2008/12/02

Presentation 4

Presentation titles:

1 134: Cinnamon girls are forever

2 021: Mizuki Noguchi

3 228: At Least 100 Dead in India Terror Attacks

4 220: Pakistan's spreading Taleban war

5 306: Japanese man flies to Mexico, camps at airport

6 303: sudoku

7 164: 5...4...3...2...Yawwwwwn

8 238: Hope For Conjoined Twins Ends in Heartbreak

9 012: Pancakes

10 089: Actor robots take Japanese stage

11 134: 50% of eligible citizens will be called as potential lay judge

12 156: Comics
Lemur Music

13 216: Group finds Starbucks logo too hot to handle

14 273: Are Celebrity Baby Photos Really Worth Millions?

15 165: More Japanese taking overseas vacations due to stronger yen

16 078: Holiday Spending Plans Plummet, Signaling Dismal Retail Season

17 236: The history of coffee

18 231: Preparing for lay judge system

19 112: H5N1 Pre-pandemic Vaccine Plans in Japan
Christmas Illuminations

20 225: Cell Phone

21 035: Thai airport protests called off

22 275: Avian Influenza A Virus Infections of Humans

23 081: Shopping center in Osaka tries out robot guides

24 003: Krispy Kreme

25 082: Dragonball

26 232: UNIQLO

27 106: The Nightmare Before Christmas

28 193: Snoopy
History of Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines (JCBL)

29 115: Kimutaku — enduring heartthrob
Disney on ice

30 260: Japan’s Mixi: A Social Network As A Purely Local Phenomenon

31 128: History of women's soccer

32 157: Christmas an an ancient history

33 107: New study: Media exposure harms kids

34 248: Global warming

35 219: Where to view Christmas lights in and around Tokyo

36 220: Eerie silence at Zimbabwe mine

37 085: More student pot busts reported

38 042: Celebration of the Chinese New Year
2009 Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend presented by CIGNA

39 238: Tonari no Totoro

40 4I151: The World of GOLDEN EGGS

Wedding rings? Think again!

41 309: Bosa Nova

42 025: SUPER SIZE ME

43 115: Annie
michaeljackson

44 272: WALL-E: Pixar's Biggest Gamble

45 067:Clock this: 35ft chocolate Big Ben towers over Italian food festival

46 120: Santa Claus: Making a spreadsheet and checking it twice

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2008/11/18

presentation 3

Presentation titles:

1 035: Move over Barney, new dog moving into White House

2 228: For Obama, No Time to Bask in Victory As He Starts to Build a Transition Team

3 220: Kim schedule 'returns to normal'

4 106: Walt Disney

5 164: Do they really think the earth is flat?

6 042: Romeo + Juliet

7 004: Hayao Miyazaki

8 025: Santa Claus Office

9 303: Boyfriend gets same sentence

10 120: Win Vivienne Westwood necklace, panto tickets

11 085: Mobile phones take over

12 236: Christmas - An Ancient Holiday

13 012: Macho makeover for Hello Kitty

14 165: My big fat Mexican wedding: world's fattest man ties the knot

15 231: 20th Century Boys

16 273: 'Pregnant Man's' Labor of Love

17 186: Tokyo Disney Resort

18 078: Crisis squeezes Croat Christmas

19 089: If a Baby Has a Fever, Treatment All Depends

20 248: Harry Potter

21 266: Honolulu Marathon

22 193: Dr. Ed Catmull: President

23 260: 45% Say Obama Will Govern as Partisan Democrat

24 081: Sweets linked to child's death

25 003: H&M

26 232: Kotatsu Tables & Accessories

27 128: History of Soccer

28 107: Mickey Mouse turns 80

29 082: LONDON’S No.1 SHOW CELEBRATES 2ND BIRTHDAY

30 260: Obama and Japan / Mutual efforts necessary to 'redefine' security treaty

31 216: 80 years ago, Mickey Mouse steamed onto entertainment scene

32 272: Japan: Michelin Guide Hits Tokyo

33 306: christmas tree history

34 309: Arashi Whips Fans Into Frenzy

35 225: BEIJING OLYMPICS/BADMINTON: Bye-bye birdie for Japanese

36 021: Holiday Lights in Europe

37 167: Asada Mao

38 023: Tobacco smoking

39 157: Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk

40 219: H&M new darling of Tokyo fashion scene

41 186: DAYANA MENDOZA MISS UNIVERSE® 2008

2008/11/13

Assignment on November 13th

11月13日課題

Many thanks for your reporting. I have got your emails. I will answer your email before next Thursday.

-- Sasajima

課題内容:

下記のサイトの英文記事を読み、考えたことを150語(150 words)程度で書いて、笹島に授業時間中にEメールを送る。途中の場合でも授業時間内に必ず送ること。送られていない場合は課題未提出とする。

First access the following website and read the article, and write your thoughts regarding the topic using more than 150 words in English. Finally you will email me in English with the class period. Even if you do not finish your work, do email me at sasajima@saitama-med.ac.jp. If you don't, you will be treated to be absent from the class. Be careful!

課題のサイト(The article website address): The $10 million cat

時間に余裕がある人は、Leave your commentに投稿するか、あるいは、他のCNN Video番組を視聴しなさい。視聴した番組のタイトルをEメールに書いて、感想を一言書いて、一緒に送る。

笹島茂のEメール宛先:sasajima@saitama-med.ac.jp

来週はまたプレゼンテーションの3回目を行います。トピックを火曜日までに笹島に送るのを忘れないようにしてください。
以上です。

2008/10/21

Presentation 2

Presentation titles:

1 021: Largest Producer of Green Tea in Japan

2 025: Gospel Frontiers

3 303: Last Night: Glay at the Fillmore

4 003: Cirque du Soleil

5 112: Animated Repatriation: Disney Art Returns

6 106: Halloween Party Box

7 225: KOBUKURO sings for Mokomichi's new drama series

8 236: A short trip to 'paradise'

9 220: New Japanese minister steps down

10 228: Purple tomato 'may boost health'

11 164: Amazon Posts Profit Jump and Offers Fuzzy Forecast

12 260: With Hot Coffee, We See a Warm Heart, Yale Researchers Find

13 012: Recall issued for tainted Japanese noodles

14 107: There's a bear up there and it's Monica!

15 004: Hannah Montana crowned new queen of ‘tween’

16 231: Pawing in enough to be a fat cat

17 078: Tennis call 'brain bias' found

18 085: Your Initials May Influence Your Job

19 273: Miley Cyrus Takes Over Disneyland For Sweet 16 Birthday Party/ Concert

20 120: Fergie's summer wedding

21 165: The Morning Banana Diet may be the cheapest, easiest ever. But does it work?

22 248: Ziburi movies

23 089: Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment

24 216: Keigo Higashino

25 193: Osamu Shimomura

26 035: U.S. financial crisis puts brakes on Japan carmakers

27 232: Bagel

28 04151: Booze diplomacy

29 081: 'Genji' retold in passionate tango

30 306: Alpaca Facts

31 134: Europeans back Obama, Asians like McCain

32 275: Cirque du Soleil

33 272: The Story of Halloween

34 128: Gates Wants New Generation of US Nuclear Weapons

35 023: Shiina Ringo

36 157: Japan's "working poor" at risk as recession hits

37 186: Mr. Children

38 023: A time and a place for heroes

39 219: Stress

40 225: BEIJING OLYMPICS/BADMINTON: Bye-bye birdie for Japanese

41 156: Snoopy

42 238: The Devil Wears Prada

43 067: First Ascent of the Matterhorn

44 186: President Obama and the world

45 309: Skate America 2008: Yu-Na Kim dominates ladies field to win gold

46 082:Final Curtain for Broadway's 'Rent'

2008/10/04

Presentation 1

October 9th

In class you will talk about the following topic you show us. You will have to speak for 2 minutes or so and have some questions from your classmates. After your presentation, you will email me reflecting your talk.

Your presentation topics:

021: Gyudon

260: Apple drops secrecy pledge for iPhone developers

216: Asada Assumes Azimuth

275:Drug Companies: No Cold Medicines for Kids Under 4

273:German doing well after 1st double arm transplant

134: Factory Girl (2006)

186: Learning English - Words in the News

220: Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate

035: Whales’ Lower-Pitch Sound Has Experts Guessing

042: High School girl pays $2.7m for own home

120: Halloween

107: SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL SET-UP

303: John Lennon's Imagine Demands Truth, But Provides Little Of Its Own

228: Palin and Biden Are Cordial but Pointed

004: Swimming

025: STAND UP TO CANCER

219: French Bulldog

225: Navigating the 'keigo' minefield

236: Autumn sweets, sake and afternoon tea

106: Japanese Food

164: Momma, I’ll Have Some of Whatever You’re Having

232: Cheerleading

306: Yes, we have no bananas, as dieters peel away stocks

157: Poet say removing cobs for fuel helps corn grow

082: Profile: Taro Aso

165: Bulgarian sumo star faces fixed bout allegation in Japan

012: Will pupils go nuts for squirrel?

112: Choosing Teen Christmas Gift Ideas My Discovery About Teenager Gift Ideas

193: Supernatural Powers, Yes. Gen-Y Problems, Also Yes.

272: Guinness World Records Book 2009

003: Tokyo Disney Resort

128: Latest Presidential Debate Comes as Campaign Attacks Increase

085: Tattoos come out of hiding

231: Miyazaki Hayao makes his first film in three years

4151: Policy Speech by Prime Minister Taro Aso

219: Tom Cruise

089: Halloween

248: Halloween history

067: Kids Site

238: Teletubbies

156: Sadaharu Oh

078: Cambodian couple cut home in half

112: Animated Repatriation: Disney Art Returns

115: Kimutaku — enduring heartthrob

232: Bagel

309: South Korea resumes imports of US beef

2008/09/29

Preparation

Each presenter has to email me at sasajima@saitama-med.ac.jp and tell me about the article's website address you show in the classroom before Tuesday.

How to give a presentation.

You read aloud the main part of the article you show your classmates while presenting the website.

If you think that the article is difficult to undestand, please explain it in Japanese. If not, you don't have to do so.

Talk about the article: what it says, what is interesting to you, how you found it, and why you choose it.
And what do you think about the article? If you have any questions, please ask your students.

Finally, you have to email me about your reflection on your presentation.

The following is the sample:

THE RIGHT THING; When Good Ethics Aren't Good Business

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2008/09/24

Let's use English!

Let's show the news article or information that you have read!

1. Read and select a news articles,
2. Tell your topic to me before your presentation.
3. Show and tell your topic in class.
4. Report your reflection to me by email.

Each class has 10 speakers. The starting date is October 9th.

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