Batman Listening Exercise

～リスニング・「バットマン」編(マイケル講師）～

　マイケル講師のリスニング練習、今回は映画バットマンからの１シーンです。ワークシートをダウンロードし、リスニングの自習に役立ててみて下さい。ワークシートの前半は、動画中の台詞の空欄補充問題になっています。まず、何回か動画を見て、聞き取れた単語を書き入れてみましょう。そして後半は全ての台詞が書かれていますので、空欄補充の解答チェック、そして、動画に合わせて台詞を読み、発音練習に役立てて下さい。ネイティブの速さで読まれる英語の聞き取りはとても難しいので、もし上手く出来なくても大丈夫、失敗を恐れずに学習を続けていきましょう。

Hello, Its Michael


 
Today we will try a different listening and vocabulary exercise using the very popular movie, Batman.

1) Please click HERE to download (put on your computer) the question and answer sheet.

2) There is one part to the paper (Fill in the blank)

3) Fill in the Blank: Watch the video one or two times and try to fill in the blanks.

4) Now compare your answers to the summary on the sheet. How did you do?

5) Pronunciation and Summary: Now listen to the pronunciation and read aloud (out loud) with the actor and actress. 

*Remember: If you want to improve your English, study a few time a week and do not be scared to make many mistakes.

Ninja Sensei - Kawaradake Mountain

～忍者先生の香春岳登山～

　忍者先生からビデオレターが届きました。登山にキャンプ、美味しい食事で週末を満喫した様子を動画でお楽しみください。動画中の英文は以下に載っていますので、是非、動画をご覧になり、dictation(読まれた英文の聞き取り)に挑戦した後、実際の英文と照らし合せて確認してみて下さいね。

Hello, Its Michael. If you would like to challenge yourself, try to listen to the video and write down what I say. After you try the listening and writing challenge, you can look at the transcript and compare your answers. Also, I made a mistake and said Hirusen Mountain. The mountains name was Kawaradake Mountain.

Hello Ninja sensei here,

I’m making this video at 7:30 in the morning, in a tree.

Its 730 in the morning - In a tree

I had a very exciting and delicious weekend.

We did a 5km hike in Hikosan Mountain.

The second activity was sleeping outside at night.

We had some great food.

Until next time, Ninja sensei out.

Ninja Sensei - Cleaning Beaches and Singing Karaoke

～最近の忍者先生は・・・？（マイケル講師）～

  　忍者先生は、この２週間をとてもアクティブに過ごしました。ロッククライミング、角島でのゴミ清掃活動、年末年始の旅行の計画、そして小学校では角島のゴミについてのプレゼンテーションをし、子ども達の前でカラオケも披露しました。楽しい様子は動画をご覧ください。忍者先生の動画を使ってdictation(読まれた英文の書き取り)をすれば、楽しく英語学習も出来ますよ。ブログの英文は、動画のTranscript(原稿)が書かれていますので、dictationがどのくらい合っているか確認できます。是非チャレンジしてみて下さいね。
 
If you would like to challenge yourself, try to listen to the video and write down what I say. After you try the listening and writing challenge, you can look at the transcript and compare your answers. 

Hello, Ninja Sensei Here

So I did 4 actives in the past two weeks.

The first activity was rock climbing at Seminar Park.

The second activity was cleaning Tsunoshima beach.

The third activity was buying a plane ticket to Cambodia for 11 days

And the last activity was doing a Tsunoshima gomi presentation at Sue Elementary School (陶小学校).

One last activity, I sang Ricky Martin in front a group of 50 people at Sue elementary school festival.

Ninja Sensei Out

Winter is Coming!

～ウインタースポーツにお薦めの場所は？（エイドリアン講師）～

　冬休みが近づいて来ましたが、エイドリアン講師はこの休みを、雪を楽しむことの出来る日本国内で過ごす予定です。冬季五輪が開催された長野県白馬村の積雪にビックリ、長野にウィンタースポーツをしに行きたいそうです。皆さんも良いスキー場をご存知でしたら、是非エイドリアン講師に教えてあげて下さい。

Aloha,

There is a chance I will stay in Japan for the New Year's Holiday!  

More than 7 years have passed since my last New Year's snow vacation. And while it DOES snow in Hawai'i:

View of Snowy Mauna Kea from Hilo Bay



Click here to learn about the the Subaru Telescope:

http://www.naoj.org/Gallery/tele_dome.html







... if I save my money maybe I can go to one of Japan's great Winter Sports Areas!


The 2020 Summer Olympics will be hosted in Tokyo, but it won't be the first time. Japan has hosted three other times: 

1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo

and most recently,

1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano

Wow! Hakuba, Nagano

Two Winter Olympics!

I don't have much money to fly to Sapporo, so I may go to Nagano. 

Luckily, I learned even Kyushu has Winter Sports areas!



Can you recommend your favorite Winter Sports area?


Adrienne

Ninja Sensei Trash Art and Rock Climbing.

～忍者先生からのメッセージでリスニング練習！（マイケル講師）～

　忍者先生ことマイケル講師の動画で楽しみながら英語のリスニングをしてみませんか？忍者先生がどんなことを話しているのか考えながら聞いてみましょう。Transcript(読まれた英文原稿)は、Vocabulary(語彙)の解説と共に載っていますので、気軽にチャレンジしてみて下さいね。そして、彼が忍者先生と呼ばれる所以は、ある物にありました。詳しくは以下でご覧下さい。

Hello everyone, Its Michael. Here is a video of my weekend which I hope you enjoy. Also, read below to see why I am called Ninja Sensei. Also, I recommend using this as a listening exercise. After you try to understand my sentences, you can look at the transcript below.


Transcript:

Ninja Sensei Here,

I’m making this video while hanging upside down from a tree.

I had a very adventurous weekend.

The first activity was hanging up Art in N3 Gallery.

The second activity was going for a 10-mile bike ride.

And the last activity was going rock climbing behind Seminar Park

Ninja Sensei Out


Vocabulary:
Upside down: This means that the upside (head and upper body) is facing down and your feet are facing up.
     -Example: John was hanging upside down from the jungle gym.

Adventurous: This describes something that is exciting and you enjoy doing.
     -Example: Mikes likes adventurous activities very much.

Hang up: This usually means to put something on a wall (like a picture).
     -Example: I will hang the picture on the wall tomorrow morning.

Ninja Sensei: My students gave me the name “Ninja Sensei” when I first came to Japan because of the shoes I wore. The shoes area called Vibram FiveFingers Shoes in America but my Japanese students have never seen them before. They asked what they were and I told them they were Ninja shoes. After that, I was called Ninja Sensei.