This report is about learning activities by utilizing the daily NHK television commentary "Siten-Ronten", where specialists discuss current problems in an easy to understand manner. The teacher rearranged the text concentrating on two goals: 1) to understand the topics 2) to learn different Japanese speech styles. Finally the learners chose topics, which they discussed in writing, expressing themselves strongly and freely. These compositions were shown to Japanese helpers, who gave written comments. We try to show what role the teacher could play and what can be achieved by incorporating native speakers and foreign learners in a mutual projectwork.