Christmas Party!

 

Happy Holidays everyone,

Today is a special day!  This is a time to celebrate a challenging but unforgettable year.  This is a time to give thanks, share smiles and holiday cheer?  🎉

Our MKD tutors have prepared something special for us today.  Are you excited?  I think we are all excited!

Thank you very much MKD tutors and Ma'am Jenny for all of your hard work and wonderful lessons this year.  And Yoroshiku in the new year, too!  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you.

Warmest regards,

Yuka Homan and Mike Kubo 

Lesson 26 - Christmas is Coming 🎅

 

Good day, everybody!

Are you excited about Christmas this year?  🎅🤶

Or do you think COVID killed everybody's Christmas spirit*?  

                            * Christmas spirit: クリスマス気分 (kurisumasu kibun)

 

Hey, for fun... let's play a Qristmas quiz!

YES, let's play...

The QQQQ Game!  (The Qrazy Qristmas Quiz Questions Game!)

Instructions: Person A (a tutor or student) asks Person B (a student or tutor) the following 5 Qrazy Qristmas Quiz Questions.  After all the quiz questions are asked, change A/B roles and play the quiz again.  The person with with the most correct answers WINS!!

OK... Let's play!

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QQQQuestion A:

   What is this Christmas plant?👇

During Christmastime, in America, people hang this plant in their houses.  If someone walks under this plant, you must kiss 👄 them!  What is this Christmas plant called?

    

    Fill in the blank: The plant is called _______________ .

    1: miss you toe

    2: missed my toe

    3: mistletoe 

    4: mistertoe

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QQQQuestion B:

Look at the pictures of Christmas lanterns from 4 different countries.

    Put them in the proper order.  

    The four countries are:     America        Sweden

                                                 Philippines    Germany

Example answer: "Christmas lantern 1 is from _______, lantern 2 is from _______ ..."

     👆Christmas lantern 1

👆Christmas lantern 2

👆Christmas lantern 3

👆Christmas lantern 4

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QQQQuestion C:

Look at the pictures of Christmas cakes from 4 different countries.

    Put them in the proper order.  

    The four countries are:     America        Germany

                                                Philippines    Japan

Example answer: "Christmas cake 1 is from _________, cake 2 is from ________ ..."

👆Christmas cake 1

👆Christmas cake 2

👆Christmas cake 3

👆Christmas cake 4

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QQQQuestion D:

Look at the pictures of Christmas cards from 4 different countries.

    Put them in the proper order.  

    The four countries are:     Sweden        Korea

                                                 Russia          Japan

Example answer: "Christmas card 1 is from _________, card 2 is from ________ ..."

👆Christmas card 1

👆Christmas card 2

👆Christmas card 3

👆Christmas card 4

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QQQQuestion E:

Look at the pictures of Santas from 4 different countries.

    Put them in the proper order.  

    The four countries are:     America        Finland

                                                 Russia           Germany

Example answer: "Santa 1 is from _________, Santa 2 is from ________ ..."

👆Santa 1

👆Santa 2

👆Santa 3

👆Santa 4

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OK... are you finished?  

Well... for the correct answers, please look below at the bottom of this blog post.

Now, let's enjoy the main lesson.

Here it is 👉 HERE

🎅🎄🤶

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Answers to QQQQuiz (below)

!!! Don't look at the answers if you have not taken the quiz!!!

A: 3: mistletoe 

B: 1. Philippines 2. Sweden 3. America 4. Germany 

C: 1. Germany 2. America 3. Japan 4. Philippines

D: 1. Russia 2. Korea 3. Finland 4. Japan

E: 1. America 2. Germany 3. Russia 4. Finland 

Christmas song: Mistletoe (Justin Bieber)

🎧 Listen 👉 HERE

Mistletoe Lyrics

It's the most beautiful time of the year
Lights fill the streets spreading so much cheer
I should be playing in the winter snow
But I'mma be under the mistletoe

I don't want to miss out on the holiday
But I can't stop staring at your face
I should be playing in the winter snow
but imma be under the mistletoe

With you, shawty with you
With you, shawty with you
With you under the mistletoe

Everyone's gathering around the fire
Chestnuts roasting like a hot July
I should be chillin' with my folks, I know
But I'mma be under the mistletoe

Word on the street santa's coming tonight
Reindeer's flying thought the sky so high
I should be making a list I know
But I'mma be under the mistletoe

With you, shawty with you
With you, shawty with you
With you under the mistletoe

With you, shawty with you
With you, shawty with you
With you under the mistletoe

Eh, love, the wise men followed the star (the wise men followed the star)
The way I follow my heart
And it led me to a miracle

Eh love, don't you buy me nothing (don't you buy me nothing)
Cause I am feeling one thing, your lips on my lips
That's a merry, merry Christmas

It's the most beautiful time of the year
Lights fill the streets spreading so much cheer
I should be playing in the winter snow (i know)
But I'mma be under the mistletoe

I don't want to miss out on the holiday
But I can't stop staring at your face
I should be playing in the winter snow
But I'mma be under the mistletoe

With you, shawty with you
With you, shawty with you
With you under the mistletoe (oh yeah)
With you, shawty with you
With you, shawty with you (oh yeah)
With you, under the mistletoe (under the mistletoe)
Kiss me underneath the mistletoe (Kiss me underneath the mistletoe)
Show me baby that you love me so-oh-oh (oh-oh-oh-ohh)
Oh, oh, ohhh (oh-oh-oh-ohh)
Kiss me underneath the mistletoe (Kiss me underneath the mistletoe)
Show me baby that you love me so-oh-oh (ooohhh)
Oh, oh, ohhh (ooohhh)
mh-mh-mh-mh

Lesson 25 - Camping Gear

Hi everyone!

Are you enjoying the sunshine and clear skies these days?  Or are you feeling the stress of this busy season?  

Do you want to escape from your stress?  Well, one way to escape from stress is to go camping.  Camping is a great way to get away from the stress of our daily lives.  

And you do not need to go far to find a campsite.  There is probably a campsite near your home!

Let's look...

👆Here are some campsites near Davao City. 

👆Samal Island Camp Park 🏖

👆And here are some campsites in and near Tokyo. 🌇

👆This is Wakasu Park Camping Ground in Tokyo, on Tokyo Bay. Tokyo. 🗼

Have you ever been camping?  As a warmup today, let's share our camping stories. ⛺

OK, today's lesson is called Camping Gear.  So, it's do it!  Now it's time to go into breakout rooms... We hope you enjoy today's lesson.

Click the link 👉 HERE

Lesson 24 - Apartments for Rent

Apartments for Rent 

Hello everyone,

Today, we're going to talk about the places we live, and the places we want live in the future.  It's true, everyone needs a place to live, but there are many housing options to choose from.  There are apartments, dormitories, houses, terrace houses, condominiums, shared houses, etc.

Let's looks at three of these housing options for today's warm-up...

WARM-UP!

1) Japanese Apartments

👆This is a small apartment building in Tokyo.

👆And this is the layout for an average apartment in the city.

👆And this is what an average apartment looks like inside.

Q&A: MKD tutors might ask Rissho students questions like:

   Are Japanese apartments quiet?

   Are Japanese apartments comfortable?  (快適 kaiteki)

   Are Japanese apartments stylish?

   How much is the monthly rent of a small apartment in the city?

   How much is the deposit（保証金 hoshōkin) on an apartment?

2) Japanese Houses

👆This is a small house in Tokyo.

👆And this is the floor plan for a small house in the city.

👆And this is what a small house in the city looks like inside.

Q&A: MKD tutors might ask Rissho students questions like:

   Are Japanese houses nice?

   Are Japanese houses traditional?

   Are Japanese houses solid and made well?

   How much does it cost to rent a house in Tokyo?

   How much does a small house in Tokyo cost?

3) Japanese Share House

👆What is a Japanese "share house"?

Originally, the word "share house" was used in Japan to describe a housing situation common in the U.S. and Europe, but uncommon in Japan.  A share house is an apartment or house that is shared by a number of people who share the rent and utilities. (光熱費 kōnetsu-hi )

👆And this is the floor plan for a share house in the city.

👆And this is another image of what a share house looks like inside.

Q&A: MKD tutors might ask Rissho students questions like:

   Are Japanese share houses safe?

   Are Japanese share houses popular these days?

   Do you want to live in a share house?  Why or why not?

   How much does it cost to rent a share house in Tokyo?

   Do you know anyone who lives in a share house?

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OK, now it's time to go into breakout rooms... We hope you enjoy today's lesson.

Click the link 👉 HERE

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Lesson 23 - A Day at School

                                                      Rissho University, Shinagawa Campus

Hello students and tutors, 

This is a difficult blog post to write.  It is difficult to write about school life these days.  Specifically, it's difficult to write about a life that 1st year Rissho students have not experienced yet: school life at Rissho.  Because of COVID19, no one in this class has had "A Day at School" on our friendly campus.  For all of us, this school year has been spent online.  So maybe we should make a lesson called, "A Day of Online School!"

But, we can imagine.  Let's try to imagine what a school day at Rissho is like.  Let's try to imagine what a day at school will be like after COVID.  For MKD tutors, too, MKD campus life this year is not the same as it was last year, right?  In fact, most students around the world have experienced a lot of change in their daily routines.  COVID19 has affected all of us. 🌏 

Most importantly, we must look ahead.  We must think of a happier, healthier, safer future.  Let's do our best.

                       Below 👇 is a photo of a happy, pre-COVID day at Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku!

                             And here 👇 is a video of historical day at MKD  (2017).  Check it out.

_____________________________ Warm up _____________________________

MKD tutors: Please ask Rissho students to talk about their high school days.  For example, please ask them to describe a regular day at high school was like.

Was your high school like this?👇...

or was high school like this?👇...

OK, so after the warm up chat, let's go to today's lesson.  It's on Randall's ESL Lab, and the title is 'A Day at School'.  Imagine and enjoy!

Click here

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https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/school-schedule/

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Lesson 22 - Voicemail

Hi all!

For today's lesson, we're going to talk about telecommunication.  

Do you know what the word telecommunication means?  Well, tele means "over a distance," so if you see a word with tele in it, it means something that is done over a distance.  And of course you know the word communication (通信 tsuushin).  So the word telecommunication is tele + communication = telecommunication, or communication over a distance.  

Here are some words with tele in them:

1.👇 telescope (to see something over a distance) 

2. 👇 television (to watch something over a distance)

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3. 👇 telephone (to talk with someone over a distance)

4. 👇 Teletubbies (Well, I don't know how they got their name!😂)

and of course...

5. 👇 telecommunication (to communicate over a distance)

By the way, telecommunication means 電気通信 (denki tsuushin) in Japanese.

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Next, let's talk about what functions (機能 kinō) you have on your smartphone and your landline (固定電話 kotei-denwa).  By the way, do you have a landline?  Some people don't use them anymore.

On your smartphone, do you have voicemail (ボイスメール) function?

On your landline, do you have voicemail or an answering machine (留守番電話 rusuban denwa) function?

👈 answering machine function on a landline 

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OK, next we're going to practice listening to voicemail messages, and then we will learn how to leave messages on voicemail or on an answering machine.

MKD tutors will use this website to teach you more about telecommunication, so click 👉 HERE.

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