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Here is the report of Our regular meeting #637 on February 22, 2025, facilitated by TMOD or emcee Tsukasa. It was held at F-place 301 with 9 members and incredibly, 4 guests! We had a Declaration and Induction ceremony for former member Helen Sekine who has decided to return to the club. Helen, welcome back to Shonan! We found the 4 guests to be all experienced English learners, so we learned a lot from them.
[Word of the Day]
Word of the Day was “gentle” as selected by Yassi. Apparently, this word seems so easy, but Yassi presented us some other meanings which we usually do not notice. Such as Today is a gentle spring day, so the room atmosphere is also very gentle.
※A Word of the Day is selected by a member for every meeting. Members try to use the word as often as possible for practice.
[Prepared Speech Session]
※Speakers are assigned a few weeks prior to the meeting for a 5-to 7-minute speech based on a manual called “Path”, which has various objectives including presentation, facilitation, and panel discussion.
First speaker was TM Jade. The title of her speech was “ Brave New World” .
She made a speech by introducing basic presentation software for creating slides to enhance her speech. Her speech was based on general concern to our lives which should be compatible with AI.
Second speaker was TM Ishii and the title of his speech was “憧れのハワイ “.
This speech was delivered in Japanese. His speech was for the final practice for the coming Area Speech Contest on March 20th. In his speech he explained the importance of foreign exchange program. He described his happiness visiting Hawaii and we learned people enjoy “Bon Dance”. We are astonished that our traditional Bon Odori was evolved into Bon Dance in Hawaii.
[Table Topics Session]
毎回長さ2分ほどの即興スピーチを全員が行い、スピーチの発想力と瞬発力、構成力を鍛えます。今回のテーブルトピックスマスターIchiさんによるテーブルトピックスの質問事項は、現在話題となっているキーワードを中心とした項目で回答者のコメントを伺うというものでした。 回答者のコメントを纏めると、米国の混乱が収束し、悲惨な戦争が早期に終結することを望むというものになりました。考えさせられる質問を英語で聞いて、英語で答えます。
Q1: 米国政府における DEIプログラムの終了についてどう思うか?
Q2: 米国政府効率化省(DOGE)とイーロン・マスクについてどう思うか?
Q3: 日本においてこれまでに性差別を体験したことがあるか?
Q4: ロシアーウクライナ戦争は何時終結すると思うか?
Q5: 米国がガザを所有すると言っているがどう思うか?
Q6: 温室効果ガス抑制、地球温暖化防止のために実施していることは何か?
Q7: 今後訪れでみたいところはどこか?
Q8: これまでにどの様な怖い思いをしたことがあるか?
[Best Table Topics Speaker Award and TMOD Award winners]
– Best TTS Award went to Bob for his excellent answer to Question 2, and best TMOD Award went to Ichi, because his topics given to members in Table Topic session were so practical and uptodate. We learned new words like DOGE, DEI, which are so useful!
Congratulations, Bob and Ichi!!
Our next regular meeting will be March 8th. Doors will open from 13:50 at Fujisawa City Hall and online ZOOM. Everybody is welcome. Please check the venue at Access.
湘南の例会は17時まで約3時間。英語を聞きに、話しに、来ませんか?3月の例会開催場所は通常の開催地 Fプレイスです。 Accessでご確認ください。
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