What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Staffs for 2023 are as follows.

Leader: I.Mashima Sub-L : S.Okata Practice : H.Sakai NC: M.Iwai ACCT: M Yoshikawa

Dear　Kyoto NHK members

This is the announcement of the latter half practice on June 10.
This is Seiichiro Iwai. I`m incharge of the practice.
I hope you will enjoy it.

Genre: Quiz & Talk
Title: Explore to the World Heritage
Description:
Stage 1:
I will give you eleven quizzes concerning with the World Heritage sites. Please raise your hand and answer the name and the location of the World Heritage sites. When you answer the questions, please come to the front and point out where it is located on the world map. You cannot use a smart phone or a tablet to check the answer.

Stage2:
We make several groups consisting of four members as usual.
We talk about the World Heritage as follows.

1. Have you ever been the World Heritage site? Which World Heritage site is your favorite?

2. Which World Heritage site do you want to visit?

3. Where do you recommend for the next candidate to be registered as a World Heritage site? Please explain the reason why you recommend it.

Thank you!! S.Iwai

Title: June: 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 June. No overlap over the topics in your group, please.

List of Topics
Rainy season, plum liquor, umbrella, minazuki, father’s day,snail, hydrangea, June bride, summer solstice, seasonal change of clothes, firefly, frog, 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.

ESS-Staffs

Dear ESS members,

Hello, I am Yuji Tsukuda.
This is the announcement of the practice on June 24.

Genre: Game
Title: Yes/No Question Game
The procedure is as below. Please find the attachment for more information.
a) Make several groups. Each group has 3-4 people.
b) Choose a member as questioner in your group. The questioner decide a famous person/character to be guessed in the game.
c) Guess the famous person/character by asking Yes/No question to the questioner.
d) Change questioner after a questioner find the name decided by the questioner.

The practice is held on ZOOM.
I am looking forward to seeing you on the day!

Best regards,
Yuji Tsukuda

Dear ESS members,

Hello、 I am Akihiro Tabata from Ishikawa pref.
This is the announcement of the practice on July 1st.

(1) Genre: Group Talk
(2) Title: “Irritating things in your life (いらっとするもの)?”
日常のイラっとすることの“あるある”を挙げてフリートークしてもらいます。
普段のイライラを吐き出してすっきり（？）していただければと思います。気軽にお楽しみください。　
(3) Description:
1. Make several groups
2. I distribute reference material（questionnaire results about irritating things） .
3. Read the material and answer the following questions individually.
4. Share your answers in your group.

1) How often do you get irritated in your daily life?
2) What are you irritated with? Both big one and tiny ones will do.
　Refer to the following examples.
3) Share what you get irritated with lately.
4) Tell us how to deal with irritating feelings (stress relief method).
5) Tell us how to prevent being irritated if you have a good way.
6) Do you think irritated people are increasing in the world?

【Examples of irritating things】あるある～
On the train.
when you see bad manners on the train.
When you are shopping.
when you line up for a long time unexpectedly at a cash register.
when you pay 510 yen in cash and you don’t have a 10-yen coin.
when the manner of the staff of the convenience store is bad.
When the rest of the toilet paper is just a little.
When the small fiber in the mask touches the nose and you feel annoyed.
When you cannot find what you are looking for.
When you are driving,
Even if you let an oncoming car go first, a feeling of gratitude isn’t expressed.
When the remote controller of TV doesn’t work well.
When your PC or machine doesn’t work well and instruction manual is hard to understand.
When there are so many packing materials when you buy something on Amazon.
In your house, partners or family members' unpleasant habits.
In your workplace.
In ESS ??? lol

I am looking forward to seeing you on that day!

Best regards,
Akihiro Tabata

Dear ESS members,

Hello、 I am Naomi Tanahara.
This is the announcement of the practice on July 8th.

(1) Genre: Group Talk
(2) Title: “All about Japanese drinking culture"　
(3) Description:
1. Make several groups
2. Please discuss, " What exactly is 'nomikai' "
3. After discussion, talk about the following topics together.
4. Share your answers in your group.

1) What do you think of drinking parties with colleagues?
Are they just a thing of the past?
2) What other ways would you recommend to help people
in the office get along better?

I am looking forward to seeing you on that day!
And also seeing you at Summer drinking party!!!

Best regards,
Naomi Tanahara