BR 2-13: Shipwreck

I read Shipwreck this week. A CD is attached with the book.

Milly and Matt had been sailing many times with their parents. The day the family left port was warm and sunny. For the first five days, the weather stayed fine, and the sea was calm. Suddenly, on the afternoon of the sixth day, black clouds loomed in the sky and the sea began to swell. Their yacht started to roll wildly and hit a reef. They had to abandon the ship. Milly and Matt took the life raft their parents took the other life raft. The next morning, Milly and Matt were in a beach of a island. However, there are not their parents. Where are their mother and father.
I recommend this book. It is easy for me to understand.

[133 words]

Reference

Reilly , C. (2008). Shipwreck. n.p.: THOMSON NELSON.

Ling Toshite Shigure

I'm going to introduce a Japanese rock band named Ling Toshite Shigure. Abbreviated expressions are Shigure. It consists of three people which are TK, 345 and Pierre Nakano.

TK is vocals and guitar. His real name is Toru Kitajima. He uses Telecaster. He composes their all songs. He likes fruit tart.
345(Miyoko) is vocals and bass. Her real name is Miyoko Nakamra. Her hobby is stitchwork.
Pierre Nakano is drums. His real name is Masatoshi Nakano. He likes X JAPAN and Slipknot.

TK sings in very high tone and 345 also sings in high tone. That's one of feature of their music. They are good at performance very much. TK's guitar performance stands out.

They have released 4 original albums which are #4, Inspiration is DEAD, just A moment and

In their songs, I like Telecaster no shinjitsu, JPOP Xfile and DISCO FLIGHT. I’ve never listened to still a Sigure virgin?, so I want to listen to it once. I think people either like Sigure's music or don't like it.
Please check them songs.

[167 words]

Nov 23

I went to Yusuke's house with Ryo in the evening. We intended to watch a DVD of a movie, but we enjoyed YouTube on Internet. We also enjoyed talking. After that, Yusuke and I went to Hirose to buy the ingredients for dinner. Ryo looked after the house while Yusuke and I were going to Hirose. We bought a bottle of juice, a pack of Chinese chive, a pack of bean sprout and some seasoning. We met Mitsuru in Hirose. He was working at the register. After that a short time later, we met Takuya, too. Mitsuru was surprised when he noticed us, but Takuya was cool when he noticed us. Then we talked a little and went back to Yusuke's house. After arrived at the house, we started cooking.

First of all, we cooked rice. Then, we peeled onions and cut them into thin. Then put them into a pot and fried until they became pliant. While we were frying sliced onions, we prepared carrots, potatoes and beef. Carrots and potatoes were cut into a bite size. Then put the carrots, potatoes and beef into the pot. After we fried them for another minutes, put water into the pot and stewed for about 15 minutes. 15 minutes later, put curry roux into the pot and stewed for another minutes. We added a small amount of vegetable juice in the pot as a hidden flavor. Then put curry onto rice, it was ready. We made another dish. It was easy one. We put Chinese chive, bean sprout and beef into a pan and fried them. Then, put seasoning into the pan, it was also ready.

We ate them. The taste was great. I really liked it. I thought it was good to have put vegetable juice into curry. Sautéed vegetables were also good. I had a refill of curry and rice. Ryota came to Yusuke’s house and ate curry and rice we made. He seemed to like it. I had fun very much. Thank you for reading:)

[341 words]

Essay 2-02b: My Three Experiences

I’m going to tell you about my language learning experiences. I have studied three languages including Japanese before. I have learned English, French and Japanese. I started studying English when I was a junior high school student. I learned Japanese in an elementary school, junior high school and high school. French started when last year and I studied it for a year.


I first learned English when I was a freshman of a junior high school. Before a first English class, I was waiting for the class with eager anticipation. I was looking forward to studying English because that was my first time to study foreign language. I first learned how to read and write alphabet. A sentence which I first studied is “Hi, I am Yuki.” My teacher made me remember sentences in a textbook. In the junior high school, I learned basic grammar and pronunciation. I learned English in a high school, too. In the high school, I learned about more applied English than junior high. I came to read longer sentences. I improved my vocabulary. I studied for National Center Test for University Admission, so I solved a lot of English problems. I like studying English. It is interesting for me to learn English.


There is a Japanese class in a Japanese school. I have been learning Japanese from elementary school to high school. In the class, I learned a lot of things related to Japanese. For example, I studied Kanji. I must remember readings and how to write of Kanji. To remember them, I wrote them down again and again. I don't like kanji. It was hard for me to remember a lot of kanji.


I started studying French when I entered KGU, because I selected French as the second language. In the first French class, I learned about pronunciation of alphabet. French and English both use the same characters, but pronunciation is difference. It is difficult for me to pronounce French “r” sound. I wanted to learn French one more year, but I couldn’t take the French class because there is Writing class at the same period to French class. It was interesting for me to learn French, but it was pity for me that I could not take French class. French is similar to English in grammar. There are words that are like English words in French. I think French is more difficult than English, because French has muscline noun and feminine noun. When I remember French words, I must know if the each words is muscle noun or feminine noun. I don't want to take French next year. Actually, it is last year that I learned French, so I don't remember French now. I liked studying French. It was good for me to learn language other than English. My favorite French word is "Bonjour" It means "hello" in English. In addition, I like French words including "ç" because I feel French words when I see "ç"


As you can see, I have learned three languages which are English, French and Japanese before. I first learned English when I was a junior high school student. I first learned Alphabet. I studied French last year. I have been studying Japanese for 12 years. My favorite language is English, because English expressions are interesting for me. I don't have language which I want to study, because I don't understand even English. I want to know English more.

[576 words]

My favorite shoes

I'm going to tell you about my favorite shoes. My favorite shoes is high-cut shoes. I was wearing high cut shoes of Nike when I was a high school student. It cost about 10000 yen. I bought it at shoes shop in Shimotori. Its color was white and blue. I really liked it. However it was wore out because I was wearing it wherever I go, so I bought new shoes. It was also high cut shoes of Nike. Its color was green. I liked it, too. Recently, I bought new shoes whose color is red. It was also high cut shoes. I’m wearing it and sometimes wear green one. I really like them, because I like high cut shoes.

[123 words]

My favorite club

My favorite club is baseball club. I have belonged to a baseball club for 6 years. I first joined a baseball club when I was 10 years old. I played catch then. My elementary school's baseball practice always started with running. After that, we played catch. Then, we started another activities. I like batting practice because I like batting, but I was not good at batting then. I made practice swings in a park in front of my house after the club.

I was a pitcher at first, but I was fired because I could not win a practice game. I was converted from pitcher to a first baseman. I liked it because I didn't have to be as nervous as when I was pitcher. After I became a junior high school student, I entered a baseball club and was a first baseman. After seniors retired, I became pitcher again. In addition, my coach made me a under hand pitcher. I was forced to run round my school ground to improve the muscles of the lower body, because they are very important for pitchers. However I was not good at running over a long distance. I didn't enter baseball club when I was a high school student.

Activities in baseball club were good memory for me. I think it was good for me to have belonged to baseball club.
Thank you for reading:)

[236 words]

November 16

I'm going to write diary after so long. It's cold recently, of course it's also cold today, so I shivering from cold. I'm worry about my health. I had a cold last year by cold, so I target to be healthy this year. Therefore I will stay warm when I go out and also I stay in a room.
Please be careful not to catch a cold :)

[71 words]

BR 2-12: It's a Jungle Out There

I read It's a Jungle Out There. I chose it by the light of nature. There are 4 chapters in it. The first chapter is Meet Thomas Wilson. The second chapter is What on Earth...? The third chapter is The Amazing Backyard Jungle. The final chapter is The Old Noisy Lawnmower. A CD is attached to it.

Thomas Wilson is famous all over the world, because he holds the world record for sleeping in. He can sleep the longest than any other people. However, only his father wasn't proud of Thomas's world record. One morning, Thomas was woken from a deep sleep by a loud roaring noise. He pulled the curtains back. There was animals such as a lion, a giraff, a elephant in the backyard. He hit on a bold idea. He conduct a tour in the backyeard and got a lot of money.

I recommend this book because it is interesting. There were a lot of words which I don't know the meaning, so I consulted my dictionary many times. However, I could learn many words due to this book.

[186 words]

REFERENCE

Millett, P. (2007). It's a Jungle Out There. n.p.: THOMSON NELSON.

Essay 2-02a: My Three Experiences

I’m going to tell you about my language learning experiences. I have studied three languages including Japanese before. I have learned English, French and Japanese. I started studying English when I was a junior high school student. I learned Japanese in an elementary school, junior high school and high school. French started when last year and I studied it for a year.

I first learned English when I was a freshman of a junior high school. Before a first English class, I was waiting for the class with eager anticipation. I was looking forward to studying English because that was my first time to study foreign language. I first learned how to read and write alphabet. A sentence which I first studied is “Hi, I am Yuki.” My teacher made me remember sentences in a textbook. In the junior high school, I learned basic grammar and pronunciation. I learned English in a high school, too. In the high school, I learned about more applied English than junior high. I came to read longer sentences. I improved my vocabulary. I studied for National Center Test for University Admission, so I solved a lot of English problems.

There is a Japanese class in a Japanese school. I have been learning Japanese from elementary school to high school. In the class, I learned a lot of things related to Japanese. For example, I studied Kanji. I must remember readings and how to write of Kanji. To remember them, I wrote them down again and again.

I started studying French when I entered KGU, because I selected French as the second language. In the first French class, I learned about pronunciation of alphabet. French and English both use the same characters, but pronunciation is difference. It is difficult for me to pronounce French “r” sound. I would like to learn French one more year, but I couldn’t take the French class because there is Writing class at the same period to the French class. It was interesting for me to learn French, but it was pity for me that I could not take the French class. French is similar to English in grammar. There are words that are like English words in French.

As you can see, I have learned three languages which are English, French and Japanese before. I first learned English when I was a junior high school student. I first learned Alphabet. I studied French last year. I have been studying Japanese for 12 years.

[416 words]

BR 2-11: Mudslide

I read Mudslide. I chose it because I thought its illustrations looked good. Now, I'm going to summarizing it.

Jessica gazed out the window. It was raining hard. Her parents went to work. In her house, there was only her and her grandmother. It was time to go to her school. She woke up her grandmother and prepared breakfast for her. Then she left home. It was raining and blowing hard outside, so she could not open her umbrella. She arrived at her school. However, the room was half empty because of bad weather, so her school decided to finish classes early. She went home. There was a fire track near her house. She ran up to the fire track. A firefighter said that a hill was about to come down. She looked for her grandmother. However, she couldn’t find her grandmother. She felt sure that her grandmother was still in her house. She rushed to her house to help her grandmother.

I recommend this book because it was interesting. The story was good and illustrations were also better than the other English book.

[186 words]

REFERENCE

Graf, M. (2007). Mudslide. N.P.: THOMSON NELSON

BR 2-10: The Coat

I read The Coat today. I chose it because it looked mysterious. There are three chapters in it. The first chapter is A Conversation. The next chapter is The Garbage Truck. The final chapter is A Decision.

Mark heard Mr.Crowe speaking outside of his house. According to his voice, his daughter threw his coat away and its pockets were full of treasure. He was so upset. After that, Mark wanted to get it back and see the treasure. He cycled up the hill Road to get the coat back. At last Mark reached the top of the hill. He knew Mr.Crowe's garbage bag was always tied up with string, so he looked for the bag with string. However, he couldn't find it. However finally, he could find it out. What treasure is in the pockets? If you want the answer, you should read this book.

I don't recommend this book because it wasn't interesting for me. I thought illustrations of this book were strange. pictures were fearful.

[173 words]

REFERENCE

Holt , S. (2007). The Coat. N.P.: THOMAS NELSON.

BR 2-09: Nico's List

I read Nico's List this week. I chose it because its cover looked fearful. It is attached a CD. There are four chapters in this book. The first chapter is The Tickets. The second chapter is The List. Cancelled! The final chapter is The CD.

A hero of this story is Nico. He has a sister, Maria. Her favorite band, the Sci-fi zombies were coming to town and Maria didn't have tickets. One day, Nico won a double pass to see the Sci-fi zombies live in concert and had an idea. He said to Maria "If you're my slave until Friday, I'll give you the tickets." Maria did a lot of things for him. However, the concert has been cancelled.

Maria was crying. Nico thanked Maria for all the stuff she'd done. He went back to his room, and his phone rang.

I recommend this book because it was a good story that I didn't expected from its cover.

[167 words]

REFERENCE
Wall, J. (2007). Nico's List. n.p.: THOMSON NELSON.