Green Land

I went to amusement park with my friend. I met her after a long time.

We rode a lot of attractions. First, we rode a roller coaster. It was a little thrill, so we were not satisfied. Next, we went to the adventure world of "magi". Magi is our favorite animation, so we enjoyed it very much. We took a lot of pictures. I was very glad.


In lunch time, we ate takoyaki. It tasted very good. We also ate dessert. It was delicious. We rested for a little time.

After we ate, we rode a lot of rooller coaster: NIO, Megaton, the dinosaur roller coaster, and more. It was very funny to ride them.

I also enjoyed talking with her. I had good time!!! I want to go there in summer vacation again.

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BR 1-02: The Snow Queen (Andersen, 1805)

Favorite Line "Her words and his melting heart brought tears to Kay's eyes too...tears which washed away the splinter there"

REVIEW

There were one boy and one girl.His name is Kay and her name is Gerda. In the world, no two friends were as close. However, he has got mirrors which devil's is in his eye and heart. He changed character since then. That day, he was taken by the snow queen. Gerda went to find him, but It was very hard. Finally, she found him. She was very glad and cried. Her tears melted mirrors 

which were in his eye and heart. He took his kindness back, and they went home.

I think they were very good friends. Gerda's feeling helped Kay. After I finished reading this, I cried a little. I like this story very much.

REFERENCE

Andersen, Christian, Andersen, (1805), The Snow Queen, London, England: Usborne Publishi
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MOMENT!!!!

I went to flumpool 5th anniversary tour "MOMENT" in Fukuoka. I was looking forward to it. Before the live started, my friend and I bought a lot of goods. I spent about 10,000yen. I have no money now, but I don't regret it. I met a lot of people who liked flumpool. I could make friends. I took pictures with them.
The live was very wonderful. They sang a lot of songs which I like. I was very excited.  Their stage directions were so cool! Their words made me happy. I never forget that live. I will also go their live in May. It is held in Kumamoto, so I am very glad. I am impatient for it.

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Listening to music

My hobby is listening to music. When I go to school and I have a free time, I always listen to music. My favorite groups are Flumpool, Arashi, back number, Spyair, and more. I often go their lives. I will go live of Spyair next month. I am looking forward to it.  It is held in Fukuoka and I go there with my friends. I want to buy goods of live.

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My Start-up Labels

books, brainstorms, drafts, essay prep., essays, fiction, free-writing, graphics, links, media, movies, non-fiction, outlines, quickposts, reviews, revisions, typing, websites

Music I like

I like rock music very much. When I am listen to the rock music, I am excited and feel fanny.  I especialy like flumpool. I have gone their live twice. I was very happy to listen their songs. Rock music makes me funny. I want to know about rock more, so I will listen to rock music.

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First classes and new school year

My new school year is began. There are a lot of classes, homeworks. It is very hard for me. There are many to do. However, I want to be a teacher. I have to study harder. I want to do my best. I decide to do homework early, and get up early. I don't be late the classes. I also want to make friends more. I try to talk with many people.

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Kumamoto

I like Kumamoto very much. There are a lot of people who are kind. Water is clear and delicious. I like food very much. I recommend ikinaridango, zindaiko,karashirenkon. There is Kumamot Castle. It is very wonderful. In addition, Kumamon is very cute. He is very cheerful. He makes us happy.

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Family

There are four people in my family. My father is teacher in high school. He likes studying history and he likes playing TV games. My mother is good at cooking, cleaning. She is very kind. My sister is high school student. She likes watching TV very much. We have a pet. His name is moco. He is very cute. I like my family very much.

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Part-time job

I have a part time job. I work at the super market. It is near by my house. It takes about 5 minutes. It is very hard to work there. However, customer are very kind. I like to talk with them. There are a lot of people who are good. They teach me the way to do. They always help me. I like them very much.

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Club

When I was high school student, I was a member of Kyudo club. I practiced everyday. It is very hard for me. However, I could enjoy doing Kyudo. My teammate were very kind. They made me funny. It made me refresh. I liked to wear Hakama. It is very cool.  

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Food

I like eating very much. What I am looking foreard to eating everyday. I like sushi, okonomiyaki, udon, soba, tenpura, sukiyaki, and more. I especially like food which my mother cook. She is good at cooking. I want to be like her, so I try to cook with my mother.

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BR 1-01: Stories of Mermaids (Russell, 2005)

Favorite line       " I can' take any more! " said Gingerbeard.

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There are three stories of mermaids. My favorite story is the marmaid whose mother falls ill. The marmaid's name is Harmony. It is need polkadot seaweed, taken twice a day for one week to cure her mother. It only grows in the Pirates' Graveyard. They say it is haunted by the ghost of Gingerbeard. He was the fiercest pirate to sail the Seven Seas. The marmaid go there with fear. She swims nervously between the creepy wrecks. When she found it, a terrifying figure appeared from nowhere. It was Gingerbeard's ghost. He thought Harmony went here to steal his treasure, so he locked her in a cabin. Harmony tried to cheer herself up by singing., but all her songs came out sounding sad. While he listened her voice, he began to feel as sorry for Harmony. After a week of the singing, Gingerbeard had had enough. He sobbed "I can't take any more!" and "Please just go home and take this chest with you." Harmony swam home as fast as she could. Her mother was cured. There were handfuls of coins in the chest. They thanks to his gold, and moved into a warm and  cosy new cave.

The Gingerbeard is sad the fiercest pirate to sail the Seven Seas, but I think he is kind. He was moved Harmony's singing. He feld sorry for her and gave chest. If he is bad man, he didn't do that. He would locked her for a long time. I also think Harmony's voice must be very beautiful. Her song made Gingerbeard changed. I would hear  her voice if I were able to go to that world.

Reference 

Punter, Russell. (2005). Stories of Mermaids. London, England: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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His name is Moco!

I have a pet. His name is Moco. He is chihuahua and eight years old. He is so cute.

When I was elementary school student, I wanted to have pets.  My family and I went to the pet shop only to see pets. Then, we met him. We thought he was cuter than other dogs. My father sad　"This is fate!!!". We desided to have the dog.

He makes us very happy. He is very cute whatever he does. He is sad pretty by my family everyday. When I am sad, he stays with me. He know what I was unhappy.  It is important for my family to live a life with him. I love him very much.

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I like flumool!!!!!!!

My favorite group is Flumpool. When I was sixteen years old, I listend to their music. 

There are four people.  The vocal is Yamamura Ryuta. He is very kind and he can speak Chinese.The Guitarist is Kazuki Sakai. He is very funny. His talk amuse us. The bassist is Amakawa Genki. He is very cool. The drummer is Ogura Seiji. He is stoic and he is good at cooking.  Ryuta Often write the words, and Kazuki compose songs.

Their songs are wonderful.  I like "two of us" the best. This is amorouｓ song. The word is about the boy loves the girl very much.  When I listen this song, I want to be in love.

There is the tour of flumpool. They will visit many prefecture. The first live is held in Fukuoka this week, so I am going there.  I am looking forward to it. I will buy their goods. I wear T-shirt of live. and I want to enjoy live.

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Essay 1-01a: Letter to My Host Family

Hello. My name is Yuka. I’m nineteen years old, studying Englsih in the university. I live in Kumamoto, Japan. I have a family of four people and a dog. My dog’s name is Moco. I like dogs very much.

 I’m very happy that I will be able to stay in your home. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

 My hobby is listening to music. I like the Beatles. In my free time, I often watch movies. I especially like “High School Musical “. I have watched it many times. I also like eating. My favorite foods are steak, hamburgers, omelets, cake, ice cream, and many other things. Please tell me about food shops which are famous there.

 When I was a high school student, I was a member of the Japanese archery club. It is called “Kyudo”. Kyudo is a very famous sport in Japan. If I go there, I want to teach about it. It looks very cool. I would like to tell about Japan more.

 I have never been overseas. This is my first time to go, so I am very nervous. In addition, I am not good at speaking English. I am worried about it. However, I am looking forward to learning about your culture. I think there are a lot of things which I don’t know. I want to understand your thinking, history, way of living, among others. Moreover, I will be able to hear English everyday. I think that my English skill will be improved. I am also looking forward to go sightseeing. I want to see streets and buildings. If I go there, I will take a lot of pictures. Please take me to the place which you recommend.

 I can’t wait to go there. I wish to spend a great time with you and I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Sincerely Yuka

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