Coming of Age-Sr.1-Jul.30

Coming of age

Why adults in Japan are getting younger

What does becoming an adult mean to the young? In Japan, 20-year-old has been considered the age to be adult since 1876. When a person reaches the age of adulthood, they are responsible for themselves legally and socially and allowed to drink alcohol and smoke. There is even an official ceremony, called The Coming of Age Festival, to welcome new adults every year in January, where all new adults are celebrated by their respective local communities.

In Japan, when a person reaches the age of 18, he or she can get a driver’s license, vote for elections, and get married if their guardians agree. 

After 2022 when the new laws take effect, they can marry without a parental consent, borrow loans and apply for credit cards, but they still have to wait to become 20 either to smoke or drink.

Why are they changing the laws? 

What do you think of the change?

Do you think you will be ready to be treated and regarded as an adult when you turn 18?

Coutry of Interest-Sr.2-Jul.28

Country of Interest

Which country do you want to live or study in?

=> Study and write four to six sentences about the country you want to live or study in.

=> Write another paragraph why you want to live there in four to six sentences. 

Summer HW.2-Sr.1-Jul.26

Read a foreign book or watch a foreign movie. 

Write the storyline in 6~8 sentences,

and what you are impressed or moved in 4~6 sentences by Aug.14.

Summer HW.1-Sr.1-Jul.26

Read your English Communication textbook every day to STT

=> Log how well you did on this Blog.

Example:

I read to STT: about 60% recognized for the first time, 75% for the second time.

Hodja Summary-Sr.3-Jul.25

Write a Summary of the rest of the story in six to eight sentences.

Sample Summary-1
The Hodja regrets the bargain he made with his friend because the night is freezing cold. Just about to give up, he finds a candle light about a hundred meters away and starts to imagine the warmth of the light will also warm his body. Next morning when he explains how he endured the night, his friends insist that he used that candle to warm him. The Hodja protests but can’t convince them so he agrees to invite them for dinner. When his friends arrive at his house, they aren’t served any meal for three hours. The hungry guests find a cooking pot over a single candle in the kitchen. The Hodja says if a far away candle can warm him, a candle will heat a pot a meter above it. 
(131 words in 7 sentences)

Sample Summary-2
Next morning, the Hodja fails to convince his friends that he kept his promise, and agrees to invite them to dinner. When his friends arrive at his house, they find no dinner on the table but a cooking pot over a single candle in the kitchen. The Hodja says if a faraway candle can warm him, a candle will heat a pot a meter above it.
 (68 words)

Your Opinion-Sr.1-Jul.23

What’s your Opinion? 

Answer in one sentence + Explanation in two to three sentences.

1. Which education style do you prefer, Korean/Japanese style or American style?

2. Do you think you’ll choose your college based on the education style or the name of the college?

Hunting Poachers-Sr.3-Jul.21

Hunting the people who kill elephants

Write what the best way is to reduce or stop poaching in three to four sentences.

Jul.25th
Why save the elephant?

=> Post your comment in three sentences

Speech To Text-Sr.3-Jul.21

Speechnotes for Android   

Notes for iOS

Speech Recognition on Windows 10

Connect your microphone first.

Open Control Panel-> Click on Ease of Access-> Click on Speech Recognition

Click the Start Speech Recognition link-> In the "Set up Speech Recognition" page, click Next

Select the type of microphone you'll be using ...-> Click Next-> Click Next again

Main Ideas-Sr.3-Jul.21

Write the main ideas of the article in four to six sentences.

Write about Yourself-Sr.1-Jul.19

Write about yourself in five to eight sentences in the past tense,

 and two or three sentences in the present tense (now, these days)

Review-Sr.1-Jul.19

Write in the past tense.=> Write two sentences with "could hardly," and "not at all."
1. I sleep well => last night
2. I understand what the teacher says=> during the class
3. I eat everything => at lunch
4. I remember everything => after the class

83C Heat-Sr.1-Jul.16

China's 'heat pole' bakes as temperature hits 83 C

If you had a chance to visit Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China, would you like to visit this place and enjoy feeling the heat and eating a baked egg? 

Speak your answer in 30 sec.

Ex-3.2-Sr.1-Jul.16

Write two sentences for each task using not (adj) enough and too (adj).

Coming of Age-Sr.3-Jul.14

Coming of age: Why adults in Japan are getting younger

What does becoming an adult mean to the young? In Japan, 20-year-old has been considered the age to be adult since 1876. When a person reaches the age of adulthood, they are responsible for themselves legally and socially and allowed to drink alcohol and smoke. There is even an official ceremony, called The Coming of Age Festival, to welcome new adults every year in January, where all new adults are celebrated by their respective local communities.

In Japan, when a person reaches the age of 18, he or she can get a driver’s license, vote for elections, and get married if their guardians agree. After 2022 when the new laws take effect, they can marry without a parental consent, borrow loans and apply for credit cards, but they still have to wait to become 20 either to smoke or drink.

Do you think 18 is the right age to be regarded as an adult?

At what age should people be regarded as adults?

=> Speak your opinion in 60 sec.

What do you think if this new law took effect immediately?

=> Write your opinion in four to six sentences.

MI-Sr.3-Jul.14

Write the main ideas of the article in four to six sentences.

While the world population is estimated to grow to nine billion by 2050, just around one-tenth of land is suitable for farming.
Hydroponic farming allows food plants to grow in areas that are not suitable for conventional agricultural farming.
Greenhouses, which grow plants with artificial lighting and climate control systems, can also be set up anywhere in the world.
Vertical farming grows plants hydroponically in tall buildings in cities to provide fresh and economical food throughout the year to the residents.  
(80 words)

Write in English-Sr.1-Jul.12

Write in English.

1. 皆さんに新しい生徒を紹介しましょう。
2. あなたは必ずしも長い時間勉強しなくても構わないが、宿題は必ずやらなければならない。
3. お金を貸していただけませんか？
　なぜお金を借りたいのですか？
4. 私が読んだ本はとても面白かった。
　私はその本に関心を持った。
　科学の本は（plural)いつも私に関心を持たせる。

1. Let me introduce you to a new student. 

2. You don’t always have to study long hours at home but you must do your homework. 

3. Could you lend me some money? 

   Why do you want to borrow money?  

4. The book I read was very interesting. 

   I was interested in the book. 

   Science books always interest me.

83c heat-Sr.3-Jul.11

China's 'heat pole' bakes as temperature hits 83 C

If you had a chance to visit Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China, would you like to visit this place and enjoy feeling the heat and eating a baked egg? 

Speak your answer in 30 sec.

Writing-Sr.3-Jul.11

Answer the Test Question: Is it better to save what you have or buy new things?

Write a paragraph in 9 (2/3/3/1) ~ 12 (2/4/4/2) sentences to state a fact, your opinion and supporting sentences about buying and repairing.

Try to use a variety of sentence types to draw interest.

Write in English-Sr.1-Jul.9

Write in English.

1. Mariaは速いランナーです。

　彼女は速く走ります。

2. Ronはハンサムに見えます。

　彼はハンサムな男の子です。

3. あなたはわくわくしている（興奮している）ように見えます。

　はい。私は興奮しています。

　その映画はわくわくします。

Dictation-Sr.1-Jul.9

Dictate the sentences. 
1. Jennifer ...
2. Tom's dad ...
3. Catherine ...

A Dating School-Sr.3-Jul.7

A dating school for China’s many men

Men outnumber women by 32.66 million on Chinese mainland

Competitions aren’t limited to enter a prestigious university or to get a job in a government department in China. There is a much more serious, life-determining event that young Chinese men are facing. To find a girlfriend or wife.

As of the end of 2017, men outnumbered women by 32.66 million on the Chinese mainland. Though this imbalanced gender ratio of 104.81 males for every 100 females has improved from previous years because of the comprehensive two-child policy implemented since 2015, there still are a lot more young men than women. However, among the generations that were severely affected by the previous one-child policy, the situation is more intense. Between the age of 15 and 29, there are 112 men for every 100 women. So, how to find and get along with a girlfriend is no less serious than getting a good job.

But where there is a problem, there are always solutions either online or in person. Since young Chinese are used to take extra-curricular courses, some young men are now attending schools that teach them how to date women.

If women have more choices than men, what their attitudes tend to be? What kind of social problems will they face?

=> If you were an ordinary Chinese man/woman, how would you try to get an ideal partner? 

Main Ideas-Sr.3-Jul.7

Write the main ideas of the article in three to four sentences.

Hydroponics is a method to grow plants in water that is mixed with nutrients.
It supplies water and nutrients for plants to grow and supports them to grow straight up.
Various plants can be grown by the method in greenhouses that provide the most suitable conditions. 
(46 words in three sentences)

C26U1-Sr.1-Jul5

Write in English.

1. Ronは普段夕食後に勉強しますが、今はテレビでテニスの試合を観ています。

2. 週末は何をするの？

　私たちは日曜日に大阪の私の祖母を訪ねることになっています。

3. 曇ってきました。

　すぐに雨が降るでしょう。

AIスカウト-Sr.3-Jul.4

おすすめの人材、ＡＩが350万人からスカウト

Will you register for recruiting services? 

Sentence Variety-Sr.3-Jul.4th

Writing Skill: Using Sentence Variety

B. Study the Sentence Variety

=> Rewrite the paragraph using more sentence variety.

Future Time Clause-Sr.3-Jul.4

Grammar: Future Time Clause

B. Answer the questions in three sentences. Use the time clause properly.           

1. What do you usually do first when you get home from school?

2. What are you going to study or do when you go to college?

3. What would you do if you were assigned to work in a developing country in Africa?

4. What you would have done if you had had a three-month vacation last summer?

AIスカウト-Sr.1-Jul.2

おすすめの人材、ＡＩが350万人からスカウト

C26U1-Sr.1-Jul.2

Write in English  

１. (私は）普段学校に行くのに～かかる。

２．Fredは料理をすることは気にならないが、皿を洗うことは嫌いだ。

３．Eridは常に全力を尽くそうとする。