1 How many Muslims live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
→Muslims live 1591000 people in Britain.
2 How many Hindus live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
→Hindus live 500000 people in Britain.
3
Check my answers! Find the answers on some other website (tell us the website and link).
→this and this.
Today, we will be using Student Times and Catch A Wave magazines for reading about news in English.
→I wrote about ‘Asada Mao Second Straight Title at National Championships’.It happened from December 26 to 28 at Namihaya Dome in Osaka. This news was writing about Asada, Ando and Nakano participant. Asada, Ando and Nakano skate short program and free skate. The short program was Asada top but the free skate was Ando top. Ando finished second and Nakano finished third. They will go to Sweden for the World Figure Skating Championships.
I watched it at my home. Then I was exciting. I like Ando so I want to win in Sweden to her.
2008年1月18日金曜日
2008年1月11日金曜日
World news B January 11th 2008
1）Tell us about your New Year. Add a picture.
→ It was January 1th 2008. I ate Osechi and Zoni in the morning. It was good. I went to Aritousshi shrine and Mizuma shrine with my family by car. I ate Ikayaki and Baby sponge cake. It was very delicious. We went to Wakayama. We looked at sea. I ate Cheesecake.
2） Now go to the Project Britain website and answer these questions about New Year in Britain:
1 Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
→ Scotland.
2 In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?→ London. picture.
3 Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
→ Birth of JRR Tolkien. He wrote "Lord of the Rings".
4 Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
→ Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh). Because this day marks the birth of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher in 1666 C.E. Guru Gobind Singh introduced many of the customs that Sikhs practice today including the 5 K's.
5 Whose birthday is today (January 8th)?
→ What is he famous for? Birth of Elvis Presley. He is famous for singer.
6 What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
→ Muslim. Because the Islamic New Year begins on the day Prophet Muhammad left Mecca to travel to Medina in 622 CE. It is the first day of the month of Muharram.
7 Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
→ Robert Falcon Scott.
8 Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
→ AA Milne. He wrote "Winnie the Pooh".
9 Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
→ Sir Winston Churchill. British Politician.
10 What do you think about this calendar?
→ I think this calendar is good because I can know famous name.
3) Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
→ this. I was interesting and surprised because 5peoples stay to one umbrella.
→ It was January 1th 2008. I ate Osechi and Zoni in the morning. It was good. I went to Aritousshi shrine and Mizuma shrine with my family by car. I ate Ikayaki and Baby sponge cake. It was very delicious. We went to Wakayama. We looked at sea. I ate Cheesecake.
2） Now go to the Project Britain website and answer these questions about New Year in Britain:
1 Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
→ Scotland.
2 In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?→ London. picture.
3 Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
→ Birth of JRR Tolkien. He wrote "Lord of the Rings".
4 Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
→ Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh). Because this day marks the birth of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher in 1666 C.E. Guru Gobind Singh introduced many of the customs that Sikhs practice today including the 5 K's.
5 Whose birthday is today (January 8th)?
→ What is he famous for? Birth of Elvis Presley. He is famous for singer.
6 What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
→ Muslim. Because the Islamic New Year begins on the day Prophet Muhammad left Mecca to travel to Medina in 622 CE. It is the first day of the month of Muharram.
7 Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
→ Robert Falcon Scott.
8 Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
→ AA Milne. He wrote "Winnie the Pooh".
9 Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
→ Sir Winston Churchill. British Politician.
10 What do you think about this calendar?
→ I think this calendar is good because I can know famous name.
3) Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
→ this. I was interesting and surprised because 5peoples stay to one umbrella.
2007年12月21日金曜日
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.
this → I thought this blog's cake is very delicious.
2007年12月14日金曜日
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.
→ 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.
2007年12月7日金曜日
“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.
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.
2007年11月16日金曜日
World News B 2007 November 16th
2) Watch this video and write about it on your blog
1, How much television do you watch every week? About 21 hours.
3) Go to the Woodlands Junior School homepage to find the answer.
What is November 11th called in Britain? Remembrance Day.
1, Who lays a wreath? The Queen
2, Where? In Whitehall, London
3, Why? Because it is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts.
4, How many years is it since the end of World War One? It is 89 years.
5, What is the red flower? (Answer here). It is poppy.
6, (Bonus question) Why is this red flower used on November 11th? (Answer here). When people buried a fallen soldier, this place was a riot of red a poppy seed flower.
4) What happened on November 6th in London? (See pictures here and here).
Royal Ceremonies.
5) What happened on November 10th in London?
Lord Mayor's Show.
6) What is the Mayor’s name? (See pictures here for the answer).
David Lewis.
1, How much television do you watch every week? About 21 hours.
3) Go to the Woodlands Junior School homepage to find the answer.
What is November 11th called in Britain? Remembrance Day.
1, Who lays a wreath? The Queen
2, Where? In Whitehall, London
3, Why? Because it is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts.
4, How many years is it since the end of World War One? It is 89 years.
5, What is the red flower? (Answer here). It is poppy.
6, (Bonus question) Why is this red flower used on November 11th? (Answer here). When people buried a fallen soldier, this place was a riot of red a poppy seed flower.
4) What happened on November 6th in London? (See pictures here and here).
Royal Ceremonies.
5) What happened on November 10th in London?
Lord Mayor's Show.
6) What is the Mayor’s name? (See pictures here for the answer).
David Lewis.
2007年11月2日金曜日
World News B 2007 November 2nd
1) Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7017636.stm
1,Who? Kenji Nagai. Where? Rangoon, Myanmar. When? In late September 2007. How? Mr Nagai was shot as he filmed a protest.
2, Because he was popular with a journalist. He never let a camera out of his hand. He was a courageous person.
2) Now read this news item and answer the questions: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7070551.stm
☆Questions☆
1, How many people marched in central Burma?
2, What kind of people marched?
3, When and where did they march?
4, What happened in that same city on September 6th, 2007?
5, How do we know this march took place? The article gives two sources of information. What are they?
6, Does this news item on the BBC website make the marchers more safe or less safe?
7, What does “bloody crackdown” mean?
8, What does “nationwide pro-democracy protests” mean?
9, What does “forcibly recruiting children” mean?
10, Who told the BBC that the Burma military are forcibly recruiting children? Do you believe it? 11, The BBC also asked the Burma government about this. What did the Burma government say? Do you believe them?
12, Why did the BBC ask Human Rights Watch AND the Burma government? Was this a good idea?
☆Answers☆
1, More than 100.
2, Monks
3, October 31st, 2007. In Pakokku, central Myanmar.
4, Reports that soldiers had beaten up monks there on. (teacher's answer : On Sep 6th, soldiers beat monks who were protesting.)
5, The Democratic Voice of Burma, a Norway-based radio station run by dissiden journalists. Aung Nyo Min, the Thai-based director of the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma.
6, Yes. More safe.
7, A bullet is covered in blood. (a violent suppression)
8, A democrat. (marches, many people shouting for democracy across the country )
9, Force labor on their. (using physical force to make young children join the military. )
10, Human Rights Watch. Yes.
11, The government insists it is opposed to the use of child soldiers(Of course they will deny it.) N0.
12, Because the BSS want to write an accurate account of an event. (If the BBC asks only ONE side) Yes.
3) What happened on Friday September 28th? (Use your own words, don’t copy and paste the text). Go here to find the answer. Why did the Burma government do this, do you think?
In Myannmar cut the Internet connection. The people don’t know in the world outside the country. But they can know it at pictures, video and cell phones.
4) Go to the Woodlands Junior School’s homepage to find the answers to these questions:
☆Questions☆
1, What is November 5th called in Britain?
2, What do people do on this day?
3, Why? (What is the historical reason?)
4, Go to Flickr, type the answer to 5.1 in the search box, and find an interesting photo to put on your blog.
☆Answers☆
1, Bonfire Night.
2, People watch fireworks, the bonfires are uses to cook potatoes wrapped in fail and the traditional cake eaten on bonfire night is Parkin cake.
3, Because Guy Fawkes wants to kill the King James 1st.（It is to celebrate the fact that Guy Fawkes failed to kill the king James 1st. He also failed to blow up the houses of parliament.）
4, this and this
1,Who? Kenji Nagai. Where? Rangoon, Myanmar. When? In late September 2007. How? Mr Nagai was shot as he filmed a protest.
2, Because he was popular with a journalist. He never let a camera out of his hand. He was a courageous person.
2) Now read this news item and answer the questions: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7070551.stm
☆Questions☆
1, How many people marched in central Burma?
2, What kind of people marched?
3, When and where did they march?
4, What happened in that same city on September 6th, 2007?
5, How do we know this march took place? The article gives two sources of information. What are they?
6, Does this news item on the BBC website make the marchers more safe or less safe?
7, What does “bloody crackdown” mean?
8, What does “nationwide pro-democracy protests” mean?
9, What does “forcibly recruiting children” mean?
10, Who told the BBC that the Burma military are forcibly recruiting children? Do you believe it? 11, The BBC also asked the Burma government about this. What did the Burma government say? Do you believe them?
12, Why did the BBC ask Human Rights Watch AND the Burma government? Was this a good idea?
☆Answers☆
1, More than 100.
2, Monks
3, October 31st, 2007. In Pakokku, central Myanmar.
4, Reports that soldiers had beaten up monks there on. (teacher's answer : On Sep 6th, soldiers beat monks who were protesting.)
5, The Democratic Voice of Burma, a Norway-based radio station run by dissiden journalists. Aung Nyo Min, the Thai-based director of the Human Rights Education Institute of Burma.
6, Yes. More safe.
7, A bullet is covered in blood. (a violent suppression)
8, A democrat. (marches, many people shouting for democracy across the country )
9, Force labor on their. (using physical force to make young children join the military. )
10, Human Rights Watch. Yes.
11, The government insists it is opposed to the use of child soldiers(Of course they will deny it.) N0.
12, Because the BSS want to write an accurate account of an event. (If the BBC asks only ONE side) Yes.
3) What happened on Friday September 28th? (Use your own words, don’t copy and paste the text). Go here to find the answer. Why did the Burma government do this, do you think?
In Myannmar cut the Internet connection. The people don’t know in the world outside the country. But they can know it at pictures, video and cell phones.
4) Go to the Woodlands Junior School’s homepage to find the answers to these questions:
☆Questions☆
1, What is November 5th called in Britain?
2, What do people do on this day?
3, Why? (What is the historical reason?)
4, Go to Flickr, type the answer to 5.1 in the search box, and find an interesting photo to put on your blog.
☆Answers☆
1, Bonfire Night.
2, People watch fireworks, the bonfires are uses to cook potatoes wrapped in fail and the traditional cake eaten on bonfire night is Parkin cake.
3, Because Guy Fawkes wants to kill the King James 1st.（It is to celebrate the fact that Guy Fawkes failed to kill the king James 1st. He also failed to blow up the houses of parliament.）
4, this and this
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