Saturday, May 17, 2008

write a blog post answering the following questions

1. Yes. I organized sidebar. I visited my classmates blogs. I thought that their blogs was very wonderful. Every blog was very elaborate blogs. I enjoyed looking at their blog.

2. Yes. I labeled all my book reviews and essays.

3. Yes. I published pictures on my blog.

4. My best post is ‘A Strawberry’ because I like the picture of strawberry very much. I like strawberry very much, so ‘A Strawberry’ is the best post for me.

5. My best book review is ‘THE FIREBOY’. I was very impressed with hero’s gentel mind. I was moved by hero’s consideration for hero’s father. I thought that I must do more gentel to my family.

6. Good points → I think that we can get used to computer, and we can touch in English for many hours.
Bad points → It is hard for me to use computer, so there is sometimes hard thing for me.

7. Yes. I have. I think that we can improve typing skill throughout typing homework, so I think that it is important for us.

I think that writing class is very important for me because I think that writing ability is essential for me. I hope that my writing ability improve throughout this writing class.

Friday, May 16, 2008

A Strawberry

 This is a strawberry. Strawberry is my favorite fruit. Strawberry is very good. My parents got many strawberries from their friend. I am very happy because I can eat many strawberries. I like sweet fragrance of strawberry. I like fruit very much. Fruit is very delicious. Fruit is essential for me.  (51)

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Book Review 1-10 ‘The Magic Cooking Pot’

I read ‘The Magic Cooking Pot’. A little girl and her mother live in one town. They live in poverty. They have no money, so they can not buy food. They suffer from hunger. The little girl says that she is very hungry. However, There is no food in her house. The little girl cries out in hunger. The little girl sits down on a stump, and she cries. A old woman appears in front of the little girl. The old woman says that Do not cry. The little girl says that she is very hungry. The old woman gives a cooking pot to the little girl. The old woman says that it is a magic cooking pot. The old woman says that Cook, little pot, Cook. Hot porridge is finished by the magic cooking pot. The old woman says that the pot must stop before eating. The old woman says that Stop, little pot, Stop. The pot stops. The little girl eats the hot porridge. It is delicious. The old woman gives the magic cooking pot to the little girl. The old woman says that you must say ‘cook, little pot, cook’ when you use the magic cooking pot. Finally, the old woman says that you must say ‘Stop, little pot, stop’ before eating. The little girl thanks to the old woman. The little girl comes back home quickly. The little girl shows the magic cooking pot to her mother. The little girl says that ‘Cook, little pot, cook’. The pot cooks hot porridge. The little girl says that ‘Stop, little pot, stop’. They eat the hot porridge. Her mother says that this is very delicious. They eat porridge every day. They are not worried about hunger. They thank to the magic cooking pot. One day the little girl goes out to play with her friends. Her mother is alone in house. The little girl does not come back home for long time. Her mother becomes hungry. Her mother wants to eat hot porridge. Her mother says that ‘Cook, little pot, cook’. The magic cooking pot cooks hot porridge. Her mother eats hot porridge. However, her mother does not say ‘Stop, little pot, stop’. The magic cooking pot keeps on cooking hot porridge. Her mother says that please stop. However, her mother does not say the right words. The magic cooking pot does not stop. Her mother keeps on saying ‘stop’. The pot does not stop. Her mother looks for a help. However, nobody knows the right words to stop the pot. The pot continues cooking hot porridge. Her mother sees the little girl. The little girl says that ‘Stop, little pot, stop’. The pot stops. The little girl thinks that she must say the right words to use the magic cooking pot.

This novel is interesting. I read this novel quickly. I think that I can not endure hungry. I like eating very much. I think that I must be thankful for all foods.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

essay 3 ‘my favorite animal’

Topic of this essay is my favorite animal.

I have had allergy to animal since I was a child. I can not visit the house which animal is raised in. I show symptom of heavy allergy to cat in particular. However, my father and my younger brother like animal very much. They like dog in particular, so a dog is raised out of our house.

The dog’s name is Azuki. We named our dog Azuki after an adzuki bean. Azuki has been raised for seven years. I do not show symptom of allergy to Azuki very much because Azuki is raised out of our house, and my father often wash Azuki. I often take Azuki out for a walk. I think that walk is good thing to maintain my health. Azuki is become calm my family. Azuki is essential existence for my family. Azuki is the best favorite animal for me. I want to take more careful care of Azuki from now on.

I went to a zoological garden with my friend last year. My friend likes animal very much. I look up to my friend because it is very hard for me to come in contact with animal. However, I like to look at animal. I like a hippopotamus in particular. I have liked a hippopotamus since I was child. I do not know the reason, but I like a hippopotamus. When I went to a zoological garden, I looked at a giraffe. I knew that the giraffe’s birthday is same to my birthday. I felt friendship to the giraffe.

I have allergy to animal. However, I want to come in contact with many animals from now on. I want to like many animal from now on.
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essay 2 ‘My treasure’

Topic of this essay is My treasure.

My treasure is my family. My family is a most precious treasure for me. There are six people in my family, and we have a dog. I was born in a farming family. My father and mother raise a lot of melons. My father and mother work as hard as they can everyday. I am proud of my father and mother, and I am thankful to them. I have a younger brother. My brother is younger than me by four years. His character is very kind. I always get vigor from him. I think that it is good for me to have younger brother. I am thankful to my brother. I live with my grandfather and grandmother. We have a dog. The dog let us heartwarming. I am proud of my family. My family supports me all the time. My heart is full of thanks.

In addition to my family, I have my treasure. I have learned a Japanese dance since I was six years old. My treasure is essential thing to the Japanese dance. It is Sensu. The Japanese dance is Japanese traditional performing arts. Sensu is important thing to the Japanese dance. Sensu expresses a tool, a wing, and so on. Sensu play an important part in expressing a lot of things. Sensu is essential for me, so sensu is my treasure. I love the Japanese dance. My hobby is to dance the Japanese dance.

My family is very important for me. Sensu is essential for Japanese dance. They are my important treasures.

They will be important treasures for me from now on. I want to value them from now on.
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essay 1 To my host family

Hello. My name is Ayako U. please call me Ayako. I am Japanese. I have lived in kumamoto since I was born. Kumamoto is located in the south in Japan. Kumamoto is the city which is full of green. Kumamoto is very good city. I am nineteen years old. My birthday is August. I am a KGU student.

My hobby is to dance Japanese dance. Have you ever seen Japanese dance? The Japanese dance is one of the Japanese traditional arts. The Japanese dance is the general term of the dance which developed in Japan. I have learned Japanese dance since I was six years old. I am the happiest when I dance Japanese dance. Do you have any hobbies? I want to know your hobbies.

Have you ever visited other countries? I have visited Canada when I was a high school student. I had good experiences then. I was able to mention different culture, and I was able to test my ability in English. I learned a lot of things through the experience. Therefore, I want to learn a lot of things this time.

I want to be Japanese teacher in the future, and I want to work abroad. I want to teach Japanese in the future. That is why I want to improve my ability in English.

I do always anything in my own pace. That is why I may trouble you many times. Thank you in advance. I want to meet you early, and I want to speak with you very much. I am looking forward to seeing you. I pray for your health, and spending every happy day. Good-bye until the day when we are able to meet.
Good-bye.
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Monday, May 12, 2008

The teaching profession

I attend class of a teacher-training course. My dream is to become a Japanese teacher. The teacher-training course is very hard for me. However, I want to be a teacher, so I must study harder. Today, I get a class about teaching profession. I want to study as hard as I can.
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A Chair

I got a chair today. The chair is chair of training of Japanese teacher. My dream is to become a Japanese teacher. I want to work in foreign countries. I want to learn Japanese as hard as I can. I read a book about Japanese teacher. It is difficult to become a Japanese teacher, so I want to study hard.
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