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Current Events Semester 1 Final Exam Review
What's on the test:

1) Information from Blogs: Listening

1. Doraemon was born on September 3rd, 2112.
2. Danjiris were first made by Okabe Nagayasu in 1703.
3. The average Danjiri weighs 4 tons.
4. 'Kasuri' is a way of dying cloth that is often used for kimonos.
5. The openings under the arms of a Yukata are called 'Miyatsuguchi'.
6. Yukata were first worn in the Heian period.
7. Fast Japanese cars are called 'rice burners'.
8. Break dance started in the 70s in New York.
9. People in Kagawa put anko in ozouni.
10. Geisya started to become famous around the world when 3 of them danced in Paris in 1867.
11. Hanami is called 'flower viewing' in English.
12. 'Ghost in the Shell' is the name of a famous Japanimation by Mamoru Oshii.
13. Kabuki actors basically only use four colors for their face: red, blue, brown, and black.
14. 'Wagashi', or Japanese sweets vary from season to season.
15. Japanese theater 'Noh' came from China and was called 'Sanagaku'.
16. Takoyaki used to be called 'rajioyaki'.
17. Nadori is a rank given to Japanese 'Buyo' dancers if they pass a test.

2) What is a blog?: Listening, (especially 'Howard')

3) 'Child Labor' Keywords: Listening
Globalization
child labor
cash crops
'sweatshops'
outsourcing
factory
to be fined
a union
prostitution
demonstrations
public opinion
the people tree
a fair trade company
awareness
march

4) 'Child Labor' text: Comprehension and translation problems.

5) Essay: 'Child Labor' (150 words, at least 3 real facts)