Honors class Reading

　　I read this week "SALLY'S PHONE". I enjoy the reading.
　　Sally, the heroine, constantly receive a call from her boyfriend, Andrew. Her phone often rings, and she always fulfills his instruction and act in compliance with his wishes―from the time for dating to the color of her skirt! He says it must be blue, because he likes blue. But she met a guy named Paul by chance. Going to the party with him, she turns the phone off. Before the party, Paul says that Sally's red skirt is nice. Sally becomes very happy.
　　I thought it is useless to be submissive to others, although cooperation is necessary. And I will never be a slave to phone!

Honors class Reading

　　I read "Parallel" this week.
　　The key line of this story is "We make decisions. Lots of decisions. Little decisions, big decisions...Our decisions make a difference to our lives." That's right, isn't it? I sometimes consider what am I doing now if I made a different decision before. Everyone is the same, I think. That's interesting.
　　But I will read a book with happy ending.

Speaking class Activity: My impression

　　In this week, we had a presentation about the future of the world. There were many opinions in groups.
　　Some students think about a bright or ideal future, others think about a leak or bad future. When we say our own opinion, each personality come out. It's very interesting. That's my impression on this presentation.

Speaking class Activity: future 2

　　The topic this week is "the future of the world".
　　If this structure of human lasts long, there must be much crime in the world, because even now the world is in a wave of crime. And environmental destructions will be more serious.
　　I learn the Bible and it says that people tainted with vice will get worse. It also says the time when they are brought to ruin, and gives hope to us. We can trust it, when we know and deliberate how things have been got moving according to words written in the Bible. I hope that the great age promised in the Bible will have arrived.

Honors class Reading

　　Our homework this week is reading "Jojo's Story". This book was easy to read, but the story is very sad. I could imagine a little how cruel wars are. Wars injure and kill so many innocent people, so wars are very serious guilt.
　　I felt sorry, very sorry for Jojo, who left his family and his village...
　　But the most shocking to me was that Jojo also had to have his gun though he must have hated weapons or wars. I thought the vicious circle of war is very terrible.

Speaking class Activity: future

　　In the speaking class, we made a speech about our own future plans. I was given an assignment and write on my blog about it, but I did not think I was going to make a speech. I got so nervous.

　　I have a trouble. I think I became better at grammar, but I cannot talk with teachers fluently in English. My communication skill in English is not improvement, no, a little rusty. I always have many things to talk about, but I cannot find English words which can express what I want to say. I usually talk about many things in Japanese, so I will hang in there and study English vocabulary.

Speaking class Activity

　　We are given the blog assignment this week.
　　１. What are your future plans regarding education, career and family?
My first plan is that I graduate from this university for 4 years. I want a job which can be accomodates to my daily plan. If possible, I want to get a job as a concierge.
　　２. What do you think you will be doing five years from now?
I think I will keep doing canalize my energies into my important activity. Of course I will working for a living. I will surely lead a full life.
　　Thank you for your reading.
　　

Honors class

　　I read a story in honors class today. My reading speed was 150 wpm.
　　I think Anita and Dan are very good couples. Anita is very beautiful, and Dan is cool because he is a good driver. The drive on their way to the movie studio is very exciting! How lucky they are!
　　I encouraged not to give up and have my own appeal.

My reading this week 12

　　I chose "This is San Francisco". It is one of the series which I read last week.
　　According to this book, there are forty-two hills in San Francisco. People drive down the hill and park on the hill. I have heard about hills in San Francisco, but this time I could image thanks for many pictures.
　　I am very interested in the USA. I want to visit there, when my English become more better!

Speaking class Activity

　　We formed groups this week, and read a story and drew pictures of the characters.
　　Next Monday, we will explain about them to the class. I will be nervous, but I will do my best.

My reading this week 11

　　I read "This is New York".
　　This book has many good pictures. They are very interesting, and I could imagine that I am in New York easily. The book says, "New York is full of the Biggest Things". And My image of New York is like it. How big a city New York is!

Speaking class

　　We had a meeting on Wednesday and Friday this week. Finally, we finished our presentation! Please enjoy our video.

Speaking class Activity: RESTAURANT 2

　　We have little time, because each of our group member is very busy. We have a lot of bother in having a meeting, but we could do it this week.
　　We decided which part each member covers, so I am working hard to prepare for speaking now.
　　 I'll challenge to make a better speech than ever.

Speaking class Activity: RESTAURANT

　　In next project, we are going to make our own restaurant and final presentation on video. My group is planning to make curry dishes, but I think it is difficult to attract many people in the world only with curry. So in the meeting this week, I want to suggest that we serve delicious sweets of the world. I hope our restaurant will be so nice.

My reading: Four books for children

　　I read four books for children this time. They were pleasing, I think.
　　One of them is "THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR". This book is translated into Japanese, and I have read this story as a small child. I like the bright-colour pictures.
　　And I read two books of "THE ORIGINAL PETER RABBIT BOOKS" series. The pictures are very soft in tone,and very pretty. I also have read these stories in Japanese.
　　"Cat and Cat-face" was interesting. There was the friendship between different species in this story.

My reading this week 10

　　A book that I chose this week is "Vanity Fair".
　　I thought Amelia will lead a happy life, when she married George. But she was not happy after the news of her husband's death. And she had many problems.
　　What I realized in this reading is that my level has a little risen. Next, I will challenge level 4!

Speaking class Activity: Song!

　　We worked on a song this week. Its name is "Blackbird".
　　"Take these broken wings and learn to fly~~~You were only waiting for this moment to arise", it says.
　　I think it is a song for encouragement. Even when we feel down about our failing, we must take broken wings, that is, we must keep trying rather than give up. Everyone sometimes fails. I was encouraged to keep going by this song.

Summer reading

　　Long time no see! I 'm sorry, but I have had a good vacation!
　　In this summer, I read "The Summer Before". It was written by John Steinbeck. In the reading classes, I was told about this story. But, his English expression is very difficult to understand, isn't it?
　　I could see what his childhood was like. At first, I thought Willie is a very strange boy. But he was a girl! Is it possible?
　　I will try reading this Autumn, too. But I decided to select the story which is easier than those written by John Steinbeck. I will do my best.☆
　　

She is my Family！

　She is very lovely and her name is Lovely!
　She likes fruits and vegetables, and she is very healthy!

My reading this week 9

　　I will talk to you about my reading class. In the class, we use a text book"Uncollected Stories of John Steinbeck". This book is very very difficult!! I cannot much understand even with a dictionary. I must read it, and we are to translate the sentences in this book on the test.
　　But if I am used to the novels once, I can enjoy a relish peculiar to them, I believe.
　　The first story is about a boy. His parents are divorced, so he languishes. I felt sorry for him. I am very happy with my parents.
　　

Speaking class Activity

　　We had a meeting on Wednesday this week. We finished the textbook 47 page, and made 4 nights/5 days tour. We used our imagination.
　　I will do my best in the final presentation!

Speaking class Activity

　　Our final presentation is "Let's make 1192!!".
　　We selected a country which is between France and Spain. There is many items about the country― name, flag, map, population, language, history, geography, natural resources, and so on. We divided them between four members.
　　I'm working its population, language, and sightseeing spot. I need a vivid imagination!

My reading this week 8

　　I chose "Notting Hill" this week. This story was made into a movie, and I like the movie. This happy end always makes me feel happy. I think the story shows that all humans are equivalent in value.
　　By the way, the level of this book is ３. It was not so difficult, although I read books whose level were 2 until last week. So I intend to challenge the level 4.

My reading this week 7

　　When I choose a book, at first I glance through the book, looking at pictures and sentences, and consider about the level. Finally, I decide by whether I want to read the book or not.
　　By the way, I read this week "The House on the Hill". This is a story of Paul and Maria. Paul was poor, but Maria was rich. They loved each other, but Maria loved riches than Paul. Maria married a rich man. But Paul could not forget her. She was beautiful, but she did not have veritable beauty, I think. Paul noticed that. Finally Maria becomes unhappy, Paul becomes happy. I thought it was natural.

My reading this week 6

　　I read "Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" this week. I thought Catskill Mountain is very mysterious place, but I never want to go there! Rip Van Winkle is like "Urashimatarou" in Japanese fairy tale. I was very sorry for him. Ichabod is also poor man! I wonder where he is. But I think the Headless Horseman was Brom, the big rival of Ichabod.
　　I like happy stories, so I do not like horrible story. I must find a happy story book for the next reading!

Speaking class Activity

　　My group had a meeting yesterday, and completed preparing for the questionnaire. Topic of our survey is "part-time job". I will start to ask my friends. Many university students have or want a part-time jobs, so I think this survey will be interesting.

My reading this week 5 in 県立大！

　　In 県立大, I read "The Nutcracker" too. It is a dreamworld. If I read this book in early childhood, I would want a wooden nutcracker doll. He will bring me to Ice queen's palace and the land of sweets. I think it is good dream. (^0^) This is a picture book for beginners or children, so it was very easy.
　　There are many many English books in the library of 県立大！I am very pleased with this library.
　　I have been used to reading in English. It is very hard to read books which is high level, but I think that it is about time I raise the level. I will make effort to improve my reading skill.

My reading this week 4 in 県立大！

　　I went to Kumamoto Prefecture University, Kennritsudai, on June 1st, and I read "Snow White and Rose Red". In this story, two girls meet a bear, and they are kind enough to help him. I thought they are very brave. Finally two girls become princesses. I enjoyed many illustrations in this book.

　

My reading this week 3

　　I read "Good Wives " this week. This story is a sequel to "LITTLE WOMEN". I think this story represents love in family very much. Although they encounter many difficulties, they all become happy at last- falling in love, marriage, birth of new life. This story is an encouragement to me.

My reading this week 1

　　At First I read "LITTLE WOMEN". It is my favorite story. This story represents how four women grow up. I especially identified myself with Joe.

Speaking class Activity

　　We have a group homework this week. We must do survey on each topic. And the topic of our survey is part-time job. I hope it will become an interesting survey.

My reading this week 2

　　I read "My Fair Lady"this week. This book is written in a little difficult English. But I had seen the movie, so I could enjoy this reading. This story shows how a woman became a elegant lady. At first, she was a very provincial woman. I was impressed with her change. And I thought again it is important to be in a tidy state and speak good English, not bad form.

Introduction

Hello.
I like English very very very VERY much. But using a computer is very difficult.