CROSSROADS Language StudioÊs Newsletter, July 2010
In contrast, the king of the Olmec
people in ancient Mexico (1300BC) not
only permitted their subjects to play,
but took part themselves. And theirancestors, the Mokaya (3000BC) wereThe modern
game of football so serious about their sport - called– surely themost popular Pok-a-Tok, similar to football but
game in theworld – using only the elbows, knees and hips
originated inEngland to control the ball - that the losing
in the 19thCentury team’s
captainwasgenerally
when the rules weknow beheaded. Given the sport’s history it
today were set out.
Shin- would not be surprising to learn thatkicking, tripping andcarrying the head was then used as a ball.
the ball were finally outlawed,
much Outlandish, you may think, but someto the dismay of some players who split researchers believe that the severedfrom the English Football Association head of a defeated Danish prince wasto develop the game of rugby.
the first football to be used inEngland.
Football certainly has a violent
history. Mob Football, which emerged
So, when you settle down to watch
in the Middle Ages, was played replays of the World Cup final,across Europe in various forms. In remember the words of Bill Shankley, aEngland, villages played each other, former Liverpool manager: “Sometrying to force the ball into the people think that football is amarket square of the opposing village matter of life and death. They’reby any means possible (in one version wrong. It’s much more seriousof the game, called Shrovetide than that”.
Football,only
murderandArticle by Jonathan
manslaughter
wereprohibited).
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Joshua Says: It’s that time of the term again. Performance night! TheBig Party is on the 31st of this month. I really hope many of you will
come along and join in – not just the performers. After all, everyone
likes karaoke, a glass of wine and good food, don’t they? And next
month there will be our Summer B-B-Q party on the roof-top. Check out
the details on P3. I look forward to seeing you all there, twice!

Junko Says: It is always good news to hear our students do well outside.

Studying English has paid off for two of our high-school students from Jonathan’sS(c)1 group. Taiki Shiraishi was recently placed 3rd out of 400 students in hisgrade in the GTEC English writing test. And Kota Nishiyama traveled to Chicago
in America to take part in a NASA-sponsored debate competition where his team(including members from Ireland and the US) achieved the 3rd prize out of 434
teams comprising a total of 1,043 students. Great job, boys!!!

Jonathan Says:

I find myself largely ignored as I walk the streets ofMatsuyama, or drink coffee in a café. I thought that perhaps I am particularly
ugly or generally unremarkable – disappointing, as I expected legions offemale admirers to flock to my side on arrival in Japan – but it seems thatJapanese do not seem to stare at each other, either. I watched as two young
men completely ignored the stunning woman that walked right past them.
This is in contrast to England where ‘people watching’ is a national pastime.

Greg Says: Have you ever had a craving for something? Last week

my daughter played golf in Tokushima and we were staying
overnight in Kagawa. We both had a craving for sushi but our GPS
couldn’t locate a sushi restaurant anywhere near us. There wereheaps of udon and noodle shops, but no sushi. We drove for nearly anhour before finding one by chance in the middle of nowhere. Now I
understand the strange cravings pregnant women sometimes have.

Kevin Dit: La moitié de l'année est maintenant passée ! Mois apres mois, j'ai
l'impression de me répeter, mais le temps passe vraiment très vite ! Juillet est l'undes mois préferés des français, il est en général associé aux vacances, au repos,aux voyages. Qu'en est-il au Japon ? Pour ma part, pas de réelles vacances cet été,mais je vais accueillir mes parents (que je n'ai pas vu depuis 8 mois) à Matsuyama
dans quelques jours. J'éspère qu'ils aimeront le Japon autant que moi !

The “End-of-Term,Performance-Night” Partyon Saturday, the 31st Julyat 7:30pm.
Join in all the usual fun:Plays, Karaoke, good food and wine, andmost of all, good company! Everyone’s invited,to join and you can invite friends and family
members too! Don’t miss it!!

Our Summer B-B-Q Party next
month in Crossroads’ roof-top garden will be on
Sunday 29 August,starting at 6:00pm.

Bring Your Own…,
and your friends.
It’s free!

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