2009年7月31日金曜日

Class #14 Politics and Reflections

Which job would like to do using your English abilities? Why?
I would like to work at United Nations Guided Tours, because I like to travel. And, I can go to travel around the world. So, I can enjoy travel, and I can study English more.

Class #13 Personal Spaces

1. You're talking to a co-worker. How close do you stand.
I stand little near and in front of them.

2. You're talking to a friend. Do you touch each other?
Sometimes, I clap a shoulder lightly.

3. Look at the diagram of a waiting room. Where do you sit when you enter?
I'll sit the next to the up, left corner.

4. You're in the clowded elevator. Where do you look?
I look at the wall side.

5. You're standing in line. How close do you stand to the person in front?
I think, I tyrn to the bottom.

6. You get on the bus. There is an empty row of seats at the back, and an empty seat close by. Where do you sit?
I'll sit at the back seat.

7. You're in a library and there's an empty seat beside you. Do you want to stop someone sitting there. If so, how?
I put my bag and so on.

8. You're going to the beach. Do you like to see lots of people or very few?
I like very few people.

9. When you're talking to someone, do you look them in the eye?
I look straight , but sometimes, I miss the eyes.

10. You're on a train. Do you talk to the other pasenger?
I talk in a small voice.

2009年7月23日木曜日

Working with different culutures

What kind of work place do you think you will work best in?
I will work best in U.S.A.
Because, American keep the work within bounds in U.S.A. and value time with the family.
Japanese people should value a time of their privates more.

Do you think it is a good practice? Why?
I think, it is so good practice.
Because, business culture of U.S.A is very different.
For examle, Japanese works toomuch.
I think, Japanese have more space when they take in American business culuture.

2009年7月11日土曜日

Class #12 Dating Practices


I have 5 points for my ideal partner's characteristics.

First, character is 32%. It is the most important things for me. I like interesting, gebtle, and reliable person.

Second, looks is 24%. I like long hair man.

Third, money is 29%. I wanna get a lot of money;) I like shopping very much.

Fourth, hobby is 10%. I wanna go sea, snowboarding, and so on with partner.

Finally, car is 5%. I don't mind about a car. But, I like VIP car;) haha

Class #10 Family Life

a. When do children usually leave home?
I don't know. But, I think almost children think about living alone once.
So, I wanna leave home early.

b. How many people live in your home?
It's five people in my house. Father, mother, grandmother, older brother, and me.
I have a older sister, but she lives in another city. So that, she marriaged last year.


c. Do you have a head of the family?
Yes, it's a father. Because, he is a person thet can be relied on in my house.
So, his charactor is gentle and very steady.

d. Who does the housework?
My groundmother usually does the housework, because mother works from the morning to the evening. So, she doesn't have a time to does the housework.


e. Who runs the family?
Perhaps, it' a father. He always works all day. However, mother runs family too.
She works in the weekday as part time job.

f. How many rooms do you have to sleep in?
There are five rooms to sleep in my house. But, the bedroom and the room are the same.
It is a one person have a one room.