My favorite TV show

I usually watch music, drama, variety programs. Though, especially, I like to watch "Dangan Traveler". Some popular models or talents go to foreign countries where they want to go and stay only a day. They always feel hard because many activities are stuffed on a day. It's fun to know what's the famous spots in each countries. Almost every week, different girls go different countries, so it's exciting. Recently, new MC join this program instead of Rinka who retired in last month. She is Nozomi Sasaki who is popular model. Actually, I missed Rinka! I really like her, so I want her to go back this program again. I haven't missed her travel. If I have a chance travel around the world, I want to go Hawaii, Paris, and many countries!

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BR 2-05: Diana

"In the magazine pictures Dianna was young and beautiful. But was she happy?" (Vicary, 1998, p5)


I chose this book because I'm interested in Diana's life. What makes her life unhappy? What contribute in society did she do? I want to know the truth.


Diana was princess in England and her husband Charles was prince. They got married, but they didn't feel love each other. Charles has been loved Camilla who has known each other for a long time. Diana was shocked and ill. I think if she doesn't marry with Charles, she may be happy. I watched the news about Diana's die when I was a child. I remembered every one cried and this news gave big impact for many people. She was rich, and beautiful, but she has never been haughty herself. She talked various people equally. I like her character and I think we should respect her thinking. We don't separate rich and poor and healthy people and patients. We are the same and we are the human.


After I read, if she still alive, she can change the world, I think. Her life looked unhappy, but she gave hope for many ordinary people. I was sad about her life, but her name is known all over the world.

Reference: Vicary, Tim. (1998). Diana. New York: Oxford book worms.

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BR 2-04: The Run away Pancake

"The pancake rolled out of the gate and into the road, faster and faster." (Mackinnon, 2006, p.9)

I chose this book because the title of this book was interesting. Can Pancake run fast? It's so funny expression!


This story was about a Pancake which was cooked by one big family's mother. At that time, they started to eat it, but they couldn't. It run away and rolled out in the house. They chased but they couldn't catch it. Pancake was chased many animals, ducks, cats, goats, foxes. It was very cute that its looks. Nobody couldn't expect who can be able to eat it.

After I read, I became smile about the Pancake's last. Who got the yummy Pancake? The family? or some animals? If you want to know the last, check this book out!


Reference: Mackinnon, Mairi. (2006). The Run away Pancake. London: Usborne.

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My favorite sport to watch

I prefer to watch sports rather than play. In winter season, I'm looking forward to watching figure skating. My favorite player is Miki Ando. She was the first player who successed Quadruple jump. First, she was confused by people's expectation. She had experienced frustration many times, but after that she had grown herself. She stopped jumping Quadruple, and she brushed up expression that she has. I like her sprits a top skater. She didn't give up even she failed many times. As a result, she won in 2011 World Figure Skating Championships. I was impressed her perfect performance. Figure skate is one of the competition, but I think it may "art". It brushes our sensibility, and when we watched their performance, we felt simply, "beautiful".

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My favorite shoes

New shoes make me happy. I like to collect boots. I have eleven boots including rain boots. However I don't put all of shoes. Actually, I usually put on three or four boots. This season, I often put on short boots, but gradually, I'll switch long boots. My favorite boots is short black boots. I bought it about two months ago. It looks sneaker, but it has about five heels. It isn't so high, so I can walk around easily. I got it low price in Canal city Hakata. I don't have so many pumps. I have four pumps, but I seldom put on them. If I wear pants, I sometimes put on them. Recently, there is a little chill in the air, so it's exciting to wear long boots.

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Essay 2-01a: Yuka's favorite place

     
       Do you have your own favorite place? My favorite place is Minnesota, in the U.S. Minnesota is not so big state, but there are many races and we can see wild animals everywhere. I visited there in this summer, so this place is an unforgettable for me. Minnesota is the best place that makes me relax.

       First, I like the weather in Minnesota. In winter, Minnesota faces hard season. People wear heavy clothes and they begin to prepare removing snow. Minnesota's winter is a special because winter season is very long compare to Japan. When I went to there in July, the weather isn't so warm. In the morning, the average of the temperature is low, so we felt cold every time. Each house is considered construction for winter. In Kumamoto, we haven't experienced heavy snow like that, so I was surprised at Minnesota's climate. As changing climate, people's life is also changing.

       Second, I like Champlin that I spent a month. I think this town is my another hometown. My host family is living, so I know about this town. My host mother was so kind and she always made me laugh. We talked about my worries and share our opinion. We do many things at her house. For example, talking, playing games, do homework, family dinner and so on. Her house is the best place that I can calm. Champlin has a big place which animals can run freely. Many people have dogs, so they take a walk at dog park. I think it's bigger than Japan. Also, beautiful nature makes us fresh. Not only this town, there are lot of water tanks and rivers. We find how water is clean.

       Third, I like to go to Bethel University. It takes about 20minutes from Champlin by a car. It was very useful that we learned there. We had to take ESL class in each groups every day. Each group is small, so it was good environment for me to speak in front of everyone. We did discussion and shared our opinion. Class activity brushed up my English skills. In addition, we did many outside activities. Especially, I was thought deeply by the activity that is called "Feeding my starving children". We made meals for poor children. Actually, we ate the meals, and we understood their real life. Teachers told us a lot of things that we didn't know. I want to meet teachers. I really miss Bethel!

       Finally, If I go to Minnesota, I want to go to Minneapolis and downtown again. I went many sight seeing spots. For example, Minnehaha falls, Minnesota zoo, Mississippi river, Cathedral of Saint Paul. I went to STILL WATER as a private. It's a first town that was made in Minnesota. Each places are great view and it's worth talking pictures to. Also, it was fun to go shopping. I went to Rosedale mall, Mall of America and Target. Especially, Burger King is nice. I like this fast food shop, so I ate different kinds of burgers in each malls.  

       As you can see, Minnesota has so many good things that I can't count. People, nature and atmosphere are special for me. Even if I go there again, I won't be bored. Whenever I think about Minnesota, I can remember precious memories!

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My favorite place

This is my favorite place mind-map!

My favorite color

My favorite color is black and red. When I wear clothes, black shows our body more slim. Black is used many living things. For example, TV color, car and so on. This color is popular with people. Black is easy to combine another color, so I often wear black T-shirts, jackets, shoes. I like cool colors, so black is the best. Second, I also like red. Red is passionate color, every one think. I don't have clothes of clear red. It's so bold for me to wear. Especially, I like wine red. It's kind of red but little deep. I have a cardigan the color is like that. This color is easy to wear. I want to try another colors. Also, I'll find other new favorite colors through it.

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Self-Intro. mind-map

 

 Map from My Letter to a  Host family.

Reference: Robin Hood

Grazer, B. Rian (Producer), & Scott, Ridley (Directer). (2010). Robin Hood. United States.: Warner Bros.

BR 2-01: Sally's Phone

"Paul picks up his phone and goes out of the cafe. Sally finishes her coffee. She picks up her bag and her phone, and goes back to work" (Lindop, 2008, p.9).

The reason I chose "Sally's Phone" was including love stories. Also I felt development of information society. Recently people are depending on high technology. We can see websites in cell phone and every day we are using internet. Every year technical innovation is developed and we are surprised at.


I like the scene that Sally and Paul met in the coffee bar. It was miracle for them to change their phone accidentally. Sally was bored her boy friend, so Paul was fresh and nice. If I were her, I would think same thing! I think this story is similar to drama. Sally had Paul's phone, and Paul also had Sally's phone. Sally didn't know why she had his phone, but after that she knew the truth. Phone is very useful to communicate many people and carry every where. However if you mistake how to use once, it'll invite terrible, but in Sally's case, things were going well. I hope their love still continue.


Reference: Lindop, Christine. (2008). Sally's Phone. New York: Oxford.

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BR 2-02: Soup with Obby

"Obby stood by a small stove, stirring something in a big pot." (Umansky, 2001, p7)

There is a reason why I chose this book was I wanted to see the contents of the magical soup.
Was it good or bad? I wanted to know details about the soup.


Obby lives in a little house near the small river. One day, Sam and her friends went his house to introduce him. I was the tastes of strange soup that he was just making. The soup was looking so bad, but the tastes was wonderful. The tastes is different in each person. Besides, favorite tastes that every one like! Maybe Magic Toad Stools will change it.


After I finished reading this book, I think I don't like the last of the story. It made me sad. Except it, you can enjoy reading it.

Reference: Umansky, Kaye. ( 2001). Soup with Obby. London: Pearson Education.

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Favorite scene in the movie of Robin Hood

My favorite scene in this movie is that Robin fight with Godfrey. It is a climax of this movie and also important scene, I think. Their fight in the sea was so hard battle and I was attracted this scene naturally. Robin really wanted to win because of avenge on Marion's husband and her father. I think Godfrey's crime can't allow. He killed many innocent people and he injured people's feelings. He is more crueler than the others. I think his doing is not correct. It is not justice, everyone think. I believe Robin because his thought convinced me. He taught real justice and don't give up however the lower status. This is why I like this scene. I understood this battle's mean and Robin is the real hero in Middle Ages.

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BR 2-03: Stories of Mermaids

"Coral told Dan 2005er amazing secret. A week later, they went to the rocks to meet the king." (Punter, 1989, p.45).

I chose this book because it's written about ocean. There are three interesting stories in it. Each stories were good, so I felt like to read these stories soon.

Especially, I like third story. The title is "The dancing mermaid". Coral is young mermaid. If she has legs, she has a lot of things to do. However she found 1 good thing while she changed a human. She  was fall in love with human boy. I think this story is like "Little Mermaid", but this story makes me happy.

Many sea animal are written in three kinds of stories, so you'll feel as if you were in the ocean. The words is not so hard , but perhaps you'll find difficult words.


Reference: Punter, Russel. (2005). Stories Of Mermaids. London: Usborne.

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