What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Presenter: Mr.Noguchi
Genre: Talk

Title: 桜の森の満開の下/Under The Bautiful Cherry blossoms

新しい会場、鞍馬口のお寺での、第１回目の、柿落としとなる、プラクティスを担当させていただくことになりました。

桜とお花見についてのトークをさせていただきます。
なお、タイトルの「桜の森の～」は、坂口安吾の小説からとったものです。

Presenter: Mr. Watanabe
Genre：　Talk
Title：　Technology

Recently, a lot of electrical goods such as TVs, telephones, audio
players and personal computers have made amazing progress.
I will prepare some material on them and let's talk about their
progressive technology.

Presenter: Mr. Inoue

Genre: Talk

Title: News about two years ago winter

Description:

I'll give you some newspaper about two years ago, on december 2007.
Select one article which you are interested in or remember.
And explain to other members in your group about three minutes.
Other members take a comment, what article he talk about, in turn.
Change a person to explain the article.
Let's enjoy.

４月のニュースレターを報告いたします。

【Practice Report】
4/3
Mr.Noguchi "Under The Beautiful Cherry blossoms"
出席者: 27名
(New Comer 2名: Ms.Nomasa　Ms.Miyazawa)

4/10
Mr.Uchidate "Easter & BBQ"
出席者: 27名
(New Comer 1名: Ms.Inoue)

4/17
Mr.Nakanishi "The English riddles"
出席者: 35名
(New Comer 4名: Ms.Ootani, Mr.Nakamura, Mr.Hayashi, Mr.Endo)

4/24
Mr.Watanabe "Technology"
出席者: 26名
(New comer：4名: Ms.Fukuda ,Ms.Kaneda,Ms.Masuda,Mr.Bunno)

【Topic】
4月はお寺にスタッフに、新しいスタートを切る形となりました。
しかしたくさんのニューカマーさんにも来て頂き、さらに活気づいてきてるのではと思っております。
また個人的な感想ではありますが、スタッフとしての初めて月を終えてホッとしています。
特に、初級班の前半プラクティスの進行はタドタドしくなってしまい‥ご迷惑をおかけしてます。
どうぞビシバシと、ご指導のほどよろしくお願い致します。
G．Wも残すところ後わずかですが、大型連休を満喫されて下さい。
では。

Presenter: Mr. Inoue

Genre: Talk
Title: World map talk

Description:

Use the world map talk.
Would you tell me how to visited to the country ?
Where would you like to go country ?
Culture , Economy , Food ,etc.
Free talk.

Presenter: Mr. Hori
Genre: Discussion
Title: Debate type discussion? What’s that?
Description:
In this practice I’d like you to discuss several issues. Unlike a usual discussion, this “debate type” discussion requires you to follow the opinions given to you in the paper that I will hand out before the practice time. That means no matter what opinions you actually have, your arguments should be based on the opinions writtten in that paper. Your main task is to come up with good reasons for supporting those opinions and convince other participants to agree with you.
Firstly, every member in the group tells the opinions given to them in that paper and presents the reasons that they think can support those opinions. Then the members start a free discussion.
Remember, you have to stick to the opinions given to you in that paper during the discussion.
I hope you can enjoy this practice.

Issues:
1. English: Teaching English in English
2. Pets: Dogs or Cats
3. Entertainment: Sanma or Shinsuke
4. Sports: Women on the sumo ring (dohyo)
5. Environment: 24-hour convenience stores

Presenter: Mr. Toda
Genre：　Talk
Title：　Humor and laughter

We will read an article on humor and laughter and
discuss this topic.

Presenter: Ms. Nakata
Genre：Quiz

I prepare some world history & geography quiz.
I hope you'll enjoy it.

Presenter: Ms. Okubo
Ｇｅｒｎｅ：translation&play

I'll prepare speech of Takarazuka.
First, I want you to image training of Takarazuka.
Then, taranslate it and decide the role and play it in your group.
I hope you'll enjoy it.

Presenter: Mr. Aiki
Discussion

Title: Visit Indonesia or Philippines
We are going to have two guests.
One is from Indonesia, the other from Philippines.
They will give us quick presentations to encourage our
dialogue.

Presenter: Mr. Oku

Let’s learn current English from the newspapers.

How often do you read English newspapers? I imagine you would do so occasionally when you need English training or feel hungry of them. Indeed, everyday, a lot of current, idiomatic, and up-to-date words and phrases are printed in the reports of world-wide and domestic news.

Today’s practice is composed of four steps:

(1) Read colloquial English phrases and words that are excerpted from newspapers (10 min).

(2) Write creatively more than a few English sentenses of your own by using the words and phrases printed in italicized letters (20 min).

(3) Present them and talk on them in each group (20 min).

(4) In the last 10 min, select 2 or 3 interesting products and show them to us all.

Let’s start and enjoy!

Presenter: Mr. Fukumoto
Genre: Discussion & Game

Title: How Much Would You Pay?

Description:
This activity is designed to improve your listening and speaking skills. This activity has two
stages. In the first stage, you read descriptions and answer the questions about your sense of value.
Then, you show your answer to other members of your group, and share sense of value of all members.
The information would be a key in the next stage. In the second stage, you read descriptions and
answer the questions as you have answered in the previous stage. Then, you estimate the third (or
second, forth,
…, etc.) largest price in your group based on the standard of value of group members, which you may
get in the previous stage. You find the third largest price in your group by opening the price of all
members. You obtain your score as the gap of your price and the third largest price. The score is
added question by question. Finally, if you get the minimum total score in your group, you are the
winner in your group.

Presenter: Mr. Tabata
Genre: Discussion
Title: Let's go voting!
-Upper House Election 2010 Special-
Description:
Th next day of this practice(July 11th) is the Voting day of the upper house election
(参議院選).
In this practice I'd like you to discuss all about the election & political issues.

I am going to prepare the information about the manifesto of each parties and election.
Choose the interesting issues and discuss freely.

The members who are very interested in politics will be expected to help the ones
who are not familiar with politics to understand the manfesto and decide to which parties will vote.

I hope you will enjoy this practice.

６月のニュースレターを報告いたします。

【Practice Report】
6/5
Ms.Nakata "Quiz"
出席者: 38名
(New Comer 3名: Ms.Nakayama /Ms.Ikuta /Ms.Yamada)

6/12
Ms.Okubo "translation&play"
出席者: 31名

6/19
Mr.Aiki "Visit Indonesia or Philippines"
出席者: 41名
(New Comer 6名:Ms.Sakabe Mr.Hatada Ms. Yamakawa Ms.Kang Mr.Misumi Mr.Nakatani)

6/26
Mr.Oku "Let's learn current English from the newspaper"
出席者: 33名
(New comer：1名:Mr.Urakawa)

【Topic】
６月は雨が多く、梅雨らしい月だったのではないでしょうか。
私の家の近くの田植えされた稲も、ぐんぐんと背を伸ばしていっています。

さて私事ですが、６月は英語以外の勉強をせざるを得ない状況でした。
というのも会社で合格を決意表明した検定試験があり、つい先週試験を終えた所です。
結果は自己採点上ですが、恐らく合格となりそうです！
この調子で英語も‥と続いてレベルアップしていけるよう、頑張りたいと思います。
日々精進ですね。
では。

Presenter: Mr. Saito
Genre: Presentation & Discussion

Title: Workshop for entrepreneurship

Setting:

You are an entrepreneur escaping from a company. For the purpose of winning funds, you must present your scheme to foreign investors.

（あなたは脱サラ起業家です。資金調達のため、外国人投資家に事業計画をプレゼンしなければなりません）

① You are attached to one group.

② You present your business plan to your group members.

③ Choose the most attractive or interesting plan in your group.

④ Discuss the chosen plan and try to improve it in your group. Can’t you find any additional ideas to it?

⑤ Present the improved plan to other members.

夢、空想、一攫千金、社会貢献などなど、百人百様のプランが出てきて、楽しい一時を過ごして頂けたら幸いです。

なお、今回使用するワークシートを当メールに添付しております。プリントアウトして当日お持ち頂けるとありがたいです。

それでは、当日よろしくお願いいたします。

Presenter: Ms. Fuji
Genre:Talk

Title:Fearful Story

This summer is too hot.
Let's talk about fearful story at your hometown.

1.Make some groups to have 5-6members in each group.
2.I will give you some papers written about Japanese classical horror story.
3. Talk about the papers or your fearful experience in your group.
4.Choose the most fearful story in your group and introduce it to other groups.

I hope you will become cool !

Presenter: Ms. Tanihara

Genre:Dictation and Talk

Title: Let's enjoy fairy tale!

At first, please make some groups to have 5-6members in each group.

Part 1: Dictation
Listen to the following synopsis of two story and fill in the blanks.
"A fox Called Gon"
"Miracle on New Year's Eve"

Part 2: Talk
Have you ever have a question or come upon another story when you read fairy tale? Shall we share and discuss those questions? Here, I show some examples. At first, please discuss these questions. Next, please find questions or another story about fairy tale and discuss it in your group.

I hope you will enjoy it! See you on Saturday.

暑い中毎日お疲れ様です、7月のニュースレター報告です。

【Practice Report】
7/3
Mr.Fukumoto "How Much Would You Pay?"
出席者: ３２名
（New Comer ３名:吉松さん、竹内さん、江ノ畑さん）

7/10
Mr.Tabata "Let's go voting! -Upper House Election 2010 Special-"
出席者: ３７名
（New Comer １名:Ms.Nishida）

7/17
Summer Party

7/24
Mr.Saito "Workshop for entrepreneurship"
出席者: 20名

7/31
Ms.Fuji "Fearful Story"
出席者：14名

【Topic】
さて、7月は雨が降り続けたと思ったら急に梅雨明けして、カンカン照りの日が続きました。
運良くSummerPartyの日は梅雨明けしたすぐで、気持ちよく屋上でビールを頂けました。

私は普段お酒を飲みませんが、たまに出席する酒の席では結構飲んでしまいます。
こないだも手羽先を肴に同僚と飲みましたが、暑さも手伝ってペースが上がってしまいました。
そのお店で銀河高原ビールというビールを飲みましたが、皆さんご存知でしょうか？
これは普通のビールよりも苦味が柔らかく、フルーティ。（飲んでみないと分からない？！）
普通のビールは一杯でもういらない、となりますが、これは何杯でもいけます。
ジンジャーエールの割合が少ない、シャンディガフのようでした。
手羽先にもピザにも合いそうです。
のどごしより飲みやすさを求める方は、どうぞお試し下さい。

美味しいものを飲んで食べて、暑さに負けず元気にESSに参加しましょう！！

Presenter: Mr. Yoshida
Genre: Presentation and Discussion (Group Work)
Title: "The Back of the Napkin"

The proverb says that "seeing is believing." I am convinced that using
simple pictures is an effective way to share your ideas with other
people.

In this practice I would like you to explore presentations which
utilizes simple pictures. Firstly, pick an idea and state it in a
simple sentence. The simpler is the idea, the better -- because this
is just a practice. Then, you are suppose to expand your idea in a few
-- three to five -- pictures in which the idea is explained
best. After that, you're going to give them a go.

There should be some questions or challenges from others. Please feel
free to discuss them in your group.

I hope you like the practice.

Presenter: Ms. Kimura
Genre: Talk a lot
Title: Talk! Talk! Talk!

Description:
We make two groups, make pairs from each group and talk a few minutes.
You can introduce yourself to know each other,
or you can talk about your favorite things or recent experiences.
I'll prepare paper about some topics.
We change pairs one by one.
So far as time permits, we can talk with more members in English.

I hope you'll speak a lot in English, and enjoy knowing each other.
Thank you.

Presenter: 山村さん

Genre:
Presentation and talk

Title:
Introduce your hometown

Description:
In this practice, you will introduce your hometown to the other group member,
and then talk about it in each group.

Presenter: Mr. Mashima
Extraordinary hot wearther is still covering the whole Japan area.
Hope you are managing your health without major problems.

Here is an overview of the next practice.
In net, it is an extended trial of those practices in recent two weeks.
This time, we try to make a short speech on a given topic in front of the group members.
Speech is not just a Chat or Introduction, but a little bit formal way of making presentation.
Sample topics will be provided for your reference. From simple topics to a little bit complicated ones.
In addition, we rotate the roles in the team...Speaker, Questioner, Time Keeper and Supporter.
It is easy practice for everybody. Please join us on 9/04 and enjoy it !!

Take care !!