FRI 3- "Summary Discussions" by John Holthouse https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn What have you been reading about? en-us 2020-09-21 02:58:53 UTC 2026-01-18 18:07:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d9-2642.png John H.- Slow Kids https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1477267415 American researchers recently studied data from 28 different countries and found that kids are not as fit nowadays as they were 30 years ago. They can't run as far, or as fast, as their parents did at their age. This is because of their weight. Overeating and lack of exercise has made many of them fat. This could cause them major health problems, such as heart disease, in the future. Researchers said that we need to encourage kids to become interested in some kind of physical activity. ‌
Conversation Questions
  1. Were you surprised by this story? Why?
  2. Do you think you are  in good physical condition? Why?
  3. What kind of exercise do you do? How often?
  4. Are you satisfied with your weight?
  5. How healthy is your diet (the meals you usually eat)?

]]> 2021-04-30 07:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1477267415 Online Video Communication – Takeru Trengove https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1587759108 Researcher and communications expert, Jeremy Bailenson find that people get very tired by using online video communication. It is said that not only tiredness and eye-strain suffer people, but also there are some extra problem, “cognitive overload” and feeling pressure to be perpetually switched on. It is claimed that this anxiety can lead people to have severe depression, a disease which make people constantly feel tired, which make people sleepless, and which make people to have negative impressions. 
 
 Conversation Questions
 1. What is the problem that online video
communication causing?
 2. What symptoms people who get depression have?
 3. What can we do to prevent people to have heavy pressure?
4. Do you feel tired of doing classes online?
5. Would you prefer to be doing face to face classes now? Why?
6. About how many hours per day do you spend on your devices (phone + computer)? How do you feel about that?]]> 2021-06-06 09:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1587759108 Junya Furutani -Is alcohol more dangerous than drugs? https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1589285228 A British medical journal, The Lancet has concluded that alcohol is the same or more dangerous than drugs. The head researcher, Professor David Nutt stated that the current classification of the 10th most harmful substances are old-fashioned. He and his colleagues reflected its addictiveness, physical affects, and the influences on the society. After the reflection, they ranked alcohol as fifth and tobacco as the ninth most toxic drugs. Japan prohibit using drugs like Marijuana, but it ranked as the eleventh. Therefore, they think alcohol and tobacco is more hazardous than Marijuana. 
Conversation Questions
  1. How often do you drink
  2.  Which do you think more dangerous, alcohol or Marijuana?  Why?
  3. How does alcohol change your behavior, personality and face?
  4. Should governments allow people to drink products that make people violent?

]]> 2021-06-07 07:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1589285228 Haruka Konishi - Parental Leave https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1597502064 The government in Finland has decided to give parents seven months of parental leave. The new law will give 164 days to each parents. For the single parents, they will give all 328 days. The government mentions they need this new policy to help young family and encourage the gender equality. Also it would help to increase the country's declining birth rate. Finland's neighbor Sweden has offering 240 days per parent, but the USA has no national paid leave for mothers and fathers.
Conversation Questions
1, Do you think is 164 days of parental leave too short? or long enough?
2, Should more countries introduce this kind of policy? Why?
3, What kinds of law or policy would encourage the citizens to have kids?]]> 2021-06-10 03:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1597502064 Yuta Okamoto - Live Concerts https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1597958419 Researchers have found that people who often go to live concert, show and museums can live longer than people who do not. There is an evidence. In the research against British people for 15 years, they found that over-50s who often went to concerts and shows were about 30 per cent less likely to die over next 14 years. According to some researchers, these events could improve people's mental health, ageing and loneliness. In other words, live concerts and museum can make our well-being better.
Conversation Questions
1, Do you agree with this article?
2, Have you been to any live concerts or museum?
3, How often do you go to concerts or museum? ( if your answer is Yes at last question)
4, Why you do not go to these events ( if your answer is No at question 2)

]]> 2021-06-10 07:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1597958419 Saki Matsumoto - Working hours https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598245810 The WHO announced that severe warning about the danger of overworking and they said overworking will cause premature death. Therefore, they investigated the involvement between loss of life and overworking. The result was around three-quarters of a million workers die early from strokes and heart attacks because of working over 55 hours a week. According to their survey, the WHO said “No job is worth the risk of stroke or heart disease and employers need to agree on this limit to protect the health of workers”

Conversation Questions
1. What do you think about the overworking?
2. Will you overwork, if you can get good salary?
3. Do you think Japanese or other countries' government need to change the law more for workers?]]> 2021-06-10 10:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598245810 Chisato Ishii - Another earthquake-prone country https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598292998 Iceland has experienced 18,000 earthquakes within a time of a week. Most of them are generally small, but the largest quake which was magnitude 5.6 was occurred on February 24th. However, the damage of earthquake is not so big. Actually, Iceland is situated on top of the meeting of tectonic plates which is deep in the earth. Living on that plate means it is impossible to avoid seismic activity. A resident in Reykjavic said “It makes you feel very small and powerless against nature”.

Conversation Question
1. Did you know Iceland is also earthquake-prone country?
2. Do you prepare for the time of earthquake? If Yes, what do you do? If No, why not?
3. Have you learned about earthquake in your school life? What did you learn?
4. Are you scared about Nankai megathrust earthquakes?

]]> 2021-06-10 11:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598292998 Manaka Kyumizu - Damaged by Stink Bugs https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598767658
Farmers constantly worry about a lack of rain and pests that eat crops. Meanwhile, farmers in the UK are facing a new trouble. Stink bugs arrived in the UK from either China, Japan or Korea for the first time, and they bring threats for fruit and vegetable crops in the south of England. Farmers can't sell crops because a part which was eaten by stink bugs goes bad. However, one insects expart says it's no problem to eat them because there's no risk to our health. In addition to that, he says these stories will  become more frequent by climate change and  global trade.

【Conversation Question】

1.Can you eat or do you want to eat damaged fruits and vegitables?

2.Do you buy damaged crops if the price goes down?

3.How do you think that stink bugs eat crops?

4.The speaces have a wide diet. How many crops do you think that they eat? ]]> 2021-06-10 14:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598767658 Saki Chikazawa-Bad Dream https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598847521 A man decided not to climb Mount Everest because he had a bad dream from the “Mountain Goddess”. Actually, he reached Mount Everest third station, but suddenly, the weather turned bad, and he had a bad dream at that night. He felt that Goddess told me not to climb the mountain, so he decided to give up. He was not a beginner of climber. He has climbed the world’s highest mountain many times, but he believes in God, he decided to follow god said.

1. Have you ever climbed a mountain?
2. Have you ever had a bad dream?
3. Have you ever give up something because of dream?
4. Do you believe in God?

]]> 2021-06-10 15:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1598847521 Fuka Tsujino - Nonuplets https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1599981660
 Do you know the word “Nonuplets”? It means nine babies being born at the same time. 25 years old woman who are Malian has given birth to nine healthy babies. This is a new record. The previous record was by American women who gave birth to eight babies at the same time. 
 She was told by her doctor that she was carrying only seven babies after having scans, so nobody knew that she was carrying nine babies. The mother and nine babies, five boys and four girls are in good health. People in Mali congratulated them, but just concerned about welfare for them and chances of babies’ survival.

1. If you are twins or more, what do you want to do with your brothers or sisters?

2. What word do you want to teach to your baby at first?

3.  How many children do you want?]]> 2021-06-11 01:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1599981660 Kazuki Saijo - Eco-anxiety https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600142968 These days, many children are suffering from eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety is a kind of illness. People suffer from pollution, climate change or some disaster. Because of it, they have less sleep, suicide, stress illness and so on.  More children are worrying about the future of Earth. They don't have enough experiences or knowledge about climate change or environment. So school and a group said children need to help teaching about it.
Environment problem is a very big problem around the world. We should think about it deeply. Eco-anxiety is connect with our life. It effect our mind. We need to learn about environment.

1. Have you known eco-anxiety?
2.What do you do for eco?
3.What is your anxiety things?  ]]> 2021-06-11 02:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600142968 Mayuka - Diet Soda Many people drink Diet soda because it is believed that diet soda is healthier than normal carbonated drinks. However according to new studies, diet soda is as bad as drinks that has many sugars in it. The researchers said people have to avoid diet sodas and other artificially sweetened drinks if we care about our health. Dr Guy Mintz said artificial sweeteners safe substituted for sugar is fake news. This is associated with weight gain and other illness. The researchers said people should drink water and artificially sweetened drinks shouldn’t be the staple food of child’s diet. 【Questions】 　　　　　 1,What do you usually drink?? 2 Have you ever drank diet soda? 3 People should drink beverages with sugar in or diet one that has artificial sweetener What do you think? https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600291561 2021-06-11 04:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600291561 Minori Yano - Full Moon https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600341710 It is found that our sleeping patterns and lunar cycle are related. When we can see full-moon,  moonlight is so bright and the sky is also brighter than usual. It interrupts our sleep. Also a study showed that no matter where(both in the rural village and cities), the brightness of the moonlight and deepness of sleep are  related.  Our sleeping patterns are affected by lunar cycle.

1. How often do you feel you can't sleep at night?
2. Have you ever felt you can't sleep well at the full-moon night?
3.Do you feel you can sleep well in rural aria when you travel?]]> 2021-06-11 04:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600341710 Airi Taguchi-Eye Damage by Smoking https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600345673 We know that smoking can damage the lugs and the heart. However, there are other danger of smoking. Smokers are two times more likely to lose their eyesight than non-smokers. The scientists are from the Association of Optometrists(AOP) explained why smoking is so harmful to the eyes. They say cigarette smoke contains toxic chemicals that can irritate and damage eyes. In addition, smoke contains small pieces of metals like lead and copper that can cause cataracts. the AOP has encouraged smokers to quite.
1,Do you usually smoke?2.Did you know that smoking can also harm your eyes?3.How can we reduce the number of smokers?]]> 2021-06-11 04:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600345673 Takuma Fujita - Full moon https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600346445 Humans may not be able to sleep much on a full moon night.  Scientists at the University of Washington say that the lunar cycle is related to sleep.  During the full moon, the brightness tends to interfere with sleep.  Scientists conducted experiments on 98 people in the countryside.  They couldn't use anything that used electricity.  The experiment showed that people who live in rural villages and big cities have less sleep on full moon nights.

1. How long do you sleep these days?

2. How do you feel when the moon is full?

3. Do you agree with this article?]]> 2021-06-11 04:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600346445 Mayuki Yamada - Wildlife Loss https://padlet.com/jocaho322/pbeihoj756b2tngn/wish/1600357614 Wildlife decline is now a serious problem in the world. Recently, the number of wildlife is decreasing rapidly like never. "Living Planet Report" says it has decreased by 60 percent. It is caused due to population explosion. We are eating anything, cutting down trees and using more energy and natural resources. South and Central America have most serious problem about wildlife. They think people should be careful about the wildlife and nature. 
 
Discussion questions 
1. Did you know that this problem is serious?
2. What do you think the reason why this problem is so serious?
3. Is there anything you can do to help with this problem?
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