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Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,
Here is an announcement of the latter practice planned on November 12.
Genre: Group Talk
Topic: 4 seasons and this autumn
Procedures:
Step.0 I’m going to make several groups of 3 or 4 people.
Step.1 What is your favorite season among spring summer autumn and winter? And why?
Step.2 What do you enjoy doing in your favorite season?
Step.3 What is your unfavorite season? And why?
Step.4 It is said that autumn is suitable for sport, art, reading book, traveling and so on. What do you like doing the best in this autumn?　And why?

Step.4-1 Let’s talk about sport freely.
Step.4-2 Let’s talk about art freely.
Step.4-3 Let’s talk about reading book freely.
Step.4-4 Let’s talk about traveling freely.

Thank you.

By Hirokazu Sakai

This is the announcement for the practice on November 19, "Staff Presents Monthly Practice".

Genre: Discussion

Title: November: Let’s describe and discuss each monthly topic!

Please make some groups having 4-5 members in each group.

At first, please choose your own topic from the following list or create your own idea that has something to do with November. No overlap over the topics in your group, please.

List of Topics

autumn leaves, kotatsu, frost, campfire, coat, shichigosan,labor thanksgiving day, pocky, beaujolais nouveau, camellia japonica, ginkgo nuts, leonids (shooting stars),Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday,or Your Own Idea.

Part 1: Design and construction of your prompt speech for 5 min.

Part 2: Present your speech for 1 min.

Part 3: Share idea and opinion on the presented topic in the group for 10 min.

*Repeat Part 2 and Part 3 after the first speaker in your group finishes the practice.

Best regards,

Yuko Tanihara

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Here is an announcement of the practice planned on Nov. 26th.

Genre :Group Talk
Topic:　　　If I were….　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Procedures: Make several groups and enjoy conversations on the subjects you can enjoy sharing with your group mates.

The examples are “ if I were 20 years younger…”, If I were a king or a queen “, “ If I were a president of….”, If I were an artist “ , If I was born in Heian period..”,etc.

Note: During the practice, please take moderate social distance and enjoy talking!

Thank you.

By Kumiko Takesue

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,
Here is an announcement of the latter half of practice planned on December 3.

Genre: Debate, talk battle

Procedures:
1) Make several groups of 4 or more people.
2) A person do timekeeping and judge (concurrent role). Other member decide which one you support.
3) Start debate, talk battle
Approximate time schedule is as follows, preparation 2 min, debate 7-10 min
4) A judge decide which side is a winner, more persuasive or more interesting.
5) In each topic please change timekeeper/judge.
When the time is up, this practice ends.

Topic:
1.E-book vs paper book (Which do you prefer)
2.Soy-source vs source（いわゆる普通のソース） (Which do you prefer)
3.Kinkaku-ji（金閣寺） vs Ginkaku-ji(銀閣寺) (Which do you prefer)
4.Red wine vs White wine (Which do you prefer)
5.Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) vs Yakisoba(焼きそば) (Which do you prefer)
6.Ohanami(お花見) vs Momiji-gari(紅葉狩り) (Which do you prefer)
7.United states VS China (Which is stronger)
8.Summer Olympic game vs winter Olympic game (Which do you prefer)
9.Electric money vs cash (Which do you prefer)
10.Beef vs pork (Which do you prefer)

See you at the Shimogyo Iki Iki Shimin Center.

Thank you.

By Hiroaki Ishizaki