Freshman English Reading A: Interesting sports・面白いスポーツ

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at some different sports in different countries. 

Activity
Look at the three (3) videos below. Choose one (1) of them. 

Here's the first video of a popular sport in Ireland called hurling. What do you think of it? It's a very fast sport - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is hurling like?

Next - here's a sport some of you may have heard of from Thailand - muay thai. What do you think of it? It's also fast - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is muay thai like? 

Finally - this is a sport I watched as a child in Australia - Australian rules football. What do you think of it? It's another fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sports is Australian football like?

After you watch the video of the sport you chose, and answer this question:

What equipment and skills do you think you need for it? 

Have fun! Have a great Golden Week!

Image: By SimonEast, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038386/from Wikimedia Commons.
Videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the videos. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for educational purposes only. 

Culture through English A: Hobbies & interests ・趣味、興味

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at hobbies (趣味) and interests (興味). 

What are your hobbies and interests? What do you like to do in your free time? What do you do that helps to relax you? 

Look at the picture at the top. It's a PC gaming set-up. This is a popular hobby in so many countries, including Japan. Do you like gaming? 

Activity

Look at the pictures below. These are some popular hobbies and interests in Japan and other countries. Do you do any of these things? If not, what do you know about them? If you haven't done any of these things, which ones would you be most interested in trying? 

There's a space at the bottom with no picture for it. This is where you talk about your own idea of a hobby or interest if you have another one you can think of. 

Talk about these with your classmates!

knitting

cooking

making model trains & railroads

coin collecting

practicing martial arts (such as judo)

fishing

practicing yoga

(no picture) 

your own idea!

Have fun with these! 

Here are the board notes for the class on 4/17:

See you next time! 

Images: Top - by MarcusBurns1977 - https://www.deviantart.com/marcusburns1977/art/My-PC-Built-758744133, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71497253/Knitting - CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63470/Cooking  - by Rootology - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4119898/Model railroad - by Janke at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Jacopo Werther., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12608653/Coin collecting - Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11685839/Judo - by Lance Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti - www.usmc.mil Kampfsport, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=611494/Fishing - by Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4111574/Yoga - by Eli Christman - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gammaman/7170043719/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33160412
Board notes - personal photograph. All rights reserved.

Reading English 1A: Interesting sports - cricket & field hockey・クリケットとフィールドホッケー

Hello!

How are you? Today, to go with our extra readings on sports, I have two short videos for you - one on cricket and one on field hockey. 

The picture at the top is of a cricket playing field, often called an oval. 

Most of you, perhaps even all of you, have never seen a cricket match. But here is the short video about cricket. This will give you an idea about what the game looks like, and how it is played. 

You do not have to understand the game! The more important thing is that you get an idea about what it looks like. Here it is:

What do you think of it? This might give you more of an idea of what cricket is like when you do the extra reading about cricket.

Now here is a short video about field hockey. While many of you might know field hockey and have seen it on TV or the internet, here is a refresher about what the sport looks like:

Once again - you don't have to understand everything! The more important thing is that you have some idea about how it is played to help you with the extra reading about field hockey. 

I hope these videos help you with your reading. Have fun with these!

Have a great Golden Week!

Images: Top - CC 表示-継承 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52405/Field hockey - By Michelangelo-36 - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2320991
Videos uploaded from YouTube. All rights reserved to the copyright holders. I do not own the rights to the video or any of the contents within. Uploaded for classroom purposes only. 

Reading English 1A: Interesting sports・面白いスポーツ

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at some different sports in different countries. 

First - here's a video of a popular sport in Ireland called hurling. What do you think of it? It's a very fast sport - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is hurling like?

Next - here's a sport some of you may have heard of from Thailand - muay thai. What do you think of it? It's also fast - so watch the video more than once! What other sports is muay thai like? 

Finally - this is a sport I watched as a child in Australia - Australian rules football. What do you think of it? It's another fast sport - so watch it more than once! What other sports is Australian football like?

Activity/homework 
Watch these videos, and answer these questions in your notebooks:

1. What equipment and skills do you think you need for hurling? 
2. What equipment and skills do you think you need for muay thai?
3. What equipment and skills do you think you need for Australian rules football? 

Have fun! See you next time!

Image: By Hmlarson - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26330634/from Wikimedia Commons.

Videos uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the videos. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s).

Culture through English 2A: Hobbies & interests ・趣味、興味

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look at hobbies (趣味) and interests (興味). 

What are your hobbies and interests? What do you like to do in your free time? What do you do that helps to relax you? 

Look at the picture at the top. It's a model airplane. Have you ever made a model airplane from a plastic kit? This is a popular hobby in many countries, including Japan. 

Japanese model airplane kits made by companies such as Hasegawa and Tamiya are famous all over the world.

Activity

Look at the pictures below. These are some popular hobbies and interests in Japan and other countries. Do you do any of these things? If not, what do you know about them? If you haven't done any of these things, which ones would you be most interested in trying? 

There's a space at the bottom with no picture for it. This is where you talk about your own idea of a hobby or interest if you have another one you can think of. 

Talk about these with your classmates!

knitting

cooking

making model trains & railroads

coin collecting

practicing martial arts (such as judo)

fishing

practicing yoga

(no picture) 

your own idea!

Have fun with these. See you next time!

Images: Top - by Duden-Dödel - Own work, Copyrighted free use, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2905901/Knitting - CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63470/Cooking  - by Rootology - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4119898/Model railroad - by Janke at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Jacopo Werther., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12608653/Coin collecting - Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11685839/Judo - by Lance Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti - www.usmc.mil Kampfsport, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=611494/Fishing  - by Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4111574/Yoga - by Eli Christman - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gammaman/7170043719/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33160412

Culture through English 2B: Festivals・祭り

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at festivals (祭り)! Japan is a great country for festivals. Which famous ones have you been to? Are there any famous festivals in your hometown or home area? 

Activity 

Take a look at these pictures. Which parts of festivals do you like the best? Which did you like when you were kids? Talk about these with your classmates!

food stalls

game stalls

shooting stalls

fireworks

dancers

Have fun!  See you next time!

Images: Top - by 克年 三沢 - 2012-05-06_14.34.08, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44586593/Food stalls - Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58149/Game stall - by ajari from Japan - Flickr: Asagaya Tanabata Festival_10, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22872248/Shooting stall - by katorisi - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3178109/Fireworks - "Fireworks" (courtesy of noppasinw)/Dancers - "Sakura Matsuri Japanese Festival DC 2012 (7091131693)" by S Pakhrin from DC, USA - Sakura Matsuri Japanese Festival DC 2012. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakura_Matsuri_Japanese_Festival_DC_2012_(7091131693).jpg#/
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