Oral English 1: Lesson 2

4/14/2015

Hi everyone,

Wow! We sure had a busy lesson today! There was so much to learn!

Opinion Giving:
We reviewed expressions to ask for and to give an opinion. We also learned expressions to agree and disagree with opinions.

Remember that the expression "Tell me about it!" is to express agreement. It is slang and you can use it with your friends. However, you shouldn't use it with your parents or teachers.

Discussion Schedule:
In next week's class, we are going to start our discussions. Each students has to be a discussion leader twice during the spring semester. You can click on this link for the schedule: Oral English 1 Spring 2015 Discussion Schedule.

Discussion Worksheet:
For the last part of our lesson, we learned where to find articles for discussion topics on the website Breaking News English. We also learned how to complete your discussion worksheet. You'll need to complete a worksheet before you lead your discussion. You can find How to Complete Your Discussion Worksheet in the Discussion section of the website.

Homework:
1. Blog Posting #2
2. Discussions (see schedule)
3. Bring the "Opinion Expressions" worksheet to class.

Blog Question #2:

Choose one of the topics below. Give your opinion on the topic. Use an opinion giving expression, and give a reason and an example to support your opinion.

Remember to start your opinion with an opinion expressions (e.g. In my opinion, ... / As I see it, ...)

the most annoying thing
(In my opinion, the most annoying thing is ...)

the best Japanese food
(As I see it, the best Japanese food is...)

learning languages
(If you ask me, learning languages is ...)

living in Tokyo
(I think living in Tokyo is...)

smart phones
(In my opinion, smart phones are...)
* Write 8-10 sentences.
* Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly.
* Submit by Monday, April 20 by 6:00pm.

35 Comments

OE1-kumi

4/14/2015 10:40:15 am

The best japanese food is pickled japanese plums.
It is very sour I love.
But many pleplo are doesnot like this.
I eat every day with my brother.
I thik this food is a medicine for cold.
When I catch a cold,I eat this.
Next day,I get over my cold.
Japanese plum pickles is so good and efficacious food .
I need japanese plum pickles with my life.

OE-1 Airi

4/14/2015 08:54:02 pm

I like living in Tokyo.
In my opinion,I can go shopping,play with my friends and meet various people.
I think that if I do not live in Tokyo,I would not have many experiences.
By the way,the Olympics will be held in Tokyo in 2020.
I think that I will live in Tokyo at that time.
So I will be easy to go there.
My hometown is Ibaraki prefecture.
It is some countries.
If I lived in Ibaraki,I would not have many experiences.
So I thank my parents,because I can live alone in Tokyo.

OE1-Haruna.k

4/15/2015 10:09:39 pm

As I see,the best Japanese food is Soba.Because it is very deritious and good for health.
For example,it has effect of to prevent Lifestyle-related disease and to grind liver well.
I like smell of Soba to.
Soba is made from buckwheat flour.
It have effect of sound sleep.
Japanese food famouse for sushi,yakiniku,and so on.
But I think that I want to recommend Soba.
What do you like Japanese food?

OE1-Erena Sa

4/16/2015 10:18:13 am

As I see it,the best japanese food is Nikujyaga.The reason is that Nikujyaga is very delicious.Food prepared by stewing beef,carrot and
potato.As the case may be stewing Shirataki or Ingen and so on.I can taste various monthfeel.Nikujaga is taste sweet,because vegetables are sweet when that stewed.Also I like that taste.
In conclution,western food became very popular recently.I'm japanese,so I want to take good care of japanesefood.

OE1-Yu

4/16/2015 03:47:03 pm

I think living in Tokyo is good. In Tokyo, the traffic is convenient. As I see it, many trains are serviced. And, many shops are opened, so we can go shopping anytime. Unexpectedly, Tokyo has many parks. The nature in parks bring a person relaxation. I think that is good Side. In the holidays, we can go many places. So we can spend a good time.

OE1-Tomoki

4/17/2015 12:06:51 am

As I see it, the best Japanese food is Sushi.Because, it is very delicious.Also, it is popular with overseas people.
Sushi has various kinds.It is called the Sushineta in Japan. A fish is used for sushi mainly.In addition, There is the sushineta of the meat,too.
I think that the much sushineta fascinates an overseas people. The sushi may be, so to speak, called the representative of Japanese foods.

OE1-Hiroki

4/17/2015 11:38:44 pm

As I see it, the best Japanese food is udon.
It is very delicious.
In addition, I can make many dishes by using it.
For example, there are curry udon and flied wheat noodles.
These dishes are very delicious, too.
Furthermore, how to make is very easy.
Udon is the food which is popular in Japan.
I love it, too.
So, I will continue eating it.

OE1-Shunsuke

4/18/2015 10:34:18 am

I think live in Tokyo is very tired.There are very many people in Tokyo.The everyday crowded train is worn-out very much.I don't like crowds.
However, a lot of delicious restaurants are in Tokyo.I want to be used to life in Tokyo early.I want to grow up through life in Tokyo.

OE1-Minori.H

4/18/2015 03:35:23 pm

As I see it , the best Japanese food is Sushi. This is why, the food of sushi is very popular and traditional food in Japan. Sushi has been loved by many people for a long time. Sushi is so simple but it also has deep world of taste. Of course I like to eat sushi very much. But I usualy eat reasonable sushi. For example, "sushiro" or "kurazushi" and so on. So, I want to eat delicious and expencive sushi someday.

OE1-Emiri

4/18/2015 05:11:12 pm

As I see it, learning English is very important. The reason is opportunities are increasing to speak English. Also, companies ask us speaking English for working there.
Now, we are judged English score, even if we get a position. I think employment's desision go up by English well. In fact, the world turn global stance. We must use English before. However, we wouldn't be good at English if we are nothing to do action, so I think learning English is important .

OE1-Minori

4/18/2015 06:51:15 pm

As i see it,the best japanese food is Nabe.
There are some reasons.First,Nabe makes us warm or hot.It is so good to eat when we feel cold.Especially,in winter.Next,Nabe is so healthy.We can eat a lot of vegetable and meat.I like a mushrooms and long green onion.Third,we can change tastes. For example Dashi,Tonyu,Miso,Paitan,and so on.
So,I think Nabe is the best food.

OE1-Reina

4/18/2015 08:47:51 pm

As I see it,the best Japanese food is Onigiri.It is called "rice ball" in English.This is because it is simple but delicious.It is popular food taken out of on picnics or eating while traveling.The center contains Umeboshi,Tuna,Katsuo,Mentaiko and so on.There are many kind of filling.So,we can enjoy the various tastes.In addicion,it reminds me of my mother's cooking.Living on my own,I really miss on my Onigiri now.

4/18/2015 08:52:26 pm

Sorry,I made a mistake.
sentences 8
I really miss on my Onigiri now→I really miss on my mother's Onigiri now.

OE1-Takayuki

4/18/2015 10:44:44 pm

If you ask me,learning languages is attractive.
You'll make friends from overseas easily. So,you can share difficult cultures. And,your knowledge spreads.
It will help your career up and getting business chances.
Once you get the language, you are going to enjoy movies without subtitles and musics. You can communicate with people in their language when you visit the countries.
It is very difficult but it makes your life much more wonderful.

OE1-Nanami

4/18/2015 11:05:01 pm

In my opinion, the best Japanese food is sushi. First, sushi has been loved all the time by a Japanese from long time ago. And sushi have a lot kind of "neta". sushi of egg is sweet. tuna is so expensive but very delicious. And salmon roe is salty.I can not coose one.I think japanese should be proud of sushi more.

OE1-Haruna.T

4/18/2015 11:18:55 pm

I think living in Tokyo is convenience.
The first reason is because there are many stores.
There,I can enjoy shopping every day.
The second reason is because there is Aoyama Gakuin University in Shibuya.
For example,If there is my house near Aoyama Gakuin University,I'm not late.
And I don't need to get up early.
My week point is to get up early.
So,I want to live in Tokyo.

OE-1 Yuki

4/18/2015 11:44:25 pm

In my opinion, smart phones is a very familiar tool. Smart phones possession rate of university students is over 90 percent. Because we can use the Internet in the same way as a computer, contact with friends also became easier. On the other hand, we must take care to waste of time and communication. Function of smart phone progress has been made increasingly. I think it is devoted the time spent in the game to other things. And conversation on the SNS is there is a possibility of lean relationship for invisible face. We should use thought the characteristics of the smart phones.

OE1-Ryota

4/19/2015 01:01:09 am

As I see it,the living in Tokyo is good.Because the convenience to transportation is good.And this is because there are various shops.We can play very much.For example,it is the shopping of clothes,a karaoke,bowling.But however,there is the bad part.Tokyo has bad environment.Therefor you should be careful about health.

OE1-Kotone

4/19/2015 01:02:27 am

As I see it, the best food of Japan is miso soup.
Vegetables and seaweed that contains many.
So, it will be able to ingest a lot of nutrition.
The soybeans used in the miso contains many dietary fiber.
This is us established a tone of stomach.
When eating in the morning, metabolism increases , will also wake up the body.
And , very good compatibility with the rice.
So, I often eat miso soup to breakfast.
What do you eat in your breakfast?

OE1-Komugi

4/19/2015 10:07:09 am

In my opinion, smart phones are very dangerous plates, because they are too useful. If we use smart phone, we can do all thing more easily than using galapagos cellphone. For example, looking up a place on a map, reading news what attract attention, accessing to SNS, playing amusing game, and so on. We endlessly waste time, because of having smart phones. Did you experience that you playing with it, the hours went quickly? To tell the truth,I have been using it in everything since I bought it. We must be careful. If not, we may lose the chance to study various thing.

OE1-Satomi

4/19/2015 01:14:45 pm

As I see it,the best Japanese food is Natto(fermented soybeans).
It is fermented foods as well as it is very smelly. That is way it is susceptible not to be like not only a foreigner but also a Japanese. I can say the same thing about the taste and sticky.
But I like Natto. In addition,Natto is original culture.We should protect it as "wasyoku" of Japanese culture.
Therefore we will eat food without liking it!

OE1-Takeshi

4/19/2015 01:18:56 pm

If you ask me, learning language is so important.
It is understood by most people but they don't learn language and I am also one of them.
I think that I still can't study English for serious reason.
If I try to learn English, I should have fun reason.
For example, because I want to talk overseas lacrosse players, and　how a man speaks Engilsh is cool.
When I consider in this manner, feel like learning English.
By a variety of ideas, I want to learn English by graduation.

OE1-Yui

4/19/2015 02:06:10 pm

As I see it,the best Japanese food is osechi.Osechi is a traditional Japanese food for the New Year holidays.Most of Japanese people eat osechi on New Year's Day. I eat osechi with my family on the first day of every year.It's a special dishes prepared for the New Year.Each dish in osechi has meanings,for example good health,happiness and so on. I'm looking forward to New Year's Day.Because I can eat osechi.

OE-1 Natsumi

4/19/2015 03:26:55 pm

If you ask me,learning language is a material factor to be able to get along in life smoothly and meaningfully.
I think there are several reasons for that,so if I pick up two major reasons of that,for one thing,as I said last time, I love traveling overseas. I know from experience that cross‐cultural comparison is necessary for everyone because we live in the same world,this earth. To cooperate with one another and make the world more comfortable place, there is one of the certainly a strong tie with people within that, language.
We hardly enjoy the stay without using language.
For another,I think we can find a new way to improve the moral of the people by an act of understanding by knowledge. For example,when we make a mistake,we may feeI a different or unique impression by countries or religion.I mean that we can reconsider and feel our own selves,who we are and what we have to do now and after this.
Learning language bring about beneficial results.

OE1-Haruna.I

4/19/2015 03:34:35 pm

I give my opinion on smart phone.
Nowadays, there are people criticizing that young people use a smart phone.
But I agree to use smart phone.I have two reason in my opinion.
First, this is because smart phone can contact anywhere, anytime, anyone. It is useful when I want to contact people immediately and far away.
Second, this is because it is easy to carry it. It plays a kind of role. For example, phone,dictionary, calculator and schedule book.
The smartphone is already physical some people.

OE1-Hitomi

4/19/2015 04:11:35 pm

I think living in Tokyo is very fun!!
Tokyo is the most big city in Japan,so there are many nice amusemets. For example, Tokyo tower,Tokyo sky tree,Ueno zoo,Shinagawa aquarium are famous amusemets. And many trains are serviced all over in Tokyo. So,we can go there and spend good time with my friends any time.
I have been living in Tokyo for 3 years. But there are many place that I haven't been to. I want to visit various amusemets and enjoy living in Tokyo.

OE1-Yushi

4/19/2015 04:26:05 pm

About living in Tokyo.
I think that it is so useful.
Because, there are convenient facilities(including Aoyama Gakuin University) in Tokyo.
For example, clothes shop and a goods shop ,Fashionable variety store.
I love seeing Such store and goods.
I live in Shonan, Kanagawa,where It takes more than 1 hour to AGU.
If If I live in Tokyo, I wouldn't be late for the first class.
If I could , it looks like a dwelling in Tokyo.

OE1-Elena.Se

4/19/2015 04:31:50 pm

As I see it,the best Japanese food is Sashimi.The reason is that I can eat it willingly.It is small enough for one bite.
When I went to Italy,I ate Sashimi.But it was not as delicious as one I can eat in Japan.I think Japanese fish is very fresh.
Many foreigner like this.In fish many vitamins are included.So I ate it periodic.

OE1-Aya

4/19/2015 04:59:13 pm

in my opinion, the smartphone is very convenient. It is checked that I want to check it immediately. We install favorite applications and listen to music, and how to use varies. In addition, we get the photograph, too. However, a lot of problems about the smartphone are pointed out recently. For example, the use of the smartphone in the neighborhood of priority seat is outstanding. In addition, many people play with a smartphone while walking and am in an accident. It is right how to use smartphone to use the convenient function while being based on such problems.

OE1-chikako

4/19/2015 05:00:31 pm

If you ask me,learning languages is the most important skills. For example, if I can speak english well, I can make friends all over the world. Then I have a many friends around the world.So I have a chance to go for a trip.Another reason is that I can get a job at such as global companies in the future. Additionally,studying foreign language is that I can gain confidence.
Fainally,I must study english very hard.And I want to experience every thing in english .

OE1-Misato

4/19/2015 05:34:26 pm

As I see it, the best Japanese food is sushi. It is because sushi is one of the most famous Japanese food in the world. Those days, peoples didn't eat fish raw in many countries. But nowadays sushi shops are opened all over the world.
And sushi is very delicious. My familly goes to eat sushi when we have a celebration.
In recent years Japanese food was registered a world heritage. So sushi is going to eat more countries.

OE1-Taku

4/19/2015 05:54:12 pm

In my opinion, the most annoying thing is kicking seat while I'm wacthing movie in theater.
It is also announced that "NO kicking" in the short video before the movie in theaters.
The reason is I can't concentrate on movie.
Last week, I watched movie"Imitation Game".
My seat was kicked by the person behind then.
As a result, I couldn't fully enjoy a story.
I think theaters make a fence between seats.
It is so nice watching the movie in theater, but watching the movie in house is more comfortable than that.

OE1-Yukari

4/19/2015 06:45:36 pm

As I see it, the best Japanese food is rice cake.
Because, it is made from steamed glutinous rice with a sticky consistency.
In addition to, it has a variety of shapes and tastes.
For example, red and white rice cakes, sliced and dried rice cakes, and so on.
They are not only beautiful but also good taste.
Moreover, mochi is often offerd to the gods on New Year's Day and eaten for celebrations because it is considered a symbol of good luck.
But, it is not only fortunate.
Because, elderly people are often killed in eating it.
I think they have to pay attention to eat it.

OE-karin

4/19/2015 06:47:21 pm

I can live in Tokyo and am happy.I can go to the sweets shop reported on TV.Furthermore,it is convenient to do shopping.It is decided that the Tokyo Olympics are held.I go to see it in families.It is an advantage to be easy to go thre.The Shinkansen goes,too.Therefore I can easily return to the parents house.Tokyo has a family feel relieved in a splendid place.

OE1-sakiho

4/19/2015 06:55:20 pm

In my opinion, it is very important to learn a language.I think that It is a chance to pay more attention to the world to learn a language.One's world spreads out by paying more attention to the world.I think that it becomes the strength very much that one's world spreads out in becoming an adult.For example, you can know the world sports through a language as well as the sports of one's country if you like sports.I learned English and was interested in the world.Therefore I learn more languages and want to go to the foreign country.I think that it is pleasant to learn a language some other time.

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