BR2-12: A Christmas Carol

It was Christmas Eve. London was very cold and foggy. (p.4)

I am going to tell you about “A Christmas carol”. By the way, how was your Christmas Eve and Christmas? Incidentally, I worked a part-time job. In Christmas Eve, I worked a part-time job from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. There were few customers than every Saturdays, but I could not finish my job on time. Then I was tired. Next day, I worked a part-time job from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Strictly speaking, I finished my job in 4 o’clock. I was dead on my feet. Anyway, this book is written by Charles Dickens in 1843 and it is famous around the world. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to come. In addition, he does not like Christmas. He meets three ghosts and he sees his surrounding people’s Christmas. Finally, he is the dead man. I expected that Ebenezer Scrooge is the dead man. This book is well worth reading. I was glad to read it. Thank you for your reading. (187 words)

Dickens, Charles (2002). A Christmas Carol. Pearson education: Harlow.

BR2-11: Seven stories of mystery and horror

   I read about the Maelstrom in a book and I always wanted to see it. (p.50)

I am going to tell you about “Seven stories of mystery and horror”. This book is constituted of seven stories, that is to say, “The pit and the pendulum”, ”The gold bug”, ”The facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar”, ”The fall of the house of Usher”, ”Down into the maelstrom”, ”The masque of the red death” and “The oblong box” which are written by Edgar Allan Poe. Honestly speaking, it was so hard for me to read this book. It took few days to read it. When I read it, I was excited and I thrilled with horror.

Next, I am going to tell you about some novels of this book.

▼The pit and the pendulum

  The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no explanation of why he is there or for what he has been arrested. The prisoner happens to a lot of misfortunes such as the walls have become red-hot and begun moving inwards, driving him into the center of the room and towards the brink of the pit. After I read this story, I felt so chilly. If I am in the prison, maybe I say ‘I want to die’.

▼The gold bug

  I could read this novel easily and it was fun because it is crime fiction. I like the best novels of “Seven stories of mystery and horror”. Even if you do not like horror stories, you are able to read it. William Legrand becomes obsessed with searching for treasure after being bitten by a scarab-like bug thought to be made of pure gold. He notifies his closest friends, the narrator, telling him to immediately come visit him at his home on Sullivan’s Island in South California. Eventually, they read a riddle and found a skull of treasure.

▼The facts in the case of Mr. Valdemar

  This novel is short story and the narrator presents the facts of the extraordinary case of Valdemar which have incited public discussion. He is interested in Mesmerism. His friend, Mr. Valdemar is also interested in it. However, he will probably die in twenty-four hours. Valdemar’s two physicians inform the narrator of their patient’s poor condition. After confirming again that Valdemar is willing to be part of the experiment, the narrator comes back the next night with two nurses and a medical student as witnesses. Finally, his entire body immediately decays into a nearly liquid mass of loathsome – of detestable putrescence. If I am he, I don’t want to die such as him. When I read the scene, I had a shivering fit.

▼The fall of the house of Usher

  This novel is so famous. Do you know “The fall of the house of Usher”? Incidentally, I wanted to read it one time. The tale opens with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his boyfriend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. Roderick later informs the narrator that his sister has died and insists that she be entombed for two weeks in a vault in the house before being permanently buried. The narrator helps Roderick put the body in the tomb, and he notes that Madeline has rosy cheeks, as some do after death. They inter her, but over the next week both Roderick and the narrator find themselves becoming increasingly agitated for no apparent reason. As a result, Roderick died because of his sister and the narrator noticed a flash of light causing him to look back upon the House of Usher, in time to watch it break in two, the fragments sinking into the tarn.

If you’re interested in this book or these novels, please read! Or if you like horror and mystery, please read too. Thank you for your reading. (664 words)

Poe, Edgar Allan (2005). Seven stories of mystery and horror. Macmillan Heinemann ELT: Oxford.

About recently

   Good morning, everyone. How’s it going? What are you doing now? I am sleepy and hungry. I already had breakfast a little while ago. I ate rice and natto. I unusually got up early today. I’ll probably go to bed soon. By the way, how is your winter vacation? I am going to tell you about recently.

   First, I always watch a lot of animated cartoons: Otome wa Bokuni Koishiteru, Durarara, Hetalia, Blue Exorcist and the other anime. No matter when I watch animated cartoons, I am satisfied. There are a lot of animated cartoons I want to watch. However, I have to study harder so I will watch them spring vacation.

 

   Then, I work a part-time job and I am busy. I worked for eight hours, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m last Sunday without taking a rest. Actually, I worked for nine hours so I was so tired and I could not move my legs well. There are few employees every slot so I work a part-time job five or six a week. I want owner and boss to employ new workers. In addition, I want them to raise my hourly wage because I order snacks three a week and remit.

   Finally, I am idle to the bone. I usually get up past twelve and I idle at home until I work a part-time job. It is so cold in my room and I hate cold so I don’t want to move. I ought to move and exercise more. Thank you for your reading.

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About the Emperor's Birthday

   Hello, everyone. How is it going? What are you doing now? Incidentally, I am taking it easy. I am going to work a par-time job from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. I probably think that there are a lot of customers so it will be busy. How is your winter vacation? I am going to tell you about yesterday, the Emperor’s Birthday.

    I went to Hikarinomori to discuss insurance with my father in three o’clock. After 30 minutes, the discussion finished and I said ‘good-bye’ to my father and I watched movie, K-ON alone. It was interesting. When I watched it, I wanted to take a bathroom. I bought K-ON’s file which costs 500 yen and strap which costs 200 yen after I watched it. Next, I dropped by some clothing shops and I bought who shirts. Spazing around the store, I got hold of a black wallet and it was cheap so I bought it. I love it. Then, I wanted glasses because I lost my good eyesight so I went to glasses store. I selected my favorite one and I had an eye exam. While a maker make my glasses, I enjoyed shopping. I bought some underclothes, comic books and eye lotion. Forty-five minutes later, I went to the glasses store to receive it again. Finally, going to cosmetic shop, I bought two bottles of colon and eyeliner. I had a good time there but I don’t have enough money. Ha-ha. Thank you for your reading.

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Emi's post (Romeo and Juliet rewrite)

Do you love anyone now? If your love is not admitted to people, what would you think about it? Or what would you do?

I am going to tell you about ‘Romeo and Juliet’. I have watched ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in an introduction of English literature class and read it before. To tell the truth, I felt that it is said in a roundabout way. In addition, sometimes I did not understand what characters say. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is written by William Shakespeare in 1594 and it is so famous around the world. The hero, Romeo is Leonardo Wilhelm Dicaprio. He’s from California, U.S.A. He is a famous movie star. He appeared in a lot of famous films including “Titanic”. When I watched this movie, his acting was amazing. On the other hand, the heroine, Juliet is Claire Danes. I have never heard her name. The story is set in Verona, Italy. Romeo, he is a son of Montague and Juliet, she is a daughter of Capulet fell in love each other. However, their houses were enemies. Eventually, overcoming the objections of those around them, the couple finally got married, but it was slowly, that is to say, they already died. When I watched that scene, I cried. Juliet pretended that she died, but Romeo is mistaken. He went to her grave and he drank poison. When she woke up there, he just about died. I do not know why they died. If your love such as your boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife die, do you also do? If my boyfriend who will have in the future dies, maybe I don’t do. However, I’ll feel really sad. In conclusion, they were in love. Their acts were surprising for me.

I yearn for their love: Romeo and Juliet love each other. I want to love like they do. When Juliet pretended that she died, Romeo said ‘Ah, dear Juliet. Why art thou yet so fair?’ I want to talk to me like that. I feel that it is strange one. I felt there are some words which are strange in this movie. For instance, Juliet said ‘O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?’ This expression is so famous. I don’t understand it. Incidentally, I watched and read it, looking over on Internet and some books. Looking over, I knew at last. This movie is so sexual. I am interested in Shakespeare’s productions so if I have enough time, I want to read his books. Thank you for your reading.

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BR2-10: Life in the Amazon Jungle

  The Amazon Jungle teems with life. (p.4)

  I am going to tell you about Life in the Amazon Jungle. Honestly speaking, I was so surprised and I did not want to read this book because it appeared on animals such as snake I hate. There are a lot of life, animals, insects and trees in the Amazon Jungle. However, because of people, the Amazon Jungle is destroyed. According to this book, every day, people cut down, burn or clear 13000 acres of rainforest, and scientists say that every day, over 130 plants, animal and insect species are lost from the planet forever. I was surprised. We must do to help save the world’s remaining rainforests. For instance, we have to find out what is happening in the world’s rainforests. Next, we ought to tell others what is happening in the world’s rainforests. Finally, we should try not to use products that destroy the rainforest. Actually, it is so difficult to do like that. Thank you for your reading. (161 words)

Trussell-Cullen, Alan (2007). Life in the Amazon Jungle. Thomson Learning Australia: South Melbourne.

High School Debut

   I am going to tell you about one of my favorite comic books, “High School Debut”. Do you know this book? It is girl’s romantic comedy manga by Kazune Kawahara. It collected 13 bound volumes. The series follows the relationship between Haruna Nagashima who is a high school student and she belonged to softball club and You Komiyama who is cool boy she convinces to coach her in romance. Haruna Nagashima gave her all to softball club in middle school so now that she has made her high school debut and she has decided to give her all for a new goal: getting a boyfriend and fall in love. However, she has one small problem; that is to say, she never has paid any attention to fashion or trends in middle school. One day, she meets You and she asks him to coach but one on condition: he must not fall in love with him. Eventually, she falls in love with him.

    Next, I am going to tell you about main characters of this story.

▼Haruna Nagashima

She is a main character and she is a high school student. She is lively. She belonged to softball club when she was a junior high school student. She accidentally meets You and she asks him to coach. However, she must not fall in love with You. She meets him and she makes friends with him, his friends and his sister. She fell in love with his friend, Fumiya. However, she failed. Eventually, she falls in love with You.

▼You Komiyama

He is cool guy and he is older than Haruna. He knows the ideas on how to impress the men from a woman’s point of view. Although a little shy and easily embarrassed, he represents a figure of cool demeanor, he was even once confessed to by most of the girls in his class. In the beginning when Haruna asked him to tutor her about profession in boyfriend-making he warned her not to fail in love with him or cry around him. Incidentally, I like You because he is kind and cool.

▼Asami Komiyama

She is You’s sister and she is as old as Haruna. Although she is pretty and admired by many boys, she often shows her conceited side. She has a serious brother complex. She wants Haruna and her elder brother, You to be together, but sometimes she tries to protect him when she thinks Haruna is trying to get to You sexually. Often, when Haruna is having a problem, Asami says it is going to be ‘funny’ but quickly replaces it with ‘trouble’. She likes Fumiya, but wanted to test him and see if he would wait forever in the snow for her. Haruna failed her love once because of Asami. I hate her because she has a selfish disposition.

▼Fumiya Tamura

He is You’s friend. He is called ‘Fumi’. He is so kind. Later, he will be Asami’s boyfriend. His personality and dense sense are similar to Haruna.

▼Yui Asaoka

He is You’s friend. He works a part-time job in a restaurant. He is also so kind like Fumiya. You says that ninety percent of what Asaoka says is out of kindness and that whoever goes out with him would be happy because of all the kind words he says. He once went on a date with Haruna to make You jealous. To tell the truth, he likes Haruna but he hides his true feeling in jokes. He confesses with simplicity to Haruna. However, she thinks ‘jokes’.

▼Mami Takahashi

She is Haruna’s best friend since they were junior high school students. She is notably calm and collected, being able to read Haruna like an open book. Their friendship is a close one and Haruna has described how Mami first became her friend by helping her with her pitching. She works a part-time job at a video rental shop and she was the softball captain of their team.

   Incidentally, this book became a movie in 2010. I wanted to watch it. If you are interested in it, please read it. Thank you for your reading.

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About last Sunday

    Good evening, everyone. Long time no see. How are you? What are you doing now? Incidentally, I am taking it easy. I feel poorly and I fall into a depression recently. I am so scared of human that I can’t go to school. I put my friends and teacher to trouble. I’m sorry.

    By the way, I am going to tell you about last Sunday. I worked a part-time job for 8 hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There were two employees including me and there were a lot of customers so I was so tired. After I worked, I drank with my coworkers, Mr. Itokawa, Mr. Fujisaki, Mrs. Araki, Mrs. Nishi, Ms. Ida and me at Juttokuya nearby my office. Incidentally, I am youngest. We ate sashimi, skewers, yakisoba, rice porridge and the other dishes. We talked a lot of stories such as love and complaining of our workloads while we had them and drank alcohols. I drank too much in this day. According to Mr. Itokawa, I am a quick drinker. I drank Mango orange, Reggae Punch, two glasses of peach and soda pop and grape. I drank Reggae Punch for the first time. I ordered it because I was concerned how taste has. When I took a sip, I felt it was not delicious. I drank so that I could not eat a lot of dishes. I was so glad that I could talk with Mr. Fujisaki. I didn’t have little opportunity to talk with him. I could know about him. Before 10 o’clock, he left there because he would work from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. We left there before 11 o’clock. Mr. Itokawa, Ms. Ida and I headed office in order to work each jobs. I was assailed with question of love by them so I was ashamed too much. Anyway, I had a good time and I want to drink with them. Thank you for your reading.

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Emi's post (Camp Rock rewrite)

  I am going to tell you about ‘Camp Rock’. I have not watched ‘Camp Rock’ and I’ve never heard of it before. It is broadcast on the ‘Disney Channel’ which is broadcast in the U.S.A. It was released June 20^th in 2008 all over America. I know the ‘Disney Channel’ because I’ve watched ‘High School Musical’ before. One of my favorite movies is ‘High School Musical’. So I looked forward to seeing this movie after I read about it on some Web pages.

The heroine, Mitchie longed to go to ‘Camp Rock’ for a long time. One day, she is able to go there thanks to her mother. There are a lot of members such as a famous singer’s daughter in Camp Rock. In addition, the hero, Shane who is a popular vocalist would join it. Mitchie joined the camp for the first time so she wanted to adapt herself to her friends. For this reason, she lied to them when she said that her mother is a managing director of a TV Company. She made friends with Tess, Ella and Peggy. She did not have perfect confidence in her ability before she met Shane. He accidentally heard her voice and he was well impressed. After that, it came out that she had been telling a lie. Lying to anyone is not good, but I know her thinking well. I do not have perfect confidence in my ability so I feel that I resemble her in character. I often say ‘but...’ in my life. I want to think positive like her. She could think positive through her mother and her friend, Caitlyn. Eventually, she got along with everyone.

I was so moved that members of Camp Rock sing in this movie. Especially, I like ‘This is me’ which is sung by Mitchie and Shane heard this song by chance. This song was so fantastic and her voice was so clear. I know Shane’s feeling. When she sang it alone, she was a brightener and she was beautiful. According to Wikipedia, ‘Camp Rock II’ is broadcast so I want to watch it someday. Thank you for your reading.

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About yesterday

   Good morning, everyone. How is it going? What are you doing now? In addition, how do you spend in your holidays? I will work a part-time job from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. It is too long time. There are two employees, including me so I can not rest every Sundays. I am tired. By the way, I am going to tell you about yesterday. I took TOEIC test in this morning so I had to get up early. I was too sleepy. I took it for two hours. I don’t much have concentration so I could not concentrate. It was difficult. I thought I must study harder than ever. I do not look forward to waiting a result.

 

   After I took it, I went to a karaoke box which is nearby Suizenji Station with my friends, Miku and Kanako. I went there for the fist time. I went to a karaoke box with Kanako for the first time, too. First of all, we ate lunch before we started to sing songs. I ate a rice ball and paste. I mainly sang animated cartoons’ songs. Kanako mainly did KAT-TUN, NEWS and Arashi. Miku mainly did Arashi and EXIlE. Finally, I sang AKB 48 behind a monitor and in front of them. We had a good time there. I want to go there some day. Incidentally, we marked our songs. Thank you for your reading.

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Shiawase Kissa 3-Chome

   Good evening, everyone. I can not sleepy so I update my blog. I am going to tell you about my favorite animated cartoon. I told you about Detective Conan before. I am going to tell you about Shiawase Kissa 3-Chome. This comic book is written by Matsuduki Kou. It is published to 15 volumes. Takamura Uru is a high school student and she is sixteen years old. ’If only I could make someone happy…’ That is why she begins to works at Café Bohneur, a famous shop for cakes; but the employees, Ichiro-kun and Shindo-san, turn out to be incredibly unsociable. In addition, she lives by herself because of remarriage of her mother. However, her parents are objected to live herself. While she meets different people and rivals, she grows up. This is the start of a romance about Uru’s search for happiness. To conclude, Uru and Shindo-san get good couple.

    Next, I am going to tell you about main characters.

▼Takamura Uru

   She is a high school student and she is 16 years old. She is a heroin of this book. She is 154 centimeter in height. She is small body so almost people think ‘she is an elementary student.’ However, she is strong. She broke dishes during her job. Eventually, Mr. Shindo is always angry. Not only dishes, but also wall she has broken. She is too kind and innocence so everyone loves her. Incidentally, I like her.

▼Shindo Satsuki

   He is twenty years old and he cooks cakes in this café. He lives apartment house alone nearby Uru’s house. He is called ‘Shindo-san’ to everyone. He was deserted when he was a child. After that, owner, Mr. Matsumoto adopted him. He longed adoptive father because he was good at cooking sweet. So he is good at cooking. Not only cakes, but also different dishes he cooks. Though he is outwardly, he is too kindhearted. Especially, he is kind in front of children.

▼Nishikawa Ichiro

   He is a high school student and he is 18 years old. He goes to preparatory school. Because of he slept too much in classes so he remains in the same grade. He likes Uru. He is also outwardly the same as Mr. Shindo. He is also kind and he is cool the same as Shindo-san. However, he is a little strange man; that is to say, when he is sleepy, he goes on sleeping until someone gives him something to eat.

 

   I want to tell you more characters, but I stop. If you are interested in this book, please read in secondhand bookstore. Or please buy it. Incidentally, I love So Abekawa who is a high school student. He is second son in his house. He speaks Kansai dialect. He loves Uru. I love his pure heart. Thank you for your reading.

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Stuck

   Good afternoon, everyone. How is it going? What are you doing now? Incidentally, I have no class now. I will take reading class next class, reading class. I hate this class because it is boring and I am not good at it.

   By the way, I am going to tell you about stuck. It is short story. I told speaking classmates and teacher, Daniel last Friday. It is based on truth story. Three men are in a truck. The men are Sam, Joe and Tom. The truck is pulling a house. The men drive under a bridge. The truck stops. Why? What happened? The house is stuck. It is stuck under the bridge. The men get out of the truck. They look at the house. They have a problem! Joe says, “Maybe we can pull the house out.” Sam says, “Maybe we can push the house out.” Tom looks under the house. He looks at the tires. Now there is hale an inch between the house and the bridge. The house is not stuck! The men get into their truck. They drive away with the house. I was too surprised when I read this sentence. I thought “Two heads are better than one.” Thank you for your reading.

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My favorite TV show

    I am going to tell you about my favorite TV show. I like animated cartoons so I often watch them. For instance, I watch Toriko, Bakuman, Bokuha Tomodatiga Sukunai and Detective Conan. I enjoy watching them. However, I have a complaint; that is to say, Kumamoto broadcasting station does not all that broadcast. I want it to broadcast many animated cartoons.

   I seldom watch dramas because almost works are fiction. I don't feel they are fun. I only watched 'Hanazakarino Kimitachie' before. Do you know it? It was too fun and a heroin, Horikita Maki was a brilliant perfomance. I didn't want to finish it. However, I looked forward to seeing because it would broadcast as two terms again. When I watched it, I felt it was not fun. In addition, a heroin, Maeda Atsuko was not poor so I did not see it since I watched it once. I don't watch dramas, but I want to see a drama, which it is 'Mita of Housemaker'. It has good ratings and it is famous among young people. However, I don't watch it because when it broadcasts, I work a part-time job.

   I also like cooking shows and variety shows. I want something to eat when people cook and have foods. I sometimes 'Sekaiichi Uketai Jyugyo'. Do you know it? It is too fun and I benefit whenever I watch it. Thank you for your reading.

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About my friend part3

  Good evening, everyone. How is it going? What are you doing now? I worked a part-time job a little while ago. Moreover, I worked for seven hours and there were a lot of customers in my office so I am too tired. I am going to tell you about my friend.

  She is taller than I. She goes to the same university and she is Eibei student. She is from Arao, Kumamoto, Japan. It takes more than an hour to go to the school. She has to get up early every day. I often eat lunch with her and friends. We talked a lot of things so I look forward to having with them. When I was a freshman in this university, I made friends with her. I probably made friends with her in freshman camp last year. My friend, she, her friend and I talked each other when we rested for a while. I did not know how stories we talked. She is too kind and fun for me. She always helps and worries to me so I am always happy and I can not possibly put my thanks. I want to repay for me someday. She and I are similar in certain respects. For instance, our birthdays are in August. Her birthday is on August 3 and my birthday is on August 13. In addition, I can often indentify myself with her thought. Moreover, she belonged to brass band club and she played trumpet for three years. No matter when I hear to her memories, I want to play some musical instrument. I would like to be friends with her forever. Thank you for your reading.

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Plaza del sol

   Hello, everyone. How’s it going? What are you doing now? How do you spend your holidays? I am going to tell you about last Thursday.

   After I took reading class, I went to the city. I was going to eat Mexican dishes in Plaza del sol nearby Italian Tomato with Spanish classmates and its teacher in this day. I arrived at 6:25 and upper class student already had arrived to a destination. A few minutes later, Spanish teacher, Mr. Okamura arrived. After that, we entered in the restaurant. We drank when all the members assembled in there. For a while, a lot of excellent dishes were served by clerks.

   First, we had tortilla chips. They are a snack food made from corn tortilla, which are cut into wedges and then fried. They are typically served with a dip, such as salsa or guacamole. I had them with salsa roja. Everyone said ‘they are hot’, but I like hot so I didn’t know.

  Next, I had salad with uncured ham and vegetables.

Then, I ate dishes which pork is wrapped by lettuce. I had to use my one hand. It was difficult for me. However, they were too nice.

   Furthermore, I took shrimp with chili sauce. It is not satisfactory to me so I added to salsa roja.

   After that, I had oysters, raw and grilled. I took raw oyster for the first time so I was happy. On the other hand, I worried I crack up whether or not.

   In addition, I ate tacos. We hear explanation of clerk and had to cook it. I was asked Spanish teacher to make it, but I refused because I was afraid if I go wrong. Mexican dishes were very delicious. We talked about a lot of stories. We had a good time there. If I have an opportunity, I want to go there someday. Thank you for your reading.

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BR2-09: The Wizard of Oz

  Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and a little black dog called Toto. (p.1)

   I am going to tell you about ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Dorothy who is a little girl and lives in Kansas and she has a dog called Toto meet Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man. They would like to come true for their hope so they go to Emerald City to meet Wizard of Oz. Eventually, Dorothy knocked Witch down and they got their wish. I have never read this book. However, I just knew its title so I want to read it. Do you know it? Or have you ever read it? If I meet Wizard of Oz, I want him to get my wishes. I think she was brave and she was kind. I want to read more books which famous American writers were written. Thank you for your reading. (131 words)

Baum, L. Frank (2008). The Wizard of Oz. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

My holidays part2

Hi, everyone. How’s it going? What are you doing now? I am going to tell you about my holidays. I told I’ll tell you about a wedding party of my cousin. So I am going to tell you about it. I was attended to a wedding reception of my cousin in Fukuoka last Saturday. I got up at 6 o’clock so I was too sleepy. I arrived to grandmother’s house at 8 a.m. and I rode a train and a taxi to destination. I was very surprised and ashamed because Fukuoka people must close on the left no matter when they go up and down the escalator and I closed on the right when I downed up it. After I arrived there, I got my face made up.

I saw my cousin after I finished it. She is very beautiful. According to my friend, she looks like Yuko Oshima who is a singer. Do you think so? In wedding ceremony, I cried a little. People who were attended to a wedding reception laughed when my cousin and her husband kissed. When I first saw him, I thought he is a big body. However, I seemed that he is a stable person. I could not take pictures when my elder sister’s wedding reception held, but I could take them in this time.

Before a wedding reception, I was waited for a while so I took pictures, but I was bored. After 20 or 30 minutes, a wedding feast opened. I ate a lot of dishes, sherbet of Yuzu, breads, sashimi, caviar, foie gras and so on which were too delicious. Honestly speaking, I did not enjoy than my elder sister’s wedding reception because a comic dialogue by two comedians were not fun. I did not know what they want to say. In addition, I was not able to take pictures with my cousin and her husband. However, I was too fun when VTR piped. When I watched it, I found he is younger than her so I was surprised. Incidentally, my elder sister is older than her husband.

Then they changed the dress. My cousin was very beautiful. She read a letter to her parent and her husband’s parent. I was moved when she read it. About 3 o’clock, a wedding feast finished and I and my family started from there for grandmother’s house by bus. We arrived there and my family except my father came home at 6 o’clock. Thank you for your reading. 414 words

My holidays part1

    I am going tell you about my holidays. I was attended to a wedding reception of my cousin last Saturday. I’ll tell you about it in next article. After I came home, I joined a drinking party with my coworkers from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. I left at 6:30 because I did not feel confidence to Kozaemon where we drink. I arrived there at 6:40, but nobody did yet. After 10 minutes, Mr. Itokawa who is a manager in my office arrived. About 10 minutes later, everyone except FC, owner and his wife came there. For a while, they arrived. I drank four times, taste peach, green apples and apple. When I drank three times, I got very drunk and I could not get rid of my hiccups. I talked with my coworkers, FC and Mr. Itokawa. I talked and listened to love stories, works and lives. I had a good time there. I came home before 11 p.m. and I went to bed at before 12 p.m. Thank you for your reading.  

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Emi's post (Kung fu Panda rewrite)

     I am going to tell you about ‘Kung fu Panda’. To tell the truth, I didn’t want to watch ‘Kung fu Panda’ before because I though the panda was not cute and he had rugged features. However, I was too moved and it was fun after I watched it. Moreover, this is an instructive movie for me. Po is a hero of this movie and he is a giant panda. He is gluttonous and he is idle to the bone. His parents’ home is a Chinese noodle shop. He works there with his father. He likes Kung fu, but he never has done it before. One day, he has been named to be ’the Dragon ’Warrior’ by chance. He trains under Master Shifu and he fights with Tai Lung who is the enemy and he was deserted when he was young. He is an adept at Kung fu, but he was not recognized ‘the Dragon Warrior’ by Master Oogway, therefore, he tried to destroy the ‘Valley of Peace’. Though he is put in a prison, he succeeded to escape from the prison and he attacked the ‘Valley of Peace’. The scenes during Po trains with Master Shifu were the most impressive. It is ‘Yesterday is past and tomorrow is strange’, ‘nothing is impossible in the real world’ and ‘only believe in oneself’. These words are said by Master Oogway. Everyone, especially Master tigress and Shifu thought Po was overcome by Tai Lung. However, Po was able to beat Tai Lung thanks to his severe training, the Master Five, Shifu, Oogway and himself. I somewhat take after Po. I am a gluttonous girl and I am in the habit of caring too much. In addition, I cannot be confident in myself. I thought a person can change. I also thought that the more a person tries, the more they are rewarded. I usually say ‘it is impossible’ when I take a false step in life or I want to escape from the real world. I must not say like that easily. I cried with grief when Master Oogway disappeared together with the cherry blossoms. Lastly, I wish I could watch ‘Kung fu Panda’ again Thank you for your reading.

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BR2-08: The Black Cat

Pluto – this was the cat’s name – was my favourite. (p.1)

 I am going to tell you about The Black Cat. I think everyone knows about this story. This book is written by Edgar Allan Poe. In addition, it is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories. I knew by my Japanese high school teacher so I have ever read it in Japanese, but I have never read it in English. A storyteller loved animals when he was a child. Therefore, he and his wife had a lot of animals, a dog, birds, gold fish and a cat. However, he killed his cat because of alcohols. Not only the one, but his wife he killed. Then he was cornered by the cat. This book is scary so if you don’t like horror, don’t read it. I like horror and I’m interested in Edgar Allan Poe’s book. I thought I must not kill even if animals. Thank you for your reading. (150 words)

Edgar Allan Poe (1999). The Black Cat. Pearson Education: Harlow

My favorite dessert

     I am going to tell you about my favorite dessert. First, I like chocolate very mush. It is the one of my favorite foods. It is too sweet. I can buy it easily. According to a textbook, it has a special chemical called phenylethylamine. This is the same chemical your body makes when a person is in love. I think so too. I feel the same feeling when I eat. I also feel relax so I eat it when I’m irritated or I’m sad. There are a lot of kinds of chocolates, strawberry, peanuts and powdered green tea. Of course, I like them. Especially, I like peanuts chocolate very much. Peanuts chocolate which is sold at Seven Eleven and it costs 100 yen. Next, I like pudding. No matter when I go to a shopping mall, I look at it and I want to eat. Though I like custard pudding, I like baked pudding. I have never cooked pudding so I want to eat when I have enough time. However, I feel that it is not easy to cook pudding. Thank you for your reading.

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My favorite book

  I am going to tell you about my favorite book. I have a lot of books I like. I like comic books than anything else. I can not write here because I like a lot of comic books. I like to read books and comic books since I was a child. I read a lot of children's stories. They are too interesting. Especially, I like non fiction because it is too exciting than fiction. Love stories are famous for among schoolgirls since few years ago. I was addicted to read love stories so I bought when I was a high school student. So there are lot of love stories in my room now. I sometimes read them if I have enough time. They make me sad. I specially like 'Koizora'. Do you know? It is non fiction and it was televised before. It is a novel in two volumes. When I read finishing all, I could not stop crying. If you're interested in it, please read. I'm interested in American and English literature because of studying American literature history and an introduction of English literature. I want to read more foreign books until I am congratulated. Thank you for your reading.

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My favorite dish

I am going to tell you about my favorite dish. I have a lot of favorite dishes. First, I like salad. I like vegetables except asparagus and eggplant. Especially I like pepper, letuce, cabbage, tomatoes and corn. When I eat salad, I'm happy and I can eat all.

Next, I like an omlet containing fried rice. I often eat it when I eat out. I love an omelt of demiglace sauce, white sace and cheeze. I can cook it, but I am not able to cook like restaurants so I want to practice cooking it.


Next, I like curry rice. I sudenly eat it. I like a hot curry rice, but my younger brother doesn't like it so I can not eat a hot curry rice in my house so I am not satisfied.

Then I like sushi because I like row fish. I can eat 10 dishes when I go out in sushi bar. One day, when I went there, I ate too much. As a result, my family were too surprised. I have other dishes I like, but I can not write here. Thank you for your reading. 

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My favorite TV/movie star

   I am going to tell you about my favorite TV or movie star. I like Yuki Amami since I was a junior high school student and I'm proud of her. Do you know her? No matter when somebody asks me what favorite TV or movie star, I always answer 'Yuki Amami' the best. When I watched 'Class of Queen' a long time ago, I was addicted it and I liked it. When I watched it, I liked her. She is from an opera company in Takaraduka and her performance is attracted. I always think it is very well. Not only 'Class of Queen', but also 'Boss' I like. In addition, she is very beautiful and she is about 40 years old, but she looks young for her age so I want to be like her. When I watch her through CM and a TV program, I am too happy. I expect of her in future. Thank you for your reading. 

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My favorite season

   I'm going to tell you about my favorite season. I like summer the best of all seasons. Because my birthday is August and summer vacation is very long. I can do I'm not usually able to do in summer vacation, but I could not do I'm not usually able to do this summer vacation. I like ice cream when I eat it during summer. I look forward to seeing sunflower in summer.

 However, it is so hot that I can move well. I'm sweating all over during summer. Besides there are a lot of mosquitoes in summer so I'm always bitten. Especially, I'm bitten my legs and arms. In summer I am liable to be bitten in my family. I like spring and fall. It is cool so I can move well. I look forward to seeing cherry blossom in spring and I also look forward to seeing Mable and Japanese pampas grass in autumn. I like to look at them. Incidentally, I don't like winter of all seasons because it is too cold so I don't want to go out anywhere. However, it it warm now because of global warming. Thank you for your reading.

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