The reason why I go into Eibei

I would like to talk about the reason why I go into eibei although I like Korea. I like Korea, but I like English more than Korean. Actually I like American music and dramas than Korean. We can go to Korea easily, so I just like to go to Korea. When I went to England for one month 5 years ago, my mind was changed. And when I was high school student, I had known Miley Cyrus and had watched American dramas. From then I had been into English. So I really like English!!! One of my dreams is to see Miley Cyrus!!haha I like her!! (107)

My favorite class

I would like to talk about my favorite class. My favorite class is Speaking class on Monday. There are two reasons why my favorite class is Speaking class. I am not good at speaking English, but I really like speaking English. If I can speak English, I can talk to not only Japanese but also foreigner. Then I can know foreigner’s thinking. Therefore I would like to raise my speaking skill. Actually, I don’t have classes or chances that I can speak English in. If I see teachers or friends who are foreigner or I go to English Lounge, I can speak English. It’s not too much. So I think that I use the class to my chance that I speak English. And, I like activities that we do in the class. I like discussion. I can know how everyone speaks, and everyone’s th(145)

rewrite; Japanese and American views on adoption

This summer, I went to Minnesota as part of a homestay program. My host sister was an adopted child from Korea. I learned about adoption in my American classes. I was surprised to hear that American people think positively about adoption, and adoptions are extremely popular in America. This paper compares American people’s views on adoption with Japanese people’s views. 

 There are various kinds of adoption systems in Japan, such as Husband Adoption, which is the adopting of the husband into the wife's family, Stepchild Adoption, and the adoption of a child with unknown parents, or a child relative. This paper compares adopted child who have biologically parents.

In Japan, adoption is sometimes seen as a taboo. Japanese people treat it like it is shameful. Some parents don’t tell their children that they were adopted. There are many problems in Japan when parents tell their child they are adopted.

The percentage of the Japanese adoption system is as follows:

·         Husband Adoption has 67%.

·         Stepchild Adoption is 25%.

·         Child Relative Adoptios is 7%

·         Children with different biological parents are last with just 1%.

There are many reasons why child adoption in Japan is so low.  Firstly, many Japanese people don’t know in depth details regarding the Japanese adoption system. In other words, the lack of knowledge directly affects adoption numbers. A survery shows that 21% of Japanese people don’t understand how the adoption system works. Secondly, The Japanese government generally has a negative stance on adoption and rarely has Public Relations Campaigns about the subject. Also, the number of social worker and adoption organizations is predominantly smaller than in Europe and America. Thirdly, as mentioned before, because adoption is seen as a taboo in Japan it can sometimes result in discrimination. From the survey, you can see that the general Japanese person is hesitant to adopt due to how others may see them. Finally, the utilization rate of in-vitro fertilization and infertility treatment is much higher in America, but unfortunately, success rates are low. However, people in Japan who can’t have children usually abandon the idea, and never think of adoption as an alternative method. Some people think this is because of Japan’s tradition of seeing blood-relations as important.

Incidentally, the adoption numbers in Japan are gradually decreasing. In recent years, around 1000-1500 adoptions are carried out every year. In Japan, 90% of adoptive parents don’t have their own children, or suffer from infertility treatment. On the other hand, the number of children who are born from in-vitro fertilization is rising. Therefore, people who can’t have children themselves will usually depend on in-vitro fertilization instead of adoption.

I investigated adoption in America by getting my host family to answer a questionnaire. Overall, 9 people answered the questionnaire.

All 9 agreed with the idea of adoption. From this result, you can clearly see the difference between Americans and Japanese. There are numerous reasons why they agreed with adoption. For example, it’s a great alternative for families who cannot have children on their own, it’s a great way for families to connect with children and become their apart of their family, and it’s a wonderful way to create families and to provide loving homes for children. One person who agreed with the concept gives money to an adoption charity, which helps families pay for adoption.

Furthermore, Americans have several opinions on why adoption is a good thing. Many children need homes, and adoption has a positive effect on both the parents and the child. It is also a big business, with a lot of money involved, so it is closely regulated by the government.

Also, most people in America know someone who has or is adopted. In Japan, it’s rare to know these people. Some people have friends who have been adopted and relatives who have been adopted.

With regards to the question of whether adoption is good or bad, Americans also have several opinions. The main opinions are based on how well a child is matched with adoptive parents. A successful adoption is when adoptive parents adopt and welcome a new child as part of the family. This creates new families and gives the child a loving home. These are some opinions on why adoption is a good thing. On the other hand, there are opinions for adoption being a bad thing. Some aspects can be difficult for the child, who has to wait for a new family and then become attached to someone who isn’t your biological parent – it can be very lonely for them. It must also be very difficult for a mother to give up her child for adoption; it’s unfortunate that not all children can stay with the parents that gave birth to them. Therefore, 30% of people said adoption can be a bad thing. However, the majority of people think that adoption is good, and the people who said that adoption was bad also suggested parts of it were good..

Out of the 9 people who took the survey, one had adopted a child. However, she adopted a step-child. Also, my host family has an adopted child. My host parents started the adoption process when they were 42 years old in 2003, and their adopted child arrived when they were 43 years old in 2005. The child is now almost 8 years old and is a girl. My host parents are now 51 years old. They got married when they were 39 years old. My host mother had a child from her first marriage. They had always wanted to have at least two children and my host father wanted to be a dad to a little baby. However, they were unable to have biological children. Their adoptive child’s biological mother was a 19-year-old college student from Korea and the child’s biological father left the mother to join the Korean Army. Because of this, their baby was put up for adoption. My host parents have taught her that her biological mother loved her so much and that she decided to let Mommy and Daddy raise her and she would have a happier life. They love her very much, and they don’t think of her as their “Adopted Daughter”, so they don’t have a problem with adoption. This summer, my host parents are sent their adopted daughter to a Korean camp, so that she doesn’t forget her Korean heritage. Many Korean Americans or adopted children from Korea took part in the camp, and they learned the Korean language, Korean songs, dances, Tae Kwon Do etc. and on the last day, the parents came and watched their children perform what they had learnt. Afterwards, they ate Korean food. It is a great experience for adopted Korean children.

In America, by virtue of the diffusion of the opinion that it is “environment rather than heredity” and good quality milk powder, married couples who couldn’t have children started to accept an adopted children from the 1920s. In 1980, adoption was diversified because the adoption system increased due to the rise of liberalism and multiculturalism. Nowadays, the family concept in America is diversified.

Japanese people have a fixed idea that blood-relation is important, so adoption rates are decreasing. On the other hand, American people think positively towards adoption and the American government is actively promoting adoption. If the American views of adoption were explained to the Japanese people then maybe they would understand the importance of adoption. Also, if Japanese people thought more about the choices they have available to them, including adoption, then they would make their own lives a lot happier.(1293)

Nov, 29, 2012

i'm in cafeteria with saki, kanoko, hikari, and iori. we're playing game our self. we don't talk each other, but i'm relax now. i am to take a class from now with saki. (34)

Nov, 29, 2012

it's freezing outside today!!!!!!! i could not get up this morning. in summer, i was thinking that i like winter than summer. but now i'm thinking that i like summer than winter! haha. (34)

Nov, 27, 2012

my junior at part-time job, pipi went to paris and london for school trip. she gave me some souvenirs that ase cosmetics and sweets. london is one of my favorite places. i went to london for studying. then i went to harrow school for one month. i like london!!! i want to go tothere again. i have not been to paris, so i want to go to there too!! i could see her today, so i'm glad!!!! (78)

BR 2-25: Oxford

The oldest university in England and one of the most famous cities in the world. But Oxford is not only a city of students, and its history was not always quiet and thoughtful. And what is modern Oxford really like? This book looks at the history of Oxford - but it also looks at the living city of today, its river, and some places of interest nearby...

Oxford is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. As you may know, Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries. Many of the books are about places, and some about social problems such as the environment. Many of the books about places are about countries, but this one is about America's most populous state. Like many of the books, Oxford has ten chapers: Oxford; Early days; Troubled times; Out of the past; Oxford cars; The modern city; Oxford by day; Special days; oxford by night and Around Oxford.

The language in general is fairly simple, but the impressions is that it's noticeably more challenging than Stage 1 books. Most of the vocabulary is fairly simple, but there are many proper nouns. This is unavoidable in a book introducing a place, but may give an impression of difficulty to some students. Picking page 8 at random, the numbers of words in each sentence are as follows: 22, 10, 34, 10, 16, 21, 7, 31, 11, 21, 8. These figures give a mean of 17.3. One noticeable difference from Stage 1 books is the absence of very short sentences of fewer than 10 words, which may slow down reading speed a little.


The chapter that appealed to me the most was Chapter 1: Oxford. (277)

3 days!!

It was three days holiday. First day, I went to my boyfriend's house. We ate pizza at lunch time, and we watched some TV programs that was recorded. And I went to my part-time job from evening. Actually, I had stomach during I was working, so it was hard. Second day, It was our memorable day. On our memorable day, we go out for dinner, or we go out side. But!!!!!!! This month, there was my birthday. Then we spent a lot of money, so we don't have much money. We can't go out dinner. So my boyfriend said to me "Let's make Nabe!!" I really like Nabe. I had not tried to eat soy milk nabe. I wanted to eat it. We went to a supermarket, bought some vegetables, meat and so on, and went back to my boyfriend's house. It was my first time to eat soy milk nabe, but I liked it!!!! You have to try it!!! After that, we went to Hello Green Every where my friend saki work at.  We (176)

Nov, 25, 2012

i'm sleepy now. i have to work from now. i want to go home :( i have been working at a IZAKAYA as part-time job. it's built in shimotouri. actually, i really liked my part-time job, but now it was changed. i decided to start working new place from next week. i'm nervous now. however i know i can do it!! i have to change my wear!! bye!! (68)

Nov, 22, 2012

i just have finished writing my paper about adoption. my host family helped me and my friend's host families helped me too. it was hard for me. but i was able to that. i'm thankful to them!!!

and have you ever seen this?? here is kgu's entrance. such a beautiful pic. i like it. (54)

American and Japanese thinking about adoption

In this summer, I went to Minnesota for home stay program. My host sister is an adopted child from Korea. And I learned about adoption at class in America. Then I was surprised at American people are affirmative to adoption and adoption are extremely intimate in America. This paper compares American people’s ideas for adoption and Japanese’s.

Although adoption, there are many kind of adoption system such as adopted husband which is adopted into his wife's family, stepchild, adopted child who is related by birth, and adopted child who have other parents. This paper compares adopted child who have biologically parents.

 In Japan, adoption is something that people don’t talk about it. They treat it like it was shameful. Some parents don’t tell their children that they were adopted. There are many problems when parents should tell their children that they were adopted in Japan.

The breakdown of adoption system in Japan was as follows. Adopted husband have the majority. It’s about 67%. And second, stepchild is 25%. Thirdly, adopted child who is related by birth is 7%. The least is adopted child who have other parents. It’s just 1%. There are many reasons for the background of not taking root.  First, many Japanese people don’t know about the adoption system in detail. In other words, it’s a lack of knowledge for adoption system. From a questionnaire survey, there are Japanese people of 21% said that don’t know about the system in detail. Second, Japanese administration is negative posture on adoption system such as public relations are not frequent and the number of public organization social workers are predominantly smaller than European and America. Thirdly, as mentioned before, there are discrimination’s senses even today. From the questionnaire survey, you can see there are many Japanese people care about what other people think. Finally, it’s low that substitute of true child and adopted child. For example, utilization rate of in‐vitro fertilization or infertility treatment is higher than America, and success rate is low besides. And in most cases, people who couldn’t have child abandon without thinking about adoption. From these, some people think those adoptions do not become acclimatized to Japan because of Japan has tradition of regard blood relation as important.

Incidentally today, Japanese adoption numbers gradually decrease. In recent years, around 1000-1500 adoption is carried out every year. And in Japan, 90% of adoptive parents don’t have children, or suffer from infertility treatment. On the other hand, the number of children who were born for in‐vitro fertilization is rising. Therefore people who can’t have child by themselves will depend on in‐vitro fertilization instead of adoption even the number of Japanese adoption is decrease.

I investigated about adoption for sending questionnaire to our host families for knowing about American’s thinking about adoption. 9 people answered it.

Everyone agrees to adoption. From this result, there is clearly the difference between Japanese people’s thinking and American’s. There are many reasons why agree to adoption. For example, it’s great alternative for families that cannot have children on their own, it’s a great way for families to connect with children and become their forever family, and wonderful way to create families and to provide loving homes for children. A person agrees to it, so give to a charity that helps families get enough money to pay for adoption.

And in regards to a question what do they think about adoption in America, there are several opinion. Many children need homes, Adoption in America can be very positive for the families who adopt and for the child who is adopted, It’s a big business and there is a lot of money involved, so it must be closely regulated by the government.

And everyone knows someone that has been adopted. In Japan, it’s rare. Some people have friends who have been adopted and relations who have been adopted.

In regards to a question what they think if adoption is sad or happy, also there are several opinions. It depends on how well the child and parents are matched, It is happy for the families who are able to adopt children into their family and happy for the child who has a family that wants them to be a part of their family, It is happy that it gives children loving homes and creates families, It is happy if the children can find a happy home to belong to. These are part of opinion for adoption is happy. On the other hand, there are opinions for adoption is sad. Some aspects are sad-difficultly attaching to someone who isn’t your biological family, waiting for a family, and loneliness; It must be very difficult for mother to give up her child for adoption; It is sad that not all children can stay with the parents that gave birth to them. Therefore people of about 30% have opinion for adoption is sad. However many people think that adoption is happy, and also the people who have opinion that adoption is sad have opinion that it is happy.

There is a person who has adopted child in 9 people. However she has stepchild. And my host family has an adopted child. He and his wife started the adoption process when they were 42 years old in 2003, and their adopted child arrived when they were 43 years old in 2005, the child is now almost 8-year-old girl and they are 51 years old. They got married when they were 39 years old. Then his wife has a son from her first marriage. They had always wanted to have at least two children and he wanted to be a Daddy to a little baby. However they were unable to have biological children. Her biological mother was a 19-year-old college student in Korea and the child’s biological father left her to join the Korean Army. Therefore their baby became adopted child. They have taught her that her biological mother loved her so much that she decided to let Mommy and Daddy raise her and she would have a happier life. They love her very much, and they don’t think of her as their “Adopted Daughter”, so they don’t have a problem about adoption. And there is a camp for Korean in this summer. They caused her to take part in the Korean Camp for do not forget Korean cultures every summer. Many Korean American or adopted children from Korea took part in the camp, and they learned Korean language, Korean songs, dances, Tae Kwon Do and so on. And the last day, their parents come to a place like gymnasium, and see their children show various things like songs, Tae Kwon Do and so on. After that, they eat Korean food. It is good things for Korean adopted children.

In America, by virtue of the diffusion of the opinion that is “environment than heredity” and good quality milk powder, married couple who can not have children started to accept an adopted child from 1920. In 1980, adoption was diversified because of adoption system is increase from rise of liberalism and multiculturalism, and also conservative mode broke. Therefore today, the family conception in America is diversified. (1183)

BR 2-24: FOOD AND DRINK IN BRIN

Oxford Bookworms Factfiles is a sub-series in the Oxford Bookworms series. It is devoted to nonfiction, and most of the books are about countries or famous cities or environmental problems. 

The book I read today is FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN. Generally,  the book is quite easy to read. There are few embedded clauses, and the sentences are simple in structure. The average sentence length is about 15 words. There are some much longer sentences, but most of those are lists or have easy-to-understand clauses such as "because" clauses. The vocabulary is quite simple, with few unknown words that learners will need to look up in the dictionary. But the books do have quite a lot of information and the number of words is fairly large.Thus, these books are recommended for learners who are aiming to progress beyond very short and simple books such  as Usborne First Reading or Oxford Reading Tree.

The book consists of twelve chapters: Introduction,Changes in diet and shopping, Farming and fishing, Home-cooked food, Eating out and eating outside, Fast food, Potatoes: a staple food, A sweet tooth, Going for a drink, A nice cup of tea, How to make Shepherd's Pie, How to make Scones.

Chapter 2, Changes in diet and shopping, 

Chapter 4, Home-cooked food, 

Overall the book was very interesting and useful for me. My knowledge of food and drink in britain was very limited, and the book gave me lots of useful information and made me want to eat britain's food myself. As mentioned above, this book and other books in the Factifiles sub-series may be a useful next step for learners who have read mainly very simple books. (277)

Last Thursday

Last Thursday, it was Maedori. Do you know that? It is taking pictures for 20 years old anniversary. My parents gave Japanese traditional clothes, Kimono to me for anniversary. Its color is black and white. I like black. I went to a place with my parents and was had new special hair style and put on make-up. My hair style is called Nihongami. I'm sure you have ever seen the hair style. Actually I hate the hair style, because it looks like old Japanese woman. But my mother likes it. And then I went to many places, for example Kumamoto castle, with two cameraman, two make-up artists, staff, and my parents. And I did many posing. When I was been taking pictures by them, some foreigner said to me "Can I take pictures??". I was glad. It was hard for me, but it was very fun!!! After that, I saw some pictures. There were not me!!! I was surprised at that. The day, I was taken about 700 pictures. (169)

Nov, 19, 2012

Hi, guys!! I'm sleepy now, but I have a lot of things that I have to do. Recentlly I am very busy. I have a part-time job and I have to go to the driving school everyday. I'm student, so of course I have to go to school and study hard. I have not done homeworks that are book reviews and typing homework last week, so I have just done them. Moreover, I should write a paper about the differences Japan and America for Kaigaikenshuu until wednesday. It's hard for me;( BUT surely I can do that!!!!!! (97)

My favorite dessert

My favorite dessert is Ice creams. I like Green tea flavor’s ice cream most. In summer, I had been eating every time, because I don’t like being hot. Do you know Haagen-Dazs shop which is in Shimotouri?? On Wednesday, we can eat seven flavors ice cream just five hundred yen in the shop. It makes me happy!! So I often go to there on Wednesday before my part-time job. Also I like 31 ice cream shop. There is the shop near my house, so I often go there with my family. The shop’s ice cream cakes are good. You should try it!! I like Green tea flavor’s ice creams most, but when I was staying at Minnesota, there are no the flavor’s ice creams. I was really sad, so I was eating Cookie and Cream flavor’s ice cream. I loved it. (142)

My favorite singer

I want to talk about my favorite singer. My favorite singer is Girl’s Generation. It is a girls group. They are Koreans, but they perform around the world like America, France, Thailand and so on. They can speak not only Japanese but also English and Chinese. The group has nine girls. I most like Tiffany in the group. She is very cute. I want to be a cute girl like her. And they are very slim. I think that many girls are envious. I heard that they make efforts for being slim. They are perfect, but also their dance is perfect. I can’t dance like them, so I am envious. And there are many dramas that they play in Korea. Therefore they are very famous girls group in Korea like AKB48 in Japan. I want to see them. The dream will come tru (144)

My favorite movie

My favorite movie is High School Musical. It’s musical movie in a high school. There are three series. I like the starring roles, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. They’re best couple. And I like their songs. When I watch the movie, I want to sing and dance although I can not. I think that the story tells us not only song and dance make us fun but also personality is important. Some people hide their personality. In this story, Zac is the best basketball player, but actually he really likes sing a song. He had been hiding the real himself. His father and friends made fun of him. However he wanted to not only sing at musical club but also play basketball as the captain of basketball team. And then he was the good singer and the good player in the high school. I felt that (147)

BR 2-23: I Am a Star

Is the sun a star? Read and learn about stars!
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Judith Moffatt. This book is about stars. We can't see stars in the daytime and on a cloudy night. We can see them on a clear night. Long time ago, people made pictures from stars. They are called constellations. And the study of stars is called astronomy. And stars is used for some flags like America and China. And you should know some songs about a star. You should wish on a star.

Marzollo, J. (2000). I Am a Star. US.(111)

I Am a Star (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：2001-06

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Restaurant project

I would like to talk about the concept of our restaurant. Our restaurant permits pretty girls, so boys can't eat dishes at this restaurant. And this restaurant is like girls dream, so there are cute dishes and cute furnishings. Pretty girls should like this restaurant. And we can offer you luxury food at reasonable prices, because girls are small eater. And there are many kind of wine and cocktail for girls. (71)

BR 2-22: I'm a Seed

I'm a seed. I'm a seed too!
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Ju dith Moffatt. This story is about seed. Have you ever thought about seed??? In this story, there are two seeds. And this story tells us the growth of the two seeds. The growth differ as to seed. One of seeds chanded stem and it went up, but another seed changed stem and it went sideways. At last, One seed became marigold and another seed became pumpkin!!!!

Marzollo, J. (1996). I'm a Seed. US.(99)

I'm a Seed (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：1996-05

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BR 2-20: I Am a Leaf

Why are leaves green? Read and learn abput the life of a leaf.
 

This book was written by Jean Marzollo and illustrated by Judith Moffatt. The reason why I chose this series's book, I liked this book's illustration. This story is about Leaves. Which season's leaves do you like most?? I like fall's leaves most, because they are beautiful. I like the trees at KGU's entrance. This book tells us the history of leaves. In summer, they make tree food for using air and sunlight. In fall, they turn colors like red, yellow and orange. In winter, they rest and turn into soil. And finally in spring, they are born!!!

Marzollo, J. (2003).I Am a Leaf. US.(127)

I Am a Leaf (Hello Reader Science Level 1)

Jean Marzollo

Cartwheel Books

発売日：1999-10

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Nov, 13, 2012

i heard that it is snowing now in minnesota from my friends who are americans, zoe and katie. omg!!! i can't belive it!! whaaaao!!!! in kumamoto, we don't see snow:( i wanna see it!! and i miss minnesota!! this photo is minnesota's beach which i went to with zoe. (49)

The Peach Boy

This time, I'd like to talk about a book called The Peach Boy. I'm sure you have heard of this story before.  In Japan,  it is called "Momotarou". Long time ago, a old woman found a huge peach at a river. When she cut it, there was a baby in it. Therefore the baby was called peach boy. The boy grew up and he went to the ogres' town with a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant. Peach boy and the animals could beat them!!!!!(87)

MP 2-5: The Peach Boy

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MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

It was my 20th birthday last Saturday. In Japan, 20 years old's birthday is very important, because 20 years old people can drink alcohol and have smoke. But I don't like smorking. In the morning, my boyfriend brought the birthday cake for me. I like cheese cakes, so he bought a cheese cake for me. The cake was made by his uncle. And I went to Fukuoka with him by his car. When he was driving, we enjoyed listening our favorite music. First, we went to Marinoa City Fukuoka. There are many outlet shops and a big ferris wheel. We ate lunch and rode the big ferris wheel. It was fun!!! I loved it!!! After that, we went to Canal City in Hakata. He bought me birthday presents there. He bought a coat, a clothes, and a cosmetic for me. I was glad!!! We came back to Kumamoto and we ate yakiniku!!!! We were very tired, but it was the best birthday!!! (162)

The Leopard and the Lighthouse

One day, a leopard came to Sindi. He was hungry and he was looking for food. The village people wanted to catch him. He entered an old lighthouse which is  by the sea. Therefore the head of man decided to that the man who could kill her can marry his daughter. Two people tried to kill him, but they were unsuccessful. Finally, a man could knock him down, so he got to marry her. They were happy. (79)

BR 2-19: The Leopard and the Lighthouse

"Tell us the story of the leopard and the lighthouse," say the children.

There is an island in East Africa, it is called Sindi. There is an  old lighthouse by the sea. One day, a leopard came to the village. The village people scared the leopard. The leopard entered in the old lighthouse. The Head Man of Sindi, Mohammed has a beautiful daughter. Everyone likes her. He decided to that the winner who could kill the leopard can marry his daughter. Two people were unsuccessful in killing. Finally, a man could hit the leopard gun. But the leopard didn't kill, so he took the leopard to the animal park. He got marry her. And they had children, two boys and a girl. They were happy.

Collins, A. (2008). The Leopard and the Lighthouse. UK. (147)

The Leopard and Lighthouse CD Pack (Book & CD) (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))

Anne Collins

Penguin

発売日：2008-03-04

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FIVE HOLIDAYS!!!

I had five days holiday last week, because school festival, Takumasai took place. I don't join circle, so I didn't have to join it. First day, I went to driving school, and I took exam for license. I could pass the exam!!!! And next day, I did English Central and Book Review all the day. I have a lot of things have to do. And yesterday, I went out for lunch with my boyfriend. We went to downtown. We ate Japanese dishes. I like Tenpura! Do you like it?? After that, I went to a place with my mother. I will be taken pictures for twenty old anniversary. It is called "Maedori" in Japan. My mother's friend is a president of wedding company, so I will be taken pictures by the company's people. We talked about how pictures, how hairstyle, and so on!! I can't wait. I'll be taken pictures at Kumamoto castle and Kitaoka nature park next week. After that, I came back to home and took a nap. Then I went out for dinner with my father. I like my father. We ate Yakitori!!! We bought ice creams and came back to home! (195)

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Nov, 2, 2012

Hi!!! I want to talk about today's my life. It was very cold day :( I went to my boyfriend's house this morning by bus. I watched DVD with him. At lunch time, we ate KFC's chicken! It was yummy. At evening. I had to go to downtown for my part time job. I like my job!! When I went back to my house, I dropped my iphone. Then my phone was broken!!!! i was just sad. Actually, I had dropped my iphone one year ago too!! therefore, I broke two iphones!!!!! omg!!!! i'm very sad.

BR 2-17: The Golden Goose

"Please will you share your food with me?" he begged.
 

I haven't known this story. This story is kind of Grimms' Fairy Tales. This book tells us kind person will be happy. Oneday, there were a woodcutter and his three sons. The woodcutter became ill, so his sons chopped woods. At lunch time, a old man said to them "Please give me yoour food." But two brother didn't give him, so they became ill. One boy gave him to his food, so he taught a wood. When he chopped the wood, there was a gold goose. He wanted to sell the goose, so he decided to go to town. At night, he stayed at a inn. During he was sleeping, the innkeeper's daughter touched the goose. Then she couldn't devide!!! Her sister helped her, but also sisters couldn't devide. And mother tried to devide it, but also she couldn't!!! There were long line!!! A princess looked at the long line. The princess had been crying, but she started to smile!!! Therefore the king said to him "Would you like to marry princess??" He got married!!!

Mason, C. (2008). The Golden Goose. UK.(198)

The Golden Goose (Usborne First Reading)

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2008-09-26

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Nov, 1, 2012

Hi, guys. It started November!!! I like November, because my birthday is 10th November. I'll be twenty years old next week. In Japan, twenty years old is very important years. And my sister's birthday is 16th November. I can eat cakes two times in a month:) (47)

BR 2-16: Thumbelina

"Will you stay with me and br Queen of the flowers?" he asked.
 

When I was child, I really liked this story. A woman wanted a child, so she was given a magic seed from a fairy. There were a tiny girl in the flower. she in no bigger than a thumb. At night,  a frog kidnapped her for the frog's son's fiance. However fish helped her, so she could escape from frogs. And next a scarab beetle kidnapped her. She could escape again. In autumn, she lived a house where a mouse lived. And then she found aswallow were injured. She nursed him. Therefore he helped her. He took her to a place where people like her live. She got married at least.

Davidson, S. (2008). Thumbelina. UK. (135)

Thumbelina (Usborne First Reading)

Susanna Davidson

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2008-12-26

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BR 2-15: The Peach Boy

"Give me a dumpling and I'll help you fight the ogres."
 

Of course, you know this story. English title is "The peach boy", but it is called "Momotarou" in Japan. This story tells us that being brave is important!!! Long time ago, there were a old man and a old woman. When she went to a river, a big peach was floating on the water. They cut the big peach, and then a babt appeared from the inside.The boy was grown up by them. He was called "peach boy". One day people in the village worried about ogres. He decided to go to a place where ogres live. During he was going to the place, he met three animals, dog, monkey, and pheasant. He gave them a dumpling that was given by the old man. Peach boy and animals beat them!! And people in the village could live fortunately.


Frith, A. (2009). The Peach Boy. UK.(163)

The Peach Boy (Usborne First Reading)

Alex Frith

Usborne Publishing Ltd

発売日：2009-07-31

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Paris and Gaga!

I love both of them!! I like Gaga's music and Paris's life. Gaga is cool and Paris is beautiful.(19)