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.☆