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The Country of Fado Song

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
 
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   Do you know Cristiano Ronaldo? I hope you would know well about him, if you like soccer. He is the most famous Portuguese in this time. I think many people will be able to tell the name of Cristiano Ronaldo, when they are asked the question of what is Portugal famous for. But Portugal is famous for many things such as Fartima, Fado and delicious Portuguese dish. I’d like to introduce few things about Portugal on this show.

This is Hanako and I am Lin. Today we’ll be talking about a few basic facts, some culture and Portuguese cuisine. Let’s start. 

 

Basic facts of Portugal 

     Portugal is located on the southwestern part of Europe. Portugal is bounded by North Atlantic Ocean and Spain in the west. The terrain of Portugal is mountainous and plains are rolling in south. And the islands of Azores and Madeira belong to Portugal. 

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Paraguay: Would you like to have a cup of Terere?

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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Hello, I’m Wang He.

Hi, I’m Mizuki

Welcome to our first show.

As we all know, the World Cup is the most popular thing now.

Yeah, that’s why we want to introduce to you the country-Paraguay!!!

The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country in the middle of the South America. The aborigine in this country is the Guarani. It became a colony of Spain in 1537. And then independent on May 14th 1811. (more…)

Unique country “Chile”

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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Have you ever eaten Karunera? Do you know the Easter Island? Have you ever seen Moai stone statue? Can you guess what country all there are connected to?

Hi,we are Narumi and Hideki.We would like to introduce Chilie to you on this show.Chilie is a attractive place. And the world heritage of Chilie is very famous.We will be talking about a few basic facts.Please enjoy:)

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Slovenia

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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 Do you know about Sloveina? Have you been to Bled? Can you guess what coutry all these are connected to?

Hi, my name is Hiroya and Kaho. We will introduce Slovenia to you on this show. We will be talking about basic facts, tourist attraction, and Word cup. We hope you enjoy the show.

Basic facts

 

Slovenia is west of Europe. There is Australia at the north of slovenia and Italy at the west of it. Slovenia becomes independent from Yugoslavia Union in 1991 and belongs to the EU. Ryubrina is the capital of Slovenia. The time differene between Tokyo and Ryubrina is eight hours. Slovenia has a population of 2.000.000 and 2.0000 kilometers. It has as same as country of Sikoku island.  Almost all of people believe in the Cross. Besides they have a good reputation. They take after japanese in that they are fond of diligent. Pepole usually speak in Sloven or English.

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Happy country!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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Denmark-Worksheet

Have you heard of the little mermaid? Do you know about Smørrebrød? Have you ever been to Copenhagen? Can you guess what country all these are connected to?

Hello. My name is Shin. My name is Taehoon. We’d like to introduce Denmark to you on this show. Denmark is a happy place. We’ll be talking about four things. We hope you enjoy the show.

“A few facts”

Denmark is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries.

It has a population of 5,400,000.The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Weather of Denmark is quite windy and rainy. People are always  ready for rain and wind. Most summers are not hot. Most winters are not cold. It is comfortable to live

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Wonderful country Uruguay!

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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Worksheet for Uruguay!

 Hi, my name is Misato and my name is Reina. Thank you for coming. We would like to introduce about wonderful country Uruguay to you on this show. Do you know Uruguay?  Have you ever been there? You are sure to like it! Let’s start the show!

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Attractive country!! Algeria

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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Hi, my name is Yuri, my name is Natsuko, welcome to this country spotlight. We would like to introduce Algeria to you on the show. Algeria is very big territory and desert. We will be talking about a few basic facts, some history, climate and food. Let’s start.


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The country of warrior King

Sunday, June 20th, 2010
 
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Ghana Worksheet

Have you heard of Fufu? Do you know about the Black Stars? Have you ever been to Accra? can you guess what country these are connected to?

Hi, this is Momoko and this is Akane. We’d like to introduce Ghana to you on this show. Ghana is a unique place. We’ll be talking about basic facts and cultural highlights. We hope you enjoy our show!!!

The republic of Ghana is located in West Africa. The capital city is Accra. Ghana means “warrior king”. The flag is red, yellow and green. The black star in the middle stands for the lodestar of African freedom. Their official language is English, but they also have 47 ethnic languages. I think everyone knows the Japanese chocolate brand called “Ghana”. This is because Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. Cocoa is used to make chocolate and is this country’s major exports.  (more…)

Responsibility position

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 
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     Have you heard the word “First-graders problem”? Recently, many first-graders don’t follow teachers’ instructions, and the lesson can’t start and going smoothly. Why does this problem occur? Someone said that this problem caused by “Yutori-kyoiku.” But I don’t think so. If children are trained by their parents before they enter school, such a problem won’t occur. I believe that parents of young children have obligations to their children.

     Many parents make mistakes in training their children. When I work part-time at pharmacy, I often come across strange parents. For example, I often see a mother saying “You will be scolded by clerk!” to her child who does bad thing. I think this is really strange. Training child is parents’ duty. It is NOT my job. Supporting child care is important thing, but if parents are trying to shift the responsibility onto other person like this example, they are making a big mistake. They are lacking in a sense of maternal or paternal responsibility.

     If parents don’t train their children by themselves, their children can’t understand right and wrong. Then they could be problem children in school. That is really sad thing. So, I’d like young children’s parents to realize that they have responsibility.

Soccer can make us happy!

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 
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  Do you like soccer? I like soccer very much!

  I believe that soccer can make all the world happy.

 Wourld cup held every four years.  People in the wourld got widly excited and noticed each time.  I am very happy because I feel the soccer game is united with all the wourld.  How do you think this thing?  If your mind is same me, I ‘m very happy.

  But the other hand, would cup is called a “microcosm of war”.  Did you know?  When I hard it, I was surprised, but a positive fact.  If world cup is microcosm of war, it is good.  Because real war don’t take up arms.  So we should cheer with our full strength.  If you do that, we will can make happy and enjoy!