My favorite season

My favorite season is spring. Because it's a warm climate and very comfortable. I like flower viewing with my family and friends. And I like cherry blossom very much. The color, pink is one of my favorite color. The proverb says "Cake before flowers." but I like watching flowers better than eating. I also like climbing a mountain in spring. Because the air is clear and I feel very good to walk at a mountain. Spring is a season of encounters. My encounter with my boyfriend is in spring. So I'm happy when spring comes. But spring is a season of high pollen count. My friend have a hay fever, so she always wear a mask in spring.
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BR2-05: The Baby Day

Billy Steel doesn't want his baby sister, Jasmine, to come to school for the day. He is worried that the new girl in the class will make fun of him, but Jusmine manages to put a smile on everyone's face.

     This story is about a baby in a class. One day, Mrs Ambrose had asked Billy's mum to take Jasmine into school for the afternoon, because the class was doing a project on 'Young and Old'. But Billy was not at all happy about it because of the new girl, Clare. She came from a much bigger school, which she said was the best school in the world. Her old teacher, Mr Diamond, was the best teacher in the world. She didn't think much of her new ones. So nobody liked Clare, but everyone admired her. She seemed clever and different.They wanted to be like her, so they copied her. Whatever she said, they agreed with her. When Mrs Ambrose told her class that Billy's mum was bringing her baby into the classroom for afternoon, Clare sighed and said, "Oh, yawn! What could be more boring than Billy's boring baby?" But the last of the class, She joined in the whole class burst out laughing. They had never seen her laugh before. What did the baby, Jasmine in the class?

Alexander, J. (2001). The Baby Day. Literacy Land.

Series: SS9

Vocabulary: giggle くすくす笑い　mumble ぶつぶつ言う　wriggle そわそわする　clip すばやく動く　hiss シッシッと言って追い払う　grab ひったくる　suck しゃぶる　naughty いたずらな　tiptoe 忍び足で

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BR2-04: Green Island

Can Mrs May and the children save the otters and the sea life when some men dump toxic waste on Green Island?

     This story is about the children and the teachers' adventure. One day, Mr Johnson took his class away for the week. They went to a big house called Seabay House. The children were excited. Seabay House was near the sea and there were lots of interesting things to do. The next day, the children did a beach study. Then, Chip and Anneena found a seagull. It couldn't fly because it had oil on its feathers. So Mr Johnson took the children to see Mrs Honey who looked after all kinds of animals. She cleaned the oil off and would look after it for a week or two. After that, she showed the children an otter. She was going to let it go, and she took the children and the teachers to Green Island to watch the otter went. On Green Island, the children saw a small cave and found some drums. These drums are the key of this story. What was in it?

Hunt, R. (2003). The Blue Eye. Oxford University Press.

Series: ORT9

Vocabulary: seagull カモメ　feather 羽、羽毛　otter カワウソ　sea-otter ラッコ　toxic 有毒な

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My book review

My first audioboo

Speaking presentation cocktail party

Facebook

     I began facebook two weeks ago. I wasn't interested in facebook, but my friend recomended to begin. I enjoy making friends on facebook, and looking at my friends' photos. It is interesting for me to find the old friends in junior high school. I didn't know many old friends go to which university, and I'm looking forward to looking at their photos and sentences. I can make contact with my old friends. I'm happy.
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Rental DVD

I watched two DVDs last weekend. The one is "P.S. I love you" and the other is "No sex No life". "P.S. I love you" is love story, of course. I wanted to watch this movie, so I went to a rental video shop. I found "No sex No life" at the shop. This movie is love comedy. It was very interesting. The two movies made me happy and impressive. I could consider my future job and my love. I like these movies and I want to watch again. Recently, I like love comedy and I want to watch many comedy movies. I'll go to a rental video shop next week and I'll watch the DVDs. I often go to TSUTAYA. This shop has many kinds of DVDs.
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Word Count

Typing speed homework: (1197 words)
Juppun ha juubun: (224 words)
Book review: (502 words)
Essays: (393 words)

All: (2316 words)

Essay 1

     Enchanted is my favorite one and it is a Disney movie. The movie's main actors are Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, and James Marsden. James Marsden is my favorite actor because of his singing ability. He sang many times on TV. The director is Kevin Lima. This movie's Japanese title is "Mahou ni kakerarete". It means "under a spell". My favorite line in this movie is "Is it your habit? You fall somewhere." This scene is very nice. And this movie is like Snow White and Cinderella. This story is about a lady's life. But the life is very peculiar and interesting. And many scenes had music. This movie is like a musical. Amy Adams wears many dresses and the dresses are very pretty. The costumes are one of the fascination for me. It is interesting for me that the heroine's ideas are very different.  Let's enjoy the movie.


     Pretty Woman is Cinderella story. This movie's actors are Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, etc. I like Julia Roberts because she is very beautiful. The director is Garry Marshall. This movie's Japanese title is just "Pretty Woman". My favorite line is "I don't believe praises." It is an impressive scene. The heroine is very smart but she didn't have a higher education. The hero have a university education and he is a president of a company, but has really taken to her. He gets along with her and he begins to love her. They resemble each other closely. This story is very romantic and wonderful. I often watch this movie at home. Let's go to a rental video shop to watch this movie.


      The Devil Wears Prada is my favorite one and I often watch it at home. This movie's actors are Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, etc. Anne Hathaway is my favorite actor because of her charming face. She is very pretty. The director is David Frankel. This movie's Japanese title is "Prada wo kita akuma". It just means "The devil wears Prada". This movie's actors wore many type of dress. They are very fashionable. I want to be a smart dresser, so I like this movie very much. But the content of this movie is also wonderful. I can consider my future job and life. Watching this movie is my recommendation.
(393 words)

My favorite sport to watch

My favorite sport to watch is baseball. Because my boyfriend plays baseball. I wasn't interested in baseball until I met my boyfriend. But I want to go to the baseball stadium to watch games now. I sometimes go to a baseball ground to watch the baseball game that my boyfriend takes part in. I'm looking forward to watching his play and making friends who are the team members' girlfriends. We watch the game while talk about our boyfriends. In September, some baseball games were held. So I went to the ground and I enjoyed watching the games. I'd like to try to watch a lot of professional baseball games these days. And I want to talk about baseball with my boyfriend.
(124 words)

My favorite book

My favorite book is "stepfather step". This book's author is Miyuki Miyabe. I have three books that were written by her. The book's story is about a man's daily. The man's job is a thief. But one day, he failed to steal in a house. And he was almost killed by lightning. In the next house, the twins live and they found the man who fell down on the street in front of their house. They carried back the man home, and they nurse him. But the twins' purpose was to get a substitute for their father. Because their parents eloped with their lovers each other. This story is mystery and comedy. Whenever I read this book, I enjoy reading.
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BR2-03: The Blue Eye

Dad's old collection of marbles leads to an exciting adventure. Why is the princess being chased and what is the Blue Eye?

This story is about Biff and Wilf's adventure. One day, they were helping mum. And they found an old case. There were some of Dad's old toys in it. Biff pulled a bag out of the case. It was quite heavy. The bag was full of marbles. Dad said Biff could keep the marbles. When Biff and Wilf tried to play with the marbles, the magic key began to glow. The magic took them to a town. They were in a narrow street. Suddenly, some men ran down the street. They were shouting and yelling. A window opened upstairs and a woman climbed out. Then she jumped. The men looked out of the window. They shouted as the woman ran away. Biff and Wilf found a little package which was dropped from a woman's pocket. Can they find the woman to return the package? 

Hunt, R. (2003). The Blue Eye. Oxford University Press.

Series: ORT9

Vocabulary: tidy 整頓する　undo （包みなどを）開く　sprint 全力疾走　fool だます　tilt 傾ける　lorry トラック　hay 干草　duck ひょいとかがむ　feast 祝宴　
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BR2-02: The Flying Machine

Nadim and Anneena go back in time and meet two crazy inventors. Did they invent the very first flying machine? Maybe not!

This story about Nadim and Anneena's adventure. One day, Nadim got home by airplane from America. After that, he went to play at Biff and Chip's house. Anneena was already there. He told everyone about his holiday. Then, mum called Biff and Chip. They had to go downstairs to help wash up. So Anneena picked up the magic key. Suddenly it began to glow. It took Anneena and Nadim on an adventure. The magic took him and her back in time. It took them to a place in America. They met the twins. The twins tried to make a flying machine. Because no one has ever made it before. Well, can they succeed to make a flying machine? 

Hunt, R. (2003). The Flying Machine. Oxford University Press.

Series: ORT9

Vocabulary: ramp タラップ　yell 大声を上げる　snap ボキンと折れる　heck 地獄　rudder 方向舵　darn ちくしょう　

(155 words)

Word Count

Typing speed homework: (949 words)
Juppun ha juubun: (224 words)
Book review: (157 words)

All: (1330 words)

BR2-01: Survival Adventure

Camping in the garden is fun. But can the children survive the dangers of camping in the wild?

This story is about three children's adventure in the woods. One day, they planed to sleep outside in the tent. They brought the things that they need. Biff brought a big umbrella. Wilf and Chip laughed at her. But the evening, it began to rain. So they couldn't sleep outside in the tent. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. They were pulled into a new adventure. Of course, Biff took the umbrella. In the adventure world, they founnd that a girl was caught in the trap. So they ran to help a boy who tried to help her. After they helped the girl, they heard a roar suddenly. The bear came out of the trees and ran towards them. What became of them? 

Hunt, R. (2003). Survival Adventure. Oxford University Press.

Series: ORT9

Vocabulary: be fed up with ～に飽き飽きしている　sniff くんくん嗅ぐ　jaws はさみ口　cruel むごい

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My favorite shoes

My favorite shoes is boots. Because it makes me warm and it is very pretty. I have 4 boots and they have different colors. My favorite boots' color is black. Black is pretty and cool. I often wear it in winter. I bought this boots when I was a high school student. Most of my friends had boots and I wanted it. I like wearing boots and a dress in fall and winter. Almost of all KGU students are very fashionable, so I want to be a smart dresser. My boots are easy to wear and very comfortable. I bought new one these days and I like it very much. New boots' color is brown. Brown is nice color to match all clothes. I'm looking forward to wearing boots in this winter.
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My favorite movie

My favorite movie is "27 dresses". Because this movie used many type of dresses. I like to watch many dresses at the wedding shops. This movie's heroine is beautiful and kind. She likes weddings and her reason for living is to help brides. Her dream is to be a bride someday, but she is too kind to rob a man of her sister. She has loved him  before her sister met him. She helped to prepare for their wedding. I like her speech in the wedding because she spoiled the wedding and their engagement was broken. This  scene is very interesting. After that, she and her sister made up each other. So she was very happy and she got married to the writer who met her at a wedding. Her 28th dress was a wedding dress. Of course, her 27 friends came to her wedding. I like this end very much.
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Essay prep. for Pretty Woman

Movie title: Pretty Woman (1990)
Actors: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander
Director: Garry Marshall
English & Japanese titles: Pretty Woman　プリティ・ウーマン
Famous lines or speeches: 「わたし、褒め言葉は信じないの」
Other similar movies:

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Essay prep. for Enchanted

Movie title: Enchanted (2007)
Actors: Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, etc
Director: Kevin Lima
English & Japanese titles: Enchanted　魔法にかけられて
Famous lines or speeches: 「あなたの癖なの？どこかから落っこちるのは」
Other similar movies: Snow White, Cinderella

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Essay prep. for The Devil Wears Prada

Movie title: The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, etc
Director: David Frankel
English & Japanese titles: The Devil Wears Prada　プラダを着た悪魔
Famous lines or speeches:
Other similar movies:

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Disney On Ice

     I'll go to the Disney On Ice with my boyfriend next Sunday. We love disney very much. We planed it since this summer, but we didn't get the tickets. So when we went to the store to buy the tickets, it was sold out. However, I found the information of the ticket on the Internet, and we could buy the tickets sold on the day of the performance. We are looking forward to going to watch Disney On Ice very much. We will be heavily clothed on the day because of the temperature. By the way, I like skating. When I was an elementary school student, I would often go skating with my family.
(114 words)