Lesson 7 — Japanese Economy Remains Weak

The economy in Japan continues to do poorly. Why is that? What can be done?

News Story
Listen to the audio from the news story again from the VOA Learning page:

Japanese Economy Remains Weak

You can download the handout below:
Lesson 07 Handout






Report
1. Write and submit a summary to my gmail account about the story.
Give it the title of your full name + CE2 + Lesson 7 (Taro Suzuki CE2 Lesson 7)

2. At the end of the summary, please tell me if the English level was appropriate. You can write, "It was too easy", "It was just right", "It was challenging, but good", or "It was too difficult".

3. Also, on the same file, type out the dictation you wrote down EXACTLY as you wrote it on your paper.

Quizlet
Practice Quizlet every day if you can. Especially, practice the RU16S CE2L Vocab set in our class. The final test will include vocabulary from this set.

Lesson 6 — 200 Families Feared Buried in Sri Lanka Landslides

Landslides in Sri Lanka have caused much damage and many people are missing or dead.


News Story
Listen to the audio from the news story again from the VOA Learning page:

200 Families Feared Buried in Sri Lanka Landslides

You can download the handout below:
Lesson 06 Handout



Report
Write and submit a summary to my gmail account about the story.
Give it the title of your full name + CE2 + Lesson 6 (Taro Suzuki CE2 Lesson 6)

At the end of the summary, please tell me if the English level was appropriate. You can write, "It was too easy", "It was just right", "It was challenging, but good", or "It was too difficult".

Lesson 5 — Obama to Make 1st Presidential Visit to Hiroshima

US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Japan when the G7 summit takes place. He will be the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima. Should he apologize for the US dropping the atomic bomb?



News Story
Listen to the audio from the news story again from the VOA Learning page:

Obama to Make 1st Presidential Visit to Hiroshima

You can download the handout below:
Lesson 05 Handout



Report
Write and submit a summary to my gmail account about the story.
Give it the title of your full name + CE2 + Lesson 5 (Taro Suzuki CE2 Lesson 5)

At the end of the summary, please tell me if the English level was appropriate. You can write, "It was too easy", "It was just right", "It was challenging, but good", or "It was too difficult".

Lesson 4 — Will Republicans Unite Behind Trump?

Quite recently, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump became the presumptive nominees for their
parties. Usually the nomination process is finished much earlier in the year, but this year they both went late. While each candidate was the most popular, they also both had strong resistance in their own parties. That is why the title of this story asks if Trump can unify his party.


News Story
Listen to the audio from the news story again from the VOA Learning page:
Will Republicans Unite Behind Trump?



Report
Write and submit a summary to my gmail account about the story.
Give it the title of your full name + CE2 + Story 2 (Taro Suzuki CE2 Story 2)

At the end of the summary, please tell me if the English level was appropriate. You can write, "It was too easy", "It was just right", "It was challenging, but good", or "It was too difficult".

Lesson 3 — Earthquake News Continued

Write a report with your group about the news story. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
2. Sign in using your Rikkyo ID and password.
3. Start a new document.
4. Give it the title of your full name + CE2 + Story 1 (Taro Suzuki CE2 Story 1)
5. Click on the Share button.
6. Use my gmail address: samuraitheologian. Click Share.
7. Write a report about the story. Include the 5Ws, H & SW and use some of the vocabulary from class.
8. Due by next Wednesday (5/4 23:59)

Video: Gangnam Style (Jayesslee Cover on YouTube)

We watched Jayesslee's (Janice & Sonia Lee) cover of Psy's Gangnam Style. They are a talented pair of Korean-Australian women from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 2 — Earthquake News & Vocabulary

In this lesson we watched a news story about two earthquakes. I asked you to take notes about the 5 Ws, H & SW (so what?).

You can watch the story again below. 

Answer as many of the W, H & SW questions. Watch the first 3 minutes as much as you need.

You can see it again with English subtitles here:
CNN Students News 04/18/16



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