The best day

The best day of my life is I was able to make a friend. When I was in kindergarten, I was able to make a friend for the first time. When I was make a friend for the first time, I was very glad. It is very important for me to make a friend. I am depressed very much if there is not a friend to me. The friend is a treasure of a lifetime. I have a lot of friends now. In the future, I want to make a lot of friends. But, I am shy. I am able to speak much to do with the people who speak for the first time. When I was primary school children, I was able to make a lot of friends. Then I was very glad. I don`t want to lose a friends. Because it is very important me, a friends is treasure of life. If you lose a friend, you will not endure. If I lose a friends, I have to live alone. Then I am very glad. When I was primary school children,  I would not injure my friends. Then I was very sad. I apologized to the friend, but the friend did not speak. The friend was my best friend for the first time for me. So I was even sadder. I became acquainted with the same club activities. A class was together with their friends. I was playing with a friend well. But, I have injured a friend while I played. So I think will let cherish friends from now on.

The great San Francisco Earthquake

 

If I live in this time・・・

In 1906 April 18, it was something that happened suddenly. The day morning 7:00 a.m.  April 17. I have a wife and two children. I`m going to send a children to the school after that , I go to the company. A day has passed routinely also today. I arrived at the company at 8 o`clock company and drank coffee. At that time, my wife had a housework. She worked before, but quitted work because she was married with me. And two children were born between me and my wife. The children are a 12 years old boy and a 10 years old girl. But, today is my wife`s birthday. So I`m going to go home and I end work early. I buy a cake on the way back and do the birthday party of wife with children today. When we arrived home, she was sleeping. After that, we woke up her and did a birthday party. She was pleased very much. It was good day for us to do birthday party. We went to bed early because we were very tired. That night, incident happened. Early morning about 5 o`clock, a child woke and woke me up. I said, 「What happen?」My son said, 「Very great earthquake happened now.」I think that it`s a joke, 「It is imagination.」I said.  But he said. 「That`s true.」At that time, the incident happened again. At 5:12 a.m., the ground has begun to shake suddenly. At first, I thought that it was a normal earthquake. But, the earthquake absolutely shaking, severe vibration was continued about one minute. Although once weakened, but again strong vibration occurs, it subsided in the first vibration is about two minutes thirty seconds from the beginning. I fell into a state of panic and confused. I was blow to the body, but I was fine. Of course everyone was waking up. I looked at a wife and his sons soon. The wife was injured a little. My sons cried very much and they injured leg. And it was in a miserable state in the house. I wanted to take children to the hospital, but the city was damage. We don`t know what to do, broke down. About 3,000 people died in this earthquake. In addition, 225,000 people lost a house. We were very scary experience, lost many things. It was very happy just didn`t lose a family. The magnitude was 7,8. This earthquake is called the San Francisco earthquake after, it became an American tragedy. Because I don`t know when and where the earthquake takes place, it is fear very much.     

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My Hopes and Fears

I will go to Minnesota to summer study abroad on July 21. For the first time, I will go to Minnesota. I want to accomplish many things. For example, I want to go shopping and go to various places with my host family. And I want to make a good friend, both in Minnesota and with the other Japanese students too. I don`t have so much English ability. Especially, I do not have vocabulary power. So I`d like to speak, listen as much as I can. I don`t have cultural knowledge. So I`d like to know about Minnesota. For example, food culture, history and famous things, etc. I will learn English but, I also would like to bring come back to Japan and have many things. I think we want to have a fun go through class and carious activity. This time, I will go abroad for the first time. Of course, I will study English but, I want to go shopping and have a lunch with my host family and my teams. I am afraid of many things. For example, I get up late. So I`m afraid of to get up early.


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Photos of KGU - classrooms professor`s office my favorite place

This men

My part-time job2

I work a Japanese style bar about for three years.
The name of this tavern is SAKASOH. In Kumamoto, this tavern is very popular.
There are about 50 people part time staff. I do not usually drink alcohol, but if I am invite to drink by a friend, I have a drink.







Here is the room. There are a counter seat and private room. Especially, we are very busy in December. Because many people come to tavern for a year end party.




Like in this picture, we are  very close. One on the top photo is a graduation ceremony of the byte staff. When they quit this work, I was very sad. The photo on the bottom is a picture of when we went to dinner after bytes. We often go after it.

My part-time job

          I started this part time job these days. It`s a wedding byte. 

BR4:Treasure Island

I never saw Long John Silver again.(p.62)


For the first time, I read a this book. I like to pirates story. When I was young, I often watch a pirates movie. I thought that I read this book and  would like to become a pirates. The hero`s Jim Hawkins was working at the inn. He was working to help his mother. I`m  very impressed. But, pirates came to in his place suddenly. The pirates name is Billy Bones. When I read until the middle of the story, I thought they would survive. But, Billy was killed by man. I was very shocked. After that, Hawkins gets a few friends together and start trip. He is very brave man. Because he fought the pirates and go dangerous adventure. I want to be a brave man. So he found the treasure in Treasure Island. He sometimes remembers John in a dream. I think he　likes Billy. 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Retold by Angela Wilkes  Adapted by Sam Taplin Illustrated by Peter Dennis

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11:My favorite reastaurnt

My most favorite cafe is WALET. Here is a very stylish cafe. Here is where the near the Aso Kumamoto airport. Last year, I went to with friend of mine. The entrance looks like this. In addition, the shop is covered with wood, it is difficult to find this place. If you do not make a reservation, you can`t eat. When I went to this cafe for the first time, I could not eat. Because this cafe is very popular.

    The inside of  store looks like this. There are counter seat, table seat and sofa seat. This cafe is mostly made of wood.

                                                   Here is very popular pasta, but I ate meat dishes.

    

This place is comfortable and can relax. I stayed about for three hours.

                                                  And there are accessories, also parts shop.　Especially, there are many things which girl want things.

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BR3: Pinocchio

 

“We`re doomed, my son,”　gepetto sighed. (p.61)

 

This story I thought it was a story like a dream. I was reading this book since I was young. The one day, carpenter`s Mr. Cherry find a log. And I thought it was fateful encounter because Cherry gave a leg Gepetto uncle, and a start story. The log can speaking I can`t believe it. I thought Gepetto great also was able to move the wood. The wood becomes Pinocchio, he does various things. But, Pinocchio doesn`t like study. Pinocchio is amazing. Because he often causes trouble and has been nearly killed. Still I think that it is great because he survives. I have the scene the most impression. It is a scene Pinocchio helped Gepetto. One day, Gepetto is eaten by the shark. Pinocchio tries to help him. But, Pinocchio can`t swim. He went to Toyland. He was turning into a donkey. So he could swim. Pinocchio was able to help Gepetto. I was very impressed by this action force. I thought that there was a new bond among two people. And Pinocchio could be person.


Retold by Katie Daynes Illustrated by Mauro Evangelista                              Book reviews
                                                                                           
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3:My kitchen disposal

Look at these pictures.

This room is kitchen room.

The kitchen room is a small room, but cooking very easy. 

I don`t usually cook much. And I`m not good at cooking.

But I like to cooling.

Au you can look at the pictures, an stove and oven are linked together.

When I boil the water, I often use a stove. I almost never use the oven. Surprisingly I like washing dishes. It is natural to wash the dishes which oneself ate.   

  I also often use the microwave oven. For example, I use to warm the drink and rice, etc. Japanese people likes rice than bread, but I like bread. So I usually use this oven when I bake bread. The thing which is the most indispensable is the refrigerator. A refrigerator is a thing necessary to not spoil food and drink. All food and drink must be refrigerated or else they will spoil.

       
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BR2: The Lion and the Mouse

I was wrong. Even little friends can be good friends.(p.23)

 This story is also famous in Japan. When I was young, I read this book. In fact, such thing is impossible. Usually, lion ate mouse. Because he is the king of beasts. The mouse is disliked, and very poor. The one day, lion caught into a trap in this story. The mouse witnessed it. The mouse helped him instead of lion didn`t eat the mouse. And Lion was free and glad. I was very impressed. I thought the mouse and the lion can be friends. I thought I `d take care of my friends. This story was similar to the Tom and Jerry.

       Retold by Mairi Mackinnon:
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BR1: The Ant and the Grasshopper

Next summer I`ll work too.(p.23) 

This story is a famous story in Japan. Simply speaking, it is the story of the ant and the grasshopper, and very simple story. We usually work every day,but ant is right such a feeling in this story. Grasshopper has spent every day without working at all. I don`t want to become such a grasshopper. Compared to it, I think the ant great works every day. After that, winter come. The grasshopper is ia trouble because he didn`t work. I thought that he was miserable. But, the ant helped him. The grasshopper survived because ant helped it. The ant is a hard worker, and friendly, I thought. The grasshopper also have learned from this thing.

Katie Daynes. The Ant and the Grasshopper is in the Usborne First Reading series.
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Soccer

I want to go to Spain someday. Because, Spain is Soccer Kingdom. My favorite team is Real Madrid. I want to watch Real Madrid vs. Barcelona game someday. When I watch soccer games on TV, I am excited very much. Spain soccer  is very beautiful. They are fascinated the audience. Soccer is very popular in the world. I am playing soccer now. But, I am not good at playing soccer. So I want to be a good at playing soccer. It is important for me to play soccer. Soccer is my life. I like soccer very much. I practice soccer twice a week. The exercise is very hard. We play soccer games once a week. We practice hard to win the game. I want to be a good at more soccer. A league match begins at next month. So, we have to prepare for it. I make an effect to become good at soccer. For example, I read a book of the soccer and I watch the technique of a partner and the friend during a game and learn. I often watch videos of football players on the PC. I have a very favorite player. It is Cristiano Ronaldo. He is the most famous player in the world. He takes many prizes many times. He`s from Portugal. He belongs to the Real Madrid of Spain. Real Madrid is the team which is the most famous in the world, and there are a lot of  star  players. Because I am a fan of the player, I look every time on TV. The people of all over the world are attracted by his play.　He takes many goals every year and delights people. And, he is popular in good-looking men. I want to learn it to see his various plays from now on. If I go to Spain, I want to see him. And I want to see his play soon. I would like to continue playing soccer from now on. 


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Essay:My hometown

 

Hello, I explain my hometown now. My hometown is Kumamoto Japan. I live in Kumamoto. I am from Kumamoto. Kumamoto has four distinct seasons and is very traditional. I like Kumamoto very much. I would like to tell you about my favorite things and famous places in Kumamoto. First, let`s tell about famous places in Kumamoto. For example, Kumamoto castle is famous in Kumamoto. Kumamoto castle was 400 years fortification in 2007.  Kumamoto castle is one of Japan`s  three castles, it is very famous. When I was child, I went to Kumamoto castle well. The Kumamoto castle is a castle built by Kiyomasa Kato. Because I am very near, my house can go anytime from Kumamoto castle. It is big castle. In addition, my house is very good because it is almost the town. In Kumamoto, a cherry tree is very beautiful. It is very beautiful when it comes to the season of cherry blossoms every year, the cherry blossoms in full bloom so. Because a cherry tree is beautiful, Kumamoto should come to watch it. In addition, the place popular as a sightseeing spot is Aso. When I am young, Aso is not exaggeration even if I say a hometown because I went out to play well. I like Aso very much. Aso is blessed very naturally and is the place where air is splendid. In addition, Aso has a lot of animals very widely too. There is the suitable environment where both a person and the animal are easy to live in. I want to line Aso. I am proud that I was born in Kumamoto. I may disappear in the future from Kumamoto, but Kumamoto loves it. My family is from Kumamoto everyone. There are a lot of good people in Kumamoto. I have a lot of friends now. I like Kumamoto, and I want to have pride from on now. And I want to give back to my hometown.

  
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1:My family