BR:2-6 The drinking gourd

"A block man stood up, covered with hay. He had an axe in his hand."(p. 23)

 Tommy was in church with his family and friends. Then he was got angry from his father. He went back to his home. In the barn, he found Jeff's family. They were slave, so they was going to run away to Canada. His father and he helped them. They broke the low, but they were happy to help Jeff's family. Tommy hoped the low will be changed.


Vocabulary

obey 従う、守る
whisper　ささやく
fishing line　釣り糸

Monjo, F.N. (1970). "The drinking gourd". Harper Trophy.

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My weekend and other matters..

On Saturday, I went to Fukuoka. Because I had a exam of Japanese education ability. Also I wanted to see my boy friend. I watched a baseball game that my boyfriend participated. It was sunny and very hot, so I wanted to go back to home more early... That night we went to eat out, and we went to Karaoke. I think he is better singing than playing baseball, maybe... It was fun. Next day, I had the exam. Lately, I think I want to be a Japanese language teacher. So I tried to take the exam. The rate of successful examiness in the test is not high every year. It was difficult for me. I don't have a confidence, but I hope going well.

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BR:2-5 The three spinners

’”But you must promise us one thing. You must invite us to your wedding and you must say that we are your aunts. ”’(p. 14)

A long time ago, a woman and her daughter lived in a cottage in the forest. The girl worked hard. But she didn't want to spin the flax. One day her mother told a lie to the Queen, "My daughter wants to spin, but we haven't got enough flax." So the Queen took her the Queen's palace. The Queen let her spin the flax. However she couldn't spin, she didn't know what to do. She saw three woman outside from the window. They looked very strange. The first woman had a big foot. The second woman had a big lip. And the third woman had a big thumb. They helped her, and promised with her. Then she married with the prince. She invited the aunts, and the prince said "my beautiful wife must never spin again!".



Vocabulary

spin ～を紡いで・・・にする
naughty 言うことを聞かない
carriage 馬車

Heath, Jennifer. (2006). "The three spinners"(English Language Teaching).

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Trip

I went to Tokyo with Yurina and another friend on October 3rd and 4th. I went to Tokyo by airplane. I took an LCC plane for the first time. It was good, but it was a little narrow.
At first we went to Tsukiji to eat Kaisendon. There were many Kaisendon shops, Sushi shops, and ramen noodles shops. Kaisendon was very delicious, but I think Amakusa's kaisendon is as good as Tsukiji's kaisendon. At night, we stayed at a shared house in Meguro. On the way to the house, we lost our way. So we walked a lot... It was such a comfortable house. The owner of the house was a nice man. He made us coffee; it was delicious. On the second day, we went to the "journey festival". There were many food shops and so on. I watched live talk shows and music performances there. It was a wonderful day for us. The last day, an unexpected incident happened. Unfortunately we missed the airplane to Kumamoto. We stayed at Narita airport from the previous day, but we missed the plane... We were surprised and very sad. However in the evening, we arrived in Kumamoto at last. I was very tired, but this trip was my precious memory.

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BR:2-4 JUAN BOBO

"Juan Bobo do this! Juan Bobo, do that!"

In this book, there is four folktales from Puerto Rico.


Bernier-Grand, C.T.(1994). Juan Bobo. HarperTrophy.

Vocabulary

dimes: 10セント硬貨
odd: 奇妙な

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My weekend and the matters...

On Friday, I went to Machi with my co-wokers. Because our boss transfered to other shop. We drank alcohol,  ate some food, and went to Karaoke. It was so fun time. On Saturday, it held fireworks in Yatsushiro, but I had a part time job... I was very sad, however I want to save money, so I worked hard!!! This year I have not been to summer festival and watched fire fire works.

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Transcription: The Iron Giant

this is something much more serious

Does remember

We got 

this is no meteor

Really

Hey there young kid

… work for the government

Nothing I usually really

Where did you find that?

up at the power station

horgat was out there the other night

see anything unusual

So I guess you are not going to hurt me

little…

What do you talking about?

I’m a superman

we must stop 

I have something for you.

I guess 

Where do you come from?

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My weekend and other matters...

"The Iron Giant" movie sounds interesting. I want to watch the DVD.

I went to spa on Saturday with my sister. It was spa day in the spa by chance. We enjoy the spa at half price. I could relax my mind and body. I went back my home, I drank apple sparkling wine. It was so good. On Sunday, I did my homework in the morning. And I went to my cousins' house with my sister. I played in the sandbox with my most youngest cousin. It was fun time, but it was little cold.

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BR:2-3 The Three Goats

"The troll says, 'I want to eat you!'".(p. 17)

Three goats are brothers. They want to eat green grass on a hill, so they have to to across the bridge. A troll lives under the bridge, he is so hungry. A troll tries to eat the goats, but they says"The biggest goat comes.". However the goat hits a troll. The troll falls into the river.

A Norwegian Folk Tale.(2012). "The three goats". (Young Learns Classic Readers).

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BR:2-2 Princess Polly and the Pony

"Princess Polly was in trouble."(p. 2)

Princess Polly was in trouble. Her parents always get angry with her. She likes to gallop with her pony. One day she found a pony games poster. She wants to join the race, but her parents will not allow her to join. So she put on her costume, and she joined the race. Then she won the pony race. Her parents found the girl is princess Polly. Finally they allow to Princess Polly galloping with her pony!

Davidson, Susanna. (2007). "Princess Polly and the Pony". (USBORNE FIRST READING).



Vocabulary

* galloping  疾駆する
* crossly 不機嫌に
* crept creepの過去形。忍び足で歩く。
* disgrace 不名誉

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7. Visiting My Father

* I had never been on a plane
* made me feel at home
* for most of the flight
* much bigger than our house

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6. Traveling around the world

* That is why

* The country I most want to go 

* lots of other famous places

* my dream is to...

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5. A scary moment

* When I was in elementary school
* On the first day
* It took us three hours
* That night
* When the light came on

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4. Hokkaido

* we are going to drive up

* There are a lot of hot springs

* I think we will have a lot of fun

* so we are going to relax and take it easy

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3. A great weekend

* We left on Friday
* at the resort
* I hope we can
* we went on all the rides

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2. A family trip

* When I was a child
* took a trip
* flew from...to
* stayed at
* for the first two days
* did a lot

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BR:2-1 "Two Frogs"

"Two Frogs live in Japan. One frog lives in Osaka. The other frog lives in Kyoto."(p.6)

Two frogs live in Japan. One frog lives in Osaka. The other frog lives in Kyoto. One day. they want to visit another city. Osaka frog goes to Kyoto, and Kyoto frog goes to Osaka. One hopes north. The other hops south. The frogs hop up the mountain. The two frogs meet at the top. They are short, so they can't see Osaka and Kyoto. So, they put front feet on shoulders each other. But the frogs make mistake. Their eyes are on the back of their heads. So they think that another city looks just like own city. They never learn their mistake. They still think Osaka and Kyoto look the same.

Lang, Andrew. (2012). "Two Frogs". Young Learns Classic Readers.

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My school trip

When I was in junior highschool, I went on a school trip to Okinawa. There were about 80 students on the trip. We traveled to Okinawa by airplane, and we stayed in a hotel near the beach. We went to the aquarium, and watched a very big shark. And we learned about war in Okinawa. We enjoyed the trip and I want to go to Okinawa again.

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