) to encourage the reader to follow the steps for their benefits.

“Spam Musubi”

Spam Musubi is a popular snack in Hawaii. It is a type of sushi that has marinated cooked spam in sushi.

Recipe

Soak uncooked rice for 4 hours; drain and rinse.

In a saucepan bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in rice vinegar, and set aside to cool.

In a separate bowl, stir together soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved. Slice luncheon meat lengthwise into 10 slices, or to desired thickness, and marinate in sauce for 5 minutes.

In a large pan, heat oil over medium high heat. Cook slices for 2 minutes per side, or until lightly browned. Cut nori sheets in half and lay on a flat work surface. Place a rice press in the center of the sheet, and press rice tightly inside. Top with a slice of luncheon meat, and remove press. Wrap nori around rice mold, sealing edges with a small amount of water. (Rice may also be formed by hand in the shape of the meat slices, 1 inch thick.)

Musubi may be served warm or chilled.

UPC Codes-Sr.3-May 23

Write What the UPC code is and does, and what 2-D bar code is in three to four sentences.

Use “while” to show comparisons.

While a UPC bar code is one-dimensional code in just horizontal pattern, a two dimensional, or 2-D, bar code consists of shapes in both vertical and horizontal pattern. 

While a 1-D bar code identifies only the product and its manufacturer, a 2-D bar code can show much more information about the product or service. 

While 1-D bar codes are printed on products and read by scanning machines, 2-D bar codes can be printed on anything, such as paper, cards, or products and read by smartphones or tablets. 

Robot Co-workers-Sr.3-May 19

Robot co-workers?

Review G&C-May 17

Write in English.
1. 雨が降ったら、私は普段駅までバスで行きます。(take a bus)
   1. If it rains, I usually take a bus to the station.
2. 明日雨が降ったら、私は家に居ます。
   2. If it rains tomorrow, I’ll stay home.
3. あなた方のどちらもそのパイを食べたくないのなら、私が食べます。(neither)
   3. If neither of you wants to eat the pie, I’ll eat it.
4. 今出れば、あなたはその電車に間に合うでしょう。
   If:  If you leave now, you’ll catch the train.
   Leave:  Leave now, and you’ll catch the train.
5. チップスを食べるのを止めなければ、あなたは気分が悪くなるでしょう。（feel sick)
    If:   If you don’t stop eating the chips, you’ll get sick. 
   Stop:  Stop eating the chips, or you’ll get sick.

Review G&C-Sr.1-May 14

Write in English.
1. 私たちは昨日雨が激しく降ったので、試合を延期しなければならなかった。

1. We had to postpone the game because it rained heavily yesterday.

    OR  Because ~, we had to ...

   OR   It rained heavily yesterday, so we had to ...

2. 昨日は雨のせいで私たちの誰も外出したがらなかった。

2. None of us wanted to go out yesterday because of the rain.

3. 昨日私は机の上に鍵を置いてきてしまったので、家に入ることが出来なかった。

3. I couldn’t get in the house yesterday because I had left the key on my desk.

4. 私はその朝朝食を食べなかったので、大変お腹が空いていた。
4. I was very hungry because I hadn’t eaten breakfast that morning.

Barcode-Sr.3-May 12

Write what barcodes are, how they work, and how they are used in four to six sentences.

A barcode is black and white lines that identify the manufacturer and product. 

It is printed or put on each item and used mainly at supermarkets to identify the item. 

When a barcode is scanned at the cash register, it identifies the item, and then the price information of the item is entered from the store computer. 

It not only increases the speed of checkout process but also helps the management to control the inventory of the merchandise. 

Review G&C-Sr.1-May 10

Write in English.
1. 私はパスタとピザの両方を欲しい。
　私はそのどちらも欲しい。
1. I want both pasta and pizza. I want both of them.

2. 私はパスタかピザのいずれかを食べよう。（I'll have)
　私はそのどちらかだけでいい。
2. I’ll have either pasta or pizza. I just want either of them.

3. Helenはパスタもピザも嫌いです。
　彼女はそのどちらも嫌いです。
3. Helen likes neither pasta nor pizza. She likes neither of them.

4. 私たちはみなピザが好きですが、誰もパスタが好きではありません。
4. All of us like pizza but none of us likes/like pasta. 

Writing-Sr.3-May 9

What do you think? A.2. Do you prefer to interact with people or with self-service machines? Why?

 Write your answer in three sentences/50 words.

I prefer using machines to interacting with humans because they are convenient and reliable.
Unlike humans, machines are always available and they never stop or rest.
Also, they don’t make errors like humans do unless they are broken.

Review G&C-Sr.1-May 7

Write in English
1. 私は昨夜とても疲れていたので、宿題を終えることが出来なかった。
2. Fredはとても怠け者（boy)なので、自分の部屋の掃除をしない。

 1. I was so tired last night that I couldn’t finish my homework.　

2. Fred is such a lazy boy that he never cleans his room.