Interactive English Lesson②: Our honest impression of Shiga

Date: Monday, 17th May, 2021

Place: conference room in Kirarie kusatsu

Lesson

◆Talking in pairs about doing the weekend

no dictionary

play park : outside

                 inside

I went to tennis lesson on Saturday.

 run and shot in court.

◆[Brith] toilet : OK　　other bathroom

　family restaurant : OK

　高級restaurant : NG

[America] toilet : NG

  bathroom (=toilet)

  restroom

◆I was born in 〇〇.

How long have you lived in Shiga ?

David: 13 years.

   more than 5 years.

ここで、絶対 30代だと思われる人が forty years

言い出して fourteen （teeen ながめに発音）の間違いちゃうか？

forty（ty短く発音）は短くやで、ということで、まさかの歳バレ(笑)

あと、Davidはハリーポッターで有名な都市出身ということなんやけど、具体的なcity名は不明

（書いてくれたの調べたけど、なんか違った…　また聞こう）

◆Work1.What's our honest impression of Shiga ?

 impression 　　imageはbadな感じ？？？ 

Beautiful, Peaceful, Quiet, Slow, convenience (cross to Kyoto, Osaka), Safely

Shiga has a lot of nature, (famos) historic places and people（武将的な）

　fresh vegetable, traditional dishes, cups, Tanuki doll, nice views.

   Koga ninja, Lake Biwa, fish (Funa, Ayu), nature spots, top of mountain  

  gentle, kind, conservative

  drive around cities

There are many places where we can play for free.

◆Work2.What are Shiga's strongest points?

House price is cheap.

It's near Kyoto and Osaka.

(Kyoto is close to Shiga.)

Shiga is safe place. 

for example, Typhoons and earthquakes don't come.

New young family come from other prefectures.

Rich land, grow vagetable, beaf

water, swimmig, clean

What are Shiga's weakest points?

need using car

 transportation (train, bus) is inconvenient.

 aruond Lake. cross over the Lake.

 far sea

Many houses have solar power on their roofs.

（ソーラーパネルが家についてる率か、ソーラー発電量が

　滋賀県は日本一みたいなこと言ってたけど、根拠探せず）

sunshine

daily shopping /  special shopping : Ryuo outlet 

 opposition

We had a great time. See you !!