Oral English 2: Lesson 10

6/10/2015

Hi everyone,

I've returned all your presentation outlines with my comments. If you have any questions, you can email me or send me a message on Line.

Gestures:
After speed discussion, we learned about gestures. This is a type of body language and is part of "non-verbal communication." Non-verbal language (body language) is just as important (or even more important) than the spoken word. To demonstrate this, I gave a short explanation in French. When I gave my explanation without gestures, NOBODY understood what I said. However, when I supported it with gestures, all of you could understand the main idea of my explanation.

You can use four different types of gestures:
a. number / sequence
b. illustration / location
c. emphasis / focus
d. comparison

Discussions:
Overall, discussions were very well done today. I was very impressed that all leaders were checking understanding and had strong conversational style in the discussion part. For our last round of discussions next week, please remember these points:

Use transitions. Connect each part of your discussion with a transitional expression. You can say "Let's move onto..." (e.g. Let's move onto my summary.")
Increase Member-Member interactions: There are a lot of Leader-->Member interactions in your discussions. Try to have your group members ask questions and make comments among themselves. You can use these expressions:

What do you think of ...'s opinion?
Do you have any comments or questions about ...'s idea?

Homework:
1. Blog Comment #9
2. Discussion Preparation
3. Presentation Preparation

correct outline and make poster

Blog Question #9:

Give your opinion on your presentation's social problem and recommend two solutions.

Example:
In my opinion, suicide is an important social issue facing Japanese society. One reason for Japan's high suicide rate is because of the lack of awareness about mental health issues and the lack of services for those with mental illness. One solution is to ... Another one is to ...

Write 8-10 sentences.
Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
Submit by Wednesday, June 17 10 by 6:00pm

25 Comments

OE2-Atsuko

6/10/2015 01:22:06 pm

In my opinion,Compensated dating is an important social issue facing Japanese society. One reason for Compensated dating is because bad adults
take advantage of girl's weakness and many of victims are girls who run away from their home.
One solution is to consult
with girl's own parents, teacher or child advisors.Another one is to make a more stringent law about
child abuse and compensated dating.

OE2-Kana.K

6/10/2015 05:42:21 pm

In my opinion, suicide is one of the most important social problems in Japan.
Recently, Japanese are working very hard and many people don't have time to rest. The Japanese are considered to be very industrious. We can be proud to other country. However in this case, people are too serious.
One solution is to take a rest before someone begins to think about suicide. Don’t put oneself in a hole. If you can't take that anymore and feel like you want to die, you can give up. In Japan, though someone quit his or her job, they can keep alive.
Another one is to take consult to specialists. The cause of the suicide is various ways. People can live by getting rid of a causative problem.

OE2-Kohei.Y

6/12/2015 01:52:03 pm

In my opinion, child abuse is one of the biggest social problem in Japan. This is because the percentage of death from child abuse are becoming much higher year by year.I think there are two solutions for this.
Firstl solution is that abused children should be take into child consultation office as soon as possible. It will prevent much more harm to children.
Second solution is that government should make it obligatory to report child abuse in schools. It will improve early detection of child abuse.
I think all of solutions need cooperation of government.

OE2-Yukiko

6/13/2015 12:49:45 pm

In my opinion, declining birthrate is a very serious problem in Japan. One reason for declining birthrate is because in Japan the average age of the first marriage is getting older, so it is more difficult for older couples to have babies. One solution is to create the places of encounters. Some events of various hobbies or sports may be effective for singles to get to know each other. Another one is the government has to prepare enough nursery schools for working parents. Also in case of that children get sick and have to be absent from nursery schools or elementary schools, parents need a place like a hospital to take care of their children while they are working. The problem is that it is too expensive for the government to pay for the places and personnel costs. We cannot say it’s a government problem. All of us have to think this problem more seriously. What we can do is that in the society we help each other and raise children all together. In the comfortable society young people naturally want to get married and have babies.

OE2-Kana.N

6/13/2015 11:12:10 pm

In my opinion, smoking is one of the biggest social problems in Japan. Smoking is bad for the health and our lungs get worse every time we smoke. Moreover, smoking causes the passive smoking. One solution is to raise the cigarette’s price. Japanese people buy a cigarette in spite of themselves because it is cheaper. That’s why we should raise the price of it. Another one is to appeal to smoker to risk of smoking. Abroad put on the illness of smoking on the cigarette’s package. Consequently, smoker is afraid of risk of smoking so they stop smoking. That’s why we should call the danger of smoking.

OE2-Maki

6/14/2015 03:26:17 pm

Our presentation's social problem is suicide. Suicide is one of serious problem in Japan. We have to decrease a rate of suicide. It is only Japan in developed countries that the top of cause of death of young people is suicide. In addition, most people kill themselves are Japanese men. In my opinion, I have two solution to decrease suicide. One is a point of view from government and another one is individual. Government solution is to establish suicide prevention center. Individual solution is you do something regularly for a change of pace. Thanks to this, you can protect from depression that is one cause of suicide.

OE-1 Satomi

6/15/2015 12:34:29 pm

In my opinion,overwork(karoshi) is serious problem in japan. Karoshi is not healthy by too work often to die in the worst case. Also, there are mental damaged people. There is the person who is going to commit suicide in them．
The first solution is shortening of working hours.Because, as for the time for rest, it is rest time mentally physically essential.
The second solution is that the government investigates a company.
A review of the labor circumstances will lead to karoshi solution to the problem in the future.
And the consciousness of the each us will become important, too.

OE2-Tomoi

6/15/2015 03:25:53 pm

In my opinion, smoking is an important social issue facing Japanese society. One reason for Japan's high smoking rate is because of cigarette tax is low, 63.1%. When it's compared, Canada is the high tax, 86%. One solution is to A government should give a tobacco tax. A government should make the package of a cigarette the package which tells danger. Another one is to government should make the package of danger. When a government does such policy, the person who buys a cigarette probably becomes little.

OE2-Masaki

6/15/2015 05:18:52 pm

Our grop's presentation topic is comdensated dating.It is very serious issue on Japan.this issue is caused by man wanting to have sex.I will talk to you about how to solve it.One solution is that advertising companies must not braoadcast sexual CM.Next solution is gevernment establish the a low.this low is men who had sex must pay fine.other solution is that young women should learn correct knowledge about compensated dating.Bad person is not young girls but men who want to do 'date'.

OE2-Jo

6/15/2015 11:10:40 pm

In my opinion, smoking is an important social issue facing Japanese society. Smoking increase the risk of lung cancer is the top cancer cause of death. Cigarette-related annual deaths 95000 people. Smoking is not only dangerous for smorker but also dangerous for secondhand smorker. One solution is to raise Cigarette tax. Japanese Cigarette tax is lawer than other country. Another one is to make strong legislation. I think we have to think this ploblem more.

OE2-Mao

6/16/2015 01:30:28 am

In my opinion, suicide is now a serious social problem. As that evidence, it is said that one person kill oneself every forty seconds. One reason that for Japan's high suicide rate is because of the lack of consideration. More and more people try to avoid to get involved with others. I suggest two solutions about suicide problem. First, we should exchange greetings voluntarity. Then, you may make sure if someone is worried. Second, the government should set up the free phone consultation service to advice. Then, everybody can get rid of their stress at any time.

OE2-Yuka.K

6/16/2015 03:02:54 am

Our group's presentation topic is child abuse. In my opinion, I think the problem should be solved rapidly and we should notice its present situation because it is very big social problem in Japan. One reason for the number of child abuse increases year by year is because a child consultation center's power is very weak. So one solution is that child consultation centers should have stronger power than now. If we can put the idea into practice, child consultation centers are
able to take children who are abused away from their parents without parents' agreement. And another one reason for it is because we don't know about this problem detail. So another one solution is teachers should tell students the tragedy of the problem through moral education. I think it is important for us to have knowledge of this problem in order to prevent it. It is because if we know the tragedy of child abuse, we can recognize that it is bad for us to abuse child.

OE-2 Kohei-f

6/16/2015 10:47:00 am

In my opinion, We should think how to treat with monster parents. recently, I often hear about it. However all the time they are. It is important for parents to worry about their children,but not good not to see other people. I think this problem is symbol of man's pride.
to solve it, I suggest two solution.
First, we have to continue to talk about them. trusting them, we must not stop talking.
Second,we should make an educational establishment.this idea may be difficult...
Getting trust is very important.

OE2-Aya

6/16/2015 10:47:07 am

In my opinion, monster parents is an important social issue. Because the school is troubled very much. For example, parents complains to the school immediately and appeals to the Board of Education.Unreasonable parents seem to increase now. One solution is to establish the measures post of monster parents in the school. Then, coping may become a little smooth.Another solution is to win other parents over to teacher's side. I wish monster parents decreases and school life should be peaceful.

OE2-Fumiya

6/16/2015 12:26:26 pm

In my opinion, declining birthrate is an important social issue facing japanese society. One reason for japan's declining birthrate is the age of marriage has getting order. The problem is very difficult. One solution is the government introduce polygamy. Surely, introducing polygamy is not easy. However, it has big possibility
. Another one is the government makes infertility treatment charge-free, which helps a lot of couples make a child. So I think making infertility treatment charge-free is very important.

OE2-Kaori

6/16/2015 12:46:50 pm

In my opinion, declining birthrate is an important social problem facing Japanese society. Today, related this problem's news is featured on TV a lot. The cause of this is late marriage and increasing unmarried man or woman. One solution is to build a lot of nursery school and increase nursery school teacher. A two-income family need a place which leave their child. There are a lot of children who can't enter the nursery school. Another one is to increase a encounter. First, if you want to marry, you look for a partner. And you must take action yourself. Also, for support it community, I think it it good to locate many encounter place.

OE2-Ayano

6/16/2015 01:37:11 pm

I think one of the most dangerous problem is NEET.NEET stands for Not Employment Education Training,that is to say,NEET is people can't work and don't have intention to work.In 2012,a number of NEET is 63 thousand people said government.This is because that depression and decline in job rates.
In my opinion,one solution is to give chance of job-hunting for NEET.Now,in society,many companies attach importance to employ new graduate and experienced person.We should make system that NEET is easy to go out into the world.
And another one is to help to work in the world.For example,It is counseling,training instruction,employment agency.

OE2-Shusei

6/16/2015 01:53:42 pm

In my opinion, smoking is an important social issue facing Japanese society. One reason for, the risk which gets ill increases by smoking but, nonetheless, Japan's sigarette tax is low in developed countries. In addition to this, not very aware of the risk a lot of people. One solution is that cigarette tax increases. The average price of the Japanese cigarettes is 430 yen. On the other hand, that of the Canadian cigarettes is 836 yen. So Japanese cigarette tax should increase. Another one is that the package warn against smoking strongly. It's to appeal to people about the fear of the cigarette.

OE2-Honoka

6/16/2015 02:43:30 pm

Our group's presentation topic is suicide. In my opinion, it is one of the most important issue. In Japan, the rate of suicide of the young group is the top in developed countries. I thought two solution to decrease suicide. One is policy of the government. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare tries for a decrease it. They install consultation window and suicide preventive general measures center. These help suicide reduction. Two is telling the trouble to a reliable person. I think that it becomes slightly comfortable just to talk.

OE2 Izumi

6/16/2015 03:02:54 pm

In my opinion, declining birthrate is one of the most important problems in Japan. One reason for the tendency to marry later causes the problem. And, declining marriage rate also causes one. One solution is to give unmarried person many opportunities that meeting isomerisms. Government and public organizations should hold like a "Machi Com" in Japanese; Parties of each other isomerisms. Another one is to give married couples donations for their children. So married couples can rise their children if they can not afford to do it. We should make the atmosphere that marriageable.

OE2-Yosito

6/16/2015 04:17:09 pm

In my opinion, child abuse is a serious social issue. It threatens child's health. It also has a bad effect on the growth and development of a child. One reason of child abuse is because of some problems of the parents. For example, parents tend to be depressed about childcare. One solution is to toughen the law of child abuse. Another solution is to report child abuse to child consultation centers if you notice the child abuse. I want these solutions to reduce the number of child abuse.

OE2-Rikako

6/16/2015 05:36:56 pm

In my opinion, child abuse is an important social issue facing Japanese society. Child abuse hurts the body and mind of children very much, so it is needed to stop as soon as possible. I think there are some solutions. First, I think it is very important to tell the present situation of child abuse to many people. Second, I think it is needed to reform parents through psychological counseling. This problem is very serious and difficult. However, I hope the number of child abuse will decrease.

OE2-Marina

6/16/2015 05:51:31 pm

In my opinion, Pain dating is an important social issue facing Japanese society. First, I think thst this problem is importance for girls. So we should change consciousness of men for this problem. I think good that we make advertisement about it which it is dangerous for giels, so we stop it !. Second, parents who have daughter should often talk with her . I think that contents of the story is anything. So I think that I can prevent it.

OE-2 Naoko

6/16/2015 06:31:10 pm

In my opinion, "Monster parent" is very serious problem all over the world. Because they make an egocentric and unreasonable demand to schools. In short, they can be considered big complainers. In addition, monster parents influence over their children. At first, children no longer respect their teachers; the children think teachers’s situation is lower than the parents’. Next, Children are teased by classmates about their parents and feel ashamed. This problem can be the cause of bullying. One solution is to suggest a communication schedule that teachers think is reasonable and that the parent is comfortable with. For example, teachers commit to checking in with the parent to apprise them of their child’s progress.

OE2-Seiko

6/16/2015 06:55:26 pm

In my opinion,ｃompensated dating　with girls is very serious problem in Japan. It happened by not girls but some older men. Girls feel them kindness, so girls become victims. I think parents teach them that all of kind older men are good persons. And dating site take carefully that girls watch such sites. In addition, teachers tell them that a big town have many dangerous in the evening. If adults around girls take care of them, this problem will decrease in Japan. Therefore I am going to search what we can do for girls.

Oral English 2: Lesson 10

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