Canadian Voice English School Nagano

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Vancouver 2012

Have you ever heard of Costco?

Costco is like a GIANT Watahan....

While Ayako Sensei and I were in Vancouver....

We went shopping at Costco almost everyday with my dad....

Look at the size of some of the food....

Want some ham?

some cheese?

or how about some Apple Pie?

The food was great and the prices were even better....

There are already 13 stores in Japan and there are 2 new ones coming soon...

If Costco ever comes to Nagano.... I recommend that you become a member and shop there.

I will be there FOR SURE!

You can take a look at the Japanese web site....

http://www.costco.co.jp/p/locations

We bought the apple pie that I am holding in the picture...

Mmmmm.....Apple pie!

Ayako, my dad and I ate this pie in less than 2 days...

and my father insisted that we put ice-cream and whip cream on it...

What do you think? How many calories are in this pie?

What do you think? How many kilograms did I gain in 1 week?

See you all soon....

from Fat Chris....

Monday, December 31, 2012

Well...I arrived at the Vancouver International Airport a few days ago...

The airport in Vancouver has on display some of the world's finest art by famous Northwest Coast aboriginal artists .... like these Salish house posts in the International arrivals hall....

These poles were so nice...I wish I could take them back to Japan with me!

I also thought that this ring was really nice, too.

If you look carefully... you can see that the ring is set on stone and that there is water falling behind it...

The images on this ring are traditional and they represent flight.

The eagle, which is considered a symbol of power, is designed around the image of men whose arms are raised.

These men on the ring are welcoming visitors to Vancouver.

If you look on the men's chests ... you can see images of salmon.

The salmon represent the Coast Salish people who still live and fish in Vancouver.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Moose Hunt...

Well.....
This week we saw Lars arguing with his wife about the factory.

His wife was so angry with him that she threw him out of the house.

Lars didn't know what to do so he called his brother and he came to pick him up.

After Lars' brother picked him up they drove to an old house which they had inherited.

When they got to the house a ghost started watching them from the window...
What is the ghost going to do...come to class and find out...

We also introduced a new vocabulary board game this week called "Curse of Ayako"....It was a lot of fun and maybe we will play it again soon...

Also...New Game ....Coming Soon...to some classes...

Come and play....

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Home Alone 3 ~ Airport

Well....This week we have a busy lesson in store for you....We will see the criminals as they try to sneak the chip through customs ....

And...While they are trying to go through customs a lady will pick up their bag by mistake and now the criminals have to try to find her....

Hope you can all make it to see this week's story....

We will also have a 2 special listening practice sections for you....

#1 ~ An Announcement at the airport

#2 ~ A Chicago Weather report

Here is a quick vocabulary list....

Good Luck...!!!

Sunday, December 9, 2012

**Home Alone ~ The Criminals try to get in ~ Week 2

Well...here is a vocabulary list for this week's "Home Alone" section...
The criminals are trying to get into the house but William is too smart for them....

Come and see what William has planned for them...!!

Hope to see you soon Kumi! Study hard and take care of yourself!