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This team has focused on the difficult topic of culture. They have some interesting interviews with RJ students and teachers, and then they finish with a short discussion.

Worksheet and Answers

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Our team look at festivals around the world: in Laos, Germany and America. There’s some great sound effects too!

Worksheet – world festivals

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hello, everybody how are you guys doing ?
well, last week we had the nomikai at machida, there were only 6 of us, but it was really fun.
nobody got drunk, and nothing bad happened.

Anyway, how is your podcast going? are you guys working hard on it ?
lets try hard on it and make our best podcast.

If anybody have a good ideas please share with us please.
i will be very appreciated.
Take care,
T

Hey what’s up everybody?
Today I’ll introduce Peru’s traditional culture. Do you know Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana In Japanese, they are Nasca no Chijoue, in English the Nasca Lines
Some picture like a bird, plane, monkey, were written by someone in the earth in the Nasca desert.
Maybe a lot of people thinking that Picture are called Nasca. But that’s wrong. The correct name is ”Líneas y geoglifos de Nazca y de Pampas de Jumana”
Nobody knows who, when or  why they were written, This is the big mystery of the Nasca Lines.
A lot of people is researching but still is mystery. Cool!

I introduce about the Star Festival.

Almost all Japanese festival are lively. But, this festival is quiet and calm.

This festival is held without Japanese drums or Japanese flutes. We hold just to desire our wishes.

It has legend that Altair can meet to Vega on 7th July once a year as they cross the Galaxy. But if it rains or is cloudy they can’t meet. So we hope the weather is good and Altair can meet Vega.

Then we write our wishes on paper cards. And we put them on frouds.

We wish on Altair and Vega. This festival is so romantic.

Do you know “Dontaku”?

Dontaku is one of the famous festivals in Japan. It takes place in Hakata ward of Fukuoka prefecture. It is held for Golden week every year.

Dontaku is originally from “Zontag”. “Zontag” means holiday in Dutch.

Many cultures gather (Okinawa, Awa and so on) in Dontaku, and there are a lot of events. We can enjoy dancing and wearing a special custom and seeing flower decorated cars. Some are playing the shamisen or beating drums, others clapping wooden spoons for scoping rice.

We can see many people there. Two and million half people came to Dontaku this year.

People believe that we had a lot of rain on Dontaku, but it was sunny this year.

Are you interested in Dontaku?

See you…

Today, I would like to tell you about old love cultures! I’m really interesting in the Edo period ! because I took an amazing Japanese history class.There are lots of funny cultures.

In the Edo period, a monk, hikeshi(kind of fireman) and Sumo wrestler is the most populer jobs for guys because they can get a lot of attention from women If you associated with a monk, it’s like you’re a student and are seeing a teacher. It was against the rule, but also there are lots of thrill;D LOL  I hered that monk play around with women still now  In this time the women could’n t see sumo games so they admired the wrestler. And people also thought Hikeshi is cool because they looks strong and fashionable.

So, which one do you like the best ? haha

Take care

Megumi

January 1th, this is new years day. People all of the world celebrate this day. In japan, most of people gose to temple to pray their hope and say a target of one year.

In my family, we have been to “Taishakuten” since  I was a baby. Tishakuten is very old temple. it is at sibamata. In there, iI pray “please geive me a good year, too.” and drow a written fortune. I drew good luck this year. After that, I eat dinner with my family, grandparents,uncle, aunt and cousin at grandparent house. Menu of dinner is “Osechi” and “Ozouni” . My grandmother is good cooker. So it is very good. After dinner, I give new years gift and play “shakuninn-isshu”. It is card game that be passed down from past and very exciting game. I like it . but I’m not good at it. In this way , my family spend on new years day. I’m looking forward to next this day.

Do you know “Maccha”?  If you know it , do you like it? I like Maccha very much.  “Maccha”  is made from Japanese green tea , Japanese typical drink. When you go to grocery, you can find many kinds of green tea .  “Maccha” is powdered green tea. It contains various kinds of nutrition. For example, caffeine,  tannin, vitamin, catechin and polyphenol. In the kamakura era, people started to drink. In those days, people was impressed about maccha too strong taste. But recently, the mix maccha and milk or sugar, it is called “Muccha milk” and became popular among young people. Also Japanese people like maccha sweets. For example, Japanese cake, shaved ice, chocolate, cookie, pudding. Especially, the ice cream is the third popularity in Japanese young people (The first is vanilla, second is chhocolate) .  This was researched  by the Japan Icecream Society.

I recommend you eat delicious maccha sweets. Let’s go out to eat together!! Thank you for your reading.

I have good eating habits, however  there are some problems I should improve.

I usually have bread, banana and coffee milk for breakfast. Occasionally, I eat yogurt. I have a good breakfast everyday. It is good for my capacity for living to have breakfast. But, I always spread lots of margarine and jam on the bread so it becomes high-calorie. It is bad for my health. I need to reduce margarine and jam and I should eat healthy food like fermented soybeans.

After breakfast, I go to university and attend classes. Then, I usually buy a sweet roll for lunch. I love bread so I’m happy when I eat bread. But my meals are not well-balanced. I think I should consider nutritional balance.

At the weekend, I have a part-time job in a restaurant, so I have lunch there. And at the evening, I have a dinner with my family.

After school, I sometimes have a part-time. I usually work from 5:00p.m. to 11:00p.m.. After work, I have dinner at about 11:30p.m. at home. Then after dinner, I always have 5 cups of green tea and have a dessert. My dinner is too late so recently I have gained weight!! I should reduce the amount for dinner.