Friday, June 27, 2014

BR 1-14 Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the cake (Arthur Howard, 1994)


"But Mr. Putter did not give up. And by nine o'clock in the morning, he had made the most beautiful Christmas cake in the whole world. It was light and airy."
This is the wintertime's story. Mr. Putter loves to give Christmas presents. He had to think of what he could give to his neighbor Mrs. Teaberry. This was hard because she likes strange things. I laugh the scene that she liked coconuts made into monkey heads, salt shakers that walked across the table and little dresses for her teapots.
He didn't know how to bake a cake. He had no pans and  cookbook, so he spent hard time till Christmas day. He bought seven bowls, three sifters, ten spoons, five cups and a Christmas tree pan. He spent a lot of money. Then he tried to bake a cake. However, his first cake fell flat. His second cake wouldn't leave the pan, and his third cake caught on fire. Christmas morning had come. He failed to bake a beautiful cake, but he didn't give up. In the morning, he made the most beautiful Christmas cake.
I moved the scene that Mr. Putter didn't give up and made beautiful cake. I like it. I want to be person like him. In addition, I like strange things too, so I thought I resemble Mrs. Teaberry. I laughed this scene. This book was very moved.



Reference
Arthur, Howard. (1994). Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the cake, Florida, United States: Ready-to-Read
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Typing homework


Other classes
 
I have fourteen classes in spring semester, so I am very busy every week. However, I do my best every day. I like psychology. It is very fun. I can know what I don't know. In addition, I am persuaded psychology class's contents. I also like speaking classes because speaking other students in English is very interesting. I'm not good at speaking English, but I enjoy this class every week. There is speaking class from 4:20 to 5:50, so I am tired, but I like it.

Foreign country

 
I want to go to French someday. I want to eat French bread because my high school's homeroom teacher often said that French bread in French is very delicious. She said that the exterior is crisp, and the content is very soft. Since I heard it, I want to eat it very much. In addition, It is said that French's sweets are very delicious, so I want to eat not only French bread but also other French's sweets.

My favorite movies


My favorite movie is Frozen. It is Disney movie. I like Disney movies very much. I also like other Disney movies. For example, I like "Toy Story", "Lion king", "Arajin" and other Disney movie. There are a lot of Disney movies, but I like "Frozen" the best. This movie is fun. I was moved it. In addition, this movie's songs are very wonderful. There are some songs in Frozen. I like "Let it go". I like better English version than Japanese version. I want to be able to sing this song


Using computer
 

I'm going to write about using the computer. I don't like using the computer. I think that computer is very useful. I can send E-mails, and watch movies, listen music, look up anything. We need computer. However, I'm not good at using the computer. Using the computer makes me complexed. I want to be able to use the computer easily. I don't use the computer easily, so I can't do homework fast. I'm not good at typing. If I could type fast, I could finish my a lot of homework than now.


About my keitai


I'm going to write about my cell phone. I have two cell phones. One is iPhone. The other is smart phone. I have softbank's iPhone and Docomo's smart phone. I usually use iPhone. I don't use smart phone because I'm not good at using smart phone. It is difficult for me to use smart phone. On the other hand, it is very easy for me to use iPhone. I often play application game at free time. I always kill free time using keitai. Thanks to keitai, I can do a lot of things easily.


My dream


I'm going to write about my dream. I want to open popcorn shop because I love popcorn very much. I run popcorn shop. I want to open it in Kumamoto because I like Kumamoto, and I don't have to spend a lot of money if I open it in Kumamoto. I always eat popcorn whenever I watch movie at theater and home. I like salty popcorn. It is very good. I also like caramel popcorn. I want to invent various flavor popcorn. For example, I want to make chocolate, chocolate caramel, cheese, powdered green tea, garlic, curry, strawberry, vanilla, banana popcorn, and other flavors popcorn. Please come to my shop if I can open the shop.


Flower arrangement


I belong to flower arrangement club at KGU. I could make a lot of friends since I belonged to it. Usually, flower arrangement club's member hold club activities on Wednesday. We often hold pizza party, takoyaki party, and other parties. In addition, we hold BBQ, video viewing, hide and seek and other activities. We sometimes do flower arrangement. It is very fun. At first, I couldn't arrange flowers well, but teacher taught me in details about flower arrangement. Finally, I could arrange flowers well. It makes me very happy. These activities are very fun and interesting. I'm always looking forward to coming Wednesday.


About blogging


I'm going to write about blogging. At first, I don't like blogging because I'm not good at using the computer. I can't type words fast, so I couldn't enjoy blogging. In addition, I thought blogging is a waste of time.  However, I have to write blogs because writing assignment is blogging. It is hard for me to type words, but I did my best. Then I can type fast before, so I feel blogging is fun and very interesting. I want to be able to type fast more, and I want to enjoy the blogging.


About vacation plans


I'm going to write about vacation plans. I'm going to go to Osaka and Kyoto and Nara with my boyfriend during this summer vacation. I'm looking forward to going there very much. I want to go Universal Studio Japan in Osaka. I want to watch the parade and ride a lot of roller coaster there. In addition, I'm going to eat famous food in Osaka. I like Takoyaki, so I want to eat it very much. Then we are going to visit temples and shrines in Kyoto and Nara. I'm looking forward to it too. I want to eat Kyoto's native dishes. I can hardly wait for this summer vacation.


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BR1-13 Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog (Arthur Howard, 1994)


"The fourth day he didn't tug, he didn't wrap, and he didn't chase. He was a dream dog."
 
 
 
This book is very funny. This is dream dog's story. Mrs. Teaberry has a dog, Zeke. However, one day, she slipped and shouldn't walk for a week to rest her foot. She couldn't walk Zeke, so Mr. Putter who is her good friends and neighbor walk Zeke for a week. Mrs. Teaberry was happy, but she was a little worried. She hopes Zeke doesn't tug, wrap and chase.
 
First day, Zeke was a nightmare. He tugged and tugged and tugged. The second day, he wrapped anything. The third day, he chased various dogs. They thought Zeke is a nightmare. However, the fourth day, Zeke is a good dog. He was smart. The rest day of the week, they enjoyed walk together.
 
I like the scene that Zeke caused some mischief. I think he is very naughty dog. It was interesting and funny. In addition, Zeke became a good dog. I like the scene too. I think I want to have a dog or cat like them.
 
 
Reference
 
Arthur, Howard. (1994). Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog, Singapore: Rylant, Cynthia
 
 
 
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

BR1-12 Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold (Arthur Howard, 2002)


"Tabby sat on Mr. Putter's head to keep it warm while he read the funnies. She tried to help him not catch a cold. She did her best."
 

This book is very heart warming story. Mr. Putter went out without his hat, so he was cold. Then Tabby sat on his head to keep it warm, and she tried to help him not catch a cold. I like this scene the best because I found Tabby is very kind and they are very good friends through this scene.
 

In addition, I like the scene which Zeke come Mr. Putter's house too. He is Mrs. Teaberry's dog. She is Mr. Putter's good friend and neighbor. She was very worried about his cold. She took Zeke Mr. Putter to look after him. Zeke came Mr. Putter's house with Thermos strapped to his bag. The inside the Thermos is Chicken soup what Mrs. Teaberry made. Then Zeke came his house again. He had pepper tea with honey sticks. He souunded a little funny after he ate it. He felt it was the best cold he ever caught.

I don't like cold, but if there are friends such as Mrs. Teaberry, I want to catch a cold. However, I'm careful when I go out in winter and a snow day.
 
 
 
 
Reference
 
Arthur, Howard. (2007). Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold, Florida, United States: Cynthia Rylant
 

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

BR 1-10 Zombie Attack! (Lesley Thompson, 2013)




"Why must people die? My new serum can stop that!"

 This story is very awful! I feel bad, but I enjoyed reading this book. One professor invented new serum. It is serum which people don't die and dead people live again. It is very awful. In addition, zombie's skin is gray. I was very surprised by this book's pictures. Zombies eat alive people's brain! Unfortunately, this professor was bited by zombies. However, he didn't die because he made serum which don't die. It is very exciting! I want to read last story, but there is no last story. 


Reference
Lesley, Thompson. (2013). Zombie Attack!, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford university press


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BR 1-11 New Tricks (Carmel Reilly, 2007)



"You are so good at remembering, Natalie, but after all that, you forgot to swap the shoes!"

This story's last was very interesting. I laugh the last scene. There is one magician. He could never remember where he put anything, or which bits of tricks and puzzles went together. He has an assistant who remember everything. She is very wonderful. However, she made a easily mistake on the important show's day at the last scene. It was funny mistake which is her shoes.
This book is very interesting. I recommend you read this book.

Reference

Carmel, Reilly. (2007). New Tricks, Australia, Nelson: Thomson

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

My Language Skills

Ten years ago, I went to elementary school. I was learning Kanji there. It was very difficult for me to memorize and write Kanji. I was not good at writing Kanji. I didn't know anything that foreign languages. I learned Japanese and English when I was a elementary school student. I learned English foreigner teachers. I learned English basic vocabulary, greetings, alphabet and basic expressions through playing games. It was very fan.
Five years ago, I was a junior high school student. I learned not only Japanese but also English. I learned foreign languages when I was a junior high school student. I learned English words, grammars, conversation and idioms. I studied English very hard, so I was good at English. Since then I like English.
Now, I go to university. I learn three languages. I learn Japanese, English and French. I learn English what I didn't learn in junior high school or high school. I learned French for the first time since I was admitted the university. It is very difficult for me to learn French.


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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Have a lunch

On last Tuesday, I went to downtown on the day with my friends to eat lunch. We don't have class which start at 1: 00p.m, so we could relax. We were very hungry, so we went to Yayoiken. This restaurant's dishes are very good! I ate "Chicken Nanban Teisyoku". It was very delicious. I was satisfied with this dish because I was full with it very much. Then we went shopping. One of my friends wants a hair ornament for a coming of age celebration, so we looked cute hair ornaments. However, we couldn't find a cute hair ornament. We had classes from 2: 40p.m. We had to go back university, so we hurried to university. Unfortunately, we didn't get a cute hair ornament, but we enjoyed eating lunch and shopping very much.


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Essay 1-02b: Let's have a good university life

I'm going to write about university life. There are a lot of things to write about KGU life. I will talk about six topics, Clubs, Takumasai, Bakery, Canteen, Library, Schedule, and Classes. A lot of students are going to KGU now. They enjoy their university life. They are having many interesting experience, for example, studying, friends, part- time jobs, and the other. There are a lot of clubs at KGU. For example, there are the lacrosse, the music, the calligraphy and other clubs. If the students at KGU belong to the flower arrangement club, everyday is fun. If they belong to any clubs, they can have a lot of friends since they belonged to it. New friends will help about a lot of things. For example, they give advises of homework, human relations, and the other. New friends will be happy in university life. Usually, flower arrangement club's member holds club activities on Wednesday. They often hold pizza party, takoyaki party, and other parties. In addition, they hold a BBQ, video viewing, hide and seek and other activities. These activities are very fun and interesting. They are always looking forward to coming Wednesday. Takumasai is also fun. Takumasai is like school festival. If the students at KGU don't belong to clubs, the students at KGU can't take part in Takumasai. Some of club's members serve an executive committee of Takumasai. It is very busy and tired, but they enjoyed it. In addition, they could watch the concert for free because they were executive committees of Takumasai. It was very lucky. The concert was very excited and wonderful! I'm going to write about KGU facilities. The university's bakery is very popular. The bakery's bread is so delicious, so students like them. If the students want to eat their favorite bread, they must go there earlier than other students. Otherwise, they can't eat their favorite food, because this bakery's bread are all sold out as soon as. The students have to fight in bakery to eat delicious breads, but they like this university's bakery. Also, canteen is very popular for students, too. The student's favorite menu is curry and rice and Udon. They are very good taste! As with the bakery, if they want to have lunch in the canteen, they should go in a hurry because the seats will be all taken by a lot of students. The students at KGU often go library to study. There are a lot of books in this library. They sometimes use computers there. There are also a lot of computers there, so it's available anytime. In addition, they often watch DVDs at AV corner. There are a lot of DVDs there, so they watch DVDs there when they are free. KGU library is very useful. Thanks to this library, they can finish my homework, and look into anything. I'm going to write about my university schedule. The almost students at KGU have to wake up early in the morning. They usually get up at 8a.m. It is very hard for them to get up early because they like sleeping very much. They usually spend hard morning, but some of English department's students at KGU get up 12p.m. on every Monday because they have classes from 2: 40p.m. It makes them very happy. In addition, there is speaking class on Monday. They like speaking class very much because they like speaking English. That's why, they like Monday schedule. The students at KGU have a lot of classes. For example, they have an American literary history, Western art history, and other classes. In American literature class, this class is on Friday. In this class, the students can know many popular writers in America. They can learn about Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and more. It is interesting for all students. The students can get a chance to meet popular books in the world. In this vacation, please read them! Thus, At KGU, the students are enjoying university life very well. They can meet a lot of people, for example, there are the other students, teachers, exchange students, and the other people at KGU, so they can experience various things there. They get a lot of skills, and they grow using these skills. All students love KGU!

Content for this joint essay came from previous blog posts: Nagawa, Akino. (2014, 5 23). Essay1-02a: University Life http://ukhow.blogspot.jp/2014/05/essay-1-02a-university-life.html

Umeda, Misaki. (2014, 5 21). Essay 1-02a: Life of the students at KGU http://lqvc.blogspot.jp/2014/05/essay-1-02a-university-life.html
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