Monday, December 16, 2013

BR 2-06: Thumbelina

Once, there was a woman who wanted a child.  At last, she went to a fairy for help.  She got a magic seed from the fairy.  Then, she put it in a flower pot.  The seed grew into a beautiful red-gold flower, and she bent and kissed it.  And the petals of the flower began to open.  Inside was a tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb.  She called a tiny girl Thumbelina.  Thumbelina floated on a tulip leaf in a saucer of water.  One night, a large, lumpy toad crept through the open window, and she snatched Thumbelina as she slept.  She didn’t escape from the place, so fishes helped Thumbelina.  Then, Thumbelina floated for days, past villages and wide green fields.  Then, a big brown beetle swooped down and grabbed her in his claws.  However, the beetle dropped her in a field.  She lived there during summer.  Then, winter came and a field mouse took Thumbelina back to her snug little home.  In the middle of the tunnel lay a bird.  Thumbelina nursed the bird.  Then, the bird flew up out of the tunnel and soared into the sky alone. Then, Thumbelina met a prince, and she married him.  Best of all was a beautiful pair of wings, so she could fly from flower to flower.  And the swallow swooped above them all, singing a joyful song.  How did Thumbelina meet a prince?

I borrowed this book because this book’s picture was pretty.  I didn’t know this book’s contents.  I know the existence of this book written in Japanese, but I did not read it.  I thought this book was very good, so I try to read this book written in Japanese.  I think Thumbelina was happy because she got over various hardships.  I thought that I want to become the person who could help a person troubled like her. 
Reference
Susanna Davidson (2008).  The story of Thumbelina.  England, London.  Usborne. 
[312 words]

BR 2-05: Princess Polly and the Pony

This story’s main character is Polly, Pony, Polly’s mother and Polly’s father.  Polly is princess.  Poll’s father is King.  Polly’s mother is Queen.  Polly was in trouble.  It is that she has got mud on her because she has been galloping on those ponies.  Therefore her parents told her not to gallop on those ponies.  Then, she looked at a poster.  It is written “Pony Games.”  The game is dressing-up race.  It was the game held by her parents.  She thought she would love to be a race.  On the day of the race onto Pickle, the smallest pony.  At last, race began.  She was the fourth place in the middle of the race.  Polly and Pickle flew over the finishing line.  Therefore she came out to her parents.  However, she asked her parents.  What did she ask her parents for? 

I borrowed this book because this book’s picture was very good.  This book was interesting.  I thought she is lucky.  Also, I thought she was happy when she rides on pony.  I think that it is important to like something, so I want to spend it doing that I want to do something. 
Reference
Susanna Davidson (2007).  The story of Princess Polly and the Pony.  England, London: Usborne. 
 
[194 words]

Friday, December 13, 2013

Essay 2-03b: Learning with computers

Many people can learn with computers.  For example, they can learn by academic work, home computing and office tools.  Learning with computers is fun and interesting because people can learn English by games.  There are English central, Power Words and typing game in games.  If people do them, they improve English pronunciation, and vocabulary increases.  Moreover, people can type quickly.  There are advantages and disadvantages in computers. 

First of all, we can learn by academic work.  For example, there are writing class, other classes, homework and Internet research in academic work.  We can learn by writing class.  A lot of homework is given us by writing class.  There are book reviews, some posts on our blog and typing homework.  We have to do them every week.  We also have to write essay once or twice a month.  We can contribute blog from cell-phone and computers.  They are very hard for us, but they will master English skills.  What's more, we can learn by English central and Power Words.  They are online study and practice.  If we do English central, we can practice speaking English, and we can do the study of vocabulary, and we can do video reviews.  Therefore we can improve English pronunciation and we can increase vocabulary.

Next, we can learn by office tools.  For example, there are Excel, Word and PowerPoint.  We can learn PowerPoint by speaking class because we use PowerPoint to announce the presentation.  We can learn Word by reading class, introduction to information processing class and other classes.  We have to write a report as it was appointed by each class.  Therefore it is hard, but it is studied for us.  We have to write a report by reading class and other classes using Word.  We can learn how to use Word and Excel by introduction to information processing class at the age of a freshman.  Also, we can take the extracurricular lecture of Word and Excel, and we can take examination of Microsoft Office Specialist.  We call it MOS.  If we acquire this qualification, we will become in favor of finding employment.
 
Next, In this society, computers are one of the most effective means to obtain information.  If people search that they want to know it on the Internet, they can obtain information early, so they should search it on the Internet.  Therefore it is not necessary to buy a newspaper.  If people search it on the Internet, they understand that they want to know it and event of Japan and world event and so on.  However, it is necessary to analyze enormous information, so people should learn computers at a university to develop ability to analyze.

Next, there are many advantages in computers.  Computers are very convenience.  We can share file easily in Google Drive.  We share file with our teacher or our classmates.  We use it by writing class and speaking class.  We use Gmail because it has been sent to us by our teacher.  For example, homework and comment have been sent to us in Gmail.    Moreover, Word is very convenience and useful.  If there is the sentence that we want to add, we can add it, and we can delete it immediately if there is the sentence that we want to delete.  Also, our hand does not dirty because of the pencil.  What’s more, we can search various things in the Internet, so it is very useful.  For example, we examine a document necessary for report.  The merit of the Internet is being able to search immediately whatever we don't know, and we can get much knowledge.  We can use the Internet at any time.  We can use the Internet with computers and our cell-phone. 

 
Finally, there are disadvantages in computers.  It is that the data which we saved to a computer may go out.  Also, the demerit of the Internet is that we may become poisoning of the Internet.  Moreover, we are worried about the security of the Internet.  What's more, the trouble which we are abused in Internet crime, or which we make illegal download increases.  There is the huge amount of information in the Internet, and there is also false information in inside.  Therefore we have to look at and analyze the information, so we necessarily use computer too much.   If we use computers for a long time, we are tired, or we are troubled with physical ailments, such as eyesight's problems, neck problem, shoulder problem and headache and other physical problems.

In conclusion, using computers is very convenience and useful for our life.  There is a lot of having to learn with computers because it is most important in modern life.  When we examine something, we need the Internet.  Ability for our judgment is found because the Internet has enormous information.  In addition, we should learn Word and Excel more because we will be helpful when we find a job in the company.
[817 words]



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

My favorite sport

My favorite sport is tennis.  I played tennis for nine years.  I began playing tennis when I was nine years old because my brother played tennis.  I went to sports club to play tennis when I was an elementary school student.  Then, I belonged to tennis club when I was a junior high school student.  I was the second place in summer meeting when I was fourteen years old.  Also, I belonged to tennis club when I was a high school student.  I participated in the big meeting called national high school synthesis physical education meet when I was seventeen years old.  This is called koukousoutai in Japanese.  I was not able to get good ranking, but I was fun.  Now, I sometimes play tennis with my friends or members of tennis club of SJU.  I like playing tennis with them because I can play tennis, and it is fun for me. 
[152 words]

Monday, December 9, 2013

BR 2-04: The Musicians of Bremen

Once upon a time, there was a very mean man.  He was mean to his donkey, his dog, his cat and his rooster. His donkey, dog, cat and rooster are friends.  Especially, he was very mean to rooster.  He said, “I’ll get him tomorrow.  We’ll put his rooster in the pot and eat him for lunch.”  That evening, the rooster crowed as hard as he could to tell them that a mean man will eat us tomorrow.  The donkey said, “Let’s run way.  We can go to Bremen and join the town band.”  The cat thinks I’ll play the violin.  The dog thinks I’ll play the didgeridoo.  The donkey said to the rooster “you can sing.”  The four friends set off at once.  They walked until they came to a deep and dark forest.  They found a house.  There were three robbers in the house.  They ejected three robbers from the house.  Then, they burst into the room, and they ate various dishes, and they slept.  The smallest robber crept into the kitchen.  He saw the shining eyes of the cat.  He thought “Burning coals.”  He put his candle in the cat’s eyes and she leaped at his face.  He ran to the door where there is the dog, and the dog bit his leg.  He ran across the yard and into the donkey.  The rooster screeched flying across the roof.  The robbers never went back to the house again.  The four friends never did go to Bremen, and they never did become musicians.  They liked the house so much they stayed there for the rest of their lives. 

I hope they live happily.  I think it was not good that they became robbers.  However, I thought I was good that they were not eaten to a mean man.  I was glad when I found this book because I have read it written in Japanese when I was a child.  I thought the book which written in English isn’t.  However, I don’t remember content of the book written in Japanese, so I was a little difficult for me, but it was very interesting.
Reference
Susanna Davidson (2007).  The story of The Musicians of Bremen.  England, London: Usborne. 
[353 words]
 

Thursday, December 5, 2013

My favorite supermarket

My favorite supermarket is Daiei.  When I was a child, I often went there with my family.  There are clothes shops, interior shop, book store, food counter, shoes counter, food corner, Daiso, and so on in Daiei.  I bought many clothes and shoes and so on when I was an elementary school student because I can buy them cheaply in Daiei.  Also, my mother’s friend works at watch store in Daiei, so I bought some watches there.  Moreover, I always went to book store when I went to Daiei.  I bought many comics.  What’s more, I enjoyed at game corner there with my friends.  I often took print club stickers, and I play UFO catcher well, so I was very fun.  However, I hardly became to go there recently, but my parents often go there to buy foods.  I am sometimes invited to my parents, so I go there then.
[150 words]

My favorite drink

There are many my favorite drinks.  First of all, I like cocktail very much.  Especially, I like cassis orange in cocktail.  It is very delicious for me, so I can drink more than ten cocktails.  When I go to a restaurant, I always order some cocktails.  I like to drink it at Blue Bright because there are many kind of cocktails’ menu there.  However, cocktail is most expensive in drinks.  The price of the average of cocktail is 500 yen.  I drink it at bar or restaurants.  Next, I like to drink apple juice.  I often drink it after I took a bath.  It is cold, so it is very delicious. I also drink it after I went home.  When I drink it, I get well.  I often buy it at a convenience store near my house.  My mother buys it for me.  I’m very glad then.
[147 words]


My favorite person

My favorite famous person is Jun.  He is a member of group called Arashi.  He dances and sings as Arashi.  He is very cool, so he is very attractive.  He is a hard worker.  He challenges various things.  For example, he performs as an actor and appears in many variety programs and movies.  Now, he appears in a movie called “hidamari no kanojo.”  I don’t yet watch it, so I want to watch it someday.  I have been to Arashi’s concert twice.  I went there with my mother or my friend.  I was impressed by it when I went there for the first time.  I wanted to go there, but I didn’t deal with a lottery.  I was shocked very much.  I always buy Arashi’s goods when I went to their concert.  I bought his photos, a penlight, poster and other goods.
[142 words]

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

August 28th

I went to downtown with my brother on August 28th.  I went to eat a restaurant with my brother and a teacher of kindergarten.  I went to Keiai kindergarten from 3 years old to 5 years old.  When I was 4 years old, she was my teacher.  She was also my brother's teacher when he was 5 years old.  We contacted her, and we met her on the day.  She reserved a restaurant.  I went there for the first time.  I talked a lot with them.  After we left there, I went to cafe.  I ordered cake set.  I ate a chocolate cake and apple juice.   I was very fun, so I want to meet her again. 
[117 words]

August 21st

I went to Kumamoto city hall on August 7th because I need a passport.  I went there then for the first time.  Then, I went there to get it on August 21st, so I was very glad.  It cost 11,000 yen in total.  It was very expensive for me, but I cannot go to Guam without a passport.  I want to go to many countries. 
[65 words]

BR 2-03: The Baobab Tree

This story is about a talking tree and some angry African gods.  One day, gods made a talking tree.  They called it the Baobab tree.  Baobab means say bay-oh-bab.  The Baobab tree talked a lot.  For example, Baobab tree talked “I don’t like this soil.”, “It’s too hot.”, “I’m cold.” and “I7m thirsty.” and so on.  The Baobab tree was fed up, so the Baobab tree was moaning.  The gods said, “Stop moaning.”  They grabbed the Baobab tree, and they turned it upside down, so his head was in the ground.  Therefore he couldn’t open his mouth to talk.  Well, why was Baobab tree fed up? 

I borrow this book because my friend recommended this book to me.  This book’s picture was good, and it seemed to be easy to read.  I thought that gods are freedom because they can make something which they like.  I did not image that they make tree which can talk a lot.  I was surprised at coming up with it.  I think that I want to become a person who can come up with various things. 

Reference
Louie stowell (2009).  The story of The Baobab Tree.  England, London: Usborne. 
[182 words]