Hi everyone,
It was another busy lesson today, especially since we started learning how to prepare a presentation. Types of Support for your Opinions At the beginning of today's lesson, we reviewed opinion giving structure and the types of support you can use to support your reasons for your opinion. Types of Support: a. personal example b. explanation (e.g. facts) c. statistics d. expert opinion Example: Opinion: In my opinion dogs are better than cats. Reason: This is because dogs are friendlier. Example: When I was a child, I had three dogs and they always wanted to play with me, but my cats usually wanted to be alone. Presentations: We also learned about the different parts of a presentation: (a) introduction; (b) body; and (c) conclusion. Each of these parts have different parts. In the Introduction, there are fourt parts: (a) greeting; (b) topic; (c) outline; and (d) signal for questions. In the Body, you give your main ideas, supporting ideas and details (=suport). And finally, in the conclusion, there are five parts: (a) signal to end; (b) summary; (c) final thought; (d) closing; and (e) invite questions. We also learned expressions for each of these parts of a presentation. All of our presentation materials and today's slide presentation are in the Presentation section of the website. Also, you can find the Presentation Outline template in that section. Homwork: 1. Blog Comment #8 2. Discussion Preparation 3. Presentation Outline
Blog Question #8: Give your opinion on one of these topics. Use the opinion structure from our lesson: opinion: I think ... is better than ... reason: This is because... support: (examples or explanations) Which is better the countryside or the city? Which is better, football or baseball? Which is better, textbooks or tablets? Which is better, ramen or soba? Which is better, Facebook or Line?
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OE2-Kana.n
6/4/2015 08:52:23 pm
I think the city better than the countryside. This is because the city is convenient. The city is near the station and there are many bus stops. So we don’t need walk for a long time. Moreover there are many convenience stores in the city. Actually, I often go to the convenience stores near my house. And I can get something whenever I need them. For example, I often buy food, cosmetics and stationery there. I think that the city is very useful because I can get the thing which I want. That’s why I think the city better than the countryside.
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OE2-Atsuko
6/5/2015 07:16:16 pm
I think facebook better than LINE.This is because facebook is international communication tool.I'm keep in touch with my friends from overseas with the use of facebook.And "facebook messenger”(it works like texting and sending messenge) is convenient.LINE is more of insular.Almost Japanese use LINE, but it is not known globally.
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OE2-Yukiko
6/6/2015 05:16:04 pm
I think ramen is better than soba. This is because ramen has various kinds of flavor. We can enjoy many tastes. As for nutrition, we can add toppings and take enough nutrition. I know soba is a kind of low calorie food. Some people say it’s healthier than ramen. However, at some soba restaurants it comes with tempura with high calories. Some people have soba allergy. I like ramen better than soba. At least I eat ramen twice a week. Especially I love ramen in miso soup. What ramen flavor do you like?
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OE2 Izumi
6/6/2015 08:14:06 pm
I think baseball is better than football. It is because, a number of baseball funs is very large. So we can watch the baseball game with TV. But the chance of watching football game is very few. The reason why baseball is more popular than football. Actually, I like baseball than football. My favorite team is "Hanshin Tigers". I often go to the baseball stadium. When I go there, cheer of funs is very enthusiastic and lively. I think the cheer is the most enthusiastic thing in Japan.
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OE2-Aya
6/7/2015 01:28:23 am
I think the countryside is better than the city. This is because I live in the countryside. So there is very relaxing to me. For example, air and atmospheres are different in the countryside and the city. Air is polluted in the city. In addition, there are many people and is noisy. I calm down very much when I go home from the city. Therefore I like the countryside even more.
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OE2-Maki
6/7/2015 11:55:44 am
I think city is better then countryside.
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OE2-Kana.K
6/7/2015 03:55:29 pm
I think soba is better than ramen.
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OE2-Masaki
6/7/2015 04:33:36 pm
I think the countryside is better than city.this is because city is very noisy every time and crowded everywhere.You may say that there is a lot of shops young persons like so city is better than the countryside to live.However,you can buy anything on the Web.And if you can't find what you want,you take train which goes to city.Next,I have relationship with a neighboring person in the countryside.Finally,if you live in the countryside,you can eat fresh vegetable.From the above mentioned-points,the countryside has many good things.After all,in my opinion the conuntyside is better than city.
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OE2-Honoka
6/7/2015 04:48:43 pm
I think the countryside is better than the city. This is because the country is quiet. I lived in the countryside until I was a high school student. In those days, I did not like there so much. This is because the countryside is not convenient and hard to go to school. However, I came to think that I like the countryside when I started living in the city. The city is convenient and fun to look at many shops. On the other hand, It is noisy because of sounds of an ambulance and the police car until night. In addition to I feel that the people who live in the city are colder at heart than the people who live in the countryside. So I think so.
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OE2-Tomomi
6/7/2015 06:15:04 pm
I think facebook is better than life. This is because it can associate with many people. It can make friends with not only the Japanese friend but also the overseas person. Users of American Facebook are more than 53.93%, half of American nations. For example, I make friends with an overseas person while traveling and may continue contacting it in Facebook. I can teach each other's languages if I make friends. I think the international exchange to be very valuable experience. I want to be connected to the world than I am in the small community only for close friends. However, according to a certain data, there are few Facebook users of 2014 in Japan with 38%. It does not seem to have yet spread very much in Japan.
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OE2-Marina
6/7/2015 11:30:29 pm
I think the city better than the countryside. I am from Osaka. I lived the city in Osaka. So I don't live in the countryside all this while. But Osaka is countryside than Tokyo. I was impressed great city of Tokyo when I started to live in here. This place and people change steadily. And there are many place to visit and to see.
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OE2-Ayano
6/8/2015 04:24:44 pm
I think the countryside is better than the city.
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OE2-Yuka.K
6/9/2015 12:26:52 am
I think the countryside is better than the city. It is because the countryside makes me pleasant by nature. It has a lot of nature but the city has a little. My hometown is so countryside that I can have a lot of opportunities to come in touch with nature. When I feel tired, I often go for a walk in the park. It makes me relax so much. Thanks to it, I think I can live a healthy life. So If I'm gotten rid of the countryside's life, I may be in bad condition. I consider it is important for us to relax occasionally so I think the countryside is better than the city.
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OE2-Kaori
6/9/2015 10:20:59 am
In my opinion, Line is better than Facebook. This is because Line is only a small possibility that some personal information leaks out. Of course, both of them have some risk. But all over the world's people can look at Facebook. So I think risk of Facebook is bigger than Line. And we have a lot of chance to have a conversation individual things at Line. Because others can't look at this conversation, information don't leak out, either. When I ate lunch at dining hall with my friends the other day, my friends said there is very few friends on the Facebook. Very few friends use Facebook around me, too. I think many people use Line and it is safety more than Facebook.
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OE2-Fumiya
6/9/2015 12:13:58 pm
I think countryside is better than the city. This is because the city has a lot of good points. However, there are more a lot of points in countryside than the city. Surely,the city is convenient. There is stores near the house. Traffic maintenance is set. However,countryside overflows with green. There is quite. Air is clear there. So, in my opinion,countryside is better than the city.
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OE2-Jo
6/9/2015 01:13:41 pm
I think city is better than countryside. This is because city is more convenient than countryside. For example, there are many shops in the city. If there is something which I want, I can buy it immediately. In addition, the convenience to transportation in city is good. There are many stations and bus stops. For sure, the nature in countryside is good. However, I think convenience is more important. So I think city is better.
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OE2-Yosito
6/9/2015 02:26:29 pm
I think the city is better than the countryside. This is because there are a lot of useful facilities. When I want foods, I can buy them in convenience stores. I don't have to cook dishes. When I want to visit distant places, I can use the bullet train. I don't have to drive a car a long distance. The countryside doesn't have these facilities. But the city has all the facilities, which make my life comfortable. I can live in the city without difficulty.
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OE2-Mao
6/9/2015 03:16:02 pm
Both ramen and soba are very popular in Japan. I think ramen is better than soba. This is because we can enjoy various flavors with ramen. The flavors differ with a region. In Kyushu district, porc ramen is general, and miso flavor is popular in Tohoku district. While the flavor of soba don't change wherever we eat it. Moreover, many Japanese people have allergic to buckwheat flour.
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OE2-Rikako
6/9/2015 04:13:56 pm
I think the countryside is better than the city. This is because the countryside is very comfortable for me to live and travel. I live by myself in the city now, but I have ever lived in the countryside with my family. I came to realize good points of the countryside again after I left home. First, the countryside is blessed with nature and we can enjoy beautiful scenery. In addition, we are able to spend a relaxing time in nature. Second, there are a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables and so on in the countryside. Moreover, we can eat foods that features local attractions, for example, the specialty of Aomori is apples. As I have explained, the countryside is attractive and a variety of positive aspects. I would like to visit many rural places more and know great points in various parts of the country.
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OE2-Shusei
6/9/2015 04:54:33 pm
I think football is better than baseball. This is because we can play soccer cheaply. If we play soccer, the tool to which required at least is only a ball. On the other hand, play baseball, We need a ball, a bat, and gloves. So the people who aren't abundant can play soccer too. While the country participated in World Baseball Classic was 28, the country participated in FIFA World Cup was 203. Thus it's possible to make the friendship deeper with a country and a country. Therefore I think football is better than baseball.
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OE-2 Kohei-f
6/9/2015 04:59:50 pm
I think textbooks is better than tablets. This is because the sentence is made by people. Of course, we can make the sentence with tablets but I think writing is important. For instance, when we are writing, we are having a lot of feelings. the words we wrote also have many feeling so we can understand it as looking at the words. Tablets can make sentence quickly, but they can't feel the mood as seeing the words.
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OE-2 Naoko
6/9/2015 05:55:45 pm
In my opinion, Line is better than Facebook. This is because line is a means to contact with friends and family. In addition, line is so convinient to exchange pictures or short video. Facebook can send a message for someone too, but it can not people who don't use it. Compared with line, the saturation level of facebook is not very high in Japan. I think everyone who use facebook has some risks. To be concrete, Young people should not post photograph that a stranger can recognize their face. I have slight misgivings about use of this application; for example, the rights to one’s portrait, an invasion of privacy, abusing the picture, and so on. That is why I just use line. It is indispensable for me to live.
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