World News B December 21th 2007

Go to the Woodlands Junior School website and find out about Christmas in the UK.

1

What is a nativity play?

The Nativity Play recreates the scene of Jesus’ birth in the stable and tells of how Mary and Joseph were visited by the Shepherds and Wise Men.

2

What is a Christmas carol?

Caroling is one of the oldest customs in Great Britain, going back to the Middle Ages when beggars, seeking food, money, or drink, would wander the streets singing holiday songs. copyright of projectbritain.com. In the Middle Ages, carols were dances accompanied by singing.

3

What is a pantomime?

A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play. They are an important part of our Christmas festivities.

4

What are mince pies? Find a photo of one.

Mince pies are an essential part of Christmas. They are small pies, usually between 2 and 3 inches in diameter, filled with mincemeat.The filling is a mixture of raisins, sultanas, apricots, glace cherries, candied citrus peel, apples, various types of nuts and mixed spices typically nutmeg and cinnamon. Father Christmas's favorite food is mince pies.

5 Find a photo of a Christmas pudding.

6 Find a photo of a Christmas cake.

7 What are Brussels sprouts? Find a photo of some.

It is a cabbage of sorts.

Visit your classmates’ blogs and see their Christmas card. Which is the best? Vote on your blog.
this →　I thought this blog's cake is very delicious.

Photo links → Answer 5, 6and tree.

World News B December 14th 2007

1) Visit your classmates’ blogs and read what they wrote for last week’s assignment (December 7th). Leave some comments.
→ this This blog have different Old English picture that I couldn’t find it.

3) What is Amnesty International? What does it do?
→Amnesty International is international human rights group. It based on a volunteer and an independent policy the offering. They are apposed to torture and cruel treatment. They stop for kill to the general people.

4） Here is a recent report from Amnesty International: Torture/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience UZBEKISTAN Ikhtior Khamroev (m), aged 22. Student Ikhtior Khamroev, who has been in jail since September 2006, was reportedly severely beaten on 29 November. Sources inside the prison have told his father that Ikhtior had also received stab wounds to the abdomen, but was locked in a punishment cell rather than taken to hospital. He is believed to have been detained because of the activities of his father, a prominent human rights defender, and may have been beaten to punish his father for his recent anti-government statements.

1. Find one or two news articles about Ikhtior Khamroev (in English or Japanese) and link to them. How many can you find?
→ About 7. this and this
2. Where is Uzbekistan? Find a map and link to it.
→ this
3. Is the sad story of Ikhtior Khamroev “news” or not?
1. If you think it is news, why is not on TV and in the newspapers?
→It is a prison problem so they didn’t open this news and they stopped it.
2. If you think it is not news, why not?
→A prison work is very busy. So they want to back early there.
4. How many Japanese versions of this British news story can you find? What are the key points of this story (in Japanese)?
→One. We can’t know about really prison life and prison is very terrible place.　被害を受けた。
5. Read Masa’s blog and leave a message. (Do you know the blog of another Japanese person in the US? Tell us about it on your blog). 　
→I don't know it.

“World News B 2007 December 7th.”

I wrote about these two movies.
1. Beowulf 2. The Golden Compass
3) Answer all these questions.
1. What or who is Beowulf?
　→ A fighter.
2. What is this movie based on?
→ Old English Poem
3. When and where was Old English spoken? (from when until when?)
→ England. About it was between 450year and 1150year.
4. What does Old English look like? Find a photo on the Internet.
→ this and this
5. What does Old English sound like? Find a sound file on the Internet
→ this
6. What is the story of Beowulf? (Who are the main characters? Where and when does it take place? What are the key events?)
→ Beowulf drive back Grendel at Denmark in the 8 century and the 9 century.
7. What happens to Beowulf at the end of the poem (not the movie)?
→ Beowulf died.
8. Who is the director? What other movie has (s)he directed? Have you seen any of them? If so, which one? Did you like it?
　→ Director is Robert Zemeckis. He directed "Back to the Future" and "Death Becomes Her". Yes, I watched "Back to the Future". It was so-so.
9. Who are the main actors in this movie? ( Choose one of the actors or actresses. What other movies has this person been in? Did you see any of those movies? If so, which one? Did you like it?)
　→ Brendan Gleeson. "Troy" and " Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". I didn't watch it.
10. What is “The Golden Compass” based on?
→ Oaradise Lost
11. Who wrote the original story? When?
→ Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman. From 1995 year to 2000 year.
12. What is the story? (Who are the main characters? Where and when does it take place? What are the key events?)
→ Lyra Belacqua and daemon are acting together. Demon is an animal. Sphinxes kidnap children so Lyra search for their in Britain.
13. Where is Oxford (UK)? Find a map.
→ this
14. How many colleges are there?
→ About 39.
15. Who is the director? What other movie has (s)he directed? Have you seen any of them? If so, which one? Did you like it?
→ The director is Chris Weitz. He directed "Mr.&Mrs. SMITH". Yes. It movie was very good.
16. Who are the main actors in this movie? ( Choose one of the actors or actresses. What other movies has this person been in? Did you see any of those movies? If so, which one? Did you like it?)
→ Daniel Wroughton Craig. "Munich" and "Casino Royale". I watched "Munich". I dislike it because it was very grotesqe.
17. There is some controversy about this movie? What is it?
→ Yes. It controver is about same religion.