BR1-08: ALICE in WONDERLAND

Have you ever tried to listen to a long, boring schoolbook on a warm, lazy day? (p. 2)

I have known this story since I was a child. It is an amazing story. The pictures of this book was cute, so I read the book. I want to go to the Wonderland and I want to tea with Mad Hatter. It seems fun and I'll drink a lot of tea. I like iced tea and green tea. I want to eat a cheesecake and a fruitcake with tea. I was scared of the Cheshire Cat when I was a child because it was very weird. I'm still a little scared of it. I like dogs better than cats.

Scieszka, Jon(2008). ALICE in WONDERLAND. New York: Disney Press.

BR1-07: Polar Bears

Polar bears live near the North Pole. (p. 2)

I found the ecology of polar bears. It seems hard to live in the North Pole. They look cute and calm, but they are very dangerous. I have seen them at the zoo. They were very big. I thought it was too hot for them to live in Kumamoto. I have not been to the North Pole. It seems very cold there, but I want to go there someday. I will see polar bears and seals. I didn't know that there were not penguins in the North Pole. I think it is important to protect the environment.

Mason, Conrad(2009). Polar Bears. London: Usborne.

BR1-06: Princess Polly and the Pony

Princess Polly was in trouble. (p. 2)

It seems to me that being a princess is boring because princesses can't do anything they like. But I want to be a princess only one day. I will wear a beautiful dress and a crown of gpld and I will eat a delicious dinner. I have never rode on the pony or horse, so I want to ride on. It seems exciting. I had horses in my pasture about twelve years ago. I was terrified of them. If I had horses, I would feed them and take care of them.

Davidson, Susanna(2007). Princess Polly and the pony. London: Usborne.

My room

You enter at the door and see the bookcase the left side. There is a table at the middle of my room. At the next to the table, there is a shelf and opposite side of the shelf, there is a TV. At the next to the TV, there is a bed. There is a closet at the right side of the bed. There is a window on the wall. There are clothes scattered in front of the closet.

BR1-05: The RUNAWAY PANCAKE

The pancake rolled out of the gate and into the road, faster and faster. (p. 9)

I like pancakes and I like to eat pancakes more than to make them. If the pancake I made ran away, I would be very surprised. It would be very interesting. I can't eat pancakes now because of the stomatitis. It is painful when I eat something delicious. I want to eat many pancakes. I hope it gets better soon. I wonder if animals like pancakes. I think my dog named Sakura likes pancakes, because she eats almost every food. When the pancake was eaten by the pig, I pitied the pancake. The pig was very clever.

Mackinnon, Mairi(2006). The RUNAWAY PANCAKE. London: Usborne.

Discussion report 2: group 3

I took part in a discussion with 5 other classmates and I would like to report on the discussion. The topic for discussion was whether men and women can be best friends or not.

Kazuyo(no. 35) said that men and women can be close friends. She said they have many different points, so they need each other. I tought it is good to have different points each other. I wanted her to talk looking at us.

Chie(no.37) said that it is difficult to decide the border between friends and lovers.She said both her friends and lover are precious to her. I thought both friends and lover were important for me, so I will set a high value on them. She could improve her presentation if she talked a little slower.

Mai(no. 3) said that it is natural that men and women have different ideas and it is good. She talked about it while looking us and it was good. She should have made her presentation in advance.

Atsuko(no. 5) said that men and women can be best friends because her mother have had a best friend who is a man since she was a high school student. I thought her mother had a nice friend. Her voice was a little low.

Hitomi(no. 9) said that being lover is not neccesary. I agree with her. I wanted to listen her opinion more.

I think men and women can be best friends, but it is very difficult. If a man and a woman became to be very close to each other, he or she would fall in love with her or him. I think men and women should keep enough distance from each other to be good friends.