Resources for Learning English 2018

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Resources

Essay writing

CLIL Human Biology

You can listen to the sounds of the textbook. Please listen every time before classroom:

Sounds

CLIL Seeing the World through Maps

You can listen to the sounds of the textbook. Please listen every time before classroom:

Sounds

Deadly earthquake topples houses in southern Japan

weeks 23 and 24

Presentation time

Directions:

1. You email me about your topic and web address in English.

2. You raise your hand to start your presentation while showing the web site.

3. You have questions or comments from your friends.

4. You email me about your reflection about your presentation.

1. Greetings

2. Small talk

3. Points of the news you talk about

4. Comments

Hundreds die as strong quake rocks eastern Turkey

Malaysia: Japanese woman sentenced to die

Kelly Clarkson as strong as ever on new album

Bus crash in Hurghada, Egypt, kills Hungarian tourists

Eye in the sky: Climbing the new Tokyo Sky Tree

France bars UK gallery from leaving with 'stolen' art

Akihito: The 125th Emperor of Japan

Angela Merkel's Germany pessimistic about future

Kenyan workers given yellow balloons to cheer

Wild Mushrooms Make the Soup

Breast cancer link to small amount of alcohol

'You lookin' at me?' Fake book soothes race relations

Nigeria's plastic bottle house

Italy borrowing costs hit record 7%

TENNIS/ Nishikori climbs world rankings after Djokovic win

Pets 'at risk' from home smoking

Guy has 39 wives, 86 kids, 35 grandkids

France bars UK gallery from leaving with 'stolen' art

As flooding continues, Bangkok still at risk, but govt allocates US$ bn to reconstruction
Welsh government's 'opt out' organ donor consultation
Students' mental health 'at risk', psychiatrists warn

China marks 'Super Singles Day' with marriage rush

5 spectacular volcanoes worth visiting

EU targets credit rating agencies

Exclusive: Inside Hollywood's 'Bling Ring'

Charlize Theron: Kristen Stewart doesn't give a [bleep]

Ban smoking in cars, says British Medical Association

Niger: Gadhafi son stays until UN lifts travel ban

Bhutan's Moving Gold: How water is powering the country

Thailand flooding: Bangkok districts put on alert

Action star Michelle Yeoh takes on Aung San Suu Kyi

The world at seven billion

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Bollywood star, has baby girl

How to protect against skin cancer: drink coffee, tan in the morning

Special Reports

Somali pirate attacks hit record level

China school bus crash kills 20, state media say

Aizuwakamatsu: History with a sake chaser

One in Five Americans Age 12 and Older Experiences Hearing Loss Severe Enough to Hinder Communication
Akihito: The 125th Emperor of Japan

Weeks 21 and 22

Presentation time

You will have time to give a presentation about your news topics.

Directions are simple:

1. You email me about your topic and web address in English.

2. You raise your hand to start your presentation while showing the web site.

3. You have questions or comments from your friends.

4. You email me about your reflection about your presentation.

Notes in your presentation:

1. Greetings

2. Small talk

3. Points of the news you talk about

4. Comments

After presentation, we will check the textbook contents.

Presentations:

Designer puts international twist into traditional kimono

V for Vendetta masks: Who's behind them?

China to control shadow banking and private lending

Cost of Thai floods greater than political unrest

Sakshi's story: "My parents named me 'unwanted'"

Taylor Swift has 25 songs written for new album

Baby, mother, grandmother pulled alive from rubble in Turkey

IQ 'can change in teenage years'

Lack of outdoor play linked to short-sighted children

Bangkok floods: 'We may be evacuated'

Bangkok floods: 'We may be evacuated'

Boeing's Dreamliner begins first commercial flight

Thai flood crisis: Updated info for tourists

World Bike Festival highlights benefits of cycling around the globe

Rare baby hazel dormice rescued from jaws of cat

Rugby World Cup Could Return to New Zealand

New Zealand pays homage to its rugby heroes

Twelve killed in heavy fighting in Yemeni capital Sanaa

Shipwreck may be part of Kublai Khan's lost fleet

University of Strathclyde sets RUK fees at £27,000

Obesity up in Mexico, especially among children

Girls' Generation to release new single in U.S. and beyond

Cost of Thai floods greater than political unrest

 

China soul-searching after toddler's death

 

Girls' Generation to release new single in U.S. and beyond

 

 

Weeks 19 and 20

Presentation time

You will have time to give a presentation about your news topics.
Directions are simple:

1. You email me about your topic and web address in English.
2. You raise your hand to start your presentation while showing the web site.
3. You have questions or comments from your friends.
4. You email me about your reflection about your presentation.

Notes in your presentation:

1. Greetings
2. Small talk
3. Points of the news you talk about
4. Comments

After presentation, we will check the textbook contents.

Presentations:

Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens get tattooed together

Three women's rights activists share Nobel Peace Prize

Protest Spurs Online Dialogue on Inequity

Some supplements may up older women's death odds

Car-free Sunday for smog-struck Milan

China warns of trade war ahead of U.S. currency vote

Hurricane Jova lashes Mexican resorts, villages

Steve Jobs, Apple 'visionary', dies aged 56

India encephalitis outbreak kills 400, mainly children

Broadcasters must hand over UK riot footage to police

Conrad Murray drops claim Jackson swallowed propofol

Steve Jobs dies: Apple chief created personal computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone

Death toll from 2 months of lashing rain rises to 297 in Thailand

Clerk’s mistake led to $25M prize, Powerball winner says

Baby in hospital after electric blanket fire

Johnny Depp's Lone Ranger film to ride again

Thailand floods: 'Roads are now rivers'

In a Battle of the E-Readers, Booksellers Spurn Superheroes

Wales considered 'fake injury' in World Cup semi

Eco Meets the Economy

Baby in hospital after electric blanket fire

BlackBerry users burned as global outage hits U.S.

Weeks 17 and 18

Presentation time

You will have time to give a presentation about your news topics.
Directions are simple:

1. You email me about your topic and web address in English.
2. You raise your hand to start your presentation while showing the web site.
3. You have questions or comments from your friends.
4. You email me about your reflection about your presentation.

Notes in your presentation:

1. Greetings
2. Small talk
3. Points of the news you talk about
4. Comments

After presentation, we will check the textbook contents.

Colorado cantaloupes kill up to 16 in listeria outbreak

Small Plane Crashes Into Ride During Festival in Australia

Return of the Indispensable Man

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Occupy Wall Street Protesters: We Are Americans

Yahoo and ABC partner for news 'alliance'

Back to School in Libya, and Struggling to Adjust

Coffee may prevent depression, scientists say

Japan moves North Korean defectors to South Korea

Madonna pokes fun at hydrangeas incident (Video)

New iPhone 4S unveiled

Hitting Machine Slows: Suzuki’s Streak Nears an End

Steve Jobs dies: Apple chief created personal computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone

The Simpsons cannot continue without cuts, says Fox

Thousands show up for panda clubs

Weeks 15 and 16

Thank you very much for your summer holiday diary. Most diaries are very interesting to me. I think you enjoyed your summer.

I will return your diary to you later. I haven't written my comments or corrections on your diary because it is your nice memory, so you should keep it for your record. I will make some comments in class.

Today you will read the textbook and study grammar, and you will prepare for the next presentation. In this semester, you will focus on news clips. For example,

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray goes on trial

A start for 2nd semester.

Have you done your summer holiday assignment?

The direction was:
Please write a diary during your summer vacation and submit it on the first class in the 2nd semester. You have to write 10 days at least. You can add photos, goods, etc. to your diary. I will give it back to you.

Today, you will talk about one episode in class.

Weeks 13 and 14

Test

You have a summer holiday assignment:

Please write a diary during your summer vacation and submit it on the first class in the 2nd semester. You have to write 10 days at least. You can add photos, goods, etc. to your diary. I will give it back to you.

On the first day, you will talk about one episode in class.

Have nice summer holidays.


General Review from Unit 1 to Unit 8.

You have general review session. Please ask me many questions. You will have a test next week.
The following article is related to the next test.

'Nadeshiko' Japan feted upon return