What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Here is an announcement of the practice planned on Octorber 10.

☆Genre :Variety (Quizzes, listening and discussion)

☆Title: Let’s Enjoy Art!

☆Procedures:
1 Make some groups.

2 Warm-up quizzes
I’ll give you some interesting quizzes on famous paintings so please try.

3 Listen to the CD and fill in the blanks.

4 Exchange your comments in your group on each question below.
〈Questions〉
　　　　(1) What do you think after reading this article？
　　　　(2) Which painting do you like best among them, “The Scream”, “American Gothic”, “The Hay Wain”, “Diana Bathing” and “The Kiss”?
And why?
(3) Are you interested in art and do you often go to the museum?
What does art mean to you?
Please introduce your favorite paintings that you have seen and exhibitions that you have been to.


I hope you will enjoy it!


Motoko Tabata

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

I am happy to announce a later half practice for October 17th.

Genre: Game in English for the practice of speaking, listening and trivial knowledge of Japan.

Title: Himitsu no Kenmin Show/Kunitori Monogatari

Procedure: As below.

I will prepare 47 cards which show names of prefectural and city governments of Japan.
One presenter from members comes up to a stage and draw one card from a stack of 47 cards.
The presenter tries to describe unique cultural features, special local products or B-class gourmet of that prefecture written on picked up card.
Other members will be an audience and listen carefully to presenter’s descriptions on the prefecture.
When the answer come up in mind, raise hand and answer. If your answer is correct, you can get that prefecture card.

This must be easy game. Let’s have fun together.

Makoto Nishimura

Dear Kyoto NHK ESS members,

Here is an announcement of the practice planned on October 24.

Genre :Discussion

Title: Let’s look back Heisei era

Procedures:I prepare list of events, topics, accident, fashions and so on year by year in Heisei era.
Make several groups and talk about your impressive topic and have conversation in each group decade by decade.

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

Thank you.

Ishizaki

NHK-ESS-Kyoto.

Practice Part II on 2020-10-31 will be presented by Oku.

Genre: Group Discussion and Presentation

Topic: “ Thanks to COVID-19 (New Corona Virus) ”

Grouping: three persons for each team

Hi there! Ten months have passed from the time when the first infected patient of the New Corona Virus was reported in the country. Despite people’s and politicians’ optimistic prospect, the pandemic hasn’t ceased yet and, instead, additional waves of the infection seem to be spreading worldwide. Take care and keep guarding yourself, friends.

Looking out of personal spheres, global economy and medical planning and personal lives as well have to be changed revolutionarily if we learnt from this pandemic.

In the ESS activity, I think it is quite timely to discuss on this topic. But, the time allotted for us is limited and because there are a lot of negative features of this infection to talk about, I would like you discuss only on the positive and beneficial aspects of the pandemic such as follows:

1. What positive learning did you get from COVID-19 ?

2. What kind of changes did you make in your sense of value after the experience of this pandemic?

3. What do you think important to change in the world or in our personal lifestyles?

For example: hygiene management, housing, urban planning, transportation, travelling, energy consumption, plentiful diet, food supply management, education of whatever you designate, and so on as they come to you.

4. Do you think you have learnt how to live together with viruses and ecological sphere?

5. Do you think that shifting the paradigm of economy from capitalist-dominated to human-based one can help the problem to any extent?

6. Additionally, any positive view of the pandemic is welcome.

Prepare well, everyone, and see you in the end of month. Octane.

Dear NHK ESS members

Sorry for the late announcement of the practice I will be in charge next week, it will be held like this below.

Genre：English game

Topic：Letter building, Word construction, Brain teasers(riddles)

Directions

Letter building：You will form as many words as you can using the given letters in five minutes.

　　　Word construction：You will form as many words as you can using the letters in the list only once in five minutes

If time allows, I will give you some riddles which require some brain.

I hope you enjoy the practice.

Kumiko Takesue