What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Dear Kyoto NHK-ESS members.

Attached please find the practice planned on Nov. 21.

Genre : Group Talk

Topics:

Warming up practice ( an easy topic is to be given on the day )
Recurrent Education ( 再教育)

1) Assuming you have enough money and one-year refresh vacation,

what kind of education do you want to get and why ?

2) What are preventing you from the recurrent education ?

We will be talking in each group.

Expect your active joining !!

Isamu Mashima

Dear Kyoto NHK-ESS members.

This is an announcement for the practice on Nov. 28.
Genre: Group Talk
Topics: Talk about the entertainment, movies/ TV drama and other shows

1. Let’s talk about memories of movies.
・What was your most impressive or favorite movie to date?
・Do you remember the movie you watched on your first date?
・What kind of, or genre of movie do you like? Foreign or Japanese?
・Who are the most favorable actors or actresses for you.
・Please share your episode regarding movie, if you have.

2．TV drama and other entertainment
・What was your most impressive or favorite drama?
・What kind of entertainment do you like most? Drama, sports, comedy, music, v
ariety show or reality show?
・Please share your episode anything regarding entertainment.

I hope you enjoy talking.

Kitaura

Dear Kyoto NHK-ESS members.

This is an announcement for the practice on Dec. 5.
Genre: Presentation (Performance)
Topics: Please explain a foreign tourist how to take a public bath.

Public bath is one of Japanese culture. As this is quite unique custom, foreign tourists are often confused of taking it.

Today I hope you may instruct a foreign tourist the procedure and manners of public bath. And please guess the reaction

of a foreign tourist and perform it.

1 Make several groups with 4 or 6 members.

2 Make 2 pairs or 3 pairs in one group.

3 Content < I will prepare a material which shows 12 manners about public bath.>

In those pairs

A is a host or hostess of Japanese Ryokan.

B is a guest from abroad.

　A：Please tell Public bath procedure and manners to B based on my material. (No1 ～No12)

B：Please give some comments or ask questions with funny performance if possible.　

However agree with the instruction of B eventually　please. (No1 ～No12)

Next : Please exchange the role for A and B.

4 Select two members(one pair) in your group and do the presentation

with funny performance. (18:20～18:40)

Enjoy it

K. Yasuda