BR:16 THE SELFISH GIANT

"Once there was a giant. He was very selfish."(p.7)

Once there was a very selfish giant. He had wonderful garden. One day, he went away for a long time. Children began to play in his garden. They loved the garden. Then the giant came home, and he said "Go away.". So the children went away. They were very sad. The giant built a high wall. Spring could not come in. Only Winter could come in. There were no birds or flowers in his garden. He hear birds. Then he saw children in his trees. The children brought spring. The giant was not selfish anymore. But the only little boy did not come back. The giant got old. Then one day, the boy came back. The boy said. "Now come to play in my garden. My garden is Heaven." Later, the children came and found the giant. He was dead, his body was covered in flowers.

Vocabulary

secretly: 秘密に、内緒で

Wilde, Oscar. (2012). "THE SELFISH GIANT". (Young Learns Classic Readers).

164 words

Massachusetts: Outline

1. Introduction：include about area, population
2. university: famous university
3. flag of state: origin
4. famous: famous people, place, food
5. conclusion

My weekend and other matters

My weekend was good. Lust Saturday, I didn't have to do. I was so free. And I went to the Welcome party in Sojo university on Sunday. Many overseas students studying in Japan came the party. I talked with two peaple from Morocco. I have never seen to Moroccan. They are from Morocco, but they go to  the University in France. They can speak English, French, and Arabic. I was so happy to talked with them. After that, I went to Simotori by the streetcar with my friend. I ate lunch, Yakiniku pilaf. It was so good!

98 words

Words count

2812 words

BR:15 Catch The Bus

"Five minutes later, they are back to sleep."(p.8)

The cubs are asleep at seven o'crock. The alarm goes off.It is quite a shock. But Brother and Sister are back o sleep. Their school bus comes 8 o'clock. They wake up to an angry mother. They are very hurry, finally, they catch the bus.


Stan and Berenstain, Jan.(1999). "Catch The Bus".(STEP into Reading). America.

61 words.

BR;14 HOW BEAR LOST HIS TAIL

"Today, bears do not have tails."(p..20)

Long ago, Bear had a tail. He was proud of it. He talked a lot about his tail. Fox and Bird did not like that. Then, fox tricked bear. Bear put his tail in the lake to catch fish. But turned to the hole, his tail was in the ice. So, today they do not like foxes.


Daniels, Kelly. (2012). "How Bear Lost His Tail".(Young Learns Classic Readers).

72 words.

May, 19

Today, I had four classes. I was tired. In the evening, I went to TSUTAYA near my house, because I wanted to buy a TOEFL text book and I found book cards recently. I want to study grammar more harder. So I bought a grammar text book. I have many home works, but I want to study TOEFL to go to study abroad too!

64 words

BR:13 "Martina the Cockroach"

"Now, she was ready to get married."

Once upon a time there was a pretty cockroach named Martina. One day she found a gold coin, and she bought perfume and put it on. Then she fixed her hair and put on a pretty dress. She was ready to get married. But she didn't want to share her home with a noisy husband. She refuse to be proposed from a cat, a rooster, a frog, and a dog. Then she accepted a propose from a mouse, because his sound liked a whistle and music. Finally, they got married, and lived happily ever after.

vocabulary
sweep: 掃く
rooster: 雄鶏

Eihorn, Kama. (2006). "Martina the Cockroach". (Folk and  Fairy Tale EASY READERS). Broadway, New York.

118 words

My weekend

Lust Sunday, I had a TOEFL test. I want to go to study abroad, so I have to get TOEFL score. I don't have enough score to go to study abroad, but I have only two chance to take TOEFL test. Yesterday's test was so difficult. I'm not good at listening. I was tired. After that, I went to my sister's Undoukai. I ate lunch with my family. My mother made the lunch, it was so delicious. It was very hot yesterday, my sister was so tired. In the evening, I had a part time job, it was very busy. I was going to do some homework lust weekend, but I didn't do...

114 words

BR:12 "The RUNAWAY PANCAKE"

"The pancake rolled out of the gate and into the road, faster and faster."

There was once a family with seven children, and they were always hungry. One day their mother made pancakes. But the pancake didn't want to be eaten. It jumped right out of the pan and rolled out of the door. The pancake rolled on with the family, dog, cat, rabbit, and so on. Finally, however the pancake was eaten by a pig..


Mackinnon Mairi. (2006). "The RUNAWAY PANCAKE". (USBORNE FIRST READING).London, England.

84 words

Diary May,15

I had a part time job. I work at a  Okonomiyaki restaurant. Yesterday, Chinese people came to the restaurant as customers. One group, they could speak English, so I can communicated with them. However, another group members couldn't speak English and Japanese. They spoke to me in Chinese. I don't know Chinese at all. I gave a pen and a paper. But I couldn't understand the Kanji. I wanted to communicate with them more, but it was very hard for me. I want to study English hardly, and I have to study other language too!

96　words

BR:11 The Scaredy Cat

"There was once a cat who lived in a big town. His name was Stanley. But everyone called him Scaredy Cat"(p.2-3)

Stanley was called Scaredy Cat, because he was scared of everything. One day he entered the house to catch a mouse with his friends. He was scared of wind, sounds, and so on there. But he catch a thief in the house. From then on, Stanley wasn't afraid of anything. And no one called him a scaredy cat ever again.

Punter, Russell. (2008). "The Scaredy Cat."(USBORNE FIRST READING). London, England.

89 words.

BR:10 The Big Bag MIstake

"'My manuscript!' she thinks. 'It's in that bag!'"(p.12)

Gisela is going home to Rio de Janeiro after a month's vacation in London. In the airplane, a man said to her "Hi!". His name is Ricardo. After that he talked to her, but she didn't like him. Many hours later, the airplane arrives at Rio de Janeiro airport. She took the wrong bag there. The bag was Ricaldo's bag. She slept on the bus, and a thief rob her bag. However she didn't catch the thief. In the bag, there is her important manuscript. She walked home to her apartment building. so Ricardo was waiting for her at the door. She thanked for him.

vocabulary

manuscript: 原稿

Escott, John. (2002). "The Big Bag Mistake."(PENGUIN READERS EASYSTARTS). Harlow, UK: Penguin.

123words

My Golden Week…

My golden week was happy and tired. I had almost part time job. It was hard, so I was very tired. But I had fun time too. Last monday, I went to Aso with my family. We took our dog, Arashi to dog run. However there was crowded with people and dogs, so Arashi didn't run there. And we bought lunch boxes, ate outside. It was fun. Golden week's final day, I didn't have a part time job. I went to Amakusa with my boy friend. He lives in Fukuoka, but  he came back to Kumamoto, because he didn't have a part time job. We ate Kaisendon in Amakusa. It was very delicious! And we drove around Amakusa. I drove my car, so I was tired, but I enjoyed the time so much.
134words

BR:9 "Two Crazy Pigs"

"We are two crazy pigs."(p.2)

Two crazy pigs lived on the Fenster farm. They played many tricks there. The farmer get angry them, and they get out the farm. Other animals sad. They went Henhawk's farm. Mr. Henhawk made us a new pigpen. They enjoyed there.  And they took other animals there, they were so happy.

Karen Berman Nagel.(1992). "Two Crazy Pigs"(SCHOLASTIC READER).

62 words

BR:8 "Big Egg"

"This is not my egg!"(p.8)

Hen has some eggs. One is big. The rest are small.The big egg is not Hen's egg. So Hen ask other animals. However the egg is not one's own. And fox try to eat the egg, Hen help eggs. Finally, Hen loves them all.

Coxe, Molly.(1997). "Big Egg"(Early STEP into Reading).

54 words

I'm Emi from Indonesia

Hello, my name is Emi. I'm from Bali, Indonesia. Do you know Indonesia? These islands are Indonesia. There are many beautiful beach in Bali. "Bin tang Beer" is a famous beer in Indonesia. I live in Tokyo now. I use a pencil and a paper on my job. Do you know my job? I'm a fashion designer. I design fashionable clothes. I have a husband, two daughter, and one son. Our children are very cute. My husband looks like Orland Bloom, his name is James. He is an English teacher in junior high school. I like pets. I have a dog and two cats. And I'm not good at singing, so I don't like karaoke so much. I lave Japanese food. Sushi, Tenpura, and so on. But I dislike Natto. I think it's a strange food. My hobby is traveling. Last month, I went to  Thailand with my family. It was very fun! I want t o go to Kyoto and Okinawa. In summer vacation, I will go to Okinawa, maybe. I'm really looking forward to the day. I love Japan so much. I want to keep staying in Japan with my lovely family. Thank you in Indonesian "Terima k asih". Thank you for listening.
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