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04 .24Language Lessons from Polyglot Language LearnersPhoto credit: Tessa Kavanagh on PixabayPolyglots are people who have learned many languages. The most famous polyglots can speak over 10 languages. Some of the current famous polyglots are Richard Simcott, Steve Kaufmann, and Luca Lampariello. You can look them up on the internet to find out in detail how they study. They might study a little differently than your teachers have told you but it is hard to argue with their success. This article will summarize what I found out from researching polyglot language learners.The first thing to know is there isn’t one way to learn a language. Polyglots used a lot of different methods. Some of the methods they recommended were the opposite of what other polyglots recommended. The lesson here is to research what others recommend, try many different methods, and when you find one that works for you personally, use that method. Despite there being many opinions on what is the best way to learn languages, there were some main themes that emerged.Maximize Comprehensible Input. Most polyglots were big fans of the American Linguistics Professor Stephen Krashen. Krashen recommends learners expose themselves to as much of the target language as they can. This input should ideally be just above your level and interesting to you. This includes reading easy books, watching videos, and listening to music. The key is to listen and read as much as you can in your target language. Some people call this the immersion approach. Use the time you have such as when you are travelling to school, doing housework, or winding down at the end of the day.Review Words, Phrases, and Sentences from the Input. Most polyglots advised reviewing what was learned from the input using a Spaced Repetition System. This is similar to studying from flashcards but the Spaced Repetition software tells you when to study the information again just before you forget it. There are many computer applications you can use but the most famous one is called, “Anki”. When a word or phrase repeatedly catches your attention make a study card and review it until you can recall it easily.Practice Speaking and Writing. Although most polyglots advise to focus on listening and reading at the beginning stages of learning a language, speaking and writing can help to reinforce and solidify language already learned. To practice writing, the most obvious example given is to write a diary. For speaking, the most obvious thing to do is to speak to others in the target language. If this is not possible, recording yourself can also be good practice.Learning a language should be fun if you follow the polyglot language learners’ advice. Immerse yourself with as much interesting content in your target language as you can. Pick out bits you want to learn and review them with a spaced repetition system like Anki. When you have progressed beyond the beginner level, use speaking and writing to reinforce what you have learned through listening and reading.But most of all, make sure to have fun!Questions:1: What is a "polyglot"?A parrotA person who speaks many languages well.A person with many “glots”.2: What is the first advice from polyglots?Eat food from around the world.Feed your parrot many seeds and fruits.Maximize comprehensible input.3: What is the name of the most famous SRS Flashcard Application?Anki.GoogleTik-TokScroll down ↓ for the answersAnswers:1 – B2 – C3 – AMichael Wilkins
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04 .17Inspired by Historical FictionPhoto credit: Avery Evans unsplash.comYou may have discovered that reading about one topic will get you interested in others. Recently, I read the novel “The Eagle Has Landed” by Jack Higgins (1975). The style is what some call ‘historical fiction’ meaning places, people and events used in the book may have really existed, but the drama is a fictional story. This particular story relates an account of a secret plan of Nazi Germany to send soldiers to England in order to kidnap the Prime Minister of Britain, Winston Churchill.While reading, I first became curious of the location of some scenes in the book. This led me to researching more about Norfolk and Norwich, England by looking at maps and pictures. I also wanted to see pictures of war time Berlin and England.I became interested in the historical characters including Adolf Hitler, Churchill, and Benito Mussolini, the former Prime Minister of Italy. These are names I grew up hearing, but I never learned the details about what kind of people they were, or what they did during the time of World War II. I also become interested in the political problems between Ireland and Britain which have a long history and are one component of the story’s background. The internet is a great resource for following up on topics. We can see pictures, videos and find other materials related to what we are reading.After finishing the book, I learned about a movie that was made based on the novel. I read about the actors featured in the movie and how it was reviewed by movie critics. From now I would like to read more ‘historical fiction’ novels to see how the authors combine real and imaginary events or people. In fact, there have been many historical dramas produced for TV in Japan. They are often based on historical characters and events, but they can show us a human side to the events we read about in history textbooks. I recommend trying some historical novels and checking out some historical dramas as well. It is an interesting way to encounter people and events from the past. Maybe you will also be inspired to expand your interests and views about various related topics.Questions:Q1. Which book did the author read?A. Harry PotterB. The Eagle Has LandedC. Apollo 13Q2. Who were two famous people in the novel?A. Adolf Hitler, Winston ChurchillB. Jack Ryan, Ethan HuntC. William Wallace, Queen ElizabethQ3. Why does the author recommend reading historical fiction?A. You can watch historical movies.B. It can help you get a good grade on history tests.C. It can give you a new perspective on history.Scroll down ↓ for the answersAnswers:1 B2 A3 CBBP Staff
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04 .10Learning from doing Volunteer Work
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Have you ever done any volunteering work before? If not, what kind of image do you have of them? My image toward volunteering work was something special and for only special people. However, my image was changed after I did some volunteer work in a Japanese class as a language facilitator when I was studying in the UK as a postgraduate student.
Volunteer work became more familiar to me and made me realize that it can be a good way to deepen my interest or knowledge, especially when the volunteering work that I chose related to what I wanted to do in the future. As far as volunteering work in the UK, it seems normal for university students to do it before they start job hunting, and to write about volunteering work experience on their CV.
According to a survey conducted in 2019 by the Japanese Cabinet Office, 33.3 % of Japanese young people aged between 13 and 29 answered that they are interested in volunteer work. However, this was the lowest rank compared to other countries such as USA (65.4%), UK (52.7%), South Korea (52.6%), France (51.7%), Germany (49.6%) and Sweden (45.8%). In fact, 48.1 % of Japanese young people answered that they are not interested in volunteer work, which is 6.2 % higher than a previous survey in 2013.
In terms of the word “volunteer”, Cambridge Dictionary says that volunteer means: a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. What’s more, PATIMES.ORG [https://patimes.org/the-origins-of-the-word-volunteer/] explains that the origin of the word volunteer comes from the Latin word voluntaries, which has the meaning of willing or of one’s own choice. With reference to the benefits of volunteer work, [https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/volunteering-and-its-surprising-benefits.htm] it explains that there are four good reasons to do such work;
1. Volunteering connects you to others. This means that volunteering can give you a chance to make new friends and expand your network.
2. Volunteering is good for your mind and body. According to the researchers, helping other people can make you feel happy and increase self-confidence.
3. Volunteering can advance your career. Volunteering can teach you some important skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, project planning, task management and organization.
4. Volunteering brings fun and fulfillment to your life.
It is said that volunteering can be an easy way to discover your interests and passions. Why don’t you learn not only from the textbooks but also from doing some volunteer work?
Questions:
Q1.What percent of young Japanese people are interested in volunteer work?
A. 49.6%
B. 45.8%
C. 33.3%
Q2. What does the Latin word "voluntaries" mean?
A. Explosions.
B. Willing or of one’s own choice.
C. Giving things away free
Q3. What can people receive by doing volunteer work?
A. More Self-confidence.
B. Bigger pay
C. Free lunch
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Answers:
1 C
2 B
3 A
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04 .03Blog title: Are you Dissatisfied with your Life?
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I have been reading a lot recently, now that I have more time stuck at home… I have been wanting to be a better person and make good use of the time I have now. I am sure my old self would have been stuck in front of the TV watching Netflix or locked on the computer screen, stuck on the latest YouTube videos. A book that is changing my life is “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. I recommend you pick it up, it is an easy read, but it can change your life. {Jamesclear.com[https://jamesclear.com/]}
Here are a few of the many good ideas in the first chapter, but that is just the beginning… Everyone has habits, and did you know that the habits that you have now, whether they are getting up early, or turning off the lights when you leave a room, came to you without effort? Of course, your bad habits, like procrastinating or eating an unhealthy meal come very easy too, but did you know that those little decisions make up who we are? These little decisions, good or bad, add up. These “1% decisions” are not noticeable but are very meaningful. As you repeat and do small things, day by day, those habits will have an impact on the way your life will be heading. If you stay up late and finish up work you were putting off, sure you can survive on three or four hours of sleep that next day, but one day in the future, you will wake up late and miss something important or make a mistake because you were sleepy.
The author says, “Success is the product of daily habits – not once-in-a-life-time transformations.” You might be thinking that you need to change every little thing in your life… no… start with one thing that will make your actions successful. Just like when you chop a tree down, you pick up your axe, and start swinging, you cannot cut down a tree with one blow, it takes many strikes at the tree to bring it down. Just like starting a new habit, it takes many times of doing something to start a new habit, or stop a bad one. At first, it is exciting to start something new and you can see wood chips flying, but after a while you get tired and you hit and hit but you do not see change. When you finally fell that tree, the whole world will look at you and say how great your achievement was, but you know it was the work that you did when you did not see any results was the work that made things possible. Fighting on through hard times will make future success.
“All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision.” It is a new year now and people talk about “New Year’s Resolutions” (新年の抱負) . More than making a goal this school year, plan on making a “system” that will make your goals a reality. Just like every Olympic athlete has the goal to win the gold medal, if you improve the way you train and make the environment easy for you to get better, improve your training system… you will have a better outcome. Also, achieving that goal will be good, but the result of meeting that goal is nothing if your life is not changed. If you diet and lose those kilograms you wanted to lose but go back to eating as you did before the diet, you will just rebound back. You need to change your eating and exercise system so you will have those great results (lost weight and fitting into those jeans) for the rest of your life.
These are just some of the great ideas waiting for you in the book. Please read it and come to the BBP and let’s talk about it. Everything counts.
Reference: Clear, J. (2018) Atomic Habits. Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
Questions:
1. What did the author do this past year?
A. watch a lot of TV and YouTube videos
B. sleep a lot
C. read books
2. What is the book "Atomic Habits" about?
A. making good habits
B. studying atoms
C. a boy named "Tom"
3. The book's author said, "All big things come from ___________"
A. big things
B. small beginnings
C. once in a lifetime events
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Answers:
1 C
2 A
3 B
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03 .27Animal Café
A few years ago, when my daughter was depressed because of a broken heart, I took her to a cat cafe for the first time to cheer her up. The cat cafe was located in Osaka in a two-story building with fancy decorations, such as a cat tower, cozy sofas, and toys that cats would enjoy. We stayed there for about an hour, playing with about 20 cats. She seemed healed and felt a little better on the way home.
What kind of people visits such animal cafes? People who want to have pets but cannot keep them at home, people who seek healing by playing with animals, and people who love animals. However, there is no doubt that these animal cafes are popular in Japan and will continue to increase in number.
Cats used to be the mainstream, but now there seem to be dogs, raccoons, hedgehogs, rabbits, reptiles, and owls. When I was in Kyoto the other day, I found a micro pig café. Several people were waiting in front of the shop. The admission fee for adults and elementary school students is 660 yen, and the first 30 minutes are 1,100 yen for adults and 550 yen for elementary school students. For every 30 minutes after that, an additional 550 yen for adults and 330 yen for elementary school students will be charged. In other words, an hour's stay will cost 2,310 yen for adults and 1,540 yen for elementary school students, which is quite expensive.
Historically, the oldest cat café was opened in Taiwan in 1998, and it is said that a Japanese tourist later brought the idea back to Japan and opened a dog café in Japan in 2004.
From the point of view of animal protection, there are many voices against these cafes. If they were kept as pets in some houses, they would receive a lot of affection as a family member. However, in these animal cafes, they are touched and held by an unspecified number of people and are treated as what is called a showpiece.
Amidst these voices, we have recently seen dog and cat cafes with different concepts. For example, they also play a role as animal shelters. In other words, if customers find their favorite dog or cat, they can apply to become a foster parent and take the animal home if the conditions are met.
In Japan, it is common practice to buy pets at pet shops, but many countries have banned the sale of pets as a form of animal welfare. People who want to keep pets are likely to buy them directly from breeders or receive them from animal shelters. Will this be the case in Japan shortly? Pets not only include dogs and cats but also tropical fish, insects, hamsters, ferrets, turtles, birds, and a wide variety of other animals, so they will continue to exist for some time.
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Blog Quiz
Q1. Why did the writer go to the cat café in Osaka?
Q2. How much would it cost an adult to spend two hours in a mini pig cafe?
Q3. In your opinion, would you prefer to get a pet from a pet shop, an animal shelter, or a breeder? Why?
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Quiz AnswersQ1. To cheer her daughter up.
Q2. 3,410 yen.
Q3. Answers will vary.Rika Takeda -
03 .17What Difficulty Do You Prefer for Games and Life?
Do you play computer games? If so, what difficulty setting do you prefer? The typical choices are easy, medium, and hard. Some people set their games to easy so that they can enjoy a stress-free experience. Others bump up the difficulty to medium to add a little bit of a challenge. But in my experience, medium difficulty hardly proves a challenge at all. So, do you like to be punished on hard difficulty? For me, when given a choice, my preferred difficulty is somewhere between hard and very hard, which is quite challenging. I need to feel like I can barely survive to get the maximum satisfaction.
Now, if I were to ask you the same question regarding your daily life, your real world, would your answer be the same? Are you someone who wants an easy daily experience that is as free of stress as possible? Or are you up for a challenge from time to time? Maybe some might enjoy the feeling of being totally overwhelmed, as if they are underwater, struggling to breathe. For me, when asked this question, my answer would most definitely be whatever is the easiest difficulty possible. The feeling of being overwhelmed brings me a sense of anxiety that I can’t stand. Indeed, I have had many nightmares about real-world deadlines but never about anxiety related to playing games. In other words, my choices don’t agree with each other at all.
I’m not the only person who feels this way, as many people have brought up this discussion online, pointing out how our actions don’t make sense. Why would someone finish their stressful day at work only to go home and immediately play stressful games in their free time? Some believe the answer is about consequences, which are the outcomes of the actions that we make. In the real world, our actions have real consequences. If we miss a deadline, it could mean that we disappoint others or even get fired from our jobs. And thinking about the consequences makes us afraid of losing control. Games, on the other hand, have a restart button and unlimited chances. Therefore, a game can allow us to experience challenges without having to worry about heavy effects. This is just one theory, and we really don’t know why humans act in this way. But what would happen if we removed the fear of failure? Would we suddenly become more daring and passionate about pursuing difficult challenges? This is an interesting question in my opinion.
Now ask yourself, what type of person are you? What type of person are you in real life? Do you fall apart if you are not in control of your environment? Or do you get excited about the idea of barely managing to hold on?
And what type of person do you want to be? Does it match your preference of game difficulty? And if it doesn’t, why not?
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Blog Quiz
Q1: Regarding the statement in the last sentence of paragraph #2, “… my choices don’t agree with each other at all,” what choices is the author referring to?
Q2: What preferred difficulty does the author prefer for games? For daily life?
Q3: Why would someone enjoy stressful computer games but hate having a stressful job?
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Quiz AnswersQ1. The author is referring to the choice of difficulty for games and real life.
Q2. The author prefers games to be significantly challenging while daily life to be as simple as possible.
Q3. Having or not having consequences may change how humans react to a challenge.
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03 .06Be Gumbo: Culture and History
What is Gumbo?
First of all, what is gumbo? Gumbo is the official cuisine of Louisiana, U.S.A. It is a kind of stew usually made with chicken or seafood stock, meat (usually meat, sausage, shellfish, or a mix of them all), a thickener such as okra, and vegetables (onion, celery, and green pepper). To make gumbo, you must first make a dark roux using flour and a fat (usually lard or oil). This can take a long time, and you must be very careful not to burn it. Gumbo is often eaten with rice and/or bread. For some of you, it might seem like a type of curry, but the flavors are very different.
Gumbo’s History
Gumbo is a unique and loved traditional food that shares aspects of different cultures. Gumbo uses ingredients and cooking techniques from African, French, Spanish, and Native American cultures. This follows the history of Louisiana through the decades. An area which was first the home to Native American tribes, it was then settled by the French who used the waterways to trade for goods and slaves. The people arriving from Africa were experienced in farming rice, which was new to the area. After, a group of Germans moved into Louisiana and brought their tradition of sausage making. Later, Louisiana became a territory of Spain, which brought people from the Canary Islands who had experience in fishing. These people fished things such as oysters, shrimp, and crabs. They also brought spices such as cayenne pepper and chili pepper. The Spanish allowed the French people living in Canada to move down to Louisiana. Slowly and quietly, Louisiana came back to French ownership, and then it was sold to the United States in 1803. By this time, rice, seafood, sausages, spices, okra, onion, green pepper, and tomatoes had all been brought by people from different areas.
During these 100 years, gumbo started to be made in different forms and slowly new things were added to what we now know as gumbo. Now, gumbo is eaten year-round all over the South-Eastern area of the United States, and it has expanded to different parts of the world. You can even find gumbo in Japan if you look for it.
Be Gumbo
Just like gumbo, people should explore new cultures and not only observe them but also let them become a part of you. Learn from others and try to take the best parts and make them yours. So go out into the world and be gumbo. But be careful, gumbo can be spicy!
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Blog Quiz
Q1. What vegetable is used in gumbo?
a. carrots
b. celery
c. eggplant
Q2. What is one country that gumbo uses cooking techniques or ingredients?
a. Egypt
b. Cambodia
c. France
Q3. Gumbo is often eaten with what other food?
a. Naan
b. Fruits
c. Rice
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Quiz AnswersQ1. b
Q2. c
Q3. cNicholas Marx -
02 .27An Old Way of Life - Living in an Alaskan Logging CampCould you live an isolated existence devoid of the Internet, television and radio reception, cars, telephones, streets, and stores? As a child, I did just that.
Half a century ago, when I was nine and ten years old, I lived in a remote part of Alaska called Coffman Cove, which had a population of less than one-hundred people. Coffman Cove was a logging camp and the only way to get there was either by boat or by seaplane. Most people who inhabited Coffman Cove were either loggers or the family of loggers. I lived there with my mother, who was the schoolteacher, and my four siblings.
It would be easy to think that a place like Coffman Cove would be a boring place to live. Indeed, when my mother first announced that we would be moving there, I was sad because I knew I would no longer be able to watch reruns of Star Trek, which was a popular science fiction television show. However, life in Coffman Cove proved to be amazing.
Every Sunday morning, a barge brought supplies and food to the various logging camps that dotted the island, including my town. People would gather at the dock to pick up what they had ordered. Often the grocery store that sent us our food would rip off the covers of various comic books and pack the comics in with our goods. At the time, nothing seemed better than free comic books.
I would often go into the woods to play. My friends and I would build forts and set up our own kingdoms. We would make wooden swords and defend our land.
In the summer months, I picked wild blueberries and raspberries from the numerous bushes found in the woods. My dog would often accompany me and eat the blueberries right off the bushes. After picking berries for an hour or two, I would bring a bucket of them back home and my mother would use them to make pies and pancakes.
Fishing was another activity I enjoyed. Most families in Coffman Cove owned small boats. We would take the boats several miles from shore and fish for salmon and halibut. Every year, there was a contest to see who could catch the largest salmon.
In the summer, my brother and I would sit on the dock and watch the sun set at midnight over the inlet, which was framed by mountains. Memories of those sunsets still make me smile.
The quiet life also afforded much time alone. I would often read books to entertain myself, which made me into an avid reader. My love of reading persists to this day.
Unfortunately, with modern technology, life in Coffman Cove has changed. All the logging camps have been connected by roads, and now there are satellite dishes so people can watch TV. However, I still look back on those years and realize that my generation was the last one to experience a way of life in Alaska that doesn’t exist anymore.
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Blog Quiz
Q1: What was unusual about Coffman Cove?
Q2: How did food and supplies get to the camp?
Q3: Name four activities the author enjoyed doing.
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Quiz Answers
Q1. It was a remote logging camp that did not have television or radio reception, cars, telephones, streets, and stores
Q2. By barge
Q3. Playing in the woods; picking berries; fishing; and readingRex Arthur Stewart -
02 .20Multilingual Learning Challenge - Still on the Way
My interest in foreign countries has not been really traveling but experiencing and feeling different perspectives and ways of thinking in life: understanding different cultural aspects, communicating in the local language, and meeting people in new environments. For me, these are the reasons for exploring or learning foreign languages.
I’ve always thought it would be nice if I could speak multiple languages. I was interested in what kind of person I would be if I could manage several languages. When I was younger, right after I started working in Japan, I made up my mind without hesitation to live abroad. I was expecting to live in a European country one day, so I started preparing and learning German (because I learned some German at university) in addition to English by myself.
I finally got a chance to do an internship at an international hotel in Belgium. Therefore, I started to learn French a few months before my departure so that I could work there in French. Of course, it was not easy without speaking proper or professional French, and it certainly was an unforgettable struggle at that time. However, after my internship for 6 months, I kept challenging and finally this experience inspired me to move on to the next stage. I worked for other company/organization using both English and French, and eventually I spent nearly 12 years of my life in Belgium.
Perhaps the lesson from this experience is that I would say that my curiosity about learning a foreign language brought me unexpected value. Certainly, the emphasis is not merely on perfect language acquisition. So, for myself, in terms of "speaking", "listening", "writing", and "reading", each foreign language has its different level. However, I can say that I am fascinated by learning new languages, and that this new experience enriched my way of thinking about my own life. I always look forward to opportunities to start learning other languages (they are on my checklist) because I feel that this multilingual learning challenge is a great opportunity to change myself and to discover new values and experiences in my life.
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Blog Quiz
Q1. What is the topic of this essay?
Q2. According to the author, what inspired her to start learning French?
Q3. According to the author, what does it mean to have an opportunity to learn a new language?
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Quiz Answers
Q1. The essay discusses the challenges of multilingual learning and the value the author received from her own experience.
Q2. The author started learning French in preparation for her internship in Belgium.
Q3. Learning and exploring a new language is a great chance to change yourself and discover new values and experiences in your life.
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01 .30ID Photo
The other day, I finally brought myself to take an ID photo in order to apply for “My Number Card” after being hesitant to create one. I have never really liked my own ID photos before. Who would? I wonder why ID photos always look like mug shots.
In my first passport photo, I had orange hair, and I looked flushed and sweaty as if I had run a dozen miles. Why did I have orange hair? Well, upon entering college, I had my hair dyed brown for the first time. I’d hoped it would turn brown, but for some reason, my hair turned bright orange. To make matters worse, I had to take an ID photo for my passport application with that hair. I took one in the ID photo booth, and fortunately, my hair looked a lot darker in the photo than it actually was thanks to the poor lighting. I went to the passport center with the photo to apply for my first passport, but they did not accept the photo. I guess the poor lighting became a problem. I ended up having another ID photo taken at the passport center, but they did not let me see or choose the photo. My face was flushed red because I was frustrated at the inconvenience, and I was sweaty because I literally took a thirty-minute walk to the passport center. I felt mortified every time I had to looked at the passport photo for the next five years. So much for the story of my failure.
Anyway, I took an ID photo for the Individual Number Card in a photo booth. The experience was rather amusing. I was busy choosing things from many options. First, I had to choose for what purpose I needed the photo. Second, I had to choose whether I wanted to retouch my photo or keep a digital copy. Depending on the options chosen, the price of the photo varied. Then, I had to spin the chair to adjust the height so my head would be at the appropriate level. After that, the machine automatically took two shots. I had to choose if I wanted to take another two shots or choose from the two photos that were already shown on the screen. The machine even asked me to choose a skin tone, which I found very odd. I thought I was finally done with the photo taking process, but I had to choose the background color too. After fighting the audible count-down from the machine, I finally finished taking an ID photo. I did not like the photo, but I did it.
If you have to take an ID photo in a photo booth, here is a piece of advice: When the machine says, “Relax,” it means that you should relax your shoulders, not your facial muscles! My brother made that mistake, and his ID photo is the funniest of all time!
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Blog Quiz
Q1. Did the author run a dozen miles to the passport center when she had her first passport photo taken?
Q2. What does the word ‘mortified’ mean?
Q3. What was the author’s brother’s mistake in the photo booth?
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Quiz Answers
Q1. No, she did not. She walked for 30 minutes.
Q2. Very embarrassed.
Q3. He relaxed his facial muscles too much instead of relaxing his shoulders.
Sachiko Aoki