English Square 2 – Take a Summer Walk

Nature Talk

ES2 – 7/22/2023

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those. have always been the two most beautiful words in the. English language.”
サマー・アフタヌーン、サマー・アフタヌーン。私にとってこの2つの言葉は、
英語の中で最も美しい言葉だった。

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The summer heat causes every part of nature to wake up and thrive. Even one tree hosts a whole world of life.

You can see details of my drawing on Instagram. By the way, did you know we have an instagram? Please give us a follow, if you’d like.

En Plein Air

We didn’t have time to do much art, but I want to talk about En Plein Air a little bit. That’s a French phrase. We often use French and Italian phrases in art. Can you guess what it means?
アートをする時間はあまりなかったが、En Plein Airについて少し話したい。これはフランス語のフレーズです。アートではフランス語やイタリア語のフレーズをよく使います。どういう意味かわかりますか？

It literally means “in the open air.” It just means to draw or paint outside!
文字通り「野外で」という意味だ。外で絵を描くという意味だ！

Here’s a “Big Blue Sea” article about the history.

Plein Air Acrylic “Sketches” by Joe Gyurcsak: https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/acrylic/outdoor-sketches/

Beginner’s Watercolor Plein Air guide: From Andrea England, who sails a boat and sketches all over the world!

English

Some English that came up in class:

beneficial 益（虫とか） nocturnal　夜行性sap 樹液　　 national butterfly　国蝶threatened 絶滅危惧種　　 maintained wilderness　里地と里山medicinal 薬用　　 cicada’s shell　セミの抜け殻butterbur　フキ　　　 hostas　ギボウシpottery 陶器　 potter 　陶芸家　 pot　鉢weaving 織る　 well　井戸thatch 茅 thatched roof　茅葺きcarp （茶色）鯉 koi （色）鯉 gourd　ひょうたんburrow 巣穴 burrowing　巣穴（を作る虫とか）・潜り込んでいる

I also have some funny songs to share. They’re just jokes, so don’t be worried if you can’t understand them! Why is it called a Pineapple? by Jazz Emu Purple Emperor Song by Will Pearce

Pronunciation

Today’s Hatsuon Point was “TR,” but… I forgot about it! We’ll talk next time about it together.

舌は筋肉ですよ！筋肉を鍛えなければ、良くなることはありません。毎日、舌を鍛えるようにしましょう。

Class 2’s Hatsuon Point: “TR”

Every time you see “tr,” the sound is consistent. Think of “tr” as a new sound on its own– it’s not “T” and it’s not “R.” Its a sound similar to チュ, but your tongue is in the “r” position, and an “r” sound happens at the end of the “TR”.

TRを見るたびに、その音は一貫している。tr “は “T “でも “R “でもなく、それ自体が新しい音だと思ってください。チュ」に似た音ですが、舌が「r」の位置にあり、「TR」の最後に「r」の音がします。

TR words to be careful of（カタカナの発音にならないように）:
Christmas TreeTrick or TreatTrumpet

Today’s Hatsuon Practice:

Trail Trick Tree Train Training Treasure Truck Track Trek

Photos

That’s all for today! See you next time 🙂