CROSSROADS Language StudioÊs Newsletter, May 2011

“BillieJean
King is one oftheall-time
tennis greats …
but she doesn't
stand a chanceagainstme.
Women's tennis
is so far beneathmen's tennis; that's what makes the contest
with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest
of all time”.

Riggs: “You may want to ask me if I have agame plan for Billie Jean. I don't need a gameplan … I have such a vast assortment of tennis
weapons in my arsenal that I can handle
anything she can throw at me”.
King had learned from Court’s humiliation.
Nervous to begin with, the Australian wasput off balance by Riggs’ drop shots and lobs,
a tactic he tried again against King. Playingfrom the baseline, instead of her usual serveand volley game, King drew Riggs towards
the net, where he never intended to be. In
front of 30,492 spectators and a worldwide
television audience estimated at 50 million
people in 37 countries, King beat Riggs 6–4,6–3, 6–3.

The words of Bobby Riggs, former world
No.1 tennis player before his match with
Billie Jean King of America in September,
1973, a match which is consideredsignificant
indeveloping
greater King: “Any time you're satisfied withrecognition and respect for women's tennis. mediocrity, any time you take away
King, at first, declined the chance to incentive from human beings, you've blown
play Riggs. The Australian, Margaret Court it. I'm a perfectionist… . Any woman who- the top-ranked woman player at the time - wants to achieve
accepted but suffered a humiliating defeat, anything has toaggressive
losing 6-2, 6-1. Upset at this blow to the bewomen’s game King changed her mind and and tough, but
accepted a lucrative financial offer to play the press never
sees
us
as
this self-proclaimed male chauvinist.
The match began in light-hearted style. multidimensional.”
King entered the stadium born aloft in achair by four heavily muscled, bare-chested‘slaves’. Riggs followed in a rickshaw drawn
by a team of half-naked young women.
Riggs presented King with a lollipop; toRiggs, King gave a piglet. King, however,
was deadly serious. She said, "I thought itwould set us back 50 years if I didn't winthat match. It would ruin the women's[tennis] tour and affect all women's selfesteem."

Article by JonathanBillie Jean and Bobby Riggs

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Joshua Says: This month you will notice some more refurbishing in the“open house” area. We have finally got around to finishing the shelving for oursmall library and set the TV in its permanent place. Also, a new, small table
will be added near the front window. This space is slowly becoming more
popular as increasing numbers of you are enjoying free time there. It is myhope that many more of you will take advantage of this free service.

Junko Says: When you travel oversees, would you rather just be asightseer or would you like to experience real life abroad? For those who
prefer the latter, we have quite an extensive variety of oversees
programs for you to enjoy – long or short term study programs, working
holidays, internships, junior or senior school programs, and more!
Please came and see me in our office if you’d like to check them out.

Jonathan Says: W a l k i n g b y t h e r i v e r I s a w a t e a m o f m e n c l e a r i n gaway the fallen leaves and cherry blossoms with powered ‘blow
g u n s ’ . I n t h e l i g h t o f t h e d e v as t a t i o n w r o u g h t b y t h e r e c e n ttsunami I pondered the pathetic attempts of human beings tocontrol the forces of nature.

Greg Says:

May always has me reminiscing about many of my first time
experiences in Japan. I arrived in the Land o f the Rising Sun on the 10th of
May many years ago and that day in Sendai is so vivid it feels as if it happened
yesterday. The few “firsts” that stand out include experiencing total culture
shock; seeing and touching snow; making a snowman; drinking Japanese sake;eating cow tongue and, lastly, the feeling of being totally illiterate.

Arno Dit: Mai, le mois prefere de nombreux francais et japonais,puisqu`en Mai nous avons de nombreuses vacances. En France desjours feries, et le Golden Week au Japon. Profitez tous de ces
courtes vacances ! Moi, je feterais mon anniversaire !

Eri from S(a)3 goes on a cruise!
Have you heard of the Ship for World Youth? This programme is run by theJapanese government and I joined for six weeks earlier this year along with
about 130 Japanese young people and the same number from other countries.
On the ship we did many things. We were divided into groups and in ours
we wrote our names in Kanji on our T-shirts (see picture). The Japanese
members decided which Kanji to use for the non-Japanese members’ names.
In addition, we all belonged to two clubs - I belonged to the Tea Ceremony andChilean Dance clubs – and took part in discussions. I learned the importanceof giving my own opinion when I communicate
with others.
We visited the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Australia
and Vanuatu. I especiallyMe!
liked Fiji where the people, though they had
little, were happy. I wouldlike to share my experiences with otherJapanese people, especiallyschool children.

Miho and Akane’s Adventures Overseas – a serial by S(A)3 students - Episode 3
Miho talked more about her boyfriend, Tom. “I met him last year when I climbed Mount Fuji with myco-worker, Masako. Tom was climbing alone. We wanted to see the sunrise. As the sky darkened he spoke
to us: he asked if there was a lodge nearby. As we were planning to spend the night in one, and would bethere in 20 minutes, I suggested he come with us. We began to climb together.
“After reaching the lodge he thanked us very much and gave us a can of beer. Masako’s face lit up
because she really loved beer. We drank together through the night. As he couldn’t speak Japanese well,
we talked in English. I sometimes interpreted for Masako. Our conversation heated up when I heard he wasfrom Sydney; I’m sure you can understand why. He said he had been teaching English at Shizuoka
University for the last two years and I told him I was working with Masako at the same company in Tokyo.
We talked a lot about ourselves that night.
“Next day, before dawn, we climbed to the top of the mountain together. We could see a beautiful
sunrise from the summit. When I saw his smile at that moment I felt he would play a part in my life in someway. We exchanged email addresses and said goodbye. I mailed him two weeks later and heard he hadgone back to Sydney because his visa had expired.
“I couldn’t forget him… so I quit my job and came here.”……………..to be continued

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