Mr Tomei will soon (September 1st) be contacting you about new typing homework. The aim is to avoid the dip in writing performance that most students experience at the beginning of the second semester, after the summer holiday. Please be looking forward to it!
Also, be sure to check your blogs for any important comments, if possible by the end of the day today, just in case there are any major problems.
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Monday, August 1, 2016
Indignation, Kenta Matsudaira, and other matters…
Today we watched the trailer for Indignation, a movie adaptation of Philip Roth's novel of the same name. Philip Roth is considered one of the greatest American novelists. He wrote many books and several of them have been translated into Japanese. Also, several of his novels have been made into films.
We also saw Ma Lin play Matsudaira Kenta in 2009. Ma Lin is 36 and retired now, but I still enjoy seeing his games. Xu Xin is my favorite current player. He plays with the same reverse pen backhand style.
We also saw Ma Lin play Matsudaira Kenta in 2009. Ma Lin is 36 and retired now, but I still enjoy seeing his games. Xu Xin is my favorite current player. He plays with the same reverse pen backhand style.
Indignation, Kenta Matsudaira, and other matters…
Today we watched the trailer for Indignation, a movie directed by James Schamus and starring Logan Lerman. It's based on the novel by Philip Roth, the famous New York Jewish writer. I haven't read the book, and the trailer was very mysterious, but it seems that the boy played by Logan Lerman committed a crime, or imagined that he had committed a crime, and the movie deals with the aftermath of that event. I was interested to see that the headmaster of the school is played by the actor who plays the senator who becomes the director of the CIA in Homeland. It looks like a very interesting movie; I hope it comes to Denkikan soon.
We also watched a short table tennis video from YouTube. It was from the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships held in Yokohama. It was excerpts from the Ma Lin – Matsudaira Kenta quarterfinal, and it focused on how Matsudaira earned many points with skillful blocks.
I'm not sure if it's finalised yet, but it seems that Paul Pogba will almost definitely be joining Manchester United from Juventus. I think it's the most expensive transfer ever. He and Ibrahimovich will make a formidable team. I think maybe Manchester United will win the Premier League this year. Leicester City will probably fall down quite steeply. I'm also a bit worried about Arsenal.
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We also watched a short table tennis video from YouTube. It was from the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships held in Yokohama. It was excerpts from the Ma Lin – Matsudaira Kenta quarterfinal, and it focused on how Matsudaira earned many points with skillful blocks.
I'm not sure if it's finalised yet, but it seems that Paul Pogba will almost definitely be joining Manchester United from Juventus. I think it's the most expensive transfer ever. He and Ibrahimovich will make a formidable team. I think maybe Manchester United will win the Premier League this year. Leicester City will probably fall down quite steeply. I'm also a bit worried about Arsenal.
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