What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,
Here is an announcement of the latter half of practice planned on December 3.

Genre: Debate, talk battle

Procedures:
1) Make several groups of 4 or more people.
2) A person do timekeeping and judge (concurrent role). Other member decide which one you support.
3) Start debate, talk battle
Approximate time schedule is as follows, preparation 2 min, debate 7-10 min
4) A judge decide which side is a winner, more persuasive or more interesting.
5) In each topic please change timekeeper/judge.
When the time is up, this practice ends.

Topic:
1.E-book vs paper book (Which do you prefer)
2.Soy-source vs source（いわゆる普通のソース） (Which do you prefer)
3.Kinkaku-ji（金閣寺） vs Ginkaku-ji(銀閣寺) (Which do you prefer)
4.Red wine vs White wine (Which do you prefer)
5.Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) vs Yakisoba(焼きそば) (Which do you prefer)
6.Ohanami(お花見) vs Momiji-gari(紅葉狩り) (Which do you prefer)
7.United states VS China (Which is stronger)
8.Summer Olympic game vs winter Olympic game (Which do you prefer)
9.Electric money vs cash (Which do you prefer)
10.Beef vs pork (Which do you prefer)

See you at the Shimogyo Iki Iki Shimin Center.

Thank you.

By Hiroaki Ishizaki

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Here is an announcement of the practice planned on Nov. 26th.

Genre :Group Talk
Topic:　　　If I were….　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Procedures: Make several groups and enjoy conversations on the subjects you can enjoy sharing with your group mates.

The examples are “ if I were 20 years younger…”, If I were a king or a queen “, “ If I were a president of….”, If I were an artist “ , If I was born in Heian period..”,etc.

Note: During the practice, please take moderate social distance and enjoy talking!

Thank you.

By Kumiko Takesue