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IE3 Core Friday: Lesson 12

6/26/2015

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Hi everyone,

We're heading into the home stretch (the "home stretch" is the area between third base and home plate in baseball". This idiom means that you are almost finished something. In this case, we are almost finished out course.

American Slang:
Since we've finished all of our course requirements, we had a lesson on American slang today. When you use slang, makes sure you are using it in the appropriate context (e.g. who you're speaking with and the type of situation). We learned these verbs:
1. ditch: I'm going ditch class today.
2. hit up: I'll hit you up after class.
3. bomb: I totally bombed my exam.
4. bounce: This party is boring. I'm gonna bounce.
5. hang out: I'm gonna hang out with friends tomorrow.

We learned these adjectives:
1. shady: The man in front of the station is really shady.
2. ballin': She's wearing Prada. She must be ballin'.
3. down: I'm down with that.
4. lame: That's so lame. / He's so lame.
5. tight: That idol group is so tight.

Discussions:
Although your conversational style was a little low today (due to the difficult topics), discussions were up to 27 minutes today!! Also, group leaders include the majority of the discussion skills we've learned this semester, such as vocabulary teaching, checking understanding, agreeing/disagreeing, etc. Great work!

Homework:
1. Blog Comment #11
2.
Discussion Preparation
3. Journal Topic #9: festival experiences

Blog Question #11:

Tell me three plans you have this summer vacation.

  • Write 8-10 sentences.
  • Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
  • Submit by Thursday, July 2 by 6:00pm
9 Comments
IE3F-Kirara
6/30/2015 12:43:47 am

I would like to tell you about threeplans during this summer vacation. First, I'm going to go to Oxford. I applied for Oxford University summer study. I spend about 3 weeks there and study in Oxford University, therefore, I want to do my best so as not to waste this experience. Second, I plan to go to Atami with my friend. At first, I planed to go to Hakone, however I changed the destination because of the risk of eruption in Hakane. In Atami, I will enjoy a hot spring and watch fireworks. Finally, I have a plan to barbecue with my family. I haven't barbecued with my family for a long time, so I'm really looking forward to this. I have many pleasant plans, therefore, I can't wait for this summer vacation!

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IE3F-Maho
6/30/2015 06:10:57 pm

I will tell you about my three plans during summer vacation. Firstly, I am going to go to Singapore with my best friends. It's first time for us to visit there. My parents went to there last summer and they told me that Singapore was very nice country. So I am very looking forward to going Singapore!Secondly, I will get car lisence. If I could get it only one time, my mother would pay for me. Therefore, I will do my best. Lastly, I am going to go to my grandfather and mother'house with my family. In there, we will eat lunch at a bomb restaurant. I have a lot of nice things during summer vacation. I think that I want to spend wonderful life.

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IE3F-Natsumi.H.
6/30/2015 07:07:50 pm

I have following three plans for summer vacation. First, I'm going back to my hometown, Nagano, for a week. I can see a lot of my friends and relatives there. In addition, I'm planning to travel to somewhere in Japan for a few days with my brother's girlfriend. In last spring vacation, we were both students, so we could enough time to travel abroad. However, she is currently busy with work because she got a job. Thus, we decided to trip in Japan. The biggest plan is to go to Colorado in America. My father's friends, who have once come to Japan and stayed in my home, live there. I'm going to visit them with my friend. We intend to stay for a week in Colorado. The hot and pleasant summer vacation is coming soon!!

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IE3F-Koyo
7/1/2015 01:57:43 pm

I'm going to talk about my three summar vacation's plans. I'm going to go to Tochigi with my friends. In fact, I do not know that there is something there. We have no plan. However, that is very thrill for me and I'm looking forward to it. Second, I want to get a driver's license. When I saw my friend drove his car, I want to get it. I want to drive with my friend next spring vacation. Finally, I' going to have part-time job many times. I want much money to trip for Hokkaido. So, I will work hard and earn a lot of pay. I'm looking forward to summar vacation!

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IE3F-Minako
7/1/2015 05:02:59 pm

I have three plans on summer vacation. First, I'm going to go to Tokyo Disney Land with my brother. He lives in Okinawa, but he plans to come to Tokyo in summer vacation. Second, I will travel to Taketomi Island, which is an isolated island in Okinawa, with my friends. This is very beautiful island, so I'm looking forward to traveling. Finally, I'm going to have many part-time jobs. Because I want to buy a lot of clothes, I would like work hard. I cannot wait for the summer vacation.

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Sayaka Takizawa
7/1/2015 05:36:57 pm

Let me talk about my plan for this summer vacation. First, I am going to come back to my home town, Aichi! This plan is must plan every holiday and vacation! Without this, I will get home sick. Maybe, it will about two weeks or so. Second, I want to take bike licence. It cost me about 10 thousand yen, so I am saving my money! I get excited when I think I ride on a bike and g o flying along on a motercycle. Cool! Third, I will enjoy some events with circle members. Last year, I couldn't join so I am looking forward to take part in the events this summer! Anyway, everything must be very fun for me this summer!!! I cannot wait for summer vacation comming!

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IE3F-Ai
7/1/2015 06:28:20 pm

I'll tell you about my plans on summer vacation. First, I have many club activities. We have a national athletic meet on August so we should practice very much. Second, I will go to my grandparents house on September. Their house is in Niigata there are many nature. I always go there to relax. Third, I will go to Disney land with my club members. When we went to Karuizawa, we had so good time so we want to go some other place. I'm looking forward to coming my summer vacation!!

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IE3F-Misa
7/1/2015 06:41:21 pm

In this summer, I have two plans of the trip. The one is the summer training camp of my circle. We will go to Yamanashi. For 6 days, we play tennis and have a party everyday. The other one is the trip to Nagoya with my friend. Our purpose is to eat Nagoya food. They are, for example, hitsumabushi, misokatsu, tebasaki and so on. Lastly, I'll go back to my hometown, Osaka. I'm planing to play with a lot of my friends. Also, I'll go to dinner with my family. I'm looking forward to playing a lot in this summer.

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IE3F-Saeri Nakamura
7/1/2015 06:53:30 pm

First of all, I'm going to summer camp of my club. I belong to ESS, and I think that ESS's summer camo is the hardest of any other clubs. The reason why I think so is that all of freshmen have to sat up all night learning 4 skills in order to enter ESS formally. We, sempais also have to sat up all night teaching it. I do not go to camp, but it's obligation.
Second, I will go back my hometown, Aomori. There are not so many amusements like Tokyo, but I can really relax in my house. The happiest thing is that I can have my dear mother's meal. I wanna go home earlier!
Lastly, I' m going to go my friend's home, Shizuoka. I do not know what there are in Shizuoka, for example, popular tourist resorts and famous food.
I cannot wait for coming summer vacation!

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