What I excepted

I think that I get to be able to do everything on my own. I can’t make myself understood in Japanese, so I will try to make myself understood in English. I will get forwardness. I am a little shy now, but I think that I won’t be a shy person when I return. Also, I think that I can speak English better than now.

[65 words]

Preparation for studies oversea

There are some useful works for studies overseas. I think that I get vocabulary ability and sentence ability in this class, because I wrote various things on my blog. For example, diary, book review and essay. Thanks to it, I got to be able to think of vocabulary, word and sentence quickly.Voice recording was also good, because I can listen to my pronunciation of English. It helps me when I speak English in class of Bethel university.

[78 words]

My goals for Minnesota

I will go to Minnesota, America on Sunday this week. I plan to go on hikes with my host family. There is bike trail and walk trail near my host family's house and they have a couple bicycles, so we will do cycling together. Also, they have a pool in their house. I will swim in the pool. What’s more, we will go to shopping mall. I will buy some clothes, souvenir to my family and my friends.

[78 words]

Outline for my favorite place

Introduction

　・ Why I chose
　・ My favorite place in my house

Body

　・ About living room
　・ About garden
　・ About my room

Conclusion

　・ My impression

[22 words]

MindMap Outline & Screenshot

My house

• living room
  • talk
  • eat
  • wacth TV
• garden
  • see a view
  • play
• my room
  • comics
    • Dragon ball
    • sunadokei
    • Switch girl
    • etc
  • personal computer
    • study
    • watch DVD, animation
    • listen to music
  • goods
    • CDs
    • poster
    • magazines
    
    
    
    
    [35 words]

BR 1-12: Roman Adventure

I read a book “Roman Adventure” today. It was a story about adventure to ancient Rome. Now, I will tell you about story of this book.

One day, Biff and Chip were doing a project on the Romans. Biff made a chariot and Chip drew a picture. Mum and Dad looked at the project. Chip showed Mum his picture of a Roman chariot. The chariot was pulled by four horses. Biff showed Dad the model of chariot. Biff and Chip told Mum and Dad about Rome, and they played a joke on Biff and Chip. They play situation of supper. Kipper had some pizza, but Biff laughed that Romans didn’t have pizzas. Biff and Chip went to Biff’s room. Biff wanted to take the chariot to school, but she still had to painting. So they painted together. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. The magic took Biff and Chip on a new adventure. The magic took the children back to Roman times. Biff and Chip saw a girl who was playing in the street. The girl took the children to show a real chariot. The girl was called Diana, she had a brother called Mark. He was a chariot driver. He showed his chariot to the children. It was like Biff’s model, but it was very big. Mark let Biff go on the chariot. Biff pretended she was a chariot driver. After they finished watching it, everyone was hungry so Diana took the children home. Her father is a baker, he was just making bread. The bread didn’t look right the day, it was flat. It didn’t look like bread at all. Diana’s father baked breads in the oven, but it was flat, too. They had a problem. Chip looked at the flat bread, and he had a good idea. Chip suggested that we turn the flat bread into pizza. Chip taught them how to make pizza and they made pizza together. The pizzas looked good and tasted good. They went outside to sell the pizzas at once, but there was nobody in the street because everyone went to see the chariot races. The children went to sell pizzas to chariot races place. As everyone was sold on the chariot races, they gave pizzas the cold shoulder. The children got Mark eaten pizza. Biff looked at the chariot and she had a good idea. She got Mark put a banner which was written “BUY A PIZZA”. Thanks to it, pizzas sold quickly. Just then, some soldiers grabbed the family and the children, and they took them to the Emperor. The emperor got angry because Biff made Mark put a banner on the chariot, but the emperor was happy as the emperor ate pizza. The emperor allowed them. Then the magic key began to glow and the children went back home.

I thought that this book seemed not to be interesting, but it was interesting. I first knew about chariot races. I wonder chariot race carry out now. If so, I want to watch it.
[522 words]

Reference

Hunt, R. (1994). Roman Adventure. [n.p.]: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Brainstorm

My favorite place

• my room
• my house
• sanpian
• downtown

[9 words]

Essay 1-01b: Self introduction

Hello!! My name is Niina H. I am 20 years old. I am a Kumamoto Gakuen University student. I study about English particularly. Now, I would like to introduce myself.

First, about my family. There are 5 people in my family, my father, my mother, my older brother, my older sister and me. My father is a taxi driver. If you use taxi, please use Kumamoto Taxi：) My mother is a nurse. I respect her. My older brother works as dispatch. My older sister works at the company of removal of hair. There is a member of my family which I must not forget. It is my dog, Maru!! The kind of dog is Pekinese. He is about 2 years old. He is very cute!! I love him very much! But...he is a little fat! I think I let him diet.

Second, about my favorite things. I like clothes. I always say "I want many clothes." When I go shopping, I always drop in at some clothes shop. My favorite clothes shop are EMSEXCITE, INGNI, LOVE JUNKIE and so on. I like foods. Especially, fried chicken I love it X)!! I also like sweets. For example, rare cheese cake, chocolate and ice cream. Everything is delicious, but I will be fat if I eat them much, so I am keeping off them；(

Third, my hobby is listening to music. I always listen to music when I take a walk with dog. Though I often listen to J-pop, I sometimes listen to Western music. For example, Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey and Britney spears. The western music are very cool! So I love them. Also, J-pop singers which I often listen to are Amuro Namie, BoA, TOHOSHINKI, Shimizu Shota and so on, especially, I love TOHOSHINKI. I became to like them because they sang opening theme of ONE PIECE which is Japanese popular animation. As I also like Karaoke, I often sing their songs in karaoke. Please tell me your favorite music.

Fourth, I like comic and TV animation. Comics which I like are ONE PIECE, Dragon ball, NARUTO, Neon Genesis EVANGELION. I have watched these comics on TV. I recommend these comics for you. I want you to read or watch these comic or animation. I finished introducing myself. Thank you for reading it! If you can, please comments!

[391 words]

Essay 1-02b: Music

I like J-pop and western music, so I examine about my best favorite western musician. My best favorite western musician is Avril Lavigne. I love her very much.

First, I write about her outline. Avril Lavigne, her real name is Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley, is singer-songwriter, who is from City of Bellville, Province of Ontario in Canada. She has musical ability of Modern, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop Rock, Power Rock and so on. Her debut album "Let Go", which was released in 2002, sold about 1700 ten thousands CDs all over the world, and it was chosen platinum disc six times in America. Both her second album "Under My Skin" and her third album "The Best Damn Thing" ranked first place on Billboard 200. Her single "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi", "I'm With You", "My Happy Ending", "Girlfriend" etc. 11 songs were in top 10. Now, her album achived 300 ten thousands CDs sales in the whole world. Canadian business magazine is electing her "Best 7 of the most powerful Canadian who is around as a singer in America".

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December, 2007, Forbes magazine ranked eighth place of " The person who earn money the most at less than 25", and Forbes magazine mentioned that her annual income is 1200 ten thousands dollars. June, 2005, she married Deryck Whibley, who is a lead vocal and guitarist of Sum 41, when she was 20 years old, but she announced that they were living away in September 2009. On October 9th, 2009, she applied to Los Angeles court for divorce because it was difficult for them to reconcile each other. As of 2009, she haven't child. She is 158 centimeters tall, and she has gray eyes.
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Next, I write about her background. She was born on September 27th, 1984 in city of Bellville, Province of Ontario in Canada. Her father is from France, and her mother is a French-Canadian. As both her parents were Christian, she took Catholic education. When she was 10 years old, all of her family moved to Napanee. When she was 12 years old, she started to play the guitar by herself, and she started to advance way of music.She competed music acting with Shania Twain who is a country music representative singer in Canada. She contracted Arista Records company in 2000. She released her 1st album “Let Go” in June, 2002, and it sold more than 2000 ten thousands CDs in the world and more than 200 ten thousands CDs in Japan. She released her 2nd album “Under My Skin” in May, 2004. It recorded more than 38 ten thousands CDs sales only the first week in America. She got married with SUM 41’s vocal Deryck Whibley, but they divoeced in 2009.
http://avrillavigne.rath-05.com/

Finally, I write my impression about her. I first knew her when I was a primary school student. She is very cool and cute, I was attracted to her at once. I listened to her music every day. Her album “ Under My Skin” was CD which I bought for the first time. I’m treasuring it now. My favorite her songs are "Complicated", "sk8er boi"and "Fall to pieces", but I love all her songs! I will love her forever. I am sure I want to go to her live someday!!
[544 words]

Reference

, . (). About Avril Lavigne. Wikipedia. Retrieved 13 July, 2010, from

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, . (). About Avril Lavigne. Beautiful Life. Retrieved 6 July, 2010, from http://avrillavigne.rath-05.com/.

BR 1-11: The Shiny Key

I read a book "The Shiny Key". It was a story about being stolen the magic key.

Now, I explain about story of this book. Chip was watching television. The magic key was on the arm of chair. Nadim came to play, but Chip didn't want to play. He wanted to watch television about magpies. Nadim wanted a magic adventure. Chip looked for the magic key, but he couldn't find it. Chip and Nadim looked for the magic key together. The magic key was found in the armchair. It was stuck to a toffee. Nadim cleaned the key. He made it very shiny. The children went into Biff's room. Suddenly, the key began to glow. The magic took the children into a new adventure. The children were in a wood. Then, Biff saw something shiny. It was a beautiful ring. The soldiers came to the children, the soldiers saw the ring. They grabbed the children. The soldiers took the children to the prince. The children were doubted that the children are the thieves. The children were thought that they also stole the magic key because it was very shiny. The soldiers took the children to a prison. Suddenly, a magpie flew down and it took the magic key. The magpie flew to the woods. The children ran after the magpie nd everyone ran after the children. The magpie flew to a tree. Nadim climbed the tree. Nadim looked in the magpie's nest. It was full of shiny things. The magic key also was in it. The children were cleared if the thieves. As the apology, the prince gave the children a medal and he apologized. The magic key began to glow. The children came to Biff's room.

It was very interesting!! I often hear that birds steal the shiny things, but I doubt it is true thing. If it was true, I want to see it. I thought that it is good because the children were cleared of the thieves.
[330 words]

Reference

Hunt, R. (1994). The Shiny Key. [n.p.]: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Typing homework13

I will go to Minnesota, America during summer vacation. I will start for America on July 25th. I will stay with a family. My host family is Mrs. Virginia's family. There is a girl who she is 19 years old, and they have 2 dogs and 2 cats. I am very excited to meet them. Though I am anxious about homestay, I think that it is good experience for me. I want to make many memory with them. After I finished foreign induction, some tests await me. I am very worried about this thing, but I will do my best to get all credit.
[105 words]

Diary

I am in learning department of 14th building now. I was writing report, I finished it yet. It was difficult for me to do it, but I tried to do my best. I will turn in it.
[37 words]

BR 1-10: Storm Castle

I read a book "Storm Castle" today.

First, I write about story of this book. Nadim's mum and dad had to go away, so Nadim came to stay at Biff and Chip's house. Nadim had a bag with all his things, but he had a big box, too. The inside of the box was his computer. Nadim had some robots, too. The children began to play with these Nadim's toys in Biff's room. Nadim and Kipper were playing with robots and Biff and Chip were playing computer game. Then Wilf came to play. He had one of his new toys. It was a space craft. The children played with all the toys respectively. Chip and Nadim played on the computer. One of Nadim's new games was called "Storm Castle". It looks exciting but it was quite hard, so Nadim showed Chip how to play. Everyone watched Nadim play Storm Castle. The game had to clear all the dangerous rooms. Nadim was good on the computer. He got through all the rooms safely. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow. The children could expect next adventure. They thought that this adventure is Storm Castle, but the magic didn't take them inside castle. It took them a desert. Storm Castle was in front of them. All of a sudden, a lot of robots came to chase the children. They ran as fast as they could. As the robots weren't very fast, the children didn't catch. When they were escaping, a bridge appeared. It was the only way to the castle. The children began to get across the bridge. Suddenly, the bridge began to open in the middle. Biff and Kipper ran as fast as they could. Then they jumped across. Wilf was still on the other side. The gap was getting wider and wider. Wilf ran and jumped. Everyone finished getting across, next, the gate of castle was closing. It was getting lower and lower. They got under the gate just in time. The children came to three doors. They didn't know which one to open. Wilf pushed the door which looks like a keyhole, and it began to open. There were many mirrors in the room. Each mirror made them look a funny shape. Kipper looked in one mirror but he couldn't see anything. It was a doorway. In the doorway was a monster. Biff, Chip and Wilf were frightened, but Kipper wasn't frightened. Rather he was friendswith the monster. The monster was friendly. He told the children that they had to go through a maze. The children went into the maze. Soon they came to a dead end. Wilf led the way of the maze. The children came to a hall with squares on the floor. The children had to cross the number and stand on empty square. Biff began to lead. Biff was right. The square lifted the children up to the door in the wall. They came to a new room. There is a nasty-looking robot in the room. It began to come towards them. Suddenly, Chip began to laugh. He ran up to the robot and gave it a push. Nadim was sitting inside the robot. Then, the magic key glowed and the adventure was over.

Second, I write my impression. This book was interesting. I want to get in game. I want to be a main character of game, I want to play in it.
[569 words]

Reference

Hunt, R. (1993). Storm Castle. [n.p.]: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.