CROSSROADSCROSSROA DS Language StudioÊs Newsletter
Newsletter March,March , 201
20 1 9Here are the final five movies from the “bestmovies” countdown we started last month.
5. Casablanca
The story of Rick Blaine, acynical world-weary ex-patriot
who runs a nightclub inCasablanca, Morocco during
the early stages of WWII.
Rick's cafe has become a kindof haven for refugees. When Ilsa,
a former lover of Rick's, and her husband,show up at his cafe one day, Rick faces atough challenge which will bring up
unforeseen complications, heartbreak andultimately an excruciating decision tomake
4. Raging Bull
When Jake LaMotta steps
into a boxing ring andElla
obliterates his opponent, he'sa prizefighter. But when hetreats his family and friends
thesame way, he's a ticking
Janistime bomb, ready to go off at any moment.
Though LaMotta wants his family's love,something always seems to come between
them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts ofparanoia and jealousy.
3. Schindler`s ListOskar
Schindler
isavainglorious
andgreedy
German businessman whobecomesan
unlikelyhumanitarianamid
thebarbaric German Nazi reign,
but he feels compelled to turn his factory
into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true
story of Oskar Schindler who managed tosave about 1100 Jews, it is a testament to
the good in all of us.

2. The Shawshank Redemption
BankMerchant
Andy
Dufresne is convicted of themurder of his wife and herlover, and sentenced to life
imprisonment at Shawshankprison. Andy befriends someof the other inmates, in particulara character known only as Red. Over time
Andy finds ways to live life in as muchease as one can in a prison, leaving amessage for all that while the body may belocked away in a cell, the spirit can neverbe truly imprisoned.
1. The Godfather
The Godfather "Don" Vito
Corleone is the head of theCorleone mafia family in New
York. His youngest son,Michael,seems
tobeuninterested in being a part of
the family business. Vito is a powerfulman. He is kind to all those who show
him respect but is ruthless towards those
who do not. When a powerful andtreacherous rival wants to sell drugs andneeds the Don's influence, Vito refuses todo it. What follows is a clash between
Vito's fading old values and the new ways
which may cause Michael to do things heis most reluctant to do.
How many of these movies have you
seen – in English, of course? Do you agreewith this assessment? Why not try thesequestions in your next class!?

Article by Kevin

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or https://www7.123movies.as/Joshua Says: Movies are the theme again in this month’s News Letter. As a homestudy tool, I think movies are an excellent media for picking up vocabulary, idioms evensome tips on grammar. But more than this is the opportunity to pick up on nuances.
Actions, body-language the situation the dialogue is spoken in can tell you a lot about
the “meaning behind the words.” So I hope all of our students take the chance toimprove their English through this media – But please turn off the Japanese sub-titles!
Junko Says: Every year around this time some of our students leave Matsuyama andmove on to the next stage of their lives. It seems to me that some of these students feelsomewhat solemn when it comes to saying farewell and preparing to courageously moveon to their new lives. This year, two university students are going to Tokyo, two highschool students are going to Osaka and Kobe and one junior high school student is also
going to Tokyo. All of them achieved the goals they desired. Congratulations to them all.
Kevin Says: Sport is king, art is OK – that’s my opinion. Take rugby - ifever there was a sport which reminds us of gladiators in Rome, this is it.
But can we combine art and sport? Well, not technically, unless you
paint a scene from a sports-field I suppose. But there is certainly
creativity in both, so let’s try to celebrate that.
Darrin Says: This years Rugby World Cup will be the ninth time that a WorldCup has been held. The New Zealand All Blacks have won it three times, while
the Australian Wallabies and South African Springboks have both won it twice.
While England, the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to have won it,have done it once. While I’m hoping for another famous Wallaby win, it’s going
to be a tough competition once again. Who do you think will win?
Mandcy dit: Ca y est-! le Printemps va arriver. J'ai d'ailleurs deja aperçu lesfleurs de pruniers en train d'éclore. C'est une bonne opportunité pour nous
tous d'observer les fleurs et pourquoi pas de faire un pique-nique tous
ensemble et de boire du vin rouge en contemplant les fleurs.
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2 counting backwards
5 a feeling of self-importance
8 weakening, gradually disappearing
10 extremely painful
12 contempt for human nature
13 shelter, safety
14 without mercy or pity
15 become friends
16 as the final result
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1 someone who promotes human welfare
3 removes completely without a trace
4 delusions of persecution (psychology)
6 not anticipated
7 exiles fleeing for safety
9 dangerous, unpredictable
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Critic’s corner with S(a)3’s Taro:“Couch Potato”
How are you going to enjoy this weekend? If it is cold, especially during this season, you may preferstaying at home to going outside. A warm room, a comfortable sofa, a funny TV program and potato crisps. Itsounds great! However, you should be careful. If you get used to a life-style like this, you may not be able toescape from it easily. Finally, you may become a couch potato!
“Couch Potato” is slang meaning a sedentary lifestyle. It describes a person who stays on a couch all day
and does nothing but eat potato crisps. When we study the history of this phrase, in the old days “potato” only
meant a big and inactive thing, not necessarily crisps. But nowadays, it is used with images of crisps. In fact
on weekends, I become a couch potato when I watch DVD movies. I have to try my best to hide my potato
crisps and coca-cola from my wife.
By the way, if we mention a couch and a movie, what do you associate with it? If you like classical movies,
you may remember a scene from “Roman Holiday.” At the beginning of the story, Joe Bradley (GregoryPeck) takes Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) to his apartment. He doesn’t know she is a princess and tells herto sleep on the couch.
Joe: “Then you do your sleeping on the couch. Not on the bed, not on the chair, on thecouch. Is that clear?”
Ann: “Do you know my favorite poem? ...“Arethusa arose from her couch of snows in
the Acroceraunian Mountains”....Keats.”
Joe: “Shelley.”
I think the scene is interesting not only because Ann wittily cited a poem with theword “couch.” We can also find that Joe had enough literary knowledge to pointout the royal’s mistake. In the drama, he was described as a curious andadventurous character, but in fact, he was also a clever person.
If you are in danger of becoming a couch potato on the weekend, atleast you should try not only watching TV, but also reading English
poems. If you don’t, when you bring a princess to your couch, you will
miss the opportunity for a rendez-vous!
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SLast Month’s Puzzle Solution
1 people confined to prisons orhospitals
3 lacking principles or scruples
5 many and different
8 treat badly
9 after a long delay
11 skillful in influencing or controlling
12 convert code to normal language
13 shockingly brutal or cruel
15 severe mental illness
16 set out on (a trip)

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2 unrest, disorder
4 weighing heavily on the sensesor spirit6 gather, put together
7 a low or downcast state
10 to an earlier time
14 imperfections

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