Freshman English Reading B: Cuisine from different countries・海外の食文化

Hello!

How are you? Here are some pictures of food from different countries. 

Look at the picture above. It's a common Vietnamese breakfast - with Vietnamese coffee, a baguette, and fried eggs. 

Activity 1/homework
Let's look at these dishes! Which countries do they come from? Here is a list of countries these dishes could come from:

Thailand     Italy     Indonesia     Germany

Brazil     Ethiopia     Ukraine

1. 

2.

 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

Talk about these and make some guesses!

Activity 2/homework

Now - what is in these dishes? What kinds of different things do you see - for example, chicken, fish, beef, and so on? 

Have fun! See you next time!

Images: Top - personal photograph/1. "Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/2. By liz west from Boxborough, MA - borscht served, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18741185/3. "Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa/4. By ​English Wikipedia user Gunkarta, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4240598/5. "Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/)/6. By Chris.urs-o - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31512556/7. By Rama - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63036

Photos 1, 3, & 5 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/All rights reserved on personal photograph.

Freshman English Reading B: Cuisine from different countries・海外の食文化

Hello!

How are you? Here are some pictures of food from different countries. 

Look at the picture above. It's a common Vietnamese breakfast - with Vietnamese coffee, a baguette, and fried eggs. 

Activity 1/homework
Let's look at these dishes! Which countries do they come from? Here is a list of countries these dishes could come from:

Thailand     Italy     Indonesia     Germany

Brazil     Ethiopia     Ukraine

1. 

2.

 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

Talk about these and make some guesses!

Activity 2/homework

Now - what is in these dishes? What kinds of different things do you see - for example, chicken, fish, beef, and so on? 

Have fun! See you next time!

Images: Top - personal photograph/1. "Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/2. By liz west from Boxborough, MA - borscht served, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18741185/3. "Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa/4. By ​English Wikipedia user Gunkarta, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4240598/5. "Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/)/6. By Chris.urs-o - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31512556/7. By Rama - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63036

Photos 1, 3, & 5 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/All rights reserved on personal photograph.

Culture through English A: Japanese-Brazilians・日系ブラジル人

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look more on our topic about immigrants (移民). Let's look at a community of immigrants here in Japan - Japanese-Brazilians (日系ブラジール人). 

The picture above is an example of a Japanese-Brazilian business in Japan - a Brazilian supermarket in Shizuoka. But while Japanese-Brazilians have been in Japan for some time, they still have some problems living here. 

What do you know about Japanese-Brazilians? Do you know any famous Japanese-Brazilians?

Here is a picture of an educational center for Japanese-Brazilian people: 

Many Japanese-Brazilian communities in Japan not only have their own businesses, but their own schools as well. 


Activity/homework

Here is a video about the problems that many Brazilians have in Japan with education. Watch this video. What do you think? Make some notes about the video. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebooks:

1. When did Japanese first begin leaving Japan for Brazil?

2. When did Japan first begin letting Japanese-Brazilians to come to Japan to work?

3. What is the name of the Japanese-Brazilian school in Toyoda?

4. What does the school do for the children’s parents who do not have jobs?

5. In 2009 how many Brazilians did Francisco Freitas say were in Japan?

6. What percentage of Brazilian children are not in Brazilian schools?

7. What problems do some Brazilian children have when going to Japanese schools?
8. What did Rodney Freitas say about how Japanese-Brazilians are treated in Brazil?

Here are the board notes for our class today on 6/26:

I hope this will be interesting for you!

Take care!

Images: Top - by Comessu - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8863459/Building - by English: Abasaa 日本語: あばさー (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Japanese_Brazilian_Center_Educational_Institute_in_Oizumi.JPG
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. 

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. Uploaded for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the owner(s).

Freshman Reading 1B: Cuisine from different countries・海外の食文化

Hello!

How are you? Here are some pictures of food from different countries. 

Look at the picture above. It's a common Vietnamese breakfast - with Vietnamese coffee, a baguette, and fried eggs. 

Activity 1/homework
Let's look at these dishes! Which countries do they come from? Here is a list of countries these dishes could come from:

Thailand     Italy     Indonesia     Germany

Brazil     Ethiopia     Ukraine

1. 

2.

 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

Talk about these and make some guesses!

Activity 2/homework

Now - what is in these dishes? What kinds of different things do you see - for example, chicken, fish, beef, and so on? 

Have fun! See you next time!

Images: Top - personal photograph/1. "Pasta" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/2. By liz west from Boxborough, MA - borscht served, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18741185/3. "Thai Chicken Curry" (courtesy of John Kasawa/4. By ​English Wikipedia user Gunkarta, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4240598/5. "Sausages" (courtesy of savitkeawtavee)/)/6. By Chris.urs-o - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31512556/7. By Rama - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63036

Photos 1, 3, & 5 from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/All rights reserved on personal photograph.

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!

Images: Top - "La Tomatina (25.08.2010) - Spain, Buñol 30" by flydime - La Tomatina (25.08.2010)/Spain, Buñol. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Tomatina_(25.08.2010)_-_Spain,_Bu%C3%B1ol_30.jpg#/media/File:La_Tomatina_(25.08.2010)_-_Spain,_Bu%C3%B1ol_30.jpg/Burning Man - "Lightmatter burningman" by Aaron Logan. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lightmatter_burningman.jpg#/media/File:Lightmatter_burningman.jpg/Carnaval - "Grazieli Massafera como Rainha da Bateria da Grande Rio 1" by Team at Carnaval.com Studios - Grand-Rio-37.JPG. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grazieli_Massafera_como_Rainha_da_Bateria_da_Grande_Rio_1.jpg#/media/File:Grazieli_Massafera_como_Rainha_da_Bateria_da_Grande_Rio_1.jpg/Tet festival - "Thương xá TAX, Tết 2012" by Pinus - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_TAX,_T%E1%BA%BFt_2012.JPG#/media/File:Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_TAX,_T%E1%BA%BFt_2012.JPG/Oktoberfest - "Oktoberfest inside Hippodrom" by Aschuff - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oktoberfest_inside_Hippodrom.jpg#/media/File:Oktoberfest_inside_Hippodrom.jpg/Canadian National Exhibition festival - "Canadian National Exhibition 2012" by Kotsy - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_National_Exhibition_2012.jpg#/media/File:Canadian_National_Exhibition_2012.jpg /Holi festival - "Samaj gathering during Lathmar hoil" by Narender9 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samaj_gathering_during_Lathmar_hoil.jpg#/media/File:Samaj_gathering_during_Lathmar_hoil.jpg