What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Dear Kyoto-NHK ESS members,

Good day! I am Yuji Tsukuda.
I am pleased to announce the practice on June 1.

Title:
Let’s share the beginning and the end of your experience

Genre: Talk

The procedure is as following.

1. Make some groups .
2. Read the article and answer questions.

3. Share the beginning and the end of your experience with your team members.

Although the attached material include an article, please don’t be nervous to read the article.

If it’s not easy, I and your team member will help you to understand.

The purpose of the practice is talk!

I chose the article as a sample of the topic.

I am looking forward to meeting you on the day.

Thank you

Yuji Tsukuda

Hello ESS members
This is the announcement of the latter practice on June-8th.

Genre: Discussion
Title:　“Survival of deserted island”
　　　 　If you can take one thing with you to a deserted island, what would you bring?

You will go to a deserted island in a Television program.
You have to stay there for a month.
TV station gives you some water and matches.
Besides them what would you bring?
You can choose one thing.
You draw a picture or write a word on the paper that you want to bring.
With your paper, give a presentation in one minute about the reason or how to spend in the island.

I hope you enjoy yourselves.

Junko Sugino

This is the announcement of the practice on June 15th.

［Title] Guessing game

Make groups with 5 members in each.

Please place one post-it on your forehead. Do NOT look at it. You will need to ask questions to figure out what is written on the post-it.

You will need to ask questions to figure out what animal (fruit, country, job, etc.) you are.

Try to guess what/who you are.

The details of the game will be announced on the day.

Let's have fun!

Masako Yamashita

Dear Kyoto NHK-ESS member

This is the information about the change of practice on June 22, 2019.

1.　Genre: A Speech by Mr. Makoto Suzuki and talk & discussion

2.　Title: Talking about the present situation

3.　Description

[Step. 1]（10 minutes from 17:40～17:50）

Mr. Makoto Suzuki would present a short-prepared speech with some explanation on why he made his speech. Listen carefully so that he would feel as if he were in front of a large audience. This is one of our attempts to encourage various kinds of English training. So, if you would have spare time after our meeting, please be kind enough to send an e-mail on your impression of his speech to his own e-mail address, which he would announce later. Hence, don’t hesitate but don’t send your comments to the Round Table.

[Step. 2］（17:50～17:55）

Make some groups and make pairs in each group. If you don’t have any partner, find one in the other group. If there is no partner in all groups, staff will be your partner.

[Step.3] 1 minute to speak （5〜10minutes）

These are1-minute speeches. Talk about one topic for 1 minute. Your partner just listens. After your talk, exchange the speaker. Staff would be a timekeeper. The topics are as follows.

The rainy season, G20 summit meeting, term exam, school excursion, summer greeting cards, earthquake, traffic accident, the anniversary of your deceased family, summer greeting gifts, physical exercise, abnormal weather, air conditioner. drug-resistant bacteria, and consumption.

[Step. 4] Free conversation (25〜35 minutes)

Please gather in each group.
Please introduce yourself quickly and talk about your present situation one by one. You can continue your talks and discussion. You can talk about any topics. If you don’t have any topics, you can use our topics, such as “cell phone” or “good memory in my life”.

[Step. 5] Dialogue (10〜15 minutes)

Staff would distribute the number cards. A person with the same number would be your partner.

Talk freely with each other.

Kyoto NHK ESS 2019 STAFF

Dear ESS members

This is​ an announcement of latter part of practice on June 29,2019

Title:How​ to explain in English

Program

Two binds of cards are given to your group, and please pick up 3-5 cards from a bind of cards (number of cards are depends on the number of people in your group). In each bind of card item (PART1) or people’s name (PART2) is written. Then take time for presentation. Use dictionary or smart phone or tablet to check what it is or how to explain to others as if you explain to foreign people who does not know it. After preparation, please explain about what it is on your card in English, if possible, add some episode, related topic or background and keep talking.

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Time table

19:10-19:15​ Group making and distribute cards to each group

PART1 (item)

19:15-19:20 Choose cards which you explain in English and prepare for
​ presentation in your group

19:20-19:45 Explain your card to your group member and keep talking about the card or related topics.

PART2 (people’s name)

19:45-19:50 Choose cards which you explain in English and prepare for
​ presentation in your group

19:50-20:10 Explain your card to your group member and keep talking about the card or related topics.

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See you soon

Hiroaki Ishizaki