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Mind Challenge Monday #11

Today we have an observation quiz. Follow the link below to test your observation skills! You don’t need to sign up.

https://www.playbuzz.com/nadiazee10/how-many-circles-can-you-see-in-the-pictures-below

We did pretty well! Our skills are on point.

On point=extremely good

Good walking route

One of my favorite walking courses is to get off the train at Kinshicho station and walk to Skytree. After that, I head to Sumidagawa and walk along the path beside the water to the Asahi building. Then, I usually cross the bridge and take a picture of all of the buildings together. Here are a couple of pictures from my last walk around that area.

If you get a chance, you should try that course. It’s nice.

Do you have any favorite routes to walk? Please share it with us

Dave

船橋校

 

Jabble Family #2

Get to know your Jabble family.

Part two ;Chiba schools. Chiba and Funabashi.

1.What was your favorite toy as a kid?

2.At which store would you like to max-out your credit card? (max-out= reach your spending limit).

3.What was the worst punishment you received at school?

4.Which way does your toilet paper hang on the wall – over or under?

Chiba: Jesse, Paul and Yuki.

Jesse: 

1. I used to love playing with Lego.
2. I would max-out my credit card at  Seijo Ishii Supermarket or any gourmet food supermarket.
3. I got double secret probation from my high school math teacher. Crime unknown.
4. I hang the toilet paper hanging over. I’m a sane person.
Paul 
1. My favorite toy growing up was my proton pack.
2. I would go crazy on my Visa card at Tanakaya in Mejiro. Their beer selection is great.
3.I got a week of lunchtime detention. Crime unknown.
4. The toilet paper roll goes over!
Yuki 
1. My favorite toy when I was a kid was Lego.
2. I would spend everything on massages.
3. I’m an angel. I never got in trouble.
4. I don’t talk about toilet things.
Funabashi: Dave, Marshall, Chika, Mark and Samantha
Dave
1. My favorite toys were Transformers. They were so cool when i was a kid.
2.  I’d spend a lot at Golf 5.
3. I got earlier morning detention a few times for forgetting to take off my baseball hat in History class in grade 11.
4. I hand the toilet paper roll over.
Samantha: 
1. My favorite toy was my nice drawing pencil set.
2. I would max my credit card at a home decor store.
3. I got dentition once because my dad was late driving me to school.
4. I hang toilet paper over.
Chika: 
1. My favorite toy was a teddy bear named Kuma.
2. I would max my credit card buying gemstones and minerals.
3. I never got in trouble! I never missed any homework.
4. I hang toilet paper over every time.
Marshall:
1. My favorite used to be Lego. I made spaceships and Star Wars fighters out of them.
2. I would max out my credit card at K’s Denki or Bic Camera.
3. My worst punishment at school was getting suspended for 3 days for playing paintball shirtless. 22 other guys also got suspended.
4.Hang toilet paper over if you are normal and under if you are a cat.

Learning English From Movie Quotes!

『フロリダ・プロジェクト 真夏の魔法/The Florida Project』(2017)
監督:ショーン・ベイカー/Sean Baker

本日は、『フロリダ・プロジェクト』という作品をご紹介します。監督のショーン・ベイカーの名前はこれま
で知らなかったのですが、この作品があまりにも素晴らしかったので、今後、過去作品や新作もチェックして
いきたいと思っています!タイトルの「フロリダ・プロジェクト」は、フロリダのディズニーリゾート建設の
プロジェクト名であり、また英語の「プロジェクト」は低所得層のための公営住宅も意味します。この映画は
、“魔法の国”のすぐそばで、貧しい生活を強いられている人々と、そんな環境の中でも圧倒的な輝きを放つ子供
たちの、ひと夏の物語です。
台詞は、安いモーテルに泊まる羽目になってしまった観光客のカップルが、モーテルのロビーで言い争ってい
る様子を眺め、主人公のムーニーが友達に放った一言。

 

I can always tell when adults are about to cry.
(大人が泣きそうな時っていっつもわかる)

 

tell
見分ける
tellは「伝える」という意味でみなさんご存じの単語かと思いますが、「見分ける(聞き分ける)」「わかる」
という意味でも非常によく使います。
例:I can’t tell the difference between American accent and British accent.
(アメリカ訛りとイギリス訛りの違いがわからない)
例:How can you tell if diamonds are real?
(ダイアモンドが本物かどうかってどうやってわかるの?)

be about to+動詞の原形
~するところ
これから何かしようとしている時に使える表現で、“今まさに”というニュアンスが出ます。
例:I am about to sleep.
(今から寝るとこ)
例:I was about to call you.
(ちょうど君に電話しようと思ってたとこなんだ)

 

Ayami
新宿校

Mind Challenge Monday#10

Let’s try and guess the block characters from Disney! What Disney characters are they?

I’ll give you #2 and #6.

#2 is Anger from Inside out

#6 is Tiana from the Princess and the Frog

Good luck with the rest!

 

Thanks to http://www.mydisneyholiday.com/ for the fun.

Jabble Family Part 1

Get to know your Jabble family. We asked everyone at Jabble a few questions. Here’s what they said.

Part one; Tokyo area schools. Shinjuku and Shimbashi.

1.What was your favorite toy as a kid?

2.At which store would you like to max-out your credit card? (max-out= reach your spending limit).

3.What was the worst punishment you received at school?

4.Which way does your toilet paper hang on the wall – over or under? 

 

Shinjuku; Kelly, Ayami and Mark.

Kelly 

I had a lot of G.I. Joe and Transformers toys.

I wouldn’t max-out my credit card!. I’m cheap and I hate shopping. Ha ha. (If I HAD TO choose, Yodobashi Camera; I like electronics)

As for punishment we used to get “off task” points. I used to get them for talking with my friends too much in class. (I can’t say the real one because I’m not sure if students would find it as funny as my friends and I did.)

I hang the toilet paper over, of course. I’m not crazy.

Ayami

1.My favorite toy was my stuffed Doramon.

2. I would max my card at an outdoor store.

3. I’ve never been punished although I seemed to annoy the teachers sometimes for doing stupid stuff.

4. Toilet paper hangs over.

Mark

1. My favorite toy was probably my battery powered He-man sword that came with a bunch of lights and sounds. It would light up like a Christmas tree.

2. I would shop at one of the large music stores in Ochanomizu. I would love to have a Rhodes electric piano!
3.The worst punishment?That’s a difficult one. I remember having to sit against a wall for lunch time detention for pretending to be a Dalek from Dr. Who.
4. I was told you’re an optimist if you have the toilet paper hang over. So from that point on, I’ve been a Toilet Paper Hang Over man.

Shimbashi: Kenny, Miki and Nik

Kenny 

I had a lot of Star Wars toys.

I would max-out my credit card at Disk Union. It:s a record shop in Shinjuku. They have a great selection of industrial noise tapes.

The worst punishment was that I got caned for getting drunk on a school trip in Russia.

I put the toilet paper over but I don’t think it’s intentional.

Miki 

I rarely played with toys. I preferred playing outside when I was younger.

I would max-out my card at clothing shops like Zara.

I was never punished in school but I always slept in class.

I hang the toilet paper either way.

Nik 

I loved my Star Wars figures.

I’d max out my credit card at Antenna America (a great craft beer spot).

I got suspended (made to stay home) for 1 day for flushing someone’s swimsuit down the toilet.

I don’t care how the toilet paper is hung. Put the roll on the floor , it’s all good.

 

 

 

Learning English From Movie Quotes

『2001年宇宙の旅/2001 A Space Odyssey』(1968)
監督:スタンリー・キューブリック/Stanley Kubric

本日は、巨匠スタンリー・キューブリックの作品からご紹介します!
はい、『2001年宇宙の旅』です!徹底的な科学考証と圧倒的な映像美で、人類の進化を描いたSF映画の金字塔。初めて見た時の感想は「わけわからないけど、すげー!」でした。1968年、CG技術がほぼない時代、まだ人類が月へ降り立つ前の時代に撮られた作品とは到底思えません。これを劇場で目撃した当時の人たちが羨ましいです。400万年前、類人猿が知恵を手に入れて人類への進化の一歩を踏み出すところから物語りは始まります。その後、宇宙開発を行うまでに発展した人類は木星への有人探査を行いますが、途中でAI (HAL9000) の反乱に遭います。乗組員とHALの緊迫した戦いが繰り広げられ、そして物語りは更に宇宙の奥深く、未知の領域へと進んでいきます。HAL、めちゃくちゃ怖いです。
台詞は、そんなHALが船外で作業している主人公の指示を断り、放った一言。

 

This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
(この任務は私にとって非常に重要なので、あなたに邪魔させるわけにはいきません)

 

too+形容詞or副詞~+(for A)+to+動詞の原形…
(Aにとっては)~すぎて…できない、…するには~すぎる
例:He speaks too fast for me to understand.
(彼は喋るのが早すぎて、私には理解できない)
例:Is it too late to go back to college at 40?
(40歳って大学に通いなおすには遅すぎるかな?)

Allow A to+動詞の原形~
Aに~させる(許可する)
Let A to~よりも少し硬くてフォーマルな表現。allow you to jeopardize(危険に晒す)it(=mission)を直訳すると、「あなたがこの任務を危険に晒す事を許可する」となります。
例:My dad won’t allow me to date until I graduate high school.
(高校を卒業するまでは、父からデートの許可がおりない)
またAを主語にして、受動態の形でもよく使われます
例:You are not allowed to smoke here.
(ここは禁煙です)

Ayami
新宿校

Silly Saturdays #7

I saw this on Amazon.

If I had a dog I would buy it! It’s on sale for 1,580yen!

 

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

こんにちは^^新橋校Mikiです

みなさまいかがお過ごしでしょうか??

最近は漫画「鬼滅の刃」とともに自宅で静かに過ごしております(笑)

現在ローソンで発売しているぷっちょにキャラクターの消しゴムが付いてきます!w

消しゴムなんて使わないしと思ったのですが

買ってみたら20種類の絵柄からなんとメインキャラが運よく入ってて

翌日も買ってしまいました・( ^ω^)・・・

そしたらなんと大好きな天元さん!!!(笑)

【I’ve used up all my luck!!!】

運を使いきってしまったΣ(・□・;)

【It’s my lucky day!!!】

今日はついてる:)!!

まさにこんな感じの朝でした…^^w

新橋校にひとつ飾ってるので探してみてくださいね

Miki

新橋校