Oct 1

1. Business Venture Chapter 5

5.1 Listening 1
5.2 Listening 1, 2
5.3 Listening 1, 2
5.4 Listening 3, 4

2.  Add cards 121-130 to Anki

3.  Japan Times Summary and Comments

4.  Homework 

Article 1

A new version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone hit store shelves Friday after hundreds of people had lined up at retail outlets, including the company's flagship store in Tokyo, hours before the release.

It is the first time in about a year that

Apple has released a new model. 

The iPhone 5 is being sold in Japan by KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp., which have been taking advantage of the smartphone to boost subscriptions. The iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter and has a larger screen and longer battery life than its predecessors, according to Apple. The new handset was also launched in other countries, including the United States, where orders exceeded more than 2 million units in the first 24 hours, according to Apple.

Article 2

Honda Motor Co. plans to double its global auto sales to more than 6 million units in the business year to March 2017, compared with 3.12 million last year, on the back of strong growth in emerging markets, President Takanobu Ito said Friday.

At a news conference at Honda headquarters in Tokyo, Ito said sales in emerging nations will double to more than 3 million units in fiscal 2016, while developed countries will see sales surpass 3 million from 2.06 million in fiscal 2011.

"Achieving the target will depend on the Fit series, which is one of our core products everywhere in the world," Ito said, referring to the lineup of compacts known as the Jazz globally. The company will introduce an all-new Jazz in 2013.

Article 3

Sony Corp. will release a new series of portable music players on Oct. 20 that will boast the best sound quality in the Walkman lineup.

The struggling electronics giant said Thursday that it is hoping the F series, which have built-in noise-canceling technology to generate crisp acoustics for the wireless-earphone version, will draw new interest to the portable music player market. Sales have been shrinking in the face of competition from smartphones, most of which are designed to double as music players.

The F series incorporates newly developed data-processing technology to reproduce vivid voice and instrument sounds. It will also come with the Android operating system so people can download games and videos from Google Play, Sony said.

The 16-gigabyte model will cost around ¥26,000 and the 64-gigabyte model about ¥35,000, Sony said, with speakers and Bluetooth headsets in various colors available as options.

Sep 24

Grading -
AA - 0 absences
A   - 1 absence
B   - 2 absences
C   - 3 absences

Remember - Even if you are absent, you must do the translation homework for the next class you attend.


1.  Business Venture Chapter 4

Module 4.1 Listening 1, 2
Module 4.2 Listening 1, 2, 5
Module 4.3 Reading 1,2
Module 4.4 Listening 1,3
Module 4.5 Speaking

Today, we will do speaking exercise 4.5 (Read 4.5 #2 and 4.5 #3).  One student will choose a job from the pictures, and the other students will try to guess the job.

2.  Add cards 111-120 - "capture" to "charter" to Anki.

3.  Japan Times Summary and Comments

4.  Homework

Article 1

A new version of Apple Inc.'s iPhone hit store shelves Friday after hundreds of people had lined up at retail outlets, including the company's flagship store in Tokyo, hours before the release.

It is the first time in about a year that

Apple has released a new model. 

The iPhone 5 is being sold in Japan by KDDI Corp. and Softbank Mobile Corp., which have been taking advantage of the smartphone to boost subscriptions. The iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter and has a larger screen and longer battery life than its predecessors, according to Apple. The new handset was also launched in other countries, including the United States, where orders exceeded more than 2 million units in the first 24 hours, according to Apple.

Article 2

Honda Motor Co. plans to double its global auto sales to more than 6 million units in the business year to March 2017, compared with 3.12 million last year, on the back of strong growth in emerging markets, President Takanobu Ito said Friday.

At a news conference at Honda headquarters in Tokyo, Ito said sales in emerging nations will double to more than 3 million units in fiscal 2016, while developed countries will see sales surpass 3 million from 2.06 million in fiscal 2011.

"Achieving the target will depend on the Fit series, which is one of our core products everywhere in the world," Ito said, referring to the lineup of compacts known as the Jazz globally. The company will introduce an all-new Jazz in 2013.

Article 3

Sony Corp. will release a new series of portable music players on Oct. 20 that will boast the best sound quality in the Walkman lineup.

The struggling electronics giant said Thursday that it is hoping the F series, which have built-in noise-canceling technology to generate crisp acoustics for the wireless-earphone version, will draw new interest to the portable music player market. Sales have been shrinking in the face of competition from smartphones, most of which are designed to double as music players.

The F series incorporates newly developed data-processing technology to reproduce vivid voice and instrument sounds. It will also come with the Android operating system so people can download games and videos from Google Play, Sony said.

The 16-gigabyte model will cost around ¥26,000 and the 64-gigabyte model about ¥35,000, Sony said, with speakers and Bluetooth headsets in various colors available as options.