Dec. 7

Facebook Changes:

Cooking Activity - Listening:Choose one cooking video on the Good Housekeeping website. Note down the key points.


Unit Project:
For the unit project, you have one of two options. To publish a recipe online, or to write a restaurant review on TripAdvisor

For restaurant review, include:
-Give your overall impression.
-Describe the atmosphere.
-Describe the service.
-Describe some of the menu.
-Describe the taste, feel, and smell of the food (using vocab vocabulary we studied)
-Describe the cost and portion sizes.
-Would you recommend this? To whom?

Other points:
-Be critical! (Give positive AND negative points).
-Spell check!
-Remember Westerners will read this. (They may not know specific Japanese food or ingredients, but many do have an interest in Japanese foods and atmosphere.)

To publish the restaurant review, go to tripadvisor.com / Click Register Now on the top right / Enter your data & click Sign Up Now! / Under the Quick Links section (towards the bottom), click Write a Review / Click the field for restaurant & then type the name* / Follow the instructions and post your review (it may take time for it to be published… WHEN it is published search for your review and add the URL and your review to Facebook >> Group Page >> Discussion).

*If you cannot find the restaurant, you have to ask TripAdvisor to add it. It will take time.

For a recipe.
-List the ingredients (and their portions).
-Write the preparations using the cooking vocabulary from the link below.
-Be specific. Write at least 5 sentences.
-Use time words: First, / Then / After that, / While…,…

To publish the recipe, go to myrecipe.org / Click Sign Up on the top right / Paste or enter your data & click Submit / Follow the instructions on the right - don't forget to add the ingredients & preparation steps one at a time / After you finish, search for your recipe and add the URL and your recipe to Facebook (group page >>> Discussion Tab).

Cooking

Cooking Vocab

Choose one or two

Many Things

Smart.Fm

Quia

Recipe Activity - Reading:

Go to this web site and choose a recipe. Copy the ingredients and cooking methods to a Facebook (Ferris Internet English Wall Page). Site the source.

Option1: Don't say the name of the recipe. Ask others to guess the food.

OR

Option 2: Change one ingredient or step. Ask others to guess the mistake.

Cooking Activity - Listening:

Choose one cooking video on the Good Housekeeping website. Note down the key points.

Food Day 2 (restaurants)

Restaurant Reviews

Read the following reviews from TripAdisor.com, and guess (out of 5) how many stars they were given. Click on the restaurant name to check your answer.

Sisiliya (Yokohama): You haven't had real pizza until you've eaten here. Cooked in a brick oven right in front of you, the pizza's include just a few ingredients. At least basic Japanese communication skills required.

Naturale Buono (Yokohama): Cozy little place, delicious food, great service, and Illy coffee! If only they would lose the ‘scenes of Italy projector’....

WindJammer Jazz Bar (Yokohama): Gigantic (delicious) hamburgers (the size of a standard dinner plate and bigger than anything I've seen in America), awesome atmosphere, and live jazz bands.

Fujimamas (Tokyo): Fujimamas misses the mark. Firstly the service was really poor. We were "greeted" by a grumpy American lady who ignored us for about 5 minutes before seating us. The food itself was not dreadful but not very good either. The recipes were neither authentic nor creative. The atmosphere was ok. It was busy with a tourist crowd who were coming in from sightseeing. The bill included a service charge which is totally unheard of in Japan and when coupled with poor service, particularly stung. Overall disappointing. However, Tokyo has so many great restaurants at a broad range of prices (mostly affordable) and this is not one of them.

Kanda Yabu Soba (Tokyo): Located in Kanda since 1880 is Yabu Soba Awajicho. Your senses heighten as you walk thru the elegant Japanese garden, and you step back into time as you enter into the long corridor entrance then into the Japanese Soba House itself. Rustic walls, raised tatami floors and the ancient chanting of orders from the Okami herself.

Soba is the star, but there are many other wonderful tasty tidbits to go with your Sake or beer if you prefer, like Tendane, the crisp round shrimp tempura patty that stays crispy in the sauce, it can come by itself or with a bowl hot soba in broth or with a tray of cold Zaru Soba with a bowl of sauce for dipping and slurping. It’s all good here.

Silverado (Tokyo): I just found a great, new restaurant in Ginza Tokyo. The food was superb and very reasonably priced (for Tokyo). The staff were very, friendly and helpful and the good young chef provides interesting Japanese/California fusion food. Inside the setting is quiet and nicely lit. It was a nice place to slow down after the crazy speed of Tokyo. I will certainly go back next time I am in Tokyo.

Unit Project (to be discussed more next week):

For the unit project, you have one of two options. To publish a recipe online, or to write a restaurant review on TripAdvisor (like above), including the following:

-Give your overall impression.

-Describe the atmosphere.

-Describe the service.

-Describe some of the menu.

-Describe the taste, feel, and smell of the food (using vocab

vocabulary we studied

).

-Describe the cost and portion sizes.

-Would you recommend this? To whom?

LISTENING

Listen to the commercials & try to answer the questions.

1. Long John’s Silver What can you get for $1.99

2. Pizza Hut How do they make there pizza (3 things)? with...

3. Pizza Hut (2) What are the qualities of the pizza?

4. Dominoes What does the father say about the pizza? (why is the best... ever")?

5. Red Lobster Why is their seafood “good”?

Famous commercials:

6. Wendy's What is the problem?

7. Life cereal Why do the kids not want to eat cereal?

If you have time: How many 3-star restaurants are there in Tokyo? Paris?

English Central: Food (don't forget to sign in)

1. one piece of fish, three shrimp, & fries 2. dough made fresh everyday, pure mozzarella cheese, the finest toppings 3. all those toppings, that deep chewy crust, two layers of cheese 4. golden brown crust, melted cheese,... juicy pepperoni, sausage 5. the freshest fish 6. Where's the beef?! (patty too small) 7. Supposed to be good for you.

READING ACTIVITIES

Menus

Imagine you are on vacation in Caleb’s hometown of Portland, Oregon! Choose your breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu from the below restaurant menus.

Breakfast Menu

Your budget $12, including tip

Lunch Menu

Your budget: $15, including tip

Dinner Menu

You can splurge: $50 budget

Check out the mistakes on menus at Engrish.com. Try to understand why each is funny and fix it.

Food

Writing Projects (to be explained later)

Write a restaurant review & post online

Write a recipe & post online

VOCAB

Tools & Games

Survey

LISTENING

Sites for English Students (elllo)

Tastes

6 people: Food Cravings

6 people: Junk Food: Who are you most similar to?

Daily Diet

Lunch

Ethnic Foods

Mexican Food

Food in Ecuador

Indonesian Food

Food Issues

Food Health Problems

Fast Food Culture in America

Cooking in School

English Central: Food (don't forget to sign in)

Authentic listening (not designed specifically for learners)

National Geographic Food Videos (click Culture and then Food on the left menu)

Your Activities!

Fireworks by Akane & Chiharu Fireworks 2 by Ran

Fireworks 3 by Asuka 　　Fireworks 4 by Fumi & Hitomi

Theme Parks by Seira & Chiho Amusement Parks by Ayaka

Fashion by Masumi Fashion 2 by Tomomi & Nahoku

Fashion 3 by Shiori Fashion 2010 by Tomoyo

Make Up by Mihorohoro & Ayaka

Sweets by Sae

Acquarium by Kako & Saori

Food (& junk food) by Eira & Yuki

Golf by Yurika

Tennis by Mayu

Basketball by Misaki & Akiko

Bowling by Miho

Ballet by Erika

Weather by Tomoko & Rena

If your activities are not here, please make a comment & paste your URL.

Making Web Activities

Choose a topic with your partner & make internet activities

Examples: Food Roller Coasters Soccer Golf

GOALS

-Learn how to find activities on the web to develop your English in the future

-Continue learning English about topics you like

With a partner, develop web activities for a topic (put it on one blog post). The last class, other students will try your activities.

1. Choose a topic (food, drinking, fashion, amusement parks, fireworks, hot springs, sports, weather, photography, relationships, etc.)

2. Start finding activities

a. Vocabulary: A vocab list

-Find a site which gives a good word list for your topic.

OR

-Find an image which shows some vocab & put it on your site

OR

-Search web sites on your topic and make your own list

of useful words (& their definition).

Note: Make sure the words are not too easy or technical

b. Reading

i. Find an interesting article that students can read about the topic.

You will link to it.

ii. Write instructions about what you want students to do when reading.

(Find the main points or answer some questions....).

c. Listening

i. Search Google Video, You Tube, or ELLLO and find an interesting, useful video.

ii. Make some questions

iii. Embed the video in your post if you can (You Tube videos)

d. Writing (Publishing Project - Optional)

i. Try to find a site or forum where students can write about the topic.

Design points:

1. Use color (in general, use just 2 colors that are easy to read & match - not like this), bold print, or size to make your vocab list more clear

2. Link key words instead of pasting the link

Good: Elllo Football Article

Not Good: http://elllo.org/english/0400/440-FootballFactories.htm

3. Embed video

4. For question answers, try hiding the answer using the background color for the text

How do you do it? Highlight>>> like this

Extra points:

- Make quia activities: like this (click 30 day free trial)

- Add a tagged photo

Grading:

Did you find fun,useful activities?
Did you do all the parts?
(vocab, reading & listening + questions, writing --- optional)
Did you have a good design (embed video, few errors, colors, etc.)?

Please tell me the link to your activities by next TUESDAY at 10AM.

Click "comment" button below and tell me your topic, URL, and your name(s).

Checking out each other's travel itineraries

Please check at least 10 classmates' travel plans & make comments on each.

--Do you want to go? Why? Have you been before? What changes would you make to the plan?

Later, will vote on the trip you would like to take the most (click comments below and write the destination).

Project: Publish your Travel Advice, Review, or Comment (20 points)

--Due July 19th--

1. Choose 1 of the following,

-WikiTravel (edit a wiki & describe Japanese tourist sites - facts only, no opinions)

-AirlineEquality.com (review 1 flight/airline)

-TripAdvisor (review hotel, restaraunt, attraction, or location, or add a page)

-TripAdvisor Forum - Japan (give advice to people travelling to Japan on the forum)

2. Write 4+ sentences

-Write in paragraph form (but on Wikitravel, it is okay to add sentences to other paragraphs).

-Try to use the vocabulary we studied.

-Write formally (no hearts, etc.)

-Remember that non-Japanese will read it, so think about what foreigners want to do & what they know

(Japanese or Western things? / traditional or modern? / complicated or simple activities? / cute? / expensive?)

3. Edit the grammar and spelling!

-You should probably check it with Microsoft Word. I will check, too, if we have time.

4. Publish

On Wikitravel, press "edit" or "add listing"

On AirlineQuality, fill in the form

For the TripAdvisor Reviews, find the place you want to review & fill in the required fields

For the TripAdvisor Forum, find a comment you can reply to & click "Reply"

--For TripAdvisor, you need to register to the site.--

5. Copy & paste the review, advice, or description you wrote & the URL on your blog.

Travel plan assignment

Your travel plan project --Finish by July 12th, before class--
1. Your travel style & overview of your trip
2. A photo (creative commons photo ; add the photographer's name)
3. Your flight details
4. Your hotel
5. Sightseeing destinations
Other (optional): eating/drinking/getting around/staying safe

Describe each using vocabulary words we studied in class (from the surveys & games on the blog)

Checking travel tips & advice

Is there any special advice for visiting your destination?

Any travel warnings?

What should you try (eat/drink)?

What are good souvenirs?

What is the best way to get to the airport?

1. Check Travel Forums on TripAdvisor

2. Check Wikitravel

Add the details to your blog post about your trip. Use your own words or quotation marks!

Putting feeds to your blog, web site (Google home page), or Google Reader.

A feed (RSS) is information or data from a web site or blog that is often updated. You can subscribe to these feeds if you want updated information on your blog or web site. This can save you time, since you don't have to click links or type URLs; all the information is available on one site.

Examples:

...updated news from your favorite web site

...recent blog posts from your friends

...updated pictures from your friends

You can add feeds to your "My page" from your Ferris email:

Click on the "Start page" and the "add new stuff" on the right

You can add feeds to your blog:

From your blog, click "design", then "add a gadget", and then "feed"

日本語：　カスタマイズ、　ガジェットを追加、フィード

You can make a Google reader page:

Sightseeing Spot Activities

1. Describing destination vocab

2. Listening Activities - Destinations

Geobeats

Travel Channel

Choose a destination, and watch the video. Take notes each place. What is it? What can you do there? Why is it special?

3. (Reading) Traveler Comments on sightseeing spots.

-Go to TripAdvisor.com

-Go to the country you chose & one city you will visit

-Click "Things to do"

-Read some TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews & note down 3 reasons travellers liked or didn't like the place

4. Search for places to visit on your trip

Search the following web pages and choose at least 2 destinations in the country you will visit. Explain your choices on your blog.

-lonelyplanet.com (click on ' see ')

-fodors.com/ (click on ' sites & actvities ')
-wikitravel.org/en/ (click on ' see ' or ' do ')

-tripadvisor.com (click on ' things to do ')

5. Update your post about your vacation.

Write about 2 or 3 destinations you are going to visit and why.

Searching airlinequality.com about airlines

Have you ever ridden JAL or ANA? In the future, which would you rather ride JAL or ANA? Why?

-Search Skytrax (airlineequality.com) and compare JAL and ANA rankings (Open two pages: ctrl + N).

Which airline is ranked higher? What are some good points (5 stars) and weak points (1-3 stars) about JAL or ANA?

-Read people's comments about JAL or ANA. Choose two positive comments (8-10 score) and two negative comments (0-5 points).

Write down at least 2 reasons (key words or phrases) why the passengers either liked or didn't like the flight.

Movie review reminder

Movie review assignment

How to publish on IMDb

I will grade your movie review next week, so make sure you publish your review on your blog. Add the URL from IMDb to your post if you can (for a maximum A grade).

More flying activities

-Listen and practice flight announcements (for English students).

-More vocabulary & quizzes

-Interesting flight attendant (in flight announcement rap) . News program about him.

NEW >> Airline commercials: what is each advertising? Virgin Air Southwest Alaska

Order the flight process

* Buckle your seat belt & prepare for takeoff

* Get your boarding pass

* Duty free shopping! (or, just wait by your gate)

* Exit the airport

* Go through immigration and customs

* Enjoy the in-flight entertainment system & meals. Talk to other passengers.

* Go through security with your carry-on luggage

* Enter the airport

* Prepare for takeoff: put your seat upright & make sure your seat belt is fastened

* Present your passport & check in your luggage

* Board the aircraft when your flight is called

* After the plane has taxied to the gate, exit the aircraft

-Maybe watching this short film will help

Today's plan June 22nd

1. Add a picture to your travel plan

2. Flying: vocabulary activities

3. Flying: reading people's opinions about airlines

Adding a picture of your destination

Edit your blog about your trip, and add a photo of the place you will visit.

Note: though many people do it, it is not technically okay to put someone's photo on you blog without permission.

As mentioned before, it is okay to put movie poster (or cd and book covers) and company logos when discussing them in a fair way.

For other photos, one good way is to search "Creative Commons" photos on Flickr.com. These are photos people have taken, and they give permission for the public to use them.

Photos on Wikipedia have usually been copied legally.

Where is this chicken?

Whoever can first guess which country I took this picture in (click comment) will get an extra particiaption point.

Travel style survey copy - for studying only

Why do you travel? To escape reality / to kick back & relax To discover the world / for excitement

Where do you want to go? I want to go to the top tourist destinations I want to go off the beaten track

Who do you want to travel with? With a tour group Solo, or with a couple friends

How do you like to travel? A package deal where everything is planned out for I want to make my own detailed plans Spontaneously. I'll make few or no plans--just go!

Money, money, money. I prefer first-class all the way. I travel on a shoe-string budget. Meet real people

Safety or adventure? Safety first! Risk taking is adventurous!

Travel Project number 1 (example)

Here is an example of the Travel Project number 1:

http://julystargorforit.blogspot.com/2006_11_13_archive.html

Each class for the next few weeks, we will update the blog post.

Today, you first have to think about where you want to go!

TRAVEL UNIT

This unit has two projects (both 20 points):

-An ongoing activity where you plan your dream vacation and blog about it.

*You have 250,000 yen to plan a vacation. You choose the time & place.)

*Here is an example.

-At the end of the unit, you will post some travel information on WikiTravel or an other site. (More explanation later.)

First, answer the survey on Ferris Passport about your TRAVEL STYLE.

Write on your blog:

a. Where are you going to go for your trip? Why?

b. Describe your travel style, using 3 words from the survey

Search for your flight on Orbitz.com. (Make sure you understand all the vocab on the search page.) Edit your blog about your trip and copy the key details on your blog:

* When to depart and arrive?

* What is the airline?

* What is the airfare?

* Do you stop over in a city or dop you have a nonstop flight?

* What class (economy, business, first)?

Famous quote from Mark Twain

Travel is fatal to　prejudice,　bigotry, &　narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it solely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one corner of the earth all one's lifetime." -- Mark Twain

旅は、偏見、頑迷、狭い心に大きな刺激を与えるし、我々もこのために旅に出なければいけない。 地球の片隅でじっと一生過ごしていては、広く、健全で情けのある考え方は得られない。　－マークトエイン

Today's plan June 15th

1. Check out each other's movie reviews

2. Publish your review in IMDb.com

3. Start next unit on travel

How to publish your review on imdb.com

1. Go to imdb.com

2. Register to IMDb.com. Click on register, on the top-right hand corner and fill in your information.

After this, you have to check your email and confirm your account. (After this, you do NOT need to give your name, birth date, etc.)

3. Go back to IMDb and search for your movie.

4. Next to "User Reviews" for the movie (towards the bottom), click on "(Review this title) ".

5. Type the title (your main point), vote for how many stars you give the movie, and copy & paste your movie review.

6. If approved, IMDb will send an email in a few days telling you the URL of your review. Save this, and post the URL on your blog by next week (if possible).

If you have some trouble, don't worry or panic. Email me or come talk to me!!!

Congratulations! You contributed to a web site used by millions of native and fluent speakers of English!