Manners
Holidays
School Life
Temples and Shrines
Culture and Communication
PEEL
The Teacher
100
丁寧 in English?
polite
100
What is お正月 in English?
New Year's Day
100
What is 小学校 in English?
Elementary School (USA)
Primary School (UK)
100
What is the most important shrine in Japan?
Ise Shrine
100
What does 'visible' mean?
You can see it.
100
What are 'gestures'? Explain in English.
body language; communicating with your body and hands
100
What is the teacher’s first name?
Rob
200
bad manners = _______________
rude
200
What do people do on Setsubun?
People throw beans.
200
When does the school year start in the UK?
in the fall (Aug/Sep)
200
lucky charms
200
This adjective means 'you can't see it.'
invisible
200
L in PEEL
Loud Voice
200
What is the teacher’s last name?
Campbell
300
lick your chopsticks
300
What is 成人の日 in English?
Coming of Age Day
300
Where do Japanese university students usually live?
With their families or in a private apartment
300
fortune-telling papers
300
What does 'cultural values' mean?
A culture's opinion about what is right/wrong, good/bad, ok/not ok, etc.
300
P in PEEL...
Posture
300
Where does the teacher live now?
Kawasaki City
400
Give 2 examples of good manners on the train.
seats, smart phones, etc.
400
What American holiday is similar to Obon? Why?
Halloween, because both are about spirits and ghosts.
400
Where do American university students usually live?
In dormitories or shared houses/apartments
400
incense
400
What is the disadvantage of direct communication?
It can be rude.
400
Both Es in PEEL
Expression
Eye Contact
400
Where did the teacher live before Tokyo?
Aichi Prefecture
500
What should you do when you take a bath at the onsen?
You should wash your body before you get in the bath.
500
What is the story of Tanabata?
Orihime and Hikoboshi are two stars in love that can only cross the Milky Way once a year.
500
Give one difference between American high schools and Japanese high schools.
Uniforms, staying in the same room, transportation to school, etc.
500
How do you pray at a shrine?
Ring the bell
Bow twice
Clap twice
Bow again
500
What is the advantage of direct communication?
It's easy to understand.
500
If you don't want to look at someone in the eyes, where can you look instead?
At the place between their eyes.
500
What is the teacher’s home country and state?
Ohio, USA