August 22 My teacher

I went to the Japanese bar with Mr Kusahara, Riko-chan and Mariko at night. Mr kusahara is our class teacher when we were third grader at Yatsushiro high school. He is so nice and we call him kusacchi.haha He knows he is called it be us.haha If we were still high school students, he would not tell us many things. Now that we graduated from Yatsushiro highs chool, he could do that! We talked about many things for 4 hours! We could hear his memories of the hot days of his youth. We were so lucky :) Every time I meet him, he asks me whether I got a boyfriend or not. That day he asked me the same thing and I answered no because I don't have a boyfriend now.haha I want to say yes when I meet him again. When I hear his story, we think deeply. He said to us, "You don't know whether you can marry your person of destiny. I don't know I could marry the one, either. But I enjoy myself every day and I like my children and my wife so it's good." I want to know whom I marry early!haha Riko-chan lives in Kumamoto and works part-time in the same cram school so we often meet. However Mariko lives in Tokyo now so we seldom meet each other. I was happy to meet her after a long time. I am lloking forward to seeing them again!
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August 18 Otachimisaki

I went to Otachimisaki with Yui, Yuki, Megumu, Yumie and Ikedy in Yuki's car. It was the third time for me to go to the sea this year because I went to the sea twice when I was New Zealand. I was happy to go to the sea three times this summer! We dropped in hirai whici is a box lunch shop on the way to Otachimisaki to buy our lunch. After we bought, we went to Otachimisaki. The strong light dazzled our eyes. There were many people there. We had lunch under the tree. It was so nice. After that, we started swimming in the sea. We swam, talking about many things. We enjoyed ourselves soooooooo much! I want to go there with my close friends next summer, too. It was the last time for me to see Yui, Yumie and Yuki. I gave Yui a pair of pierced earrings as a present. I hope they can enjoy thier life each country!
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August 15 The high school 1-1 reunion

The high school 1-1 reunion was held on August 15. I love this class soooo much! 1-1 reunion is held about three times in a year!haha We have got along well each other since we were first year studens. We enjoyed eating, drinking and talking sooo much! After having dinner, we went to the park and enjoyed fireworks so much! I said boodbye to some of my friends and went to karaoke with Ketaro, Michan, Zuho, Tomoharu and Tara. Surprisingly some members of meiko were there and were singing!haha So I went back and forth between 1-1 reunion and meiko.haha Ketaro is good at singing very well so I requested many songs.haha I drove them to thier house at 5:oo a.m. I had a very good time! I'm looking forward to seeing them again!
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August 14 The high school 3-3 reunion

The high school reunion was held on August 14. It was the second time we gathered since we graduated from yatsushiro high school so I could see my friends after a long time. We enjoyed eating, drinking and talking soooo much! Some of my friends got a girlfriend or boyfriend and some of them broke up.haha Everyone had many experiences each university. We took a lot of photos :) Everyone became more beautiful and cooler than before! Matsuo-kun and Umemoto-kun speak Kansai accent because they live in Kqansai now. It was sooo funny!!! Some of my friends told that Hori's hair looked like Eita's but others told that his looked like Mr.Yanai's who was our world history teacher and old!haha We couldn't help laughing! After having dinner, we went to the riverside park and enjoyed fireworks. However we played with rocket fireworks so two police came there!!!!!haha I thought we were scolded by them but they were so kind and said,'I'm so sorry but please enjoy talking without rocket fireworks. I know you want to play with them. But I'm so sorry.' We were so lucky :P We went to karaoke and sang for 6 hours. Everyone sang a song very well. I had a very good time! Thank you so much!
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August 6 and 7 Narisa's cottage

I went to Narisa's cottage for 2 days with Yui, Yuki, Kanako, Yukko and Megumu in Narisa's and Yuki's car.
The cottage is located in Aso and it is sooooooo cute and beautiful!!!!! It is surrounded by many deep green trees and I couldn't believe that I was In Kumamoto because it was so cool without air conductor.
As soon as we entered the cottage, we started preparing BBQ! We enjoyed eating and drinking sooo much. What do you think that you are listing to Western music while you are eating and drinking in the cottage? It is sooooo wonderful!!! I couldn't help appreciating for Narisa. After BBQ, we enjoyed fireworks while we were singing. We went to onsen in Narisa's car and we were so relaxed.When we backed to the cottage, we watched DVD. Do you know 'DRAG ME TO THE HELL'? We were so scared and Nanako and I hid our face with pillows.haha Please don't watch it alone :P
Next morning, Yui and Narisa cooked breakfast and lunch. Thank you so much! Those food tasted good!
It is the first time for me to go to the cottage. I had a great time there.
Thank you for Narisa and my sweet friends. I was happy to make one of the best memories this summer.
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Summer vacation

Hello everyone. How are you doing?
I am surpried that August ended!
I have a good time every day this summer vacation, too.
I went to Narisa's cottage and otachimisaki and two high school reunions were held.
I work part-time at a cram school and the summer school was being held for 20 days.
I have a lot of thing to show you. please check!
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Kumamoto essay

I am going to introduce Kumamoto. Thare are many festivals in Kumamoto. The most popular festival is Yatsushiro firework festival. Many Japanese people go to Yatsushiro on the day and everyone enjoys watching many kinds of fireworks.
I have watched it many times. It was so great! When I went to the river location to watch fireworks, I saw foreign people. So the festival is liked by not only Japanese people but also foreign poeple.
First, I am going to introduce the time and place. The festival is held in October. It is warm in the afternoon but it is cold around 6 p.m so you should bring blanket to protect you from feeling cold. You can watch fireworks everywhere in Yastushiro but if you want to watch them nearly, you should go to the river location. Many people go there.
Second, I am goint to introduce foods. The festival starts in the evening so you will be hungry. There are many "demise" which sell fried potatoes, toffee apples, pan-fried noodles and so on. Everyone can enjoy watching fireworks, eating foods. You can buy those foods in the river location.
Finally, I am going to introduce the kinds of fireworks. Many kinds of fireworks are set off in the festival like someone's face, stars, heart and so on. The number of fireworks is about 13000. It is so beautiful that you can't blink your eyes!
As you can see, Yatsushiro firework festival is so fun and beautiful. You can enjoy noy only fireworks but also others like "demise". I fyou like, please come to Yatsushiro!

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Our country Svenmark!

Svenmark is a imagine country :)
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Interesting customs


Famous industries

Mr. Bean

I recorded Mr. Bean's story.
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My lovely foreign friends

I went to the dorm with Narisa, Yui, Yuki and Yukko in Narisa's car after school to give our lovely foreign friends something special. At first, we enjoyed talking and 30 minutes later we gave them presents which we made cordially^^ Yuki said, "Thank you for being our good friends." I was soooooooooo happy to see they were pleased very much. I didn't expect it. We were moved so much. Narisa started weeping and so did I x( We enjoyed making avatar. haha It was sooooo funny!!!!! We went to Gust to have dinner. I enjoyed myself sooo much! I don't want them to go back their own countries x( When I met them for the first time, I couldn't expect that I could become to get along with them very much. We went to the KGU English Lounge to have lunch almost every day. I could make great memories with them. I will treasure my memories of them. I was very happy to see them and be thier friends. I hope I will see them again :)

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SLAM DUNK 6

SLAM DUNK 6
Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue

With just a minute remaining on the game clock, Shoho0ku still trails Ryonan by four points. Hoping to put this match away for good, Ryonan hands the ball to their ace Sendo, but they make the fatal error of overlooking the incredibly erratic (and at times phenomenally talented) Hanamichi. With a short block that sets up a clinching basket for superstar Kaede Rukawa, Shohoku still has a chance for the win, but have they already chewed up too much time in the process?

Shohoku took the lead once and they were likely to win but they couldn’t because they thought the game was over. When I was a junior high school student, my coach often said to us, “Don’t be relax until the game is over.” It is true. Sendo is very genius and he makes efforts harder than anyone. We often say “You are luky” Before we say such a thing, we should do what we can do. This cartoon not only makes me feel happy and funny but also teach me important spirits.

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Kumamoto Festival

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Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is sleeping and his alarm clock goes off. He doesn’t wake up and puts his alarm clock into a glass. The water for tea is boiled and steam comes out of a hose on his foot. He stops it with his big toe but goes back to sleep. Then an hour quickly passes and after that he gets up but he is sleepwalking. He runs into the door and wakes up. He puts on his slippers. Then he opens the curtain, it is fine. He is doing morning exercise and then shaving. His shaver catches his nose hairs and he manages to cut them away using a pair of scissors to free himself. He opens the closet and looks at a paper of an appointment and become panicked. He grabs his clothes and goes out of his room. Then he remembers something. He runs back and tucks his teddy bear into bed.

He is running to his car. He reaches the car, he opens the door and he throws his clothes into the car. Before he gets into the car he grabs a brick and he gets in. He starts to drive hastily. Now, he is changing his clothes. While he is driving, changes his clothes. He looks down at his hand to button up his shirt so he doesn’t look at the road and he almost runs off the road. Now, he puts the brick on the accelerator as he is takes off his pajama pants and puts on his suit pants but he needs more space. So he goes to the back seat and drives with his feet. He turns on the winker using his foot, he turns left. He tries to put the socks now, left side and right side. He grabs the steering while he returns on front seat. Now, he puts on a tie. The car goes into a roundabout. He puts his shoes As he keeps going around the Roundabout. He removes the brick and he puts his foot on the accelerator. He bites the steering and tries to put toothpaste on his toothbrush. He ends up spilling it on the dashboard, so he scoops the toothpaste up with his tooth brush. He brushes his teeth while looking into the side mirror, and then he finished. He turns on car wiper water and he catches the water, gargles and spits it out. The water splashes on the back of a road worker. He thought that is bird droppings but it smells very different.

Mr Bean reaches the dentist. Somebody is already parked there. So he stops just in front the car and pushes it out of the space. He gets out of the car. A meter maid comes to him to check the blue car. He pretends like he stops his car long time, he checks the time and acts like he has more time. The lady looks down, and they notice his pajama sticking from his zipper. He removes them and puts them back into his car.

He sits in a dentist’s chair. The dentist goes away. He touches a switch of the dentist’s chair, and the dentist’s chair goes down and down. When the dentist comes back him, he pretends nothing happened. The dentist uses a suction tube. Mr. Bean is interested in the suction tube, and he uses it against his cheek, tongue, on his clothes and the dentist’s drink. The dentist comes back, and he ask nurse to fill a glass of tea. The dentist touches Mr. Bean’s tooth, and Mr. Bean jumps back from the pain. Mr. Bean is given an injection, and he is interested in the injection. He has an injection when the dentist comes to him, so he hides it. The dentist checks Mr Bean’s tooth and when Mr Bean jumps from the pain, he gives an anesthetic injection to the dentist. The dentist’s leg goes to sleep. So, Mr. Bean looks at x-ray, and he treat himself. However he reverses the x-ray, but he notices that the way to look at it could have been wrong. So he treats all his teeth, but his jaws are stuck together. He is in haste. The dentist gets up, and Mr. Bean is surprised very much and is able to open his mouth. He gives the bib to the dentist and leaves.

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Meiko V Contest

I am going to talk about Meiko V contest. I work at a cram school as a part time job. Yesterday Meiko V contest was held in Kumamoto. We have to show how to teach students. I joined it as a teacher. I was very nervous and excited. There were more 200 people there. Of course we wanted to get a first prize but we got a third prize of 20 teams. We lost the first team by 0.5 point. I was weeping after all things finished. The tears had many meanings. I appreciated for other teachers who cheered me up and all of my students. I want to try to join it and get a first prize next year. I have to make more efforts to be a better teacher.

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SLAM DUNK 5

SLAM DUNK 5
Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue

Hanamichi finally gets some game time as a substitute for the slightly injured captain Akagi and quickly goes about showing everyone that he isn’t all talk. Not only does he manage to strip the ball from Ryonan’s veteran center, but he also succeeds in making several key passes that result in some much-needed baskets. With Shohoku closing in on their opponent’s lead, is Hanamichi on the verge of proving that he has what it takes to become the next captain?

I think it is very difficult to change yourself and improve your skills. However, Hanamichi is getting better as the game goes on! At first, he couldn’t do only layup but now he can do that! Moreover, he can acquire how to rebound! If I am reborn, I want to be like Hanamichi. He can acquire anything faster. He often complain something but he always make efforts. I should make efforts if I have some dream or goal.

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SLAM DUNK 4

SLAM DUNK 4
Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue

Shohoku’s (somewhat) friendly game againt Ryonan gets underway. Old rivalries reignite with captain Akagi going toe-to-toe with ryonan’s ceneter, Uozumi. Hanamichi has flat-out declared that he will personally shut down Ryonan’s ace, Sendoh, but will Kaede Rukawa take care of things before Hanamichi even gets a chance to hit the floor? Either way, this is bound to be a game to remember.

In the middle of the practice game, Akagi was injured by Uozumi not on purpose and Hanamichi had to play instead of him. Of course he wanted to play basketball in the game but he couldn’t do anything because he was very nervous. haha I think it is natural that you should become nervous when you play in the game for the first time :) When I first played in the game, I was very not nervous but excited^^ Each time I read SLAM DUNK, I want to play basketball again!!!

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SLAM DUNK 3

SLAM DUNK 3
Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue

For a self-proclaimed genius such as Sakuragi, execduting a dazzing slam dunk is no problem at all, but what about some other basketball moves that require abit more finesse? With the help of Haruko ( and some goading from captain Akagi), Sakuragi attempts to put his pride in check and learn how to pull off a basic layup. In theory it should be easy…but sometimes the simplest shots are the toughest to master.

I think anything won’t go well without good foundation. I belonged to the basketball club for 8 years and I started it when I was a primary school student. Layup is very important and every basketball player can do that. I still remember it is very difficult to acquire how to do layup. Hanamichi was trouble in practicing layup X( So he reminds me of the memories of layup :) haha

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SLAM DUNK 2

SLAM DUNK 2
Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue

He may not be a pain in the butt, but Hanamichi’s athletic prowess and monstrous strength have not gone unnoticed by the captain of Shohoku’s judo team. Hoping to take his torup to anational title, the judo captain is willing to go to great lengths to lure Hanamichi away from the court and get him on the sparring mat. Will ouy-and-out bribery convince Hanamichi that judo’s the way to go, or will he stay a basketball man to the very end?

Hanamichi is so funny because he likes Hanako but she likes Rukawa who is one of his teammates and can play basletball very well! I was moved that when he was asked to join in the judo teamby Aota who is the captain of Shohoku’s judo captain, he said ‘’I’m gonna play basketball because I’m a basketball man.’ I was glad that Akagi who is the captain of Shohoku’s basketball team was happy to hear the phrase hanamichi said :)

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Weekend

I met Rika-ne yesterday. I introduced her before but I will do it again. Rika-ne is one of my best friends and she lives in Sasebo, Nagasaki. So she isn't my sister. haha She came back to Yatsushiro the day before yesterday. We went to JUSCO to buy something we need and take purikura. We saw children dancing at hall. They were very cute and cool! Because they danced very well and the song was lady gaga. She can dance too. We went to food court and bought something to et. After that, we bought 31 triple ice cream^^ We were very happy :) We went to my house and talked about many things in my room. We went to the same high school so we have good memories of it. I was very happy to see her and enjoy ourselves very much! She will go to Canada this summer so I can't see her at the high school reunion. I hope she will have a good time there.

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Summer

There are many events in summer so I am excited! I can go to the beach and enjoy doing something with some of my friends. I always do fireworks with my friends or my family. My most favorite firework is senko-hanabi. It is so cute. I like going to summer festival in local. When I was little, I would often try kingyotsuri^^ It is very exciting. I think almost all of the parents who have children have to pay for kingyotsuri. haha I like animals very much so I have bought hiyoko and kept i^^ However I like winter much better than summer. Because there are many insects in summer, for example spider, cockroach like that. When I find it, I always shout with big voice. I should keep my room clean.

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Twins

1. There are many twins in the world.
2. They do something funny.
3. What do they do?
   

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Yui, one of my friends

I am going to introduce one of my friends, Yui. I met her at KGU for the first time. We have a lot of the same things. First, we belonged to the basketball club until we graduated high school. We like playing and watching basketball very much. Second, we live in Yatsushiro now and go to KGU by train. It takes about 1 hour so we often listen western music, learn something and sleep. haha Third, we are KGU students of English department. She said to me, "When I first met you, I was very scared. Because you looked afraid." I laughed a lot to hear that.^^ We sometimes go shopping in her car. We like shopping very much! I can't help shopping when I start it. I always do something funny. Yui is going to America to study abroad this August. If I can pass the exam to study abroad i Canada, we can't spend 2 years on school life. But I think it doesn't matter :P I want her to buy a lot of presents for me^^ I look forward to hear the story about her studying abroad there. May she enjoy herself very much:)
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Speaking Presentation

Ayano: Hello, everyone. I’m Ayano. This is Eri, Yukimi and Hisashi. We’re gonna talk about fashion. We interviewed 150 KGU students, 42 boys and 108 girls. First topic is color of clothing and seasonal clothes. Second topic is clothes and their appearance. Third topic is boy’s and girl’s ideal appearance. First, Eri is gonna talk about color of clothing and seasonal clothes.
Eri: Thank you Ayano. First, I’m gonna talk about color of clothing and seasonal clothes. We asked them “Do you ever wear hats?” 32% said that they ever wear hats and 68% said that they don’t. Next, we asked them “What seasonal clothing do you have the most of?” 32% said spring, 26% summer, 19% fall and 23 % winter. In addition, 43% said that they have clothing of black the most, 24% said white, 9 % said grey and 24% said others.
Next, we asked them “Do you follow a fashion trend?” 42% said Yes and 58% said No. 74% said that they choose clothes in the morning and others do that night before.
Ayano: Thank you Eri. Next, Yukimi is gonna talk about clothes and their appearance.
Yukimi: Thank you Ayano. I’m gonna talk about clothes and their appearance. First, we asked them “which do you like better, high school uniform or casual wear?” 37% said that they like high school uniform better than casual wear and 63% said that they like casual wear better than high school uniform. Second, we asked them “Are your parents careful about their appearance?” 28% said Yes and 72% said No. Next, we asked boys “If you meet a girl for the first time, which do you look at his face or clothes?” 59% said that they look at his face and others look at clothes. In addition, we asked boys “If you meet a girl for the first time, which do you look at her face or clothes?” 76% said that they look at her face and others look at clothes. Next, we asked girls “If you meet a girl for the first time, which do you look at her face or clothes?” 70% said that they look at her face and others said that they look at clothes. In addition, we asked girls “If you meet a boy for the first time, which do you look at his face or clothes?” 65% said that they look at his face and others look at clothes.
Ayano: Thank you Yukimi. Finally, Hisashi is gonna talk about boy’s and girl’s ideal appearance.
Hisashi: Thank you Ayano. I’m gonna talk about boy’s and girl’s ideal appearance. First, we asked boys “Which do you like the best, a girl who wears torenka, leggings, tights or bare feet?” 16% said that they like a girl who wears torenka the best, 29% said leggings, 33% said tights and 22% said bare feet. Next, we asked girls “Which do you prefer wearing torenka, leggings, tights and bare feet?” 28% said that they like torenka the best, 22% said leggings, 34% said tights and 16% said bare feet. Second, we asked boys “Which do you like the best, a girl who wears sandals, sneakers, pumps, getas or bare feet?” 43% said that they like a girl who wears sandals the best, 17% said sneakers, 35% said pumps, 4% said getas and 0.6% said bare feet. Next, we asked girls “which do you prefer wearing sandals, sneakers, pumps, getas or bare feet?” 41% said that they prefer wearing sandals, 18% said sneakers, 33% said pumps, 4% said getas and 4% said bare feet.
Ayano: Thank you Hisashi. Now we’ll finish our presentation. Thank you for listening to it!
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Twins

Twins

Nicolas Brasch

Reflection, ISBN 0170116964

Being a twin means you are part of an amazing team. Some twins create secret languages, while others play identity tricks on their families and friends. Twins are cool!

I learned that there are 3 types of twins, identical twins, non-identical twins and conjoined twins. I like the story about tricks. A pair of identical twin girls regulary tricked their music teacher. The girls were supposed to have a lesson, one after the other, but evry now and again, on ethe girls would go into town for the day, while the other would have two lessons, on eafter the other. Surprisingly the piano teacher never found out! It is so interesting! If I had been born twins, I would have done the same thing^^ haha

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Essay 1

Essay 1

My name is Ayano Yokoyama. I was born in Uto, Kumamoto. I am a sophomore of the English department at Kumamoto Gakuen University. My birthday is January 21 and my blood type is B. I live in Yatsushiro now and it takes an hour to go to university. It makes me tired a little but I like talking with my friends so I look forward to go there. Doing something funny is very interesting and I usually do something like that. I’m not satisfied unless I do what I should do like assignment. I work part-time at a cram school and teach students English, Math and so on.
I like playing and watching sports very much especially basketball. I belonged to the basketball club for 8 years, which developed me as a person. I will never forget that we won the final match at the last tournament when we were junior high school students. I treasure my memories of basketball forever. I like playing the piano too and I took lessons on the piano for 8 years. My favorite singers are HY, Taylor Swift and so on. I am glad that I can play songs I like on the piano when I am free. Playing the piano makes me relax.
There are 4 people in my family, my father, my mother and my younger sister. My father is a high school teacher and teaches his students English and basketball. My mother is a cook for student in Primary school s and likes watching and cheering basketball games. My younger sister goes to high school and she practices basketball very hard to get a first prize in Kumamoto every day. So we are called basketball family.
I have been to New Zealand to do homestay and go to Unitec New Zealand University. That was the first time for me to go to abroad. I could make a great family and many friends from other countries. I learned that it doesn’t matter whether I can speak English well or not and how I should express myself. There is no Japanese in my class so I couldn’t communicate with other students without English. It enabled to improve my English skills.
Now I study English very hard to pass the exam to study abroad. I really want to learn normal English and speak English fluently but I have to study TOEFL to get a high score. I think both speaking English and getting knowledge is important. I want to work by making full use of English in the future. There are many good teachers and seniors at KGU and they give me some advice and tell me their experiences. I want to experience many things and grow up. (454 words)

One of my friends, Narisa

I am going to talk about one of my friends, Narisa. I saw her at KGu for the first time and I was very surprised that she is veru beautiful! Her English pronunciation is very good and she is funny^^ I can't believe that I have know her only for a year. I feel that we have know since junior high school. I am glad to make a friend with her and get along with her. We like talking with people from other countries so we are staff of the English Lounge. We have been to welcome Party for new exchange students twice. We had a very good time there. Now we want to go to Canada with Narisa to study abroad. So we study TOEFL every day. If we pass the exam, we can ask each other if we are in trouble. I want to be her friends from now on too if she want. haha Thank you always for everything!

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Recent events

Hello! How are you doing? I’m going to write resent events.
May 5 was Mother’s Day. What did you give your mother? I gave my mother a box of tirol chocolates because she likes it the best of all sweets :) I was happy to please her very much. On the same day, HACHIKOUSAI which is high school sports festival where I went. Our high school has a traditional dancing display. I like seeing it very much and it moved me this year too. I could see Shiori, one of my best friends there because her younger sister was one of the yellow group leaders. She is a good older sister^^

On May 11, I went to a driving school in the morning. Now I have a temporary driver’s license so I want to get a driver’s license earlier! After that, I went to KGU and spent a third period in the English Lounge. I first met Yoshie-san who studied abroad in America. She is very beautiful and cool :) I asked her many questions and heard her experiences of America. I want to speak English like her and experience many things. I was glad to meet her in my heart.

On May 12, I first had a flat tire on my way home!!!! Haha

On May 13, I went to a bicycle shop to get my bicycle which was fixed. On my way home, I met Mr.Shindate who is my teacher in front of Yatsushiro high school. He first taught me English in junior high school. And he works in Yatsushiro junior high school now. I was very happy to be taught English by him. His class was very funny and encouraged me to study English more. I never talk with him about many things without meeting him. I think the first teacher who teaches something is important. If I hadn’t been taught English by him, I may not like English now. I have to study English more to surprise him at my speaking English fluently!

On May 16, I went to success foreign language academy to take TOEFL. This was the third time I took it. I felt structure section easier than before. I want to get a perfect score on that section. I have to improve listening and reading sections. It is very difficult for me to catch and understand on long conversation. So I will try to concentrate on part A and part B. Yui and I got off train at the Kumamoto station and have a lunch. We enjoyed eating very much^^ On my way home, I met Kyoko-senpai who is my senior and worked part-time at the same cram school. I like her very much and promised to ear out with her at lunch time on Sunday! I can’t wait that! After I got home, I went shopping with my mother. I got a cute white skirt and pretty waist belt. I was satisfied with my shopping :)
On May 17, it was the anniversary for Rika-ne and Shinpei-kun! Congratulations! I sent them a email to congratulate of it at 0:00. After a few minutes, my cell phone rang and I answered. “Hello.” “Hello, this is Sasaki, a officer of NTT docomo, speaking.” “NTT?! ” I wondered that he called me at such a late time and found who he is really. “You are shinpei-kun!!!!!” Laughter of Rika-ne could be heard from my cell phone. I was really taken in. haha
I met Akane-san and Ayana-san at the library after a long time. I went to New Zealand with them. They are older than me and very kind to me :) We talked about our memories of New Zealand. I really want to go there as a trip again!

On May 18, it was Tomoharu’s birthday. Happy Birthday :) I went to a driving school in the morning and went to KGU in the afternoon. I talked with Yuko in the fourth period. I think both loving someone and studying abroad are nice, important and wonderful. Now I really want to study abroad sooo much! So if I have a lovely boyfriend, I will try it! We were very lucky because we say Dama-san bursting out laughing!!!!!! haha After school, I went to cram school as a part-time job. I was very tired.

On May 19, it rained a lot!!! I saw Sacchon and Yumi-chan at Yatsushiro station in the morning. When I got to KGU, I did my Korean homework. After school, I went to a briefing session of studying abroad. I want to grow as a person through studying abroad.

On May 20, many of my friends told that my clothes were soooo cute. I was very happy :) I bought those clothes in Yastushiro. I seldom buy clothes in downtown. I like shopping in local :) After school, I went to the library with Yumie, Narisa and Maako to do our reading homework. We learn the way to read a newspaper in this term. It is very good for us because we can learn many difficult words and the news in the world through it. When I got home, I found that Ke-chan got a girlfriend! I informed Rika-ne of it! haha He is one of my close friends so I was happy to hear that^^

On May 21, today’s temperature was over 30! I had a meeting of the English Lounge with Mr.Hayashi, Narisa and Yusuke-san. Now we plan something but it is very difficult to realize it. Students in the English Department including us are very busy and very tired every day because they have a lot of homework. If we really want to realize it, we have enough time more than now. I talked with Moririn about beauty. She has many good knowledge of it so I was happy to hear many things about it from her^^

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The animal I want to be

Hi, everyone! Have you ever tought that what animal you want to be? If I can be animal, I want to be giraffe. There are 3 reasons I want to be it. first, giraffe have long feet. I always go to KGU from Suizenji station by walk. So I can go there be few steps. haha Second, if I sit sheet of the back and can't catch what my teacher says, I can extend my neck. haha Finally, they have long eyelashes so I don't need mascara or false eyelashes. I want to be giraffe. They have a lot of advantage^^
(102 words)

Magical Animals

Retold by Carol Watson

Illustrated by Nick Price

Usborne young reading 978074608106-8

A horse that can fly? A creature that's half-lion, half-eagle? If you think they sound amazing, wait until you see the other incredible animals roaming these pages.

When I was a child, I believed in the existence of Pegasus. I want to go the fairy tale if I can go. Of course there is no pegasus in the world but I think it is interesting that he lived with god. All animals have magical power for example, roaring, flying and so on. I want to grow them.

(87 words)

Egyptians

Stephanie Turnbull

Designed by Laura

Usborne Beginner 978074607454-1

Who were the ancient Egyptians? Why did they build pyramids and how were mummies made? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about life in ancient Egypt.

I was surprised that Egyptians could have a command of monkey to pick fluit on high tree. When I ws high school students, I learned world history so I could learn about Egypt more. I think the aicient Egyptians were very patient because they spent many years building something like pyramid without any machine. I want to make a trip in Egypt to see pyramid, the River Nile and so on someday.

(103 words)

TOEFL

I am going to talk about TOEFL. Yesterday I took TOEFL at success foreign language academy. I That was the third time to take it. It was very difficult but I have confidence to get high score at grammar section. Listening section and speaking section are very difficult for me. If I want to get high score, I have to learn about many things like science, environmental problems and so on. I really want to study abroad to improve my English skills so I have to do it much harder from now on too. All the classes of KGU are very useful for me. I can learn not only English but also other field. Mr. Sato often told us that education is opportunity. I think the way to get high score and pass the exam to study abroad is to take all the classes seriously and study TOEFL at home. I need a lot of effort more than before. I will never fail to pass the exam without it. (164 words)

Golden Week

I went to Sasba, nagasaki to see Rika and Shinpei. Rika is one of my bst friends and Shinpei is her lovely boyfriend. I first met him but I wasn't nervous at all because I have already called him. I call her Rika-ne because she treats me as a younger sister and call him John but no reason. haha Rika-ne and I got almost the same bag in downtown. After that, we went to a Japanese bar where John works as a part time job and went to karaoke. The next day, we went to HUIS TEN BOUSCH. That was the first time for me o go there. I got a cute teddy bear and a music box which plays dakishimetai. After that, we took a prikura :) When Rika-ne and I went home, we cooked pei-yaki. After that, we enjoyed talking about many things eating it. Rika-ne and Shinpei-kun said to me, "We could have a very good time. Please come here to see us again!" I was very happy to hear that. If I have enough money and time, I really want to go there again! I had a very great time there. May their love last forever :)

(209 words)

My special Golden Week

Hey guys! How was your Golden Week? I had a very great time in Sasebo, Nagasaki!

May 2nd

I went there by express bus but I was caught in a traffic jam because of GW. I was very sorry for Rika-ne and Shinpei-kun. Rika-ne is one of my best friends and she lives in Nagasaki now. Of course she is as old as me but I call her Rika-ne because she treats me as a younger sister. haha Shinpei-kun is her lovely boyfriend :) I first met him but I have called him before so I wasn’t nervous at all.
We went to McDonald’s and had lunch, talking many things^^ After that, we went to theater and watch Shutter Island. To tell the truth, that was the first time in 4 years I watch the movie at the theater! It was interesting, profound and serious. I said good-bye to Shinpei-kun because he had a part time job and Rika-ne and I went to the lovely shop! We bought almost the same bag^^ We went to the Japanese bar where Shinpei-kun works and had dinner :) After dinner, we went to karaoke and enjoyed singing for half and an hour. When we got to Rika-ne’s house and took a shower. Shinpei-kun came there after 0:00. We enjoyed talking soooooo much!!


May 3rd

We got up at 9:00 and went to HUIS TEN BOSCH. That was the first time for me. It was sooooooooo hot but I was happy not to rain. I got a cute teddy bear and a music box which play dakishimetai. We got on the boat^^
After that, Rika-ne and I said good-bye to Shinpei-kun because he had something to do. Rika-ne and I got home and took shower. On my way home, we talked about our memories when we were freshmen in high school. When we were freshmen, we enjoyed ourselves sooooo much every day and we still like the class. So we hold the reunion 3 times a year! haha We cooked dinner and enjoyed talking many things^^ I was very glad to hear many things from her. I hope their love will last forever :)

May 4th

We got up at 10:00 and hang around at home for about an hour. Rika-ne and I cooked miso soup and pei-yaki. Shinpei-kun said to Rika-ne, “When Ayano-chan go back to Kumamoto, You will miss her, I’m sure.” And she said to him, ”Yes.” Then I said “Of course!” So they laughed :D haha I had to get on express bus which leave Nagasaki for Kumamoto at 14:50. So I left Rima-ne’s house at 13:40. They were very kind to take me to the traffic center. Shinpei-kun said, “If you like, come to Nagasaki again! You are like a local friend :)” Rika-ne said, “I was very happy that you came here. Thank you Ayano.” If I have enough time and money, I really want to go there again! Thanks a lot for Rika-ne and Shinpei-kun^^

While I was on express bus, I was sleepinb. haha When I got to Kumamoto, I went to Tokai Second high school to see my younger sister. After a few minutes, my mother came there and took us to JOYFUL to have dinner.
I had a very great time this GW too. (550 words)

From 1st to 5th

I bought this calendar last December. Many good phrases like proverb are written in Japanese. It consists of 30 page so we can use it forever :) Let me show you those in English!

1st

生まれ変わることを怖れるな
Don’t be afraid of being reborn a new.

2nd

よしっ行こうか！
っていういさぎよさが大事よ
“Alright, let’s go!”
This spirit of phrase is important.

3rd

はばたくのさ
You’ll fly.

4th

勝負しなけりゃ何もわからない
You won’t know until you try.

5th

たたきつけろ
自分の明日に向かって
Pound through to tomorrow.

(65 words) not including Japanese