【学園坂スタジオ のびのび英語クラス日程】２０１９年
2020年２月 ３、６、１０、１３、１７、２０
Jul 25, 2020
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The history of bicycles goes back about two hundred years.
(1)The first bicycle was made around 1820. It had a handle and two wheels but did not have pedals. So people had to kick the ground with their feet to move forward. People were very interested in bicycles, and they soon became very popular. People wanted to ride faster, so they tried to make better bicycles.
About sixty years passed, and bicycles changed very much. There were three differences between the bicycles in the 1880s and those in the 1820s. The front wheel got much larger than the back wheel. The pedals were on the front wheel, so people had to sit over the front wheel. This kind of bicycle was called an “ordinary bicycle.”
This “ordinary bicycle” became very popular because it could go ( 3 ). However, it had a problem. The seat was set very high, so the bicycle was not stable*. It was difficult and dangerous to ride the “ordinary bicycle.” Then a new kind of bicycle called (4)a “safety bicycle” was invented. The front wheel of this bicycle was as large as the back one, and the pedals were not at the front. “Safety bicycles” became more popular than “ordinary bicycles.”
Bicycles were introduced into Japan around 1870. At first, some people working at the post offices used them. After that, bicycles became popular, and more and more people began to use them. But they were not for children. Smaller bicycles for children have been popular since about 1960. Today almost all children have a bicycle. Bicycles are getting better, and now there is even a bicycle with a computer.
(1)The first bicycle was made around 1820. It had a handle and two wheels but did not have pedals. So people had to kick the ground with their feet to move forward. People were very interested in bicycles, and they soon became very popular. People wanted to ride faster, so they tried to make better bicycles.
About sixty years passed, and bicycles changed very much. There were three differences between the bicycles in the 1880s and those in the 1820s. The front wheel got much larger than the back wheel. The pedals were on the front wheel, so people had to sit over the front wheel. This kind of bicycle was called an “ordinary bicycle.”
This “ordinary bicycle” became very popular because it could go ( 3 ). However, it had a problem. The seat was set very high, so the bicycle was not stable*. It was difficult and dangerous to ride the “ordinary bicycle.” Then a new kind of bicycle called (4)a “safety bicycle” was invented. The front wheel of this bicycle was as large as the back one, and the pedals were not at the front. “Safety bicycles” became more popular than “ordinary bicycles.”
Bicycles were introduced into Japan around 1870. At first, some people working at the post offices used them. After that, bicycles became popular, and more and more people began to use them. But they were not for children. Smaller bicycles for children have been popular since about 1960. Today almost all children have a bicycle. Bicycles are getting better, and now there is even a bicycle with a computer.
Feb 17, 2020
侮るなかれ キッズ向けアニメ
絵柄が苦手で避けていたこのアニメ、イギリス英語にしてはとても聞き取りやすいです。
教育的配慮から、幼児対象アニメには英語学習者にとって注意が必要なスラング等ありませんし、丁寧な言い回しが使われていますので、英語習得にはピッタリの素材です。
教育的配慮から、幼児対象アニメには英語学習者にとって注意が必要なスラング等ありませんし、丁寧な言い回しが使われていますので、英語習得にはピッタリの素材です。
Jan 21, 2020
英詩カフェ １月２７日
英詩カフェ２回目は、Maya Angelouの作品をご紹介して、対話のきっかけにしたいと思います。見学いつでもどうぞ！
このpoetは、生い立ちを読むと絶望的な数年間があったようですが、
そこを乗り越えた後に溢れ出した言葉は、どれも強く心に響く。
実はつい最近まで全く知らなかったpoetですが、
ある洋書を読んでいるときに、まえがきに登場したのがこの方でした。
会えてよかった。。。
Next Monday, we're going to have a small poetry reading and talking gathering vol.2 at Gakuenzaka Studio.
The poet we'll read is Maya Angelou. I didn't know the poet until quite recently, but when I was reading the preface of some book, I came across her. After reading her short history when she was young and also several of her popular poems, I felt my heart flying and diving freely in the blue sky with her strong words. I hope her poems will kindle the hearts of other participants like mine have...
このpoetは、生い立ちを読むと絶望的な数年間があったようですが、
そこを乗り越えた後に溢れ出した言葉は、どれも強く心に響く。
ある洋書を読んでいるときに、まえがきに登場したのがこの方でした。
会えてよかった。。。
Next Monday, we're going to have a small poetry reading and talking gathering vol.2 at Gakuenzaka Studio.
The poet we'll read is Maya Angelou. I didn't know the poet until quite recently, but when I was reading the preface of some book, I came across her. After reading her short history when she was young and also several of her popular poems, I felt my heart flying and diving freely in the blue sky with her strong words. I hope her poems will kindle the hearts of other participants like mine have...
Nov 30, 2019
教員対象「多読ワークショップ」やってきました
I had a chance to lecture about Tadoku to teachers working at junior high and high schools in Tokyo. I sometimes have a lecture course for citizens, but it was the first time to share the time with teachers, so I was a bit nervous if they'd really listen to me, since I'm not the full-time teacher, but from their way of asking questions or thanking me for having the chance to know Tadoku, I guess the class went okay and beneficial in some ways.
There is one thing I learned yesterday. In the ordinary class, when I want to hear what others think, I simply say, "what do you think?". But when it comes to teachers, it's not enough to say like that. I need to emphasize that I need your thoughts, not just general ideas, by adding something like in your own opinion. Unless I'd end up having lots of boring and flat opinions. Teachers are so skilled at pretending to be ideal students with ideal answers. Good to have learned that...
The following is the video I showed yesterday. Contrary to my worries that it's a bit too long, 15 min, so some of them would get bored and start taking a nap, many of them found it quite interesting and even laughter broke out some times. One teacher said she'd like to have her students' parents to watch it.
There is one thing I learned yesterday. In the ordinary class, when I want to hear what others think, I simply say, "what do you think?". But when it comes to teachers, it's not enough to say like that. I need to emphasize that I need your thoughts, not just general ideas, by adding something like in your own opinion. Unless I'd end up having lots of boring and flat opinions. Teachers are so skilled at pretending to be ideal students with ideal answers. Good to have learned that...
The following is the video I showed yesterday. Contrary to my worries that it's a bit too long, 15 min, so some of them would get bored and start taking a nap, many of them found it quite interesting and even laughter broke out some times. One teacher said she'd like to have her students' parents to watch it.
Nov 12, 2019
オンラインでも英語リーディング
多読を始めて十数年になりますが、
最近はオンラインでも簡単に多読向きのやさしい本が読めるようになりました。
さらにまた一つ、注目のサービスがはじまります。
教育機関対象とありますが、個人にも広がるといいですね。
Oxford Reading Club
最近はオンラインでも簡単に多読向きのやさしい本が読めるようになりました。
さらにまた一つ、注目のサービスがはじまります。
教育機関対象とありますが、個人にも広がるといいですね。
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