2010年11月29日月曜日

BR 2-11: The Fox and the Stork

I read The Fox and the Stork. I am going to tell you about this story. The main character is a fox and a stork. They are friends. They often enjoyed walking into the garden. The fox liked playing tricks.

One day, he had a good idea. He passed an invitation to her. He invited her for dinner. She was so hungry. So she went his house to eat dinner with him.

The fox made soup. He poured it into wide bowls. She couldn't eat it, because her bill is long. She tried to eat it many times, but she couldn't eat it. Then, he said "you looks don't like it" and he took her soup.

Next day, she asked him to dinner. She also made soup. She poured it into tall jars. He couldn't eat it, because he hasn't long bill. Then, he was angry.

Mackinnon, M. (2007). The Fox and the Stork. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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2010年11月26日金曜日

Twilight

Day after tomorrow, I went to Cineplex Kumamoto near the Daiei with Chinami. We had three classes. After the third period, we arranged to meet in front of a board. Then, we walked to the movie theater. First, we bought drinks at drug store. Then, we got a ticket of eclipse twilight saga. We were looking forward to watching it. After that we sat on a seat.

The movie was so thrilling and a little scary for me. I was so excited!! I couldn't endure with fear. Moreover, I shuddered with fear, so I glanced at Chinami. Then I was so surprised, because she was so relaxed, and cool. She has strong mental. I respected her.

The story is love story, but there were many hard action scenes. The characters are a girl, vampires, wolves, and new born people. The girl and one of the vampire fallen in love, but her friend who is wolf also love her. It is a love triangle. It was interesting. Finally, she decided to marry with vampire, but I don't know the end. What will be final outcome?

Originally, the new born people were human, but they became vampires by Victoria who is an enemy of the girl, wolves, and vampires. The new born people and Victoria are seeking the girl's life. So the vampires and wolves try to save her. To tell the truth, the vampires and the wolves don't get along very well with each other. However they cooperated with each other to save her life from Victoria and new born people.

The action scenes were very forceful. I enjoyed this movie. I recommend it. Now I would like to watch Harry Potter and a secret treasure. I will watch it next Wednesday if I can.

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My favorite music

My favorite music is EXILE’s songs. I like EXILE and their songs. It makes me happy. The vocalist has good voice and talent. In my opinion, Atsushi is the best singer in Japan.

I like the better ballad than up tempo, but I like the both. For example, O’ver, HIBIKI, Unmeinohito, M&A, Heavenly White, Michi, Yasashii hikari, We will, Beautiful, Everything, and Fire works.

In addition, I also like Satoshi Ohno who is member of ARASHI. He also has good voice and talent. Their songs make me pleasant.

Now I addicted to KARA. KARA is Korean pop group. My favorite their song is Mister. I also like their dance. My favorite member is Hara. She is so pretty.
Music is indispensable for me.

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2010年11月20日土曜日

BR 2-10: The RUNAWAY PANCAKE

I read The RUNAWAY PANCAKE. I am going to tell you about this story. The main character is a pancake. It is yellow and round. There is a family: parents, 7 kids, and a dog. In their garden, there are apple tree, and blue berry. The kids try to get these fruits. They look hungry.

One day, the mother made pancakes for breakfast for them. Everyone like pancakes. First, she mixed flour, milk, and eggs. Then, she put them into a frying pan. After that, she tried to turn the pancake over. However, the pancake didn't want to be eaten. So it rushed out of the room.

The mother made the kids to catch it. The kids ran. When the pancake ran around the house, the dog looked it. The dog wanted to eat it, so he ran after it. When it ran into the grasses, it met a rabbit. She also wanted to eat it, so she joined to run after it. When it ran near the lake, it met a duck. She also wanted to eat it. So she joined to run after it. When it ran near the farmyard, a cat saw it. She thought that it is game, and she wanted to join with them. When it ran near the farm, it met a goat. He also wanted to eat it, so he ran after it. When it ran, it met a fox. The fox asked it that why everyone is chasing you. It couldn't stop, so it didn't answer.

Next, the pancake rode on a kite. It landed at the edge of a forest. There were a pig, crows, apple trees, and a lot of angry trees. The pig guided it in the forest. Then, everyone running after it even now, so it entered in the pen of pig. Finally, it was eaten by pig. Everyone got angry with the pig.

I thought the pancake is so poor, because it ran after by everyone, and be eaten by pig. This is a sad story. I didn't expect such a story. I felt a little sad. The illustration is so pretty, so I chose this book.

Mackinnon, M. (2006). The RUNAWAY PANCAKE. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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BR 2-09: There Was A Crooked Man

I read "There Was A crooked Man". I am going to tell you about this story. The main character is an old man who is wearing the glasses and a unique jacket. He has a stick. He is crooked.

One day, he walked in the forest. There were some birds, and a butterfly. He found a crooked sixpence on a chair. Then he entered a pet shop. He bought a black cat which is crooked.

After that, they went his home. The cat caught a white crooked mouse. They lived together. His house is also crooked. It looks so unique.

He was reading a book on the chair in his garden. The cat chased the mouse. His garden is pretty. There are some trees, flowers, grasses, orange juice on a small table, and a chair. It looks comfortable.

Next, he felt hungry. He wanted to eat grilled fish, so he cooked crooked fish. He was looking forward to eat it, but his cat took it away, so he was so angry. He chased his cat, but he couldn't find his cat. He smelled fish. So he followed it.

He arrived at his crooked shed. He entered his shed, and he found the fish. There were a lot of kittens. They are his cat’s kittens. His cat fed her kittens.

I like this story, because it is a heartwarming story. I felt love of motherhood. At first, I thought the cat was going to eat fish, but it was different. The cover is not so cute, but I felt happy after I read this book. So I want you to read this book.

Punter, R. (2009). There Was A Crooked Man. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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Essay 2-02b: Language Learning Experiene

I am going to introduce my language learning experience. I’ve studied Japanese, Japanese classics, Chinese classics, English, and French. I like them, and I am good at except English and French. I especially, like Japanese classics and Chinese character. I got level pre-2 of Chinese characters examination. It's interesting for me. I will focus on only my English learning experience now.

I started to learn English when I was a 4th grade in elementary school. My friend recommended GEOS, so I went there. In addition, I was interested in English. At GEOS, we studied English through some games. First, I studied basic words through message game, for example, ant, gun, alligator, jelly fish, lady bag, whale, and giraffe and so on. Second, I studied daily conversation through music. Third, I learned grammar. I enjoyed learning English.

When I was junior high school student, I was good at English. I liked to study English in class. I studied basics of writing, listening, reading, speaking, and grammar. I always got high points. I liked to speak English, so when I found ALTs of English, I spoke to them in English. I had to recite a whole page of a text. Then I had my English pronunciation, accuracy, intonation, accent, breath, and my eyes corrected by English teacher. It was hard for me. Then, I tried English examinations. I passed it of level 3.

When I was a high school student, I was good at English at first grade. I tried English examination, and I passed it of pre level 2. I liked to answer the questions. In my high school, everyone go on to higher school, so I studied hard. I solved a lot of workbooks. I had to prepare for tomorrow every day.

One day, I couldn't follow the high level lessons. Gradually, I disliked English. I didn't want to study English, so my state of English was down. I wasn't good at English, but, I had a dream to be a flight attendant. I had to enter university, so I studied English hard again. In the 3rd grade, I studied English very hard, and I solved a lot of workbooks, include AKAHON, because I wanted to enter PUK. I like to study English now, and I like English the best.

Language, I study English, for example reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar at university. In reading class, I studying how to read the English paper, and increase vocabulary. In listening class, I listen to conversations of native speakers, and write what they speak. In writing class, I type essays. I have to consider paragraphs, and the constitution of sentences. In speaking class, I have to explain, for example, vacation memories, how to make something, positions of the box and so on.

English is important for me. I can connect with people of all over the world through English. I want to communicate with people who live in other countries. I'm interested in foreign cultures, economics, traditions, food, fashions, religions, and lifestyles and so on.

I should study hard to be a flight attendant. I study English only class now. If you have good way to learning English, please tell me! I will try to learn English in your style.

I home stayed in America to improve my English skill. This experience made me realize keenly how poor my English skill was. The pronunciation was different from Japanese pronounce English. I had a difficult time communicating with American people. I want to America again. In addition, I would like to visit Canada, France, Italy, and South Korea.

I'm interested in French, and I study it now. I want to study it more. My friend is learning Chinese. I have never studied it. Chinese probably will be difficult for me, but I want to study Chinese too.

As you can see, I study English for a long time, since I was an elementary school student, but my English skill is poor. So I need to study more.

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My favorite slogan

I am going to introduce my favorite slogan. My favorite slogan is “If you are prepared, you don’t have to worry.” (備えあれば、憂いなし)I agree with this word. My mother often says this word for me, so I prepare what I need. For example, an adhesive plaster, tissues, a handkerchief, an eyewash, key, a mirror, disposable wooden chopsticks, some candies, a lip, face lotion, gum, mint tablets, and vinyl, and so on in my bag. In addition, there are a scissor, glue and a stapler in my pencil box. Those goods help me when I am in trouble. Then, I try to finish earlier than usual what I should do.

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2010年11月12日金曜日

BR 2-08: How Elephants lost their Wings

I read the How Elephants lost their Wings. The illustration is colorful and cute, so I was interested in this book. I am going to tell you about this story. The main character is an elephant. He can fly. The other character is two gods, houses, peacocks and banana trees.

A long time ago, elephants could fly. They flew any places. They flew high in the sky and down to the ground. They flew around the world. Sometimes, the gods rode on their backs.

However, the elephants were so noisy. They flew around the trees and broke them. They sat on the houses and broke them. So, the gods tried to stop them. They thought up with one trick.

They invited the elephants to their house. Then, the elephants enjoyed eating grapes, and other fruits. After that, they slept long time. During they was sleeping, the gods took away the elephants wings. They gave the wings for the peacocks and the banana trees.

The elephants woke up. They noticed about their wings. They were so angry, but they didn't get their wings again. In addition, they never flew again. They enjoy playing in the river.

This story is funny. I didn't expect this story from a cover.

Sims, L. (2007). How Elephants lost their Wings. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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2010年11月10日水曜日

My favorite clothing

I like to buy clothing. I often buy clothes too much. My favorite clothing is one-piece, because it is cute, and easy to wear. I have many one-piece. I like the better skirt style than pants style, because it looks girly and pretty.

I also like boots. There are a variety of boots. Especially, I like short boots, because easy to put on, and looks cool. As a material, I like the better leather than cloth.

By the way, I wear yukata in summer festival. I like yukata, and kimono. When I was 3 and 7 years old, I wore the kimono. In addition, I am going to wear a long-sleeved kimono at a coming-of-age celebration. I am looking forward to wearing it!

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My favorite movie

I like to watch the movies. I like the better to go to a movie theater than to watch a DVD at home. I often go to Cineplex Kumamoto near KGU. I usually watch the movie after school. I have a lot of favorite movies, so I can’t choose the best.

I like a series of Harry Potter, a series of Spy kids, The golden compass, Death note, Boku no hatsukoi wo kimi ni sasagu, Kimi ni todoke, Oooku, Tennen kokekko, Tenshi no tamago, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and Nada sousou and so on. I want to watch Alice in wonderland, and Paco and the Magical Book. It looks funny. I like Johnny Depp, but he often put on funny makeup as a role.

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My favorite dish

I like eating. I have a lot of favorite dishes. For example, hamburger steak, croquette, karaage, beef stew, fried chicken, pizza, spaghetti, ebichiri, and sukiyaki. Sukiyaki makes me warm and happy. I often eat too much, because it is delicious.

I like both Japanese food and Western food. Especially, I like Italian food, and Chinese food. On my birth day, I eat pizza of 10.4 every year. I like pizza. In addition, my birth day is Christmas!

My favorite Italian restaurant is Capriciosa. I always choose Spaghetti of tomato and garlic. It is so good. Sometimes I go to family restaurant with my mother or friends. I often choose hamburger steak, because it is delicious, and makes me happy. I am always looking forward to eating dinner.

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2010年11月8日月曜日

BR 2-07: Claver Rabbit and the Wolves

I read Clever Rabbit and the Wolves. So I am going to introduce about this story. The main character is a rabbit that is clever, and some wolves. This story looks good. In addition, I was interested in this story, so I chose this book.

One day, Claver Rabbit was trapped. She was in the middle of some wolves. The big wolf was going to eat her for dinner. She looks a little scaring. She asked him to wait a few minutes.

Then, she suggested him to see her dance, but the big wolf wanted to eat her, so he didn't allow. However, a little wolf said that he want to see her dance. So she started to dance. First, she tapped her foot. Second, she sang La, la, la. After that, she made those wolves to copy her. All the wolves enjoyed to stomped their feet.

She continued to sing her song. Then, they were dancing for a long time. They turned around. The big wolf said that this is easy for us. So she suggested turning faster. In addition, she sang it faster and faster. The wolves stomped their feet. They turned around and around. One little wolf was dizzy.

While, Clever Rabbit danced into the long grass. She said that keep dancing! She continued sing her song. The wolves fell on the ground. The big wolf asked that where is that rabbit, but she has already run away. In addition, the wolves were too dizzy to chase him.

Do you like this story? I like it! It is interesting. She is clever.

Davidson, S. (2008). Clever Rabbit and the Wolves. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd

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