2012年12月31日月曜日

BR 2-13: Happy christmas!

"Nicholas did not tell people what he was doing." (p. 10)

 In christmas, various goods "christmas" before the name of goods. For example, christmas card, christmas presents, christmas market, christmas cracker and so on.

 When I was a child, I was believe Santa Claus. And, I wanted to know his real figure very much. In this book, it was written about the first Santa Claus. His name is St Nicholas. Why he became Santa Claus? Because, he knew that a poor man three daughters, but the man had not enough money. So, Nicholas put three bags into the house. He did not tell about it after he was died. But, people knew his secret and they are do it. It is origin of christmas.

 And, various food is delicious in christmas. It has original menu of christmas. For example, christmas pudding, Mince pies, Turkey or goose, a Yule Log and so on. How to make a Yule Log in the book.

 In the book, it was written about how to celebration of christmas around the world. In Egypt, from forty days before christmas, the people does not eat meat. I was surprised about the custom. And, everyone goes to church in christmas eve. In France, some people goes to church at midnight of the day in christmas. I was surprised about this custom too. In Belgium, christmas begins at December sixth. This day is a birthday of my sister. So, I was glad to it. St Nicholas gave presents to childlen. And, they eat christmas meals. It is usually turkey and Belgian chocolates. Belgian chocolate is famous in there. In Italy, almost people go to church on christmas eve. Sometimes, christmas dinner take five to six hours. I imagined the volume of the christmas dinner. In Japan, when I was high school student, I held christmas party in my home. We play trade of christmas prsents and decolated christmas tree. We enjoyed the christmas. And, couple increase in christmas season. In China, christians lights up their house and decolations christmas tree. There are called Trees of Light.

 Do you sing christmas carols in christmas? Silelent Night is best famous christmas song in the world. I like this song, because when I can felt about christmas season. I enjoy the christmas season.

 total: 370words

商品の詳細

Escott, John. (2000). Happy christmas. London, England: Penguin Readers

Turns round in this year

 This year, I was very enjoying. And, I think that I was very busy  in this year. Then, I turns round in this year.

 First of January. In this time, I was freshman still. Then, I weak at French gramer. In January, I had a lot of reports. I think that I almost wrote many reports. So, I absent club activities everytime.

 In February. First, in February third, I took TOEIC examination. It was very difficult for me. And, I think that is a lot of page of exam text book. I surprised it very much. And, in this night, I went to girls meeting. The member of sane class member. Almost people of the class member participates to the girls meeting.

 In March, then, I passed spring vacation. So, I often met friends. We went to somewhere and ate a lot of foods. Especially, my friends often stay my home in March. We talked about a lot of topics a period of night. So, we are sleeping every time in next day. The second of March, I made some albums of club everyday. This work was very steady. I almost came to school everyday and I made albums with friend.

 In April, first, invite of club to freshman were in school for four days. It was collapsed my mental. But, I felt much joy, because I got younger generation. I was very glad to it. And, the second of April, I began a part time job. First, I went to there for took a interview. It was very full scale. I thought that likes real employment test.

 In May, I was began to work many times. I worked there everyday in golden week. I almost talk to customer. So, I can not comes out own voice. After I finished part time job, I went to park near my home with my mother and my sister. We bought baseball goods in one handred shop and play it in the park. My family is not good at sports. But, we were enjoy it. In May tenth, I ate okonomiyaki in my friend's house with my friends three people. So, total five people. She is living alone. Then, we bought material of okonomiyaki and we went to her house. I use her dinning space and cooked okonomiyaki. In free time, we cooked takoyaki too. But, we forget to buy takoyaki sauce. So, we use kimchi, mayonnaise, and lemon-soy sauce                  and so on. I think that best one is kimchi and mayonnaise. Our decided that is best one. Okonomiyaki was delicious too. Lastly, we play Atarimae gymnastics. I was enjoy very much the day. Middle stage of May, my grandmother became seventy seven years old. In Japan, seventy seventh birthday says Kijyu. So, we said congratulations to my grandmother. We went to restaurant.

 In June, I went to grandmother's house, because I gave to kimono. This year, I became twenty years old. So, coming of age ceremony will held in my home town. I wear kimono of my mother's. My grandmother kept importantly in the house. Other, I went to shopping with senior of club. And, the next week, I went to training camp in Ashikita about club activities. for overnight stay two days. In the day, it was very raining hard. Our stayed house near the sea. So, I was very uneasy. Three days after, I went to Karaoke with club members. I am not good at singing. But, I was enjoy the atmosphere. And the day after three days, I participate recreation. It is kick base. The sports is very difficult for me, because the sports is kicking a ball, but I weak at strength of legs. So, other team member think that I am weak at this sports.

In July, I usually went to part time job almost everyday. In holiday, I met friends and ate lunch and dinner and talk about various topics.

In August, I was very busy, because I must made costumes about all member of club. First, I must thought the costume of design. I did not thought of costume design. And, I thought theme of the costume and relevance of costumes and mikoshi. Collage became summer vacation in August seventh. But, I went to collage everyday between summer vacation. And, almost I made the costumes lonely. In next the room, many persons came there. So, I was very sad. And, the work is very tired for me. And, I went to part time job in night. So, I was very busy then.

In September, the work became full scale. Sometimes, my senior and coworker came to school. But, finally I made the costumes still previous day of parade. Last one week, I can not sleep and eat some foods. So, I usually drink nutritional drink. It is a moment of most tired in my life. In the day of parade, we can not sleep, because we must ties own hair and club member's hair. And, boys carried mikoshi of own club in early morning. On the other hand, girls tidies up and clothes were changed and make up. When boys came here, we make up of boys. Then, it began raining. But, we were gathered in ground. We were very cold. Finally, the parade became adjournment. Two weeks after, the parade was held again.

In October nineth, I talk with my club members, because we must role of club. My friend became mnager of my club. I became the vice manager of the club. After one week, I went to bought a birthday present for our before manager of club. We bought stomach band to him. Next day, a parade of club event held again. There, I must spoke apeal point of the costumes. I felt strain about it.

In November, I became twenty years old. I graduate teenager. In the day, my family held birthday party. I ate chocolate cake. It was so delicious very much. And, my family gave me some presents for me. My mother and sister gave me clothes. But, my father gave me strange presents. My father gave me decorative paper ball and a leaf. My father said the leaf carrying happiness. I thought unbelievable. Incidentally, it was wrote "congratulations" in the decorative paper ball.

In December, I was busy for preparation of coming of age ceremony. I went to hair salon and talk about hair style and position of hair decolations. And, I went to bought the hair accesaries. And, I must go party of role change almost day in December. So, I must go to school wear suit everyday. It was very tired for me very much. And, I weak at calculation. So, the calculation of money is very hard for me. So, sometimes my friends helped for me.

I think that I passed busy of the year. I want to challange to various things in next year.

total:1155words

2012年12月30日日曜日

BR 2-12: Pinocchio

"As the words left his mouth, his nose grew a little longer." (p. 43)

 I think that the story is famous work. But, I did not know the story. So, I want to read the book. I only knew that the main character has long nose in this story.

 I think that this story is fairytale. But, the story included satire to political. I was very surprised. And I was surprised a character of Pinocchio too. I think that all main character of fairytale are kind, say of truth in everything, and a model of everyone. But, Pinocchio did not a model of everyone and did not honest. He dislike study and efforts. So, he involve often some troubles.

total: 105words


Collodi, Carlo. (2004). Pinocchio. London, England: Usborne Young Reading.

2012年12月28日金曜日

BR 2-11: Macbeth

"' But if we fail?' Macbeth asked her. 'What happens to us if we fail?'" (p. 22)

 The story is very famous book in the world, because the book was written by William Shakespeare. I think that all of people know about his name in the world.

 I was read the work in Japanese at library too. Then, in the book, some directions wrote in point of the book. I thought that William Shakespeare directed the story.

 The first line is line of Macbeth. He asked his wife. He think that I kill a king. And, I want to become a king. But, he had a conflict heart about it. Then, he asked her about own justification.

total:100words


Shakespeare, William. (2003). Macbeth. London, England: Black Cat Publishing.

2012年12月25日火曜日

Merry christmas

 Merry christmas! Everyone! Today is christmas. Yesterday, I had a part time job for eight hours. But, today, I have a holiday. So, I want to go somewhere with family or friends. But, my parents are going to work. And, my sister went to Mitsui green land of Kumamoto with seven people of her friends. And, almost of my friends has part time jobs. So, I was very lonely in christmas of this year.

 But, I think that I have nice christmas in this year better than last year, because my sister held christmas party in my house in christmas of last year. So, I think that if I stay in my house, they could not relax. My sister's room is side of my room. So, almost talk heard to my room. So, I went to Joyful near the school with friend. We stay here about six hours. We talk some topics. For example, friends, about school and study, and part time jobs and so on. She work in seven eleven. Then, we entering same club. So, especially, we talk about almost of club. Last two hours, we were very sleeping each other. We want to come back to own house soon. So, I call to my sister a lot of times. But, she said "we held party still." everytime. When we came back, it was night. And then snowing. So, we were very cold. But... this is memorial christmas event.

total:242words

2012年12月24日月曜日

BR 2-10: Gulliver's Travels

"Gulliver picked up one of the trouble makers and opened his mouth." (p. 15)

 I think that the story is very famous story in the world.

 The world is other world about my world. So, the people of the country that is very small. Then, a man of human came there, so, the people were surprised and shoot him. If I am the small people in the world, suddenly, a big human would came the world, I was surprised and will feel to fear. So, I can understand a thought of the small person in this book. But, I am a human like Gulliver. Then, I understand a thought of a human, Gulliver. So, he picked up one of the trouble makers. It is the first line of the book.

total: 116words

商品の詳細
Swift, Jonathan. (2003). Gulliver's Travel. London, England: Usborne Young Reading.

2012年12月21日金曜日

BR 2-09: Titanic

"On board there would be a gym, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a library... and even kennels for the passengers' dogs." (p. 11)

 I think that the story is very famous story in the world. The story became famous work in movie. In the movie, a man and a woman fall in love in Titanic. So, I thought that they appear in the book and they fall in love like the movie. But, they were not appear in this book.

 The contents of the book, various speciallity knowledge was written in the book. So, I was surprised very much. The knowledge is very high quality and  it has speciallity picture inthe book. Then, I thought that the book is very difficult for me.

total:100words

商品の詳細Claybourne, Anna, & Daynes, Katie. (2006). Titanic. London, England: Usborne Young Reading.

2012年12月17日月曜日

Essay2-03b: Revised essay


We chose Julia Roberts’s movie so we watched the movie which Julia Roberts appeared. Therefore we'll write it about Julia Roberts. She is famous actoress in Hollywood and she appears for many movies. For example, she appears Notting Hill,  Eat Pray Love, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Dying Young (The Choice of Love). The latest movie that she sppears is Mirror Mirror. The date which the movie was released is March 30, 2012. It is comedy fantasy film based on the fairy tale "Snow White". The roll of Julia Roberts is wicked Queen. She is a splendid actress with the experience that won many prizes. Three movies that we chose are Larry Crowne,  Erin Brockovich and Pretty Woman.

First movie is Larry Crowne. This movie love and comedy drama film and this movie is released in 2011. The landing actor is Tom Hanks, and he is a director, a collaboration and coscenarist. The name of his role, Larry Crowne. Julia Roberts comes up as a teacher role of him and, the name of her role, Mercedes Tainot.

Larry has been working for a supermarket for many years. He seemed to be satisfied every day, and he lived on it. However, he is fired from a company because he isn't graduate from a university. Then he enters the community college, and he takes the Tainot's speech class. She seems that she didn't perverse about everything, both work and  her family, so she was very angry every day and every things. And also, she does not know whether one's class is helpful for the student. And she seems to didn't  to have much enthusiasm for teaching a student. In fact, first, her lecture was number of people lack and she seemed to be pleased with a lecture being canceled very much. Finally both she and he understand the happiness in the life and they obtain happiness.

Her performance was very splendid. Her performance fitted a role of her, a tiring expression and joyful expression. This movie was easy to watch very much and was interesting. In addition, Many famous movie star appearing in this movie. For example, Maria Canals Barrera; she appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place, Bryan Lee Cranston; he appeared in Contagion and Taraji P. Henson; she appeared in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more movie star appeared in this movie.

Next movie is Pretty Woman. This movie’s release date is March 23, 1990. The movie’s movie director is Garry Marshall. She received a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress by appearing this movie. In addition, the screenwriter J.F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award.This movie is the modern version story that was based on "my fair lady"and the story is a royal road of love story. In work of Julia Roberts,the movie is one of hers masterpiece. In the movie, the roll of Julia Roberts is call girl. First, Julia Roberts acted Vivian Ward. Her job is a call girl. But, when she met Edward Lewis, her life was changed. Richard Gere acted Edward Lewis. He is very gentleman. He asks her about act role of his girlfriend in three days. And, he gives her much money. Sometimes he bought many expensive dresses, clothes, jewelies and so on. So, if I were Vivian Ward, I think that I can not believe of his offer like her too. But, she wants much money and she thought the job is very easy and I can receive much money and various expensive goods. So, she took on the job.

But, gradually, Vivian Ward was attracted to him. Then, Edward Lewis was attracted to her too. They are both attracted to each other. But, She worried about it, because she is a call girl, conversely, he is rich man. So, she thinks if I was ever stay with him, I trouble to him. Edward Lewis thinks that proposal of marriage to her. But, his friends stopped him. But eventually, he proposal to her. But she disappears in front of him, because she thinks that I am not suitable of him. Last scene is most famous scene. Edward Lewis has flowers, and he came her home. Then, he use umbrella, and go up ladder for her.

Third movie is Erin Brockovich. This movie’s release date is March 17, 2000. The movie’s movie director is Steven Soderbergh.The movie is a story of half Erin Brockovich life and this is non-fiction. She gained the settlement package of the highest ever amount.The movie is very interesting. This movie tells you importance to never give up. Early in the film the real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia. Julia Roberts played the part of Erin Brockovich. She is a single mother who has threer kids and has no job. She is very cool because she stuck to her volition. For instance, she always wears clothes with much exposure even in law office. When she was paid attention to her clothes, she said "I wear these clothes because I think that these clothes become me". When you watch the movie, you will think that I want to become woman like her by watching this movie. Words which she spoke in the movie had a sharp tongue but gripping. For example, she said “ Krispy doughnut” to a fat woman. The movie has some scenes which audiences can make them feel like smiling. This movie has not only serious scenes. Her acting was very well and roll of Erin Brockovich matched her. She won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors' Guild Award and BAFTA for Best Actress. The film itself was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 73rd Academy Awards.

Erin Brockovich gained the settlement package of the highest ever amount by cooperate with Edward L. Masry who works with her as lawyer. Albert Finney appeared this roll. George who is a boyfriend of Erin Brockovich take care of her children while she looks up the actual condition of pollution of toxic substances. He is unfettered person and loves bike. Aaron Edward Eckhart appeared the man.

Auduences probably know fearful of pollutions once more by watching the movie. We can’t see and notice pollutants easily. In the movie, toxic substances have been run with water for ten years in a town of America.  Human being can’t live without water. Those pollutions had happened in Japan, too. That it is very fear. Those toxic substances are run when businesses have priority over benefits better than human’s health and life. We must be careful not to have such a thing in the future.

Reference

  • Goetzman, Gary, & Hanks, Tom (Producers), &  Hanks, Tom (Director). (2011). Larry Crowne. United States; Universal Pictures.
  • Milchan, Arno, Rauther, Steven, & Goldstein, W, Gary, (Producers) & Marshall, Garry (Director). (1990). Pretty Woman. United States; Touchstone Pictures.
  • DeVito, Danny, Sher, Stacey, Shamberg, Michael, Lyon, Gail & Hardy, John (Producers) & Soderbergh, Steven (Director). (2000). Erin Brockovich. United States; Universal Pictures (USA and Japan) & Columbia Pictures (International)

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2012年12月15日土曜日

BR 2-08: Tutankhamun

"Over three thousand years earlier, the people of Egypt woke up one morning to find that Tutankhaten, a nine-years-old prince, had become king - or pharaoh."(p. 8)

 I think that he is very famous human. He is a great man of global history. So, I think that almost people were learned of him in junior high school or high school. But, I was known about him roughly. Then, this book became that is good studies for me very much.

 First, I was surprised that his age of  became king of pharaoh. I wrote it in first line too, but I think that nine years old is too young. I think that he can not politics to countries in nine years old. Finally, he became young man. But, when he was teenager, he was death. he was death in too young age.
total:114words

商品の詳細 Harvey, Gill. (2006). Tutankhamun. London, England: Usborne Young Reading.

2012年12月10日月曜日

Essays 2-03a: Joint Movie Reviews

Our team is Kazumi, Ayumi and me. We chose Julia Roberts. So we watched the movie which Julia Roberts appeared. Therefore I'll write it about Julia Roberts now. She appears for many movies and she is a splendid actress with the experience that won many prizes. We watched a movie each. I watched Larry Crowne. Kazumi watched Erin Brockovich. Ayumi watched Pretty Woman.

First, I'll write about Larry Crowne. This movie love and comedy drama film and this movie is released in 2011. The landing actor is Tom Hanks, and he is a director, a collaboration and coscenarist. The name of his role, Larry Crowne. Julia Roberts comes up as a teacher role of him and, the name of her role, Mercedes Tainot.


Larry has been working for a supermarket for many years. He seemed to be satisfied every day, and he lived on it. However, he is fired from a company because he isn't graduate from a university. Then he enters the community college, and he takes the Tainot's speech class. She seems that she didn't perverse about everything, both work and  her family, so she was very angry every day and every things. And also, she does not know whether one's class is helpful for the student. And she seems to didn't  to have much enthusiasm for teaching a student. In fact, first, her lecture was number of people lack and she seemed to be pleased with a lecture being canceled very much. Finally both she and he understand the happiness in the life and they obtain happiness.

Her performance was very splendid. Her performance fitted a role of her, a tiring expression and joyful expression. This movie was easy to watch very much and was interesting. In addition, Many famous movie star appearing in this movie. For example, Maria Canals Barrera; she appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place, Bryan Lee Cranston; he appeared in Contagion and Taraji P. Henson; she appeared in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and more movie star appeared in this movie.

Next movie is Pretty Woman. I think that the story is a royal road of love story. Our team watched the movie of Julia Roberts. In work of Julia Roberts, I think that the story is most famous movie. In the movie, Julia Roberts acted call girl. I don't know call girl, but I can learn it in the movie. First, Julia Roberts acted Vivian Ward. Her job is a call girl. But, when she met Edward Lewis, her life was changed. Richard Gere acted Edward Lewis. He is very gentleman. I met him too. He asks her about act role of his girlfriend in three days. And, he gives her much money. Sometimes he bought many expensive dresses, clothes, jewelies and so on. So, if I were Vivian Ward, I think that I can not believe of his offer like her too. But, she wants much money and she thought the job is very easy and I can receive much money and various expensive goods. So, she took on the job.

But, gradually, Vivian Ward was attracted to him. Then, Edward Lewis was attracted to her too. They are both attracted to each other. But, She worried about it, because she is a call girl, conversely, he is rich man. So, her think if I was ever stay with him, I trouble to him.
Edward Lewis think that proposal of marriage to her. But, his friends stopped him. But eventually, he proposal to her. But she disappear in front of him, because she thinks that I am not suitable of him. Last scene is most famous scene. Edward Lewis has flowers, and he comes her home. Then, he use umbrella, and go up ladder for her.
I want to watch the movie to everyone!

Third movie is “Erin Brockovich”. This movie was made in 2000. The movie is a story of half Erin Brockovich life and this is non-fiction. She gained the settlement package of the highest ever amount.The movie was very interesting. This movie taught me importance to never give up. Early in the film the real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia.

Julia Roberts played the part of Erin Brockovich. I thought that she is very cool because she stuck to her volition. For instance, she always wears clothes with much exposure even in law office. When she was paid attention to her clothes, she said "I wear these clothes because I think that these clothes become me". I thought that I want to become woman like her by watching this movie. Words which she spoke in the movie had a sharp tongue but gripping. For example, she said “ Krispy doughnut” to a fat woman. I couldn’t help laughing when I saw the scene. Her acting was very well and roll of Erin Brockovich matched her. She won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors' Guild Award and BAFTA for Best Actress. The film itself was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 73rd Academy Awards.

I could know fearful of pollutions once more by watching the movie. We can’t see and notice pollutants easily. In the movie, toxic substances have been run with water for ten years in a town of America.  Human being can’t live without water. Those pollutions had happened in Japan, too. I thought that it is very fear. Those toxic substances are run when businesses have priority over benefits better than human’s health and life. I thought that we must be careful not to have such a thing in the future.


total:953words

Movie review about Pretty woman

 I think that the story is a royal road of  love story. Our team watch the movie of Julia Roberts. In work of Julia Roberts, I think that the story is most famous movie. In the movie, Julia Roberts acted call girl. I don't know call girl, but I can learn it in the movie. First, Julia Roberts acted Vivian Ward. Her job is an call girl. But, when she met Edward Lewis, her life were changed. Richard Gere acted Edward Lewis. He is very gentleman. I met him too. He ask her about act role of my girl friend in three days. And, he give her much money. Sometimes he bought many expenssive dresses, clothes, jewelies and so on. So, if I were Vivian Ward, I think that I can not believe of his offer like her too. But, she wants much money and she thought the job is very easy and I can receive much money and various expenssive goods. So, she took on the job.

 But, gradually, Vivian Ward was attracted to him. Then, Edward Lewis was attracted to her too. They are both attracted to each other. But, She worried about it, because she is an call girl, conversely, he is rich man. So, her think if I was ever stay with him, I trouble to him.
Edward Lewis thik that proposal of marriage to her. But, his friends stopped him. But, eventually, he proposal to her. But, She dissapear in front of him, because she think that I am not suitable of him.

Last scene is most famous scene. Edward Lewis have flowers, and he comes her home. Then, he use umbrella, and go up ladder for her.
I want to watch the movie to everyone!

total:292words

BR 2-07: Beauty and Beast

"'He's not ugly inside,' said Beauty." (p. 41)

 I think that it is very good story. I want to become likes her. I think that I want to become her personality. She did not decided that his parsonality in his looks. I thought that I want to have her personality of all people.

 I was moved the story. In the middle stage of this story, I feel to sadly, because she is a princess, but he looks is very ugly. Their status is completely different. So, Other people did not accept their relations. If I were other people, I would say "stop" to them maybe. But, finally, he become happy end.

total:103words
商品の詳細
Stowell, Louie. (2007). Beauty and Beast. London, England: Usborne Young Reading.

2012年12月3日月曜日

BR 2-06: Solar Cooking

"Sollar cooking is a simple yet brilliant idea that has several advantages."(p. 15)

I am instead of solar cooking very much. I thhink that the system is good for the earth. I want to know about the system. But, I am not good at kind of various machines.

 This book write about the solar cooking system. And this book has many pictures. So, this book is easy to understand for me. And, the pictures looks very interesting very much for me. Then, I think that the book is not speciality, so I think that almost people can understand to solar cooking. I thik that same comment to first line in book. I want to increase solar system in Japan.

total:106words
商品の詳細

Waring, Rob. (2009). Solar Cooking. London, England: Footprint Reading Library.