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Sugiyama Jogakuen University Communicative English Program Projects

Student Book 2021

Your Projects Class is a speaking class and will be a chance for you to use everything you learn in your core classes, especially Writing, Reading and Learner Training.

Speaking &

Listening

Reading

Writing

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Table of Contents

Project Section Page Introduction Table of Contents

Tentative Schedule What is a Project?

1–2 3–4 5

Families Listening: The American Family 6–7

Mini-Presentations & How to Take Notes Musical Families Readings Mini-Presentation Notes

8 9–11 12

Mini-Presentation Discussion 13 Choosing a Famous Family Research Notes

14–15 16

Presentation Skill: Introducing and Concluding 17 Famous Families Presentation Checklist 18

Amazing Women

Listening: Ada Lovelace 19 Mini-Presentation: Rowling; Mori; Yousafzai 20–23 Amazing Women Mini-Presentation Notes Mini-Presentation Discussion Amazing Women

24 25 26

Presentation Skill: Eye Contact Researching an Amazing Woman

27 28 –31

Amazing Women Presentation Checklist 32 Restaurants Listening: Daym Drops 33

Talking About Food Video Food Review Mini-Presentation: Fast Food Fast Food Mini-Presentation Notes Mini-Presentation Discussion

34–35 36–37 38–41 42 43

Presentation Skill: Using Signal Words 44 Researching a Restaurant 45 Restaurants Presentation Checklist

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Moving Pictures

Listening: The History of Moving Pictures 48 Mini-Presentation: Legends of the Silver Screen 49–52 Moving Pictures Mini-Presentation Notes Mini-Presentations Discussion What Did You Think About…? Story Arcs Flipbooks Presentation Skill: Multi-Pointed Introduction Choosing a Movie Researching a Movie

53 54 55 56–57 58 59 60 61

Moving Pictures Presentation Checklist 62 Countries Mini-Project: World Trip 63–65

Foreign Festivals Listening: Travel Interviews

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Mini-Presentation: Thailand; the USA; Egypt Countries Mini-Presentation Notes Mini-Presentation Discussion

69 – 73 74 75

Researching a Country Presentation Skill: Organizing, Outlines and Notecards

76 – 79 80 – 81

Countries Presentation Checklist 82

Appendices 1 Presentation Evaluation Forms 83–85 2 Listening Transcripts 86–89 3 Conversation Recordings 5 CE Projects Final Review Activity

90–93 94–95

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P* Week Spring 2021 Tentative Schedule 1 Introduction, Warm up, What is a

Project?

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2 Project One Introduction: Famous Families, Listening, Skill: How to Take Notes

3 Mini-Presentations, Conversation Recording Homework, Choosing a Famous Family

4 Research Notes, Skill: Introducing & Concluding

5 Presentations

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6 Project Two Introduction: Amazing Women, Listening

7 Mini-Presentations, Choosing an Amazing Woman

8 Amazing Women Quiz, Research Notes, Skill: Eye Contact

9 Presentations TH

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10 Talking About Food Quiz, Project Three Introduction, Listening

11 Making a Food Review 12 Mini-Presentations, Choosing a

Restaurant 13 Translating the Menu, Making Posters,

Skill: Using Signal Words 14 Final Conversation Review, Revising

Posters 15 Presentations

Note. P* = Project number. Schedule changes might be made.

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P* Week Fall 2021 Tentative Schedule

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1 Project Four Introduction: Moving Pictures, Listening

2 Mini-Presentations, Presentation Skills Review

3 Story Arcs, What Did You Think About the Movie?

4 E. Muybridge, Making a Flipbook, Choosing a Movie

5 Summarizing a Movie, Skill: Multi-Pointed Introduction, Research and Poster-Making

6 Presentation Preparation, Revising Posters

7 Presentations

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8 Project Five Introduction, Mini-Project: World Trip

9 Mini-Presentations 10 How Much Do You Know About the

World? Choosing a Country, Organizing Research

11 Listening, Sharing Research 12 Sharing Research, Making an Outline 13 Poster Preparation and Cue Cards 14 Final Conversation Review, Revising

Posters 15 Presentations

Note. P* = Project number. Schedule changes might be made.

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What is a Project?

This course is called CE Projects, but what is a project? To get an idea, we will start by working together in a small group on a mini-project called Island Survival.

Island Survival

Situation: Imagine that you will go with your group to a desert island for one year. On the island there are no people, no buildings, and no plumbing. The island has fresh water, freshwater fish, coconut trees, monkeys, and poisonous snakes.

Challenge: Your group may only take five things to the island. Brainstorm anything that might be useful, and then decide with your group which five items you will take. Write your reasons for why each thing is important.

Use this space for brainstorming (writing your ideas).

Your teacher will now add a complication to your project.

Report: Explain your decisions to another group.

Reflection

Your teacher will lead you in a discussion. Finish the following sentences: A project is A project has Remember…

The CE Projects class is your speaking class. The final presentation is an important part of each project, but it is not the only part. Challenge yourself to speak English in every class.

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Project 1: Famous Families Introduction You will do the three following things in this project:

I. Listening: Take notes and learn useful phrases and vocabulary by listening to a recorded presentation

II. Mini-Presentation: Give a three-minute presentation about a musical family with notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time.

III. Poster Presentation: Prepare a four-minute poster presentation without notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time.

a. Topic: A famous family that you think is interesting Listening: The American Family

Part One: Listen and write notes. Imagine that you are the presenter. What keywords would you want in your notes? Write them in the box below. After, compare your notes with your classmates.

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Part Two: Read the questions and partial answers below. Listen again and fill in the blanks for the answers below.

1. What are the traditional roles in an American family?

A traditional family includes a father, mother, ____________ Roles:

a. Father : ____________

b. Mother : ____________

2. List the three ‘non-traditional families’ mentioned in the listening.

a. Single parents

b. ________ marriages

c. Same-_______ marriages

3. How has the role of women changed in American families? Women have______________________________________________ . 4. What do most people in the U.S. today think of interracial marriage? ______ % of Americans approve of interracial marriage. 5. What are two reasons American families are getting smaller?

Reason 1: Women are _____________________________________ .

Reason 2: Parents are _____________________________________ .

After you have tried to answer all of the questions and compared them with a partner, check the full transcript on page 86. In addition, compare your notes to the notes on page 8.

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Mini-Presentations: Musical Families Mini-Presentation: Give a three-minute mini-presentation with notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time. Topic: A family that has changed how we listen to music

To begin work on your mini presentation, you and your partners will be assigned one of the readings about musical families on pages 9 through 11. In the next class, you will give a three-minute mini-presentation on the family you have read about. You may use notes with up to 70 words. After your presentation, there will be a one-minute question and answer (Q&A) time.

How to Take Notes

Notes for presentations should focus on key words. Key words are important words that meaningful such as nouns, prepositions, and verbs. You can also draw pictures or use symbols or make your notes as mind maps. Useful presentation notes should help you communicate your ideas while maintaining eye contact. Below are some notes from the listening exercise on page 5. How many words are there?

Title: The American Family Today US family - 50 years change, marriage, birthrate Traditional: dad (makes money), mom (looks after kids) Non-traditional:

single parent why? divorce (20-25%), death, own choice mixed divorced parents marry children 3 types: his, hers, ours same-sex parents adopt - 49 states OK

male, female roles women working, two salaries men cooking, care kids - women still more

Non-married households 47% Interracial 83% approval Later age - 26/27 marriage and childbirth

Word Count: _______ words Write your notes your mini-presentation notes on page 12. Write notes, not sentences. Remember that this will be an interactive mini presentation, like a conversation. During your presentation, your listeners will ask you questions, so, try to remember as much as you can, and talk naturally. Practice your presentation at least four times, and record (write down) how long it takes you to present on page 12. Your teacher will check this next week.

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Pop − The Jackson Family The Jackson Five were one of the most influential family musical performing acts of all time and had an enormous impact on the pop-culture of the early 70s and 80s. Their high energy, trendy fashion, and funky music were ideal for people who wanted to forget about all the problems that were facing the United States at the time. People of all ages loved the Jackson Five because they represented hard-work, talent, and more importantly, family values. The Jackson Five were the five eldest sons of a family of nine children. Their father, Joe, was a steel worker and their mother, Katherine, was a homemaker. Their father introduced them to music at an early age. The young performers started out performing in local contests, and this gave them a lot of time in front of an audience to perfect their stage act. News of their talents reached important people at Motown. At the time, Motown was a very successful music label with a long line-up of pop stars. Before they were ready for the limelight, they were first sent to Los Angeles for a year to practice and learn more about their craft. When they debuted in 1968, they were a well-rehearsed group having spent a decade performing around their hometown. Michael, the youngest member, was clearly the center of attraction. Joining their baby brother on stage were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. However, it was how they performed as a group that mesmerized their growing fan base. Because of all the time they put into practice, they were able to synchronize their movements and provide incredible harmony to their youngest brother’s enchanting voice. With the help of Motown, the Jackson Five had a string of gold records. Their all-time greatest hit, “I’ll Be There” was about a man and woman who loved each other but were breaking-up. The man promised the woman that even if she finds someone else, he would always be there for her. The Jackson Five continued to have hits until the mid-70s. By this time Jermaine and Michael also had successful solo careers. The Jackson Five entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, and Michael Jackson entered as a solo performer in 2001. Sadly, the last time they were altogether in front of their fans and the world media was when the Jackson brothers served as pallbearers at Michael’s funeral in 2009.

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Classical − The Bach Family Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the most iconic names in history, created compositions renowned for their complexity, precision, and melody. To many, Bach’s work is a symbol of human intellectual achievement. Although Bach descended from a long line of musicians, he was relatively unknown during his own lifetime. Several of Bach’s children became musicians of historical significance. From the 16th to the 19th century, this exceptional family produced more than 70 musicians, making the Bach family one of the most influential names in Western music. Bach’s great, great grandfather, Hungarian born Veit Bach, was a miller by trade, but became known as a lute player after his family relocated to Thuringia in Germany. Following his death, the mill was taken over by his son, Johannes. Recognizing his talent for music, the mayor of Thuringia gave Johannes permission to study under the town piper. Johannes’s abilities developed to the point that he was asked to play a concert in Eisenach, a city of cultural importance. The following generations of the Bach family continued to gain recognition as accomplished musicians. Christoph Bach, J.S. Bach’s grandfather, was widely known as an organist, also performing in Eisenach. His son Johann Ambrosias Bach became a respected string player and was the father of J.S. Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach. As a boy, he learned to play, build and repair organs. Bach's use of counterpoint was innovative and very complex. His “The Well-Tempered Clavier” was the first cycle of compositions using all 24 of the major and minor keys. Still, two of his sons, Carl and Johann, became much better known during their lives. Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, born in 1714, became a harpsichordist for Frederick II of Prussia. He next moved to Hamburg where he became a music director. His music greatly influenced both Mozart and Beethoven. Johann Christian Bach worked for a time with his older brother. Following in his father’s footsteps, Johann next became an organist at an important cathedral in Milan, Italy. He also composed chamber music, operas and symphonies, eventually being appointed music master for Queen Charlotte. Even now, the Bach family name continues to inspire musicians around the world. The influence of this amazing musical family certainly lives on today.

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Jazz − The Marsalis Family In the unique historical and cultural setting of New Orleans, Ellis Marsalis, musician, teacher, and father of six sons, is the patriarch of a family known as "the first family of jazz". As musicians, the family are prolific, with enough recordings bearing the Marsalis name to constitute its own collection. The family's full impact comes not just from their commercial successes, but from the various roles they have held in the development of modern American jazz, both in terms of innovation and education. Ellis had his first gig in 1949, playing tenor sax for a local New Orleans band called the Groovy Boys, but he soon switched to serious study of the piano. He joined the Marine Corps where he played in the official band and gave weekly TV performances. After leaving the service he played in a number of New Orleans bands until the 70s, when he became a teacher. It is in this role that he had his greatest influence. At the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, he taught countless young people including many who would go on to become great musicians. Of all the musicians who learned at his side, however, Ellis' sons proved the most apt pupils. Wynton, perhaps the most famous of Ellis' sons, left New Orleans for New York where he had a highly successful career playing not only contemporary jazz, but also concert, and solo music for trumpet. In 1983, he won Grammy Awards in both classical and jazz, making him the first recording artist to win in both categories simultaneously. He has since won a total of eight Grammy Awards for his jazz and classical recordings. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize in music for his composition, Blood on the Fields, a musical work about slavery. Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is also famed as both a classical and jazz musician and, like his brother, is a Grammy Award winner. He followed in his father's footsteps becoming an educator and has taught at several American Universities. Branford began the recording label Marsalis Music, which produces his own music and that of promising young performers. Delfeayo has had an impact as both a trombonist and a recording producer. At Berklee College of Music, he devoted most of his studies to studio production, and was soon producing albums for his father and brothers, as well as many other famous artists. On the drums, youngest son Jason completes the musical ensemble and is hailed by his own father and brothers as the most talented member of the family. Though they had all been playing for some considerable time by 2001, it was not until 2012 that the whole family joined together to perform as a musical ensemble in a tribute concert for Ellis.

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Musical Families Mini-Presentation Notes Notes for mini-presentation on __________________________________ Word Count: Practice four times, using your notes, and write how long it takes you to give your presentation. (e.g., 5 min. 45 sec.) My time 1: _____min._____sec. My time 3: _____min._____sec.

My time 2: _____min._____sec. My time 4: _____min._____sec.

≤70 words No sentences

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Mini-Presentations Discussion Draw a mind map of each of the musical families and add any interesting information. Jackson

Bach

Marsalis

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Choosing a Famous Family

There are many interesting famous families around the world. To help you decide, you can use the list below. You can also choose a family that is not listed, but your famous family must follow these rules:

1. Your famous family should not be from Japan. 2. Your famous family must be real (Sazae-san or Doraemon are not OK). 3. If someone chooses the family before you, you must choose a different family.

History/Politics The Arts/Sports Business/Science The 18th Egyptian Dynasty The Corrs The Ambani Family The Bismarck Family The Osmonds The Darwin-Wedgwood

Family The Bülow Family Hanson The Gates Family (Bill Gates

Sr. Bill, Mary, Melinda, Mimi)

The Capetian Family The Beach Boys The Hodgkin Family The Castro Family The Bee Gees The Huxley Family The Hawaiian Royal Family The Gracie Family

(Brazilian jiu jutsu) The Knight Family (Nike shoes and goods, USA)

The Habsburgs The Monarcha Family (Carmen, Marina)

The Lee Family (Samsung Electronics)

The Kennedy Family The Canete Family (Philippine fencing)

The Li Family (CK Hutchison Holdings)

The Khan Family The Chen Family (tai chi)

The Medici Family

The Kim Family (North Korea founding family)

Williams family of painters

The Piëch-Porsche Family (Volkswagen)

The Nehru-Gandhi Family The Guinness Family The Rothschild Family The Spanish Royal Family The Rupert Family

(Richemont-luxury goods company)

The Thapa Dynasty The Wright Brothers The Tudor Family

Let’s practice. Choose three of these families (or your own ideas) for research. Write some notes on each of the families in the table on the next page. Example:

Family name

Family Member Interesting fact

Marsalis Ellis Taught many famous musicians Wynton 8 Grammy awards and a Pulitzer! Branford Founded recording label

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Family name

Family Member Interesting fact

Family name

Family Member Interesting fact

Family name

Family Member Interesting fact

Which of these families do you find the most interesting?

Because you are going to do more research on this family for your presentation, you should gather information from at least three sources (books, magazines, the internet). Write the sources on the next page along with the important information in note form. It is OK to use Japanese language sources, but your notes must be written in English. Remember that you are writing notes, not complete sentences (example on page 6).

Your teacher will check your notes before your presentation.

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Famous Family Research Notes

Source 1: Source 2:

Source 3:

Example 1: www.marsalismusic.com/marsalis-family

Example 2: www.frenchquarter.com/nightlife/Marsalis.php

Word Count: (You may write up to 70 words, but do not write sentences!)

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Presentation Skill: Introducing and Concluding Your presentation on a famous family will be very relaxed. In fact, you will give it sitting down, but even informal presentations need to begin and finish smoothly. You should first introduce yourself and your topic. Everyone’s main topic will be the same: a famous family. Here is an example of how you can begin your presentation.

Hello everyone. My name is ________________, and today I’m

going to talk about the ________________ family.

When you finish your presentation, you should ask if there are any questions. After you answer the questions or when your time is up, you should thank your audience. Below is an example of how you can conclude your presentation. That concludes my presentation. Are there any questions? … Thank you for listening. Now, read about some other important points about your presentation.

• The full presentation time will be five minutes – four minutes for your presentation and one minute for Q&A. During and after your presentation, your classmates may ask you questions.

• You should also ask questions about the presentations you listen to. • Your teacher will give you a warning when you have one minute left. • You must not read or use notes during your presentation. You will have a

poster, but you may not write notes on the back of the poster. • You will give your presentation to two different groups of students, to give you

a second chance to improve! • After you have finished each presentation, your audience will fill in an online

evaluation to give you some feedback. See page 83-85 for the evaluation points.

Remember: Everyone should ask questions about the presentations, so listen carefully and think about what the presenter is saying.

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Famous Family Poster-Presentation Checklist The checklist below will help you prepare your presentation. You will give your presentation in class twice: once to one group and again to a different group. After you have chosen your family members, made your poster, prepared an introduction and conclusion and practiced, practiced, and practiced some more, put a check ✓ in each of the boxes.

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Practice record example

Number Time (m:s) Where With 1 4:23 at home on my own 2 4:11 in the SAC CEP friends 3 4:35 in the library my mom

Practice record

Number Time (m:s) Where With

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Remember: • The full presentation time will be five minutes–four minutes for your

presentation and one minute for Q & A. • You are not allowed to read your notes during your presentation. Your score will

go down if your teacher sees you reading. • See page 83 for an example of the evaluation form.

Make an A4 poster that shows the family tree of your interesting family. Make it clear and easy to read with a good balance of words and pictures, and enough information for you to talk for four minutes. Your teacher will show you an example.

Decide which family members to introduce. Four minutes is not a long time, and you may not have time to discuss everyone in the family.

Prepare an introduction and conclusion like the example given on page 17. Practice. It is important that you practice your presentation. Practice by speaking out loud. This is the only way that your timing will be accurate. It might help you to practice in front of someone. Why not practice with a friend or in the SAC? You should practice at least four times.

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Project 2: Amazing Women Introduction You will do the three following things in this project:

I. Listening: Take notes and learn useful phrases and vocabulary by listening to a recorded presentation

II. Mini-presentation: Give a three-minute presentation about a famous woman and one more minute of Q&A time with notes

III. Poster-Presentation: Prepare a four-minute poster presentation and one more minute of Q&A without notes

a. Topic: An amazing woman you want to know more about Introduction There are incredible people in the world from all types of backgrounds and for many different reasons. During this project, you will learn about amazing women from around the planet. You will also research and prepare a communicative presentation on an amazing woman who inspires you. You will learn about four amazing women − Ada Lovelace in a listening activity, and J. K. Rowling, Hanae Mori, and Malala Yousafzai in mini-presentations. After that, you will choose an amazing woman for your own presentation. You are going to research this woman’s life and prepare a poster for a four-minute presentation. Listening: Ada Lovelace 1. Where was Ada from? 2. Who raised (took care of Ada)? 3. Which illness caused Ada to stay bedridden for three years? 4. What did Ada Lovelace study? Why? 5. Who did Ada work with and what did they do? 6. What was Ada’s relationship with her family members like? Ada and her mother’s was unhappy/strained/not good

Ada and her father’s was…

Ada and her grandmother’s was…

7. Do you think Ada Lovelace is amazing? Why or why not? After trying to answer and comparing your answers, check the full transcript on page 87.

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Mini-Presentation: Amazing Women in Our Time Mini-Presentation: Give a three-minute mini-presentation and an additional one minute of Q&A with notes. Topic: An Amazing Woman To begin work on your mini presentation, you will be assigned one of the readings about women on pages 21 through 23. Next week, you will give a three-minute mini-presentation on the woman you read about. Afterwards, you will have one minute for Q&A. You may write up to, but not more than, 70 words to use as notes on page 24. While you prepare, remember that this should be a communicative mini presentation, so you don’t need to memorize anything, and you should talk naturally. Practice your presentation several times and write down the time it took to finish presenting your topic at the bottom of page 24. Your teacher will check your notes next week.

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Worlds of Fantasy - J. K. Rowling Surprisingly, one of England’s biggest superstars is not an actor or a singer. She’s the writer, J.K. Rowling or Joanne (Jo) Rowling. Jo is the author of the hugely successful Harry Potter books. She was born in England in 1965 and has one sister, Dianne. Jo says that during her childhood, she was a daydreamer. Her daydreams surely influenced her writing, which she began when she was six. While Jo was a student at Exeter University, she studied French, and when she finished her studies, she began teaching. However, she always dreamed of being a writer. One day in 1990, stuck on a delayed train for four hours, she dreamed up the boy "Harry Potter". That year was important for another reason as well. Jo’s much-loved mother died. In 1980, she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and for the next ten years, she struggled with the disease, and dying in 1990. Her death influenced some of the darker parts of the Harry Potter stories. After this very painful experience, Jo needed a change in her life, so she went to Portugal to teach English. While she was there, she married a Portuguese TV journalist. They had a daughter, Jessica. That relationship was not successful, therefore she divorced her husband and returned to Britain. Back in Great Britain, Jo lived in Edinburgh near her sister. she planned to return to teaching, but knew that once she started, she’d be very busy. So, she decided to first live on welfare and concentrate on finishing her novel. Finally, in 1995, she finished her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This book was written mostly by hand and then typed on an old typewriter. After the book was finished, it took a year to find a publisher who would accept it! Jo is now one of the richest women in the U.K., but she is generous with her money and her time. Although she remarried in 2001, she was once a single mother and understands how difficult raising a child alone is. Rowling became involved in the organization called Gingerbread, which supports one parent families, and is now its president. She also has worked hard to encourage children to read. Additionally, she has contributed a lot of money to different causes, one of which researches multiple sclerosis, the disease that killed her mother. If her mother were alive today, there is no doubt that she would be proud of the great achievements of her daughter, J.K. Rowling. In 2020 J.K. Rowling was constantly accused of being anti-trans. She was even asked to return her previously received Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award because of this. The origin of this was her statement that she did not like the phrase “people who menstruate” being recommended to use instead of “women” for gender identity. In September 2020 her book Troubled Blood caused more negative critique about her possible views against trans people. The reason is a male murderer in the book would dress in women’s clothing. This is a common trope (theme) in history where one of the only characters of GBLT people in stories is evil. Although her statements have hurt people, there is also the problem of backlash against women who gain status or popularity.

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East Meets West - Hanae Mori Fashion is the glamorous art, and every year millions of people turn their attention to what is on display in the world’s most famous fashion shows. Among the thousands of talented fashion designers who want to present their creations on the fashion runways of Paris and New York, only one Japanese woman in history has had the honor. Her name is Hanae Mori. Hanae, the daughter of a doctor from Shimane Prefecture, first studied what her parents agreed she should study, literature. After graduating from university and marrying the son of a textile manufacturer, she began her first career as a homemaker and had two children. It wasn’t until later that she discovered she really wanted to design and make her own clothes. In 1947, Hanae chose to go to the Dressmaker’s Academy (DoReMe) in Tokyo to study fashion design, and in 1951 she opened her own studio in Shinjuku. Not long after that, Hanae was asked by a film director to design the costumes for his movies and for the next six years she designed clothes for actors in hundreds of films. Already as a young designer, Hanae was bridging the gap between Asia and Europe and stressing the essence and simplicity of Japanese beauty and aesthetic sense. As she focused on her dream, Hanae began to make a name for herself. She was well-known for saying, "Fashion is not only about clothing, but everything that is connected to lifestyle.” Hanae visited Paris with her sons in 1961 and there she met Coco Chanel. It was a turning point in her career, and after she successfully showed her creations in New York in 1977, she decided to open a studio in Paris. In the same year Hanae became the first Asian woman to be accepted in the Paris syndicate of high fashion. Hanae’s clothing designs are not only well-known for high-fashion, but can also be seen in the working world of travel. Three different uniforms she designed were worn by the cabin attendants on Japan Air Lines flights from 1967 to 1988. Hanae Mori has also founded boutiques in Harajuku and her award-winning house of fashion is famous around the world for designing high-priced eyewear and creating popular perfumes. Hanae Mori is currently 95 years old and enjoying her retirement.

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Courage to Learn - Malala Yousafzai In Japan and most countries around the world, girls and boys look forward to starting school at the age of six and continue until they are at least twelve or thirteen years old. Still, not all children have the chance to go to school without being afraid. Malala Yousafzai and the children of her generation in faraway parts of Pakistan, the Middle East and Africa have to worry because the way to and from school could be filled with life-threatening danger. Malala Yousafzai is from the Swat Valley in Pakistan, where her father ran a school. As a young girl, she became well-known for a blog that she wrote for the British Broadcasting Corporation describing to the world her experiences in a Pakistani school. She was just a teenager when, on her way home from school, three men got on her school bus and started shooting guns. These men were from a group of religious extremists who believe that girls should not go to school. By shooting Malala they wanted to frighten the other girls, so they would stay away from school and not get an education. Luckily, the bullet that hit Malala did not kill her, but passed into her neck instead. Malala was in great danger after the shooting, and she almost died. A few days after the shooting, she was moved to a hospital in England where the doctors and nurses were able to save her life. It took many months for her to recover well enough to live life normally again. Today she lives and studies in England, because it was not safe to return to her home in Pakistan. In March of 2018, she was able to visit Pakistan for the first time. Malala is a brave young woman. Although she has been through many hardships, she has continued her own education and even today speaks out about the need for educating young people. In recognition of her fight to provide education for all children, she was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. At age 17, she was the youngest person to ever receive the prize. At this point in her life, she stated that she was thinking of running for Prime Minister for Pakistan, however she seemed to have changed her mind when according to her statement published in a March 2018 article in the Guardian Newspaper where she stated “now that I have met so many presidents and prime ministers around the world, it just seems that things are not simple and there are other ways that I can bring the change that I want to see”. In 2020, Malala graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Lady Margaret Hall (a constituent of Oxford University). In March of 2021 she signed a multiyear partnership with Apple TV as a content creator with promises to be part of “dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, and children’s series, and draw on her ability to inspire people around the world.”

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Amazing Women Mini-Presentation Notes Notes for mini-presentation on __________________________________ Word Count: Practice four times, using your notes, and write down the time it takes you to give your presentation. My time 1: _____min._____sec. My time 3: _____min._____sec.

My time 2: _____min._____sec. My time 4: _____min._____sec.

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Mini-Presentations Discussion After listening to each of the presentations, answer the following questions in your group. Try to do this without looking back in the book. If you can’t answer a question, ask the presenter for more information. Malala Yousafzai

1. Where was she born?

2. Where did she most recently graduate from, and what did she study?

3. What does is she currently doing?

4. How old was she when she received the Nobel Peace Prize?

5. How did the world first learn about Malala?

Hanae Mori

1. What was her father’s profession?

2. What did her parents want her to study?

3. When did she open her first studio?

4. Who did she meet in Paris in 1961?

5. What is her fashion house in Tokyo famous for today?

J. K. Rowling

1. What nationality is she?

2. Where does her sister live?

3. Who was her first husband?

4. What happened to her mother?

5. Why has she recently received so much negative press?

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Amazing Women

You are going to make an Amazing Women quiz. First, in a small group make a list of five amazing women that you have heard about and write some ideas about why they are amazing. Choose women from any country, living or dead. Make your list of women interesting.

Name What makes her amazing?

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Next, in a new group, take turns giving clues about your amazing women. After you give a clue, your group members should try to guess who your amazing woman is.

Here is an example:

A. She wrote novels a long time ago. B. Is it Shakespeare? C. No-, Shakespeare was a man. It’s supposed to be a woman! B. Oh, right. Is it J. K. Rowling? A. No. This woman was Japanese. C. Is it Murasaki Shikibu? A. Yes! That’s right! Now it’s your turn. Discuss the following questions.

1. Who is the most interesting person to you from the list above?

2. What makes her interesting to you?

3. What Japanese woman is the most inspiring to you?

4. Why does she inspire you?

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Presentation Skill: Making and Keeping ‘Eye Contact’ Eye contact is when you look at your audience while you are speaking; your eyes contact other eyes in the audience. Eye contact works two ways: for the listener and for the speaker. Maintaining good eye contact is important for listeners because they know if the speaker feels confident and this can help to keep their attention. When the audience members see you are trying to make eye contact, they can feel you are communicating something important to them. For you as a speaker, keeping eye contact helps you to know if the listener understands what you are saying, and if the listener is interested in what you are saying. Talk to your partner about these questions. Write down your answers. If you do not know the answer, experiment by making different amounts of eye contact together.

1. How long should you make eye contact?

2. How do you feel when someone makes eye contact for too long of a time?

3. How do you feel when eye contact is too short?

4. How do you feel if the audience doesn’t look at you?

5. Is it easy for you to make eye contact? Why? Why not?

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Researching an Amazing Woman Do you have an amazing woman in mind yet? Can you think of someone who has inspired you? If not, don't worry. Below is a list of several women who have made impressive impacts.

Famous Women by Profession or Specialized Area

Explorers

Civil Rights

Health Sciences & Medicine

Music

Amelia Earhart

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Clara Barton

Aretha Franklin

Amy Johnson

Harriet Tubman

Elizabeth Blackwell

Billy Holiday

Bessie Coleman

Margaret Fuller

Metrodora

Daphne Oram

Gertrude Bell

Rosa Parks

Ogino Ginko

Janis Joplin

Hester Stanhope

Sojourner Truth

Rebecca Lee Crumpler

Laurie Anderson

Nelly Bly

Susan B Anthony

Lena Marie

Sacajawea

Literature

Maria Callas

Fashion

Agatha Christie

Meredith Monk

Arts & Dance

Anna Sui

Barbara Cartland

Nina Simone

Camille Claudel

Donatella Versace

Beatrix Potter

Ono Yoko

Cindy Sherman

Jil Sander

Charlotte Bronte

Georgia O'Keefe

Kate Spade

Daphne du Maurier

Religious Figures

Helen Frankenthaler

Kawakubo Rei

Elizabeth Browning

Boudicca

Isadora Duncan

Vivienne Westwood

Emily Dickenson

Mother Teresa

Kusama Yayoi

Gabriela Mistral

Mirabai

Film

George Eliot

World Leaders

Amalia Rodrigues

Jane Austen

Alexandra Feodorovna

Business & Entertainment

Catherine Deneuve

Louisa May Alcott

Annie Besant

Anita Roddick

Hara Setsuko

Mary Wollstonecraft

Catherine de Medici

Cheung Yan

Ingrid Bergman

Murasaki Shikibu

Catherine the Great

Giulianna Benetton

Josephine Baker

Sappho

Cleopatra

Helena Rubinstein

Katherine Hepburn

Simone de Beauvoir

Diana, Princess of Wales

Katharine Graham

Marlene Dietrich

Toni Morrison

Eleanor d'Aquitaine

Melinda Gates

Nagayama Aiko

Virginia Woolfe

Eleanor Roosevelt

Oprah Winfrey

Olivia DeHavilland

Higuchi Ichiyo

Sarah Blakely

Vivien Leigh

Ursula Burns

Yma Sumac

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World leaders (cont.)

Sports (cont.)

Some Occupations Occupations (cont.)

Elizabeth I

Martina Navratilova

actress

pâtissier

Hojo Masako

Paula Radcliffe

artist

philosopher

Indira Gandhi

Steffi Graf

astronaut

physician

Isabella I

Katie Taylor

athlete

physicist

Joan of Arc

Kim Yuna

author

pilot

Mary, Queen of Scots

Serena Williams

baker

poet

Michiko

Sugiyama Ai

biochemist

politician

Oichi

Wilma Rudoolph

boxer

professor

caregiver

programmer

Social Activists

chef / cook

race car driver

Science & Technology

Betty Friedan

choreographer

religious leader

Dorothy Hodgkin

Eva Peron

composer

researcher

Grace Hopper

Helen Keller

computer engineer

scientist

Jane Goodall

Ogata Sadako

dancer

secretary

Katharine McCormick

Rosa Luxemburg

designer

singer

Marie Curie

Shirin Ebadi

dietician

soldier

Marie Stopes

Teresa

director

surgeon

Mukai Chiaki

doctor

teacher

Rachel Carson

Women's Rights

economist

technician

Radia Perlman

Emily Davison

farmer

waiter

Wangari Maathai

Emmeline Pankhurst

florist

world leader

Women of Eniac

Millicent Fawcett

homemaker

Yanigawara Byakuren

illustrator

Sports

lawyer

Asada Mao

musician

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

nun

Beryl Burton

nurse

Billy Jean King

painter

Fanny Blankers-Koen

Larisa Latynina

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If you want to find other amazing women, simply google "amazing women in history" and the search engine will take you to four useful websites: Choose six women that you are interested from the lists on pages 28-29 or from your own search. Read some information on them. Write their names below:

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Which of these women interests you most? When you have chosen, search for that name and see what other information you can find. Gather information from at least three sources. Write the sources on the next page along with the important information in note form. It is all right to use Japanese language sources, but your notes on page 31 must be written in English.

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Amazing Women Research Notes My amazing woman is _____________________________ . Source 1: www.

Source 2: Source 3:

Word Count: (You may write up to 70 words, but do not write sentences!)

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Amazing Women Presentation Checklist You will give your presentation in class twice for four minutes: once to one group and again to another. Put a check ✓ in each of the boxes when you are sure you are happy with your poster, when you have prepared an introduction and conclusion and you have practiced, practiced, and practiced some more.

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Practice Record Number Time (m:s) Where With 1

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Remember: • Your full presentation time will be five minutes – four minutes for your

presentation and one minute for Q&A. You may not read your notes during your presentation.

• Use your poster to help you give your presentation • See page 84 for an example of the assessment form.

Make an A4 or bigger poster showing the different aspects and achievements of your amazing woman. It should have enough information and should be clear and easy to read with a good balance of words(less than 30 words) and pictures, so that you can talk for four minutes. Prepare an introduction and conclusion following the example given on page 17. Practice keeping eye contact following the instructions given on page 27. Practice. It is very important that you practice your presentation. Practice by speaking out loud. This is the only way that your timing will be accurate. It is better to practice in front of someone. Why not practice with a friend or in the SAC? You should practice at least four times.

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Project 3: Food & Restaurants IntroductionI. Listening: Take notes and learn useful phrases and vocabulary by listening to a

recorded presentation II. Food Review: Video record a food review similar to the listening activity with

a partner or small group III. Mini-Presentation: Give a four-minute presentation about a fast-food

restaurant with notes and an additional one minute of Q&A IV. Poster-Presentation: Prepare a seven-minute poster presentation with a

partner but present it by yourself without notes to some students from a different class. This presentation will have an additional one minute of Q&A.

a. Topic: A restaurant you have visited

Finally, you will find a restaurant with a Japanese menu and offer your services as translators to make an English language version of the menu. You will give a stand-up poster presentation of your experiences at the end of the project.

Listening: Daym Drops ‘Super Official’ Food Review

Daymon Patterson, or "Daym Drops", is an entertainer and Youtube vlogger who gives take-out food reviews from his car. You are going to watch him review three foods. Daym Drops sometimes talks very quickly. You are unlikely to understand every word. Don't worry! He is extremely expressive and you will be able to understand how he feels about the food from his facial expressions and voice tone.

Watch the preview. There are no words in the preview, but you will be able to see which three foods he is reviewing and how he feels about them.

1. 2. 3. Brainstorm words associated with describing these three foods.

1. 2. 3.

Check (✓) any words you hear on the lists above. You can find the whole transcript on page 87.

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Talking About Food What is a food for a picnic ________________

a food for health ________________

a food that’s ‘naughty but nice’ ________________

a food for the rich and famous ________________

a food for romance ________________

a food that reminds you of your childhood ________________

a food for a wedding ________________

a dish for a first date ________________

a food for a business meeting ________________

a food that reminds you of travel ________________

a food for the elderly ________________

a food from a hot country ________________

a food for Christmas ________________

a drink for celebrating ________________ Compare your list with your partner.

• What's the difference between 'a food' and 'a dish'? • Which of the foods you have listed above are …

sweet savory bland spicy juicy crispy crunchy

• What kinds of food or drink could you describe as…

tough or tender sweet or dry well-done or rare firm or runny

• Group the following adjectives together according to basic meanings. Mark the words with a plus ( + ), minus ( - ) or neutral ( N ) to show different opinions.

bland ( - ) spicy rich sweet chewy greasy mild fragrant an acquired taste smelly strong tasting strange or unpleasant a delicate taste tough sickly sour tangy mushy simple taste fishy

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Describing Food

Adjectives can add important detail when you are describing food. Choose the best adjective to complete the sentences below.

a. Don't eat that old bread. It's _________ (not fresh). sticky crunchy sweet sour salty stale bitter oily hot

b. The Indian food was too _________ for me. It felt like my mouth was on fire!

hot oily salty bitter sour sticky crunchy sweet stale

c. Coffee and beer have a _________ aftertaste.

sour hot stale sweet bitter sticky oily crunchy salty

d. Lemon juice is _________ .

stale sour salty hot sticky sweet bitter oily crunchy

e. _________ food stays fixed to your fingers when you touch it, like honey.

sweet sour crunchy salty bitter sticky oily stale hot

f. I put a lot of sugar in it because I like it to taste _________ .

hot sour stale crunchy bitter oily salty sweet

g. Fried food is usually _________ . It's not healthy to eat too much of it.

crunchy oily hot salty tale sour sweet bitter

h. You put too much salt in this. It's really _________ .

bitter sweet crunchy stale sour salty hot oily

i. Carrots and nuts are _________ . They make a loud noise when you eat them.

oily stale salty crunchy sour bitter hot sweet

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Video Food Review For homework you will do a food review in the style of Daym Drops. (Don’t worry! We don't expect you to talk so fast!) You will do this in pairs. Almost all of you have smart phones or digital cameras, but when you look for a partner, make sure that one of you has something you can record the video with.

Arrange a time when you can be together outside of class or record by distance to eat the same food and review it on camera. This can be anywhere you choose, and the food (or drink) can be anything you like. You have until _________________ to do this, but we suggest that you do it before the next class.

You will talk more with your teacher in class about what makes a good food video, but here are some ideas for a real video food review:

• Begin by introducing yourselves and telling us which Projects class you are in • Then, explain where you are making the video. • Tell us what you're eating or drinking. • Try the food or drink. • How is it? It’s all right to say it's good or bad but tell us why you think so. • Talk about the food in detail.

a. Where did you get it? b. How much did it cost? c. What is it made of? d. What does it taste like? e. How does it smell?

• Use the vocabulary on pages 35 and 36. • Be sure to give the food a score from one to five.

(It is OK if you and your partner disagree.) • Say ‘Thank you for watching!’ and ‘Goodbye!’

Sharing Your Food Review Your teacher will explain how to submit your Food Review using Flipgrid.

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Food Video Review Watch at least three food review videos before the next class. (You can choose any food video you like). Write the information below. Review One Who: Class: What:

Where: Good points:

Bad points: Score:

Do you want to try this?

Review Two Who: Class: What:

Where: Good points:

Bad points: Score:

Do you want to try this?

Review Three Who: Class:

What: Where:

Good points: Bad points:

Score: Do you want to try this?

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Mini-Presentation: Fast Food Restaurants

Project: Give a four-minute mini-presentation with notes and an additional one minute of Q&A Topic: A Fast Food Chain

To begin work on your mini-presentation, you will be assigned one of the readings about fast food restaurants on pages 39 through 41. Next week, you will give a four-minute mini-presentation on the restaurant you read about. You may write up to, but not more than, 70 words to use as notes on page 42. While you prepare, remember that this should be a communicative mini-presentation, so we suggest that you don’t memorize anything and talk naturally. Practice your presentation several times and write down the time you need to finish presenting your topic. Record the time it takes to give your presentation at the bottom of page 42. Your teacher will check your notes next week.

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Kentucky Fried Chicken One of the most famous American faces isn’t the face of an actor or a singer. It’s not even the face of someone young and good-looking. It’s the white-haired face of Harland Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Sanders was born in 1890 outside the small town of Henryville, Indiana. His father died when he was six and from then on, he helped his mother around the house, and in time, he became a good cook. From the time he was ten until he was forty, he held many different jobs from farm worker, to soldier, to gas station operator. However, cooking seemed to be his specialty.

In 1930, he began serving food, especially chicken, to people at the gas station where he worked. He didn’t have a restaurant yet, so he served people in his home at his own dining room table. In addition to serving people food in his dining room, he also invented the “home meal replacement” – selling prepared meals to busy people. He called this, “Sunday Dinner, Seven Days a Week.” Although getting food “to go” is common today, it wasn’t common then. His idea was new.

Fifteen years later, confident in the recipe he’d made for tasty fried chicken, Sanders began to devote himself to the development of a chicken franchise business. In only ten years, he had more than 600 franchises in the U.S. and Canada. After this success, he sold his business in 1964, to a group of investors for 2 million dollars (equal to about 15 million in today’s money), but he remained the spokesperson for the company.

Since 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken has often been referred to as KFC. Some people believe that the name was changed to avoid the use of “Fried”. To many Americans, fried food sounds unhealthy. KFC is Kentucky Fried Chicken, but the new name doesn’t remind people that the chicken is fried. This shorter, catchy name also may appeal to young people.

Over the last 91 years, Colonel Sanders’ small restaurant in his home kitchen has changed into a huge business. Today there are KFC restaurants in 145 countries and territories around the world, and more than a billion chicken dinners are served each year! Currently, China has the most locations (4,563), then the U.S. (4,020), and then Japan (1,181). Kentucky Fried Chicken is certainly the most famous chicken in the world.

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McDonald’s

Hamburgers have been part of American culture since the early 1900’s. Who created the first hamburger isn’t known, but once the idea of serving a meat patty between two slices of bread was introduced, it quickly became popular all over the country. However, it took the imagination of two brothers, the McDonald brothers, to make big business out of hamburgers.

The McDonald’s restaurant was started by Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1948 in San Bernardino, California. They started their work in food service with a simple hotdog stand and then later opened a barbecue restaurant. As time went on, they realized that they were making most of their money with hamburgers, so they decided to focus their business on them. Following the ideas of Henry Ford, the famous car manufacturer, they used an assembly-line style of production, which allowed for very fast service. Their food could be served almost immediately, therefore Richard called it "fast food", a phrase still commonly used almost 70 years later.

In 1953, the brothers slowly began to franchise their restaurant. A year later, a man from Indiana named Ray Kroc, heard about the fast service of the McDonald’s restaurant. He was a milkshake machine salesman and thought that if there were a lot of McDonald’s restaurants, he’d sell a lot of milkshake machines! Thus, he went to California and encouraged the brothers to partner with him and franchise their restaurant more aggressively. He later bought the company.

Ray Kroc was a good businessman. He played an important part in building the McDonald’s brand. However, he might not have been a completely honest man. It is reported that when he bought the company from the brothers in 1961 for 2.7 million dollars (about 21 million dollars today), he said he would give them an ongoing royalty of 1% of sales, but later he refused to give it to them because the agreement hadn’t been in writing.

Today, McDonald’s is the most popular hamburger restaurant in the U.S., and possibly in the world. With over 38,695 restaurants in over 120 countries around the globe. Interestingly, there are only 4 countries (Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, and South Africa) out of the 54 countries on the continent of Africa with McDonalds locations. Also, McDonalds is banned from doing business in Bermuda and 8 other countries. Even if it’s not the most popular, it certainly is the most well-known hamburger, and it all started with the creativity of two brothers.

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Mister Donut In the past, if an American said, “Let’s get a donut”, it was likely that she meant a Mister Donut donut. Mister Donut was once an American icon, but it has now moved east and become a popular restaurant throughout parts of Asia.

The story of Mister Donut starts in 1955 on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts. In this year, two brothers-in-law, Harry Winouker and Bill Rosenberg, broke off a former partnership and each began his own chain of coffee and donut shops. Rosenberg started Dunkin’ Donuts and Winouker started Mister Donut. Winouker first sold donuts on the street, but soon had a retail store that sold thirty-five kinds of donuts and baked goods.

The Mister Donut business became so popular that Winouker decided to franchise his business. Soon after this, there were more than 270 stores throughout the United States of American and Canada. Then in 1970, an international food-service company bought Mister Donut and over the next thirteen years, continued to increase the number of stores. In 1983, Duskin of Japan bought the rights to Mister Donut’s sales and trademark for Asia. Now, Asia is the home of most Mister Donut shops. They can be found in many countries including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan. In Japan, the largest Asian market, there are over 1,300 stores.

Part of Mister Donut’s success in Asia is that it has tried to target the taste of its customers. The company has slightly changed the recipes it uses in these areas so that the donuts are a bit less sweet. They’ve done this because American donuts were often found to be too sweet for people from places like Taiwan and Japan. It has also developed a variety of new donut flavors, like green tea, that aren’t available in the U.S. but are well-liked in Asia.

While Mister Donut is having great success in Asia, it has been dying in the U.S. The donut shop started by Winouker’s brother-in-law, Dunkin’ Donuts, has taken over most of the American and European market. Today, there remains only two Mister Donut stores in the U.S. (one in California and one in Illinois). Nevertheless, the company is going strong with over 5,500 shops around the world. In fact, there are 18 in Nagoya!

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Restaurants Mini-Presentation Notes Notes for mini presentation on __________________________________ Word Count: Practice four times, using your notes, and write down the time it takes you to give your presentation. My time 1: _____min._____sec. My time 3: _____min._____sec.

My time 2: _____min._____sec. My time 4: _____min._____sec.

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Mini-Presentations Discussion

Discuss and answer the questions below. The audience members may work together on the questions about the readings they didn’t read. If you can’t answer a question, ask the presenter for that passage for more information. McDonald’s 1. Who created the first hamburger?

2. When was the McDonald’s restaurant started? Where?

3. Where did they get their idea for assembling hamburgers quickly?

4. Who first used the term “fast food”?

5. What did Ray Kroc encourage the McDonald brothers to do?

6. Which country has the most McDonalds restaurants?

Kentucky Fried Chicken 1. What is Colonel Sanders’s real name?

2. He had all kinds of jobs but what was his specialty?

3. Where did he first serve people food?

4. What was uncommon in those days and therefore a new idea?

5. How much did he sell his business for in today’s money?

6. What about the name “Kentucky Fried Chicken” might sound bad?

Mister Donut 1. Where did Mister Donut start?

2. What happened in 1955?

3. Where are most Mister Donut shops today?

4. How many shops are there in the largest Asian market?

5. Why did some Mister Donut shops change their recipes slightly?

6. What’s the most popular donut shop in the American market today?

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Presentation Skill: Using Signal Words Before you give your next presentation, let’s think about how to make your presentation better by using signals. Signals help connect one idea to another in an easy way so that your audience can understand your presentation better. This is similar to how you use signal words in CE Writing class to help tell a story. During a presentation, you usually talk about a variety of points related to your topic. You need to mention those things in your introduction. Before you begin talking about a new point, you can signal the change to help your audience follow you easily. We use signal words to tell the audience something is going to change. Below are some examples. Signal words: First, Second, Next, Now, Then, After that, Before that, Finally….

“First, I will talk about the location of the restaurant. Next, I’ll tell you about its history, and after that, I’ll describe the kind of food it has.”

“I will begin by talking about the history of the restaurant. Then, I’ll

introduce the kind of food it serves… Finally, I’ll tell you about the service.” “…. I’ve told you about the location of the restaurant, now I’ll tell you about

its history.” “…. I’ve explained the location to you, and next I’ll describe the kind of

food it has.”

During your next presentation, try to signal each new point you talk about using the examples above. A note about posture: This presentation is very different from your previous presentations. You will be in a room with another class. When you give your presentation, hold your poster up, make sure you stand straight (don’t lean over your posters) and keep good eye contact with the listener during your presentation.

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Researching a Restaurant For project three’s poster-presentation, you will need to find a restaurant that you think looks interesting that has a menu with NO pictures and in Japanese language only. Next, take a photo of the restaurant from the outside. This has to be your own photo and not from the internet. After that, spend some time with the menu and get some photos of it. What looks tasty to you? Are you interested in trying some of the dishes? You may visit the restaurant of your choice, although the restaurant cannot be a chain restaurant. The restaurant should also be local. It might be interesting for you to find out how long the restaurant has been open, and how the owner chose the name and the kind of food. Take photos of what you try and write a few comments with your impressions. Write your answers for the following questions: What’s the name of the restaurant? How was the name of the restaurant chosen? Where is it? When was it established? What sort of food do they serve? Is the menu all in Japanese? How many tables are there? How many people can it seat? What are the items on the menu that you think look interesting? a. b. c. d. e. f. What can you say about the dishes? Which would you like to have again? a. b. c. d. e. f.

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✓ Checklist for the Restaurants Projects Homework

a. Find a local restaurant that is not part of a chain.

b. Take a photo of the restaurant from outside.

c. Look at the menu. It must be in Japanese only.

d. Take a photo of the menu.

e. What looks tasty?

f. Describe the menu items you have eaten.

Hang on to your notes. You will want to keep them for your project! Look at these examples.

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Restaurant Presentation Checklist

This checklist is to help you prepare your presentation. This presentation will be unlike the ones you have previously given. You will be standing, not sitting. You prepared in pairs, but you will present alone while your partner watches the other presentations, and then you'll swap roles. Your job while presenting is to let people read your menu and look at your poster and then invite them to ask questions.

When you have prepared each of the elements below, put a check ✓ in each of the boxes.

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☐ the name of the restaurant ☐ a picture of the original Japanese menu ☐ a picture of the restaurant ☐ your rating of the restaurant (one to five stars) ☐ your names and group on the back of the poster (but not your student number)

☐ a picture of the restaurant staff with your English menu that your teacher has checked for accuracy. *

(* This is optional. If you feel you can approach the restaurant manager or staff, and give them your English menu as a gift, then please do so.)

☐ Prepare questions to ask other presenters about their menu and poster.

Remember:

• Your full presentation time will be eight minutes – seven minutes for your presentation and one minute for Q & A.

• You will only have your poster and your menu during your presentation. • Writing notes on the back of the poster is not allowed.

ex. How long did it take to translate the menu?

Print your A3 menu. Be sure that you have made any changes to the language suggested by your teacher and make it as attractive as possible. It should be a real, usable menu. Make an A3 poster to go along side your menu with the following information:

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After comparing your timeline with a partner, check the transcript on page 89.

Project 4: Moving Pictures Introduction I. Listening: Take notes and learn useful phrases and vocabulary by listening to a

recorded presentation II. Mini-Presentation: Give a four-minute mini-presentation about a screen

legend with notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time III. Flipbook: You will make a flipbook with a partner. IV. Poster Presentation: Prepare a five-minute poster presentation without notes and an

additional one-minute Q&A time a. Topic: A Classic Movie

Moving pictures or “movies”, are one of the most popular forms of entertainment around the world. For this project, you will learn about the history of moving pictures, do a mini presentation on a screen legend, make a flipbook, and research and prepare a communicative presentation on a movie that you think is especially interesting.

Listening: The History of Moving Pictures You will watch the movie preview without sound. Write down three important events in the history of moving pictures (there are more than three).

1. 2. 3.

Now watch the whole movie with the sound and complete the timeline below by marking the year(s) and noting what happened.

・Today

・1895

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Mini-Presentation: Legends of the Silver Screen Project: Give a four-minute mini-presentation with notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time Topic: A screen legend

Many actors are famous for a short time, but there are a few who are famous for most of their lives. It is difficult to be famous for a long time, so these people are called legends. To begin work on your mini presentation, you and your partners will be assigned one of the readings about legends of the silver screen on pages 50 through 52. Next week, you will give a four-minute mini-presentation on the legend you read about. You may write up to, but not more than, 70 words to use as notes on page 53. While you prepare, remember that this should be a communicative mini presentation, so you don’t have to memorize anything, and you should talk naturally. Practice your presentation several times and write down the time you need to finish presenting your topic. Record the time it takes to give your presentation at the bottom of page 53. Your teacher will check your notes next week.

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Legend – Meryl Streep Meryl Streep is one of the screen’s most well-known actresses. She is also one of the most respected. Her realistic performances of difficult characters and her unusual ability to use many different foreign accents have made her famous around the world. Streep was born on June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey. She acted in high school and took opera singing lessons. After she graduated from high school, she studied acting at some of the best universities in the United States: Vassar, Dartmouth and Yale. At Yale, she performed in over 30 stage productions. Streep’s first professional acting work was on stage. She performed in many plays in New York City and was nominated for a Tony Award, similar to an Academy Award but for stage acting, not film acting. In 1977, she appeared on TV for the first time in The Deadliest Season, and she also appeared in her first big movie, Julia. The next year, she worked with Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter. She only had a small role in this film, but she performed it very well, so she was nominated for an Academy Award; however, she didn’t win. In 1979, she made the movie Kramer vs Kramer where she played a woman with many family problems. This was an emotional movie. Her performance was excellent, and she won her first Academy Award for it. During the late 70s and through the mid 80s, Streep performed in many dramas and received numerous awards for her high-quality acting. However, in the late 80s, she became less popular. Her acting was criticized for being too technical, not human enough. Perhaps in response to this criticism, in 1989, Streep accepted a role in a comedy, She-Devil. Critics were surprised to see this comic side of her, and she was again nominated for an Academy Award. After this first comedy, Streep performed in other comedies, and in then 1994 she starred in her first action film, River Wild. She said she wanted to have adventure in her work! Further variety in her acting was her performance in the musical Mamma Mia in 2008. Over the years, Streep has won two Academy Awards and been nominated for 16 others, more than anyone else in history. She has also received many other acting awards. Some of her most recent nominations were for Best Actress in the 2006 film Devil Wears Prada and the 2009 film Julie and Julia. Even though she has received many awards for her acting, Streep doesn’t believe there should be competition among artists. She thinks actors should not be given awards. Meryl Streep’s acting talent has allowed her to have success on screen for more than thirty years, and since she is still working hard, we can expect that success to continue.

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Legend – Paul Newman In the movie business, where many people have reputations for bad, wild and often selfish behavior, it is somewhat unusual for an actor to be well liked by fans and his co-workers, but Paul Newman was. He was famous for being a talented, hard-working and compassionate man. Paul Newman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925 and died in 2008. He fought in World War II and then attended Kenyon College on a sports scholarship. He was injured, so he stopped playing sports and started acting. In 1947, he married his first wife, and after his father’s death, he took over the family’s sporting goods store. This type of life didn’t suit Newman, so he sold his part of the family store to his brother and enrolled in Yale, one of the best universities for acting in the United States. During a break from school, he went to New York City and got a role in a TV series The Aldrich Family. He did other TV work and Broadway stage work as well. In 1952, some Warner Brothers executives saw him perform on stage, and soon after that, the handsome, young Newman was invited to Hollywood. His first days in Hollywood weren’t very successful; he got a lot of bad reviews for his early movies. The third film he made, Somebody Up There Likes Me, finally was successful. In his next movie, The Long Hot Summer, he worked with Joanne Woodward, who would later become his second wife. Surprisingly for Hollywood romances, they stayed married until his death – their marriage lasted over thirty years! In 1969, Newman and Robert Redford starred together in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This movie made more money than any movie had made before. After that, Newman acted in and directed numerous films. He was nominated for many awards for his work. The nomination for his performance in 2002’s Road to Perdition was his tenth Academy Awards nomination. He won one of these nominations for his performance in The Color of Money, a movie about an old pool player. Paul Newman was an amazing man. Although his career as an actor and director was busy, he still found time to be a social activist; he and his wife did many things to help people. Newman’s concern for others especially showed in the 1982 establishment of a gourmet food company called Newman’s Own which gives all of its profits to charities around the world. This company has given away 250 million dollars since it began. Paul Newman’s generosity can’t be matched by any other person in Hollywood. He was definitely a legend and a very special man.

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Legend – Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor had an active career in acting that started very early and lasted 50 years. She was born to American parents in London, England on February 27, 1932. Her mother had acted on the stage but quit after she got married. Her father was an art dealer from St. Louis, Missouri and went to London to set up an art gallery. The family lived in London until Taylor was seven. They returned to the United States in the late 1930’s because of the danger of the coming war. The Taylors moved to Los Angeles, California, the new movie capital of the world. Because Elizabeth Taylor was an amazingly beautiful child, a family friend suggested she be taken for a movie screen test. She passed the test and signed a contract with Universal Studios. When she was only ten years old, she was in her first movie, There’s One Born Every Minute. She was in several movies after this, but it wasn’t until National Velvet in 1944 that she became a star. This movie was a smash hit and helped her get a long-term movie contract with MGM. By the time Taylor was twenty-two, she was a glamorous superstar. In 1957, she was nominated for her first Academy Award for her performance in Raintree County. She lost this and two more nominations, but in 1960 she finally received an Oscar for her flawless performance in Butterfield 8 where she played the part of a prostitute. After this award, she didn’t act for three years. Her next movie, Cleopatra, came out in 1963. This movie was one of the most expensive movies made during that time, and she reportedly got paid one million dollars for doing the role. The next few movies that Taylor made were not great successes, but in 1966, she gave another marvelous performance. Her role as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf won her a second Academy Award. The character Martha was very different from the character Taylor played in her first Oscar-winning performance. Martha was a loud, messy woman, not glamorous. This role allowed people to see Taylor’s real acting talent separate from her beauty. Movie stars are often famous for their stormy love lives, and Elizabeth Taylor is especially famous for hers. She was married and divorced eight times. Her longest marriage was ten years and her shortest was eight months. She married Richard Burton, a famous actor, twice and divorced him both times. Taylor once said, “I’m no ordinary housewife,” and she certainly wasn’t. In the ten years before her death she did very little acting, but her fame for being beautiful, talented, and fickle remains strong today.

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Moving Pictures Mini-Presentation Notes Notes for mini presentation on __________________________________ Word Count: Practice four times, using your notes, and write down the time it takes you to give your presentation. My time 1: _____min._____sec. My time 3: _____min._____sec.

My time 2: _____min._____sec. My time 4: _____min._____sec.

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Mini-Presentations Discussion Discuss the following questions together. Do your best to remember without looking back at the book. Answers may include more than one Legend.

1. Who was a child star?

2. Who has been nominated for the most Academy Awards?

3. Who went to Yale?

4. Who worked for Universal Studios?

5. Whose first movies received bad reviews?

6. Who is famous for accents?

7. Who was born in England?

8. Who did a lot of work to help other people?

9. Who has acted with his/her spouse?

10. Who owned a sporting goods store?

11. Who did not act on stage?

12. Who has had an unusual love life?

13. Who started a food company?

14. Who wanted to have an exciting adventure?

Bonus question: Who has won at least one Academy Award?

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What Did You Think About the Movie?

Popular movies are often seen by millions of people around the world, but not all opinions about movies are the same. One very famous example is Titanic. Many people thought it was wonderful, but some didn’t like it. Movie critics also had mixed opinions. Some loved the movie for being creative and artistic, but others hated it for its meaningless dialog.

Fill out the chart below with movies names. In your next class you will talk about these movies with some classmates.

In groups, talk about the movies you used to complete the chart. How are your opinions different?

Movie’s name in English - use the Internet for help - Movie’s name in Japanese

A good movie

A bad movie

A movie you want to see

Play ‘Guess the movie’

Make a movie quiz for your group. Here are the rules: a) First, take a few minutes to think of a famous movie that you have seen. It can be a Japanese movie or a western movie. b) In a small group, tell the story of the movie you chose and see if your group members can guess what the title of the movie is. Let your group ask you questions. c) If your partners can’t guess the title, tell them what it is.

Here is a sample quiz…

What genre was the movie? This was a historical drama. (Examples of other genres: an animated movie, a comedy, a fantasy movie, a historical drama, a horror movie, a love story/ a romance, a science fiction (SF) movie, a spy movie, a thriller)

When was the movie made? The movie was made in 2001. Who was the lead actor? The movie stars Kimura Takuya. Who is the main character? The main character is a samurai. Who is the main character’s partner? His partner is Oishi Kuranosuke. Is there a bad guy/ good guy? Yes! There is a good guy. I know! It’s Chushingura! That’s right!

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Story Arcs Probably everyone knows someone who is a good storyteller. Storytelling is a skill that you can learn. To tell a story, you need to know the plot (the most basic events) of the story. The plot includes the order that the events happen in and how they are connected. If you don’t follow this order, the listener or reader may get confused. The way we tell a narrative (story) most often follows this pattern. It doesn’t matter if you’re telling the story of Titanic or My Neighbor, Totoro, the general story will fall into five parts. 1. The Introduction (exposition) 2. The Development of the Story (rising action) 3. The Main Event (climax) 4. The Events that Bring you to the End (falling action) 5. How the Story Ends (resolution)

A. Choose one of the stories that you and your partners pieced together and write the main events on the story arc below.

Story arc A

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B. Now choose one of the movies that you watched for summer homework. Like in Exercise A, write the main events on the story arc. Then, compare and talk about the story arcs that your partners wrote.

Story arc B

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Flipbooks Learning about the creation process of moving pictures including the first cartoons and animations can help you appreciate them more. For this part of the project, you and a partner will work together to make a 10-second long flipbook. Use the QR-Codes below to see some ways to make flipbooks.

Making a Flipbook Grumpy Cloud Flipbook Making Grumpy Cloud To Make Your Flipbook you will need some thick small cards. Ringed vocabulary cards from your local 100-yen shop should work well. Make sure the cards you buy are about the size of your palm. This will make flipping them easier. Your cards should be this size or larger. They should be thick for easier flipping (not notebook paper). After buy your cards, start flipping them while using a 10-second timer. This will help you estimate the number of cards you will need to make a 10-second flipbook. Divide your flipbook work with your partner. Together, draw the first card, the middle card, and your last card of the action you decide to make. One person should be responsible for making the cards between the first card and the middle card. The other person should make the cards after the middle card until the last card. After making your flipbook, bind it together with a binder clip for easier flipping. Video record it and submit it by the deadline that your teacher gives you.

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Presentation Skill: Multi-Pointed Introduction Before you give your next presentation, you will learn how to expand your introduction. In your Famous Families presentation, you learned that a smooth introduction and conclusion are important. You introduced yourself and told your audience your topic before you began. Now, you are going to read about how to make a more complete introduction.

An introduction should tell the audience what you are going to talk about. During a presentation, you usually talk about a variety of things related to your topic. You should mention those things in your introduction. Read the example below.

Hello everyone. I’m Erina Teraoka, and today I’m going to talk about the movie Titanic. First, I will tell you about the plot of the film. Second, I will talk about the director and the main actors. After that, I will talk about the making of the film, how much money it made, and the producer. Then, I will also tell you what some critics said about the movie. Finally, I will conclude with my opinion of the movie and give you time to ask me any questions you might have.

Now, to begin, I’d like to explain about…

This introduction is a multi-pointed introduction. It is a little longer than the first style you learned, and it tells the audience exactly what you will talk about and in what order. This will help them understand your presentation more easily. Carefully prepare your introduction and practice it many times. What are the main points from the introduction above? Write them on the lines below. 1. __________________________________________________________ .

2. __________________________________________________________ .

3. __________________________________________________________ .

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Choosing a Movie For your poster presentation, you should present on a movie you haven't seen yet, and it should be a classic. A classic movie is one that is critically acclaimed, widely popular, and stands the test of time (it should have been made 20 or more years ago). Your movie must also be from a different country (not Japan), and it should have people in it (not an animation). It is ok to watch the movie with Japanese sub-titles, especially if the movie is from non-English speaking country. To get started, try reading through IMbd’s “All Time World Movie Classics” using the link below. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls006732411/

Once you have watched the movie and made some notes on your own thoughts about the movie, do some research. Here are a few questions you could ask.

• What do critics think of the movie? Do the public feel the same way?

• Did it cause any controversy?

• What other movies have the director, writer and actors made?

• Are there any interesting stories about the making of the movie?

• How much money did they spend on the movie?

• How much money did the movie make? Write your notes on the following page. Remember that neither the movie nor the sources need to be in English, but you have to write your notes in English.

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Movie Research Notes Write a summary of the movie:

Source 1:

Source 2: Source 3:

Research

Word Count: (70 words or less; No sentences)

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Movie Presentation Checklist

You will give your presentation in class twice: once to one group and again to another. When you are sure you have made your poster, prepared an introduction and conclusion and practiced, practiced, and practiced some more, put a check ✓ in each of the boxes.

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

☐ Include a short summary of the plot (but don’t give away the ending!)

☐ Tell us some interesting facts about the movie. ☐ How do you feel about the movie? ☐ What is your rating of this movie and why?

(How many tomatoes or stars?) ☐ What did other people think about the movie? ☐ Do you think the movie is really a "classic"?

☐ Make an A3 poster.

☐ Prepare a conclusion for your presentation like the example given on page 17 of the Projects book.

☐ Prepare a multi-pointed introduction following the example given on page 59.

☐ Practice. It is very important that you practice your presentation. Practice by speaking out loud. This is the only way that your timing will be accurate. It is better to practice in front of someone. Why not practice with a friend or in the SAC? You should practice at least four times, or until your presentation time is close to five minutes.

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• Your full presentation time will be six minutes – five minutes for your presentation and one minute for Q & A.

• You may not write notes on the back of the poster. • See page 84 for an example of the assessment form.

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Project 5: A Foreign Country Introduction

I. Mini Project: Planning a world trip II. Listening: Take notes and learn useful phrases and vocabulary by listening to a

recorded presentation III. Mini Presentation: Give a five-minute presentation about a country with notes and an

additional one-minute Q&A time IV. Poster Presentation: Prepare a 12-minute poster presentation with a group, but you

will present alone with a very large poster and notecards. There will be an additional three-minute Q&A time.

a. Topic: A country that you have recently discovered

For this project, you will do research on a foreign country that, at this point, you know little about. Unlike your previous presentations, you will research this country in a small group, but you will present this project by yourself. For this project, you will use a large poster (A2 or larger) and notecards. As an introduction, you will do a mini-project on a world trip, a listening exercise on travel, and learn about three countries through mini-presentations. Mini-Project: World Trip In small groups, plan a trip around the world. Use the timeline on page 64 and the world map on page 65 to plan a world trip with the following rules:

1. Duration: 30 days

2. Money: unlimited

3. Use at least five forms of transport

4. Take ONLY three pictures

5. Do one thing that scares you

6. Begin and end in Nagoya

Show on the map exactly where you will go, how long you will stay, and what you will do. Make sure that everyone has a voice in the discussion.

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Foreign Festivals

True or False 1. Day of the Dead is celebrated in July. True False

2. Families ask dead people to come back for one night. True False

3. Pan de Muertos is something to eat. True False

4. It is unlucky to bite the toy in Pan de Muertos. True False

5. Day of the Dead is a happy festival. True False

6. Day of the Dead is celebrated in Africa. True False

Pan de Muertos or ‘bread of the dead’ is baked in the shape of skulls and crossbones, and a toy is hidden inside each loaf. The person who bites into the toy is said to have good luck.

Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala and other parts of Central and South America. Families gather to pray to dead relatives and ask them to return for just one night.

People decorate their homes and gravesites with food, candles, candy skulls and flowers to welcome the dead back to earth. People dress up as skeletons and parade through the streets.

Recently, the Disney/ Pixar movie Coco featured The Day of the Dead in an animated movie about a boy who enters the Land of the Dead.

Day of the Dead sounds like a scary event, but it’s a happy time to celebrate and remember the lives of dead family members.

photo: hungrysofia

Foreign countries have different festivals, and some are really strange. One of the most popular festivals in the world is Day of the Dead.

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Discussion 1. Why do people celebrate Day of the Dead?

2. What do people in South America put in Pan de Muertos?

3. How often do South Americans celebrate Day of the Dead?

Use Google or Wikipedia to find the answers for these questions

1. What does Pan de Muertos mean?

2. Can you name five other countries in South America?

3. What else is a skull and crossbones symbol used for?

Write a few sentences about a festival you know. Where and when is it celebrated? What’s it called? What do you do?, etc. _______________________________________________________________

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Listening: Travel Interviews You will watch a video of some of your seniors being interviewed about their travel experiences. Watch the first part part of the video and write the questions below. Then, watch the rest of the video and write down their answers. You don't have to write in full sentences. Questions 1. ? 2. ? 3. ? 4. ? 5. ?

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Mini-Presentation: Thailand, the USA & Egypt

Project: Give a five-minute mini-presentation with notes and an additional one-minute Q&A time.

Topic: A foreign country To begin work on your mini presentation, you will be assigned one of the readings about countries on pages 70 through 73. Next week, you will give a five-minute mini-presentation on the country you read about. You may write up to, but not more than, 70 words to use as notes on page 64. While you prepare, remember that this should be a communicative mini presentation, so don’t memorize anything and talk naturally. Practice your presentation several times and write down the time you need to finish presenting your topic. Record the time it takes to give your presentation at the bottom of page 74. Your teacher will check your notes next week.

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Thailand

Thailand is an amazing country and is one of the most popular places to visit in Asia. It has a population of about 67 million people, and most of the people are ethnic Thais who practice Buddhism. Thailand is often called the “land of 1,000 smiles” because Thai people smile a lot.

Although Thailand is a developing country, about 96.7 percent of Thailand's population is literate. Elementary education is free of charge and required for six years beginning at age seven. About 95 percent of primary-school aged children go to school and most students continue through high school. Thailand's universities are growing, and these days, thirty percent of university-aged Thais are attending school. However, some children, especially in rural areas, actually begin working when they are very young to help their parents. Some work after school and others stop going to school.

Farming has always been important in Thailand. Today, about 38 percent of the workforce works in agriculture, and the rest work in service or industry jobs. Many Thais from the country do seasonal work. They work in factories and services in cities for part of the year and return to the countryside when there is planting and harvesting to do. Unlike women of some other East Asian countries, Thai women are active in business and the professions such as medicine and law, and it is not uncommon for women to hold management positions. Thais believe in equality between the sexes.

Many Thai holidays are Buddhist events or honor the royal family. Most Thais return home during a holiday called Songkran (the Thai New Year). Songkran is celebrated in April by symbolically washing sins away and blessing friends with a little shower of water. Young people have fun hiding with buckets of water, turning garden hoses on passing cars and motorcycles, and in general keeping everyone wet.

Extended families consisting of parents, children and other close relatives are still common in Thailand, and they often live together or near each other. The husband and wife depend on each other greatly, and although they may have separate bank accounts, their money is shared. Even extended families combine their money. Thai children have little responsibility; however, at home they are expected to help wash clothes and clean the house. Parents give few choices to their children and do not include them in family decisions. After children grow up, they often stay at home because it’s less expensive than living on their own. If they work or live in another city, they usually return home for major holidays. Parents expect their children to take care of them when they get older and either live with them in their own homes or regularly visit them.

When Thais work, they usually dress neatly but somewhat casually. Thais do not like to hurry; they like to take it easy. A popular Thai expression is sabai, which means, “relax and enjoy.” When people have time off from work, they often get together with friends. It is common to visit friends unannounced. Friends are often invited for dinner at home or to go out to a restaurant. Thais also take pleasure in music and dance. Karaoke has been imported from Japan and is very popular now. Many kinds of dancing are enjoyed from traditional Thai dancing to ballroom to disco.

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Thai people are devoted to their king and Buddhism. The royal family is highly respected, and most people have a picture of the king in their home. Nearly all young Thai men enter a Buddhist monastery for at least a few days or months for religious training. Some of the most beautiful works of architecture in Thailand are the “wats”, or temple complexes, in Bangkok. Brightly decorated wats are all over Thailand; every village has one, and it is used for religious and social events and even for sports.

Thai sculpture is beautiful and can be seen in the temples throughout the country and in people’s homes – lovely food carving is common on tables at restaurants, at homes when special guests visit, and at weddings and funerals. Thailand is also known for producing beautiful silk fabrics. Both men and women wear traditional silk clothes for festivals, marriage ceremonies, and the King and Queen’s birthdays. Although dress shoes are worn for work and formal occasions, sandals are very common footwear, and useful in the hot or rainy weather typical there. Thailand is filled with interesting customs and beautiful things. It is truly an amazing country. The United States

The United States is a unique country. It’s population today is about 329.3 million people, and over the past 250 years people have come from many different places in the world. There are a lot of different cultures alive in the U.S., but there are still many things that are considered very "American".

About 80% of Americans graduate from high school on time, but 15% never earn a high school diploma or equivalent. Many students continue their education after high school at colleges and universities while others get jobs immediately after they graduate from high school. Some people begin working part-time before graduating from high school and after graduation they work full-time. While they are working, they don’t get much vacation. It may be surprising, but most American companies give employees only ten days of vacation a year. In the workforce, there are about the same number of women as there are men working. Equality between the sexes continues to improve there, but in top management positions, there are still about 85-90% more men than women.

In the home, more men are taking care of children, cooking and cleaning. Even though this is true, statistically, American women work more hours a day then men do; they work at their jobs and then work at home. People in the U.S. have long believed that the divorce rate in the U.S. is about 50%, which might be why many Americans have refused to get married (approximately 55% of Americans marry). However, according to a CBS news interview with Shaunti Feldhahn in May 2014, this number is not based on facts, but projections of what researchers thought the divorce rate would become after looking at data from the 1970s to 1980s. Feldhahn spent over eight years researching to find the current divorce rate for first marriages is actually between 20-25%. Many young people are worried about getting married because they think the divorce rate is 50%. They wonder if their marriage can survive, and this has led to many people living with their partner without getting married. Some people think this is OK and others think it is wrong.

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American children are very independent. They often have to get ready for school on their own because both their parents work. Parents give their children a lot of responsibility and expect them to grow up quickly. It is not unusual for high school students to fix their own lunches, wash their own clothes and help clean the house. Parents give many choices to their children and let them participate in family decisions such as where to go for vacation or even what house to buy. After children grow up, they often move away from their parents, but they usually go back home for the major holidays. As Americans live longer because of lifestyle changes and better medicine, some children have begun to help care for their parents in the parents’ own homes or visit them at retirement homes. In 2017, 1.5 million people over 65 were being taken care of by retirement homes in the U.S.

There are many wonderful holidays in the U.S. The most famous are Christmas and Thanksgiving. Christmas is Christian, but many people who aren't Christian celebrate it as well. It is an important family holiday. Many American families get together on December 25, give each other presents and eat an elaborate meal. For dessert on this day, people usually eat pie or special Christmas cookies. Thanksgiving is currently celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, and it is to celebrate their thankfulness. Originally it was celebrated on different days between October and January in different states but a motivated Sarah Josepha Hale wrote letters to politicians for 40 years requesting Thanksgiving become an official, national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln agreed to make it a national holiday in 1863, but there was a civil war going on at that time, so many states refused to listen to him until 1870. On this day people usually eat a turkey dinner with their extended family.

When Americans work, they usually have to dress rather professionally, but when they aren't working, most Americans are very casual. Some companies are casual, too. These days many big companies have "casual Friday". This is a day when people don't have to wear suits to work; they can wear nice jeans and athletic shoes! When people have time off from work, they often listen to music. There are many kinds of popular music in the States: jazz, country, classical, hip hop, rock and roll and more. Each person chooses his or her own favorite. Some people enjoy listening to live music and going to concerts. People also like other kinds of arts. There are museums all across the U.S., and additionally, there are many plays and dance performances to watch.

Americans are busy people. They are always "on the go". That is why almost all families in the U.S. have at least two cars. Some families have even more. And, although Americans are busy, they can still find time to be kind. According to the World Atlas (https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-most-charitable-nations.html), the United States is the fourth most charitable nation. The U.S. is a place filled with interesting things and hard-working, generous people.

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Egypt Egypt will probably bring up images of pyramids, camels, mummies and the treasures of Tutankhamen. While these are certainly wonderful things that every tourist wants to see, modern Egypt is much more than old buildings. Egypt is correctly called the Arab Republic of Egypt and is a fascinating mix of a very modern society and ancient traditions handed down over a long history. Located in North Africa, Egypt spans the Sinai Peninsula, creating a bridge between Africa and the Middle East. Egypt is bordered by Israel, Sudan and Libya.

The Arab Republic of Egypt is one of the most populous nations on the African continent and is home to many different ethnic groups. While the majority of people are Sunni Muslims, a significant number of Coptic Christians also live there, especially in the capital of Cairo. The Copts, as they are called, are one of the oldest Christians groups in the world. Any evening in Cairo, tourists can hear the call to prayer for the Muslim population from high towers called minarets or see Coptic priests walking in robes to their services. Unfortunately, the two groups have often experienced conflict.

Family values are very important to almost all Egyptians, and extended families often live together. Egyptians see the paternal line of the family as most important, and marriage is highly valued, with many women marrying at a relatively early age. Women are highly respected, making Cairo one of the safest capitals in the world for women traveling alone.

There is a significant gap between rich and poor people in Egypt, with just over half the population made up of peasant farmers, who live in rural villages and whose lifestyle has changed little since ancient times. There are still many illiterate people living in Egypt. As Egypt develops however, more and more students are able to enter universities. Education is now compulsory for nine academic years between the ages of six and fourteen.

Egypt offers a unique blend of arts and crafts, drawing on many sources. The heritage of ancient Egypt may be seen in the high-quality reproductions of hieroglyphics on papyrus offered by street artists in Cairo for very reasonable prices. The beautiful geometric designs of Islamic art may also be seen on pottery as well as in the many mosques found throughout the country.

Many Egyptians love to relax and play. Football is the most popular sport and is played with great enthusiasm throughout the country. Egyptians are also very proud of their film industry. Egyptian movies often combine song, dance, romance, comedy and action into one film! Along with movies, many Egyptian writers are highly respected around the world. Naguib Mahfouz created a moving portrayal of Egyptian family life in his Nobel Prize winning novel “The Cairo Trilogy”.

Egypt is a truly amazing nation with a complex culture, well worth a visit by anyone seeking to broaden his or her knowledge of the Middle East. Most travelers are delighted to find that The Arab Republic of Egypt is far more than pyramids and camels.

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Mini-Presentation Notes Notes for mini presentation on __________________________________ (country’s name) Word Count: Practice four times, using your notes, and write down the time it takes you to give your presentation. My time 1: _____min._____sec. My time 3: _____min._____sec.

My time 2: _____min._____sec. My time 4: _____min._____sec.

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Researching a Country

For this project, you will be doing a 12-minute presentation. Because this is a longer project, you will work with a group to research and organize your information, but on the presentation day, you will present alone. Also, during your presentation you will stand.

Your group has chosen a country that you want to learn more about. For homework, you will all do research independently on that country and bring it to class next week.

You are welcome to do research in Japanese, but your notes have to be in English. In your book, write the important information that you collected from your research. Be sure to write down the source of the information (see below).

When you record an internet source, you should record the name of the website and the website’s address: Date: November 15, 2016 Website Name: Lonely Planet Address: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

When you record a book, record its title and author. Date: 2008 Book Title: Lonely Planet: India Author: Sarina Singh Pages: 46-48

In addition to your research notes, you may bring photocopies from books or printouts from the Internet with important information highlighted or underlined. If you do this, print out or copy only what you know will be useful. It is wasteful to print out many pages of information that you don’t need. Please be kind to the environment and your group members and think before you print or copy.

Homework Mini-Presentation: Next week, each group member will share her research in a five-minute presentation. You will use your research notes that you record on page 68. After the presentations, you will have time to discuss all the information together and begin organizing your final presentation.

Some categories you can choose from: Food, Marriage, Work, Geography, World Heritage Sites, Problems, Crime, Economy, Rich/Poor Life, Customs/Manners, Language(s), Clothes/Fashion, Arts (music, literature, dance, etc.), Education, Men/Women Roles, Tourism, Leisure, Sports, Government, Health/Life expectancy, Gini co-efficient

The CIA’s World FactBook is a very useful website for finding information about every country in the world:

Access this url: http://goo.gl/VN0mos or use a QR code reader to access the site.

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Organizing your information for an outline

A. Today you are going to begin organizing the information for your presentation. After your group members discuss the information they have collected for homework, put it under different headings on page 78. Give a heading to each section of information in a box below and then put that information in note form. See the example below.

Information about Vietnam Vietnamese Food * uses fresh vegetables * uses a sauce made from anchovies in many dishes

People’s Names * most names female and male! * three names, listed: last, middle then first

Geography * in Southeast Asia * long, thin country * large river: Mekong

B. After you have organized your notes, with your partners choose what parts of

your country you want to present on. Divide those among your group members and then circle the ones you are responsible for. You will do more research on these. First, you should focus on your topics, but keep the other points in mind while you are researching. If you find something interesting, you can add information on other parts. Remember, all the information you bring to class must be in English, and you need to record your research on your research notes.

C. Below is an example of an outline for a presentation on Vietnam. This outline has four main points (Yours should have nine). Each of the main points has sub points that are related to them.

I. Introduction A. General information B. Geography C. Food D. People’s Names E. Conclusion II. General Information A. population: 89.71 million (7 x the population of Tokyo) B. languages: Vietnamese (tonal), other Chinese, Khmer, Cham C. religion: Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian, Muslim III. Geography A. long, thin country in Southeast Asia

B. Mekong river, 4,350 km, (Okinawa/Hokkaido = 3,283km) IV. Food

A. uses a lot of fresh vegetables B. uses “fish sauce” made from anchovies C. uses cilantro & lemon grass D. restaurants: family owned & usually outside

V. People’s Names A. most names can be for men or women B. 3 names – listed in the order of surname, middle, then given VI. Conclusion

A. Beautiful, diverse country, great visit, hard for living

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Organizing Your Notes

Information about ______________________

General Information Location: Size Capital Population Language: Religion: Currency

Example: Information about Vietnam Vietnamese Food * uses fresh vegetables * uses a sauce made from anchovies in many dishes

People’s Names * most names female and male! * three names, listed: last, middle then first

Geography * in Southeast Asia * long, thin country * large river: Mekong

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Country Research Notes 2 Source 1: Source 2: Source 3:

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Presentation Skill: Making an Outline Now you understand the basic structure of an outline.

In your earlier presentations, you have used your poster to help you remember what you want to discuss.

In this presentation, you will use an outline to practice your presentation at home. Choose interesting facts about your country and with your group members, make an outline together on the next page. (Everyone in your group will have the same outline.).

After you have finished, show it to your teacher, and then he or she will give you some cue cards. Note cards are small easy-to-hold cards or thick pieces of paper that you put your outline on. Copy your outline onto your notecards.

Remember: You are not allowed to write sentences on your outline or notecards.

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Group Members: Country: Outline I. Introduction A. B.

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Final Presentation Checklist

Presentation Guidelines: You will present by yourself for the final presentation. As you did for your last presentation, you will stand. Below are important points about preparation for the final presentation. After you finish each step, put a check ✓ in the box beside each item.

Make an A2 sized poster that includes two maps of your country: a world map and a country map. The poster should have pictures and may have a few words or numbers. Images should be big so the audience can see them easily.

Use an outline on cue cards

Prepare a multi-pointed introduction (page 59)

Prepare a conclusion (page 17)

Use a variety of signals (page 44)

Practice making and keeping eye contact (page 27)

You will give this presentation only once and your total presentation time will be 15 minutes – 12 minutes talking and three minutes for questions. You should practice your presentation at least four times. Record your times below.

1. My time ___________ 3. My time ___________

2. My time ___________ 4. My time ___________

How many times did you practice? _________ Note: Look at the evaluation sheet on page 85 to be sure that you are preparing thoroughly.

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Appendix 1: Presentation Evaluation Forms Project 1

Project 2

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Appendix 2: Listening Transcripts

Project 1: The American Family Today In most countries around the world, the idea of family has been changing, and in the United States (U.S.A.) it has been changing a lot. In the last fifty years, every part of the American family has changed. There are differences in what a family looks like and the roles people play in them. Marriage is different, too, and that change has had an effect on the birthrate. Let’s take a look at some of these changes. What does the American family look like? We might think it’s an easy question, but actually, it is difficult to answer. In the past, the traditional family in the U.S. included a mother, father and children. For most of the last century, other family members, like grandparents, have lived by themselves. In the average family, the father was the breadwinner. He provided most of the money for the family, and the mother stayed home with the children. Today, this kind of family is not very usual. Today, the traditional family looks very different. The traditional families of today include single-parent families, mixed families and families with same-sex parents. Single parent families are families where a mother or father takes care of the children alone. This type of family generally forms in one of three ways: when parents divorce (38% of American marriages end in divorce), when a parent dies, or when a single woman chooses to have a baby alone. Mixed families happen when two divorced people marry and they bring their children from their earlier marriage to live with them. These couples may have children of their own, so they have three types of children: ‘his’, ‘hers’ and ‘ours’. The last type of family is the LGBT household. Today about eight to ten million children live in gay and lesbian households in the U.S. Most of these children were adopted; homosexuals can adopt children in 49 of the 50 U.S. states. The roles of men and women are also changing in the U.S. These days many American women want to have careers, so more women work outside the home; now families often have two people earning salaries. As a result, in today’s American families, men help around the home more. Many men cook, clean and take care of children. Some househusbands work full-time at home while their wives support the family. These changes in sexual equality are good, but women still work more hours a week than most men when you include their work both inside and outside the home. You might have guessed that the view of marriage in the U.S. is changing, too. In fact, many people are choosing not to marry at all. In 2000, married families made up only 53 percent of American households, with non-family (for example, two college friends sharing an apartment together) and single-parent households holding the other 47 percent. In recent years, many Americans have been marrying people of different racial or ethnic background. In the past people thought this was bad, but these days the number of adults who approve of interracial marriage is 83%, a big change. Also, the people who get married are getting married later. These days the average age of first-time marriage for men is 27 and for women it’s 26. Since marriage is happening later, so is childbirth. Women are having children later, and parents are having fewer children, so families are not as big as they were in the past.

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As you can see, the average American family is difficult to describe because there are a lot of varieties. The idea of family and family life has changed very much over the years, and it will probably continue to change. However, one thing that has not changed is the importance of family. Whatever type of family a person has, that family is still important to every American. Project 2: Ada Lovelace Imagine the life of an English girl in the year 1821 (江⼾時代). The girl’s parents are not happy because she is a girl, and they divorce when she is one year old. She suffers from many health problems, and at age 13 she stays in bed for 3 years because she was ill with the measles. Her mother makes her study math and logic, because she worries that her daughter will go crazy, because she thinks the girl’s father was insane. Her mother hates her husband and doesn’t want to take care of the girl, because she is her husband’s daughter. Instead, the girl’s grandmother takes care of her. By the way, her father was a famous British poet, Lord Byron. He died when the girl was 8, but she never saw him again after her parents’ divorce. Still, the world will remember her as an amazing woman. It sounds like the beginning of a TV drama, right? This is the true story of Ada Lovelace, born in England in 1815. Ada Lovelace was the first person to believe that machines could be programmed to do amazing things. At age 17, she began to work with Charles Babbage and expanded his ideas about the “Analytical Engine”. The Engine was a machine that could do math with the world’s first computer program, but it was not built until 2002. Ada Lovelace believed machines could play music or solve very difficult problems very quickly. Her notes were the basic idea of a computer. The notes she wrote were studied almost 100 years later during the development of the computer. Project 3: Daym Drops Super Official Food Review (Very fast) YouTube Facebook Twitter, it's your main man Daym Drops, back again with another Super Official Review. Can you dig it baby? And I know you can. (Normal speed) Hey listen, man, and you know what it is. Let's see what's happening. You know I had to get bacon. You know what I'm saying? Slide that down there. Uh-huh, slide that top back. Oh, isn't that cute. Oh-hoo! Tight, brother, tight. Let's go in, players. I'd better bring you all in for this action. Man, listen. Crispy bacon. Mean seasoning. Bacon, cheese. How's that crust looking? That crust – it's not – it doesn't look extra crunchy, but it looks like it has possibilities. Look at the little cute little pizza sign right there dead smack in the middle. Pizza.

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Where is the rest of my pretzel-shaped butter cookie, is what I want to know. Why – Why is it all broken up on the inside, man? Like, let me bring you in on this. All right? You see what's happening right now? Um-hm. The cheese is just wrapping itself around me like a king cobra. So I've got to do this quick, players. Now that bacon is right there at the bottom. I can't lie to you. That bacon is dead right. Um-hm. Crispy bacon. I told that boy extra-crispy bacon, he did extra-crispy bacon. Alright, hold on, time out. CVS they smell like gym socks, B. Let me just go ahead. Look at the little – the little cute slices. Look at – look at – look at that. This is when you don't want to go too hard, you want something to hold you down. Ho! Hot! Hit that, hit that. Now the cheese itself, for my particular taste, I only like mozzarella cheese on my pizza. Mozzarella cheese on a burger: for some of you, you might love it. I like it. Love it? Mm. Like it? Yeah. The bun is right. The meat is extra juicy, and knocked out most of the fat by getting steamed. Just that cheese is throwing me for a loop-de-loop. Be ashamed of yourself, you taste so good, boo. That basil. That extra crispy bacon. And that oh-so crunchy crust. Oh, and you're buttery too, oh you're buttery. What's wrong with you? Come here, come here. Mm. Oh, man. Let me hit these things. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, these things are foul. Oh, shoot. Ugh! Oh, jeez. I can't get that taste out of my mouth. Er, I'm just going to give the burger a four. Yeah, on a one to five, Ted's steamed cheeseburger gets a four from big Daym. If I never have those cookies again another day in my life, even if there was nothing else on the world to eat, it would be too soon. Those cookies on a one to five get a negative two, a negative two. On a one to five – Famous Pizza on a reopening scale, baby – you're getting a four and a half all day from your boy. I like it. It's personal. It's intimate. If you ever go to your local CVS and you ever see those cookies on the shelf for any type of holiday, leave them on the shelf, please. Hat's off to the chef inside Ted's steamed cheeseburger spot, baby. Wo! It's your main man, Daym Drops, I'm out of here, baby! Reproduced with kind permission from Daymon Patterson Project 4: The History of Moving Pictures Today, movies are a part of all of our lives, but they haven’t always been. In fact, the history of the world’s biggest entertainment industry is really quite short. The first moving pictures were shown on ‘The Lumière Cinematograph’ on December 28, 1895 in a Paris café. That day the Lumière brothers showed The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, on their special machine. Afterwards, one brother said to reporters that

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he thought that movies would never become popular.

He was completely wrong! In less than a year, cinemas had started to open in Europe and the USA. People loved the movies. By 1905 movie making wasn’t just an idea, it was a successful new industry, and soon after, it had a capital – Hollywood, USA. Hollywood was established in 1912 when a group of New York film makers decided to open a studio in California. They chose California because the weather was good (it didn’t rain much there), and there were many beautiful places nearby to film their movies. Hollywood quickly attracted many actors and technicians from all over the country. At first, movies were “silent” because there was no recorded sound. Instead, the actors’ dialog was shown on cards every 20 seconds. One director at the time said, “There will never be speaking pictures.” He, like the Lumière brother, was wrong. In 1927 a revolution began. It was in this year that the actor Al Jolson spoke and sang in a movie for the first time. The reaction of the movie audience was very enthusiastic; they wanted more “talkies”! Soon, movie audiences had increased from 57 million people a week to 110 million a week. Only 31 years after the Lumières' first film showing, movies were a huge source of entertainment for people around the world. In 1932 there was another big change in movies: Technicolor. Color made movies more popular than ever. The next 20 years are often called Hollywood’s ‘golden age’. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, millions of people went to the cinema every week, so it was a golden time for Hollywood. However, in the late ‘40s, movies had a new and dangerous competition: TV. America’s TV revolution began after World War II. John Logie Baird invented the television, and at first Hollywood didn’t worry about it because it was small and only showed pictures in black and white. However, by the early ‘50s movie audiences had been cut by half because people were watching TV. The movie industry had a serious problem. Hollywood studios competed with TV by trying to make movies bigger, better and more realistic. Some of their ideas succeeded – others failed. Interestingly, what really saved the movie industry wasn’t a technical development at all; it was something completely different – teenagers. In the mid-‘50s, teenagers started going to see movies. Before this time, most movie audience members were over 30. Suddenly that changed. That change has continued ever since. These days 75% of all movie tickets are sold to people between the ages of 15 and 25. Today, TV and cinema live side-by-side. The movie industry didn’t die after the invention of the TV, but movie audiences are still low compared to 60 years ago. Because of this, movie making is very different than it was in the golden age. Movies today actually have three lives: first in the theater, second on DVD and finally on TV. However, one thing hasn’t changed, whether in the theater or at home, people still love watching movies.

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Appendix 3: Conversation Recordings For the Projects class, you will do Conversation Recording (CR) homework to improve your speaking ability.

Conversation Recording Homework Six times during the Spring semester, you will meet a classmate outside of class and record a fifteen-minute conversation on a digital recorder, smartphone, or by distance using Microsoft Teams. The things that you say in this conversation don’t need to be perfect, but it is good to pay attention to your own speaking and try to correct yourself.

You will have the same partners for two CRs. After that you will have a new partner.

Be sure you understand how to record and send your recording before doing the homework.

Topics Choose two or three topics from the Conversation Recording Topics pages in your Projects textbook (See the list on p. 91–92). Don’t forget to write the date. Select new topics to talk about each week and write down the date that you chose each topic. You should talk about different topics for each CR.

Audio-Recording You can borrow a digital recorder from the SAC (room 422) when it is open. There is information about borrowing and using the digital recorder in the CE Projects resource section on the CEP website. Using a smartphone for your conversation recordings is also acceptable.

Submitting Your Conversation Recording Homework Use the example subject heading below to write the subject of your email or other way that your teacher asks you to submit it. Only one partner needs to send the recording.

Example Subject: P4 CR1 Yoshiko Ito - Mami Sato

Conversation Recording Grades The following grading rubric is used to grade your conversation recording:

CE Projects Conversation Recording Yes Somewhat No Did you speak for 15 minutes? 2 .5 0 Did you stay on topic? 2 .5 0 Did you speak for an equal amount of time? 1 .5 0 Did you speak English only? 1 .5 0 Did you help each other? 1 .5 0 Did you speak clearly? 1 .5 0 Did you listen carefully? 1 .5 0 Did you speak fluently (without any long pauses)? 1 .5 0 Don’t do this! Did you write your conversation and read from a script? -3 0

Total /10 Teacher’s comments

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Conversation Recording Topics

Choose two or three topics from this list to discuss in your conversation recording. As the semester progresses, you may have to repeat certain topics, but you should try to talk about new topics every time. If you choose your own topics, write them on the next page.

Topic Date Family Pets/Favorite Animals School Life Love Favorite Foods Favorite Songs/Singers/Band Favorite Movies/TV Shows/Actors Favorite Books/Comics/Magazines Jr. High/High-school Memories in general Memories of School Trips Hobbies Clubs/Circles Work/Jobs Driver’s License Sports Where You Want to Travel Where You Have Traveled Holidays: Japan or Other Countries Foreign Countries Studying Abroad Future Plans Career Goals Popular Trends: What is “Hot” Now? The Latest Fashion New Stores in Nagoya Dieting and Exercise Scary Experiences/Embarrassing Experiences Festivals/School Festivals Recent News/ World Politics Women’s Rights Favorite Smartphone Apps About my Hometown SAC Experiences Shopping After School Homework Things I Want to Try Differences Between High School and University Why I Study English How to Relieve Stress Things I Want to be Good at Doing

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My ideas for conversation recording topics: Topic Date

Remember to: - Relax and enjoy talking. - Choose your topics before you start the conversation. - Say your names, the recording number, the date, and topics at the beginning of

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How to Be a More Engaging Conversation Partner Here are some suggestions for getting your partner to say more. Getting opinions • Do you like … K Pop? Italian food? this university? • Do you have any thoughts about … school uniforms? • Do you know any good … restaurants near Hoshigaoka Station? • What do you think about … going to school on Saturday? • How do you feel about… doing homework on a computer? • Who is your favourite … movie actor? • What is your favourite… dessert?

Getting someone to start • Tell me about … your favourite musical artist. • I’d like to know … what you do after school every day. • Have you ever … heard of Big Bang?

… seen the movie Titanic? • Where do you … like to go out?

Getting a response • How about you? • Don’t you agree? • Do you know what I mean? • Have you ever felt that way?

Checking for understanding • Did you say that… she lived alone for most of her life? • Could you tell me… if she has ever been married? • She lived alone for most of her life, right?

Follow up questions

A: Do you feel like going out tomorrow? B: That’s a great idea! Where should we go?

A: Is there anything good on TV tonight? B: Yeah, there’s a movie on. Do you want to watch it?

A: Who is that next to the coffee machine? B: That’s John. Do you want to meet him?

Responding to others’ news and opinions A: My best friend is in the hospital B1: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope she gets better soon. B2: That’s too bad. I hope it’s not serious. A: I’ve just passed my driver’s license test! B1: Excellent! I’ll bet you’re happy about that! B2: You did? Good job! B3: Hey, that’s great! Congratulations!

Closing the conversation • Wow, that was great! • I really enjoyed talking to you. • It was fun having the chance to talk to you. • I hope we have a chance to talk again soon.

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CE Projects Review Activity At the end of the semester, you will have a twenty-minute conversation with one of your classmates. The topics for your conversation will be selected from your Projects class. After your partner is selected, you will have a few minutes to plan your conversation. Then you and your partner will record your conversation on a smartphone. When you have finished, you will return to the classroom and transfer the data from your recorder or your smartphone to the teacher’s device.

The grade for your conversation test will be decided as follows:

Your CE Projects Conversation Test grade:

S: 22 – 24

A: 19 – 21

B: 17 – 18

C: 15 – 16

Did you and your partner talk for twenty minutes? 1 ~ 5 points

Did you speak fluently and without long pauses? 1 ~ 5 points

Did you share the speaking time? 1 ~ 5 points

Did you stay on topic? 1 ~ 5 points

Was your pronunciation clear and understandable? Yes = 1 Needs work

Did you speak in English only? Yes = 1 No

Did you and your partner co-operate? Yes = 1 No

Were you a good listener? Yes = 1 No

Total /24

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Projects Semester Final Review

Student A: ____________________ Student B: _____________________

Student C: ____________________ Class : ___________ 1. You and your conversation partner will have 20 minutes to comment on the

questions below. 2. Record your comments on an IC recorder or your smartphone and, after returning to

your classroom, transfer the file to your teacher.

Questions

• What was the most interesting part of the Projects class?

• Which topic did you think was most challenging?

• Which topic did you learn the most from?

• Do you feel more confident now about giving presentations?

• What presentation skills do you think you have learnt best?

a) Eye contact?

b) Posture?

c) Speaking, not reading?

d) Introductions and conclusions?

e) Asking questions?

f) Answering questions?

g) Making a poster?

• Which of the presentations skills above do you still need to practice?

• Did the presentations help you to become a better listener?

• Did you have enough time to prepare for each project?

• What part of the Projects class would you like to do again?

• What questions can you ask in a presentation?

What questions do you want to ask your teacher about the course?

a. _________________________________________________________________

b._________________________________________________________________

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The CE Projects coordinators would like to thank the following people for their contributions to this book.

Umida Ashurova Rebecca Brinkley John Cantanzariti Donovan Clarke Cheryl DiCello Darren Elliott Bjorn Fuisting Juanita Heigham Howard Higa Greg King Shannon Kiyokawa Emily Mindog Jason Pestano Paul Lee Rumme Edward Scruggs Joe Sichi Matt Smith Mike Stockwell Graham Taylor Matt Taylor

Last revised in March 2021 Front cover photo: Creative Commons