How to give a Speech! GS1 Speech Class

It's difficult to give a speech without ever having seen or heard a good speech. Watch the examples below. How do the speakers use posture, eye contact, gestures and voice inflection to make their speeches more powerful?

Don't worry about trying to understand everything they say, just watch how they give their speeches:

I Have a Dream

Do You Believe in Me?

Barrack Obama

Barrack Obama II

Winston Churchill

Now, how can you improve your own speeches?

What did you do on your Summer Vacation?

American students usually have a 2-3 month holiday in the summer. Sometimes they do some crazy things like this:
Home-made Water Slide

What do you think? Would you like to have time to do fun things like this?

BBC English

Here is an interesting story for Tokushin students: Policemen in Bangladesh. Listen to the story and then read it. Put the new vocabulary in your notebooks. Do you think Japanese policemen should have the same lessons?

Summer Project!

Please visit the websites that you see listed on the right-hand side of this page. There are many so try to find one that you like. Do the listening exercises. Then, write the answers and the web address in your Listening Notebook. Make a list of new vocabulary words and expressions.

Try to visit every day! Don't forget! I will want to see your notebooks in September!!!!!!!

Tokushin 2-5SH Assignment #2

Go this webpage: BreakingNewsEnglish and do the assignment that you find there.
Listen to the report and then do the various vocabulary exercises that you find there. Put a short summary of the report in your notebook along with the new vocabulary.
Write a short essay of about 60 words describing what you would do if you found ￥1,000,000,000 in your mailbox. Put it in your notebook!

T2-5 Lesson Notes: Advertising

Answer these questions:
Put your answers in your notebooks.
Part1:
1) Do you like fast food? Why?
2) Do you like SMAP(HaHa!)or other J-Pop groups? Why?
3) Do you like Hello Kitty? Why?
4) Do you like Disney? Why?
5) Do you buy expensive brand name products like Nike, Louis Vuitton, etc.? Why?
6) Do you think food grown in Japan is safer than food grown in other countries? Why?
7) Do you think Japan is safer or better than other countries? Why?
8) Do you think an expensive thing is better than a less-expensive thing? Why?

Part 2:
1) Do you think advertising has a small or big influence on your life?
2) How many advertisements do you see everyday?
3) Which has a stronger influence on your life, your parents or the TV?
4) How much time do you spend everyday watching TV? Using the Internet?
5) How much time do you spend talking to your parents everyday?

A final question: Who really has the biggest influence in your life?

Tokushin Assignment #2

Go the following webpage: Breaking News English. Listen to the report and then do the exercises that follow. Please put the Synonym Match and Phrase Match sections in your notebook. Write a summary of the report and put that in your notebook as well!

Tokushin Listening Assignment #1

Please visit this page:esl-lab. Choose a listening activity, either easy, medium, or difficult. Listen to the story and then answer the questions which follow. Do the other exercises as well. Make a short summary of the story and add any new vocabulary to your listening notebooks! Do as many of these stories as you can.

Next, go to this site: Dictation. Try to do as many of the dictation exercises as you can. Write the answers in your notebook.

I will check this assignment after Golden Week!!!! Don't forget!

My Self-Introduction!

Would you like to know more about your teacher? Just follow this link to my self-introduction.

If you want to improve your English skills, please visit the many web pages I have listed on the right-hand side of this web page!!!!

Welcome 2009 Tokushin Students!

This webpage can help you improve your English skills. Please click on the links on the right to find many different free listening websites. They are easy to use! Just try!