This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today is the last class of World News B 2007. Your blog belongs to you, not to me, and not to Shoin. What you do with it is your choice. If you want to delete your blog, you can - but please wait 1 week! Do not delete your blog before February 15th.
I really enjoyed teaching you this semester. Attendance was very good. Well done, everyone.
1. What did you learn in this class this semester?
I learned a lot of things in this class, for example, to inform people world news which I searched and found, how to put on photos and links and to write blogs which readers can understand in short, how to write blogs.
2. Make sure all your blog entries are up to date. I will check all your blogs this evening. Your blogs show me what you learned this semester.
3. To pass this class, you must show you learned something.
4. 100% attendance is not enough to pass the class.
5. I will count
1. how many blog posts you wrote
2. the quality of your blog posts
1. did you answer all the questions?
2. did you spell-check your work before uploading?
3. did you add links, and your own opinion?
6. If you have time:
1. Read your classmates’ blogs.
2. Blog about them on your blog.
Every one of blogs is wonderful, but I a little disappointed that there are some blogs which don’t write any questions, only answers.
3. Read some of the news items listed in my delicious links .
I read delicious links and I was very surprised the news , because I heard the name of "Lolita" for the first time except in the fashion.
2008年2月8日金曜日
2008年2月1日金曜日
"World news B 2008" February 1
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today’s lesson
1. Watch the Powerpoint presentation. Write a summary of the key points (in Japanese or English) on your blog.
When we write blogs, we have to write them which everyone can easily understand and many people can be enjoyable. For example, to put photos which we took ourselves and interesting links on our blogs.
2. What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?
It is to report news to the readers whether news is the truth or not.
3. What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?
It is to show television programs that everybody will be interested in.
4. What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?
It is that people search the information on the Internet and they make use of the information in daily life.
5. The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers (”eyeballs”) as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or “eyeballs” as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples. What kind of news will they not publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.
All these businesses will publish news which they sell new products. For example,
snacks and cosmetics. Also, they will publish news about health and works because many readers, viewers include them have been interested in health and works. They will not publish news which criticizes many readers, viewers and all these businesses insult their jobs.
6. Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.
I found an article . The article was written about pollen . National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit made the pollen index. The pollen forecasts is based on information which the National Pollen Network, local vegetation, weather patterns in the winter and spring that influence grass growth, and the weather forecasts. The forecasts of pollen are helpful to people who are suffering from hay fever . The most important thing is there are some the risk of airborne allergenic pollens in anther dusts and the dust counts are not the same as annually.
I was interested in the article. The reason is two. First, it has coming the seasons of hay fever soon. Second, whether I am worried about develop of hay fever or not because I don’t have pollen allergy.
Words
・ hay fever 花粉症
・ airborne allergenic pollen 空中に浮遊するアレルギー性の花粉
・ medication 薬物治療
Grammar
・ S can help ～ to do・・. S(主語)は・・することで～を助けることができる。
→ The pollen forecasts can help hay fever sufferers to plan their activities and medication.
7. Read your classmates’ blogs and comment on them on your own blog.
I was very interested in this because I want Barack Obama to be the president of the United States against this blog's opinions. Hillary Clinton is a wife of the former President Clinton and so I think that she has only name recognition.
8. Make sure your blog posts are all up to date. February 8th is the last class! I will use your blog posts to decide your final grade, so make sure your blog posts look great! Impress me!!
Today’s lesson
1. Watch the Powerpoint presentation. Write a summary of the key points (in Japanese or English) on your blog.
When we write blogs, we have to write them which everyone can easily understand and many people can be enjoyable. For example, to put photos which we took ourselves and interesting links on our blogs.
2. What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?
It is to report news to the readers whether news is the truth or not.
3. What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?
It is to show television programs that everybody will be interested in.
4. What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?
It is that people search the information on the Internet and they make use of the information in daily life.
5. The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers (”eyeballs”) as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or “eyeballs” as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples. What kind of news will they not publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.
All these businesses will publish news which they sell new products. For example,
snacks and cosmetics. Also, they will publish news about health and works because many readers, viewers include them have been interested in health and works. They will not publish news which criticizes many readers, viewers and all these businesses insult their jobs.
6. Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.
I found an article . The article was written about pollen . National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit made the pollen index. The pollen forecasts is based on information which the National Pollen Network, local vegetation, weather patterns in the winter and spring that influence grass growth, and the weather forecasts. The forecasts of pollen are helpful to people who are suffering from hay fever . The most important thing is there are some the risk of airborne allergenic pollens in anther dusts and the dust counts are not the same as annually.
I was interested in the article. The reason is two. First, it has coming the seasons of hay fever soon. Second, whether I am worried about develop of hay fever or not because I don’t have pollen allergy.
Words
・ hay fever 花粉症
・ airborne allergenic pollen 空中に浮遊するアレルギー性の花粉
・ medication 薬物治療
Grammar
・ S can help ～ to do・・. S(主語)は・・することで～を助けることができる。
→ The pollen forecasts can help hay fever sufferers to plan their activities and medication.
7. Read your classmates’ blogs and comment on them on your own blog.
I was very interested in this because I want Barack Obama to be the president of the United States against this blog's opinions. Hillary Clinton is a wife of the former President Clinton and so I think that she has only name recognition.
8. Make sure your blog posts are all up to date. February 8th is the last class! I will use your blog posts to decide your final grade, so make sure your blog posts look great! Impress me!!
2008年1月25日金曜日
"World news B 2008" January 25
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today’s lesson
1.
Look at this photo and answer the questions
1. Where was this photo taken?
This photo was taken in Baghdad, Iraq.
2. When was it taken?
This photo was taken on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
3. What does the caption say under the photo?
The photo says that many Iraqis fall a statue of Saddam Hussein and also, it means that the Hussein Government collapse.
4. Translate the caption into Japanese.
The captionというのは、大勢の群集がイラクのバグダッド中央にあるサダム・フセイン像を倒し、歓声を上げたということである。
5. “Crowds cheer” = how many people, do you think?
I think that about more than half of Iraqis’ cheer as the fall of the statue.
2.
Now look at this photo taken at the same place and same time, and answer the questions.
1. How many people were in the square, do you think?
I think that there are 80 people in the square.
2. Do you think “crowds cheer” is accurate?
I think that “crowds cheer” is not accurate because I can't see that crowds are cheering on the photo.
3. What do you think of the first picture now?
I think that the first photo is accurate, too.
4. Why did CNN use the first picture, do you think?
I think that CNN uses the first photo in order to show many crowds are cheering
for us.
5. What do you think after seeing these two photos?
I think that depend on photo's enlargement or reduction, we have a variety of opinions.
3.
Is it important for newspapers to tell the truth, or is it ok for newspaper to lie sometimes? Give reasons for your answer.
I think that it is important to know the truth on the newspapers because we know the truth and make use of it in our lives. That is why I think that the newspapers should not say lies.
4.
How can you check if some item of news is true or not? (Give at least two different ways).
According to we read some same news and compare them also, the writer's name and the photographer’s name of the news articles and so on is clear, I check if some item of news is true or not.
5.
Read your classmates’ answers to these questions (read at least 3 other blogs)
6.
What do you think now, after reading your classmates’ blogs? Write your thoughts on your blog.
I thought that every of blogs is wonderful, but I thought that others don’t know the subject very well when they see those blogs. So we should write the blogs for everyone can understand it easily. The reason is everybody can write blogs or read ones with happiness.
7.
Go to Masa’s blog and read his latest news.
I read this blog on Thursday, January 24, 2008. I thought that I want Masa to work hard the Spring Semester and to regain the last grade.
Today’s lesson
1.
Look at this photo and answer the questions
1. Where was this photo taken?
This photo was taken in Baghdad, Iraq.
2. When was it taken?
This photo was taken on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
3. What does the caption say under the photo?
The photo says that many Iraqis fall a statue of Saddam Hussein and also, it means that the Hussein Government collapse.
4. Translate the caption into Japanese.
The captionというのは、大勢の群集がイラクのバグダッド中央にあるサダム・フセイン像を倒し、歓声を上げたということである。
5. “Crowds cheer” = how many people, do you think?
I think that about more than half of Iraqis’ cheer as the fall of the statue.
2.
Now look at this photo taken at the same place and same time, and answer the questions.
1. How many people were in the square, do you think?
I think that there are 80 people in the square.
2. Do you think “crowds cheer” is accurate?
I think that “crowds cheer” is not accurate because I can't see that crowds are cheering on the photo.
3. What do you think of the first picture now?
I think that the first photo is accurate, too.
4. Why did CNN use the first picture, do you think?
I think that CNN uses the first photo in order to show many crowds are cheering
for us.
5. What do you think after seeing these two photos?
I think that depend on photo's enlargement or reduction, we have a variety of opinions.
3.
Is it important for newspapers to tell the truth, or is it ok for newspaper to lie sometimes? Give reasons for your answer.
I think that it is important to know the truth on the newspapers because we know the truth and make use of it in our lives. That is why I think that the newspapers should not say lies.
4.
How can you check if some item of news is true or not? (Give at least two different ways).
According to we read some same news and compare them also, the writer's name and the photographer’s name of the news articles and so on is clear, I check if some item of news is true or not.
5.
Read your classmates’ answers to these questions (read at least 3 other blogs)
6.
What do you think now, after reading your classmates’ blogs? Write your thoughts on your blog.
I thought that every of blogs is wonderful, but I thought that others don’t know the subject very well when they see those blogs. So we should write the blogs for everyone can understand it easily. The reason is everybody can write blogs or read ones with happiness.
7.
Go to Masa’s blog and read his latest news.
I read this blog on Thursday, January 24, 2008. I thought that I want Masa to work hard the Spring Semester and to regain the last grade.
2008年1月18日金曜日
"World news B 2008" January 18
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today’s lesson
1.
How many Muslims live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
1,591,000 people.
2.
How many Hindus live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
500,000 people.
3.
Check my answers! Find the answers on some other website (tell us the website and link).
・http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4180000/newsid_4189000/4189047.stm
・http://hinduism.iskcon.com/tradition/1212.htm
・http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_the_United_Kingdom
4.
Check out Masa’s blog . Leave a comment (it will make him happy!) or ask a question (he will surely answer you in his next blog entry).
Today, we will be using Student Times and Catch A Wave magazines for reading about news in English.
Catch a Wave has audio for its articles here .
I read The Japan Times of FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2007.
The headline is Old woman saved from freezing by dog .
A 73 years old woman who is suffering from dementia had gone missing on December 5, but thanks to a dog’s body temperature helps her life.
The news moved me deeply because a dog saved a human. So, I became feeling to want to give something to eat the dog.
Today’s lesson
1.
How many Muslims live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
1,591,000 people.
2.
How many Hindus live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
500,000 people.
3.
Check my answers! Find the answers on some other website (tell us the website and link).
・http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4180000/newsid_4189000/4189047.stm
・http://hinduism.iskcon.com/tradition/1212.htm
・http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_the_United_Kingdom
4.
Check out Masa’s blog . Leave a comment (it will make him happy!) or ask a question (he will surely answer you in his next blog entry).
Today, we will be using Student Times and Catch A Wave magazines for reading about news in English.
Catch a Wave has audio for its articles here .
I read The Japan Times of FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2007.
The headline is Old woman saved from freezing by dog .
A 73 years old woman who is suffering from dementia had gone missing on December 5, but thanks to a dog’s body temperature helps her life.
The news moved me deeply because a dog saved a human. So, I became feeling to want to give something to eat the dog.
2008年1月11日金曜日
"World news B 2008" January 11
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today, we will find out about January in Britain. WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS IN MS WORD and SPELLCHECK FIRST, then upload to your blog.
1 Tell us about your New Year. Add a picture. 2 How did you spend your New Year?
1. and 2.
My family went to my grandparents’house in, Iga city Mie prefecture on January 6th. My grandmother gave a New Year's present to me. It is called Otoshidama in Japan.I was very happy because I didn't know that was given it from her. My grandmother, aunt, mother, older brother and I went AEON which is the shopping center. We had lunch there and enjoyed talking for a long time.
Otoshidama
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenikku/354535644/
New Year’s Day Parade
ukstudentlife.com
Now go to the website Project Britain and answer these questions about New Year in Britain:
1. Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
The name is Scotland.
2. In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?
It is held in London.
3. Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
The birthday is JRR Tolkien. He wrote Lord of the Lings in 1982.
4. Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
The birthday is Guru Gobind Singh. He was final Sikh prophet and he introduced many customs.
5. Whose birthday is today (January 8th)? What is he famous for?
The birthday is Elvis Presley. He is a famous rock singer. The Official Elvis Presley Web Site .
6. What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
It is the Islamic New Year. Muhammad left Mecca to travel Medina and it became the first day of Muharrm.
7. Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
It was Robert Scott and his party.
8. Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
The birthday is AA Milne and he wrote teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh .
9. Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
It was Sir Winston Churchill . He was famous for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
10. What do you think about this calendar?
I think that it is easy to see and read. Also, I can enjoy this calendar.
3
Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
I found this article. I want him to do his best.
4
I like this blog because I can enjoy picking a fortune slip.
5.
Visit some of your classmates’ blogs and either leave a comment, or write a comment on your blog.
Today, we will find out about January in Britain. WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS IN MS WORD and SPELLCHECK FIRST, then upload to your blog.
1 Tell us about your New Year. Add a picture. 2 How did you spend your New Year?
1. and 2.
My family went to my grandparents’house in, Iga city Mie prefecture on January 6th. My grandmother gave a New Year's present to me. It is called Otoshidama in Japan.I was very happy because I didn't know that was given it from her. My grandmother, aunt, mother, older brother and I went AEON which is the shopping center. We had lunch there and enjoyed talking for a long time.
Otoshidama
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenikku/354535644/
New Year’s Day Parade
ukstudentlife.com
Now go to the website Project Britain and answer these questions about New Year in Britain:
1. Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
The name is Scotland.
2. In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?
It is held in London.
3. Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
The birthday is JRR Tolkien. He wrote Lord of the Lings in 1982.
4. Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
The birthday is Guru Gobind Singh. He was final Sikh prophet and he introduced many customs.
5. Whose birthday is today (January 8th)? What is he famous for?
The birthday is Elvis Presley. He is a famous rock singer. The Official Elvis Presley Web Site .
6. What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
It is the Islamic New Year. Muhammad left Mecca to travel Medina and it became the first day of Muharrm.
7. Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
It was Robert Scott and his party.
8. Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
The birthday is AA Milne and he wrote teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh .
9. Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
It was Sir Winston Churchill . He was famous for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
10. What do you think about this calendar?
I think that it is easy to see and read. Also, I can enjoy this calendar.
3
Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
I found this article. I want him to do his best.
4
I like this blog because I can enjoy picking a fortune slip.
5.
Visit some of your classmates’ blogs and either leave a comment, or write a comment on your blog.
2007年12月21日金曜日
"World news B 2007" December 21
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
As today is the last class this year, and it is nearly Christmas, today’s theme is Christmas. Go to the Woodlands Junior School website and find out about Christmas in the UK.
1. What is a nativity play?
It is a play about the scene of Jesus’ birth in the stable and it is played by children.
2. What is a Christmas carol?
It is special songs which are sung by everyone during the Christmas season. The songs are known as carols and they are about Jesus.
3. What is a pantomime?
It is a traditional British Christmas play. It is important for audience to participate in a pantomime.
4. What are mince pies? Find a photo of one.
They are small pies and they contain mincemeat which is minced apples and raisins. Mince Pies
5. Find a photo of a Christmas pudding.
Christmas Pudding
6. Find a photo of a Christmas cake.
Christmas Cake
7. What are Brussels sprouts? Find a photo of some.
Brussels sprouts
Write your answers in MS Word first, then copy to your blog.
Find a Christmas photo and put it on your blog.
Visit your classmates’ blogs and see their Christmas card. Which is the best? Vote on your blog.
I like this blog. There are varieties of Christmas' photos and they were very beautiful.
I found the photo here.
As today is the last class this year, and it is nearly Christmas, today’s theme is Christmas. Go to the Woodlands Junior School website and find out about Christmas in the UK.
1. What is a nativity play?
It is a play about the scene of Jesus’ birth in the stable and it is played by children.
2. What is a Christmas carol?
It is special songs which are sung by everyone during the Christmas season. The songs are known as carols and they are about Jesus.
3. What is a pantomime?
It is a traditional British Christmas play. It is important for audience to participate in a pantomime.
4. What are mince pies? Find a photo of one.
They are small pies and they contain mincemeat which is minced apples and raisins. Mince Pies
5. Find a photo of a Christmas pudding.
Christmas Pudding
6. Find a photo of a Christmas cake.
Christmas Cake
7. What are Brussels sprouts? Find a photo of some.
Brussels sprouts
Write your answers in MS Word first, then copy to your blog.
Find a Christmas photo and put it on your blog.
Visit your classmates’ blogs and see their Christmas card. Which is the best? Vote on your blog.
I like this blog. There are varieties of Christmas' photos and they were very beautiful.
I found the photo here.
2007年12月14日金曜日
"World news B 2007" December 14
This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .
Today’s lesson
1.
Visit your classmates’ blogs and read what they wrote for last week’s assignment (December 7th). Leave some comments.
2.
Read Mr Sheffner’s answers to last week’s questions .
3.
What is Amnesty International? What does it do?
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization and it does activities to protect Human Rights.
4.
Here is a recent report from Amnesty International: Torture/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience UZBEKISTAN Ikhtior Khamroev (m), aged 22. Student Ikhtior Khamroev, who has been in jail since September 2006, was reportedly severely beaten on 29 November. Sources inside the prison have told his father that Ikhtior had also received stab wounds to the abdomen, but was locked in a punishment cell rather than taken to hospital. He is believed to have been detained because of the activities of his father, a prominent human rights defender, and may have been beaten to punish his father for his recent anti-government statements.
1. Find one or two news articles about Ikhtior Khamroev (in English or Japanese) and link to them. How many can you find?
Click here, Click here, Click here
I could find three articles.
2. Where is Uzbekistan? Find a map and link to it.
The map
3. Is the sad story of Ikhtior Khamroev “news” or not?
1. If you think it is news, why is not on TV and in the newspapers?
The reason is to lose police’s good reputation.
2. If you think it is not news, why not?
It is good thing to become lively nongovernmental activities, but may be lost governmental faith.
4. How many Japanese versions of this British news story can you find? What are the key points of this story (in Japanese)?
非政府組織の父を持つという理由だけで、息子が暴行を受けた。
5. Read Masa’s blog and leave a message. (Do you know the blog of another Japanese person in the US? Tell us about it on your blog).
Today’s lesson
1.
Visit your classmates’ blogs and read what they wrote for last week’s assignment (December 7th). Leave some comments.
2.
Read Mr Sheffner’s answers to last week’s questions .
3.
What is Amnesty International? What does it do?
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization and it does activities to protect Human Rights.
4.
Here is a recent report from Amnesty International: Torture/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience UZBEKISTAN Ikhtior Khamroev (m), aged 22. Student Ikhtior Khamroev, who has been in jail since September 2006, was reportedly severely beaten on 29 November. Sources inside the prison have told his father that Ikhtior had also received stab wounds to the abdomen, but was locked in a punishment cell rather than taken to hospital. He is believed to have been detained because of the activities of his father, a prominent human rights defender, and may have been beaten to punish his father for his recent anti-government statements.
1. Find one or two news articles about Ikhtior Khamroev (in English or Japanese) and link to them. How many can you find?
Click here, Click here, Click here
I could find three articles.
2. Where is Uzbekistan? Find a map and link to it.
The map
3. Is the sad story of Ikhtior Khamroev “news” or not?
1. If you think it is news, why is not on TV and in the newspapers?
The reason is to lose police’s good reputation.
2. If you think it is not news, why not?
It is good thing to become lively nongovernmental activities, but may be lost governmental faith.
4. How many Japanese versions of this British news story can you find? What are the key points of this story (in Japanese)?
非政府組織の父を持つという理由だけで、息子が暴行を受けた。
5. Read Masa’s blog and leave a message. (Do you know the blog of another Japanese person in the US? Tell us about it on your blog).
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