Essay2-03b: How I have learnt languages

I started to study English when I was an elementary school student. I like to study English, so I borrowed some English books. And I learned some English words. There was a English class once a week. We enjoyed singing a song, playing games, talking with my teacher and so on. So I liked to study English more and more.

When I was a junior high school student, there were a lot of English classes. My favorite class that we enjoyed talked with ALT. Her name is Holly. I often talked with her when I had a free time. In those days, I could speak a little English words. So it was difficult for me to talk with her. When I talked with her, I used dictionary, book and I asked my teacher. Of course, I talked with her in my school but I came back school, we exchange some e-mails. It was very interesting and exciting. Sometimes, I went to her house with my friend. At that time, we enjoyed cooking, talking. She taught us about her hometown and showed us some pictures in her country. I was very happy because I could know about her country. Since I met Holly, I learned a lot of important things. She gave me a chance to study English!

When I was a high school student, I decided to study English more and more. But English class was more difficult that junior high school one. But I like to study English, so I study very hard. One day, my teacher said to me that Will you take part in a English Speech Contest? I'm good not at speaking in public. But I decided to join it. I talked about how I study English and my favorite countries. I practiced to read every day again and again. I memorized about more 600 words. I couldn't get good results but it was good experience for me. And I could make good memories!

My friend, Misaki had gone abroad for about 10 months in Australia. She came back to Japan and I heard a lot of memories in Australia. So I want to go abroad in my near future. Especially, I want to go to Australia because my parents went on honeymoon. They enjoyed talking a lot of memories in Australia for me. Some day, I want to go there!

Now I am a Kumamoto Gakuen University student. I study English and Spanish. I study Spanish for the first time. It was very difficult for me to study but Spanish words resemble Japanese pronunciation. So I practiced Spanish words and speaking. Finally, we could introduce my self using Spanish. Spanish used many people next to English. So I study it more and more!

Now I want to study Korean. Because I went to Korea last September with my friends, Anna, Masumi and Chinami. And Masmi went there several times. Because she had gone abroad for about six months. So she could speak with Korean. So I envy her so much. And she is very good at it. I thought she looked so wonderful. So I want to study Korean. 

Anna also study Korean. She looks very interesting.  I have never to study it, but I want to take the class this year. I decide to study Korean at the suggestion of her. And I want to speak, write and listen to Korean. 
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Reflection on writing Ⅳ

I took this writing class and I gained a lot of skills. For example, reading, writing and speaking. I took this class for the first time, I think that it was very difficult for me. Because I didn't like to watch movies or read  book's. I had to a lot of books and write book's review. I think that my reading skills up to read books. And I gained new experience in this class and I could write books and movie reviews. 

I wrote a lot of review and about my life in my blog. For example, I wrote about my birthday, summer vacation, a coming-of-age day, speech contest and my favorite somethings.

And I added a lot of pictures in my blog. For example, book covers, foods, nails and Kumamon! I would like to add many pictures as possible. Because I wanted a colorful blog.

I like to watch my class member's blog. Because I could know about my class member's life. Sometimes I comments on their blogs. And my friend comments on my blog! I am looking forward to read their blogs. Especially, I read Anna and Miki's blog. And they often comment on my blog.

I took this writing class, I can write sentences longer than before. It was very good experience for me. In the future, I want to speak around the people. And I want to go a lot of countries. So I want to make use of this experience. 
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BR2-20: The Bully

"The new girl was called Rosie, and she did not look very friendly." (Hunt, 1994, p.1)

A new girl came to the school. But everyone did not like her. Because she was so bully. For example, she scribbled on Chip's picture, put in crips in her bag, pulled Anneena's hair and so on. So they did not like her. But finally, her face made strange. The magic turned Rosie into a motor mouth, a dinosaur and a parrot face. Of course, she began to cry. And she apologized for them. And they get along with each other now.

I read this story and I think that the girl is very burry for her friends. If the girl is my friend I think I don't get along with her. Because I don't like bully. But I hadn't no friends look like her. But finally, she could understand their feelings. So I felt relieved. And I want them to get along with together!

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Roderick, Hunt. (1994).The Bully.Oxford University Press.

Last November

Last November, I read some English newspaper and made some questions of it.

Question

1. Who is a person elected the Mayor of Osaka?

2. There are over 4000 people dead by a dissident demonstration. Where is the country?

3. (a) What is the meeting open in Hawaii of the United States of America?

(b) What is the agreement that Japan expressed a participation policy?

4. A Oumu trial terminated. What is the accident that happened in 1994 when it led to this trial?

5.  Who is the female president elected in Argentine election?

6.  Who is the democracy movement leader in Myanmar?

7.  10 people killed by a car bomb accident. Where the accident happened?

8.  What is the character who won in Yuru Chara Grand PX in Japan?

9.  Japanese player won the Grand PX of figure skating. Who is she?

1. Toru Hashimoto.

2. In Syria.

3. (a) APEC.

  (b) TPP.

4. 松本サリン事件

5. Fernandes.

6. Aung San Suu Kyi.

7. In Iraq.

8. Kumamon.

9. Mao Asada.

My favorite news is about "Yuru chara Grand PX". Do you know Kumamon? He is a character in Kumamoto. So I will introduce about him. He was born on last March. And he became a main character in Kumamoto. Kumamon use Twitter. So I check his tweet every day. Last November, there was a "Yuruchara Grand Prix 2011". There are about 360 characters in Japan. But Kumamon is provisionally in the first position. We can vote favorite character Of course, I like him very much. I bought a lot of Kumamon's goods. For example, I bought key holder, seal, pen, bag, clear file, note and so on. Everyone like him but I met him only one time in Kumamoto. I want to meet him!

And I like a song of Kumamon. The song called "くまモン体操". I found it You Tube. And I watch it several times. So I want to memorize of it. Do my best. I am looking forward to meet Kumamon!

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Last October

Last October, I made some questions in the World. So I will introduce about it.

Question

1. Who was the chairman of Apple when he died October 5 at the age of 56?

2. What was the phone of Softbank went on the market in the world?

3. Where did the earthquake occur in October 23?

4. What was the earthquake of magnitude?

5. Who was the top leader in Libyan when he was murdered in October 20?

6. Where did cause a lot of damage by big flood?

7. Where was collision in subway? More than 260 people are being treated at hospital.

8. Where was the bridge crash? And the accident died at least 32 people.

9. What is the book written by Haruki Murakami? The book publish English version in British.

10. Where was a demonstration in America?

Answer

1. Steve Jobs was.

2. Softbank released iPhone 4S.

3. There was a big earthquake in Turkey.

4. The earthquake of magnitude 7.2.

5. Muammar Gaddafi was.

6. There were big flood in Thai.

7. There was in Shanghai.

8. The accident occurred in India.

9. The name of book is “1Q84”.

10. There was in Wall Street.

Especially, my impress news is about iPhone4S. Because I used iPhone when I was a high school student. So I used iPhone 3GS before but it broke. So I decided to buy it. I bought white one again. Of course, iPhone 4S better than iPhone 3GS. I use it every day. I use a lot of application. My favorite application is "snoopy street". It makes snoopy's town. It was so exciting and I play it everyday! And I use You Tube, mail, internet, game, shopping and so on. And I want a new iPhone cover. iPhone is very important for me!

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Earthquake in Turkey

Last year, there were a lot of disasters. The news story was an earthquake in east Turkey. I read this news story because it was a very sad story. So I will introduce about this news story. The title is “Death toll rises to 366 in Turkey”.

ERCIS, Turkey (Reuters)－Rescue workers dug deeper into collapsed buildings Tuesday in a battle against time to find survivors from an earthquake in east Turkey that killed at least 366 people and made tens of thousands homeless.

As hope of finding people alive under tons of rubble faded with every passing hour, rescuers pulled out more bodies while residents slept around small fires in towns rattled by aftershocks across Van Province, near the Iranian border.

A 14-day-old baby was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building, 46 hours after the earthquake, a Reuters Television journalist said.

Five bodies were carried out in body bags from one crumpled building alone in the hard-hit town of Ercis as by standers wept. Workers used heavy machinery, jackhammers, shovels and bare hands to comb through smashed concrete and steel.

The disaster and Emergency Administration said Tuesday the death toll had risen to 366, with 1,301 people injured. The overnight death toll stood at 279. The death count is likely to rise further as many people are still missing and 2,262 buildings have collapsed.

  Casualties have been mostly in Ercis and the provincial capital, Van. Officials are checking outlying areas. “It was like judgment day,” said Mesut Ozan Yilmaz, 18, who survived for 32 hours under the rubble of a tea house.

I was very surprised that I read about a story of a 14-day-old baby. He was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building, 46 hours after the earthquake. I felt relieved and felt easy. But the earthquake made a lot of death and missing people. It was very sad accident.

But last March 11, there was a big earthquake in Tohoku. In those days, I remembered to watch it in my house on TV. First time, I didn’t know what happened. But time passed, I understood that it was a very big accident. I want to know about it and if I have a chance I want to help for them.

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World oldest dog

Last year, I read English newspaper. And I found a very impress a news story. So I will introduce about it. The title is “World’s oldest dog dies in Tochigi Pref”.

UTSUNOMIYA－The world’s oldest dog has died in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, at the age of 26 years eight month－equivalent to 125 human years－his owner said.

 Pusuke, certified Guiness World Records as the world’s oldest living dog last year, died Monday at his home, owner Yumiko Shinohara said. Pusuke is believed to have died of old age.

 The old dog was born at the home of one of Shinohara’s relatives in March 1985 and was registered as a pet on April 1 that year.

 In 2008, he suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car. A vet told Shinohara it would be difficult to save Pusuke’s life, but the dog underwent successful surgery.

 In December 2010, Pusuke was certified by Guiness World Records as the world’s oldest living dog, breaking the previous longevity record of 21 years three months.

 According to Shinohara, Pusuke’s physical condition took a sudden turn for the worse Monday. The dog did not eat breakfast, which had never happened before, and died quietly at about 1:30 p.m., surrounded by Shinohara and her family.

 Shinohara, 42, said Pusuke looked fine and normal until the previous day. “I was with Pusuke for 26 years and I felt as if he was my child. I thank him for living so long with me,” Shinohara said.

I read this news story. I was very surprised because the dog “Pusuke” lived to be 125 years old (equivalent to 125 human years). It was so wonderful. He had been hit a car, but he lived longer. And I felt that the owner is very grate owner. Pusuke is proud of Japan. I wanted to meet him at once.

I had two true parrots last year. But they were dying. I kept them when I was an elementary school student. Their names are Momo and Kago. They were so cute. Momo lived to be about for 10 years old. I like him. I can’t meet them now. But it was a good memory. I like to play with animals. If I have a chance, I want to keep some pets in near my future.

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