Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Sentence Scramble
Reading 1
Reading 2
100
What is [無礼な] in English?
rude!
100
Spell the word I say.
NO IPAD/LEAP
complicated
100
breakfast / ice / for / Stella / eating / likes / cream
Stella likes eating ice cream for breakfast.
100
How many countries did the hair stylist visit?
39 countries
100
What day do people play jokes on?
April 1st (first)
200
Which is the odd one out? (Which does not belong?)
common / regular / unique / ordinary
unique
200
Which is the "odd one out"? (Which does not belong?)
strange / typical / unusual / unique
typical
200
use 200!
Animals have found that cities are great places to get food.
200
Where is it considered bad luck to receive an even number of flowers?
Austria and Germany
200
Which side of your brain deals with language?
left side
300
Fill in the blank:
Stella broke up with her boyfriend. It's good, because he was very [ ].
Now she's [ ]!
Stella broke up with her boyfriend. It's good, because he was very rude/lazy/ugly/selfish.
Now Stella is single!
300
What are the two meanings of [major]?
What are the two meanings of [major]?
主要な "A major reason students don't like English is that class is boring: 学生が英語を嫌いになる主要な理由は授業がつまらないから"
専攻 "My major is mathematics"
300
use 300!
Practical jokes are just silly jokes that are not mean-spirited.
300
What does “blessing in disguise” mean? (日本語でもいい）
when something that looks like bad luck actually is good luck
不幸中の幸い
300
What animal causes problems in Japan? What does it do?
Crows peck at garbage
400
What is this kind of math called?
Statistics
400
Write the opposites:
increase - 1.
innocent - 2.
beautiful - 3.
increase - 1. decrease
innocent - 2. guilty
beautiful - 3. ugly
400
use 400!
The left and right sides of your brain process information in different ways.
400
Please tell me about 3 customs of gift-giving in Japan.
- never wrap a gift in white paper
- never give four of anything
- give and recieve gifts with both hands
- nice fruit is a good gift
- "omiyage" culture
- ???
400
What is the difference between the left and right sides of the brain? (give 2 examples for each side)
raise your hand
left: logical thinking, math, facts, ...
right: feelings, creativity, imagination, ...
500
What does [figure ~ out] mean?
"I missed the bus, so I need to figure out a different way to school."
find an answer to a problem (考えた末に〜を理解する)
500
What are the 3 meanings of [character]?
NO LEAP
文字、個性、登場人物
500
use 500!
In 2015, in Peru, I finally accomplished my goal of giving 1,000 people haircuts.
500
Tell me about a time you received a blessing in disguise.
Because of corona, study abroad was cancelled. But, I met my friend Asuka through online exchange!
There is little English in Oita so it is sometimes difficult. But, my Japanese gets better everyday!
500
What is an “Achilles heel”? Give an example.
it means someones weak spot!
I want a six-pack [腹筋を割りたい], but chocolate is my Achilles heel.
I am trying to have perfect grades [成績], but English is my Achilles heel.