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Languag e StudioÊs Newsletter June,
June , 201
20 1 8More and more
peoplearegrowing their own
vegetables
athome – or insmall plots of landcalled allotments –in countries across the world. In Englandand America, places where the majority offamilies have a house with a garden,
people are digging up the traditional lawn
to feed their families – or trade surplus
produce (a name for what you have grown
and harvested) with friends, families andneighbours. With such areas of land, if
your family is vegetarian it is quitepossible to become self-sufficient in foodterms, meaning you will not have to go
grocery shopping for food at all.
Vegetables – especially organic ones–Ella
are relatively expensive these days too, so
you will also be able to save a lot of money
from
Janisthe weekly shopping bill.
However, many of us in the city live inapartments, and so we may not have alarge, sprawling garden to plough, till andsow, to reap bountiful rewards. Window
boxes and pots are a great alternative,
especially for herbs and spices, and saladvegetables such as tomatoes, lettuce,peppers, radishes and squashes.

NET LESSONS: Too busy to come to CROSSROADS?
…. Try our lessons on the net!
Take a look at how to grow fruit and veggies in pots:
https://www.diyncrafts.com/7137/food/35-easiestcontainer-pot-friendly-fruits-vegetables-herbs

Potatoes can also be grown in pots, but if
you have a little more space on your balcony,
used tires can provide an excellent method:
Start by stacking two tires and fill them withsoil and several seed potatoes. They will soonstart to leaf and sprout potatoes. Once theyreach about 10-15cm, you can add the next tire,packingsoilaroundthestems, which will
thencontinue
growing up andproducing morepotatoes.
Thiscan be repeatedseveral times, creating a tower of potatoes!
Fruit may be a bit more limited in choice if
you can’t plant an orchard, but strawberries,
raspberries, blackcurrants and small citrus
and cherry trees are all possible within aconfined space.
Growing your own fruit and vegetables is
not only healthier – as you know exactly
which pesticides, hormones, weed killers andfertilisers you have – or haven’t – used, but it
also makes you feel both proud and capable,
and helps you save a decent amount ofmoney from your grocery shopping too. It willtake a bit of patience, but you will learn agreat deal about growing conditions, anddifferences in what can be grown seasonally– and what can’t. This also helps us see what
fruit and vegetables have to be grownartificially, or flown in a long way to reachthe supermarkets, meaning we can not only
be healthier and better-off financially, but wecan also live more ecologically, reducing our‘carbon footprint’ and helping protect theenvironment.

Article by MarkJoshua Says: There is an old Chinese proverb that goes, “The best time toplant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Perhaps themost important thing to understand from this wise saying is that,
although it might have been preferable to have already achieved yourgoals, it is never too late to try. Time is no limit if you are determined andclear about what you want to achieve in life.
Junko Says: Apart from the homework your teacher sets you, we have various
support materials for your English studies at home. We have books of shortstories at four levels to help you develop your vocabulary; we have copies of theJapan News so you can read current Japanese news in English, and we have aseries of the BBC’s Breaking News (audio) to practice listening with. We cangive or lend you any of this material, just check with me in the office.
Serendipity is a considerably sunnier rainy season than I’d
expected! I am, however, still adjusting to the concept of wearing more
clothes in summer, as I’ve started wearing t-shirts under my work shirts –and protective arm sleeves while cycling. Some say they prefer tohibernate in summer, staying inside with the air-con, but I love finding asea breeze by the coast or in the mountains... How about you?
Mark Says:

Darrin Says: I can’t help thinking back over how much the weather seems tohave changed here in Matsuyama over the ten years or more that I’ve been
living here. It seems each year that the winter is shorter and the cherry
blossoms come into bloom sooner and the rainy season starts just that littlebit earlier. I believe it’s due to global warming but what do you think? Is it
because of global warming or do you think that there is another reason for it?
Mandcy dit: Platon disait « La musique donne une âme à nos coeurs et des ailes àla pensée. » En effet, le mois de juin est synonyme de musique pour les f rançais.
On chante, on danse, on boit du vin et on joue de la musique dans le rue.
Rendez-vous donc à Mitsukoshi le 16 et 17 juin pour la fête de la musique.
1ACROSS
1 not by natural means
4 start to produce buds or branches
8 by comparison
9 more than what is needed
10 having ability
11 arranging in an orderly way
13 (hyphenated) in no need of help
14 produce in abundance
15 a cultivated field of grass
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2 gather, bring in
3 areas of ground used to grow vegetables
4 place seeds in or on the grown
5 work the land by ploughing
6 break and turn over earth
7 spreading out in different directions
12 not free to move or expand

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he Simple Beauty of Mathematics....
Try this: Multiply the number one by eight (1X8) and add one (+1) in your equation before
That’s me!

the result is determined (1X8+1=). The result will be nine (1X8+1=9). Simple
enough... But here’s the “beauty”.... In your original equation, place the next
number in sequence next to the first digit and repeat the equation by adding thatsame number like this: 12X8+2= 98. The result is ninety eight as you can see. Tryit again with the next number in sequence: 123X8+3=987. Can you see what ishappening? Here’s the full sequence: 1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
Note here that1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
whatever number
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
is added (after +)123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
to the left isequal to the sum
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
1 x 9 + 2 = 11of the 1’s in the12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
answer.
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111.....Fascinating, don’t you think?
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

You’vegot tolove
eight!

Here are three more to wonder over:9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

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1x1=111 x 11 = 121111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

In this one
the highest
number in
the middleof theanswer isthe sum of
the digits
on eitherside of theX sign!

Last Month’s Puzzle Solution
ACROSS
4 consider as a possibility
8 not moving
9 recalling past experience
11 give new life or energy to something
12 of great importance
14 large scholarly books
15 followers, admirers
16 a deep and serious way of thinking
motionDOWN
1 refilling or restoring
2 very skillful
3 to a great extent, far-reaching
5 impairment to normal physicalfunctions
6 use of physical or mental energy
7 relating to the nervous system
10 a gradual deterioration
13 absolutely necessary

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