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.

Essay: 1-05 Best or Worst day(s) in your life

Hello! Today, I want to introduce about the best day in my life. I have been studying English for 14 years, and I had been to Washington Foreign Language School for 12 years. When I was a junior high school student, I participated in an English Recitation Contest for three years. There were two English teachers in junior high school, and they were very kind to me. There were more than 100 students. It was scheduled every school year. I was very nervous when I stood the on stage, but I was able to speak calmly. I was not able to win a gold prize, but it was an amazing experience to me. I like studying English. I studied English harder and harder. I want to go to Canada after graduating from KGU. I want to meet my relatives, too. These are best days in my life.

I want to introduce about worst day in my life. When I was a high school student, I didn't like Japanese history. I didn't like my Japanese history teacher. The result of the exam of Japanese history was the worst. I had to take a make-up in that subject. I had cheated on the examination. I thought that I would never be found by the teacher. The teacher took away my answer sheet, and I was considered to be cheating. I was subject to a 2-week confinement to my house. I was very shocked. I was not able to take even the examination for my designated school recommendation. I was not able to participate in the chorus club, and I was not able to participate in the chorus contest. I was not able to join the sports festival, either. So I began to go to juku. I studied desperately, and I was able to pass the examination of this university. This is the worst day in my life. I don’t want to remember that, but it is a memorable day for me. 

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Today...

I got up at 7:30, and I had toast, salad, and a glass of milk. I had a stomachache this morning. I took some medicine. After I took some medicine, I felt much better. My parents came to the university to see me off. There are 4 classes on Mondays. Reading class, modern education theory class, specialize seminar class, and speaking class. I had the class of the public employee lecture after a class, but I took a rest today. My older brother came to pick me up to the university. I went to eat yakiniku with my parents, my older brother, my older sister-in-law, and relatives who lived in Canada. It is “Tobou”, and it is near from Kumamoto station. One is from Canada, and the other is from China. Their names are Miho and Spence. He speaks Chinese and English. He is interested in cars and watches. His parents live in Hong Kong. He speaks English better than me. I talked with my relatives in English. I talked about cars and his interests a lot, and I had a very good time. We ate pudding after meal, too. I was very happy to meet them. My relatives gave me a wonderful girt. When I opened the box, it was a pretty pendant. I was very happy. I want to be careful with the pendant. Please come to Kumamoto someday. I look forward to seeing you.

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Good bye, our sofa!!

I had used my sofa more than 20 years. My father took it to garbage yesterday. I did not want my father to throw away the sofa. The sofa which we used had many stains, and the sofa faded. When I came home, our sofa disappeared. I felt very sad. Good bye, our sofa! Thank you for using more than 20 years! I have never forgotten it.

 

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My best friend

Today, I want to introduce about my best friend. Her name is Narumi. She goes to the same university. Her department is Hospitality Management. She became 21 years old yesterday, and I celebrated her. She lives in Koshi city, and she has a younger brother. I have never talked to him. I have known her since I was a high school student. She is shorter than me, but she is very charming. She was good at math and science. I meet her after second period every Monday. I talk about our school life or the Internship. When we were high school students, we belonged to the chorus club. She was an alto part, and I was a mezzo-soprano part. We practiced each other. I like her everything. Her favorite Japanese singer is Fukuyama Masaharu and EXILE, and so do I. She went to Singapore and Malaysia for a school trip. I went to Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara, so I felt sad. We are still good friends. I want to go to Universal Studio Japan with her during the summer vacation.

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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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Today....

Today, I got up at 8:30 in the morning. I slept on the sofa at 1 o’clock. I thought that I overslept. I had toast, a glass of milk, pudding, and salad this morning. I wore contact lenses. I always wear my glasses, but I sometimes wear contact lenses. I went to 7-Eleven to buy lunch. I rode city train. Then, I walked to school. I have 2 classes on Wednesdays. It is writing 3 class and Japanese classical literature class. I want to get a credit for writing 3. I sometimes sleep during the class, so I intend to sleep early today. I have a circle on Wednesdays. Our circle makes accessories and small articles, but we haven’t done a thing like a circle activity yet. We have a school festival and parade in October and November. We have to prepare for it.

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