7/14 Favorites

I asked some questions to classmates. Atsuko said that her favorite movie was Pirates of the Caribbean. She liked it because she was a fun of Orlando Bloom. I liked his, too. he was very cool. Saori said that her favorite music group was Syojozidai. They were cute and they have nice figures. I wanted to be a woman like them. Hitomi said that she loved Tokyo03. They were comedians. She had loved them since she went to their live.

7/7 Parts of the body

I found that Hitomi had broken a leg. She said that she was injured in a traffic accident. Atsuko could touch her toes. Her body was so flexible. Ayumi said that she didn't have good posture. I have a slight stoop, so I want to have good posture. Kisato said that she wore gloves to school to give the skin protection from sunburn. I don't want to get a suntan. Mio wore a hat today. I wan't to buy a hat.

6/30 Vacation Plans

I found that Mai had been overseas in the past year. She had been to Australia and Singapore. I had never been to there, so I wanted to go to there. Saori had a foreign country she had always wanted to visit. She said that she wanted to go to Australia and Swiss. I had wanted to visit Australia since I was a junior high school student. Iyo had traveled by ferry. She went to Nagasaki. I went to there by ferry when I was child. It was fun.

6/23 Fashion

I found that Kimika liked tall men. I liked tall men, too because I was tall. Iyo thought glasses were very attractive. I thought people wearing glasses looked smart. Atsuko had worn a kimono recently. She wore a kimono at the coming-of-age ceremony. I had looked her picture and she was very beautiful. Misato liked second-hand clothes. I thought she had a good eye for fashion. I was asked about my boyfriend by everyone, so I got bashful.

6/16

I was absent from school because I caught a cold. I went to the hispital and I was sleeping.

6/2 Sutudent life

We talked about our lives. Iyo had a microwave. She used it every day. I thought that was necessary for our lives. Yuka lived in an apartment. She said that it was fun. I had never lived in an apartment. I wanted to live alone and live in an apartment. Makiko didn't like to study at home. She said that she wanted to watch the TV. It was more enjoyable than to study.

5/26 Hobbies and Sports

I found that Atsuko belonged to the Aikido club. She had two meetings a week. She joined the club because she had been interesting in Aikido for long time. Ayumi belonged to the brass band club. She had three meetings a week. She said that she liked playing musical instruments. Iyo had a part time job at the cake shop. She worked three times a week. I wanted to eat cakes. I found that Yuka's hobby was going to concerts. She loved Golden Bomber. I didn't know them, but it was exciting to go to some concerts.

5/19 Friends

I knew that my friends had various friends. Hitomi had a very neat friend. My neat friend always kept her room clean. Kimika had a friend who was always late. I had a friend who was always late, too. She was more than an hour late. Kisato had a friend who liked sports. My friend liked baseball. She often went to see the baseball game. Mai had a friend who had a dog. My friend had a dog, too. It was very cute.

5/12 Animals

We talked about animals. I found that Kisato had a pet. She had a dog and she said that she loved the dog.  Atsuko said that she had gold fish. I had had gold fish, but they got quick death. Mio said that she thought koalas were cute. I thought so, too. Makiko said that she had ridden a horse. I had never ridden a horse. Kimika said that she had been attacked by a hamster. It seemed painful.

BR1-12: The smallest cow in the world

Marvin Gates lived with his father and his mother and his sister May on Brock's Dairy Farm. (p. 4)

I think Marvin is an imaginative boy. It seems very sad to part with my friends. I have never moved, so I have never parted with my friends. I have a best friend. I have been a good friend with her since we were junior high school students. We went to the same high school. She works at the hospital, so she is busy. We meet once or twice a month. We go to shopping and eat dinner. She is kind to and she makes me happy. I want to be a best friend with her in the future.

Paterson, Katherine(1996). The smallest cow in the world. NewYork: Harpercollins.

4/28 what students do

Mio said that she had watched videos with her friends. She said that she watched Harry Potter. I liked Harry Potter. It was very exciting. Kimika said that she had cooked at her home and she had cooked rice omelet. I liked rice omelet, so I wanted to eat it she made. I found that Misato was a fan of SMAP. She said that she had bought their CD. I thought they were cool. Yuka said that she had gone to a karaoke box and she sung songs of AKB48. I got to like AKB48 recently.

4/21 Family

We talked about our family. Saori said that she had a brother at university. My brother was a university student, too. Ayako said that she had a sister in high school. I thought she was a nice sister. Hitomi saied that she lived with her grandparents. I lived with my grandparents, too. They were very kind to me.

4/14 Fruits and vegetables

I found that Atsuko had been strawberry picking. I had been strawberry picking, too. Hitomi said that she liked wine more than sake or beer. I had never drunk wine, so I want to drink wine. Yuka said that she hated carrots.

Mai and I thought a new vegetable. It was "stroccoli". It was crossed a strawberry and a broccoli. It was funny, but bad taste.

Discussion report 4: group 2

I took part in a discussion with 3 other classmates and I would like to report on the discussion. The topic for discussion was my goal.

Saori (no. 13) said that she wanted to be an English teacher at an elementary school because she liked English and children. She said that it was important to enjoy working and find a job you liked. She talked seeing everyone. I wanted her to organize her opinion.

Narumi (no. 39) said that she wanted to be a translator. She said that she was able to listen to people's talking carefully, so she would be a good translator. Her English was easy to understand, but her voice was a little low.

Kana (no. 23) said that she wanted to be a English teacher at a high school like a teacher she respected. When she was a high school student, she was helped the teacher. She said that she liked to teach English and she wanted to help students. Her voice volume was good. I wanted to listen to her opinion more.

7/21 Eating

We talked about eating. I was surprised to hear that Atsuko have ate wild boar's meat. I haven't ate it and I wonder if it is good or not. Yuki said that he had tried a diet. He lost weight by calorie control. I want to lose weight like him. I heard Makiko's favorite restaurant was Joyful. I like Joyful, too. I often go to there. Misato's favorite food is pasta and Hitomi likes curry and rice. I 'm hungry now.

numbers

1 is the number of the date my boyfriend and I started go out.
3 is the number of times I went to live concerts.
2 is the number of cellphones I have.
26 is the number of age I want to get married.
10 is the number of Korean singer groups I like.
4 is the number of mascot dolls I put on my car.
31856 is the number of people who live in Ozu.
6 is the number of cars my family have.
19 is the number of age I went to abroad for the first time.
7 is the number of years I have took swimming lessons.

BR1-11: the case of the Hungry Stranger

They all sat in the clubhouse. (p. 6)

I remembered events of when I was a chid. I have not made a secret base. It seems very fun. I have lived in the country, so I have swam in the river in the summer. It was exciting. The water of the river was very cold. When I was a child, everything I did were fun. I have took swimming lessons, so I liked swimming. I have got sunburned. I liked getting on a swing, too. I like summer, so I'm looking forward to the summer vacation. I will hang out as when I was a child.

Bonsall, Crosby(1992). the case of the Hungry Stranger. New York: HarperCollins.

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A man and a woman are standing turning right, but their face is looking forward. A man is on the left side and he is in his middle years. He has a gun in his right hand. He raises his hand beside his face. he wears a black suit and he has short grizzled hair. A woman is black. She wears a decollete dress and pierced big earrings. She has black hair, but her hairstyle is not sure because their background color is black, too. Her front hair is very short. She places her hands on her belly. They are like spies.

BR1-10: Danny the Dragon

Danny the dragon lived in some woods, beside a tiny village. (p. 4)

I read a story of a dragon in the past.both of the dragon and Danny were very kind and good dragon. If there were kind dragons, I would touch their skin. It seems rough. I want to fly in the sky with dragon. When Danny became to needless for the villagers, he may have been lonely. I want to be needed by someone. If I was not needed by anyone, I would think I didn't have meanings of living. I think I'm needed by my friends and my boyfriend, so I feel happy.

Punter, Russell(2008). Danny the Dragon. London: Usborne.

BR1-09: FROGGY'S BABY SISTER

"Is this the big day?" he wondered. (p. 2)

Froggy is a cute frog and also Polly is pretty. I think Froggy is a good brother because he has great affection for his sister Polly. I like babies because they are very cute and they can heal my heart. I have never taken care of babies. If I got married to someone and I gave birth to a baby, I would take care of him. It will be hard to take care of a child, but I look forward to it. My baby will be very cute. I want to bring up my child to have a conscience.

London, Jonathan(2003). FROGGY'S BABY SISTER. New York: Penguin Group.

Discussion report 3: group 4

I took part in a discussion with 5 other classmates and I would like to report on the discussion. The topic for discussion was what success is.

Chihiro (no. 33) said that she didn't have any ideas of success. She said her goal was taking her parents to Tokyo Disney Land by next summer vacation. She lives alone, so she knows the hardness of bringing up her. Her voice was easy to listen. I wanted her to ask whether we have questions or not.

Yuho (no. 31) said that success has three factors. She said that they were to achieve a goal, to be satisfied with the progress of your effort, and to continue to another goal. She repeated her opinion and she talked slowly, so I can understand her opinion easily. I wanted her to talk louder voice.

Yuka (no. 15) said that her goal is to be a cabin attendant. She said that she would go to the U. K. this summer, so she would get the ability of communication. She talked without any notes. I wanted listen in detail.

Kisato (no.1) said that we should set a big success and many small goals before the success. She said that her dream was to live with many dogs in the mountain. She said that she wanted to help stray dogs. Her voice was loud and easy to listen. I wanted her to see us.

Kana (no. 23) said that it was important to be clear what success was. She said that success was finishing what you want to do and success was the fruit of hard work. Her English was easy to understand but she talked a little fast.