BR 2-09: Henry And Mudge

Henry has no brothers and no sisters. There were no children at his street. So he was very sad and he want a dog. He asked his parents that he want not a short, not curly, not pointed dog. Then he found Mudge. Mudge had floppy ears, not pointed. And he had straight fur, not curly. However, he was short. He grew out of dog cage! When he finally stopped growing, he weighted one hundred eighty pounds, he stood three feet tall, and he drooled. Henry was very glad. Henry used to walk to school alone. When he walked, he used to worry about tornadoes, ghosts, biting dogs, and bullies. He walked as fast as he could. He looked straight ahead and never looked back. But now he walked to school with Mudge. And now he walked to school but not too fast. He walked shool and sometimes backward. Henry loved Mudge and Mudge loved Henry, too.

One day, Mudge took a walk without Henry. He went down one road, sniffing the bushes, then down another road, kicking up dust. He went through a field, across a stream, into some pine trees. And he was lost. Henry was very sad. He walked and looked for his dog Mudge very hard. He called and called Mudge. Then Mudge came running for Henry very fast. Mudge never went for a walk without Henry again.

I was moving this story. I knew they loved each other from “Mudge never went for a walk without Henry again.”(Cynthia, 2008, p.37) I came to want a dog.

Reference
Rylant, C. (2008). Henry And Mudge. USA: Aladdin Paperbacks.

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My Favorite Character

There are a lot of characters. I like Disney characters the best. Walt Disney is very famous person in the world to make a lot of Disney characters. My favorite character of Disney is Mickey Mouse. He is most famous and representative character of all Disney characters. He is very cute, so I like him. I have many goods of Mickey Mouse. For example, pen, miller, pouch, and so on. he is loved by a lot of people in the world. There are Disney Land in USA and Japan. I have never been there. I want to go there. However, it cost to go to Tokyo, so I will do part-time job and save money. I want to go there with my friend next year.

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News Quiz

Questions
1. Where was handed the first death sentence under the lay judge system?
2. Where died at least 65 people by collapsing building?
3. What 3 megabanks will join hands?
4. What percentage of high school seniors are secured jobs as of September 30?
5. Where announced food subsides for poor families?
6. What leaders discussed routes to economic growth in Yokohama?
7. What video leaked from patrol boat?
8. Where Nobel peace laureate’s summit began?
9. Where cholera toll hit 800?
10. Who likely to visit in December to talk with Kan?


Answers
1. In Yokohama. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/17, P.1)
2. In New Delhi. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/17, P.5)
3. Mizuho Corporate Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Crop. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/18, P.1)
4. 40.6 percent. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/18, P.3)
5. In China. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/18, P.6)
6. APEC did. (THE DAILY YOMIURI,2010/11/14, P.1)
7. The video of Senkaku Island did. ( THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/13, P.2)
8. In Hiroshima. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/13, P.3)
9. In Haichi. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/13, P.4)
10. Lee Myung Bak. (THE DAILY YOMIURI, 2010/11/23, P.1)

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Essay 2-03a: Enjoy My University Life

I enjoy my university life every day. I belong to eibei department at KGU. I study English every day. I have experienced a lot of things here for about two years since I entered this university. I can’t write all things, but I want you to tell them. So I will tell you them below this paragraph.

I liked English very much when I was high school student. So I entered this department in this university. Of course, I also like English very much now! I take classes which are involved in English every day. However, sometimes I skip a class. I like a class of understanding cross-cultural the best. The class is very useful for me. Teacher taught us religion, language, and meal in the world. I’m interested in them, so the class is interesting for me. I want to study cross-cultural more by myself. The most difficult class for me is the theory of human rights. I can’t understand the theory. I have to hand in a report a month. It is very hard, but I did my best every time. I will do my best all classes and I want to get all credits.

I belong to calligraphy club from freshman. My club is big club because there are about one hundred people. We do something every Wednesday. We went to the sea in Amakusa in summer vacation. I swam in the sea and played volleyball on the beach with my friends. In the evening, we had barbeque. They were delicious. I had very fun time. In winter, we went to Saishunkan which there are very beautiful illuminations. My friend drove us there. Illuminations were shining and very beautiful! We also went to farm land in Aso. There are also beautiful illuminations. I like farm land better because we can enjoy a lot of illuminations which are shaped animals. We took a lot of photos there. I recommend you Aso farm land.

I think that university life 25 years from now will be change a lot. Now, it is declining birth rate society. So a number of students in most university will be decrease. 25 years form now; I will be 45 years old. Perhaps, I have children. They will take all classes using internet. And perhaps, they can take all classes at their home without going to the university. So, maybe they need not have their stationary. I’m looking forward to the university life in the future. I want not to decrease students in the university.

As you can see, I enjoy university life every day. I’m glad to have entered this university. I made a lot of friends in my department and my club. I study English every day. It is hard, but I like English. So I want to study English harder. I don’t have my dream in the future, but I want to take a job which involved in English. I will study hard, but I will enjoy club activities. I will do my best all university life.

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Univ. Life 25 Years From Now

I think that a number of students in most university will decrease after 25 years from now. This is because declining birth rate present society. So many universities may close. I think that students study will use internet all classes. Perhaps they will need not to have stationery.

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Univ. Life Now

I’m studying English every day in KGU. I like English very much. So I enjoy my university life. However, I’m not good at speaking English. I want to speak English fluently. So I decided to go to Australia in spring vacation. I will go there for only one month, but I’m looking forward to it. I think I’m glad I could entered KGU.

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Find Someone Who

1. Do you watch TV?
Yes, I do. But I don’t have time to watch TV recently. Do you fond of TV?

2. Do you read a newspaper every day?
No, I don’t, because I don’t take newspaper. How about you? Do you take news paper?

3. Do you surf the Internet using their cell phone?
Yes, I do. I surf the Internet about three times a day. How about you?

4. Do you like horror movies?
No, I don’t. I hate horror movies. How about you? Do you like horror movies?

5. Do you like variety and quiz show?
Yes, I do. I often watch quiz show on TV. Which do you like variety or quiz show?

6. Do you sports on TV?
No, I don’t, but I like play sports. How about you? Do you like to watch sports on TV?

7. Do you have satellite television?
No, I don’t. I want it because I can watch a lot of TV programs.

8. Do you like a band that your parents also like?
Yes, I do. I like Kobukuro my parents also like. How about you?

9. Do you get all your news from the Internet?
No, I don’t. I sometimes read a newspaper. Do you get news from the Internet?

10. Do you use video phone?
No, I don’t. I have never used video phone. Have you ever use video phone?

11. Do you ride a bicycle while using your cell phone?
Yes, I do, but I think that it is dangerous. How about you?

12. Do you own a music CD?
Yes, I do. I have many CDs. How about you? What CD do you have?

13. Have you seen a movie at the cinema in the last week?
No, I don’t. Recently, I don’t see a movie at the cinema. How about you?

14. Do you love to watch love story?
Yes, I do. I often watch love story on DVD. How about you? Do you like love story?

15. Have you read a novel in the last year?
Yes, I have. I like to read novels. How about you? Do you like read novels?

16. Do you listen to jazz?
No, I don’t know jazz very well. How about you? Do you like jazz?

17. Do you listen to the radio every day?
No, I don’t. I hardly listen to the radio. Do you listen to the radio?

18. Do you own a MD player?
Yes, I do, but I hardly use it now. How about you?

19. Are you a member of My space or Face book?
Yes, I do. I belong to Face book. Which do you belong to?

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BR 2-08:Stories of Snowmen

There was a boy Jack. One day, he pulled back his bedroom curtains. A fresh snow covered the ground. He was very excited. He dressed warm clothes and he run out into the crunchy snow. He thought that he was going to build the best snowman. First, he made the body. Then he rolled a snowball for the head and added two black pebbles for eyes, four more for a smiley mouth, stuck in a carrot for a nose. And he finished off with a hat and scarf. He named a snowman Chilly.

He heard banging from the field next door. Mr. Oats was putting up a sign. “Can I come to your party, please?” he asked the farmer. “Of course, Jack. I’ll let you in for free if you help me build the bonfire.” Mr. Oats replied. He climbed over the fence and picked up a lot of logs. In no time, he and Mr. Oats had built a huge bonfire. But the next morning, it had vanished. Mr. Oats was angry, so he said “You’re banned from the party.” That night, he couldn’t get to sleep because he wondered “Who would steal a bonfire?” Just then, he heard the clattering of wood outside. When he went out, Chilly carried wood. He asked Chilly why he carried wood. Then, Chilly answered “It was so close your house, so I would have melted. I didn’t want that to happen. You made me so well.” Jack helped to carry the logs to the middle of the field. “I’ve built you an even better bonfire.” Then, Mr. Oats was so impressed; he let Jack go to the party. And only Jack noticed the snowman next door give him a grateful wink.

I impressed “It was so close your house, so I would have melted. I didn’t want that to happen. You made me so well.”(Punter, 2007, p.14) I thought that Chilly was happy to be made well by Jack.

Reference
Punter, R. (2007). Stories of Snowmen. China: Ltd.

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My Favorite Japanese Food

I like Japanese foods. My favorite Japanese food is sushi. I like fish very much, so I like sushi. My favorite ingredient for sushi is salmon roe. It is very delicious. There are a lot of sushi bar in Kumamoto. For example, sushi-ichiba, sushiro, kurazushi, and so on. I often go to sushiro. There is a sushi called shrimp and avocado. It is good, so when I go there, I eat it a lot. My friend is going to do a part-time job at sushiro, so I want to go there to meet her and eat a lot of sushis. I’m going to go home-stay in Australia inspring vacation. I want to tell my host family Japanese foos, sushi and eat fresh ingredients for sushi in Japan.

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Find Someone Who

1. does not watch TV.
Q. Do you watch TV?
Q. What program do you like best?
2. reads a newspaper every day.
Q. Do you read a newspaper every day?
3. surfs the Internet using their cell phone
Q. Do you surf the Internet using your cell phone?
Q. What site do you surf?
4. likes horror movies.
Q. Do you like horror movies?
Q. Which horror movie was most frightening?
5. likes variety and quiz shows.
Q. Do you like variety and quiz shows?
Q. What program do you watch?
6. watches sports on TV.
Q. Do you watch sports on TV?
Q. What sports do you watch?
7. has satellite television.
Q. Do you have satellite television?
Q. When did you buy it?
8. likes a band that their parents also like.
Q. Do you like a band that their parents also like?
Q. What band do you like?
9. gets all their news from the Internet.
Q. Do you get all your news from the Internet?
Q. What is most interesting news these days?
10. uses video phone.
Q. Do you use video phone?
Q. Who do you call by using video phone?
11. rides a bicycle while using their cell phone.
Q. Do you ride a bicycle while using your cell phone?
Q. What do you think that?

12. does not own a music CD.
Q. Do you own a music CD?
Q. What kind of music at the cinema in the last week?
13. has seen a movie at the cinema in the last week.
Q. Have you seen a movie at the cinema in the last week?
Q. What movie did you see?
14. loves to watch love story.
Q. Do you love to watch love story?
Q. What love story do you like?
15. has read a novel in the last year.
Q. Have you read a novel in the last year?
Q. How many novels did you read?
16. listens to jazz.
Q. Do you listen to jazz?
Q. What your favorite singer?
17. listens to the radio every day.
Q. Do you listen to the radio every day?
Q. When do you listen during a day?
18. owns a MD player.
Q. Do you own a MD player?
Q. When did you buy it?
19. is a member of My space or Face book.
Q. Are you a member of My space or Face book?
Q. Which one do you belong to?

[412 words]

Holidays

Yesterday, I went shopping with my sister and my mother. My mother drove her car. She made contact lens while we saw some clothes shops. There were many clothes I wanted. My mother bought a coat I wanted especially. I was very happy. I will cherish the coat for many years. At the noon, we went to Italian restaurant. I ordered pasta set. There were soap, salad, bread, pasta, cake and juice. They were all good, so I was satisfied. Then we went back home and I went to a part-time job. My shop was very busy, so I worked from six thirty p.m. to one a.m. without rest. I was very tired. So I went to bed as soon as I came home. Today, I had no plan, so I was relax and I wrote my blog.

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BR 2-07:Sleeping Beauty

Many years ago, a king and queen lived in a magical castle. They had everything they could want except a baby. Year after year, the queen stitched and sewed tiny clothes. And the king made toys in his palace workshop. But still there was no baby. One day, while the queen sat knitting by the lake, a bright green frog jumped right onto her lap. The frog said “Don’t be sad. You are going to have a baby this year.” And, the frog bowed and leaped back into the lake. True to the frog’s words, the queen gave the birth to a lovely baby girl. “I shall invite every prince and princess in the land! He decided, and asked seven fairies to be Rose’s fairy godmothers.” The king sent the invitations by bluebird post and everyone agreed to come.

On the day of feast, crowds came to cheer and watch the guests arrive. Seven fairies flew in through a castle window, leaving a glittering trail behind them. “We have some wishes for Princess Rose,” said Snowdrops, the first fairy, with a curtsy. She fluttered her fairy fingers. “Rose will be the most beautiful girl in the kingdom.” Then Honeysuckle waved her wand. “And she’ll be clever enough to beat the king at chess!” the third fairy, Willow, floated over. “She will have grace in all he does.” “And she’ll dance to perfections,” added Bluebell. Blossom and Buttercup wished “play every instrument like an angel!” “and sing like a nightingale.” Everyone wondered what Jasmine, the seventh and wisest fairy, would wish for.

A chilling voice rang out of nowhere. “Haven’t you forgotten someone?” Suddenly, the mean fairy Nightshade appeared in a whirlwind of foul green smoke. Nightshade leaned into the cradle and snarled, “On your sixteenth birthday, you will prick your finger on a spinning wheel and die!” The queen cried. “I still have my wish,” said Jasmine softly. “I can’t undo that wicked spell, but I can try to change it.” “You will prick your finger, little Rose, but you won’t die. You will fall into a deep sleep. Only a kiss from your true love will break the spell.”

The years passed and rose became sixteen. At her birthday party, she pricked her finger and fell into a deep sleep. A prince named Florien found her and kissed. “You’re the prince I drew!” she cried. He bowed. “Prince Florien here to rescue you,” he announced and scooped her up. “My rose!” cried the queen. “And her true love,” smiled the king. Rose and Florien were married the very next day. They lived happily ever after- and the prince always lost at chess.


Knighton, K. (2007). Sleeping Beauty. C: Ltd.

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BR 2-06:Aladdin & Magical Lump

There was once a lazy boy named Aladdin. His dad, who had to run the family business alone, died of worry. Aladdin’s mother was in despair. One day, Aladdin was messing around as usual when a man came up to him. He said “I’m your uncle!” He bought Aladdin and his mother a fancy store to run. They were very happy. The next day, his uncle took him on a long walk out of the city. He said strange words and a trap door made of stone appeared in the grass. His uncle ordered “Bring me the lamp.” His uncle gave a ring to Aladdin and pushed him down the steps. He found the lamp. Then he picked handfuls of the pretty fruit.

Aladdin was trapped. It was cold and very spooky. Suddenly, a huge man rose up in front of him. He said “What can I do for you?” “Get me out of here!” shouted Aladdin. In a flash, he found himself outside on the grass. He rushed home to tell his mother what had happened. “Abanazar can’t be my uncle. He did magic things and tried kill me!” He cried. She started to polish the lump and jumped back in fright as a giant man floated out. Aladdin said “I’m starving.” In an instant, a huge feast appeared on silver plates. The food and wine lasted for a week. When it had gone, Aladdin sold the silver plates. Now life was easy. If Aladdin or his mother wanted food, Aladdin just rubbed the lump and asked genie.

Daynes, K. (2004). Aladdin & His Magical Lamp. UE: Ltd.

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BR 2-05:The Mouse's Wedding

This story is about Father Mouse, Mother Mouse, Miss Mouse, the sun, a cloud, the wind, a wall and a handsome young mouse. Once there was a family of mice. Father Mouse and little Miss Mouse.

One day Miss Mouse wasn’t so little anymore. Father Mouse said her “It’s time you get married.” And “Pack your bag; we’re going on a journey.” He wants her to get married with most powerful husband in the world. So he asked the sun, “You are more powerful than anyone else in the world, aren’t you?” The sun answered “I don’t think so. Look at the cloud.” Next he asked the cloud, but he said same answer. Then, he asked the wind and a wall, but they also said the same answer.

There was a mouse hole and a handsome young mouse at a wall. Miss Mouse smiled at him. Father Mouse asked him “You are more powerful than anyone else in the world, aren’t you?” “Well…” the mouse began. “You are more powerful than the wall,” said Miss Mouse quickly. Father Mouse said him “Will you marry my daughter?” “I’d love to!” said the handsome young mouse. So the mice were married next to the wall.

Mackinnon, M. (2009). The Mouse's Wedding. China: Ltd.

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Illumination

Wednesday, I went and saw illuminations in Aso with my friends of club. The place was Aso farm land. My friend, Miwa drove her car and took us there. Illuminations were very beautiful, so I was excited. I took a lot of pictures of illuminations. We stayed for about one hour. Then we went to Chinese noodle house, Tatsu-no-ya. I and my friend, Mika ordered B set, Chinese noodle and Chinese fried rice. They were very good and we had eaten enough. We talked about my club, so I had fun time. I want to go there again. You should go there at least one time. I recommend there to you.

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My Favorite Sweet

There are a lot of sweets. For example, cookies, chocolates, candies, cakes and so on. I like sweets very much, but I like cakes the best. There are many types of cakes. My favorite cake is chocolate cake. It is very sweet and delicious. However, I don’t always eat cakes. I eat them at my birth day, Christmas day, and so on. In my childhood, my parents prepared the birth day cake for me. I was very happy. They bought variety types of cakes, so I enjoyed many tastes of cake. In Christmas day, not only my parents but also my relatives gave cakes my sibling. So I liked Christmas day and now, too. I’m looking forward to Christmas day this year!

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My Favorite Place In My University

I go to any place in my university after school and between classes. For example, I go to the library, bakery, the student’s hall, dining room, and so on. I like bakery the best of such places. I like bread in the bakery. At the lunch time, Vienna sausage bread, and so on. When I go to the bakery after school, I meet my friends. So I talk with them. I have very fun time in the bakery. I look forward to new bread in the bakery. This is why my favorite place in my university is the bakery. I go to bakery almost every day. Do you often go to bakery? Please tell me your favorite place in this university.

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