Book Review**

I read “The Statue of Liberty” this time.
I do not much know about it but I could know a little!! And I want to go to America to see it and look down scenes from top of the Statue of Liberty.

Now a very high lady stands in New York Harbor. She is the Statue of Liberty!! Many people came to America to find their freedom. When they saw the Statue of Liberty, they were pleased because they got their freedom!! The Statue of Liberty was a present from French man to American. A man named Frederic Barthold made the Statue of Liberty and his mother was modal. Many people helped him to made it but they stopped working because they ran short money. Joseph Pulitzer called through newspaper then enough money gathered. They started to make again. Finally they finished and held a party!! American welcomed the statue of Liberty!!

Would you like to read this book??
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Book Review**

I read “WAKE UP, SUN” today.
One midnight, a flea bit Dog woke up and he said that It must be time to get up. So pig woke up, too and they started to find the sun. Pig thought sun fell in the well so they went there and looked into it but the sun was not there. Cow woke up, too!! He thought the sun is hiding behind the barn and they went there but the sun was not there. Instead of the sun there was a chicken. Dog, pig, cow and chicken yelled to woke up the sun. Their cry was very noisy and farmer and his wife were woken by their cry. Farmer was mistaken that there was a fox in the hen house so he fired his gun!! They stopped yelling and then farmer’s baby started to cry. As soon as the baby crying, the sun rose!! Dog, pig, cow and chicken thought the baby is the only one who can wake up the sun!!
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Monday!!

I did not have first class today so I woke up late than usual but I had to copy reading assignment so I had to go school early!! When I went out my house, the bus I was going to take passed in front of me!! So I was in haste because I thought I can not be in time the connecting bus. I waited for next bus about ten minutes. While I was taking a bus, I thought whether I can be in time or not all the time. When bus arrived at terminal, I was hurry to the next bus stop!! I managed to be on time. I thought I have to act with many time from next time!!!
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Dinner!!

I cooked dinner yesterday. I have not cooked the food so I was worried that I could cook well. My mother often cooked it so she taught me how to cook. I do not know the name of the food(>_<) I packed vegetables and rice cake into a thin deep-fried bean curd and bailed!! It is easy to cook but seasoning is very difficult for me!! After I cooked, I ate it but seasoning was a little weak. But I did my best and my mother praised me.
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Book Review**

This time I read “The Clumsy Crocodile”
There is a clumsy crocodile named Cassy Green. She works at Everglades store and was assigned a china department. A woman came and bought cups and saucers so Cassy packed it into a box. Finally she packed all cups and saucers. When she lifted the box, an incident happened!!! She packed the box upside down so all of them broke!! The woman was angry at her. Then she was assigned a toy department. She was happen a problem there so she was called by her boss and was told her dismissal. She was sad but asked her boss to give her one more chance!! Next Monday she went to store first and met a security guard who guarded a very expensive emerald. When the guard left, greedy boys who were about to steal the emerald came and break the glass. Cassy was surprised and then she caught them!! Cassy was praised by her boss!!!
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Revesed Essay: favorite places

I think many people have their favorite places. I have many favorite places, too. When I am there, I can relax with my family, friends and alone. So I feel very good. I often listen to music, watch TV and sleep in my favorite places.

I like my house the best, because I can relax. When I go home, I feel relief. I often watch TV and DVDs, listen to music, study and talk with my family. My family gather common living room and we talk about many things. For example, the day and so on!! I always enjoy talking with them. I have three favorite places in my house.

First is my room. I always listen to music, study, do computer and read magazine. I really like my room. My favorite song is ORION which is sang by Mika Nakashima. There are many things I need. My room is narrow, but I decorated with many cute things. But my room is simple!! I decorate a favorite picture on the wall. I always relax and enjoy.

Second is my bed. I sometimes read magazine and comics. I am comfortable when I am on the bed so I become sleepy soon. And I am often thinking in there.

Third is a sofa. As soon as I go home, I sit there and watch TV. I do not calm without this sofa when I am living room.

I like my grand mother’s house, too. I often do there when I want to think and feel relief. In August and January my cousins gather my grand mother’s house and we enjoy eating and talking. I like these times.


Bus is one of my favorite places. I take a bus to go to school every day for fifty minutes. When I take bus, I become sleepy because bus always shakes. It is comfortable for me. And I can relax in bus.

I like my mother’s car, too. I often watch scene, when I am riding her car. And sometimes listen to music. I always become sleepy in her car.

Clair is my favorite, too. This is located in my town so I often go there and shopping. There are many cute and cool things. My feeling become happy when I am there!!!

I also like gymnasium. When I do to gym, I want to play volleyball or other sports and remember my junior school days, So I feel homesick.

I like my bathroom, too. I like taking a bath. I take a bath for forth minutes every day. When I take a bath, I do not think anything so I can relax and calm.

I think many people can relax in there favorite places!!! I have ten favorite places I explain before. I always relax in my favorite places!!!
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My holiday.

I had no part-time job today so I went many places with my mother and sister.
First we went to Shimamura!! I like this shop very much because clothes are very cheap!! So I often go there and buy clothes. I bought a cloth today. My sister and mother bought their clothes, too!! I like to watch cute and cool clothes.
Second we went to a beauty salon to reserve my coming-of-age Day. I am going to make up and set my hair in there!! I am looking forward to coming-of-age Day because I have not ever set my hair and make up in beauty salon!!! So I am excited now. I have to decide my hair style soon!!!
Third we went to youme town. My sister found her dictionary case but there no one her favorite. So we went to mister doughnut and bought materials of today’s dinner!! I will cook dinner today.
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Book Review**

I read “Stories of WITCHS” this time. There are three short stories in this book. I like witch’s story so I elected this book!!
Chapter 1~The lost broomstick~
A witch was invited a party so she found her broomstick to go to the party but she could not find. She lost her broomstick!! She was shock but then she had a good idea. The idea she thought is change a person into horse!! She hid behind a tree and talked to a woman. After a while she turned her into horse and went to the party. Of course after the party she returned the horse to a woman.
Chapter 2~Dog spell~
One day Crumb, his wife and their daughter went to fields to work. Daughter Kate carried a picnic basket and put it in the barn. When father said that time for lunch, she went to the barn. In the barn there was a witch and she ate Kate’s fruits!!! So she was angry at the witch and shouted. Then the witch was angry at Kate and she bewitched Kate. Kate became a dog!! Her father and mother were sad. Father asked Rimpole who gentle wizard to break the spell. He rebuked her and she broke the spell. Kate returned!!
Chapter 3~The farmer’s revenge~
Farmer Jones had a big brown cow. The cow gave him five buckets full of the milk. One day a greedy witch robbed him of the milk. So he was surprised and decoded to revenge the greedy witch!! She came to rob the milk again and she went home. When she arrive her house, she drank the milk but the milk started to bubble and froth!! He mixed soap powder in the milk!!! So the milk was never stolen by the greedy witch!!!
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Birthday Preasents!!!

Today my friend Manami gave me birthday presents before speaking class!!! I was very glad and happy!!! There are many cute presents. My favorite present is pack she bought in Korea!!! I want to try this pack soon!!! I really thank to Manami!!!
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Book Review**

I also read “The Little Red Hen” today.
Heroine is a little red hen and there are three her best friends. They are a glossy black cat, a big noisy duck and a fat brown rat!! One day a little red hen was finding worms to eat but she found many seeds of flour. She decided to plant and asked three best friends to plant with her. But they answered “No” so she did by herself. Seeds grew up tall and she asked them to cut down, take the wheat to the mill and make bread together. But they said “No”. Of course she did by herself. When she asked them to eat bread together, they said “Yes” but she ate all bread by herself!!!
I think a little red hen is poor because nobody helped her!!! But it was good for her to be able to bake delicious bread.
Would you like to read this book???
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Book Review**

I read “STUART LITTLE ~Stuart Hides Out” this time. I have watched “STUART LITTLE” on TV so many times before but this time I read this story on book for the first time. I think Stuart is very cute and Stuart and Snowbell are friendly!!

One day Stuart and Snowbell’s owners went out. So Stuart proposed Snowbell that play hide-and –seek and then Stuart hid. While Snowbell was counting, he fall asleep. Stuart found hiding place and finally hid into a vase. But this place is not comfortable for him. So he decided to out of the vase!! Snowbell woke up but he forgot finding Stuart and went out. On the other hand, Stuart thought of the way to out of this vase. He slanted it but it started to roll toward the edge of shelf. Then Snowbell went back and saved Stuart. Stuart appreciated Snowbell’s help!!
This book is interesting and there are many different stories about Stuart little in KGU library. So please read these stories once!!!
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Speaking homework!!!

I interviewed Chihiro about job. Her father cremates animals and her mother works at Daiso. She wants to be a interviewer who like interview foreign famous people once. But she does not want to be a teacher. If money were no problem, she wants to be a president. And if she could do any job, she wants to be a cabin attendant. She wants to be a government worker.
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Book Review**

I read “A Christmas Carol” this week. I have heard this title before but I did not know what Christmas Carol is. So I was interested in this book. This story was interested!!

A man named Scrooge is unsociable and his expression is always cool like ice!! Christmas came but he does not like it and observing Christmas. That night his old bell started to ring suddenly and then Marley’s ghost appeared. Marley is a door knocker on Scrooge’s house. So Scrooge was surprised!!! And Marley left message Scrooge would be hunted by three spirits. He was terrified but fall into bed. When a clock chimed twelve, first spirit came to his bed and took him to his old schoolroom and warehouse where a party was hold. Then he remembered his youth and went to sleep. Second and third spirits took him to many places where is related to Scrooge. He saw a lot of situations. For example, a boy can not live so long because of his illness observe Christmas and many people hunting his house to find expensive things because Scrooge can not stand up because of his illness. When he saw these situations, he felt many things he has never felt. He woke up again and went out to observe Christmas. He communicated with people live in his town.
Three spirits and watching several situations changed scrooge’s feeling!!!!
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Unhappy thing

I am going to Fukuoka with my local friend to meet and stay our friend’s house. We were going to go there from October 30th to November 1st. But when I went to part-time job yesterday, there was a memo and wrote down that “I will be not able to come from 30th to 1st.” I was surprised and disappointed because it’s same day we go to Fukuoka!! So I sent e-mail to my friend “I can not go.” I was very very very sad. I really wanted to go there. But we promised that we will go to school festival!!!
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Friday!!

I have a class every Friday. But I had no class today because of teacher’s business. So today was holiday!! I woke up late and helped my mother with housework. Then we went shopping. My mother likes flower and raising flowers very much so we went to “Hanzuman” to buy them. There were many vivid flowers and very beautiful. She elected seriously. She bought a lot of flowers and satisfied!! Next we went to “Clair” We often go there!!! I wanted to buy clothes. We watched many clothes but there were not many clothes I liked. I was disappointed. Then we ate lunch and talked about people who are not attentive. She taught many things for me. I always agree with her!!
When we went home, I prepared dinner. Today’s dinner was “Yakiniku” so I only cut vegetables. It was very easy!!! And dinner was very delicious.
I will clean my room tomorrow!!!
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Book Review**

I read “The Carnival” this week. Main five characters enter in this book.
Hero is Pip. He is a little boy and always crying. And he was looked after by Mouse, Sam, Jojo and Ben today. But he is bad mood. When he pushed a magic button, strange occurrence started!!!
Next are Mouse, Sam, Jojo and Ben. They looked after Pip. They got in the lift to take him to park but strange occurrence started in the lift suddenly.

Pip pushed a magic button then scene changed and carnival was held in the strange street. Pip stopped crying!!! He is happy. Many floats passed ahead of them. Pip and his friends were very excited. Last float came and the driver rid them on the empty float. Crowds cheered. They were happy. When they got off from the float, they went back to reality. Pip started crying again!!!

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Essay(1a): Favorite place

I think many people have their favorite places. I have many favorite places too. When I an in there, I can be relax. So I feel very well. I often listen to music, watch TV and sleep in my favorite places.

I like my house the best. Because I can be relax. When I go home, I feel relief. I often watch TV and DVDs, listen to music study and talk with my family. My family gather living room and we talk about many things. For example about our school days, my sister’s job, what happened the day and so on!! I always enjoy talking with them.
I have three favorite places in my house. First is my room. I always listen to music, study, do computer and read magazine. I really like my room. There many things which I need. My room is narrow but I decorate with many cute things. But there is simple!! I decorate a favorite picture on the wall. I always relax and fun.
Next is my bed. I sometimes read magazine and comics. I am comfortable when I am on the bed so I become sleepy soon. And I am often thinking in there. Third is sofa. As soon as I go home, I sit there and watch TV. I am not calm without this sofa when I am living room.

I like my grand mother’s house too. I often go there when I want to thinking and feel relief. In August and January our cousins gather there and we enjoy eating and talking. I like this time.

I take a bus for fifty minutes every day to go to school. When I take a bus, I become sleepy because bus always shakes. It is comfortable for me. I can feel like this when I ride my mother’s car too. I often watch scene in taking and riding. Sometimes I listen to music.

Clair is my favorite place too. This is located my town so I often go there and shopping. There are many cute and cool things. My feeling become happy when I am there!!!

Next to my friends can relax. My friends always hear my talk and sometimes encourage me. I can calm. We talk about funny things and serious things. I can enjoy anything as long as my friend is next to me.

I also like gymnasium and bath room. When I go to gym, I want to play volley ball or other sports and remember my junior school days. So I feel homesick. I like talking bath. I take a bath for forty minutes every day. When I take a bath, I do not think anything so I can relax and calm.

I think many people can relax in their house!!! Because there is their family!!
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Speaking homework!!!

My father lives in Vietnam now because of his business. But I do not much know about his job. Probably he has a job which is related to bike. My mother does Japanese dressmaking. She does this job since she graduated from technical school. She always sew kimono which is asked. They work for my family every day!!!
I want to be a nursery school teacher at least once. My sister is a nursery school teacher and enjoys working every day. I like to take care of children and play with them. This job can communicate with children every day.
However I do not want to be a nurse. I can not watch other person’s blood or body. I will not stand the responsibility because doctor and nurse keep patient’s life!!! It will pressure for me so I respect nurse and doctor.
If money were no problem, I want to be a translator. Because I like to read English book and translate!! But I think I will not be given much money.
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3.b. Outline

*My house
Relax
Enjoy
Calm
Watch TV, DVDs
Talk with my family
*My grand mother’s house
Relax
Fun
Become sleep
Talk with my grandmother
Watch our picture
Gather our cousins
*Gymnasium
Excited
Enjoy
Want to play volley ball and other sports
Remember my school days
*In the my mother’s car
Relax
Talk with my mother
Interesting
Look scene
*My room
Nice place
Calm
Think anything
Do anything
Study
Listen to music
Read magazine
*On the bed
Relax
Become sleep soon
Sometime read magazine
*In the bus
Fun
Watch scene
Listen to music
Send e-mail
*Clair
Interesting
Enjoy
Buy many things
Shopping
My local
*Next to my friends
Relax
Enjoy
Talk with them
*My house’s sofa
Relax
Become sleep
Watch TV, DVDs
*Bath room
Relax
Listen to music
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Drafe essay(1a): Favorite places

*My house
*My grand mother’s house
*In the bus
*In the my mother’s car
*Clair
*My room
*On the bed
*Next to my friend
*My house’s sofa
*Gymnasium of my town
*Bath room

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A big spider!!!

I had a part-time job yesterday. I was working but I wanted to go to toilet. So I went to but when I opened the door there was a big spider!!! I was very surprised and felt sick. I really do not like incents very much. I can not touch them of course. I do not want to watch them preferably. I run away and informed other people about it. She was surprised too!! When I watched again there was no spider. I will not be able to go to toilet from today because I do not know where spider is!!!
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Book Review**

I read “The Little Mermaid” today.
I have watched this story on TV one time but I had not watched detailed. So I could know whole this story by reading this book.

There were five main characters in this book.
First is the little mermaid. She is a heroine in this book and has five sisters. She is dreaming of going to land.
Second are her sisters. They went to surface of sea when their birthday came. And they talked with their sisters about what they saw.
Third is the sea king. He allowed sisters to go to surface of sea when they become fifteen.
Forth is the sea witch. The little mermaid asked her to give her human legs. Instead she robbed her of her voice.
Fifth is a prince. He was saved by the little mermaid when he was struck by storm and one day he met little mermaid who got human legs. Moreover he loves her!!!

The little mermaid was allowed going to surface of sea. She went to there and saved a prince. Then she was thinking of him all the time. One day she asked the sea witch to give her human legs. The sea witch gave and she went to land soon. Prince looked her and loves her soon. The little mermaid dreams come true and had good days with him. But one day she left from him because she noticed that prince loved someone else……..

I recommend this book for everyone. Please read this one time!!!

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Speaking class

I went to Osaka with my local friends from September 10th to 12th. We went to USJ and Osaka downtown. We watched famous place in Osaka and took many photos. I really had good days with them. And I had a part-time job during summer vacation. I worked four hours a day. It was a little busy but I enjoyed!!!
We interviewed many students in this week speaking class. We interviewed about what did other student do in summer vacation. I interviewed Yuki. She went to marine world, Uminonakamichi and canal city in Fukuoka from August 18th to 19th with her club friend. And I asked “Did you work in summer vacation?” She had a part-time job and worked at convenience store. I have a part-time job and work at convenience store too!! So I asked her the name of convenience store. Then my work place and her work place is same convenience store!! I was surprised. We talked about our part-time job. I heard amazing things from her!!
Then we did find someone who……. There were many people who did various things in their summer vacation. Some people traveled Kusyu!! My friend Manami went overseas. She went to Korea. I envied them!!
I learned many words which we can use when we explain how we spent our vacation. And dictation was a little difficult for me but I was interested!!!
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Cut my forelock!!!

I cut my forelock a few days ago. My friend Mina said “you are cute!!!” when we met in school so I was very glad☆But yesterday my mother said “your forelock is funny!! You had better have your forelock cut.” So I went to beauty salon near my house. Here is my mother’s friend is running and I had my hair cut when I was a junior and high school student. I had my forelock cut. When I looked my forelock after had cut, I thought it was nice!!! And my forelock became better than before I cut my hair. I satisfied. I talked with her the first time in a long time. It was fun!! When I want to cut my forelock, I will have my forelock cut with her from next time.
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My ipod♪

I have my ipod. I bought it about three month ago but when I fed music into my ipod, I could not feed music. I did not know why I could not feed music. So I have been left it until yesterday. But I have been wanted to listen to music with my ipod. So I called several companies to ask why my ipod can not feed music. However they said “We do not treat this problem. So please call other company.” I was very sad. Then last company taught me telephone number. I called and this company solved my problem!!! I was very glad!!! Then I could use my ipod. I want to say “Thank you” to a man who solved my problem. I fed many music into my ipod. I will listen to music when I ride bus, bicycle and car and study☆ And I made my ipod case!!!
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Book Review**

I read “The Nutcpacker” this time.
There are five main characters in this book.
First is Clara. She is a little girl and loves her godfather very much!! She experienced marvelous night on Christmas night. It started when she watched a present which her godfather gave her.
Second is godfather. He is a Clara’s godfather and something magical happened when he was around. He gave Clara a Christmas present.
Third is Nutcracker. He is a toy which godfather gave Clara. He saved Clara from mice and took Clara to many wonderful places.
Fourth is Ice Queen. She is a queen of ice palace and she gave them many good shows.
Fifth is fairy. She is a fairy of sweets land. She gave them many sweets.

This story started when godfather gave Clara a present and she watched it. It’s a Christmas night. Clara watched a present and slept with a nutcracker toy. When she woke up, she was shrinking!! Then Clara’s present had come to life. He battled with mice to save Clara and he took her ice land and sweets land!!!

After I read this book, I thought I want to experience like Clara. I think why Clara was shrinking and could experienced magical night is because this night is Christmas night!!! May be her godfather bewitched his present!!!
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