Tuesday, May 25, 2010

BR-09 Stories of Mermaids


I read “Stories of Mermaid”. This story is very famous and interesting. But they may don’t know all stories of it. There are three stories.
One of the stories, Harmony lived with her mother at the very bottom of the ocean. They were so poor they could only afford a tiny cave. This was cramped, dark and very cold. It froze their fins and took the shine off their scales. Harmony tried to keep up their sprits by singing beautiful songs. Her voice was so enchanting that passing fish had to stop and listen. One day, her mother woke up shivering all over. She was covered in blue spots and her tongue had turned purple. Harmony rushed to find Dr. Finley. The Doctor said “he is very sick”. And he told Harmony that there are good medicines of seaweed. She found out the seaweed, but there was ghost of pirate. She was taken by the ghost. But one day, she was singing songs and the ghost opens her. She could give the seaweed and chest to mother. Polkadot weed floated out, along with handfuls of coins. Harmony’ s mother was cures and they moved into a warm and cosy now cave.
It is good that she have good voice. I want to be rich like them. ^^
(217 words)
 
Russell Punter. (2005). Stories of Marmaids. London: Usborne

My other classes.

  I have a lot of classes on a week because I take education classes. Classes that are about English are very interesting, but also I like other classes. My favorite classes of other are study of student guidance, USA’s history of literature and environment. Study of student guidance is one of the education classes. I like the class because it is very interesting. The teacher is Mr. Fujita. He is a teacher who is very funny, energy, handsome and smart. It is a small number of people and the member is so good. In USA’s history of literature, we often watch the famous movies of America. I like watching movies so I like this class too. In environment class, I study about earth environment. I had studied earth science when I was high school student. So I like this class. I am interested in earth environment and I want to know about it more.
(154 words)

Friday, May 21, 2010

Words count


In April,
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Essay 1-02b; Hollywood stars


  Hi, everyone!! Who is your favorite Hollywood star? And, what is your favorite movie which he or she performs? I like watching foreign dramas and movies. So I have many actors that I like. Today, I’ll introduce my favorite Hollywood stars. I like Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp and Wentworth Miller.
Jessica Alba is a favorite actress. On April 28, 1981, she was born in Pomona, California. Her constellation is Taurus and her height is 168 centimeters. Her blood type is A type. When Jessica Alba was an infant, she and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the family back to California, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She performed to a lot of movies and the dramas. In 1995, She appeared in "Teen Magazine" and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, in the February 1999, she was featured issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine. She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000, she had roles in Paranoid (2000) and starred in the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel" (2000). She associated with cash Warren who was the cameraman since 2004. On May 19, 2008, they married in the Los Angeles city. On June 7 of the same year, she gave birth to the eldest daughter (Honor Marie Warren) in the Los Angeles city.

      Johnny Depp’s birth name is John Christopher Depp and his nicknames are Mr Stench and Colonel. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. In 1987, he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series "21 Jump Street" (1987). Three years later, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role in "Edward Scissorhands"(1990). He became popular with “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and he was not only actor but also librettist and director in the “Brave” (1997). His wife is Vanessa Paradis who is French and singer. His famous firms are “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) and Pirates of the Caribbean series.

      Wentworth Miller is a famous actor. His birth name is Wentworth Earl Miller and his nickname are Stinky, Went and Miller. He was born in England and he raises in Brooklyn, New York, and graduate of Princeton University. He had worked at a production company before he became the actor. He has many allergies about foods, dogs and cats. In 1995, he went to LA to be an actor. His first head the cast of a film is “Dinotopia” and he played Daybed who is sensitive and internal. After that he played minor roles. In 2003, he played on “The Human Stain”. Two years later, he played Michael Scofield in “Prison Break”. The dramas are very popular and exciting. He has two nationalities that are America and England.

The famous movie that Johnny Depp played is "Sleepy Hollow" It is Gothic movie and he is so handsome. And I like "Dark Angel" that Jessica played. It is very exciting drama. I like these Hollywood stars and I like Orlando Bloom too. Don't you know that he is so handsome. Of course I want to see them someday.

Could you know about them? Please try to watch their dramas and movies. It must be interesting and exciting for you. If you watch them, Please tell me your feelings. I hope this essay become a start to watch them. Thank you.

(687 words)






Website:

n,n . (1990-2010). Jessica Alba. The internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 May, 2010, from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/.

n.n. (1990-2010). Johnny Depp. The internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 May, 2010, from

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/


n.n. (1990-2010). Wentworth Miller. The internet Movie Database. Retrieve 18 May, 2010, from

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505 


Monday, May 17, 2010

Essay 1-02a; Hollywood stars



   Hi, everyone!! Who is your favorite Hollywood star? And, what is your favorite movie which he or she performs? I like watching foreign dramas and movies. So I have many actors that I like. Today, I’ll introduce my favorite Hollywood stars. I like Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp and Wentworth Miller.
Jessica Alba is a favorite actress. On April 28, 1981, she was born in Pomona, California. Her constellation is Taurus and her height is 168 centimeters. Her blood type is A type. When Jessica Alba was an infant, she and her family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. Three years later, her Air Force father brought the family back to California, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in Southern California when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea of becoming an actress from the age of five, she was 12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months later, she was signed by an agent. A gifted young actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning her career. She performed to a lot of movies and the dramas. In 1995, She appeared in "Teen Magazine" and various European magazines in the following several years. More importantly, in the February 1999, she was featured issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine. She also had major roles in two movies that year: Never Been Kissed (1999) and Idle Hands (1999). In 2000, she had roles in Paranoid (2000) and starred in the sci-fi TV series "Dark Angel" (2000). She associated with cash Warren who was the cameraman since 2004. On May 19, 2008, they married in the Los Angeles city. On June 7 of the same year, she gave birth to the eldest daughter (Honor Marie Warren) in the Los Angeles city.

      Johnny Depp’s birth name is John Christopher Depp and his nicknames are Mr Stench and Colonel. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963. Johnny Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school at age 15 in the hopes of becoming a rock musician. In 1987, he shot to stardom when he replaced Jeff Yagher in the role of undercover cop Tommy Hanson in the popular TV series "21 Jump Street" (1987). Three years later, his first of a handful of great collaborations with director Tim Burton came about when Depp played the title role in "Edward Scissorhands"(1990). He became popular with “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and he was not only actor but also librettist and director in the “Brave” (1997). His wife is Vanessa Paradis who is French and singer. His famous firms are “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) and Pirates of the Caribbean series.

      Wentworth Miller is a famous actor. His birth name is Wentworth Earl Miller and his nickname are Stinky, Went and Miller. He was born in England and he raises in Brooklyn, New York, and graduate of Princeton University. He had worked at a production company before he became the actor. He has many allergies about foods, dogs and cats. In 1995, he went to LA to be an actor. His first head the cast of a film is “Dinotopia” and he played Daybed who is sensitive and internal. After that he played minor roles. In 2003, he played on “The Human Stain”. Two years later, he played Michael Scofield in “Prison Break”. The dramas are very popular and exciting. He has two nationalities that are America and England.

Could you know about them? Please try to watch their dramas and movies. It must be interesting and exciting for you. If you watch them, Please tell me your feelings. I hope this essay become a start to watch them. Thank you.

(628 words)

BR-08 The Tortoise and the Eagle


     Today, I read “The Tortoise and the Eagle”. The pictures are so cute. I like this story. The story is about a tortoise. He had everything a tortoise could want. He had a lovely log to sit on, juicy apples to eat and a very shiny shell. But he was not happy. All day long, he saw an eagle in the sky. The eagle had golden feathers and great big wings. The tortoise wanted to fly like the eagle so he tried to fly. He climbed onto a rock and jumped into the air. But he couldn’t and He flopped on to his belly. He tried to fly many times, but he couldn’t. One day, he called the eagle and he said the eagle “I want to fly like you.” The eagle took the tortoise into the sky. However, the tortoise felt very dizzy. He didn’t like it. The eagle said him “ You have no feathers and no winds. Keep your apples and your log. Be happy.” The tortoise thought I like this life style. 

(176 words)

★Hollywood stars: Search terms and short list of possible sites

Search terms
Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, Wentworth Miller
Short list of possible sites

Jessica Alba

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004695/

Johnny Depp
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000136/

Wentworth Miller
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505/

(13 words)

★Outline for Essay 1-02a: Hollywood stars

Introduction

  • What sites are about; Hollywood stars
  • How I found them; searched for Hollywood stars
    Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, Wentworth Miller
  • Why I choose the one(s) I did;
    I like foreign movies and dramas.
    I like Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp and Wentworth Miller .
    So, I want to know about them.

Jessica Alba

  • birth
  • Movies, Dramas
  • career

Johnny Depp

  • birth
  • Movies
  • career

Wentworth Miller

  • birth
  • Dramas
  • career
Hollywood
  • history
  • job
Conclusion 
  • Recommendations to readers
(70 words)


★ Hollywood Star: Free-Writing

I like America. There are a lot of good places and America has many good things. American Drama and Movies are very popular in Japan. The Hollywood stars are very handsome and beautiful. I like Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp and Wentworth Miller. I often watch the dramas and movies. When I watch them, I am exiting. (56 words)

★ America: Brainstorm

English
Dramas
Movies
Hollywood
Jessica Alba
Music
Food
McDonald’s
Kentucky
Sweets
Disney
(12 words)

Friday, May 14, 2010

How I study English

I study English because I want to be an English teacher at elementary school. I want to speak English fluently, go study abroad and travel anywhere. So that’s the reason, I need to study hard.
First of all, I read books which are written in English everyday. It is too important for me because I can’t read a long sentence quickly.
Second, I often watch the foreign drama. At first time, I watch them with Japanese subtitles and English sounds. At next time, I watch them with English subtitles and English sounds. It’s good practice for listening.
Third, I am a staff at English Lounge. I often talk with foreign students. It is the best way to make progress in speaking. (121 words)

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010

BR-07 Jack and the Beanstalk


I read "Jack and the Beanstalk" yesterday. The story was very interesting. I like this story. The boy is very brave, and he ventures a long time. His name is Jack. The beginning, he was very, very hungry and very poor. But the end, he became very rich.

When I have children, I want to tell this story.
(58 words)
Katie Daynes. (2006). Jack and the beanstalk. england:Usborne

Friday, May 7, 2010

Yesterday♥

Yesterday, I went to Okonomiyaki restaurant for dinner with my friends of KGU. We were so hungry, so ate a lot. After that we went to Seven-Eleven and bought ice candy. We were so full but could eat it. I had a good time. (44 words)

Thursday, May 6, 2010

During the Golden Week!!

I t was very busy on the Golden week. Because I had part-time jobs. The first day, it was so busy and I was so tired. The other days too. But I worked long time, so I think I have much money on next payday. I'm looking forword to getting money. Next holiday, I want to go some where. (59 words)

BR-06 The Clever Rabbit and The Lion


I read “The Clever Rabbit and the Lion”. I didn’t know this story before and I was surprised at the rabbit that face was like human. There are eyebrows on the face. It was funny!! I’ll tell you about the story. There are a clever rabbit and a lion. The lion is very atrocious and he tries to eat the other animals. But the clever rabbit thinks out countermeasures and the rabbit (72 words)


Susanna Davidson. (2007).The Clever Rabbit and The Lion. Usborne:London

BR-05 The Gingerbread Man


I read “The Gingerbread Man”. The story is about a little old, a little old man, a gingerbread man, a horse, a cow, a farmer, some children and a fox. Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived on a farm. Most of the time, they were happy but one things made them sad. They had no children. So the old woman made a boy out of gingerbread. The gingerbread man jumped out and ran away. He looked good and they tried to eat him. But he ran away!! At finally, he was eaten by the fox. (103 words)


Mari Mackinnon. (2006).The Gungerbread Man.London:Usborne.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Fruit

I like watermelons and blueberries!!(^^♥)
I like watermelons because it is so juicy and sweet. I can eat it a lot. One day, I ate a watermelon that was half a hole!! I love it so that one could even say I want to eat it every day!^^ I'm looking forward to coming Summer. I like blueberry too. My grandmother's house is in Aso, and there are trees of blueberry!! Every year, I go to there and do blueberry picking♥. It is sweet-and-sour. I love it!!

( 84words )