Things to do today

Here's is what I would like you to do today:

1. Finish introductions
   We will do this in our regular classroom (115C) but then we will move to our computer room (1446) to work on our blogs.
2. Read blogs by students who went to New Zealand last year
3. Write comments on what you read and include a link to what you read on your own blog
   You can write in Japanese or English. When you are ready to add a link to your blog, please ask me to help you. I will show you how to do it.
4. Post a picture
   If you have some extra time, please ask me to show you how to post a picture to your blog.

入国審査カード

授業で事前にカードを見て、記入方法について考えようと思います。

• 英語版（右クリックしてダウンロードしてください）
• 日本語版（右クリックしてダウンロードしてください）

Rugby Safety Video

If we have time, I would like to study the beginning of this video in class.

Welcome aboard this Air New Zealand flight.
Shortly will be winging our way [flying] to your next port of call [destination].
But before we kick off [begin], I'd like to give you a quick safety team talk.
Even if you fly with us often, please keep your eyes on the briefing [explanation].
To warm up, make sure all your baggage is stored away in the overhead compartments.
Or tucked [put] under the seat in front of you.
Whether you're in the front row or the back, all passengers must keep an eye on the lighted signs and follow the crew's instructions.
If the seatbelt sign is switched on, nip [go] back into a seat and fasten your seatbelt.
Not so tight that you'll lose feeling in your legs, but enough to make sure it's snug across your hips.

Radio New Zealand

If you would like to listen to more Kiwi English, I think you should take a look at the Radio New Zealand website.

Good work

Please look at the Lang-8 links on the right side of this blog. Some students are doing very good work.

Lang-8

Today, I would like you to make a Lang-8 account and post your draft of your letter to your host family on Lang-8 so that you can get corrections.

Kiwi Hopes

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Well, I'm an older man now.   I get up earlier so I can get a longer day.  I hope for a longer day, I suppose.

When I wake up in the morning I hope, personally, that I can put something back, that I am doing something good that will have a greater benefit for people.

I'm just hoping to make a success of my business, with my family's backing.

My greatest hope is to make this one song, (and then) one song that could change the hearts of millions of people, if not the first time but the second time they hear it.

I just hope people can learn to live in peace. I mean, there just seems to be an awful lot of hatred and wars for really no reason.

My hopes are for a return to values of fairness and equity.

My biggest hope and something that I would love to happen would be that, as a whole,  you know, humans all around the world find a way to live more in harmony with each other and with the world that we live in.