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Yano San’s Conversation Today August 27, 2011
Yano San’s Conversation Today
August 27, 2011
Next class is September 3, 2011 at 1 p.m.
Next lesson is August 27th at 1 p.m.
NHE URL: http://newhopeclasses.blogspot.com/
For kids: http://www.starfall.com/
How many ways can you answer the question:
How are you? How is it going? How are you doing? How do you do?
1. I am fine. And you?
2. I am good.
3. I am okay.
4. I feel bad.
Emotions and experiences: I feel, I am . .
Terrible (terribly sad, regretful,
Tired
Disappointed, frustrated
Bored
Happy
Inspired
shocked
Not so good, not so bad
excited
Feel a little good about …
surprised
I am going to …
Warm-Up
Have you ever appreciated a sunset?
Yes, I have. I have seen the sunset in my hometown.
Were you alone or with someone special?
I have seen it with my son.
Have you ever been a guest at a surprise party?
I haven’t been to any surprise party yet.
Have you ever been in a fist fight?
No, I haven’t.
Diary
We went to little festival at Ohama-machi in Hakataku. The festival place is just two-street wide. We didn’t wear our traditional kimono. Hakata-ku has so many little festivals. You can buy different kinds of food at cheap prices in Japanese festivals.
We went to the festival together with my husband and our parents.
Slang for Today*
bent
It's OK. Don't get so bent.
Meaning -- angry
bent out of shape
Don't get so bent out of shape.
Meaning -- become upset
big gun
The president brought two big guns to the meeting.
Meaning -- powerful people
big mouth
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
Meaning -- talk too much
Review Questions about Entertainment:
What are some of the most popular amusement parks in your country?
Disneyland in Tokyo, Universal Studios in Osaka, Space World in Kitakyushu, Marine Park in Umenonakamichi and Robosquare in Momochi.
What are some entertaining things you can do without spending a cent (money)?
We go to the library and read books. I have a piano at home but I don’t use it. My son likes to paint but I don’t. We also go to the park and play together.
What computer games have you played?
I played tetris when I was in my 20s from morning to evening. I do it the whole day sometimes.
I bought that game as a birthday present for my father. So my father played tetris the whole day.
What do you do in your spare time?
I use tweeter in my free time. I don’t use mixi. I like using tweeter to exchange information. I have it on my iPhone.
What do you like to do on a night out?
I don’t do night outs.
What do you think of soccer?
When I was in high school, I read a famous comic book about soccer. Its name is Captain Tsubasa. I liked it very much. I knew soccer rules because of (through) it.
Homework:
Please prepare your answers for the following questions:
What games are popular in your country? Why are they popular?
Popular classic games are Karuta, Hyahkunin issho and Kakurembo. Japanese children take words from Karuta. Hyakunin issho almost uses the same rules but they take cards by reading half of the cards. They think about what the card tells them. This is not fun. Players are very serious.
What is your favorite game? Why?
My favorite game is Jensei Game because it is fun. My son does not understand it yet.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
I don’t have a favorite holiday in Japan. I haven’t liked holidays because it is always busy.
What kind of music do you like?
Homework: Please prepare your answers for these questions.
What kind of things do you like to read?
What singer would you most like to meet?
What was the last book you read?
What's the most popular holiday in your country?
When is it?
How is it celebrated?
What's your favorite magazine? (What are some of your favorite magazines?)
Next class is September 3, 2011 at 1 p.m.
August 27, 2011
Next class is September 3, 2011 at 1 p.m.
Next lesson is August 27th at 1 p.m.
NHE URL: http://newhopeclasses.blogspot.com/
For kids: http://www.starfall.com/
How many ways can you answer the question:
How are you? How is it going? How are you doing? How do you do?
1. I am fine. And you?
2. I am good.
3. I am okay.
4. I feel bad.
Emotions and experiences: I feel, I am . .
Terrible (terribly sad, regretful,
Tired
Disappointed, frustrated
Bored
Happy
Inspired
shocked
Not so good, not so bad
excited
Feel a little good about …
surprised
I am going to …
Warm-Up
Have you ever appreciated a sunset?
Yes, I have. I have seen the sunset in my hometown.
Were you alone or with someone special?
I have seen it with my son.
Have you ever been a guest at a surprise party?
I haven’t been to any surprise party yet.
Have you ever been in a fist fight?
No, I haven’t.
Diary
We went to little festival at Ohama-machi in Hakataku. The festival place is just two-street wide. We didn’t wear our traditional kimono. Hakata-ku has so many little festivals. You can buy different kinds of food at cheap prices in Japanese festivals.
We went to the festival together with my husband and our parents.
Slang for Today*
bent
It's OK. Don't get so bent.
Meaning -- angry
bent out of shape
Don't get so bent out of shape.
Meaning -- become upset
big gun
The president brought two big guns to the meeting.
Meaning -- powerful people
big mouth
Shut up! You really have a big mouth.
Meaning -- talk too much
Review Questions about Entertainment:
What are some of the most popular amusement parks in your country?
Disneyland in Tokyo, Universal Studios in Osaka, Space World in Kitakyushu, Marine Park in Umenonakamichi and Robosquare in Momochi.
What are some entertaining things you can do without spending a cent (money)?
We go to the library and read books. I have a piano at home but I don’t use it. My son likes to paint but I don’t. We also go to the park and play together.
What computer games have you played?
I played tetris when I was in my 20s from morning to evening. I do it the whole day sometimes.
I bought that game as a birthday present for my father. So my father played tetris the whole day.
What do you do in your spare time?
I use tweeter in my free time. I don’t use mixi. I like using tweeter to exchange information. I have it on my iPhone.
What do you like to do on a night out?
I don’t do night outs.
What do you think of soccer?
When I was in high school, I read a famous comic book about soccer. Its name is Captain Tsubasa. I liked it very much. I knew soccer rules because of (through) it.
Homework:
Please prepare your answers for the following questions:
What games are popular in your country? Why are they popular?
Popular classic games are Karuta, Hyahkunin issho and Kakurembo. Japanese children take words from Karuta. Hyakunin issho almost uses the same rules but they take cards by reading half of the cards. They think about what the card tells them. This is not fun. Players are very serious.
What is your favorite game? Why?
My favorite game is Jensei Game because it is fun. My son does not understand it yet.
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
I don’t have a favorite holiday in Japan. I haven’t liked holidays because it is always busy.
What kind of music do you like?
Homework: Please prepare your answers for these questions.
What kind of things do you like to read?
What singer would you most like to meet?
What was the last book you read?
What's the most popular holiday in your country?
When is it?
How is it celebrated?
What's your favorite magazine? (What are some of your favorite magazines?)
Next class is September 3, 2011 at 1 p.m.
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The 6 exercise machines you must avoid
by The Editors of WOMEN'S HEALTH, on Fri Apr 1, 2011 12:23pm PDT
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Walking into the gym and expecting a great workout is like walking into the supermarket and expecting a gourmet meal. The basic ingredients are there, but like they say in the infomercials, results may vary. With working out, as with cooking, a little bit of smarts, dedication, creativity and knowledge will make all the difference between perfect pasta and a gelatinous ball of mush.
For this list of no-no exercises, we consulted Stuart McGill, PhD, professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario; Nicholas DiNubile, MD, author of FrameWork: Your 7-Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Bones, and Joints; and trainer Vern Gambetta, author of Athletic Development: The Art & Science of Functional Sports Conditioning.
1. Seated Leg Extension
What it's supposed to do: Train the quadriceps. What it actually does: It strengthens a motion your legs aren't actually designed to do, and can put undue strain on the ligaments and tendons surrounding the kneecaps.
A better exercise: One-legged body-weight squats. Lift one leg up and bend the opposite knee, dipping as far as you can, with control, while flexing at the hip, knee, and ankle. Use a rail for support until you develop requisite leg strength and balance. Aim for five to 10 reps on each leg. (If you are susceptible to knee pain, do the Bulgarian split squat instead, resting the top of one foot on a bench positioned two to three feet behind you. Descend until your thigh is parallel to the ground and then stand back up. Do five to 10 reps per leg.)
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2. Seated Lat Pull-Down (Behind the Neck)
What it's supposed to do: Train lats, upper back, and biceps. What it actually does: Unless you have very flexible shoulders, it's difficult to do correctly, so it can cause pinching in the shoulder joint and damage the rotator cuff.
A better exercise: Incline pull-ups. Place a bar in the squat rack at waist height, grab the bar with both hands, and hang from the bar with your feet stretched out in front of you. Keep your torso stiff, and pull your chest to the bar 10 to 15 times. To make it harder, lower the bar; to make it easier, raise the bar.
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3. Seated Hip Abductor Machine
What it's supposed to do: Train outer thighs. What it actually does: Because you are seated, it trains a movement that has no functional use. If done with excessive weight and jerky technique, it can put undue pressure on the spine.
A better exercise: Place a heavy, short, looped resistance band around your legs (at your ankles); sidestep out 20 paces and back with control. This is much harder than it sounds.
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4. Seated Leg Press
What it's supposed to do: Train quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. What it actually does: It often forces the spine to flex without engaging any of the necessary stabilization muscles of the hips, glutes, shoulders, and lower back.
A better exercise: Body-weight squats. Focus on descending with control as far as you can without rounding your lower back. Aim for 15 to 20 for a set and increase sets as you develop strength.
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5. Squats Using Smith Machine
What it's supposed to do: Train chest, biceps, and legs. What it actually does: The alignment of the machine—the bar is attached to a vertical sliding track—makes for linear, not natural, arched movements. This puts stress on the knees, shoulders, and lower back.
A better exercise: Body-weight or weighted squats. See "Seated Leg Press" above.
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6. Roman Chair Back Extension
What it's supposed to do: Train spinal erectors. What it actually does: Repeatedly flexing the back while it's supporting weight places pressure on the spine and increases the risk of damaging your disks.
A better exercise: The bird-dog. Crouch on all fours, extend your right arm forward, and extend left leg backward. Do 10 seven-second reps, and then switch to the opposite side.
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Webquest is an Enlightening and Educationally Helpful Activity
The webquest activity was very enlightening and helpful. I learned a lot of things in that activity especially in having a particular role or viewpoint when I visited the recommended sites. It gave me the experience to work with classmates from distant places for the first time. It also allowed me to look at myself as a member of the group with a specifically different role to fulfill.
Performing the role of an Attitudinist (which was about higher level thinking in the webquest activity) was not easy particularly because it was new to me. I felt like I was placed in a different world with a different way of looking at things. Even though it was hard to do it, I was able to adjust my feelings, thoughts and observations after collaborating with my teammates.
Sharing my observations to my teammates made me fully satisfy the role and function of an altitudinist. Others on the group, I think, felt the same way, too. Our collaboration made it possible for us to come out with a final assessment of the work we had to do as an affiliator, efficiency expert, technopile and altitudinist. I felt that we were just like each part of the brain performing our respective functions for the accomplishment of the whole organ’s purpose for being.
The collaboration and discussion phase of the assignment was really valuable to each one of us on the team. It gave us a very good opportunity to analyze and or reconcile our thoughts and viewpoints: why we were different in our roles and observations and why there was a need for us to see the activity as a whole team.
I am absolutely inspired by this activity because it’s an activity that can be done within and outside the classroom. It can be neatly organized and done by a few students especially in a particularly large class. Different but related resources on the web can be interconnected or linked to provide students a comprehensive yet subject- specific educational activity. It is something that can be turned as real project for our F.I.S. IB-ITGS (information technology in a global society) students and those in science, social studies and other courses of study. Besides being a good way to begin or end a lesson, it also allows students to work together with specialized roles and ways of thinking for a common purpose.
-Rafael Ablong
Performing the role of an Attitudinist (which was about higher level thinking in the webquest activity) was not easy particularly because it was new to me. I felt like I was placed in a different world with a different way of looking at things. Even though it was hard to do it, I was able to adjust my feelings, thoughts and observations after collaborating with my teammates.
Sharing my observations to my teammates made me fully satisfy the role and function of an altitudinist. Others on the group, I think, felt the same way, too. Our collaboration made it possible for us to come out with a final assessment of the work we had to do as an affiliator, efficiency expert, technopile and altitudinist. I felt that we were just like each part of the brain performing our respective functions for the accomplishment of the whole organ’s purpose for being.
The collaboration and discussion phase of the assignment was really valuable to each one of us on the team. It gave us a very good opportunity to analyze and or reconcile our thoughts and viewpoints: why we were different in our roles and observations and why there was a need for us to see the activity as a whole team.
I am absolutely inspired by this activity because it’s an activity that can be done within and outside the classroom. It can be neatly organized and done by a few students especially in a particularly large class. Different but related resources on the web can be interconnected or linked to provide students a comprehensive yet subject- specific educational activity. It is something that can be turned as real project for our F.I.S. IB-ITGS (information technology in a global society) students and those in science, social studies and other courses of study. Besides being a good way to begin or end a lesson, it also allows students to work together with specialized roles and ways of thinking for a common purpose.
-Rafael Ablong
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