July 2024

 What's Happening This Month


Business as usual.  However, Monday July 15th is a holiday and no lessons will be held.

7月はレッスンスケジュール通りです。７月１５日（月）は祝日のため、レッスンはお休みになります。



ABC Summer Camp ２０２４　予約受付中！




Culture Corner: Canada Day

    In Canada, July 1st is Canada Day.  It is a national holiday.  It celebrates Canadian confederation, which happened on July 1st, 1867.  It brought together an area called United Canadas, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single dominion under the British Empire.  It was originally called Dominion Day, but the name changed in 1982 to Canada Day.  It's celebrated all across Canada and in many places you can see firework displays to celebrate Canada Day.  There are also parades, festivals and concerts.  Everywhere is different.


Teacher's Corner

*NEW:  We've updated our website with a new Student Materials page.  You can now follow along with the Phonics reading books at home.  You will need to request access for each book you want to read.  Check it out!

ホームページのトップページに、生徒用教材ページを新しく追加しました。LEO先生の音声を確認しながら、自宅でフォニックスの音読練習が出来るようになっています。読みたい本ごとにアクセスをリクエストする必要があります。ぜひご活用ください。



Idiom of the Month: This month's idiom and riddle relates to the summer season - The dog days of summer
    "It's often too hot to go out during the dog days of summer."

Riddle of the month:  
I dance on the shore, then slip away,
i leave gifts that sparkle by day.
Children chase me, but I'm shy,
Under the sun, I wave goodbye.
What am I?
For the answers, please ask Leo teacher!

Inside the classroom

    This month we're having a look at Everybody Up 1, Unit #3.  In this unit we practice using numbers and we also practice using singular (単数) and plural nouns (複数名詞).  This can be confusing for many students, because it's not something that is naturally used in the Japanese language.  Luckily we only focus on regular nouns; those are nouns that become plural by adding "-s"  or "-es".

Let's look at the pictures below and practice!

今月はEverybody Up 1、ユニット3を取り上げます。このユニットでは、数字の使い方を練習するほか、単数名詞と複数名詞の使い方も練習します。これは日本語では自然に使われるものではないため、多くの生徒にとって混乱を招く可能性があります。幸い、ここでは「-s」または「-es」を追加することで複数形になる名詞である普通名詞のみに焦点を当てています。

以下の画像を見て練習しましょう！




Adult Corner

    Unlike previous months, this month I decided to link a news article from the BBC online.  The topic is one that really needs to be discussed more widely, and certain actions need to be taken.  I hope you find it as interesting as i did!

Japan's Food Waste Problem

Key Words:
  • perishable: food that can go bad quickly (usually fresh foods like fruits and vegetables)
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - are a shared global plan to address critical challenges by 2030.  They aim to: 1.) end extreme poverty, 2.) reduce inequality, 3.) protect the planet
  • food waste / food loss - perfectly edible food that gets thrown into the garbage for various reasons
Questions about the article:
  1.  According to Rumi Ide's findings, how many ehomaki was thrown out and what was the value of the wasted sushi rolls?
  2.  According to Riko Morinaga, what is part of the problem?
  3.   Why is it difficult to know the exact amount of food waste by convenience stores?
  4.   According to the Japan Fair Trade Commission estimate, what is the value of food thrown away by convenience stores each year?
  5.   How much food does Japan import?
Discussion Questions:
  1. What do you think about the information in the article?
  2. Was there anything that surprised you?
  3. What can be done to improve the food waste situation in Japan?
  4. What do you think about the convenience store accounting system?
  5. What reforms do you think are needed by major convenience store headquarters?

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兄弟・友人で教室に興味がある方がいましたら、ぜひご紹介ください！

まだ新学期が始まったばかりですので、すんなり授業に参加できます。また、週2～３回レッスンしたい方も大歓迎です。どちらも、クラスのレベルや人数によりますので、まずは教室までお気軽にお問い合わせください。

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