Video — I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)

 I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)
Jayesslee is the artist who sang the Gangnam Style cover we watched before. Jayesslee means J S Lee. Their names are Janice (Jay for J) and Sonia (Ess for S) and their last name is Lee. I love their harmonies. It must have been difficult to perform this on one take at the beach.

See the lyrics below the video.

I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz

When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

Well I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space, to do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up, still looking up.

I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

Lesson 7 – Explaining Visuals

Explaining Visuals
We looked at the Speaking of Speech textbook and learned about the Explaining Visuals. In two weeks you will give an Comparison Speech comparing two countries or places. You will need to use  Google Slides  for your presentation. 

C.R.A.P.
We learned about 4 principles for good design. We will have a quiz on the 4 principles next week. You can review the presentation by looking at the slideshow below:

RU Prezo Design 1 CRAP from Daniel Beck

Next Lesson (6/3)
You will give your Comparison Speech in two weeks. 

• Review the CRAP principles and use them in your slides and be ready for the quiz.
• Prepare to use I. E. E. (introduce, explain, and emphasize) for each data slide with the handout I gave you.

Video — The Mission / How Great Thou Art - The Piano Guys (Wonder of The World 2 of 7)

The Mission / How Great Thou Art 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the second in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). They also visit Iguazu Falls near the border of Argentina. 

The music is a mashup (mix) of two tunes. One is called Gabriel's Oboe. It is the most famous music from the soundtrack of the movie The Mission. The setting of the movie is at Iguazu Falls. It is a wonderful movie and I strongly recommend it. It has a beautiful theme about love (not romantic). I cry every time I see it. The other music is a Christian hymn called How Great Thou Art.

Enjoy the video again.


 

You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 6 – Effective Visuals

Demonstration Speeches (continued)
We finished with our speeches.

Effective Visuals
We looked at the Speaking of Speech textbook and learned about the Effective Visuals. 

Next Lesson (5/27)
Prepare three graphs for your Comparison Speech. 

• A vertical bar graph to show ranking (ex., population, economy, land size).
• A pie graph to show percentages (ex., current GDP between the three countries).
• A line graph to show change over time or trends (ex. birth rate, economic growth).

Use the instructions below. Also, bring a computer to class.

Presentation Slides
You need to share your slides with me before you come to class next week.

1. Go to Google Drive.
2. From the New button on the top left, choose Google Slides.
3. Give the title your full name + 19S EP + Comparison Speech (eg. Taro Suzuki 19S EP Comparison Speech).
4. Click the Share button and write my Rikkyo address. (You can continue to make changes after you share.)
5. Finish your slides before class and be ready to present. Due 5/26 23:59. You can share your slides now and continue working on them until the class.

Video — Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends (The Piano Guys – Wonders of the World Series)

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the first in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Great Wall of China. Enjoy the video again.





You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 5 – Demonstration Speeches

Demonstration Speech Feedback Forms
For each speaker, give feedback using the form link below.

Demonstration Speech Feedback Form

1. Posture
   Did the speaker do each step (feet, hands, look, and voice)? Did they do them in order? Did they pause between steps?
2. Eye contact
   Did the speaker look at individuals for about 3 seconds? Did the speaker look at you?
3. Gestures
   Did the speaker make a gesture for each slide? Was the gesture clear? Was the gesture useful? How was the timing?
4. Voice inflection
   Did the speaker change their voice for important points? If it wasn't clear to you, you cannot give a "5".
5. Warnings
   Did the speaker give a warning for each step?
6. Cooking vocabulary
   Did the speaker use a variety of cooking words from the handout?
7. Overall performance

Video — Mission Impossible (The Piano Guys featuring Lindsey Stirling)

We watched the Piano Guys play Mission Impossible, a popular TV show turned into a movie series. This time they were joined by another YouTube star, Lindsey Stirling. She is known for playing violin while dancing. Enjoy it again below:

"I Have a Dram" – Martin Luther King, Jr

"I Have a Dream" – Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is the most famous American speech that we have on video. King was the leader of the Civil Rights movement in American in the 60s. He helped change the country and the world.  He was also a very powerful speaker. You can watch his speech here. Notice his voice inflection.

Lesson 4 – Gestures and Voice Inflection

Gestures
In this lesson, we learned about the importance of gestures in the physical message. We also practiced using different gestures and the timing of gestures.

Voice Inflection
We also looked at the Speaking of Speech textbook and learned about the voice inflection and about bad postures to avoid. Finally, we looked at a model Demonstration Speech on the DVD. Next week you will give a Demonstration Speech about how to make your favorite dish. You will need to use  Google Slides  for your presentation. See the steps below.


Demonstration Speech Presentation
Use the storyboard handout from class to prepare the steps for your Demonstration Speech.

Your speech will have six steps. For each step, you will have …

1. a full-sized photograph.
2. an instruction.
3. a warning.
4. a gesture.
5. one or more voice inflections.

Your slideshow should also have a title slide and a final slide with your presentation title and your name. To make the final slide, make a copy of your title slide (8 total slides).

Do not use small images. Fill the slide!


Presentation Slides
You need to share your slides with me before you come to class next week.

1. Go to Google Drive.
2. From the New button on the top left, choose Google Slides.
3. Give the title your full name + 19S EP + Demonstration Speech (eg. Taro Suzuki 19S EP Demonstration Speech).
4. Click the Share button and write my Rikkyo address. (You can continue to make changes after you share.)
5. Finish your slides before class and be ready to present. Due 5/13 23:59. You can share your slides now and continue working on them until the class.

Your slides should be photographs from your camera or phone. Use full-size images. You can only use text to label your ingredients. 
No sentences!

There is a 3-minute time limit for your presentation. Be sure to practice many times with your gestures and voice inflection! Watch the DVD again for a good example.



If you need the handouts, you can download them from the links below.

Cooking Vocabulary Glossary

Storyboard Handout

Demonstration Speech Preparation

Video — Gangnam Style (Cover by Jayesslee on YouTube)

We watched Jayesslee's (Janice & Sonia Lee) cover of Psy's Gangnam Style. They are a talented pair of Korean-Australian women from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 03 – Informative Speeches

Informative Speech Feedback Forms
For each speaker, give feedback using the form link below.

Feedback Form

Here are some things to consider when giving feedback:

Posture:

1. Feet
   Does the speaker set their feet properly? For men, shoulder-width apart and pointing straight forward. For women, feet pointing out in each direction with one foot a little in front of the other.
2. Hands
   Does the speaker pause before setting hands? Does the speaker set their hands properly? One hand should rest in the "hook" of the other hand's fingers.
3. Look
   Does the speaker pause before beginning to look? Does the speaker look from one side of the room to the other and back to the middle? Does the speaker look slowly?
4. Voice
   Does the speaker pause before beginning to speak? Does the speaker take a breath? Does the speaker use a loud enough voice?
5. Parts
   Does the speaker introduce the topic? Does the speaker talk about each of see, do, eat, getting around? Does the speaker review the points at the end?
6. Images
   Are the images interesting? Are the images full size? Do the images suit the message?
7. Eye contact
   Does the speaker make eye contact with individuals? Did the speaker make eye contact with you? Does the speaker keep eye contact for about 3 seconds or one sentence?

Video — Cello Wars (Star Wars parody by The Piano Guys on YouTube)

The Piano Guys are my favorite YouTube artists. They have great music AND great videos. This one is a parody of my favorite movie from my childhood, Star Wars. Now people call it Episode IV (4) or A New Hope, but it was Star Wars to us when it came out. It wasn't until the stupid prequels (Episodes I, II & III) years later that those names were used.

The ideas of lightsabers, fighting ships flying across the screen, laser guns and The Force were all new and very cool. Star Wars was the first real blockbuster movie. If you wanted to see it when it came out, you might have had to wait hours and there were no reserved seats back then. It stayed in the cinemas for over a year.

I have included a modern trailer of the movie below the Piano Guys video. The original trailer was not very good. Enjoy!

Lesson 2 – Eye Contact

Speaking of Speech
We also look at the Speaking of Speech textbook and learned about the Visual Message and about bad postures to avoid. Finally, we looked at a model Informative Speech on the DVD. Next week you will give an Informative Speech about your hometown or any city. You will need to use  Google Slides  for your presentation. See the steps below.




Presentation Slides
You need to share your slides with me before you come to class next week.

1. Go to Google Drive.
2. From the New button on the top left, choose Google Slides.
3. Give the title your full name + 19S EP + Informative Speech (eg. Taro Suzuki 19S EP Informative Speech).
4. Click the Share button and write my Rikkyo address. (You can continue to make changes after you share.)
5. Finish your slides before class and be ready to present. Due 4/28 23:59. You can share your slides now and continue working on them until the class.
6. Practice, practice, practice!

Your slides should be full slide photographs of your city. The best photographs are your own photographs from your camera or smartphone. If you cannot get your photos yourself, get large photos from Google Images.


Your slideshow should have at least 8 slides:

• A title slide with the name of your hometown and your name. (1 slide)
• An overview slide with your four points (text). (1 slide)
• One (or more) slides for each point. (4 or more slides)
• Summary slide with your four points (images). (1 slide)
• Title slide as your final slide. (1 slide)

Watch Lisa Suzuki's Informative Speech on the DVD again. Practice with your slides many times to be smooth at it. Practice makes perfect! 

If you do not want to bring a computer to class next week, download the Google Slides app for your smartphone and log in.

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Video – Tom Sawyer by Rush

As I told you in my self-introduction, the Canadian rock trio, Rush, is my favorite band. Geddy Lee, the bass player, is also the singer and keyboardist; Alex Lifeson is the guitar player; Neil Peart is the drummer and lyricist (writer of the words).

Rush's best-known song is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is the name of a famous character is American literature. Mark Twain wrote a few novels with Tom as a character who observes human nature. Tom was a boy and had a friend named Huckleberry (Huck) Finn. Huck had his own novel in which he made a raft (small flat boat) and traveled down the Mississippi River with an escaped slave.

In the introduction part of the video there is an animation with characters from South Park (a popular TV show). The characters have their own rock group called Lil' Rush. They start to play Tom Sawyer, but stop to have an argument. It's because the singer confuses Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

In this song, Peart (the writer) thinks of himself as a "modern-day Tom Sawyer". So, this song is really about himself. I have included the lyrics (words) below the video if you would like to read them. Enjoy!






Tom Sawyer
Words: Peart    Music: Lee & Lifeson

A modern day warrior
Mean, mean stride
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean, mean pride

Though his mind is not for rent
Don't put him down as arrogant
He reserves the quiet defense
Riding out the day's events
The river

What you say about his company
Is what you say about society
Catch the mist, catch the myth
Catch the mystery, catch the drift

The world is, the world is
Love and life are deep
Maybe as his skies are wide

Today's Tom Sawyer
He gets high on you
And the space he invades
He gets by on you

No, his mind is not for rent
To any God or government
Always hopeful yet discontent
He knows changes aren't permanent
But change is

What you say about his company
Is what you say about society
Catch the witness, catch the wit
Catch the spirit, catch the spit

The world is, the world is
Love and life are deep
Maybe as his eyes are wide

Exit the warrior
Today's Tom Sawyer
He gets by on you
And the energy you trade
He gets right on to the friction of the day

Lesson 1 – Welcome!

Welcome to English Presentations with GTB!

Today, I introduced myself and you gave a short introduction speech and learned about presentation posture. 




Next week: First Speech
Next week, you will give your first speech. In a short simple speech, talk about the following:

• Name
• Major
• Hometown
• Interests/Hobbies

Begin with "Hello" or "Good morning/afternoon!" and end with "Thank you!" Be sure to use good speech posture.