Academic English Class

Please make a presentation for class about this video, including your ideas and opinions. If there are any words or phrases you do not understand, please write them down and we will discuss them in class.

Please watch the video below. Then make a short talk about the symbolism of Ying and Yang. Also, include what you have learnt about Taoism and your opinions. Now take a look at the picture above. It has many elements: a flowing river; a pathway along the river; a bridge spanning the river; tall trees standing near the river; a large cloud floating in the sky and tall buildings in the distance. Choose one of these elements and create a talk about its symbolism for you.  Bonus Video 広告 英語のィベントを作っています。レストランで晩御飯を食べながら、英語で楽しい会話をします。最初は 25日インド料理の店に行きます。値段は二千円と自分の食べ物と飲み物の料金です。五人だけがイベントに参加できますので、もし興味があったら、早く連絡してくれませんか。 残り二席 ❗❗もし行きたかったら、 早く連絡してください。

Please read the article below, from The Japan Times and prepare a presentation about it, with your own ideas. Also, think of some questions to ask in class.   Stressed? Many Japanese schools and companies are encouraging people to cry to boost mental health An increasing number of schools and companies in Japan are encouraging their students and employees to cry as a way of relieving stress and improving mental health. Tears of sadness and happiness are believed to reduce stress, as the act of crying relaxes autonomic nerves by stimulating parasympathetic nerve activity, according to experts. “Crying is an act of self-defence against accumulating stresses,” says Junko Umihara, professor at Nippon Medical School. For 5½ years, former high school teacher Hidefumi Yoshida, 43, who calls himself a “ Namida sensei ” (“tears teacher”), has organized activities and lectured at schools and companies across the country to help people discover the benefits of crying...

Why do we look at someone's hands the first time we meet them? Why do you think Ted talks with more hand gestures are more popular?  Do you think our feelings are contagious? Which two micro-expressions did she talk about? What are some good conversation starters? What does "that begs the question mean"? What does "frenemy" mean? For class please prepare a short presentation, it can be about any subject. But you cannot read out notes and you have to use lots of hand gestures.  Bonus Video