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Archives for Current Events II online 2008

1/19 It's the last class of the year!

Today we will finish by doing another month of English Club. This site is great for self-study, so you can continue doing this each month even after the class has finished.

Access English Club at http://www.englishclub.com/listening/news.htm

Work through each of the four articles, and then post your opinions.

1/7 Welcome back everyone! Here are the top ten stories for 2008--how did you do?

Today we will look at the top ten stories for 2008 as judged by English Club. http://www.englishclub.com/~newsfeed/2008/index.htm

Then take the 2008 quiz at http://www.englishclub.com/~newsfeed/2008/quiz.htm

The answers are the same as our regular quiz!

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FOR 12/22 (LAST DAY OF 2008) THIS WILL BE A SPECIAL CLASS!! 

 BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE TOP TEN NEWS STORIES FOR JAPAN AND FOR THE WORLD!

If you are doing this class from home, please decide what you think are the top ten domestic (Japan) and international (world) news for 2008, and write them in the quiz for 12/22. You have until the end of this year to do so!

12/15 we will talk about the following article Graduates' security goes to pot

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12/8 Today we will talk about the demonstrations in Thailand:

Blasts hit Bangkok as protests continue

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12/1 Welcome back everyone!! Did you finish your assignment for November?

Recently there has been lots of world news going on. We will discuss the terrorism in Mumbai today. Here is your new reading: Westerners, Asians from all walks of life among Mumbai victims

For TODAY, here is your new reading: Westerners, Asians from all walks of life among Mumbai victims

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NOTICE: I will not be able to come to class next week (11/17) and 11/24 is ANOTHER holiday. I do not want you to go "newsless" for three weeks, so here is your assignment (to finish by 11/30):

1. Read and listen to the four articles on the following website, and look at the quizzes and discussion questions:

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/news.htm

2. For each article join the following chat rooms and add your opinions to the discussion questions: 

  Story #1: Jury Finds OJ Simpson Guilty of New Crimes     CHAT ROOM:  simpson
  Story #2: French President Wants Anthem Booing Banned    CHAT ROOM:  booing
  Story #3: Parents Support Young Man's Right to Die       CHAT ROOM:  parents
  Story #4: Japan's Economy Gets Government Help           CHAT ROOM:  govern

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  • 11/10 Focus on the future

Wearable Technology Wearable Technology

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  • 10/27 The US presidental election is coming!!

Take a look at The US electoral process

How to elect the president

and try this for fun! Election matchup game

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Also look at these for more problems with Chinese made food products

Tainted Frozen Green Beans

Toxic chemicals found in Chinese-made bean jam

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  • 9/29 Two TOPICS today: Take your choice or do both!

1. Disappearing Banana and Morning Banana Diet An article on sumoforum.net (of all places!!)

2. Nomura to buy Lehman Brothers' European and Middle East offices for 2 dollars

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  • 9/22 WELCOME BACK!!!

This semester we will start with a review of summer news: the Olympics, the US economy, and Japan food scandals.

Please write free comments about these topics.

Archives for Current Events I online 2008

4/14 IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR 2008

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This year we will make major use of the site http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ This week let's listen to and discuss the article Japan's biggest English school in trouble.

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4/21 This week we discussed the article "EU OKs mobile phones on planes" What do you think about using mobile phones on planes? or trains or buses or the streetcar?

  • passwords: mobile1 mobile2 mobile3 mobile4 mobile5 mobile6 mobile7 mobile8 mobile9 mobile10 mobile11 mobile12

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4/28 This week (4/28) we discuss the articles Olympic torch ceremony interrupted AND Japan temple rejects torch relay

  • passwords:

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May 13

On May 6, the race MAY finally be decided?? What race? You'll find out soon. For next time prepare Will the 2008 USA election be won on Facebook? http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/05/01/election.facebook/index.html

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May 19 Gas tax bill is rammed through Diet

Do you Drive? Is gas too expensive? This is why!!

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5/26 Disasters in TWO Asian countries

CHINA http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.quake.school/index.html

MYANMAR http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar.ap/index.html

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6/2

Climate confab kicks off in Kobe

And another world conference in Yokohama http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080531a1.html

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6/9 Do you feel a rise in food prices recently?

Import-dependent Japan fears food crisis: report

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6/16 More madness in Japanese crime

7 killed, 10 injured in Akihabara stabbing spree

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6/23 California Legalizes Gay Marriage this Week

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6/30 FLASH!!! Kumamoto Disaster NEWS Woman killed in landslide

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7/7 NEWS FROM BOTH KOREAS Let7s compare the US version and the Korean version

1. North Korea implodes nuclear cooling tower 

 The Next Big Step   Korea Herald        N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower   CNN

2. South Korea demonstrates about US beef importation 

 Seoul vows stern action against protests  Korea Herald     CNN Scores hurt in S. Korea beef protests

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7/14 LAST DAY!!

PICK a news story that we have already done and have a FOLLOW UP discussion on it: What has happened since we discussed it last. Feel free to join several sessions!

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