BR 2-02: Magical Animal (Carol, 2007)

"From the day on, Pegasus lived with the gods..." (Watson, 2007, p. 18).

 Do you like magical animals, or do you believe their existence? I read "Magical Animal ". This book introduces four magical animals, Pegasus, The greedy griffin, The evil cockatrice and Unicorn. I didn't know them detail, so I was interesting in the episodes. I especially like Pegasus's episode. You can know why Pegasus is one of the legendary animals.

This book has 1,600 words. It is not too short and too long! I got many new unique words which used in old story, but it's not too difficult content. So I recommend you these stories. You will sure find your favorite magical animals!

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Reference

Watson, Carol. (2007). Magical Animal [Usborne Young Reading: Series One]. London, England: Usborne Publishing.

Something special I did during vacation

First I joined home stay program in Minne0sota! This is the biggest experience in this vacation. In Minnesota we had many activities. For example, swimming at lake, going to huge shopping mall or grocery shop, canoeing and cruising at Mississippi river, going to historical farm, house back riding, having home party, going to zoo and amusement park etc.. Those were special! After come back Japan, I had my birthday, and my friends planed my birthday party!! I was so excited! We went to Yakiniku and Karaoke, and they presented photo album for me. I was very happy. Then I went to Fukuoka with my boyfriend, and we went to rock music LIVE! 

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Good and bad points about summer

Good points are we who are college students have a few homework, we have many free time so we can go trip with friends or can make much money or can sleep at late or can enjoy summer events, festival, fireworks, sea! So summer vacation is one of the chances to get special experience through them. And people who live in urban can come back country. Then bad points are these. It’s very hot and humid so we have many tired by temperature; meeting to all friends is difficult, our study time tend to be short naturally, and some people get wrong life rhythm! It’s not good for their health.

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How I study during the vacation

I was able to training especially listening part and speaking part in Minnesota USA. I knew I’m not good at speaking part, so I want to join Speaking class harder. And I bought English novel, I can training speedy reading. Speedy reading is very important on many English tests. Then I downloaded TOEIC app on my iPhone, so in my little free time I can touch English. I can contact my host family and Minnesota or foreign friends through Facebook and e-mail, so I often ask them about English. After I back college, I want to keep this habit. I think touching English many time is so important thing.

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What classes I take

Next semester, I will take 15 classes. On Monday, I take Speaking class. This class is necessary one for training my English skill because I lack this part of power. On Tuesday, I take Spanish which is my one of the favorite class! On Wednesday, I take only one class which is Writing class, and this is first morning class, so it’s not good timetable. On Thursday, I take 3 classes. This day is the best balance timetable, I think. This day has cultural anthropology! This class’s professor is very popular among us, because she is so humorous. On Friday first morning class is required class, but I don’t like the class because there are so many students, professor speaks so fast, and class room is huge. Then in next semester, I will take 4 new classes. I have little nervous but I will do my best!


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Vacation Plans

In this year my summer vacation plan is to go MN to join home stay program. In MN I want to talk my host family very much and I want to try many new things, food activity and anything. This vacation, I decided I don't work hard. I want to do other study. And I have my birthday so I am looking forward to my birthday party with my closest friends. I will plan a party with MN home stay member. Unfortunately we have some exam, so it'll hold after that. After come back Japan, I sure keep contact with my host family on email.


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BR 2-01: Mouse Tales (Arnold,1972)

"I will tell you seven tales one for each of you if you promise to go right to sleep when I am done." (Lobel, 1972, p. 1).


Mouse papa said to his children.
This book has seven short tales. Mouse papa tells it to each his seven children before they go sleep.

I like western tales, so I choose this book. This book is not thin but very easy. This book has 1505 words. You can read it quickly! I especially like fifth story "Journey". This one is comical. However I don't recommend this book, because this is too easy! I hardly found new words.

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Reference

Lobel, Arnold. (1972). Mouse Tales [Harper Trophy]. New York, America: Harper Collins Publishers.

My friend's vacation_Speaking

My friends Moe and Eri had good vacation.

Moe went to Tokyo with Asuka who is Eibei students, Aug 12 to 14. They love K-POP music, so they went to Shin-Okubo where is like a Korean town, TDL and Fuji TV. Moe and Asuka joined TV show as viewer of Iitomo! She studied English for TOEIC and she used a text book.

Eri went to Okayama with her dance school friends for the event on August. In the event, she did her solo performance! What a amazing. She studied Japanese history, because her part time job is cram school teacher. She studied by a history text book.

Last, I went to Minnesota USA to participate homestay program. We have been to from Jul 24 to Aug 20 with Eibei students. I studied native English and MN and American culture, I used text book of Bethel university original.

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Reflections on Writing III

I thought we have to know many words to type blog and do typing homework. Especially I thought I want to make skill of use other words to explain something. To search new words by dictionary is good way but it's not practical.

Then I have been thinking that how I say this sentence in English?, so I think English more longer than before through this blog! To post 10,000 words is not easy, but I like posting my life at here! So, KEEP MY BLOG IN VIEW !!! I always wait your comments! I will surely reply to you:)

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