American SHS
What is "Culture?"
Fantastic Places
Quirky Customs
Youtube Memories
About the Class
100

I hope you all ____________ the test! (If you do well, you'll ______ it!) 


pass

100

______ is that which we eat or drink to grow. 

food

100

A synonym of lovely, attractive, or good-looking is... 



beautiful 

100

The opposite of respectful is... 

disrespectful

100

In the video "Kids Share their Cultural Traditions," what did one Korean boy show the others how to do? 

a New Year's Bow


100

How many points is the test worth? 

60 points 

200

A long break is called a ___________. For example, everyone looks forward to summer _________.

 

vacation 

200

A belief or custom passed on through time, family, and community is called __________. 


tradition

200

The opposite of the city is the ~~. There are usually a lot of farms and ranches here. 

countryside 


200

This is a synonym of strange, odd, or unusual. 


quirky

200

In the video "Daily life in American High School", how did Paul (the boy making the video), get to school? 

by school bus


200

What is Jennifer's last name? 

Basco

300

What are the two failing letter grades in US high schools? 


D and F 

300

A group of people living in the same place, or having something in common is usually called a _________. 


community

300

SHORT SPEECH TIME!

Talk about a place that might be nice to visit, but not to live in for 30 seconds



300

SHORT SPEECH TIME!

Talk about Japanese customs for 30 seconds.


300

In the video Kids Share their Cultural Traditions, one girl was named after her what

great-great grandmother 


300

How would you say this in English (properly)? 

もう一度繰り返していただけますか?

Could you repeat that please? 

Could you please repeat that? 

400

SHORT SPEECH TIME!
Talk about your favorite memories of high school for 40 seconds.



400

This image below was used to help make this class. It's a combination of diagrams and pictures to make some information easy to understand. What is this kind of picture called? 

infographic

400

Usually, cities are places with an exciting _________, with many restaurants, bars, and shows to watch in the evening. 

nightlife 

400

What is the synonym for something standard, typical, common or expected? 

It's ___________ for Japan to get a lot of rain in June and September.  

normal

400

SHORT SPEECH TIME! 

Talk about which video from class impressed you the most for 40 seconds.


Good job!

400

Name one way "To Succeed in this Class" according to the syllabus. 



500

When does the American school year begin?


August or September 

500

SHORT SPEECH TIME!

Talk about the culture of Japan for 50 seconds.


500

This is an example of a... 


h______________   _____________ 

historic monument

500

Use two good words for the blanks below. Please answer in a full sentence. 

It's 1._______ to chat with strangers in the USA or Canada, but 2._______ to do so in England and Denmark. 


1. friendly / normal / common 

2. strange / uncommon 

500

Mrs. Eats was surprised about a tray of coins at many cash registers in the US. What are the trays for (or, what can you do with the money?) 


take a penny, leave a penny

You can take or leave small change. 

500

SHORT SPEECH TIME!

Talk about what you learned from the Yamanashi Advertisement Project for 50 seconds.



600

What is the missing word? Please SPELL it out. The first and last letters are given. 

Students in their 2nd year of high school are called 10th graders. They're also called S????????s. 

s o p h o m o r e s 

(pronounced "sof-morz") 

600

Write or say this sentence in order: 

 much more / and food. / consists of / come to understand / I have / traditions /  than / that culture / 

I have come to understand that culture consists of much more than traditions and food. 

600

SHORT SPEECH TIME!

Introduce the town you live in (or your hometown), and talk about the good points, and what you can see or do for 60 seconds.



600

Name two countries or regions where it's RUDE to give a thumbs up. 


Anywhere in the Middle East

Western Africa 

Russia

Greece

600

What were two things Mrs. Eats noticed about American public toilets? 

 (Hint, these were points 3 and 4) 

The toilets were so tall 

and 

the gaps in toilet stalls are very wide (on both the sides and the bottoms) 

600

Talk about what CULTURE is, and what you have learned about it for 1 minute.