CROSSROADSCROSSROA DS Language StudioÊs Newsletter July
July,ly , 201
20 1 2Later this month, the30th modern Summer Olympic Games will beheld in London. The 2012 games will feature
26 sports, two less than the last games inBeijing. Baseball and softball have been
dropped from the Olympic program, and only
women's boxing makes its debut in London.
Paris was the closest rival to the English
capital for hosting the games, but strikes,
demonstrations and alleged corruption in theFrench capital helped the International
Olympic Committee to decide on London as
the host city with a final votes tally of 54 to 50.
The jubilation felt in London at winning theright to hold the games was somewhat shortlived, as the following morning, a series of coordinated bombing attacks organised by Islamic
terrorists took place on the London Transportsystem during the morning rush hour, leaving 52
commuters dead. In a show of sympathy, thefamilies of the victims were given free tickets for
the Olympic Games. The tickets for the games
normally cost upwards of £20 and the mostexpensive tickets on sale were for the opening
ceremony, reaching up to £2000.
One of the main areas of concern for theI.O.C. was the underdeveloped transportsystem in London. However, with the help of
29 Japanese-built "bullet" trains purchasedfrom the Hitachi corporation, journey times
around the south of England have been cut by
up to 40%, and stations and train lines havebeen upgraded to cope with the huge numbersof fans and competitors who will travel to andfrom the Olympic venues.
The cost of bringing the Olympic games toLondon and redeveloping areas of London in
preparation for the event is approximately £9billion (1.1 trillion Japanese Yen), which has
drawn criticism from many public figures.

Furthercontroversy
was created
whentheTeamGB
footballteam
was
Henson Recording Studios, LA, USAannounced,
as David
Beckham, who had played a large part inbringing the games to London, was omitted
from the football squad. Only 3 players over
the age of 23 are allowed to be chosen, and the37 year old Englishman was not one of them.
Japanese medal hopes centre on a very
young group of judoka, who are expected to dowell in a sport which is traditionallydominated by the Japanese. Over the courseof the last 11 Olympic games, Japan has won
35 gold medals in judo, compared to theFrench, second with 10 golds.
The British again expect to do well inrowing and cycling, two sports in which
Britons have traditionally been successful. Sir
Chris Hoy, a Scottish cyclist who won threegolds in the Beijing games, hopes to repeat theachievement on home soil, but will face stiffcompetition
fromthereigning
world
champion, Australian Shane Perkins.
Article by Craig

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Joshua Says: This month is the last for the current term. That means,
Party Night! On the 28th we will be holding our regular end-of-term party
and I am looking forward to seeing many of our students enjoying thisevent. Food, wine, performances and more. Matthew will teach juggling toanyone who might be interested in learning, too! I’ll see you then.

Junko Says: If you have been looking at our notice board, you will know
we are starting up a new 1+1 campaign. We want our school to growand, so, we are encouraging all our students to get behind this projectand help out! The benefits for you and the friends you introduce to us
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Matthew Says: It’s “rainy season” implies that the period of
rainfall is long-term, i.e. the length of a “season”. For countries
where this occurs, like Cambodia, we use the term “Monsoonseason”. Therefore when using “rainy season” please explain to
your listener that “rainy season”, in Japan, is merely a period ofaround three weeks in July where the country gets heavy rain.

Craig Says: Having been here a month, I have been able to meetmost of you by now. I haven't managed to visit the castle or any
other interesting places yet, because the weather hasn't been greaton my days off. But I have found some nice places to eat and drink,
so my stomach and tastebuds are contented. If you have any
recommendations for me for places to visit, I'd love to hear them!

Arnaud Dit: Il fait chaud ici, bien trop chaud pour nous pauvresfrançais. Alors, on s'adapte, on survie. Pour ma part, j'utilise
souvent l'air conditionné. Mais la facture en fin de mois est toujours
un peu... salé. Ahhh l'été... L'été c'est aussi de beaux coucher desoleil ! Rien de tel qu'une balade sur une belle plage en fin de soirée!

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