Culture through English A: Most common names in Spain・スペインの一般的な名字

Hello!

How are you? Let's look today at names in Spanish!

The picture above shows the most common surnames in Spain. You can see that overall, the most common surname is Garcia. 

Activity/homework

There are some interesting points about naming in Spanish that are different from both English and Japanese. 

Watch this video about Spanish names. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below it in your notebooks.

(If you cannot see the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube and look for "Primer Nombres y Apellidos" at https://youtu.be/HUosdlR6Gy8)

1. What is the first name called in Spanish? 

2. What has had the biggest influence (影響) on names in Spanish in history? 

3. What is another influence on naming that is talked about in the video?     

4. What are last names (surnames) called in Spanish? 

5. How many surnames do Spanish people use? 

     *Which name comes first, and which name comes second? 

     *What is traditionally used to connect the two surnames?  

6. What does the ~ez at the end of some surnames (like Gonzalez, or Martinez), mean? 

7. What does the de mean in surnames?  

8. In the example of Pablo Picasso, which side of the family does “Picasso” come from – his father’s, or mother’s? 

I hope you find this interesting!

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Culture through English B: Most common names in Spain・スペインの一般的な名字

Hello!

How are you? Let's look today at names in Spanish!

The picture above shows the most common surnames in Spain. You can see that overall, the most common surname is Garcia. 

Activity/homework

There are some interesting points about naming in Spanish that are different from both English and Japanese. 

Watch this video about Spanish names. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below it in your notebooks.

(If you cannot see the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube and look for "Primer Nombres y Apellidos" at https://youtu.be/HUosdlR6Gy8)

1. What is the first name called in Spanish? 

2. What has had the biggest influence (影響) on names in Spanish in history? 

3. What is another influence on naming that is talked about in the video?     

4. What are last names (surnames) called in Spanish? 

5. How many surnames do Spanish people use? 

     *Which name comes first, and which name comes second? 

     *What is traditionally used to connect the two surnames?  

6. What does the ~ez at the end of some surnames (like Gonzalez, or Martinez), mean? 

7. What does the de mean in surnames?  

8. In the example of Pablo Picasso, which side of the family does “Picasso” come from – his father’s, or mother’s? 

Here are the board notes for our class on 9/25:

I hope you find this interesting. See you next time!

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Culture through English 2B: Most common names in Spain・スペインの一般的な名字

Hello!

How are you? Let's look today at names in Spanish!

The picture above shows the most common surnames in Spain. You can see that overall, the most common surname is Garcia. 

Activity/homework

There are some interesting points about naming in Spanish that is different from both English and Japanese. 

Watch this video about Spanish names. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below it in your notebooks.

(If you cannot see the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube and look for "Primer Nombres y Apellidos" at https://youtu.be/HUosdlR6Gy8)

1. What is the first name called in Spanish? 

2. What has had the biggest influence (影響) on names in Spanish in history? 

3. What is another influence on naming that is talked about in the video?     

4. What are last names (surnames) called in Spanish? 

5. How many surnames do Spanish people use? 

     *Which name comes first, and which name comes second? 

     *What is traditionally used to connect the two surnames?  

6. What does the ~ez at the end of some surnames (like Gonzalez, or Martinez), mean? 

7. What does the de mean in surnames?  

8. In the example of Pablo Picasso, which side of the family does “Picasso” come from – his father’s, or mother’s? 

I hope you find this interesting. See you next time!

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Culture through English 2B: Fall semester presentation project supporting notes & images・後期プレゼンテーションの附記、イメージ

Hello!

How are you? Here are some supporting notes (附記) for your final presentation projects. 

Look at the picture above. We read about this in our textbook - the famous La Tomatina festival in Spain. 

Starting research ideas
The pictures below show some famous festivals and celebrations around the world. Your group can choose one (1) of these - but please make sure that you have a different festival or celebration from the other groups! 

Do not only look at these pictures. Find other celebrations around the world to choose from. These are only starting ideas. 

For whichever festival or celebration you choose, please show this in your presentation:

• Where exactly the events are located in the country
• What kinds of things people can do there
• What kind of special food or drink might be there (if there is any)
• When these events are held
• What the history of the event is - when it started, who started it, and reasons why 
• How to get to the location all the way from Japan (by air, then train, air, or bus) 

Burning Man, U.S. 

Rio Carnaval, Brazil

Tet festival, Vietnam

Oktoberfest, Germany

Canadian National Exhibition, Canada

Holi, India

Once again - you can use these ideas, but please search out other festivals and celebrations as well.

Have fun!

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Culture through English 2A: Alhambra・アルハンブラ

Hello!

How are you? Today I have a short video for you about Alhambra (アルハンブラ宮展) in Spain.  

Do you know this place? How about the picture above? Let's find out more about Alhambra!

Activity/homework
Watch the video below. It's short, and you can turn on Japanese subtitles (字幕) if you need them. But try to challenge this in English! Watch the video more than one time. 

Now answer these questions after you watch the video. I have also put these on the question sheet I have given you. 

Questions

1. What is the main attraction (名所) at Alhambra? 

2. Where do you enter the palace complex (位置)? 

3. What’s the name of the courtyard (中庭 ) of the palace? 

4. Why is it called by this name? 

5. What other famous building in the world has the same kind of reflection (影) in the water? 

6. In the Palace of the Lions, what do the designs on the ceiling look like?

7. Why did the sultan create the Generalife Gardens?  

8. What is another feature of the Generalife Gardens?  

9. When was the old citadel (城郭) at Alhambra built?  
10. What can you see from the citadel? 

Take care! See you next class!

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Culture through English 2A: Famous places & sites・有名な場所、遺跡

Hello!

How are you? Let's look at some pictures of unique places. Look at this picture above of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. What comes to your mind when you see it? What do you think of? 

Activity 

Look at these pictures of unique and famous places - including the Taj Mahal at the top, and the other places below. Talk about them with your classmates. Which places would you like to see in real life? 

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Alhambra, Spain

Niagara Falls, Canada & the U.S.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Have fun talking about these! 

Homework
Now find out more about one of these places - choose the one you are most interested in. Make these notes: 

• Short history about the place
• Any special or famous events or incidents (事件) that happened there
• The most unique thing about the place (such as a building, room, artwork, or special objects)
• How to get there from Japan (which airlines fly from Japan to the closest international airport near the place and how long it takes to get there from Narita or Haneda)

Take care! See you next time!

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