Last Updated on April 23, 2014
1. Get the Japan Times (JT) on the morning of Thursday, April 17, 2014 at a newsstand of a train station near your house. Note that the JT is a morning paper and that you CANNOT buy it in the afternoon. If you should forget to get the JT, go to the JT and buy a copy of the news paper. See here and this map for info about where the JT is. You should call their sales department BEFORE you go there.
2. Use the JT and finish Handout, pp. 3-4 (Homework #1). Note that this handout was made BEFORE the newspaper was published. Therefore, you may NOT be able to find ALL the information. If so, write "The information is not available" in the handout. .
3. Prepare for your self-introduction. Since the skill focus of this presentation is physical message (body language), rehearse as many times as possible, untill you feel 150% ready.. Also, start thinking about the topic of your first presentation. Your first presentation comes a lot faster than you think!
On Wednesday, April 16, we looked at a presentation "How to make stress your friend" by Dr. Kelly McGonigal. If you want to look at it again, click HERE. Enjoy! (Note: If you click on "View Interactive Transcript" which is located just under the presentation title, you can read the script of Dr. McGonigal's speech.)
1. Check to see if you have all class handouts (pp. 1-2, 5-6, 9-12, 22-25) and put them in a (clear) folder or a binder.
2. Read Handouts (pp. 5-6 and 9-10) and prepare for the this class
Prepare well for your self-introduction speech. If you choose to use PowerPoint, which I strongly recommend, come to class at least 10 minutes before the bell and copy your PowerPoint file to my computer. See the "Self-introduction" handout for details about using PowerPoint.
1. Read Handout (pp. 5-6) and review characteristics newspaper English.
2. Read Steps 1 and 2 of the MOP (the first presentation) on pp. 9-11 and start thinking about your MOP little by little.
3. Look at the Schedule section of our homepage and check your presentation date. If you find an error, report it to Mr. Shimura.
4. Sort all the handouts you received according to their page numbers and check to see if you have the following handouts with you: pp. 1-6, 9-18, 22-25.
Important Note about Topic Selection for Your MOP
The theme of our English seminar is "current topics about Japan." Therefore, you must select a news article about Japan or Japanese persons for your first presentation (MOP).
Note about the Japan Times you bought on Thursday, April 17, 2014
Do not throw it away, as we will use it again next week.