Culture through English B: Myths & legends from other countries (Part 2)・海外の神話、伝説、物語 (Part 2)

Hello!

How are you? The picture above shows a statue of Ho Chi Minh, who was the founding father of modern Vietnam. 

Vietnamese culture is very old, however, and has many interesting stories and legends from its past. But like all countries, it has some more recent myths and stories. Today I have a video for you about a very different kind of story from Vietnam - one that is about love and relationships. 

This is more modern, but is also as interesting as their stories of history - and is a funny one! 

Activity/homework

Watch the video below. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below the video. 


(If you have trouble seeing the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube to find "Why you are single for so long" at https://youtu.be/jaPVq3J5IUI)

1. What does the “relationship with the dead” mean in Vietnamese culture? 

2. What is the story behind this legend? 

3. What are the “devil’s hours”? 

4. What is the checklist about a person’s relationship condition that makes ghosts come to you? 

5. What are some things a person can do to make the ghosts go away? 

6. What is the joke solution (解決策) the speaker in the video says a person can do?

7. According to the video, do these things always work? 

I hope you found this funny and interesting!

Now here are the board notes for our class on 12/11: 

See you next time!

Images: Personal photographs. All rights reserved.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the content. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only. 

Culture through English B: Myths & legends from other countries (Part 2)・海外の神話、伝説、物語 (Part 2)

Hello!

How are you? The picture above shows a statue of Ho Chi Minh, who was the founding father of modern Vietnam. 

Vietnamese culture is very old, however, and has many interesting stories and legends from its past. But like all countries, it has some more recent myths and stories. Today I have a video for you about a very different kind of story from Vietnam - one that is about love and relationships. 

This is more modern, but is also as interesting as their stories of history - and is a funny one! 

Activity/homework

Watch the video below. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below the video. 


(If you have trouble seeing the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube to find "Why you are single for so long" at https://youtu.be/jaPVq3J5IUI)

1. What does the “relationship with the dead” mean in Vietnamese culture? 

2. What is the story behind this legend? 

3. What are the “devil’s hours”? 

4. What is the checklist about a person’s relationship condition that makes ghosts come to you? 

5. What are some things a person can do to make the ghosts go away? 

6. What is the joke solution (解決策) the speaker in the video says a person can do?

7. According to the video, do these things always work? 

I hope you found this funny and interesting!

Now here are the board notes for our class on 12/11: 

See you next time!

Images: Personal photographs. All rights reserved.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the content. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only. 

Culture through English B: Myths & legends from other countries (Part 1)・海外の神話、伝説、物語 (Part 1)

Hello!

How are you? Today, here is a video about some interesting myths (神話) and stories from other cultures - in this case, Mexico. 

Mexico has a rich history and tradition (伝統) of stories like these, and there are many of them. The picture above is an example of one that is probably the most famous of all - the Dias de los Muertes, or Day of the Dead.

The Day of the Dead is similar to obon in Japan. In Mexico on this day, people have picnics in cemeteries (墓地) and leave food, drinks, and things for their loved ones who have died - just like in Japan. They also make shrines in their homes and decorate them, with a picture in the center of their loved ones who have died - like the picture at the top of this post. 

But there are other interesting stories from Mexican culture as well - some of which are recent, and very scary!

Activity/homework
Watch the video below. Watch it as many times as you need, then answer the questions after the video in your notebooks.

(If you have trouble seeing the video, go to this link, or look for "5 Scariest Mexican Urban Legends" on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mh9Z3Cd0Aq8)

1. What does the chupacabra do? 

2. Where was it first reported? 

3. What are two things that the chupacabra looks like? 

4. Where does the legend of El Coco originally come from? 

5. What does El Coco do with children? 

6. What is La Ilorona? 

7. What was the story behind La Ilorona? 

8. What did La Ilorona do? 

9. What is La Mala Hora? 

10. What is El Silbón? 

11. What does “El Silbón” mean in English? 

12. What was the story behind El Silbón? 

I hope you didn't get too scared, and that you found this interesting!

Here are the board notes for our class on 12/4 (I'm very sorry my picture is not straight!):

 See you next time!

Image: By Eneas de Troya -https://www.flickr.com/photos/eneas/4072192627/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1195272/Board notes - personal photograph. All rights reserved.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the content. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only.

Culture through English B: Myths & legends from other countries (Part 1)・海外の神話、伝説、物語 (Part 1)

Hello!

How are you? Today, here is a video about some interesting myths (神話) and stories from other cultures - in this case, Mexico. 

Mexico has a rich history and tradition (伝統) of stories like these, and there are many of them. The picture above is an example of one that is probably the most famous of all - the Dias de los Muertes, or Day of the Dead.

The Day of the Dead is similar to obon in Japan. In Mexico on this day, people have picnics in cemeteries (墓地) and leave food, drinks, and things for their loved ones who have died - just like in Japan. They also make shrines in their homes and decorate them, with a picture in the center of their loved ones who have died - like the picture at the top of this post. 

But there are other interesting stories from Mexican culture as well - some of which are recent, and very scary!

Activity/homework
Watch the video below. Watch it as many times as you need, then answer the questions after the video in your notebooks.

(If you have trouble seeing the video, go to this link, or look for "5 Scariest Mexican Urban Legends" on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mh9Z3Cd0Aq8)

1. What does the chupacabra do? 

2. Where was it first reported? 

3. What are two things that the chupacabra looks like? 

4. Where does the legend of El Coco originally come from? 

5. What does El Coco do with children? 

6. What is La Ilorona? 

7. What was the story behind La Ilorona? 

8. What did La Ilorona do? 

9. What is La Mala Hora? 

10. What is El Silbón? 

11. What does “El Silbón” mean in English? 

12. What was the story behind El Silbón? 

I hope you didn't get too scared, and that you found this interesting!

Here are the board notes for our class on 12/4 (I'm very sorry my picture is not straight!):

 See you next time!

Image: By Eneas de Troya -https://www.flickr.com/photos/eneas/4072192627/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1195272/Board notes - personal photograph. All rights reserved.

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the content. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only.

Culture through English 2B: Myths & legends from other countries (Part 2)・海外の神話、伝説、物語 (Part 2)

Hello!

How are you? The picture above shows a statue of Tran Hung Dao, who was a powerful warrior in ancient Vietnamese history. 

Vietnamese culture has many interesting stories and legends from its past. But like all countries, it has fond some more recent myths and stories. Today I have a video for you about a very different kind of story from Vietnam - one that is about love and relationships. 

This is more modern, but is also as interesting as their stories of history - and is a funny one! 

Activity/homework

Watch the video below. Watch it as many times as you want or need, then answer the questions below the video. 

(If you have trouble seeing the video, go to this link, or go to YouTube to find "Why you are single for so long" at https://youtu.be/jaPVq3J5IUI)

1. What does the “relationship with the dead” mean in Vietnamese culture? 

2. What is the back story behind this legend? 

3. What are the “devil’s hours”? 

4. What is the checklist about a person’s relationship condition that makes ghosts come to you? 

5. What are some things a person can do to make the ghosts go away? 

6. What is the joke solution (解決策) the speaker in the video says a person can do?

7. According to the video, do these things always work? 

I hope you found this funny and interesting. See you next time!

Image: By Xiaoao - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5238607

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the content. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). Uploaded for classroom purposes only.