Week 1

Marc Hasstedt
mhasstedt@rikkyo.ac.jp
My name is Marc Hasstedt

Please call me
Marc
 1. Get to know each other
 2. Learn about this course
 3. Watch a short News Video
 4. Become a TEAM!
Together Everyone Achieves More
Get to
Get to know
know each
each other
other

My name is Marc Hasstedt

Please call me
Marc
Get to know each other

Marc Hasstedt
• Hometown – Seattle, Washington

Seattle
 Get to know each other Marc Hasstedt
Dad
Older • Family – Japanese-American
Brother

Mom
Brother-in-law (3rd-Generation)

Younger
Brother

Sister-in-law

Me! Niece
(4th-Generation)

Wife

Daughter!
Get to know each other

Marc Hasstedt
• Career – Yamanashi, Seattle, Rikkyo

Junior HS Rikkyo
5 years 6 years

University
2 years
Get to know each other

Marc Hasstedt
• Hobbies

Bouldering!

Netflix /
Disney+
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Marc Hasstedt
• Languages

Studied Abroad: Lived:

Nagoya Yamanashi
Tokyo Also
studying:
Spanish
 Hometown: Seattle, WA (USA)

 Family: 4th Generation Japanese-American

 Career: Yamanashi, Seattle, Rikkyo

 Hobbies: Netflix, bouldering

 Languages: Japanese and Spanish

Does anyone have any

questions?
 Let’s Meet Your Classmates!

GOALS
 Learn each other’s names
 Ask questions
 Find out your classmates’ hobbies
and other information
 Use English
 Relax and have fun ☺
It shows the speaker that you understand
and are interested in the speaker’s idea
It shows the speaker that you understand
and are interested in the speaker’s idea
It helps to avoid silence and keep a
conversation going.

ANSWER Answer their

question

ADD Add
information

ASK Ask a new

question
Question: What do you do in your free time?

ANSWER I like
bouldering…

..because it’s
ADD exciting and fun,
but I’m not great
so I often fall

ASK Have you tried

bouldering?
Use Communication Skills
Huh?
 Hometown: Where? Good or Bad? Why?

 Hobbies: What do you do in your free time?

 Current English: Why did you choose this class?

 School / Future: Talk about your studies and plans.

 Anything else! Please continue speaking

This is… <partner’s name>.

+
at least 1 interesting point
Example:
“This is Marc. He worked at Starbucks.

…Does anyone have a question for Marc?”

Can I ask a
question?
 Log-in to Canvas
 Find this course
 Log-in to Canvas
 Find this course
In this class you will develop listening skills
to understand Current News

⚫You will listen to, understand, and discuss

international English-language news broadcasts.
⚫You will learn about a variety of topical issues.
⚫You will build your vocabulary and further enhance
the discussion skills you learned in your first year.
Vocab Quiz

Vocab Quiz

Vocab Quiz

Vocab Quiz
1. Attendance and Participation = 30%

2. Assignments = 40%
• Weekly Homework
• Unit Vocabulary Quizzes
• In-class assignments/practice

3. Final Exam = 30%

• Vocabulary
• Listening Skills
• Listening Comprehension
 Participation: 30%
◦ Attendance, Active Engagement in Class

 You will get a Participation score (1-4) every day

 4 points = You were active and on task

 You may lose points if you sleep or do something
unrelated to class such as on your phone/computer

→Please be Active Learners!

 4 Absences = Fail
 50 minutes late = Absence
 3 lates = 1 Absence

 Train delay slips (遅延証明) issued at stations are not valid.

 If you are running late or will be absent, send me an email.

 You are responsible for completing assignments on time.
If you have questions, please e-mail me.
 1. How often do you watch the news in Japanese?
→or, your native language ☺
2. How often do you watch the news in English?
3. What kind of news are you interested in?

National World News Business / Entertainment Environment

(Japan) Economics / Arts
Health Lifestyle People / Politics Science /
Gossip Technology
Society Sports Stories Trends Other
 Take a quick survey.
◦ QR Code or link on Canvas

 For example:
◦ Do you often watch/listen to the news?
◦ What do you want to learn more about in this class?
 Listen to the News clip. Try to understand the main points.
◦ You don’t need to understand everything!

 Extreme temperatures hurt businesses, workers in Arizona and

Texas
 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/extreme-temperatures-hurt-
businesses-workers-in-arizona-and-texas/

 What will this news story be about?

1. Summarize the news report with a partner.
1. What is the report about?
2. Who is involved?
3. Where is this happening?

2. Was anything in the report interesting or surprising?

3. How much did you understand? (0%-100%)

◦ Were there any difficult points?
Listen and answer the following questions.

1. How is the heat negatively affecting Kate Weiser’s

chocolate business?
Her chocolate merchandise is melting / Financial loss
2. How is the heat negatively affecting the Ivy Tavern?
Customer dissatisfaction / Complaints
3. What problem did Cecilia Ortiz experience because of the
heat at the airport?
Heat exhaustion / Health issues
 Listen and fill in the blanks

 Canvas – L1 Diagnostic Handout

◦ → Week 1
1. 70 million
2. cucumber
3. triple digit

4. experimented

5. boiling
 Fahrenheit Celsius

 85 degrees  29.4

 90s  32.2+

 100s  37.8+
 43.3 C🔥

6. heat exhaustion

7. we’re already

8. that’s gonna be
Any Questions?
Opinions

Critical
Thinking
Reasons
Examples

Questions

Connect

Communication
Skills
Organizing
Discussions
 Discuss the following questions in a small group

1. Did Japan go through a heat wave this year? Did

the heat affect people more negatively than in
previous years? For example?

2. What can people and businesses do to avoid

negative effects of the heat?
 What can we do?

 Sensu / fans
 Go somewhere cool (Hokkaido)

 But, electric fans = dry eyes 

 https://www.asahi.com/
ajw/articles/14992353
 Buy your textbook!
◦ (If you don’t have the textbook, you can find Unit 1 on Canvas)
*(Only Unit 1 is available as a PDF file – Week 2)

 Complete the survey

◦ https://forms.gle/BTdXCHQZc41hTdA49

 Unit 1, p. 7: (2) Word Match

◦ Match each word or phrase with its definition.
◦ Enter your answers into the Google Form:
◦ https://forms.gle/TRBQevKT1CELnjPx8
 Let’s all help and
support each other
See you next week!
mhasstedt@rikkyo.ac.jp