<span class="parts-lets">PHOTOS SPARK CONVERSATIONS</span>

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<p>This photo was taken at a train in Tokyo. Describe the photo and share your personal experience taking public transportation in your country. </p>
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<span class="parts-lets">LET'S LEARN!</span>

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      <li class="parts-bank-content">attractions
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">suburbs
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">decade
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">wealth
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">guided tour
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<span class="parts-lets">SPEAK MORE!</span>

__Direction:__ Discuss the following questions with your mentor and share about yourself. Make sure to answer in complete sentences. 

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1. What do you like to do in cities? What makes them fun?

2. What are the advantages of living in the suburbs? What are the advantages of living in cities? Where do you prefer to live?

3. What makes Tokyo an attractive city? Do you have a favorite area?

4. Can you share about <em>ryokans</em>? Do you recommend that tourists stay in hotels or <em>ryokans</em>? Why?

5. Why do you think so many tourists love to go to Kyoto? How has Kyoto changed over the last decade?

6. Have you traveled outside of Japan? Where did you go? What's your favorite travel destination and why?

<span class="parts-lets">LET'S PARAPHRASE PROVERBS!</span>    

__Direction:__ Read the proverb below, then discuss it with your mentor. What does it mean? Do you agree with it?

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<p>Meaning: <span class="parts-uline-long"></span><span class="parts-uline-long"></span></p> 
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Sharing experiences and feelings about how confusing, eciting, and fast paced cities are by answering different questions, doing a role-play and paraphrasing proverbs.