イングリッシュサロン Topic
【２月２２日（水）＆２４日（金） 共通】
Damien先生クラスのトピックス
What do you think of Japan's traditional architecture?
Do you sometimes visit famous temples, shrines or castles?
What famous buildings would you recommend I visit and why?
Are there any modern building that you recommend I see?
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
Occupations
At what age do people usually begin to work in Japan? At what age do they usually retire?
How have working conditions changed in recent years?
How old were you when you got your first job? What did you do?
Is it common for people in Japan to have one job for life?
In other countries it is common to change jobs until people find a job that suits them.
Is this happening in Japan, now?
Is going to a good high school and a good university important to get a good job?
If you had the chance when you were younger, would you have started your own business?
【１月２２日（水）＆２３日（金） 共通】
Damien先生クラスのトピックス
I think that Chiba is a great place to live! In fact, I think it may be the best place to live in Japan!
Do you agree? Why did you move to Sakura?
What are the good and not so good points of living here?
If you could choose to live anywhere in Japan, where would it be? Why?
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
Household Chores.
Types of chores
Sweep the floors. Wash the car Mop the floors
Make the bed Vacuum the floors Dust the shelves
Set the table Hang out the washing Clear the table
Fold the washing Wash the dishes Iron the washing
Take out the rubbish Mow the lawn Clean the kitchen fan/ extractor
What chores do you dislike the most?
Are there any chores that you enjoy doing?
Did you have any chores to do when you were a child? Did you receive any pocket money for doing them?
Did your ask your children, when they were little to help in the house?
Did you give them any pocket money for doing them?
What do you do to make the chores easier to do? Eg, play music, sing, whistle?
【１２月２３日（金） F13・F15】
Damien先生クラスのトピックス
Damien's Class Topics
The end of the year is approaching? Looking back, were the highlights of 2022 for you?
Did you face any challenges? Were you able to overcome them?
What happy and memorable things did you experience?
What international events were important for you?
【12月23日（金） F１６ 】
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
下記の【Christmas】、【End of the year】二つのうち好きな方を選んでご準備ください。
Jane's Class Topics
【Christmas】
Do you enjoy Christmas time? How do you celebrate it?
Do you put up decorations in your house or outside?
In the past some housing estates use to out up Christmas lights outside their houses.
Some still do. Do you think it's going overboard? When did this habit change?
Do you remember any Christmas celebrations when you were a child? Did you believe in Santa Clause?
Have you ever celebrated Christmas in a foreign country? How did they celebrate it or they didn't celebrate it?
In Japan Christmas and New Year festivities are very close together. Do you give a Christmas present and New Year money gift to your grandchildren?
Have you ever had a Christmas in the summer? Eg Australia, New Zealand, South America, etc.
【End of the Year】
How was this year for you? Was it better or worse than last year? How come?
What was the happiest thing for you this year? Please share this with us.
What was the most useful thing you bought this year? What was the biggest waste of money this year?
What was the most expensive thing you bought this year?
Will you be watching Kohaku(red and white year end singing competition) this year end?
The other day NHK gave out the list of artist that will appear in it. What do you think of the artist that will take part?
What one Kanji character can you think of to summarize this year?
【１１月３０日（水） W１３・W１５・W１６ ＆ １１月２５日（金）F１６ 】
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
Jane's Class Topics
Hobbies
What do you do in your free time? Has this activity changed over the years due to age?
Which hobbies are the most popular in Japan? Do they differ between men,women and children?
How much time do you usually spend on your hobby/hobbies?
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
What are some of the strangest hobbies you have heard of?
【１１月３０日（水） W９・W１１ ＆ １１月２５日（金） F13・F15】
Damien先生クラスのトピックス
Damien's Class Topics
Last year Yusaku Maezawa spent about 80 million dollars on a trip to the International Space Station.
Though we were all proud of him, many people commented that he could have used that money in better ways…
If you had 80 million dollars to spend, how would you use it?
【１０月１９日（水）W１３・W１５・W16 ＆１０月２８日（金）F13・F15 】
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
Jane's Class Topics
Memory
Do you have a good memory or a bad one?
Do you forget anniversaries, birthdays, etc? How does your partner, wife, husband react?
What's your most vivid memory?
Many people find that a smell or a sound brings back a childhood memory verystrongly. Has this ever happen to you?
Why do you think some people remember names well, while others remember numbers well?
How do you train your memory?
【１０月１９日（水）W９・W１１＆１０月２８日（金）F16】
Damien先生クラスのトピックス】
Damien's Class Topics
Every time I travel somewhere in Japan, I am amazed by the great variety of different local foods and dishes each town has to offer.
Almost every area has not just one, but often several unique and delicious dishes…
Tell us about some of the most delicious and interesting dishes you’ve eaten when you have travelled in Japan.
Were the dishes so delicious that you went back or want to go back to that town?
Do you sometimes try to make those dishes at home?
If your hometown has some unique dishes, please tell us about them!
【9月28日（水）W9・W11 ＆30日（金）F13・F15 】
Jane先生クラスのトピックス
Jane's Class Topics
Restaurants vs Fast Food
What is your least favourite fast food restaurant and why?
How often do you eat fast food? What do you usually eat?
How do you feel about a major burger chain restaurant in Japan using popularactors to advertise their products?
Does this attract many people to but their hamburgers?
Do you have a favourite restaurant that you go to regularly?
What types of foreign food restaurants have you eaten at?
What foreign food is popular in Japan?
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant abroad? What was it like?
How would you compare it to a restaurant in Japan?
【9月28日（水）W13・W15・W16 Damien先生クラスのトピックス】
Damien's Class Topics
When you were young, did you have a traditional Japanese hobby (tea ceremony, ikebana, etc) or sport (kendo, judo, aikido, etc.).
Tell us a little about it. Why did you choose it? Would you recommend it to young people today?
Do you think international visitors would find it interesting?
【9月30日（金）F16 Damien先生クラスのトピックス】
Damien's Class Topics
Tell us how you spent your summer vacation! Where did you go?
What did you do? If you didn’t go anywhere or do anything special,feel free to talk about any topic that interests you!
7月 水曜日・金曜日共通
Jane's Class Topics
【W9・W11 F13・F15クラスのトピックス】
July 2022
Famous people, Celebrities.
Do you have a celebrity that you like or dislike?
Would you like to be famous? Why or why not?
Have you ever met a celebrity?
Why do you think there is such a high demand for gossip magazines and gossip TV programme?
What do you think of the paparazzi?
Damien's Class Topics
【W13・W15・W16 F16クラスのトピックス】
July 2022
Tokyo Sightseeing During Summer
Your friends from overseas will be visiting Japan for the first time this month.
They will be staying in Tokyo for three days and have asked you to be their guide!
What sightseeing spots will you take them to?
What cultural things would you like them to experience?
What kind of restaurants will you take them to? If you like, make an itinerary!
6月 水曜日・金曜日共通
Jane's class(W9,W11,F13,F15)
June 2022
City vs Town.
Which do you prefer living in a city or living in a town?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city or a town?
In what ways are people from cities different to people from small towns?
Have you ever visited a small town with a rustic charm and quaint buildings?
You choose a town in Japan or overseas.
What parts of Sakura do you like the most?
What do you think should be done to improve living conditions in Sakura?
Damien's class(W13,W15,W16,F16)
June 2022
Changes in How We Communicate
Before the internet, the main ways we communicated with each were face to face,by letter and by telephone.
Things have really changed with the internet and smartphones.
How has the way you communicate with your family and friends changed in recent years?
What are the good points and the bad points?
5月 水曜日・金曜日共通
Jane's class(W9,W11,F13,F15)
Self introduction. Name. Where you live? Your hobbies.?Where were you born?
Where is your hometown? Please tell us about the city,town or area where you were born and where you grew up.
Damien's class(W13,W15,W16,F16)
Getting To Know You!
This is our first class for the semester!
Though some of us may have met before, there may be some new faces in our classes!
Please prepare a self introduction! Tell us where you were born, where you have lived,
your family, your hobbies, your likes and dislikes, why you became interested in English, and so on!
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