CROSSROADS Language StudioÊs Newsletter, January 2011

In England, on December 31st, theNew Year’s Honours List is announced.
Honours of different types are given out
to people in recognition of their services
to their country. The most well-known,
internationally, may be the knighthood,which allows the recipient to add ‘Sir’(or ‘Dame’ in the case of a woman) totheir name. A recent example is Sir Paul
McCartney.

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth bestowing honours on some of her favourites

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The Victoria Cross is the highest
military honour for bravery ‘in the face ofthe enemy’ (there is an equivalent awardfor civilians). It is rarely awarded. A
recommendationfromanofficer,
supported by three witnesses, is required
before a case can be considered. The caseof Lloyd Allan Trigg is unique in that hisaward was granted solely on the basis ofevidence supplied by the enemy; there
were no surviving witnesses to his bravery
from his own side. Though an experienced
pilot, Trigg was flying a Liberator, a plane
he had never flown before, over theAtlantic in November 1943 when heengaged a German U-boat. His aircraft
received several hits from the submarine’s
anti-aircraft guns and burst into flame but
Trigg refused to break off his attack. Hedropped
hisbombs,
sinkingthesubmarine, but his plane dived into thesea, killing all on board. Some of theGerman crew were able to escape using arubber dinghy which broke free from theLiberator when it crashed and were later
picked up by the Royal Navy. The German
captain reported the incident andrecommended Trigg for an award. He later
said, ‘Such a gallant fighter as Trigg would
have been decorated in Germany with thehighest medal or order’.
In May 1998, Trigg's medal was sold atauction
inLondonfor£120,000(Y15,720,000), the equal highest price everrealised for a Victoria Cross at that time.

Article by JonathanJoshua Says: We are at the start of yet another year. Have you all
made your New Year’s resolutions? I hope so – something like, “I will
study even harder this year” …? In general, times have been difficult
in Japan for everyone in recent years, but this year we could finallysee a come-back. I hope so, and I wish all our students and friends thebest of good fortune in the coming year, and beyond!

Junko Says: It seems that finally real language globalization has
landed on Japan’s shores. Many big companies are deciding to have
English meetings in-house to raise their staff’s level of English, andsome are even sending all new recruits on short, overseas study courses.
English is becoming Japan’s second language in a real sense, especiallyin business. Having a clear purpose for studying English is so importantand I’m sure this movement will encourage many more people to study.

Jonathan Says: I was puzzled to hear Gangsta rap issuing from thespeakers of the baby clothes section of Jusco recently. Notorious for
its explicit lyrics, music of this type often carries a warning label onthe CD case. I know children are growing up quickly nowadays but…

Greg Says: Happy New Year to everyone at Crossroads. Lastmonth I traveled to Australia but instead of lapping up theAussie summer’s sunshine, we experienced 3 weeks of on-againoff-again rain. One hour north of Brisbane they experienced 3weeks of non-stop rain and it was a very sad feeling to see thecity under water recently on the news. What’s worse is that therainy season hasn’t even begun there yet!!

Kevin Dit: Bonne année a tous ! 2010 est maintenant terminée, etj'ai entamé l'année 2011 avec un petit rhume, ça commence bien ! Jene sais pas encore de quoi sera fait l'année 2011, j'espère seulement
qu'elle sera belle, pour vous comme pour moi. En France comme auJapon, nous avons pour habitude de prendre de "bonnesresolutions", quelles sont les votres pour cette année ? J'espèrequ'étudier le français fait partie de la liste !

I wonder ifthese guys
can speakEnglish?

* I’m going to do “10 minutes every day”
* I’m going to practise speaking more by coming regularly to our International Club at Crossroads* I’m going to support our 1+1 campaign by inviting more of my friends to join our school* I’m going to brush my teeth after every meal
* I’m going to read more books and watch more movies, in English (without sub-titles)* I’m going to be kinder to animals, especially rabbits

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９０分x 1回/週：
忙しい方のための週１レッスン
プライベート(個人)
月２回からレッスン回数自由選択
セミプライベート(セミ個人)：
月３回からレッスン回数自由選択

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