Yakushima

   Good afternoon! Today, I will write about Yakushima. Do you know Yakushima? There is an island in Kagoshima. Also there is a power spot, so there is very popular place among women. I had wanted to go there for a long time, and the dream had been realized in this summer vacation.

I went to Yakushima with my friend, Mihoko in August. It was a three-day trip. The first day, we left for Kagoshima by the Shinkansen, and we went to Yakushima by a ferry boat. I took a ferry after a long time, so I was bubbling then. We took a ferry about four hours, and we arrieved Yakushima. There was very beautiful iland. There were many natures, forest, sea, and liver.

At first, we went to Mononokenomori. There was a stage of the Mononokehime. We climbed the forest for about three hours, and we could the view.
It was very beautiful. I was really impressed when I watch the view, because there looked like Mononoke!! I could felt the world of Mononokehime. I cannot forget the view.
After that, we stayed at a private home at night. There was a nice house. The mother of there was very kind, and dinner was very delicious.

Next day, we got up at 3 am to watch Jyomonsugi. I was very sleepy then. It was too early. Jyomonsugi was a very long history, and a rumor. It was people who watch Jyomonsugi will be happy! I had wanted to watch it when I heard the rumor. It was a too long way to there. We walked about 10 hours. It was very tired, but the fatigue was recovered when I watched Jyomonsugi. It was very big, and mystic! I felt a good power, and I was really impressed by it. I want you to go there someday. I really enjoyed the trip with Mihoko. I like Yakushima very much. I want to go there again. Thank you for reading, see you soon!

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BR15-2-Turtle and Snake at work

"The day is over, it's time to eat. It's been a good day after all." (p.31)

   I read "Turtle and Snake at work". I chose the book, because the front of the cover was very cute. There were a turtle and a snake. They were very cute. The turtle lived next door to the snake, so they were friendly. The turtle worked at rood traffic, and he told the cars to go. His job was too hard. the snake worked at a restaurant. There was a Italian restaurant, and he made many pizzas. He often failed it, and he was very depressed then.
   After their works, they ate a dinner together, and they told about their works then. They liked that time very much. I really sympathized with them. I often talked with my friends when I had a mistake in my work. I think that time is very important. I think working is very hard, so we need relax time. I could enjoy reading the book, so I recommend the book to you.

Kate, Spohn. Turtle and Snake at work. (1999). New York. Puffin Books

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BR14-2-The cow in the house

"Oh, what a quiet house!" (p.16)

   I read "The cow in the house". This story was too crazy, but it was fun for me.
   A man lived in a noisy old house, and he wanted to do something about the noise. He meet a wise man, and he got an advice about it by him. The advice was "Get a cow". I didn't know why he said it, because I thought a cow was noisy, too. A man had the same thinking as mine, but he did anyway it. Also he got not only a cow, but also a donkey, a sheep, a cat, and a dog. The house was even nosier.
   After that, he puted animals out of the house, then he felt his house was so quiet. I thought the wise man was not sutpid, and he was really wise! I thought it was a great idea, and I knew that the my was of thinking would be change by a good advice. I could enjoy reading the book, so I recommend the book to you!

Harriet,Ziefert. Emily,Bolam.The cow in the house. (1997). New York. Puffin Books.

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Part- time jobs

   Hello, guys! Today, I will write about my part-time jobs. I have two part-time jobs now. One is a restaurant. I work at a MK restaurant as a waitress. There is in the Hikarinomori. MK restaurant is a specialty store of Shabushabu, and dishes are very delicious!

 

   I have worked there for about one and half a year. I can continue the work for a long time, because the work is fun for me, and all staffs are so good! I work about four days in a week ,and I work about four hours in a day. There are about 30 staffs in MK restaurant, and 13 staffs are 20 years old, so they are same age as me. We are really friendly, so we often play together. We did BBQ, toy sparkler, flower viewing, Christmas party, and we went to amusement park, sea, Aso mountain, and so on by now. They were so good memories for me. I like them very much.

   MK restaurant is very popular in winter, because everyone want to eat something to hot in winter. There are too many costumers in winter, so work is little hard for me, but I will work at MK restaurant next year.

   The other is work of dispatch. I registered in the dispatch company in this summer, after that, I got the work occasionally. There are a lot of kinds of works, event, sample, cellphone, and so on, for example. Also the wages are too big, so I can get big wages when I did the work. I want to work more often. I will continue the work after this.

   If I can another part-time job, I want to work in the STARBUCKS COFFEE as a saleswoman. I think there is a so smart cafe. Also I want to earn 80000 yen in a month, because I want to buy a lot of new clothes, but it is too hard for me. I think to earn money is very hard, but it is important for us to live in the future.

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Travel

   Today, I will write about travel. I like traveling very much! In this summer vacation, I had traveled three times. I went to Yakushima, Kyoto and Osaka, and Tokyo. Then, I could eat a lot of local foods, and I could watch a lot of famous places. They made me so happy. Also I have been to Okinawa, and there was the farthest place in my travel. I went there when I was a junior high school student as a school trip. There was a beautiful sea, so I liked there very much.  I have never gone to foreign countries, so I want to go abroad someday! I want to go Paris now, and I want to eat French bread. This is my dream!
   My last time travel was four months ago. I went to Kyoto and Osaka with my friends. It was very good travel, and I had a great time. I'm planning next travel now. I'm going to go to Nagasaki with my friend in spring vacation. I'm looking forward to going there. I like traveling very much, and I want to go a lot of places not only Japan, but also abroad after this! Thank you for reading!

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I had nice christmas days

   From on December 23th to 25th, I spent nice Christmas days. Today, I will write about for three days.

   On December 23th, I did a part-time job at the front of the PARCO in downtown. There was a Christmas event of coca cola, so I wore a costume of Santa Clause. I wore it for the first time. The costume was very cute, so I was happy, but it was very cold. Also the event was so fun. We could take a print club free of charge. It was a limit to coca cola Christmas and it was so cute. Also we could get a coca cola, so many people took part in the event. I meet many friends, and I was taken  some pictures by them. I worked from 10 pm to 8 am, so I was very tired. I thought I had a valuable experience, so it was a good work. I wanted to wore the costume of Santa Claus in a private next year x)

   After the work, I meet my friends, Eriko, Takuya, Kenshi, Ken, and Keisuke. They were members of my part-time job. We worked at MK restaurant in Hikarinomori. Also they are same age as me, so we are really friendly! That day, we had a Christmas's party at night.We played boring game three times. It was very exciting. I was poor at coring, but I could enjoy playing it. Also we took a print club. I had a good memory with them. I like them very much♥

   On December 24th, I went to shopping with my mother. We went to Hikarinomori, and I bought two clothes there, so I was very happy then. Also we bought some article of foods for Christmas party. After came home, we cooked some dishes by the article of foods. We cooked salad, fried chicken, pasta, roast beef, and Christmas cake. It looked so yummy. After that, we had a Christmas party in my home. All dishes were so delicious♥ I was so happy. I had a good time with my family!

   On December 25th, I went to downtown with my boyfriend. I meet him after a long time, so I was very happy then. We talked about a lot of things while wandering around downtown for a while time. His talk was so fun, and it made me smile. I like that time very much. After that, we ate Yakiniku, because we like Yakiniku very much! Then, I got a Christmas present by him. It was a bracelet of Chloe. It was so cute, and I had wanted to get a bracelet, so I was really impressed by his kind. Also I gave a scarf to him. He looked like happy then, so I was happy, too. I love him♥

   I had great Christmas days in this year. Thank you for everyone! That's all, see you next time.

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Animals and pets

   Hello, guys.Today, I will write about animals and pets. My favorite animal is white bare, because it is very cute. If I were an animal, I would be a bird, because I want to fly through the sky. I has a turtle now, and its name is"Gon". I like it very much. I had a rabbit before, and its name was "Pink", because it has a white molt and a red eye. It was very cute, so I liked it very much. I likes cats better than dogs, because I often played with cats in my childhood. I have never seen a fox, so I want ti see it someday. I have gone to the zoo many times. I often go to "Kumamoto doushokubutsuen". There are various kinds of animals, and they makes me so happy. I likes the movie of animals very much, for example, "Oceans". Also I want to ride on an elephant someday. That's all for animals and pets. Thank you for reading.

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I like cafe

   On December 17th, I went to "Shichusankyo" with my friends, Eriko and Megumi. Shichusankyo is a popular cafe in Koshi city. I went there for the first time. There were various dishes and deserts in menu. Also the atmosphere was so good.

   We could not decide the menu at once, so we asked a shop assistant, "What is the most popular dish?" She asked the question with a smile. She was so kind. I and Megumi ordered a n Omelet containing fried rice which was the most popular dish in the cafe. Eriko ordered a Pasta. They were so delicious. We enjoyed talking about a lot of things while eating dinner.

   After that, we ate desserts. I ate a mini parfait, Eriko ate an apple pie and vanilla ice cream, and Megumi ate a green tea ice cream. They were so delicious, too. Then I noticed that we were in there about five hours. We stayed there too long time, but I was so fun. I was interested in the cafe. I want to go there again. Also I want to go another cafe! I had a great time with Eriko and Megumi. Thank you♥ I like them very much!

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Concert

   On December 7th and 8th, I went to ARASHI's concert in Fukuoka Yahoo dome stadium. The two days were so good day in my life. I will write about the tow days.

   On December 7th, I went to Fukuoka by the fast bus with my friend, Mai. We left for Fukuoka about at 11 am, and we arrived Tenjin at 1 pm. We talked about ARASHI in the bus. I could enjoy talking with Mai in the bus. I have liked ARASHI for four years, and Mai likes ARASHI, too. The concert would be start at 6 pm at Yahoo dome stadium, so we had enough times until the concert, so we enjoyed a window shopping in Tenjin. We went to Canal city, PARCO, solaria and so on.  There were many good stores in Tenjin, so I was really excited!

   After that, we ate lunch at cafe. It was so delicious. After the lunch, we went to Yahoo dome. We arrived there at 4 pm. There were too many people and there was too crowded. Many people had lined up to buy some concert goods, and we stood in lines. I bought some concert goods, big uchiwa, mini uchiwa, clear file, pen light, and pamphlet, for example. I was very happy. After that, we entered a Yahoo dome at 5 pm. The dome stadium was very big. I was very excited. At 6 pm, the concert started. My seat was very close to ARASHI, so I could see them closer. They sang a lot of songs for us. I was really impressed their real voice and dance. They were so cool! I love them very much!  I could really enjoy for about three hours. I thought it seemed  a dream. I got a big energy by them.

    At 9 pm, the concert was finished, and we came back to our friend, Haruka's house. We stayed her house at the night. She was very kind for us, so she prepared dinner and some sweets for us. I was impressed by her kind. I was thankful for her,so I bought some necessities of life for her.

   Next day, I had the concert, too. I could enjoyed the concert twice. I thought that I had a good luck, and I used all my good luck in my life. The two days were very great days for me. It was a memorable event, and I became more and more liked ARASHI! I will cheer for them in the future. Also Their concert DVD will be put on December 25th (Christmas). I'm looking forward to watching it! I want to watch the DVD as soon as I get it! Thank you for reading, see you soon!

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My favorite place I've been

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My favorite place I've been is Kyoto. There are a lot of historic spots, famous temples, and good foods. I went to Kyoto for the first time in September this year as a trip. It was a really good trip for me. I had wanted to go to Kyoto for a long time, so I was happy then. I think that Kyoto is the most beautiful place in Japan. I went to Kiyomizu temple, Kinkaku temple, Arashiyama, Nenenomichi and so on. All spots were so beautiful, but I thought Kinkaku temple was particularly good. I want you to go there someday. Also foods were delicious in Kyoto. I ate tofu, udon, yatsuhashi, green tea parfait and so on. They were so delicious. I could fell Japanese history there. I was really impressed by Kyoto. After the trip, I have wanted to live in Kyoto, and I want to go to Kyoto again.

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Much Ado About Nothing

    Hello, everyone! Today, I will write about a movie. I watched “Much Ado About Nothing”. I watched it for the first time. This story was written by William Shakespeare. I didn’t know about the story until I watched the movie, so I was very surprised when I knew about it.

   This story was so interesting for me. It was a romance comedy. I could enjoyed watching the movie to the very end. The stage of the story was Sicily. There was a beautiful rural city in Italy. An army returned in triumph from a victorious campaign there. They were noblemen. I thought they were so cool. Leonardo who was the governor, and his family welcomed to the army. Claudio, who was a member of the army, fell in love with Hero at first sight. Hero was a daughter of Leonardo, and she was such a beautiful lady. Claudio wanted to declare his love for her, and he wanted to get married to her, but he was disturbed by a villian. I thought the villain was really sly. Claudio and Hero were broke up once, but they got back together in the end. They defeated the villian, and they got married in the end. I was so happy then. Claudio couldn’t believe Hero was telling the truth at fisrt, so I was little irritated by him. I thought believing each other was very important.

   Also there was born another couple. They always had a spat, so the people around them wanted them to get together. Many people played along and said some lies to make them go out. The play was so fun for me. At the end, they went out, and got married. I liked the couple very much, so I was so happy. I thought they were a well-matched couple.

   There were a lot of lies in the story, and many people were tricked by lies. Also they made merry each time. I enjoyed watching it. I had a good time by the movie. I want to read the original story of the movie someday. That's all. Thank you for reading. See you next time!

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Britain circumstances

   Yesterday, I took the Britain circumstances class. We learned about the geography and culture of Scotland then. At first, we read some sentences, and answered some questions. It was so difficult for me. I learned about that Scotland has the Highlands and Lowlands. Also I leaned that the industry of Scotland concentrated more in the Lowlands than Highlands. Also I memorized some words in t connection with Scotland, the Loch Ness Monster, Gaelic, Clyde, Clan, for example. I'm interested in "Nessie", so I want to know about it very well. I'll check it! Yesterday's class was interesting for me. I'm looking forward to taking next  class.

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BR13-2-The Joke machine

“The mayor loves your joke machine. She wants to buy all your jokes!" (p.27)
 

   I read “The Joke Machine". The story was so interesting for me. There were some children in the playground, and they played while saying some jokes. They had a lot of jokes, and they really enjoyed at that time.
   They told Mrs. May some jokes, but she said "Get in, you chatterboxes", because it was time to stop. Mrs. May told about "Help the children day". It was a special day which people raise money to help children, and she wanted to join the day with her class's children. Everyone thought some ideas to help children, and they had a good idea. It was a joke machine which was they wrote some jokes on slips of paper, and then they put the jokes in a box, and people pay for a joke! Mrs. May loved the idea, and they made a joke machine.
   After that, they took the joke machine to the shopping center. It was very popular with many people. Everyone laughed their jokes, also I laughed, too. I thought that idea was so good, but it was little difficult for me to thinking of many jokes. I'm going to think some jokes like them. I laughed many times by the book. I had a good time, so I recommend the book to you.

Roderick, Hunt. Alex, Brychta. (2003). The Joke Madhine. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

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Britain circumstances

   On November 29th, that day, we learned about Scotland in the Britain circumstances class. At first, we watched a video about Scotland. It was very interesting for me. I knew that Scotland had some strong accent, and they were difficult for people other than Scotland to understand strong accents. Also some people laughed at the local accents. I didn't know that thing, so I was very surprised the truth. I think that was too bad.

   I have taken class about Scotland second, so I could understand about Scotland very well. Next class will be about Scotland, too, so I'm looking forward to taking next class.

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Britain circumstances

   On November 22nd, that day, we I took the Britain circumstances class. We learned about Scotland. I have heard Scotland, but I didn't know the details, so this class was a good class for me.
   At first, we read a brief history of Scotland, and we answered some quizzes. That quizzes were very difficult for me. I knew a lot of things, and I memorized some new words, Celts, Picts, and Hadrian's Wall, for example. Also I saw some pictures of them. I was very interested in them. I want to more know about Scotland, so I'm looking forward to taking next class. I cannot wait for that, so I'll check it!

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My favorite dessert

Hello! Today, I will write about my favorite dessert. My favorite dessert is Mont Blanc. Mont Blanc is the cake which is made by many chestnuts. It tastes not too sweet, so I can eat as many cakes as I like. When I was a elementary school student, I ate it for the first time, and I have liked it since then. After that, I often chose it when I went to cake's shop. I have eaten a lot of Mont Blanc by now. All Mont Blanc are so good, but I have a favorite one. That is a Le Chocolate's Mont Branc. Le chocolate is a small cake's shop where is near my house. I think the Mont Blanc is so great. I want to eat it now, and I want you to eat it someday. I think you will like one. Also I want to cook Mont Bran someday. I'm going to research the recipe. Thank you for reading.

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BR12-2-Pocket Money

"If you do someone a good turn, you shouldn't expect to get a reward." (p.31)
 

 

 

   I read “Pocket Money". This book was very interestinｇ for me, because I have experienced a similar case.

   There were friendly family, and they camped out. Then, there were lots of jobs to be done, and Dad had a good idea which was that everyone has to help! Also if they did the jobs without a fuss, they got extra pocket money. That day, Biff and Kipper did lots of jobs to get extra pocket money. Next day, they went to a shop, and Biff found a nice boat there. She wanted to buy it, but she didn't have enough money. After that, she did everyone's jobs to earn all the extra pocket money, but Dad said to her, "That's not the point, the idea is that we share the jobs." I agree with him, but I understand Biff's mind.

   BIff was upset when they went to the beach the next day. Then she found a camera which was a lost article of cameraman, and she took it for a cameraman. He was very pleased, and he wanted to give Biff some money, but she couldn’t take the money. I thought she was very great! Also Dad and Mum praised for her, and they gave the extra pocket money to her. Next day, Biff could buy a nice boat. I thought the story was nice! My family had a similar rule before, but it didn't continue for a long time, because I did a similar thing Biff. I wanted to get extra pocket money like Biff, so I really understand Biff's mind. I recommend the book to you.

Roderick, Hunt. Alex, Brychta.  Pocket Money. (2003). Oxford. Oxford University Press.

 

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Monsters Inc

   I watched “Monsters, Inc”. I watched it for the first time. I have seen some characters of the movie in a lot of scenes, and I have heard that the movie was so interesting, but I had never watched the movie, so I was grateful for this time.

   The story was so interesting! There were a lot of kinds of monsters, and they worked in Monsters Inc which was a big company in the Monster’s world. They produced energies from many children. They frightened many children, then children screamed with terror, and the screams were changed into some energy. Many monsters wanted to get energy, and they had to get points. I thought that system was so strange, and to frighten many children was not good.

   Sully was the most excellent employee in the Monsters Inc. He frightened many children, and he had big points. His points were top in Monsters Inc. I thought he was indeed fearful when he frightened child, but he was actually so kind. Also Mike, who was Sully’s partner was kind. Sully and Mike were entangled in a trouble, and they met a girl whose name was Boo. Boo was very cute, and she was not frightened by Sully. Strangely enough, she took to Sully at first. Also Sully was very good to Boo. I like them very much. Sully and Mike tried to defend Boo from an enemy. That scene was so interesting for me.

   I wanted to Sully and Boo spent together forever, but Boo came to home, so they got separated from each other. The scene of parting was so sad, but that was my favorite scene in the movie. At the end, Sully could meet Boo again, so I was happy then. Also Monsters Inc’s system was changed by Sully and Mike. Many monsters wanted to children laugh, because they found laughter was good energy than screams. I thought that was great discovery. I liked funny monsters that frightful one.

   This story was good, the pictures were good, and characters were good, too. I enjoyed watching the movie to the very end. I want to watch the movie again, and I want you to watch the movie. I had a good time by the movie.

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