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The practice on 4/29 was prepared by Staff members.

Title: 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 April. No overlap over the topics in your group, please.
List of Topics
cherry-blossom viewing, entrance ceremony, April Fools’ Day,Sakura mochi, New employee, New fiscal year, dogwood,hay fever, wisteria, tulip, Easter Sunday, 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.

Prepared by STAFFs

My friends,

I'm happy to announce a practice for the second half activity on April 22. We will play the game of “TABOO WORDS”

・Category: English Game
・Feature: Building up Speaking and Listening
・Procedure & Explanation of the game: Refer to the steps from 1 to 12 below.

Guess word: Banana
TABOO WORDS: Fruit, Yellow, Monkey

1. You will be divided into two groups.
2. Pick one player from the group to be Clue-giver. The role of Clue-giver will alternate with each team's turn, so that everyone gets a chance.
3. If you're a Clue-giver, you must go sit with other team, so that they can keep an eye on you as you give the clues to your teammates.
4. The team that's not giving the clue puts one player in charge of the timer, and all other players in charge of the watchdogs for the “TABOO WORDS”.
5. Clue-giver takes a card from a deck and turn it over so that your teammates can't see the word you're looking at.
6. When you pick up the card, show that card to your opponent team members.
7. When the player in charge of the timer starts counting it down. Clue-giver starts giving the clues to describe the “Guess Word” for your teammates to guess what it is. Time limitation is three (3) minutes.
8. When describing the “Guess word,” you can use a single word or complete sentences to describe the “Guess Word”, but make sure you DON'T say the “TABOO WORDS” on the card.
9. If you say any of the “TABOO WORDS” during the description of the “Guess Word,” you lose the game.
10. Keep describing the “Guess word” until the time of three (3) minutes runs out.
11. You'll get one point if your teammate can correctly guess the “Guess Word” within three (3) minutes.
12. You lose the game when time runs out or when saying any of the “TABOO WORDS.”

I hope you will all enjoy the “TABOO WORDS” game.

Makoto NISHIMURA
in charge of the practice for April 22.

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,
Hello, everyone.

This is the chairperson of next weekend, May 6, Yuko Tanihara.
My apologies for my late announcement.

Genre: Translation and discussion
Title: Let's translate the filim music into English and talk about music.

At first, please make some groups to have 4-6 members in each group.

Part 1: translation of film music
I hope you know this song well, "a whole new world”.
I think there are many beautiful words and phrases in the lyrics of this song.
At first, please try to translate a part of lyrics of "a whole new world" into English alone.
Then, shall we share it with your group members?
Finally, let's listen this song.

Part 2: talk about music
I prepare some questions for the talk.
Shall we share your opinion with your group members?

I hope you will enjoy it! See you on Saturday.
Best wishes, Yuko Tanihara