2012年5月14日月曜日

BR 1- 05: The Moon Seems to Change

Tonight take a look at the sky. See if the moon is there. (p.5) 


 I chose this book because I’m interested in the moon. I often see the moon at night. This book is written about waxing and waning of the moon. You may think it is difficult, but it is really easy to understand because there are a lot of pictures. After reading it, I can solve questions about the moon. This book is also written about an interesting experiment. We use an orange to the experiment. After you read the book, you may try this experiment. Please read the book and try this experiment! If you read it, you might change your thought about the moon.


 Reference 
Branley, Franklyn M. (1987). The Moon Seems to Change. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

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Typing Homework

I think it is important for me to eat well-balanced meals, so it is bad to have likes and dislikes food. When I was a child, I had many likes and dislikes food. I can't eat most of vegetables. However, I can eat any vegetables now, but I don't like green peppers because they taste bitter. Also, I love sweets. I often eat ice cream, snacks, cakes, and so on. However, I have to be careful to eat too much. If I ate too many sweets, I might become fat.
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2012年5月8日火曜日

BR 1-04: Stories of Dogs

Titch wanted to be a top sheepdog like Bryn, his dad. (p.17)

I chose this book because pictures of dogs were very cute. This book has three stories about dogs. Dogs see through person’s crime and help people who are in trouble in the stories. After I finished reading the book, I thought dogs were wonderful and brave. If you like dogs, you should read the book. Even if you don’t like dogs, you will change your mind about dogs after reading it. This book was published by Usborne. Books of Usborne are easy to read, so you will enjoy reading the book. Please read it!

Reference
Punter, Russell. (2007). Stories of Dogs, London, England: Usborne.
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My Family and Relatives


We are five people of  a family. I have my father, mother, grandfather and a younger sister. My father’s name is Tadashi. My father works as a nurse at a hospital. He likes baseball, hot springs and Chinese noodles. He goes to hot springs every day. I sometimes go eating Chinese noodles with him. We have our favorite stores of Chinese noodles. My mother’s name is Shizumi. My mother works as a nurse at an institution for the disabled. The institution is near my house, so I take part in Summer festival there. I'm on good terms with her colleagues. She likes cooking. Recently, she has challenged new meals to increase her repertoires. I like to cook with her. By the way, my parents are same birthday. It is rare, so I believe it is a destiny. My sister is three years younger than I am. Her name is Nodoka. She goes to Kumamoto Kita High School. She is in the basketball club, and she practices hard every day. I live with grandfather of mother’s side. My grandfather’s name is Isao. My grandfather grows vegetables and fruits. He grows mainly long green onion and mandarin oranges, and he ships them to the wholesale market. However, he brings cabbages, figs, onions, and so on from fields. My grandmother of Mother’s side died ten years ago. Her name is Setsuko. She was very kind. I often practiced leapfrog with her. Now, I believe she watch over my family in heaven.
    
 My mother has two older sisters. Their names are Yumi and Masayo. Yumi is a housewife. Her husband is a carpenter. His name is Chiaki. My house was built by him four years ago. They have three children. Their names are Hayato, Narumi and Risa. Hayato is two years older than I am. He goes to Kumamoto Technical College. Narumi is the same age as I am. She lives in Hiroshima now, and she goes to a technical college. When she returns to Kumamoto, I go to karaoke or shopping or eat out with her. Risa is the same age as my sister is. She goes to Kumamoto Agricultural High School. She is in the basketball club too. I’m cheering both my sister’s team and her team. Masayo is a single woman. She lives near my house. I sometimes I sometimes go shopping with her.
      
My grandparents of father’s side live in Tamana City, Kumamoto. His name is Kunio. Her name is Isao. They are very kind. I meet them in New Year’s Day, Bon holidays, and so on.

My father has an older sister and an older brother. Their names are Sachiko and Osamu. Sachiko and her husband, Kimio have three children. Their names are Yuuki, Taisei and Aya. Yuuki is five years older than I am. He is a teacher. Taisei is a two years older than I am. He is good at playing baseball. Aya is the same age as I am. She goes to college in Tokyo. However, they live is Chiba, so I can’t see them very often. I want to see them after a long time. Osamu grows strawberries, so he sometimes brings them to my home. Osamu and his wife, Kumi have three daughters. Their names are Chihana, Sakura and Minori. Chihana is 15 years old. She entered Hokuryo High School in April. Sakura is 12 years old. She goes to Tensui Junior High School. Minori is 10 years old. She often mails me, so I can keep in touch with her. She goes to Tamamizu Elementary School.

Also, my grand parents’ brothers and sisters are very kind to me. My parents’ cousins are very kind to me too. I’m on good terms with all of my relatives. However, I don’t know about my great grandparents. If I have a chance, I try to ask my family and relatives about my great grandparents.
  
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Essay 1-02a: University life

There are a lot of exchange students at Kumamoto Gakuen University. To enjoy life at KGU, I think there are things I want them to know about KGU. I will give some examples.

One thing exchange students will need know is the beginning time of the classes. First period starts at 9:00 a.m. It starts so early, so please be careful to late for the class. Second period starts at 10:40 a.m. After finishing the class of second period, we have a lunch time. Third period starts at 1:00 p.m. Fourth period starts at 2:40 p.m. Fifth period starts at 4:20 p.m. The time between the classes is only ten minutes, so we have to hurry a preparation for next class.

Something else they’ll want to know is the library at KGU. The library is very large and has a lot of books. There are novels, dictionaries, newspapers, picture books, data, and so on. These are written not only in Japanese but also in foreign languages, for example, English, Chinese, Korean, and so on. Computers are set up there. When students must hand in a paper, they often go to the library because they can get a lot of information. Also, there is AV room. We can watch DVDs and listen to CDs. The library is quiet, so we can use the library to study by ourselves or with friends. I recommend making the most of the library.

Also, there is English Lounge at KGU. This is the place that students talk and play games with exchange students. We have to speak only English there, so KGU students improve English ability. Exchange students will make a lot of friends there. Exchange students come to Japan alone, so they are sometimes worried about a variety of things. When they are nervous, they had better go to English Lounge. They can get rid of worry and have a good time.

I’m in the department of English, so I want to deepen exchange with exchange students. If you have things you don’t know about KGU, please ask me anything! I hope that exchange students have a good time at KGU and in Japan.

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2012年5月2日水曜日

Ideas for Essay 1-02a

I'm collecting ideas for an essay. One thing I think exchange students will need to know is the beginning time of the classes. Something else they'll want to know is the library at KGU.
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BR 1-03: Fluffy Goes to School


Fluffy is not a good name for me! thought the guinea pig. I’m big and strong! (No page number)

I picked this book because I was fascinated by cute illustration of the cover. Fluffy is a guinea pig. Fluffy has started to keep in a class at school. The story begins that classmates decide his name. The most interesting point is Fluffy’s imagination. Fluffy become policeman, the captain of a ship and the commander of a spaceship in his imagination. Fluffy’s thought is written in boldface in this book, so it is easy to understand his thought. After reading this book, I thought Fluffy is funny and innocence. If you read this book, would you feel about Fluffy? Please read it!

Reference
Kate, McMullan. (1997). Fluffy Goes to School, New York, NY: Scholastic.


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