Sports -Tennis-

＊Topic--Sport
Sport is necessary for people to be healthy and it helps people maintain our health.


＊Vocabulary
・ace
-a winning serve which the receiver fails to touch with his or her racket
・advantage
-a player who scores a point at 'deuce' has the advantage, meaning if they win the next point, they win the game
・baseline
-a line at each end of the court, marking the boundary of the playing area

・deuce
-a score of 40-40, after which a player must win two consecutive points to win the game

・doubles
-format in which players play in teams of two

・fault
-a missed serve, served into the net or served outside the correct service box

・serve
-the shot that begins each point, in which the server hits the ball after tossing it into the air

・receiver
-the player receiving serves

If you want to learn more vocabularies, you should see this homepage. Tennis Vocabulary


＊Reading--

"Before a match begins, one player is designated server in the first game, and play begins with this player serving the ball from one side of the back of the court into the service box diagonally opposite. If the serve is good, the receiver must hit it back into the server's side of the court.Play continues until one player cannot return a shot, or hits a shot out of the court, and loses the point. The server then serves again, and play continues until one player scores enough points to win the first game. Then the second game begins with the player who received in the first game now serving. Play continues until a player wins the first 'set' by being the first to win at least six games. Then the second set begins, and play continues until a player has won enough sets to win the match. In a 'best of three' match, the winner is the first to win two sets, and in a 'best of five' match, the winner is the first to win three sets."

(Quotation: EnglishClub.com)



--Questions--

1. Before a match begins, what should one player is designated server do?
・Answer. This player begins to serve.
2. Where should the server serve?
・Answer. This player should serve the ball from one side of the back of the court into the service box diagonally opposite.
3. How does the player win 'best of three' match?
・Answer. The winner is the first to win two sets.


＊Listening

--Questions--

1. What is the main topic this video?　
・Answer. The main topic is "How to play tennis."
2. How long does he teach tennis?　
・Answer. He has taught tennis for 28 years.
3. Is tennis difficult to play?　
・Answer. No, it isn't.

Travel Unit

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mito#See

I added "see-- Mito Arts Foundation."
Please check it!

• Mito Arts Foundation (水戸芸術館)Mito Arts Foundation is popular with locals and it is accessible because this is near the Mito Station. Mito Arts Foundation, founded by City of Mito Ibaraki Prefecture in March, 1988 at a capitalization of ¥100 million ($830,000, at $1= ¥120)(President, Ms. Hanae Mori)The spiral tower rising above the ATM Plaza was built 100m (328ft) high to commemorate Mito's 100th anniversary as an official city (1989). It thus symbolizes the movement from the past to the future and from tradition to creation.

July 9th

Hello!

Today, I did collection of donations for Indian children. Some students and teachers cooperate with our activity. I got very happy and I communicated with many people. I think this activity help Indian children go to school.

Red Fort Movie

Red Fort is the UNESCO World Heritage Site and it is very popular among many people. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, started construction of the massive fort in 1638 and work was completed in 1648. Near Red Fort, there are many kinds of stores. If you visit Red Fort, you can enjoy seeing historical building and shopping!



--Red Fort Review--
One people liked this place because it is well worth a visit and makes for a wonderful morning or afternoon excursion.
The other liked this place because this is a splendid red sandstone building built in the 17thC.
One people didn't like this place because the inside is pretty dull, empty and desolate.

Hello!

I am going to visit India in order to help people who have troubles.
I learned Indian culture on Mondays.
It is very interesting and I find that Japan is very differend from India.
For example, Japanese has little discrimination and India has a lot of delicious fruits and spices.

I want to learn more!

Flight of ANA

One person didn't like ANA because he found ANA employee to be unprofessional at best, rude at worst.
The other person like ANA because crew were friendly, more than willing to accommodate and food was above average.

Movie Review

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/usercomments-2220

I wrote the movie review about AI.
If you are interested in this, please see it!