** トピック ** <初級コース> Life, The Universe and Everything (Beginner) 1. Where is your favourite place in Japan? 2. What do you like doing on your days off? 3. How do you release your stress? 4. What's your star sign? Do you believe in them? 5. Does life exist on other planets?
<中・上級コース> Chillin' to the tunes (Advanced) 1. What kind of music do you enjoy? 2. It was once said that The Beatles album “Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club band” contained messages from the Devil if it was played backwards. Do you think music has dark, Satanic messages? 3. Who is the greatest musician ever? Does a musician have to be technically great at their chosen instrument to be considered “Great”. 4. The Sex pistols lead singer, Johnny Rotten, once sat on stage and said “Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Good night ?” to express his apathy about the music industry. Do you agree with him – is the music industry just made up of manufactured bands who can be thrown away at any time? 5. Should bands/artists from the 50's / 60's be forced to pay royalties to African American musicians for making their songs popular to a white audience who otherwise would never have hear of them? 6. What do you think of the practice of Lip-syncing?
【beginner】
severe
leave
imperial palace
sleep in
Capricorn
sheep
goat
Libra
Leo
suicide
bad feeling
free spirit
stubborn
mysterious
egotistic
scientific
unimportant
reckless
photophobia
baking
embarrassed
cheat on me / have a 2nd boyfriend / girlfriend
associates
administrative assistant
cautious
tense
died
plot
douglas adams
foot and mouth disease
passionate
lamb = baby sheep
mutton = old sheep
lower back ache
pressure
claustrophobia
congested
giggly
tipsy
merry
【advanced】
Chilling
Chill out(relax)
Bob dylan
Malcolm mclaren
Refund
Freedom of choice
Exempt
Hush money
Rattling the window
Wireless headphones
Woodstock
Purpose
Led zeppelin ?
Fad
Baggy
Sucking up / brown noising = goma suri
Rage against the machine (political music)
Circular breathing
Didgeridoo
Roots and blues
Pink Floyd “the wall”
Yellow magic orchestra
Manipulating
Hans zimmer (composer)
Magnificent