Notes on "California"

Contents

"California"

1. The Golden State
2. The Gold Rush
3. San Francisco
4. Parks
5. Highway1
6. Los Angels
7. The desert
8. San Diego
9. California

Chapter 2: The gold rush

1850: America made California an American state
1848: thirty-year-old James Wilson saw something bright and yellow in a river
By 1852: there were more than 100,000 prospectors in California
 By the middle of the 1850s: it was getting more and more difficult to find gold
1860s: people discovered something new is the ground
1869: workers finished building the first rail way

Chapter 6: Los Angeles

*There are nearly nine million people living
*more than 10,000 square kilometers in size
*Olvera street
*China town
*American film makers first came to Los Angels
*some of the film studios
*Hollywood
Rodeo Drive
* Dodger Stadium
*Santa Monica and Venice beach

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My weekend and other matters...

My weekend was very nice. Because I joined "English weekend" at Nishigoshi as a staff. I joined it last year, and I enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to go there. At first day, we ate tacos for lunch. And we played dodge ball. It was fun, but I was tired. I don't often play sports, so I got muscle pain. We played some games which Mr. waterman brought for us. That night we ate carry and rice. At second day, we were going to go to picking oranges as an annual event on English weekend. However, in this year, we couldn't go there... So we cooked gyoza and Ikinari danngo. We enjoyed cooking and eating.  

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Home town 5-7

 I live in Kumamoto city, which is the capital city of Kumamoto. I live on the fourth floor of an apartment building. From my house, you can see UNIQLO and Nitori. There is a bus stop and super market close to my apartment, so it's a very convenient place to live. My sister's junior high school is not close to my apartment.
 I lived in a small town until I was in junior high school, but now i live in Kumamoto city, which is a middle city. I moved to Kumamoto city because of my family's reason. There are lots of convenience stores, people, and cars. It is a convenient place to live, but it is also noisy and bright even night. My sister likes living here because our house is close to her junior school. I feel like my house, so I don't move.
 I come from Kumamoto. Kumamoto is Known for Kumamoto castle, Mt. aso, and so on. At Aso, which is a tourist site. You can see beautiful nature in Aso, and eat many delicious foods. There are restaurants that is famous for Akaushi. It is very nice. And there are good ice cream! You can relax your mind and body. Kumamoto is easy to get to because there is a Kumamoto airport and Kumamoto station which the Kyushu Shinkansen line, so I hope you will come to visit someday.

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BR: 2-10 "The fifteenth character"

"Everyday lots of different people come to Happy Hills because there are lots of exciting things to do."(p. 1)

Sally works at Happy Hills in her holiday. She is a student. One day, Sally arrives at there, and she watch the list which her today's job. She has to wear the costume, she doesn't like the job. Happy Hills opens at nine o'clock. Zapp who is a famous singer comes to Happy Hills the day. However his CDs were lost. He is angry, and staff find hard. Police arrive there, so the visitors can't go home. Then, Sally found that there are fourteen characters on the list, but there are fifteen characters now. She tells everyone. The woman begins run away, but she is arrested. On Saturday night, Sally is in London, because she is going to Zapp's concert. She is invited by him!

Border, R. (2000). "The fifteenth character"(OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)

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My weekend and other matters...

I watched a shocking news on Saturday. It was simultaneous terrorist attacks in Paris. France was attacked by ISIS. They are crazy. Please let me pray for the soul of victims. I think all over the world is not safe if I am anywhere. I wish peace in the world...

And my weekend was good. On saturday, my boyfriend came to my house. I cooked lunch for him and my sister. I cooked takikomigohan and chawan-mushi. They said its were delicious, so I was happy. Yesterday, I went to lunch with my mother and sister. That night I and my sister went to spa. It was wonderful. and we went to eat Udon in Uesto.

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Home town-1～3

   My hometown is Koshi city. Koshi city is a small city in Kumamoto Prefecture in south Japan. Kumamoto is in the center of Kyushu. There are mountains and sea in Kumamoto. It is about thirty minutes from Kumamoto city by car. Koshi city has a population of about 50,000. Koshi town and Nishigoshi town merged to form Koshi city in 2006. I lived in Nishigoshi town. My hometown is known as a peaceful town, but the population of this city is increasing every year. My town's specialities are mango, watermelon, and so on. There are spa in Koshi city. Koshi city has a like big stadium. Koshi city is an interesting place to live.
   My hometown is Kumamoto Prefecture, which is famous for Kumamoto castle. It was built by Kiyomasa Kato. It is very cool, beautiful, and magnificent. Specialties of Kumamoto are Karashi renkon, water melon, Basashi, and so on. There are many delicious foods and a lot of beautiful water to drink. I recommend visiting to Kumamoto.
   I was born and raised in a small town in the middle of Kumamoto prefecture. My house has a large yard, and I have played there when I was a child. I lived thd house with my grand parents.  There are many farmers in my town. My town merged into the neighboring town in 2006. My town is a convenient place to live, because there are bus stops, stations, supermarkets, and spas. The number of house and people in the town is increasing every year.

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BR: 2-9 "Baba Yaga the flying Witch"

"Tasha packed the ham and bread. Then she set out through the deep, dark forest." (p.14)

Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Tasha. She had a doll which her mother gave her. The doll helped her. Her mother died when she was very young. A few years later, Tasha's father married again. Her new mother was a mean person. One day, her new mother said her, "I want you to go to Baba Yaga's hut in the forest." She went to the hut with her doll. Then she reached there, and she met Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga wanted to eat her. But Baba Yaga's cat and dog helped Tasha. Also the doll helped Tasha too. She ran away from Baba Yaga. She arrived at her house, and she told her father about this thing. So her father threw her new mother out of the house. She was never seen again.

Davidson, S. "Baba Yaga the Flying Witch"(Compass Publishing)


Vocabulary

hat: 小屋
creak: キーキー鳴る
twirl: くるくる回る
dreadful: 恐ろしい
purr: （猫が）ごろごろいうこと
chase: 追いかける


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Hometown-1 Koshi city

My hometown is Koshi city. Koshi city is a small city in Kumamoto Prefecture in south Japan. Kumamoto is in the center of Kyushu. There are mountains and sea in Kumamoto. It is about thirty minutes from Kumamoto city by car. Koshi city has a population of about 50,000. Koshi town and Nishigoshi town merged to from Koshi city in 2006. I lived in Nishigoshi town. My hometown is known for county, but the number of population in this city is increasing every year. My town's speciality are mango, watermelon, and so on. There are spa in Koshi city. Koshi city has a like big stadium. Koshi city is an interesting place to live.

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Movie trailers and the matters...

We saw two movie trailers today. I'm interested in "The Assassin". I don't understand about this story. If I have free time, I want to go to Denkikan.

My weekend was not good. I didn't have any plan, and I had to do a lot of homework. I also had a part time job. However, I ate lunch with my sister and my grandparents on Sunday. We ate ramen. I and my sister love my grandparents. They are very kind. I appreciate them, because they taught me many things. I want to take them to trip someday.

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BR: 2-8 "The fir tree"

"He did not enjoy anything. But he did grow bigger." (p. 11)

In the woods, there was a young Fir tree. The Fir tree wanted to be big. One winter, a family came to him. He was the first tree of Christmas. He went to his new home. The people put him in the middle of the living room. He was a Christmas tree in the house. He was very beautiful. The children danced around the Fir tree. The next morning, the Fir tree was taken upstairs and put in a dark room. One day, he told the mice about his life. They liked his stories. Then he was taken outside by the man. The children said, "Look at that ugly old tree!" the Fir tree looked at the beautiful trees. He said, "I did not enjoy myself when I was young. Now I am old. It is too late now." The boy put the Fir tree in a fire. He was one.

Hans Christian Andersen. "The Fir Tree" (Compass Publishing).

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BR: 2-7 "The son who came home"

'"Be happy for your brother."' (p. 22)

There was once a man. He had two sons. One day, his younger son came to him. He said, "Father, I want to go away. I need some money." The father got all his money. His younger son left his home. He went to a far country, and he soon used all his money. He didn't know what to do. He tried to make some money, but he couldn't. He want his father to forgive him, and he decided to go back to home. He came back to his home. His father was very happy. His father was not angry, but his brother was angry. The father said, "Be happy for your brother. Your brother was lost. Now he is found. "


A Parable. Lewis, J, Randolph. "The son who came home" (Compass Publishing).

Vocabulary

parable 例え話
feast  祝宴

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