Blue Sky 18 December 2011

Blue Sky, December 18

Hi everyone,

The last Blue Sky classes of 2011 are at the following times:










Club Blue Sky 1pm

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-santa-lb.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-traditions-lb.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-wh.html

http://bobp31.homestead.com/files/christmas_menu_1954.jpg

http://www.kittsinn.co.uk/images/xmasmenu.jpg


Blue Sky High 3pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16069217

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bento

Blue Sky English in November

Hi everybody,

Blue Sky will be on November 6, 13, 20 and 27 this month, at Yoshida Cho, at 3pm

Club Blue Sky will be on November 20, at 1pm.

I will post the lesson links as soon as I can.

Best wishes,

Johnny


Sunday November 6, 3pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/10/111028_witn_millionaire_story.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiz_$_Millionaire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monta_Mino


Sunday November 13, 3pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff_%28UK_game_show%29

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz1927851613500.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blankety_Blank

http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Blankety_Blank

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Sunday November 20, Blue Sky Club, 1pm, Yoshida Cho

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/much_many.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/some_any.htm

http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercises/elementary/28%20some%20and%20any.html

http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/muchmanyalotof.php


Sunday November 20, Blue Sky High, 3pm, Yoshida Cho

http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyojapantravelarchive349/344/tokyojapantravelinc.htm

http://gojapan.about.com/cs/weather/a/autumninjapan.htm

http://japanesefood.about.com/od/recipeindex/tp/japaneseautumnfood.htm

http://britishfood.about.com/od/introtobritishfood/u/SeasonalFoodAutumn.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056424/After-glorious-autumn--Britain-prepares-Siberian-freeze-just-weeks.html



Sunday November 27, Blue Sky High, 3pm, Yoshida Cho

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/11/111104_witn_wrecks.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yamato
(first three paragraphs)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose
(first three paragraphs)

Blue Sky English In October

Hi everybody. Wow, I think the summer heat is finally finished.

BLUE SKY ENGLISH is at Yoshida Cho on October 2, 9 and 23, but on October 16, it will be at Doctor M, Kannai. I will post a map:


It is on the small street, behind Isezaki Mall. The school is a twenty meter walk, from Pompadour Bakery.







Here is the classroom information for October:

Sunday October 2, 3pm, Yoshida Community House, 3pm-5pm.

Topic: Tokyo

http://picturetokyo.com/en/tokyo_facts.html

http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/PROFILE/overview01.htm

http://www.top10intokyo.com/top-ten-events-in-tokyo


Sunday October 9, 3pm, Yoshida Community House, 3pm-5pm.

Topic: Healthy and Unhealthy food:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/10/111003_witn_fat_tax.shtml

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/708636---health-education-hasn-t-changed-the-scottish-diet

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diets-of-world-japanese-diet


Sunday October 16, 1pm, Doctor M Language House, 1pm-3pm. Club Blue Sky

Topic: How Often (Hobbies/interests/regular activities

http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/adverbfreq/adfreqz.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm

http://www.eslbase.com/resources/adverbs-of-frequency

http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit23_dialogues.htm


Sunday October 16, 3pm, Doctor M Language House, 3pm-5pm. Blue Sky High

Topic: Statues

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/10/111012_vwitn_redeemer.shtml

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3100.html

http://www.aboutbritain.com/NelsonsColumn.htm

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/tokyo/shibuya_hachiko_statue.htm

http://www.portofsandiego.org/public-art/2124-the-girl-in-red-shoes-unveiled.html



Sunday October 23, 3pm, Yoshida Community House, 3pm-5pm.

Topic: Bonfire Night and Autumn Festivals

http://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/food/british/article/401076/Warming-food-for-bonfire-night.html

http://www.bonfirenight.net/bonfire.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Bonfire

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/500004/events/4789/bonfire_and_firework_events_2011/1

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/attractions/event/traditionalevents/a59_fes_kurama.html

http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/attractions/event/traditionalevents/a62_fes_tori.html

http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/travel/video-clips/10.html

Blue Sky English In September

Hello everybody,

I hope you enjoyed the summer.

This month, Blue Sky will take place on Sunday September 11, 3pm, Sunday September 18, 3pm, and Sunday September 25, 3pm

Club Blue Sky will be on Sunday September 18, at 1pm

Here are the topics:

Sunday September 11

Chinatown, and other Yokohama neighborhoods

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama_Chinatown

http://www.mesay.biz/info_yokohama_chinatown.htm


Sunday September 18 Club Blue Sky 1pm

School Days

(Language points: I used to/I didn't use to/my favorite/my least favorite)

http://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/classroomobjects/schoolsubjects.pdf

http://www.eslbase.com/resources/used-to
Sunday September 18 Blue Sky High 3pm
The new Prime Minister, Mr Noda

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14045098

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14706109

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14758685

Sunday September 25 Crime and Punishment (riots in England)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/08/110808_witn_london_riots.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/08/110815_witn_riots_fightback.shtml

Best wishes - I hope to see you in class

Johnny

BLUE SKY CANCELLED Sunday 28 August

I'm very sorry, but it is my last chance to climb Mount Fuji, this season.

I apologize for the inconvenience, and hope to see you all soon.

Sincerely

Johnny

Blue Sky English, Auguat 14 and 28

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry I can't teach, every week, in August, but I want to try and climb Mount Fuji, too.






August 14, 1-3pm Blue Sky Club

TOPIC: Weather:

http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/JAXX0099

http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/flashcards/weather_wordsearch.php

http://eslresources.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/vocab-weather-activities.pdf

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=weather_110


August 14, 3-5pm Blue Sky High

TOPIC: Returning to normal (In Japan)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/9424038.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14224409

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motogp/14284841.stm




August 28, 3pm, Blue Sky High


Best wishes

Johnny

Blue Sky links 31 July 2011

Hi everybody,

The topic this week is Outdoor activities: Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing, Glamping, etc.

Here are the links


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/2011/07/110715_tews_28_glamping_page.shtml

http://metropolis.co.jp/features/body-soul/yama-girls/

http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyotravelfeature/318/tokyotravelfeatureinc.htm

http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyofeaturestoriesarchive349/327/tokyofeaturestoriesinc.htm



Best wishes

Johnny

Blue Sky High links 17 July

Hi everybody,

On July 17, the topic of the lesson is "Crime and Punishment" and here are links to some material that we'll be using.

Best wishes,

Johnny













LINKS

We will ask and answer some of these questions in class:

http://iteslj.org/questions/crime.html

We will do this activity in class:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/site2000/ptfb0400.htm

This is a reading and writing activity. If you want to do it at home, and check the answers in class, please go ahead:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/teflupdate/0,,1192419,00.html

And then, in we have time, we'll talk about the facts, and verdicts, in the Casey Anthony trial, America's most high profile case in recent times:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13986356

http://investigation.discovery.com/blogs/criminal-report/casey_anthony_full_coverage/caylee_anthony.html

Blue Sky High links 10 July

Here are the links for the Blue Sky High level lesson, 3pm, Sunday July 10th.

The topic is Global Warming and the environment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/06/110624_witn_penguin_page1.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13346537


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/04/110420_witn_gulf_oneyearon_page.shtml


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11791755

Blue Sky English, July

Hi everyone,

This month, I'll be holding Blue Sky Club lessons, for students who would like an easier lesson, with some language structure and teaching. This month it will be July 10th, 1pm. Blue Sky (High) classes will be on Sundays at 3pm as usual. I will post the lesson study topic and material, before each lesson, too


Here is the July schedule

Sunday July 3, Blue sky (High) Yoshida Community House, 3 - 5pm
Topic:
Japanese Sporting heroes:
http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~sports/stars/ots.html

http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/japans-greatest-sports-heroes-261264

Sunday July 10, Blue sky (Club) Yoshida Community House, 1 - 3pm
Topic:
Travel (dialogue and vocabulary)
http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/elementary-course/travel-and-holidays/travel-and-holidays-gap-fill.html

http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/elementary-course/travel-and-holidays/travel-and-holidays-vocabulary-quiz.html

http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/elementary-course/travel-and-holidays/travel-and-holidays-reading.html

http://www.audioenglish.net/english-learning/english_dialogue_hotel_booking_a_room_2.htm


Sunday July 10, Blue sky (High) Yoshida Community House, 3 - 5pm
Topic:
Global Warming/Environmental issues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/06/110624_witn_penguin_page1.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13346537

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/04/110420_witn_gulf_oneyearon_page.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11791755



Sunday July 17, Blue sky (High) Yoshida Community House, 3 - 5pm

LINKS

We will ask and answer some of these questions in class:

http://iteslj.org/questions/crime.html

We will do this activity in class:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/site2000/ptfb0400.htm

This is a reading and writing activity. If you want to do it at home, and check the answers in class, please go ahead:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/teflupdate/0,,1192419,00.html

And then, in we have time, we'll talk about the facts, and verdicts, in the Casey Anthony trial, America's most high profile case in recent times:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13986356

http://investigation.discovery.com/blogs/criminal-report/casey_anthony_full_coverage/caylee_anthony.html

Sunday July 31, Blue sky (High) Yoshida Community House, 3 - 5pm

PLEASE NOTE: No Blue Sky, on July 24th. Sorry.

Best wishes, and thanks, for your continued support

Johnny

Blue Sky English, June

Hi everybody. Welcome to the rainy season.

In June, Blue Sky will be at these dates, in Yoshida Cho:

Sunday June 5, 3pm

Sunday June 12, 3pm

Sunday June 19, 3pm

Sunday June 26, 3pm


Don't forget your umbrellas!

Johnny

Blue Sky English in May

Hi everyone, sorry for the late message.

There are five classes in May, every Sunday at 3pm, at Yoshida Community House.

Here are the dates:

Sunday 1 May

Sunday 8 May

Sunday 15 May

Sunday 22 May

Sunday 29 May

Very best wishes, Happy Golden Week

Johnny

Blue Sky English in April 2011

Hi everyone, and thankyou for coming to Blue Sky in March, despite the current situation in the country.

In April here are the dates and times for Blue Sky:

Sunday April 3, Yoshida Cho, 3pm

Sunday April 10, no class, due to the Japanese election. I called the government and asked them to switch the election to Saturday, but they said "no" ;)

Sunday April 17, Yoshida Cho, 3pm

Sunday April 24, Yoshida Cho, 3pm

Best wishes

Johnny

Blue Sky Lessons, March 2011

Hi everyone.

I'm sorry that there'll be no lesson on Sunday March 6, as I am taking a trip.






This month, Blue Sky lessons in Yoshida Cho are:

Sunday March 13, 3pm

Sunday March 2o, 3pm

Sunday March 27, 3pm

Enjoy the Ume, and have a good month!

Johnny

Blue Sky in February 2011 FOUR CLASSES, 6, 13, 20, 27

Hi everybody, and my apologies for the late information.

Blue Sky WILL take place on Sunday 6 and 13 February, 3pm, at Yoshida Community House.

February 20 and 27 will

also be taking place. Sorry for the delay

Best wishes,

Johnny

Blue Sky English January 2011

Happy New Year everybody. I hope you enjoyed the holiday.

This month, Blue Sky English will be on Sunday, January 9, 16, 23, 30

At Yoshida Community House. 3pm

Best wishes

Johnny