tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216030572024-02-07T17:13:31.522+09:00Be-and-MeWelcome! Hopefully, this Blog will be a fun place for the students of the Be & Me Eikaiwa Club, and other students of English, to practice reading.Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-60713911587299051282020-08-07T08:48:00.000+09:002020-08-07T08:48:03.905+09:00Bingo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大当初より、当教室は感染防止対策に努めてまいりました。生徒間の距離を離す、マスクの着用、手指消毒、レッスン毎に机の消毒、換気、また1日の終わりには使用した全ての英単語カードを消毒しています。複数の生徒が同じカードに触れるようなゲームも残念ながら中止しています。みんなの大好きな "Go Fish" や "Memory Game" などです。代わりのゲームとして私たちが使っているのが英単語のビンゴゲームになります。ゲーム性もあり盛り上がりますし、リスニング練習にもなります。また高学年になりますと、英単語の読み手になることもできます。初心者レベルから使えるビンゴゲームをいくつか発注し、先週アメリカから届きました。 ビンゴタイムです!</div>
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ビンゴゲームの面白い遊び方を発見した生徒さんもいますよ!</div>
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ところで、オーストラリアではビンゴゲーム(Bingo)をハウジー(Housie)と呼ぶのをご存知ですか。ゲームで勝つと、"Housie!" と叫びます。</div>
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Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-47852586723266689012016-02-28T10:08:00.002+09:002016-02-28T10:14:40.679+09:00"Watch Out!" Fun English Review Game for Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the challenges of teaching elementary school kids is finding a
fun way to do review each week. Last week we introduced a fun new card
game called "Watch Out!" The kids are having so much fun playing this
game, they don't even notice that they are studying!<br />
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You can watch a video of the game being played here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHwEyMZvSKw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHwEyMZvSKw</a><br />
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You can buy the game here: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB-CD755-Watch-Out-%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88/dp/4947736003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456621991&sr=8-1&keywords=watch+out+card" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB-CD755-Watch-Out-%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88/dp/4947736003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456621991&sr=8-1&keywords=watch+out+card</a>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-26005110212362219402015-11-18T21:15:00.002+09:002015-11-18T21:18:11.242+09:00Cool Market in Shinsaibashi on November 23rd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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友人のコトミちゃんが主催するイベント<br />
アメリカ村 BIG STEP <br />
ステップハーベスト Vol.04<br />
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オーガニックな食材あり <br />
ファッションあり<br />
音楽あり<br />
ファンキーな集まりです!<br />
FB STEP HARVEST Vol. 04 で検索あれ(^-^)/</div>
Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-80153016206328652142015-11-18T21:10:00.003+09:002015-11-18T21:10:42.125+09:00I Can Read!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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みんな、読めてる!読めてる!<br /> 凄いです!<br /> こういう瞬間はゾクゾクします(^-^)/<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-40358103693541309782015-11-18T20:58:00.000+09:002015-11-18T20:59:52.787+09:00Homework / 宿題について<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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子供たちには、まず英字に慣れてもらうことから始めています。<br />
大文字と小文字の大きさの違い。 a g y h n などの位置。四線を意識して、きちんと'なぞる'ことが大切になります。<br />
字を書くのが好きな子も苦手な子もいますが、宿題が戻ってきたら、赤ペンの修正箇所を一緒に見てあげてください。<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> もちろん、褒めることが基本です(^-^)/<br /> Good try! は、頑張ったね!<br /> Good! は、いいぞ!<br /> Great! は、凄い!<br /> Excellent! は、最高! <br /> 先生からの言葉がいろいろ違うことにも注目です!</span><br />
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子供たちが名前で間違いやすいのは K と k<br />
例えば、TaKuya となってることが多いです。<br />
写真の四線をよーくご覧下さい。<br />
違いますよね?<br />
息子にひらがなや漢字を教えていて、反対に自分の書き順が間違ってた時を思い出します!(笑)</div>
Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-69197770554756198012015-11-18T20:52:00.001+09:002015-11-18T20:52:18.815+09:00Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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January・・・ February・・・ と、「月」の練習をしていますよ。<br />
『宿題で練習したい!』とC2の生徒さんからリクエストがあったので、早速用意しました♪<br />
When is your birthday?<br />
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の練習もしています。お家でも、家族のみなさんでやってみて下さいね!</div>
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-5910269246788549012015-11-18T20:48:00.003+09:002015-11-18T20:48:51.225+09:00Halloween 2015 Picnic Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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10月25日に催した Halloween Picnic の写真をかざりました♪<br /> 風は強かったけど、お天気に恵まれて楽しかったですね~(^-^)/<br />
ドアの外側では保護者のみなさんに。<br /> 子供たちにも見てもらえるように教室内にも同じセットを用意しました。<br />
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<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-13744643837209822482015-11-18T20:42:00.000+09:002015-11-18T21:03:07.148+09:00Opposites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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今週から「反対語」を練習していきます!<br />
long / short young / old on / off など 新しい単語に取り組みます。<br />
1年目クラス(C1)は耳で覚えます。<br />
2年目の低学年(C2)と高学年(C3)は、耳でも覚えて、また単語を読む練習もします。<br />
フォニックス練習の積み重ねが『読むこと』につながり始めました♪<span class="text_exposed_show"></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"> 「音」のヒントだけではなく、「文字」のヒントで英文を思い出す子も増えていますよ。</span></div>
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-9702647429625999592015-11-18T19:08:00.000+09:002015-11-18T19:08:03.023+09:00What's this?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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息子が塾で「円周率」を勉強してきました。<br /> そごでリグビーが What's this?<br /> 息子は正解しましたよ! みなさんはどうかな?</div>
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-74426538287066690212015-11-18T18:53:00.000+09:002015-11-18T18:53:04.517+09:00Halloween 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Hee! Hee! Hee!" More to come!</div>
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-22826506445181912332015-07-07T07:02:00.001+09:002015-07-07T07:03:27.368+09:00Congratulations, Yuki!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<pre wrap=""><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">私たちの鶴見教室にずっと通ってくれている小学5年生のユウキ君が、英検5級に合格しました!しかも高得点!
子供たちが頑張ってきた英語の学習が、目に見える形で評価されることはとても大切ですね。「英語が好き!」から「英語が得意!」と自信を持って先に進んでいけます。
Congratulations, Yuki!
We are so happy for you!</span></pre>
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-61798434040825172582015-06-23T22:06:00.001+09:002015-06-23T22:08:46.165+09:00Our "New" Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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weekend, we'll add the finishing touches -- white boards, clocks, maps,
and so on.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"><span class="fbPhotoTagListTag withTagItem tagItem"><span class="textTagHovercardLink taggee"></span></span></span></span><span data-si="true"></span>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-13995985171626484372015-06-22T14:46:00.003+09:002015-06-22T14:52:45.454+09:00Classroom Renovations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems like only yesterday that I was packing up our classroom in
Shinsaibashi for the big move to Sekime Takadono. Last Friday (June
19th), I found myself doing it again. This time, I was getting ready
for our renovations. The good news is that everything is on track for
it to be finished by tomorrow!<br />
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During (I'll post the "After" photo tomorrow!)</div>
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Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-58317854170711388082015-04-05T08:52:00.001+09:002015-04-05T08:57:21.680+09:00Cherry-Blossom Viewing in Kansai<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-68328991556113746692015-04-02T23:11:00.001+09:002015-04-02T23:11:35.714+09:00新しい日本人講師を迎えることになりました!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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横地優子先生は、10年に及ぶ英会話講師歴をお持ちのベテラン先生です。現在は大学にてTOEIC講座を担当したり、英会話クラス、また市内の
子育てプラザで開催されている「親子で楽しむ英会話」を指導して5年目になります。TOEIC960点取得という高い語学力を持ち、オーストラリアに約3
年間の滞在経験があり、文化や生活面にも豊富な経験を持っています。「子供たちに生きた英語を!」を目指すこの教室の心強いスタッフとして、私たちも大い
に期待しています。</div>
Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-34888289417394478662015-03-03T17:43:00.003+09:002015-03-03T17:43:45.098+09:00Welcome to Be & Me Eikaiwa ClubUnder Construction<br />
<br />Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-61122464802964116142014-12-25T18:25:00.000+09:002014-12-25T20:49:18.961+09:00Merry Xmas, Everybody!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love Halloween. Every year, we make our own Halloween
costume. We also make our own Xmas cards. We often include our
Halloween costumes in our Xmas cards. This year, <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">we were the old-style Batman, Batwoman (NOT Batgirl!) & the new-style Batman (A.K.A. The Dark Knight).</span></span><br />
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Have a merry Xmas and a happy & healthy 2015!Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-83728126029358667242014-11-02T10:16:00.002+09:002014-11-02T10:22:01.907+09:00Video from Halloween 2014 on the Dotonbori Bridge<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="214" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5q5aOLgpaKc?vq=highres&autoplay=0" width="380"></iframe><br />
A huge crowd of young, costumed Japanese celebrate Halloween 2014 on the Dotonbori Bridge, in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-58650873265209725532014-11-02T10:08:00.003+09:002014-11-02T10:12:27.918+09:00Photos from Halloween 2014 on the Dotonbori Bridge<div style="text-align: center;">
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Japan invented "cosplay" so it makes sense that Halloween has become a
BIG thing here! Every year, huge groups of young Japanese dress in
costumes and go to the Dotonbori Bridge, in Namba. This year, Halloween
fell on the Friday before a long weekend so more people than usual
dressed up & celebrated on the bridge. Here is just a small
selection of some of the costumes that were there...<br />
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<span class="userContent">Last Halloween (the REAL Halloween -- October
31st!), I visited the Dotombori Bridge with a friend to check out all
the people in costume. We had a great time!<br /> <br /> This year, I'm meeting some other friends at Ola Tacos Bar (<a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://homepage2.n<span class="text_exposed_show">ifty.com/olatacos/</span></a><span class="text_exposed_show">),
in Shinsaibashi, at 8:00 pm for a quick dinner. After dinner, we're
going to go down to the bridge to check out this year's costumes.<br /> <br />
After we've finished on the bridge, we're going to catch the subway
down to Tin's Hall, a bar in Tennoji, to watch a friend's concert &
join the bar's Halloween party.<br /> <br /> If you want to join us, come to Ola at 8:00 pm!<br /> <br /> Here are some photos from last year's trip to the bridge:<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.461674580617132.1073741826.195824250535501&type=3" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.461674580617132.1073741826.195824250535501&type=3</a></span></span>Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-44502995047015339842014-10-30T05:53:00.002+09:002014-10-30T05:54:14.707+09:002014 Halloween at Ola -- The Photos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year, my family & friends enjoy celebrating Halloween at Ola Tacos Bar ( <a href="http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/" target="_blank">http://homepage2.nifty.com/olatacos/</a> ), in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. This year, we were Classic Batman, Batwoman & The Dark Knight -- a Bat-Family!<br />
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You can check out all our photos from the night here: <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/105578912182962098197/HalloweenAtOla2014?authuser=0" target="_blank">https://picasaweb.google.com/105578912182962098197/HalloweenAtOla2014?authuser=0</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Halloween is nearly here -- already!!!! This year, we'll be going
to the <a class="_5v59" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/event.php?id=1528673227375248&extragetparams=%7B%22ref%22%3A2%2C%22ref_dashboard_filter%22%3A%22upcoming%22%2C%22source%22%3A74%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1528673227375248/?ref=74&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=1" id="js_9">Halloween
Party at Ola Tacos Bar</a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We hope to see you there! Don't forget that it's more fun if you
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are a few pictures from previous Halloween parties at Ola (Click on the links below each photo to see more photos!)... </span></div>
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Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-85676324663005501612014-09-17T20:02:00.001+09:002014-09-17T20:09:54.393+09:00A Fun Way to Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're always looking for new ways to make review interesting for our
younger students. Recently, Mayumi read a book by Goro Taijiri, an
English teacher who often works on NHK. He recommended using fly swats
for a fun (& safe!) version of "Flashcard Slam." As you can see,
the kids love it!<br />
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何事も反復練習が大切です。新しい単語や表現を学んでも、身に付くまでは何度も練習。間をあけて何度も練習です。その1番の方法はゲーム!私たちもあれや
これやと考案し、巷のアイディアを参考にしながらやっています。今回はNHKテレ基礎英語の田尻悟郎先生のおすすめアイテム。『ハエたたき』カルタゲーム
でカードを取るのにピシャリとハエ<span class="text_exposed_show">たたきを使います。初めて見る道具にびっくりの子供たちが白熱するのに時間はかかりませんでした!(笑)<br /> レッスンの前半でしっかり学ぶ<br /> そして後半で楽しく英語で遊ぶ<br /> 『遊ぶ』よさは、私たちがする英語的リアクションを、ゲームに夢中の子供たちが自然にやり始めることにもあります!</span> Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-37539727246135790462014-09-10T21:01:00.000+09:002014-09-10T21:01:03.569+09:00Live Music on Friday, September 12thOMG! (Oh, My God!) What happened to the summer?! I was planning to
post soooo many things on this Blog over the holidays ... and now it's
nearly the middle of September! I guess <a href="http://be-and-me.blogspot.jp/2009/08/time-flies.html">time really DOES fly!</a><br />
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Anyway, the temperature is starting to cool down. It's a good time to
start going out again. This Friday, September 12th, my friend David is
playing at the <a href="http://www.the-blarney-stone.com/shinsai/j-index.php">Shinsaibashi Blarney Stone</a> with the band REVolution, which plays a mix of hard rock & funk
covers. The band will start playing around 8:30 pm. I'm working on
Friday night so I will get there around 9:00 to 9:30 pm. There is no
entrance charge and recently the band has been sounding VERY good --
hope to see you there!Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968203905738098168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603057.post-31002997363198532292014-06-29T08:41:00.002+09:002014-06-29T08:48:52.292+09:00What Happened to the Shinsaibashi Classroom?<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been just over 4 months since we moved out of the Shinsaibashi
classroom. It seems like only yesterday, but it seems a lifetime
ago!<br />
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We're still in contact with our old landlord & now friend,
Noriyuki Ueno. Recently, I saw some photos of what the classroom
looks like now.<br />
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Wow! That's quite different, isn't it?!</div>
Noriyuki is now a host for <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbnb">Airbnb</a> (that's Air B&B, an online site for booking <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88">bed
& breakfast</a> accommodation). He rents out rooms for
one-night, weekly, & monthly stays in Shinsaibashi. You can
check out all his rooms here: <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/s?host_id=10286213">https://www.airbnb.com/s?host_id=10286213</a><br />
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The big yellow table is not gone!<br />
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We still use it for our adult
classes at the new classroom in Sekime Takadono. </div>
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