Introduction of Missouri

Missouri is the state in mid western of United state. The nickname of Missouri is "The Show Me State". The population of Missouri, is 5,988,927. Missouri is one of the states that tourism is main industry. There are many churches and then streets at that time, because Missouri is influenced by immigrations from Europe. The biggest city is the Kansas city. Most people is Christian. More than 50 percents of the people of the state live Kansas city and Saint Louise. 

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My weekend and other matters..

My friends came to my home on Saturday. Because they needed a file to study for their test. I gave a cake and tea. They ate and they were happy. Then we watched the movie which I had made when I was a high school student. They planned to study at library in college, but they stayed at my home for two hours. However I enjoyed to talk with them.

I have to study for the test... I don't want to do. I will enjoy summer vacation. I have some plan. I'm going to go to Aso with my friends. Also I want to go to summer festival and I want to watch fire works.

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Outline: State of Missouri

Introduction: geography, population, about Missouri
Paragraph 1: Sightseeing
Paragraph 2: food
Paragraph 3: music, people

BR: 25 mr Bean

"Look! It's my favorite mug." (p. 8)

Mr Bean was in the kitchen in the morning. He was making breakfast. Then his toast leaped of the toaster. And the toast hit his favorite mug. The mug was painted Elizabeth Queen. So he went to the mug shop, but there was not the mug in the shop. He was sad. Out the shop, he found the lorry with his favorite mug's paint. He went to after the lorry with his teddy. Then the Queen's dog was in front of Mr Bean's car. The dog robbed his teddy. He run after the dog. At the time, the Queen looked for her dog. So he gave her the dog, because he caught by accident. She thanked him, and she gave the his favorite mug. He was very happy.

Newton, Robin. (2011). "mr Bean". (Popcorn ELT Readers Level 1).

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My weekend, and other matters...

I went to Fukuoka last Saturday, because I wanted to see my boyfriend. I went to eat lunch the restaurant which my boyfriend work at. I ate Sasimi, Tenpura, and so on. At night, I was surprised. He said, "I want to clear up my baseball kits. So I want you to open the shoes box." I opened the door, and I found a present with a letter, "Happy birthday Urara(before just a month)". I was very surprised. My birthday is next month, so I didn't expect this surprise. He had planned about one month ago. I had said him, "I want a wallet!!!" So he gave me a very cute wallet. I was happy sooooo much. I thanked him a lot.

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BR: 24 Tiger is a Scaredy Cat

"Tiger is a big. Tiger is strong. But Tiger is not brave."(p. 6)

Tiger is a big and strong cat. But he is not brave. Because he is scared of dogs, trucks, the vacuum cleaner, and the dark. One day, he takes a cat nap in safety area. So the mice take a walk. They do not see the cat. Now they see the cat. The mice are scared, and run away. Also he runs too. Baby mouse falls. So he will help the baby mouse. He has to go by a truck, dog, the vacuum cleaner, down the dark stairs. He is scared, but he helps anyway. The baby mouse's parents thank him so much. What a brave cat Tiger is!

Phillips, Joan. (1986). "Tiger is a Scaredy Cat"(STEP INTO READING).

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Conversation

Yurina: What did you read?

Urara: I read this book: Old Boat, New Boat.

Y: Oh, It looks interesting. What is it about?

U: It's about the boat which Tyler and his friends fixed.

Y: Fixed? How could they fix the boat?

U: They worked to get some money and to fix with David's father. It looks good. Anyway, what did you read today?

Y: Ah... I read 'Sk8 for Jake.’

U: Tell me about your book’s story, please.

Y: OK. It is wrote about three young Skaters. They liked to skate at the park, but the park manager made a rule. They can’t skate there! However, finally they can get a place.

U: Oh, it’s nice to read. I want to read the book.

Y: Really? If you want, I can lend it to you.

U: Thank you.

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BR:23 THE TROJAN HORSE

"We will open the gates of Troy for you from inside the city." (p. 11)

Paris was a prince of Troy. He married with Helen. But she was married with King Menelaus in Greek. He wanted his wife back. The Greek army attacked Troy, and the war went on for ten years. Troy had a strong wall, so the Greeks could not get into the city. Then the goddess Athena helped the Greek army. She said, "Build a wooden horse. Put your men inside the horse. When the horse is inside Troy, come out." The horse was given to Troy for present. Late at night, the Greek army went out from the horse, and burned the city. A wooden horse ended the Trojan War.

Malarcher, Casey. (2012). "THE TROJAN HORSE" (Young Learners Classic Readers).

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BR: 22 Red Rock

"Lala was afraid, but she wanted to help her father." (p. 21)

Lala lived in Sydney, Australia. Her father was a famous film star and her mother worked in television. They were very busy. One day Lala went to Uluru to see her father. He filmed new film, Red Rock. But he was kidnapped by two men. Lala wanted to help him. So, she went to heli him with Sam Carter. Sam was the staff of the film. They reached Hooper's farm, and they found her father. Sam got an idea. He used his smoke machine, so two kidnappers got out of the house. Police reached there, they were arrested by the police. Lala was relieved. After that, Red Rock was gotten award. Her father thanked her daughter so much.

Rabley, Stephan. (2010). "Red Rock" (ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH).

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BR:21 Old Boat, New Boat

"But we can fix it, and then we have it!" (p. 6)

Mr. Walsh and his son, Ryan put their old boat on the beach. The next morning, some people come to the beach. One of the boys sees the old boat. His name is Tyler. He wants to fix the boat with his friends. Then, two men come to the beach. They try to clearance the boat from the beach. Tyler get the boat. Tyler and his friends work to get some money to fix the boat. Then they fix the boat. It is looking good. On the beach, Ryan says them "The boat is mine, so get back to me! ". The man comes back to the beach, and he hears them talking. "Is this your boat? You put this boat on the beach. Then give me $200!". Ryan says "It's not my boat, it's theirs." "Thanks" says Tyler. "Ryan's old boat. But our new boat!!!" David says.

Waring, Rob and Maurice, Jamall. "Old Boat, New Boat" (FOUNDATION READING LIBRARY)

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Myweekend

I went to my grand parents' house on Sunday. And we visited my great-grand mother in Kikuchi. She is 95 years old. She doesn't move so much, but she is healthy and she eats a lot. She ate two manju yesterday too. I was glad to see her, I want to go to her more frequent.

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BR:20 Danny's blog

"What can we do, Gloria?"(p.10)

Pumai is a beautiful place in Borneo. It's a good home for the orangutans. Danny lives there too, with his mum. She works at the Pumai orangutan Reserve. One day she got a email from Sol Coram who is the boss of the Borneo Wood company. He wants to cut down their trees. Danny got an idea. He started a blog. He wrote about Boreo and Sol Colam. Sol Coram, there were lots of emails about Pumai, from all over the world. Danny didn't stop his blog. People are sending money to help Pumai and orangutans. He helped them.

Rabley, Stephan. (2010). "Danny's Blog"(ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH).

State Essay

  I introduce the Massachusetts state in Northeastern America. Do you know Massachusetts state? The nickname is Bay state. The capital of Massachusetts is Boston. Boston is a large city.  Population in Massachusetts, is 6745 thousands. Population density is the 3rd in United States. However, Massachusetts is the 7th smallest state. The official language is English. But a large number people of Portuguese descent live in state. Spanish is the 2nd and Portuguese is the 3rd most spoken languages in the home. Also there are famous universities in Massachusetts state.  I will introduce Massachusetts more deeply from after this paragraph.

     There are many universities in Massachusetts state. As you know, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University are ranked very high in world university ranking. Also, there are the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Boston College, North Eastern University, and so on. Massachusetts state was the first state which provided for compulsory education law. There are the oldest public elementary school, high school, Boarding school, college, and girl's college in America. In Massachusetts, there are 121  institution higher educations. There is suitable state for education.

     I will introduce flag of state. It is written in the flag, ”Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem”in Latin , it can be translated as "By the sword we seek peace, but peace under liberty.” It is cool flag!

     In Massachusetts, there are many kind of fishes. Especially lobster is very popular in Boston. Clam chowder is Massachusetts' traditional food. You can eat variety of tastes in each restaurant. And I introduce a sight seeing. It is the freedom trail. It is the red line on the road in Boston. This line is 4 km. You can go 16 sight seeings in Massachusetts. For example, Boston common, state house, and so on.

     I introduced Massachusetts state. There are many famous universities, famous foods, and famous places in Massachusetts. You can enjoy traveling in Massachusetts, maybe! And I couldn't research state flag so much. So I want to research more. 

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