Times are changing (うさぎF27)

Discussing trends in mainstream culture
Today we disscussed about cultural trends nowadays and in the future, especially about gadgets.

What's big(popular) nowadays in music player in Japan ?
     -Ipods are big nowadays.

What do you think we'll see in the future?
     -Pretty soon you'll see cordless music player.

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(IMR)Home schooling

<Nwe Words>
to mobilize : to make movement
dissect : cut and open some animals
adequate : sufficient
certify : ti give a license
devote : give one's time to a particular activety
bureaucracy : an administrative structure
appeal : request, support, sympathy
outperform :outdo : better than others
outrun : run faster
fetus : child that not born

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Lesson// (IMR) Michael Jackson Dies Aged 50

<New word>
  1 poured in : large numberes in a minute
  2 ambassador : representative
  3 icon : an image or representative
  4 tribute : something given or done as an expression of respect or recognition
  5 transform : change dramatically
  6 unrivaled : better than others , have no rivals
  7 smash hit : breakthrough
 
*** controvesial : causing controversy
      controversy : argument between opposing points of view,
                             a dispute where there is strong disagreement

***to pay tribute to, to give tribute to
***words fail me : can not say what I want
***foul play : from evil sprits

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Speaking Templates

①
Well, there are MANY choices.
But, if I had to chose JUST ONE, I'd have to say that A is the best.
I have several reasons for this.
For one thing, A is .//////.
And for another thing, A is ////

②
Well, some people may prefer to...../ may think that
But personary I prefer to..... / disagree with the statement.
I have several reasons for this.
First
Second

③
Well, it's an interesting conversation.
The woman/man' s opinion is that it's a bad/good idea to ///////
She has several reasons for this.
For one thing, she thinks that /////
She staetes that
For another thing, she thinks that ///
She mentions that

④
4-1
Well, the main topic of the reading passage and the lecture is /////
The lecurer illustrates //// using 2 example.
The first example is ///
The lecturer states that
The second example is ///

4-2
Well, the main topic of the reading passage and the lecture is /////
The lecurer illustrates //// , showing the experiment.

The lecture mentions about
The lecturer states that
The second example is ///

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⑥
Well, the main topic of the lecture is ////
The professor illustrate it by 2 examples; //// and ////.
The first example is ////
The lecture states that
The second example is ///
The lecture states that

Integrated Writing (Logic)

     The primary position that is taken in the reading passage is that
On the other hand, in the lecture, the professor argues that

      First, the reading passage states that
 However, in the lecture, the professor argues that 
This is in direct contradiction to what is stated in the reading passage.

     It is also mentioned that
     Yet, in the lecture, it is claimed that
, and this is an important point that was not considered by the author of the reading passage.


     In addition, the author of the reading passage states that
In conparison, the professor claims that
This is another example that the author of the passage and the lecturer contradict one another.

     In conclusion, the main points put forth by the professor of the lecuture make the claims of the author of the reading passage more doubtful.