2020/08/22(土)SMC
Hello everyone!
As usual, we enjoyed the SMC meeting in a friendly atmosphere.
In the opening talk, the President talked about how to retain memory and said he believed that SMC would offer a wonderful chance to retain memory.
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Here are the minutes of the meeting.
The Coordinator was SM Kaneko and the Lecturer was SM K. Narisawa.
Lecture
Lecture (1)
Fill-in the-blank questions
(The first character is provided as a hint.)
1. She is greedy the way beautiful girls sometimes (a ).
2. This could well be what a heart attack feels (l ).
She feels the way she (w ) if someone had smacked her.
4. She considers if (h ) robbery.
5. It’s not a (l ) to think that the same holds true for workplace conferences.
6. He suggests that we (d ) with the formalities.
7. She doesn’t look a (d ) older than 16 years old.
(Answer: 1 are,2 like, 3 would, 4 highway, 5 leap, 6 dispense, 7 day)
Lecture (2)
Fill-in-the-blank questions (excerpt)
(Some choices or hints, or the first character are provided.)
1) She began to speed up, trying again to convince herself that her decision was the correct one, the only one she could realistically make. Behind her, the cemetery (r ) into the distance.
(= to dwindle away/to become smaller)
(Answer: recede)
2) Dawson stood and glanced around, spotting his wallet and keys near the TV. Seeing them jogged his ( ).
(1 legs, 2 memory, 3 shoes)
(Answer: 2 memory)
3) Despite their attempts to (m ) their feelings, Paul knew they’d buy the house as soon as he’d met them.
(= conceal/hide)
(Answer: muffle)
Table Topic Speech
1) How to become a millionaire
2) When do you find peace?
3) If you had to be someone else for one day, who would you be and why?
4) Having a third arm is better than a third leg
Prepared Speech
1) Which Do You Prefer? (SM Yu. Narisawa)
The speaker introduced the news of the highest temperature of the world, 130F (54.4C) in Death Valley National Park, California. He also shared his experiences at Las Vegas where he’d enjoyed walking even at a high temperature of 40C, and at a cold storage warehouse where he’d worked part-time with his nose hair frozen instantly. After showing the opposite extremes, he asked us, “Which do you prefer?” The speech was full of humor and we enjoyed very much.
2) My childhood memories (SM Yo. Narisawa)
The speaker shared memories of her good old days in her childhood especially in summer; swimming in the river without an adult around, playing with her sister in a mosquito net before bedtime. Under a strained atmosphere due to COVID19, her speech reminded us of our good old days when the time passed slowly.
3) My ideal pillow (SM Takahata)
The speaker talked about the importance of pillow for good sleep and explained that she took a lot of time and money to find a pillow that suits her best for a long time. Surprisingly, the ideal pillow she finally found was sold in a book store as a magazine.
Next meeting:
September 12
Coordinator: SM K. Narisawa, Lecturer: SM Kaneko
Oyama Community Center (Small room)
