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Theme Talk – Beginner: School clubs

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. How many paintings do you see?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Are there clubs in your school (ex.: art club, music club, etc.)?
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2. If you could join in any school club, which club would you join and why?
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3. Name two or three best clubs that you joined in your school.
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4. Is having school clubs helpful to students? Why? Why not?
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5. Name one school club that you will never join. Why?
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6. If there is a sleeping club in your school, would you join? Why? why not?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. hobby 趣味
meaning: [noun:名詞] an activity/interest that someone does on his/her free time
example: My favorite hobby is reading.
2. free time 自由な時間
meaning: [noun:名詞] a time when someone does not have to work/study
example: On his free time, he does activities in Arts club.
3. club クラブ、同好会
meaning: [noun:名詞] a group of people who often meet to share their same interests/hobbies
example: My friend and I joined the Science club.

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1. hobby
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2. free time
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3. club
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Theme Talk – Beginner: Team Sports

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. What do people do in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Do you like sports? Why? Why not?
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2. What do you think is the most popular team sport in your country?
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3. What is the best team sport for you?
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4. What is the most difficult team sport for you?
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5. When was the first time you played team sports?
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6. What makes other people enjoy playing team sports?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. game 遊びやスポーツの試合
meaning: [noun:名詞] a pleasant activity or sport that people play
example: We play games at school everyday.
2. player 選手
meaning: [noun:名詞] someone who takes part in a game or sport
example: The players practiced well to win the game.
3. match 試合
meaning: [noun:名詞] a sports activity in which two people or teams need to get more points to win
example: My friend lost the tennis match.

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1. game
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2. player
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3. match
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Theme Talk – Beginner: City Driving

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. What is the problem in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Is heavy traffic a common problem in your country?
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2. Which city in your country has the heaviest traffic?
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3. Do you prefer to drive in the city or ride a taxi?
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4. Are there subways in your country?
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5. What do you think is the safest way to travel in the city?
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6. Is night driving safer than day driving? Why? Why not?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. heavy traffic 交通渋滞
meaning: [noun:名詞] a long line of cars, vans and buses on the road
example: He always comes to work late because of heavy traffic.
2. passenger 乗客
meaning: [noun:名詞] a person who travels by paying to ride a car, van or bus
example: The bus was full of passengers.
3. subway 地下鉄
meaning: [noun:名詞] a road below the city where people can cross the street or ride the train
example: You could travel faster by taking the subway.

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1. heavy traffic
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2. passenger
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3. subway
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Theme Talk – Beginner: Reading Books

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2. What is the person doing in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Do you like reading books? Why? Why not?
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2. What kind of stories do you like?
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3. At what age did you learn how to read?
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4. Who taught you how to read?
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5. Why do other students do not like reading books?
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6. At what places do you like reading books?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. library 図書館
meaning: [noun:名詞] a room or building filled with books that can be read and/or borrowed
example: I always borrow books from the school library.
2. story 物語
meaning: [noun:名詞] a written work, usually a book of real or unreal happenings for people to read
example: My friend wrote a story about his life.
3. page ページ
meaning: [noun:名詞] a piece of paper in a book
example: The book that I am reading has 500 pages.

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1. library
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2. story
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3. page
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Theme Talk – Beginner: Tree Planting

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. What happened in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Have you ever planted a tree? Yes or no?
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2. Is there a tree planting in your country? If yes, do you join in the tree planting?
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3. Are there a lot of trees near your house/school/work?
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4. Can you live in a world without trees? Why or why not?
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5. If you could plant trees in a day, how many can you plant?
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6. Would you tell your family/friends to plant trees with you?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. planting 植樹
meaning: [noun:名詞] the act of putting a plant into the soil to let it grow
example: We joined a tree planting activity yesterday.
2. garden
meaning: [noun:名詞] a small piece of land with grass where flowers and trees can be planted
example: My mom’s garden is full of roses.
3. forest
meaning: [noun:名詞] a large part of land covered in different types of tall and short trees
example: The students went camping in the forest.

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1. planting
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2. garden
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3. forest
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Theme Talk – Beginner: Healthy Foods

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2. What will the person do in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. What healthy foods do you always eat?
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2. What do you think is the most delicious healthy food?
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3. Why should people eat healthy foods?
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4. What healthy food/s do you not like?
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5. Is healthy food expensive in your country?
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6. Why do you think other people don’t like healthy foods?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

ANSWER

1. fit 健康で
meaning: [adjective:形容詞] healthy and strong
example: I stay fit by eating healthy meals.
2. fresh 新鮮な
meaning: [adjective:形容詞] newly produced food that has not been frozen or dried
example: My mother bought fresh fruits at the market.
3. tea
meaning: [noun:名詞] a hot drink made by putting hot water onto dried leaves
example: Let us drink some tea this afternoon.

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1. fit
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2. fresh
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3. tea
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Theme Talk – Beginner: Zoo

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. How many animals are there in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. When was the last time you visited a zoo?
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2. Name five animals that you can see in a zoo.
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3. What do you think is the most famous animal in the zoo?
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4. Would you like to work in a zoo? Why or why not?
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5. If you could own a zoo animal, what would it be and why?
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6. If dinosaurs were still alive, do you think it’s okay to have a dinosaur zoo?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

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1. zoo 動物園
meaning: [noun:名詞] a place in any part of the city where different animals are staying for people to visit
example: I saw a lion in the zoo yesterday.
2. dinosaur 恐竜
meaning: [noun:名詞] a huge, dangerous animal that has been dead for years
example: Most people are scared of dinosaurs.
3. park 公園
meaning: [noun:名詞] a part of land with trees and grass with a small lake where people can rest and enjoy at the same time
example: After school, I always go to the park with my friends.
MAKE A SENTENCE

Make sentences using the given vocabulary words.
与えられた単語を使って文章を作りましょう。
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1. park
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2. dinosaur
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3. zoo
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Theme Talk – Intermediate: Holidays

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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What is the celebration in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. What is the longest holiday in your country?
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2. What international holidays do you also celebrate in your country?
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3. What do you usually do on holidays?
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4. What is the best holiday for you?
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5. Do you celebrate Christmas Day? What do you do?
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6. What foods does your family serve on holidays?
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7. Do you go out or stay at home on holidays?
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8. What holiday did you like when you were younger?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud.
Please repeat after me.

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1. celebration
meaning: [noun] a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something
example: My family always prepares for different celebrations.
2. season
meaning: [noun] a period of the year when a particular thing happens
example: Some countries, like the Philippines, start to celebrate the Christmas season in September.
3. fireworks
meaning: [noun] a small object that explodes in the sky to produce loud noises and bright colors, often used to celebrate special events
example: It is fun to watch fireworks display on New Years Eve.

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1. celebration
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2. season
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3. firework
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Theme Talk – Intermediate: Online Education

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1. What can you see in the picture?
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2. Among the three gadgets (laptop, phone and tablet), which one do you always use for online studying?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. When did you start taking online classes?
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2. What do you study online?
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3. What’s the best experience you’ve had so far in studying online?
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4. Do you think online education is becoming more efficient than studying in school?
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5. Which do you often use for studying? Actual books or electronic books?
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6. Has online education been helpful to you? In what way/s?
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7. Is online education inexpensive in your country?
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8. What do you want to improve in online education?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud.
Please repeat after me.

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1. inexpensive
meaning: [adjective] not expensive, does not cost a lot of money
example: He enrolled in an online education this summer since it’s inexpensive.
2. efficient
meaning: [adjective] helpful, producing great results
example: Studying online is efficient nowadays.
3. back to basic
meaning: [idiom] go back to the start, repeat from the beginning
example: Since he failed his online Math quiz, he has to go back to basic until he pass the quiz.

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1. inexpensive
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2. efficient
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3. back to basic
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Theme Talk – Intermediate: Extreme Sports

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2. What is he doing in the picture?
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CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

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1. Have you ever tried any extreme sports? Why? Why not?
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2. What are the most popular extreme sports in your country?
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3. What do you think is the most dangerous extreme sport?
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4. Do you think it’s worth it to try even one extreme sport? Why? Why not?
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5. Why do other people like extreme sports even though it’s dangerous?
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6. Would you try skydiving? Why? Why not?
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7. When you hear about extreme sports, do you feel excited or terrified?
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8. Do many people play extreme sports in your country? Why? Why not?
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VOCABULARY CHECK

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud.
Please repeat after me.

ANSWER

1. climb
meaning: [verb] to go up, or to go toward the top of something
example: The road to the town climbs way up the hill.
2. surf
meaning: [verb] to ride on a wave as it comes toward land, while standing or lying on a special board
example: I learned how to surf last summer.
3. take a risk
meaning: [idiom] to do something although something bad might happen because of it
example: Some people are not afraid to take a risk while playing extreme sports.

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1. climb
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2. surf
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3. take a risk
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