September

CROSSROADS Language Studio’s Newsletter 2003

Do you associate different months withdifferent colors?
For example, many people associate thespring months with green, or the summer
months with yellow or orange.
Colors are much more to us
than just shades of light. They
also represent moods and feelings, and for
hundreds of years people have been
trying to understand their influence andmeaning. Some people are very careful
about what color they paint their rooms,
or what colors they wear, because they
believe their mood will be affected by thecolor they choose.
Some people dance with colored scarves,to make themselves happier. Also,
dreaming of colors is thought to meanthat you will be secure and successful inthe future. People are especiallyinterested in the meaning of colors whenit comes to special occasions.

Green s y m b o l i z e s freshness andinnocence, so new employees or young
adults may be called ‘green’. It also
represents nature, so people who aregood at gardening are described ashaving ‘green-fingers’.

For example, the color white is associatedwith purity and union so many brides
choose to wear a white dress for theirwedding.

Have a look around at what yourclassmates or friends are wearing! Aretheir clothes reflecting their mood today?

Black is associated with elegance, as in‘black tie’ parties, where people are
expected to dress smartly. However, it isalso associated with fear, which is why
black cats are sometimes seen as unlucky.
Blue is seen as a relaxing, peacefulcolor, but is sometimes associated withsadness, such as when people say they’re‘feeling blue’.
How about September? September’scolor is thought by many people to bebrown – the color of the earth andcontentment.

(These words are in color in the story)

Joshua Says: This month on the 27th and 28th, the Japan Cricket Association,
supported by the Matsuyama Cricket Club, will hold the West Japan Cricket Cup.
Six teams form various parts of Western Japan will meet at Tobe Sogo-undo Koen
for the big battle! Team members will be from various countries. So, if you are free
come along, join the picnic and give us your support. It’s free!

Junko Says: The summer season got off to a late start this year, but towards
the end of last month, it turned very hot. I thought of the millions of English
speaking people in the world who live with this kind of weather for most of theyear; in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, parts ofAfrica and much of the Southern United States…. IT’S HOT!

Joanna Says: I hope all of you had a nice O-Bon holiday! I had a great time
travelling around Kyushu with some friends. We went to Beppu, and enjoyedbathing in the hot springs and seeing the pools of ‘hell’. Then we went to Aso, andclimbed the mountain to see the volcano. The volcano was very beautiful, andvery smoky–which made me worry about the townspeople living below!

Tamara Says: This month marks the one year anniversary of my stay inJapan. I have seen so many wonderful things and met so many great new friends
that it seems like I’ve been here for much longer than a year. I’m looking forward
to seeing what the next few months have in store for me before I return home toCanada in the winter.

Duncan Says: I’ve been pretty busy this past month learning all about theschool, my classes and my students – so busy, in fact, that I’ve not really had thetime or energy to explore Matsuyama. Then again, it’s often been too hot to go out!
(I’m starting to miss the Hokkaido winters already ;o). Anyway, roll on next
month!

Greg Says: Last month I was planning to get away from Sikoku and head forother parts of Japan, but sadly all flights were full. Instead, I went to Anpanman
Museum in Kochi with my daughter. I have never seen so many “ankle biters”(small children), running around screaming the same thing over and over! All I
could hear were a zillion kids screaming ANPANMAN, ANPANMAN!!!

Yuka Says:I went to Kurashiki to visit The Ohara Museum of Art, with my family. I reallyenjoyed my stay there, looking at the works of great artists. Among them, El
Greco’s ‘Annunciation’ and Monet’s ‘Waterlillies’ were my favourites.

Yoko Hoshijima says: Last month I went to Khabarovsk, Russia. My host’s
name was Yana. We ate perogies and boloshiche. I saw a waterfountain park,museums, lots of shops, and a zoo. I can’t wait to meet Yana again, either here in
Japan or back in Russia!!

Satsuki says: Recently I took a trip to Canada, where I traveled for 18 days
with my sister. We went to many cities, such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal
and many more! My favourite place was Lake Louise, where the mountains andlake were beautiful. I also went white water rafting, which was really exciting and great fun!
The water was really cold so we had to wear wetsuits, but nobody fell in, so we were lucky!

Tomoko Akamatsu says: Last month I visited my friend in Nepal. Katmandu issuch an exciting city with many temples. I also saw the Himalayas. They arebeautiful. I hope to return there again someday.

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Congratulations to:
Kenji – Who is getting married this month!
Ayano – Who has now completely recovered after
walking into a peach tree!
Welcome back!
To all those students who had theirholidays in August – you all seem to have
had a great time!

These two expressions of time can sometimes
be confusing for English students.
‘For’ is used for periods of time with abeginning and end:
I slept for 10 hours.
I walked for 10 minutes‘Since’ means from a point in the past until now.
I haven’t seen him since the party
She hasn’t played tennis since February.

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