BR 1-01: “Seasons and Celebrations”

“The New Year” and “Festivals old and new” (P.1, 2)

I read this book yesterday. The title of this book is“Seasons and Celebrations”. Actually, I borrowed this book last year at the library. Because I have borrowed the same book, I want to write different content this time. When it is the same contents, you may get bored. I do not intend to imitate the thing which I wrote before. In Britain, Canada, the US, people enjoy different festivals and celebrations. There are many kinds of festivals and celebrations all over the world. Also, food, family, and flowers are an important part of most celebrations. Restaurants and cake shops are very busy on Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Christmas. New Year's Day is January 1st, the first day of the New Year. It is a holiday for most people, and banks, department store, beauty parlors, barber shops, book stores, bakery, cake shops, supermarkets, and many shops don't open. What did you do for New Year's Day this year? Did you eat New Year dishes, rice cake, and zoni this year? Did you do a kite-flier this year with your friends or family? How many New Year's cards did you get this year? I didn't get any New Year's cards this year. This book is very interesting because I can learn many kinds of celebrations and festivals. I want to borrow this book again. 

Maguire, Jackie. (1997). Seasons and Celebrations. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

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BR 1-11 “U.F.O.s”

“Are they real?” “UFOs and aliens” (P.1, P.15)

Today, I want to introduce about this book. This book is about UFO and aliens. Have you ever seen UFO? In this book, in 1897, something strange happened in the town of Aurora, Texas. Children playing in a field saw a strange “ship” fly over and then crash into a farm building. Can you believe it? I can't believe it. Since 1897, thousands of people have said that they have seen strange flying spaceships. It is called “UFO”. UFO is Unidentified flying objects. Also, UFOs sells newspapers and many newspaper men want to use UFOs in their stories. I can't understand why UFOs sells it. I can't believe it, too.

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Brooke, Helen. (1999). U.F.O.s. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

BR : 1-10 “Australia and New Zealand"

“Australia”, “Animals, birds, and plants” (P.1,P.8)

I read this book two weeks ago. The title of this book is “Australia and New Zealand”. What do you think about Australia? Today, I want to introduce about Australia mainly. Which country would you like to travel, Australia, or New Zealand? If you want to see extraordinary animals, birds, and plants, I think that Australia is a very very very nice place to go. The kangaroo is one Australian animal that everybody knows. Of course, you can see koalas, too. The biggest of the fifty different kinds is the red kangaroo.  Also, there are many famous places to visit. Do you know Opera house? Do you know where the Opera house is? How about Sydney Harbor bridge, and Surfers Paradise? Where would you like to visit in Australia? I really want to go to Australia during summer vacations. I like Australia better than New Zealand. I want to see koalas and kangaroos. There are 23 million people in Australia. Aussie beef , fish and chips, Australian meat pie is very popular in Australia. Of course, people who living in Australia speaks English.

Lindop, Christine. (1998). Australia and New Zealand. Oxford. Oxford University. Press.

BR: 1-09 “DISASTER!”

“The Kobe Earthquake” (P.38)

I read this book a week ago. The title of this book is "Disaster!". What do you think about disasters? Do you feel scary, unbearable, or unbelievable? You know about the Kobe earthquake, the great East Japan earthquake, and the others, don't you? Japan has always had earthquakes. In 1923, there was a very big earthquake in Tokyo prefecture on 1st September, which killed 143,000 people. However, in 2011, there was a very big earthquake, too. It is called "East Japan great earthquake disaster". No one thought that the huge earthquake would occur. I think that earthquakes, floods, and landslide disaster is very scary for me.  Probably, I cannot endure it. 

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McIntosh, Mary. (1998). “Disaster”. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

BR : 1-08 “Martin Luther King”

“A man from Alabama” (P.1)

I read this book yesterday. The title of this book is “Martin Luther King”. Do you know him? Of course, you know about him, don't you? He is a clergyman of the Protestantism Baptist group of the United States of America. His speech(“I have a dream”) is very famous and is known to everyone. He was born as a son of Baptist group clergyman Michael Luther King in Georgia, Atlanta, in 1929. I learned his speech and him during seminar.  He did this famous speech in front of Lincoln Valhall in Washington grand march on August 28, in 1963. King was dedicated to the elimination of racial discrimination. This speech appealed for abolition of the racial discrimination and a noble ideal called each racial Kyowa with a concise writing style, and this speech arose sympathy from it widely. He was shot with a white man on April 4, 1968 by scoundrel of the cumulative offense, James Earl Ray and was assassinated afterwards. I like his speech, and the speech cheers me up. 

　McLean, Alan C. (2001). Martin Luther King.  Oxford. Oxford University Press. 

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BR 1-07: “NURSING”

“Mental Health”(P.14)

I read this book today, and the title of this book is “NURSING”. What do you think about nurse? Everybody knows that nurse is a person who takes care of patients. In this book, a lot of people have mental health problems at some time in their lives? What is mental health? Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. I didn't know what mental health was. My older sister-in-law works at the Saiseikai Kumamoto hospital as a public health nurse. I do not understand the feeling of a nurse, but I think that a nurse is very serious. Also, nurses cooperate with doctors and thinks that they must never let patients die. Do you know Florence Nightingale? She is a British nurse. When I was a junior high school student, I read her book. 

My older brother was going to aim at the doctor, but he works as a radiologist now at the hospital. They look very busy. I don't want to be a nurse and a doctor. I choose this book and think that it was very good.

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A Davies, Paul. (2002). NURSING. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

BR 1-06: "Seasons and Celebrations"

“Valentine’s Day” and “Thanksgiving” (P. 4, 14)

I read this book yesterday. The title of this book is “Seasons and Celebrations”. There are four seasons in Japan, and there are many kinds of celebrations all over the world. What kinds of celebrations do you like the best, and why do you like it? How many celebrations do you know? I think that the most important celebration for American is “Thanksgiving Day”. Do you know this celebration? The date of “Thanksgiving Day” in the US has changed three times, but it is now the fourth in November. In Canada, it is now the second Monday in October. As for this celebration, it is the large-scale dinner party that many relatives and friends gather for on the modern Thanksgiving Day and is placed with one of the important family events in the US. How about “Valentine’s Day”? People send each other Valentine’s cards, chocolate, and the other things. However, there is the person to give cookies and cake, a muffler recently without being particular about favorite chocolate. The point that point that it is often found to give from a woman a man and most of the thing to give it are limited to chocolate is a big characteristic on Japanese Valentine's Day. This is a very interesting book. I always celebrate Christmas, New Year's Day, and Valentine's Day with my family. 

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Maguire, Jackie. (1997). Seasons and Celebrations. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

BR 1-05 “Cats”

Kinds of Cats (P. 28)

This book is about many different kinds of cats. Which do you like better, cats or dogs? What kinds of cats do you like the best? What kinds of cats would you like to have in the future? How many cats do you have? In this book, there are lots of unusual kinds of pet cats. I didn't know what Munchkin cats, Turkish Van, and Manx cats were about. Most cats hate water, but Turkish Vans love swimming. It is interesting. I like cats better than dogs. The kind of the dog which I like is American Shorthairs, Russian Blues, Persian cats, and the others. To make good pets, kittens have to get used to people before they are eight weeks old. I didn't know that. I really want a cat in the future.

 Anna, Milbourne. (2003). Cats. Usborne beginners

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BR: 1-04 “Dogs”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Different dogs (P. 3)

　

This book is about different kinds of dogs. It is very easy and interesting book to read. What kind of dogs do you like? How many dogs do you have? What kind of dogs would you like to have? Some are very big, but others are tiny. I don’t have any pets, so I want a dog in the future. My aunt who lives in Ueki city has a dog. It is a poodle, and it is a boy. Its name is Kotaro. He always barks and walks around. I am a little afraid of dog, but I like dogs very much. Some dogs are trained to help who can’t see or hear very well. I think that taking care of dog is very hard. In addition, I have to walk with my dog. The kind of the dog which I like is Welsh corgi, American Cocker Spaniel, Pomeranian, and Chihuahua. 

Enna, Helbrough. (2003). Dogs. Usborne beginners

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BR : 1-03 “THE USA”

“Living in the USA” (P. 16)

I read this book. The title of the book is “The USA”. It is a little difficult to understand, but it is very interesting book. What do you think about the United States? What does America mean to you? Skyscrapers, President George Washington, President Kennedy, fast food, big cars, cowboys, black people ivory, or something? I think that the United States is famous for American football, baseball, ice hockey, basketball, the Statue of Liberty, fast food, Central Park, Grand Canyon, and Times Square. There are a lot of famous places in the United States, too. Think of a big, empty land with mountains, forests, lakes, animals and fish, but no people. This was America 30,000 years ago. I can’t believe it. It has a lot of history in the United States. You know that there are 50 states in the United States, don’t you? I didn't know that Florida was known as the “Sunset State” because it was so warm and sunny. Many people who live in the United States like fast food. In addition, pizza, hamburger, steak, Coca-Cola, and the others are very huge. I want to go to the United States, but I don’t want to gain weight.

Alison, Baxter. (1999). THE USA. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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BR: 1-02 King Midas and the Gold

"I love gold," said King Midas. (P. 10) 

I read this book. The title of the book is “King Midas and the Gold”. It is a very interesting book, and it is easy to read.
It is about King Midas, who was rich and old man gave him his wish. He wanted everything he touched to turn to gold. But he found out that his wish was not a good thing. Unfortunately, he went to the river and lost his wish. I want to be a rich person too, but I would not make the wish that King Midas made.
He was a real king, and he lived in ancient Greece around 3,000 years ago. I can't believe it. I would like to travel Greece someday.
Frith, Alex. (2008). King Midas and the Gold. London: Usborne.

 

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BR: 1-01 "Recycling"

"Recycling at home" (P. 24)

I read this book. This title of the book is “Recycling”. I was very impressed when I read this book. It was I think that pollution is the biggest problems in the world today. There are 7.2 billion people in the world, and many people rubbish something. If you live in Los Angeles, New York, London, or everywhere, you probably throw away about forty kilograms every week. Can you believe it? There are laws about pollution and recycling for each country.

However, pollution is not the only reason for recycling. It is important to reduce pollutions, but there is another reason as well. Almost all our energy comes from materials (oil, natural gas, etc.) which have been here since the world began.

There are a lot of things you can do. The first thing is “Don’t waste food, water, energy, materials, or something.” If you do this, you can reduce garbage.

The second one is to buy recycled products. Many people think that it is very dirty or useless.

The third one is to take your own shopping bag. Many people have been using their own bag, but few people have been using plastic bag. It is not good for you.

I sometimes waste something, so I have to recycle or reuse to reduce garbage.

Border, Rosemary. (1996). Recycling. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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