Hokudai/Cast 45: Fear of Spiders, Snakes & Snowboarding?

Hokukdai/Cast 45 discusses  the difference between high school and Hokuriku University English, snowboarding, learning English in China, and two exchange students' first impression of Japan. 

Hokudai/Cast 45 Contents

0:00 - 0:35	Introduction
0:40 - 1:12	Snowboarding
1:15 - 2:15	High School and Hokuriku University English
2:20 - 4:55	Studying English in China
5:00 - 8:35	Word/Play: Phobias!
8:40 - 9:35	First Impressions (In Chinese)
9:40 - 14:00	Bed Spins by Manzi
14:00 - 14:28	Contact Information

Word/Play will play on your fears: phobias (=fears) are discussed with four common phobias – fear of snakes, spiders, heights, and small spaces.

The four words are: 

Japanese	English	Chinese
高所恐怖症	acrophobia	恐高症	fear of high places
閉所恐怖症	claustrophobia	狭窄空间恐惧症	fear of small spaces
クモ恐怖症	arachnophobia	蜘蛛恐惧症	fear of spiders
ヘビ類恐怖症	ophidiophobia	蛇类恐惧症	fear of snakes

   

The music is Bed Spins by Manzi. The lead singer of Manzi is a sophomore here at Hokuriku University.

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