Discussion report 4

I attended the city hall meeting. The topic of the discussion was saving electricity. The city center is illuminated every winter and our city is famous for the illumination. There was the eastern Japan major earthquake in this year and there not enough electricity in Tohoku. There was a opinion that we should stop illuminating to save electricity and send Tohoku electricity.
There were 5 panelists. Ayamasa called John is a designer of the illumination. He designs the illumination every year. Yuka called Manami runs a restaurant in the city center. The restaurant has a financial problem. Sakurako called Minami is an university student. She said that the illumination brought real feelings of winter to us. They disagreed with stopping illuminating. Mai called Tomomi is 42 years old and she is from Miyagi. Saori called Sayaka is an university student and she belongs to a volunteer group. She assists people living in Tohoku. They agreed with stopping illuminating.
Important points of the discussion were for what we save electricity and for what we stop illuminating.
The outcome of the discussion was that we illuminate the city center only a week and show people living in Tohoku the situation we save electricity.
I don't think that stopping illuminating makes people living in Tohoku happy. If there is no illumination, people will feel lonely and colder. I think we use too much electricity by using heating machines. If all people stop heating machines for a while, a lot of electricity will be saved. The focus of the discussion was not clear. Panelists were off the topic. I thought the moderator was very important to make the discussion successful. It was good to exchange opinions with citizens.

11/24 presentation 2

I listened to classmates' presentations. Kotomi introduced New York from USA. I knew that there are many museums in New York. I want to go to there. Mai introduced Firenze from Italy. Pizza and pasta look very delicious. I want to see famous pictures for example, "Last Supper". Hitomi introduced Philadelphia from USA. I knew about Liberty Bell.

11/17 presentation

I introduced Moscow in Russia.  I had not prepared for my presentation enough, so I did my presentation tensely. I listened classmates' presentation. I knew about many cities in the world.

Discussion report 3

I attended the city hall meeting. The topic of the discussion was that whether we utilize a hot spring source or not. The hot spring source bubbled up from the center of the city. This is the first case for us to bubble up the hot spring source, so we don't know what to do. Our city have enough money to construct a hot spring spa or to bury the hot spring source.
There were 5panalists. Chie called Chiaki is 30 years old. Her mother is 70 years old and Chiaki thinks the hot spring is good for her mother's health. Narumi called Yoshiko is 55 years old and she is a farmer. She lives alone, so she wants to make her life livelier by the hot spring. They agreed with that the hot spring spa was constructed. Atsuko called Masahiro is 43 years old. She worries about a soil pollution. Ai called Tatsuo is 70 years old. He lives at the hot spring point. It is hard for him to move to other place. Yuho called Yu lives at the hot spring point, too. They disagreed with that the hot spring spa was constructed.
A important point of the discussion was whether our city need the hot spring or not. Our city don't have any financial problems. If there are not the hot spring in our city, any problems won't happen.
The outcome of the discussion was that we decided to construct a power plant which use the hot spring's heat to generate electricity after Tatsuo died.
I think that if there are the hot spring in our city, I will often go to there because I like hot springs. However, there are many people at the hot spring point. I can't make them move to other places, so this is difficult. The words the panelists used were difficult, so it was hard to understand contents of the discussion. When they introduced themselves, they used a picture of our city. I thought it was good idea.

11/10 Friends

We talked about our friend with classmates. Mio has a very neat friend. Her name is Ayako. Her room is very tidy. Ayako has a friend who is always late. Her name is Ai. She is always late for class. Kenta has a friend who likes sports. He like soft tennis.

My new friend

He is my new friend and he is 62 years old. He is a farmer and he grows many vegetables, for example tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, and carrots. I often go to his field to help him to water the crops. The vegetables he grew are very delicious. He likes fishing, so he often goes fishing to the river. I want to go fishing with him. He is very kind to me, so I like him.

Discussion report 2

I attended the village office meeting. The topic of the discussion was that whether we should construct a theme park in our village to solve the financial problems.
There were 5panelists. Hitomi called Jiro is 55years old. He is a farmer and he grows many fruits and vegetables. He has run  his farm for 30 years. Kazuyo called Kazuo is also a farmer. He grows cows, pigs, horses, and sheep. If the theme park is constructed, farmers will lose their farms and jobs, so they disagree with the topic. Yuki called Masae is a student. There are not amusement area in the village, so she have to go out the other city. Her mother worries about that Masae has a traffic accident. If the theme park is constructed, they will be happy, but her grandfather is a farmer, so she is neutral. Kana called Eichi Otaguro and Kisato called Haruhiko agreed with the topic. Eichi said that the financial problems were very serious, so we must solve the problems as soon as possible. He said that it was the best way to solve the financial problems to construct the theme park. Haruhiko is the chief of the village. He has two children. One of them is doing job-hunting, but it is hard to find a job. If the theme park is constructed, he can find a job.
Important points of the discussion were whether it is the best way to solve financial problems to construct the theme park and how farmers make their living. The outcome of the discussion was that they decided to construct a park in our village. There will be some roller coasters, kitchen gardens, and farms. The customers can enjoy riding roller coasters, eating flesh food, and beautiful landscape.
I think that it takes a lot of time to solve financial problems. I don't think that farmers need to change their jobs because they can make their living by farming. We should protect agriculture. I don't think that it is good to depend on imported food. They are cheaper than domestically produced food, but I worry about the food safety.
There were some contradictions in the discussion. The village have serious financial problems, but farmers can make their living and the village have enough money to construct the theme park. The panelists should have set their situation deeply. The moderator carried on the discussion smoothly. I had a lot of time to think about the topic. The affirmative side said their opinion with a specific example, so what they said were persuasive.