2015年4月27日月曜日

I'm Emi

Hello! My name is Emi. I'm from Indonesia in Asia. I live in Tokyo now. I'm a fashion designer. I design natural fashions. I like pets so much. I have a dog and two cats, they are very cute. And I like cooking too. My specialty is Japanese dishes. Nikujaga, miso soop, and so on. I'm not good at Karaoke, so I don't like Karaoke so much. I have a husband and three children. Two daughter and one son. My husband's name is James, he is from America. His job is a English teacher in Japanese school. I love my family and Japan!

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BR7"HENRY AND MUDGE and the Long Weekend"

"What are going to do all weekend?"(p.6)
One saturday in February, Henry and Mudge nothing to do. So bored for them, so they watched some cartoons, tried to asleep, and so on. Then her mother came up an idea. She said "Let's make a castle." And they made a castle by many boxes. Thanks to an idea, they spent a great weekend.

vocabulary
yuck: ばか
grumble: 不平を言う
growl: うなる
flatten: ばったり倒す
chew: 噛んで食べる
frown: 不機嫌な顔をする
basement: 地下

Rylant, Cynthia.(1996). Henry and Mudge and the long weekend(Ready-to Read Level2). New York, NY: Simon Spotlight.

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BR6:The Boy who cried Wolf


"Nobody ever comes up here, Nothing ever happens. One day, he had an idea."(p.14-15)
This story is one of Aesop's Fables. Sam lived in a little village. Every day he took the sheep from the village, every day was the same. One day he had an idea. He shouted "A wolf has come out of the forest!" It was a lie. He repeated the lie, the villagers didn't believe him. However one day, a wolf came. Sheep were killed by the wolf.
The story show us that telling a lie is a wrong thing. So we should not tell a lie.

Mackinnon, Mairi. (2005). The Boy who Cried Wolf. (USBORNE FIRST READING). London, England: USBORNE.

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My weekend, and other matters...

On saturday, I went to the dormitory in KGU to join the Welcome Party. It was great time, because I mede my new friends and I met again a Chinese friend. After the party, I went to the Yume-town in front of the KGU with Yurina. And I ate a dornut and a noodle. We talked about various things, it was very good time. I had a part time job from evening. It was very hard, because a weekend. I was very tired. After the job. I went to the WEST to eat Udon with my friends. I ate Natto-Kamatama Udon. It was very delicious.

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English Central

I watched this movie yesterday. It is story for children. It teach that telling a lie is a bad thing. It is interesting story.

beg::請う
terrified:ぞっとする
furious:ひどく立腹した
grin:にこっと笑う
pant:息を切らす
puff:ぷっとすること
moan:うめき声
meadow:牧草地、草地
grassy:草の多い

http://ja.englishcentral.com/video/11553

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2015年4月22日水曜日

English Central

I watched this movie. I leaned how to order a pizza. And I learned two new words. "Pizzeria" means a restaurant that serves mainly pizzas. "avenue" means a wide straight road with trees on both side, especially one.

http://ja.englishcentral.com/video/12203

English Central

I watched this movie. I leaned two new words. "milliseconds" means a 1000th of a second, and "waste" means to use more of sth than necessary of useful.


 http://ja.englishcentral.com/video/21988

2015年4月20日月曜日

Book Review 5"Roman Adventure"

"Biff and Chip were doing a project on the Romans."(p.1)

   Biff and Chip imagined the chariot in the Roman times, she wanted to take the chariot to school. They painted to the chariot picture, then the magic key began to glow. The magic took the children back to Roman times. They met a girl and her family. Her name was Diana. His brother was a chariot driver, and her father was a baker. However the bread didn't look right her father made. So Biff and Chip advised them to make Pizza. they made pizza, and brought its to chariot race. The pizza was liked by the Emperor too. Finally they came back to usual world.

 It is a adventure story. I was interesting that they making pizza.

   Hunt, Roderick, Brychta, Alex. (2003) Roman Adventure. Oxford Reading Tree.

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My weekend

I went to Fukuoka to see my boy friend in last weekend. Friday, I went to Fukuoka by bus. And I met him, we went to Izakaya. I ate some food, I was full. However I was cold, so I wanted to go to the bed in the night. Saturday, we went to Tenjin because shopping. I bought a white pants and a stripe one piece. We ate Kaisendon and tenpura for lunch. It was very delicious. I came back to Kumamoto yesterday, I had a part time job lust night.
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Book review 4

Today I read "King Donkey Ears" in USBORNE FIRIST READING, it is level two book. This story is about a king, Meg, a servant, the king's best friend, a tree, a woodcutter, and a harp. There was once a king with a bid secret, he didn't even tell his best friend. One day, Meg saw the king's ears. His ears wasn't usual, like a rabbit. She make a promise with him. However she'd tell a tree "the king's got donkey's ears". Later, a woodcutter chopped down the tree, the became a harp. One day, the king gave a huge concert. But the new harp played a very strange tune,,,It is very funny story!!!

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Book review3

I read "Where is TOTO?" In ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH, it's level 1 book. This story's heroin is Susie. She has a dog, his name is TOTO. One day, she went to the circus with her brother and her cousin. Then TOTO run away from Susie. She looked for TOTO, finally she found him. It is interesting story!

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Book review2

Today I read "The Peach Boy" in USBORNE FIRIST READING. Its level is three. The peach boy is an ancient Japanese legend known as "Momotaro". This story is about an old woman, an old man, a brave little boy, a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant. One morning, old woman fished out the peach from the river and rolled it home. Old man started to cut it open, the peach split in two. Inside, there was a little boy! He was named Peach Boy and grew up quickly. One day peach boy went to the Ogre Island because giant ogres had come and taken all jewels in the village. On the way, Peach boy  made his friends. A monkey, a dog, and a pheasant. They landed on Ogre island, they knock ogres down. Finally, they went home with the stolen jewels, and some food to eat,,,. This story is very nice, and very popular in Japan!

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2015年4月13日月曜日

book review1

Today I read Aladdin, in Penguin Kids series. It's a level 5 book, so it is a little hard to read for me. This story's main character is Aladdin. He is a prisoner. And the heroine is Jasmine; she is a princess. This is a love story and magic story. It is very good story.

"Aladdin". (PENGUIN KIDS)

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writing 3 first class

Hi,everyone, I'm urara. I'm 19 years old. I study English at KGU, because I want to speak English very well, and I want to go study abroad in America. However I don't reach passing grade my TOEFL score, so I study harder. I have a part time job now. I work at an Okonomiyaki restaurant. I have worked more for 3 years.  I can play the piano and flute. I like to play and  listen music. I like tokoloten. Do you know tokoloten?

Dear Hostfamily

Dear hostfamily, my name is Urara. I live in Kumamoto in Japan. Speaking of Kumamoto, Kumamoto castle is well-known for the Three Castle of Japan. It is beautiful, cool, and heavenly. I'm in KGU now. My major is foreign languages. I particularly study English. I like to study English, but I can't speak well. I chose this major, because I wanted to go to study abroad, and I want to be a skillful speaker of English. However I have not decided what will to do in my future, so I try to study hard and I try to do various things. I introduce about my family. I have my mother, a younger sister, a dog and two cats. My mother is a very active woman. She makes me happy and and she gives me energy. My sister is a junior high school student. Her name is Sora. She makes everyone enjoyable, so I often laugh at what she says. And she is good at drawing pictures. Our pets are very cute. They always make us relaxed. My family is so funny, I love them so much. I have a part time job now. I work at an Okonomiyaki restaurant. Do you like Okonomiyaki? I have been working for more them 3 years. I am a professional for making Okonomiyaki, maybe. I learn many different things about customer service etiquette. Japanese people are good at "Omotemashi". I like to do it too. I try to keep smiling, because I want all the customers to the content with our service. "Omotemashi" is one good character point in Japanese people. I will not forget to do such a thing. My hobby is cooking and playing the piano. I can play the piano and flute. I have studied playing the piano for more then ten years. I was in brass band club in junior high school student. I was me of the presidents in that club. I like to play and listen the music. And I have not stayed in foreign country long time. I have feelings mixed with hopes and fears, but I want to enjoy and study hard. I'm looking forward to see you!
From Urara