Date/time: Tuesday, January 27, 2011 1:45pm – 2:40pmVenue: Namiki Elementary School, Abiko City
Organized by: Board of Education, Abiko City
Assembled by: Association for International and Visual Education
Name of student: l. Ms. Umetbaeva Kalyiman (Kyrgyz Republic)
2. Ms. Alzakhui Delgermaa (The Mongolian People’s Republic)
1. Kyrgyz - Ms. Kalyiman at 6th grade-class 1
Kyrgyz was one of federal republics of the former Soviet Union. Sixty percent of its population is Kyrgyz and the rest are Russian and others. The official language is Russian but it has its own letters. The national flag has a design of the roof of a house and the sun.
There is a palm-sized iron music instrument called Kokin in Japanese, so-called Jew’s harp. It is held tight between lips and plucked by fingers, then produces deep resonance with player’s mouth.
Although she had much interest in this instrument and could whistle it well, there was no one specialized in the study of the instrument. So she made up her mind to enter Tokyo University of Arts for collecting more information and studying further more.
At the class, she played by the kokin a popular folk music “A small girl is playing a swing”.
She also showed pupils another small traditional music instrument called Komuz, 3-stringed instrument resembling Japanese Shamisen.
She briefed about her country and added that as Kyrgyz was originally a nomad, even now cattle stroll in downtowns.
2. Mongolia – Ms. Delgermaa at 6th grade-class 2
Japanese and Mongolian languages are alike in grammar and word order. In order to preserve and protect their own culture from the influence of China, they don’t use Chinese character.
As to the temperature in January, it records minus 20 degrees centigrade in day-time, while in the midnight drops to as low as minus 30 degrees !
People wear such clothes that can cover their whole body not to expose any naked part of the body. If you would go out with head uncovered, your ears might be instantly affected with frostbite.
In summer, an average temperature is 25 degrees but it’s comfortable because the humidity is low.
Their house is called Gher, a tent-like dome-shaped prefabricated dwelling covered with woolen felt. It can be put together only by 3 or 4 grown-ups within about 3 hours, and is full of mobility.
They usually breed 5 kinds of livestock, horses, cows, sheep, goats and camels.
They carry only limited items necessary for living with them because they move around engaging in stock-farming. Cattle dung is used as fuel.
She finally emphasized pupils that if their hobbies were to play a music instrument and they were practicing it, she would like to recommend them to continue doing so. This would give them a chance to have more friends and to interact each other, and it would be of help to them when necessary.
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