BR 2-07: Baba Yaga the Flying Witch

Today, I read an English book which title was “Baba Yaga the Flying Witch” because it seems like funny. But this story was about strange and terrible witch. She would have eaten a little girl for a lunch if the girl ran away from her magic hut. So this witch scared for me and she didn’t give up easily. I have ever read some witches stories for example, Harry Potter, Kiki’s Delivery Serves and Howl’s etc. These stories are really good too. Baba Yaga was strange witch because she rode her big pot and then ran after the girl by using her pot, her wooden broom and wooden spoons! That was exciting so my most favorite scene. As the girl was came back her home safely, I felt quite relieved!

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Reference
Lesley, S. (2008). Baba Yaga the Flying Witch. London: Usborne Publishing.

BR 2-06: Stories of Snowmen

I read an English book which title was “Stories of Snowmen”. I chose this book because winter is coming!! When I was a child, I played in the snow and made snowmen some times. I think that most of people had experience such as these children’s play. It was one of my pleasure outdoor games in winter. Kumamoto has not so much snow. So I was really glad when I had snow. This story was similar to my favorite picture book because both stories moved snowmen! They played active parts so much. It reminds me of Christmas after I read this book. It made me heart-warming! I want you to read this book. I think that you will like it. I heard this winter will be cold, so I want to make snowmen.

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Reference
Lesley, S. (2007). Stories of Snowmen. London: Usborne Publishing.

My Favorite Class

I will tell you about my favorite class. My most favorite class is Korean. I take the classes on every Wednesday. The classes are so good for me. So I have never absent and I am never late the class. I always sit down the first seat from the front when I take the class. I have been to Korea once before I took the class. When I visited there, I really couldn’t understand Korean. At that time, I decided to study it. Thanks to Korean teacher, I could read Korean alphabet now. The teacher is Mr. Paku. He is kind and speaks fluent Japanese. He started to study Japanese when he was 27 years old. I am looking forward to taking the class every weeks.

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My Favorite Drink

I will tell you about my favorite drink. My favorite drink is Lipton’s tea. I also recommend the teas. I have some reasons. First of all, there are many kinds of tea. For example, we can drink milk, lemon, and apple, green apple, orange, peach and grape tea. Next, we can buy them low price and most of convenience stores, supermarkets and grocery stores sell Lipton’s tea. So it is easy to get it for us. Then, the tastes are so good. I sometimes want to drink these teas so much. My most favorite tea is milk tea. It is a standard article. Today, I drank it too! I think that Japanese people like to drink both hot and cold teas.

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Essay 2-02a: My Languages Learning Experiences

I will tell you about my languages learning experiences. Of course, my first learning language is Japanese. Japanese has three literatures. It is “Hiragana”, “Kanji” and “Katakana”. First of all, I started to study “Hiragana” when we were elementary school student, and also we started to study “Katakana”. It was easy to remember for me, but it is hard to write “Kanji” even now, because there are many difficult them.

When I was the upper grades of elementary school, I learned “Romaji”. I was suffering from to remember it. Then, I started to study about English alphabet. My piano teacher taught me both piano and English, because my piano teacher could speak English and her sister got married with American. So I was longing for the teacher very much.

When I was a junior high school student, I started to study English grammar. I couldn’t understand even simple sentences before I study English. But I became understand it little by little. I took private lessons in English and mathematics about for three years. Thanks to my cram school teacher, English was one of my favorite subjects.

When I was a high school student, I started to learn “Kobun” and “Kanbun”. But present day, we don’t use these languages in daily life. Moreover it was so difficult for me so I didn’t like to study their languages. I became a high school student, I could read English long sentences and I began to think about my course. I decided to do after graduation. I want to work for travel agency after graduation from a University. So I took foreign language department entrance examination of KGU.

When I was a first-year university student, I studied German. It was good for me. I was looking forward to studying it because I liked the teacher. I am studying both English and Korean now. Before I started to study Korean, I couldn’t understand Korean alphabet. Now, I sometimes don’t understand Korean alphabet, but I can read and write it. Moreover, I can say simple conversations. However it took time for me! This year, I went to both America and Korea. At that time, I noticed that I have to make efforts to study these languages more! I also realized that the importance to study languages.

Finally, my best learning language experience was home stay in Minnesota. I could meet my host family and friends and teacher!! If I didn’t study English, I wouldn’t meet these nice people. It was first time to go to America, so I was worried about my English skills. But, I realized that the important thing is challenge to speak English if I don’t know what to say in English!! This is my precious languages learning experiences!!

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Outline: My Language Learning Experience

My language learning experience

Elementary school student

Japanese

Hiragana

Katakana

Kanji

Romaji

English

Alphabet

Junior high school student

English

Grammer

Basic words

Japanese

High school student

English

Grammer

Reading

Writing

Japanese

Kobun

Kanbun

University student

English

Grammer

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Korean

Hangul alphabet

Grammer

Korean conversations

German

German alphabet

Grammer

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My Language Learning Experiences

Here is my beautiful mind map. It shows my language learning experiences elementary school to University.

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My Language Learning Experiences

I have many experiences to learn other languages. I am learning English, Korean and German. I’m glad to learn languages. I will tell you some reasons. First of all, I could meet friends, teacher and my host family!! This is the best experience of my life. Before I learn languages, of course I couldn’t talk and communicate with foreigner. It is hard to study language for me. But when I could understand the languages, it makes me happy. When I visited to Korea last February, I couldn’t read Korean literatures, but I could read it now.

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My favorite junior high memories

I will tell you about my favorite junior high memories. I have many favorite memories. When I was junior high school student, I belonged to volleyball club. So I was usually busy and the practices were hard. But my favorite memories are family trip. I traveled to Hokkaido with my father, mother and brother. We went to skiing with my father’s friends. It was first time for me. Moreover we ate sea foods and ramen in butter. It was so good. And we went to snow festival in Sapporo. That was exciting.

When I was junior and high school student my father lived in Tokyo because of his job. So in order to meet my father, I went to Tokyo with my mother and sister and brother. We went to Tokyo Disney Land and did the sights of Tokyo and Yokohama while I stayed my father’s house. We also met my relatives in Yokohama. These experiences were one of my precious memories.

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BR 2-05: The Reluctant Dragon

I went to a library and I found a book. The book’s title was “The Reluctant Dragon”. I chose the book because the picture was so nice. Moreover I liked the dragon’s color. So I read it. I will tell you good point of the book. First of all, this story has a happy ending. But people misunderstood about the dragon. They thought that he was dangerous dragon. To tell the truth, he was kind and quiet. So one day, a dragon killer visited the town. I was worried about the dragon while I was reading this story. Finally, they realized that he is good dragon. The scene made me happy. Next, the characters in this story are cute!! I like shepherd’s son especially. I want to meet such as nice dragon.

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Reference

Grahame, K. (2009). The Reluctant Dragon. London: Usborne Publishing.

Tooth brush

I will introduce my favorite tooth brushes. It is so cute and unique aren’t you?? I found it in supermarket near my house. It cost only 150 yen!! I liked it, but I don’t use now.

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BR2-04: The Genie in the Bottle

I went to a library and I chose an English book which title was “The Genie in the bottle” because, the book cover was funny and little strange. As soon as I saw the book, I liked it. So I read the book today. That was interesting, but it was short story for me. My most favorite scene was fisherman caught the bottle in a sea. Sadly, Genie was so bad.

Do you know “Aladdin”? He was a main character of the famous Indian and Iranian old story. It was one of Arabian Nights. I think that most of the people have known the story. So I already have known the story, but I didn’t know much and I have never read the story. It was easy to read and it made me funny, so I recommend the story.

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My favorite color

Today, I will tell you about my favorite colors. I have two favorite colors. First, one of my favorite colors is blue, because the colors remind me of beautiful sea, lakes, river and sky. So it is the most favorite color for me. Moreover I thought that blue is cool and I could feel refreshed when I saw the color. I also like dark blue and light blue. Furthermore, it seems that I could concentrate and become composed while I wore blue clothes. Next, the other my favorite color is yellow. The color made me cheerful and happy. So I like the color and my cell phone color is yellow too. I think that the color has appeal. It reminds me of sun and flowers.

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Octorber 10th

I will tell you about yesterday. Yesterday, I got up 11a.m. so I could sleep many hours. After I had brunch, I changed to a different set of clothing. It was hard to me little a bit because it took two hours!! Then, I cleaned my room. After that, my father and I washed my dog in my yard because, yesterday was good weather. I like to wash my dog but my dog doesn’t like it.

After I washed my dog, I went to DVD shop. I lent a DVD and four CDs. The DVD was “Shounenn Merikenn Sakku”. And CDs are “EXILE”, “Namie Amuro”, “Aashi” and “Ikimonogakari”. I wanted to lend Shota Shimizu’s CD the most, but I couldn’t. As soon as I came back, I watched the DVD. It was the story which is rock band. And the lending actress was “Aoi Miyazaki”. She is really cute!!

After I watched it, I worked for 4 hours. My boss gave a cheese cake and daigakuimo to me. It was so good. He sometimes gives something to me. So I have good boss. I have part time job today too!! So I have to finish my homework now.

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Octorber 9th

Today, I will tell you about last Saturday. Last Saturday, I was free, so I did some housework. First, I washed my clothes. Second, I cleaned a bathroom. Third, I made dinner. I cooked a bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs. I also make dinner three times in a week, because my mother is busy and she usually came back home 7 p.m. because of her work. Moreover I like to cook dinner.

After I did housework, I went to a beauty salon shop to cut my hair near my house. I went to there after a long time. So I was nerves little a bit. But I was happy to meet my beautician. He gets married and has two children. He is so cool, kind and has good skills. I began to go the beauty salon shop when I was 15 years old. I liked my new hair style, but I didn’t change it much.

After I came back home, I took my dog for a walk about for 30 minute. It was getting dark so I returned to my house. Then, my family came back too. After we had dinner, I went to “Mizuakari” with my family. The event was hold in Kumamoto castle in October 9th and 10th. We could enjoy watching illumination and eating at a street vendor’s stall. Mizuakari was so beautiful because fifty thousand and four thousand candles’ light were set. Do you know the event?? Have you ever been to there?? There were many people in the event. I ate two flavor ice creams!! It was mango and Tiramisu. I liked it so much. I could spent good holiday!!

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Essay 2-01b: My Favorite Places

My favorite place is my house and I especially like my room, because it makes me relax. I live in Uto city near Uto station with my family. I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University by train. There are many rice fields near my house. As soon as I backed my house, I usually go to my room. So I will tell you about it.

I have own and about six-mat room. It is a Western- style room. I have using my room since I was 10 years old. When I am in the room, I also sleep on a bed (take a nap), read books (comics, magazines) and watch TV or DVD. I just lie about at my room doing nothing on Saturday and Sunday. It is the happiest time for me. I don’t study in my room. I almost study in my living room, because I can’t use a computer in my room. I want my computer so much.

My room is a small but it is very comfortable for me. I clean my room once in two weeks. My mother and older sister sometimes clean my room. So I have good family. First, I have two chests of drawers. I love clothes, so there are many clothes in my room. I think that it is different point other rooms. The two chests of drawers are blown color. One is big and I have using it since I was elementary school student. The other is new and small. I have small bookcase. My albums are at the upper left corner of the cabinet. My dictionaries are upper right compartment. My comics are bottom right compartment. My component stereo is on top of the bookcase.

Second, I will tell about my bed. It is brown color too. My parents bought the same design two beds when I was about 8 years old. I am 19 years old. So I and my sister have using the beds more than 10 years. My alarm clock and two stuffed animals are on the bed and next to my pillow. The stuffed animals are shark and dog. I bought the stuffed toy shark in aquarium in Minnesota. It name is Sharky and I like it so much. The other is a plute which is a character of Disney. It is a big and my favorite stuffed animal.

Third, I have a table. It is next to the bed and many things are on it for example, magazines, text books, and cosmetics. There are two windows in my room. I have checked and pale pink color curtains. I changed carpet recently; it is a pale green color now. But, I have used blown color carpet the other day. There is a TV middle of my room. This TV is out of order little a bit because it is old. And I want to get a lamp, because I don’t have lamp now.

Finally I live in a house with family now, but if I live alone, I would like to live simple room. I want to buy black sofa and bed when I start to live alone. And I also want to get white furniture and blue curtains too. It is my dream!! I want to live alone at once. But If I began to live alone, I would miss my family soon. So now, I don't need to live alone for me.

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My favorite flowers

I have many favorite flowers because they are beautiful. First, one of my favorite flowers is a “Hibiscus”. I could become full of vitality when I watched it. And it reminds me of summer. The flowers also come out in Okinawa. I have never been there, but my sister visited many times because her friend lives in Okinawa. So she took pictures of the flowers when she went to there. She gave me the picture. I was so happy because, the back ground of the pictures was beautiful sea!! That’s why it is my favorite pictures. Moreover my mother likes to grow flowers, so hibiscus was in bloom last summer in my front yard.

Next, the other of my favorite flower is a “Sunflower”. I can’t see it very often. But if I watched it, I could warm. I think that the flower looks like sun and the king of flowers!!
Finally my most favorite flower is a “Cactus”, because I grow it now. It is easy to grow!!
When I became 17 years old, my mother gave it as a birthday present for me. It is a shaped like a heart. I like it so much.
I think that flowers have power of appeals!!!

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BR2-03: Polar Bear

I read English book today. The title was “Polar bear”. I chose it because, I love animal. When I go to a zoo, I usually watch polar bear. It was so cute. There is one zoo in Kumamoto. We can watch one polar bear there. And the name is “Mickey”. I watched him many times, but I didn’t know much about characteristics of the animal before I read the books. The book told me many things, so I could know about them.
Polar bears have black tongues and black skins!! It is the most surprising things for me. I can’t believe it.

But the book made me grave, because the number of them is falling. Nowadays, temperature is rising. It is called “global warming”. Most of them live the North Pole, but the ices are melting little by little. So it is hard to get foods for them. Moreover hunters go polar bear hunting. Some people eat their meat and to get the fur.
I thought that we have to save them and it is an international problem.

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Yesterday!!

I tell you about my holiday. I went to an optician’s shop in Uto with my father. I got new glasses because dropped in my eyesight. It was first time to get glasses for me!! I had my eyesight tested. And I chose blown glasses. It took about 30 minutes to choose it. There were many nice glasses in the shop so it was hard to choose it for me.

After that I went to “Youme Town” with my mother and sister. My sister bought a ring and my mother bought shoes. I bought pierced earrings and Hello Kitty’s mechanical pencil. I liked it so much.
When we were sitting a bench, I came across to my friend, her baby and her mother. I talked her after long time. To my surprise, she got married and she gave birth to a baby last July 29th!! The baby is a girl. When I saw her, she was sleeping but she was SO cute!!!! We have known each other since we were children. When we were elementary school students, we were same classes for six years. When we were the third year of junior high school students, we were same class too. She came to my house many times. I can’t count the number because she used to visit my house like every day when we were child. So she is a best friend for me!! It seemed that she was happy. I am so jealous. And I want to get married and give birth to a baby someday!

After we came back home, I ate Kentucky Fried Chicken with my family. It was so good!!
I ate KFC when I stayed Minnesota but I like Japanese KFC better than American.
Next I watched movie with my sister and brother. The name was “252”. Have you ever watched it?? The film was moving and exciting. Hideaki Ito played the lending role in the film. He is my favorite actor because he is cool. He also played the lending role in film of “Umizaru”. The film was showing now. I want to watch it at a theater.
Yesterday, I could spend nice Saturday!
I have to go to my work place now. I’ll stick it out!!

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Essay 2-01a: My Favorite Places

My favorite place is my house and I especially like my room, because it makes me relax. I live in Uto city near Uto station with my family. I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University by train. There are many rice fields near my house. As soon as I backed my house, I usually go to my room. So I will tell you about it.

I have own and about six-mat room. It is a Western- style room. I have using my room since I was 10 years old. When I am in the room, I also sleep on a bed (take a nap), read books (comics, magazines) and watch TV or DVD. I just lie about at my room doing nothing on Saturday and Sunday. It is the happiest time for me. I don’t study in my room. I almost study in my living room, because I can’t use a computer in my room. I want my computer so much.

My room is a small but it is very comfortable for me. I clean my room once in two weeks. My mother and older sister sometimes clean my room. So I have good family. First, I have two chests of drawers. I love clothes, so there are many clothes in my room. I think that it is different point other rooms. The two chests of drawers are blown color. One is big and I have using it since I was elementary school student. The other is new and small. Moreover I have small bookcase. My albums are at the upper left corner of the cabinet. My dictionaries are upper right compartment. My comics are bottom right compartment. My component stereo is on top of the bookcase.

Second, I will tell about my bed. It is brown color too. My parents bought the same design two beds when I was about 8 years. I and my sister have using the beds more than 10 years. My alarm clock and two stuffed animals are on the bed and next to my pillow. The stuffed animals are shark and dog. I bought the stuffed toy shark in aquarium in Minnesota. It name is Sharky and I like it so much. The other is a plute which is a character of Disney. It is a big and my favorite stuffed animal.

Third, I have a table. It is next to the bed and many things are on it for example, magazines, text books, and cosmetics. There are two windows in my room. I have checked and pale pink color curtains. I changed carpet recently; it is a pale green color now. But, I have used blown color carpet the other day. There is a TV middle of my room. This TV is out of order little a bit because it is old. And I want to get a lamp, because I don’t have lamp now.

A jigsaw puzzle of Disney was hanged on the wall. It is a 500 pieces of puzzle. My pass time is to play jigsaw puzzles. So I have many them.
I live in a house with family now, but if I live alone, I would like to live simple room. My favorite colors are white, black and blue. So I want to buy black sofa and bed someday. And I want to get white furniture and blue curtains too. It is my dream!!

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