Huis Ten Bosch

     I went to many good place. There are a lot of good place in Japan. I think Huis Ten Bosch is very very good place. I think Huis Ten Bosch isn't in Nagasaki, Japan. All buildings of Huis Ten Bosch are beautiful! There are many kind of flowers! Flowers are colorful and beautiful. We can see windmills. Huis Ten Bosch's model country is the Netherlands. Netherlands is famous for water. So, there is a long river! We can take a ship in Huis Ten Bosch. We can move by ship in Huis Ten Bosch. There are many restaurants and all foods are delicious. I like restaurant "Puccini". I like Puccini's paella and pasta and German sausage and mustard. And we can see illuminations. Illumination of Huis Ten Bosch is wonderful! I went to Huis Ten Bosch last October. I was impressed by wonderful illumination. I want to see the illumination again. Huis Ten Bosch is good place! (160 words)



SCOTLAND

How much do you really know about this country of exiting cities, beautiful islands and wonderful mountains? Everybody knows about Scotch whisky, but this book looks a little further than the Scotland of visitors ― at the real Scotland that lies underneath.

SCOTLAND is a book in the Factfiles subseries of Oxford Bookworms. As you may know, Factfiles is a nonfiction subseries. Many of the books are about places, and some about social problems such as the environment. Many of books about places are about countries, but this country is the country north of England, part of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom.


 The language in general is fairly simple, but the impression is that it's noticeably more challenging than Stage 1 books. Most of the vocabulary is fairly simple, but there are many proper nouns. This is unavoidable in a book introducing a place, but may give an impression of difficulty to some students. Picking page 10 at random, the numbers of words n each sentence are as follows: 19, 31, 24, 24. These figures give a mean of  24.5. One noticeable difference from Stage 1 books is the absence of short sentences of fewer than 10 words, which may slow down reading speed a little. It is a country in a country.


The chapter that appealed to me the most was Chapter 9: If you visit Scotland, you can stay in a hotel or in a 'B & B' (where you get bed and breakfast, but not dinner). (250 words)

EVERY into youme group.

     I worked my part-time job last friday - sunday. I'm a clark in Hello green EVERY. Hello green EVERY was merged into Izumi group. Izumi group is a big company. The headquarters of the company is located in Hiroshima. Hello green EVERY change a lot of things and systems.
     First, the conversion change from EVERY card to youme card. Second, change shop hours. Shop hours change from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. to 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.  etc... (84 words)

BR 2-23: David and the Giant.

David is small. But he must fight a mean giant! How can David win? Find out in this favorite Bible story.
 

     I raed David and the Giant. It was written by Emily Little. Long ago there was a boy named david. Once a lion came to steal a sheep. Was David afraid? No! He killed the lion all by himself! Soon war came to David's land. david's brothers went off to fight. One day david's father said, "You must take somee food to your brothers." David saw his brothers. Evreyone was looking at the other army.

    Then― across the valley came a giant. The giant was big and strong and mean. The giant shouted, "I am Goliath. Send one man to fight me!" The king asked, "Who will fight Goliath?" "Not me! Not me!" cried the men. Then David said, "Send me. I will fight the giant." The king gave David a big sword. David gave it back. David picked up a stone. ZING! The stone hit Gpliath between the eyes! The giant fell down― dead!!!!!!! David was a hero! David grew up to be a great king!


Little, Emily. (1987.) David and the Giant. USA: STEP into READING. (208 words)

David and the Giant (Step into Reading)

Emily Little

Random House Books for Young Readers

発売日：1987-10-12

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BR 2-22: Dorothy

Every night, Dorothy delivers dreams ― to adults, children and even pets. Usually everyone gets the dream they want, but one dark night Drothey can't see, and she delivers the wrong dreams... But in this delightful, original tale everything ends happily as a chorus of cats comes to the rescue!
 

     I read Dorothy. It was written by Robert Hill. Dorothy has a big bag, and in her bag she has a lot of dreams. Dorothy has the right dream for everyone. She has a toy mouse for Kitty, she has a big bone for Bongo... What wonderful dreams! Now the moon smiles and the stars twinkle. Dorothy sings. She's happy! The sky is happy! But big, dark clouds come. They come fast. They cover the moon and stars. They cover Dorothy and her bag of dreams. It's very very dark. The sky is sad. The cats on the roofs sing a special song. The cats sing and sing. The moon smiles. The stars twinkle. The sky is happy. Drothy is happy. She smiles. She takes the right dreams out of her bag!

    I like  this book's illustrate. This book's illustrate is colorful. Dorothy is beautiful! This story has a lot of dream.

Hill, Robert. (2007.) Dorothy. USA: Black Cat Publishing. (218 words)

BR 2-21: CALIFORNIA

     Oxford Bookworms Factfiles is a sub-series in the Oxford Bookworms series. It is devoted to nonfiction, and most of the books about countries or famous cities or environmental problems. 

     Generally, the book is quite easy to read. There are few embedded clauses, and the sentences are simple in structure. The average sentence length is about 10 words. There are some much longer sentences, but most of those are lists or have easy-to-understand clauses such as "because" clauses. The vocabulary is quite simple, with few unknown words that learners will needs to look up in the dictionary. But the books do have quite a lot of information and the number of words is fairly large. Thus, these books are recommend for learners who are aiming to progress beyond very short and simple books such Usborne First Reading or Oxford Reading Tree.

     The book I read today is California. The book consists of ten chapters: The Golden State, The Gold Rush, San Francisco, Parks, Highway1, Los Angeles, The Desert, San Diego and California. 

Chapter8, San Diego is California's oldest, and second largest, city.

     Overall, the book was very interesting and useful for me. My knowledge of Ireland was very limited, and the book gave me lots of useful information and made me want to visit California my self . As mentioned adobe, this book and other books in the Factifiles sub-series may be a useful next step for leaners who have read mainly very simple books. (257 words)

Maako

     I went to the movie theater with my friend Maako. We watch Aku-no-kyoten.  The movie is a grotesque  movie. I don't like grotesque movies, but I like Hideaki Ito very much, so we went to the movie theater. Maako and I went to the movie theater to watch Umizaru in summer vacation. We like movie. Hideaki Ito of Aku-no-kyoten is very cool, but he plays the bad guy in the movie.
     We ate a sandwich at subway. I like sabway's sandwich. It was delicious and healthy and reasonable. Maako is my important friend. She is funny. And we have same thought, so I'm good friend  with Maako. (115 words)

Winter

     These days, winter is approaching. I like winter better than summer, because I don't like swimming in the sea and pool very much. I don't like mosquitoes. I like clothes of winter. I can wear a lot of fashionable clothes. And I like illuminations! Illuminations are very very beautiful. I want to many illumination spots last year. I want to go many spots of illumination this winter. I like nabe very much. My family like too. So, my mother cooks nabe many times in every winter. This winter, my mother cooks 순두부(sundubu). Sundubu is famous Korean nabe. I like sundubu very much. I haven't decided plan of X'mas. I want to go illumination spot, downtown, restaurant and Fukuoka. I want to go Fukuoka the best! I want to play with my friends who live in Fukuoka. I love them. They are boy, but I don't bother for them. (153 words)

BR 2-20: The Little Mermaid.

The little mermaid lives in a magical, beautiful place at the bottom of the sea, but she wants  to see what the world is like. When she visits it she falls in love with a prince. What will the little mermaid have to do to be able to have a life in the world with the man she loves?

The little Mermaid.

     I read The Little Mermaid. It was written by Judith Percival. The little mermaid lives in a beautiful castle in the blue sea. She wants swims up to see the world. "On your birthday," says her father. On her birthday, she swims up and up and up! "The world is wonderful!" she says. The next day the little mermaid swims up alone. She sees the dark blue sky, the moon and thousands of stars. Then she sees  a big ship. It's the Prince's birthday party! The prince is very handsome. She wants to dance with him. Suddenly, big wave hit the ship. The prince falls into the sea. He down. down, down to the bottom of the deep blue sea! The little mermaid quickly swims down, down, down and saves the Prince. She swims to the beach with the prince, but she goes back to the sea. She wants to be a girl! So she swims to a dark , ugly place. She gets a magic drink, but she must give Merwich her beautiful tail. The little mermaid swims to the beach and drinks the magic drink. In the morning the prince sees the little mermaid sleeping, but she isn't a mermaid. She is a girl! The prince says "I'm a very happy man and I want to stay with you forever!"
      I know this story. I have read a lot of books of the little mermaid, but the little mermaid gives Merwich her beautiful voice. I like this story very much. I think this book's illustrate is colorful and beautiful. Please read this book! I love the book!!!


Percival, Judith. (2008.) The Little Mermaid. USA: BLACK CAT PUBLISHING. (350 words)

Script: Happy birthday THOMAS.

      This week, I'd like to talk about a book called  Happy Birthday THOMAS. I'm sure you have heard of THOMAS the tank engine before. THOMAS wants a party, because today is his birthday. But no one says, "Happy birthday" to THOMAS. He is very sad. But… (47 words)

MP 2-4: Happy birthday THOMAS.

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Happy birthday CHIIKO & HIKARI.

     I wanted to go party, but I couldn't go it, because I had cold. I was looking forward to go to the party. I can meet my elder Akira and Tsukappi. I like Akira very much. He is very kind for everyone. And he is very funny. Akira is a last turn student of KGU, so I can meet him in school. He called me and he said me "How are you?" Tsukappi is 1 year older than me. Tsukappi is kind too. He is good at every thing. He can run fast, he is a smart and he can play the guitar. He join a band group. (108 words)

BR 2-19:BONES

You have 206 bones in your body. If you had no bones, you would look like a blob.

     I read BONES. It was written by Stephen Krensky. This story is written about bones. We have 206 bones in our body. I didn't know it. I think that human's body is wonderful. The smallest bones are inside our ears. And the biggest bones are in our legs. Writer of BONES said, some people think skulls look scary, but skulls coversour brain like a helmet. So skulls are very important in our body. We have to think of our bones and say, "Thankyou!"

Krensky, Stephen. BONES. (1999.) USA: STEP into READING. (113 words)

Bones (Step Into Reading. Step 2 Book.)

Stephen Krensky

Random House Books for Young Readers

発売日：1999-07-27

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BR 2-18: The Leopard and the Lighthouse.

"The leopard is very hungry and can kill our children. We must catch him. But how?" Mohammed thinks. Then he says, "Let the men of Sindi have a competition. The competition is to kill the leopard. The winner can marry Tanza."

     I read The Leopard and the Lighthouse. It was written by Anne Collins. One day a leopard swims across the sea to Sindi. The leopard is very hungry and he is looking for food. He run into a market place in the village. The people see him. Children cry and men throw stones. The leopard runs out of the market and he up into the building. The building is the old lighthouse. The Head Man of Sindi is called Mohammed. Mohammed's daughter is beautiful, so he said "Let the men of Sindi have a competition. The competition is to kill the leopard. The winner can marry Tanza." Many men on Sindi are in love with Tanza.  So, all men do they best to kill the leopard. One man has a gun, he is young. He likes Tanza and she likes him too. He hits a dart to the leopard, but the leopard isn't dead, because his dart doesn't kill animals and only sleeping." As a result, he got to marry her.

     I like this story, because I like leopard. The leopard isn't dead, so I' m happy. The leopard is not bad animal. He is cute! (246 words)

The Leopard and Lighthouse CD Pack (Book & CD) (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers))

Anne Collins

Penguin

発売日：2008-03-04

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HOLIDAYS.

     I had 5 holidays, because school festival of KGU.  I went to shopping a lot of places. I want to buy a high-heeled boots, but I could't find nice boots. BUT, I found a nice boots in Ozu. I bought a black boots. It is short boots. I like short boots very much.
     I ate nabe last night. The nabe cooked my father and I. We went to super market. We bought many kind of vegetables and meets. The nabe is very delicious and my mother and my brother said "delicious." too. I was very glad. Usually, my father has a work at holiday, but he had no works yesterday. I like my family very much!
    My father and mother and brother very kind for me. (134/5084 words)

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BR 2-17: Wake up, sun!

All animals began to yell. Cluck! Cluck! Moo! Moo! Olink! Olink! Woof! Woof! Farmer ands his wife woke up and Farmer ran to the window. He fired his gun. BANG! BANG!
 

     I read Wake up, sun! It was written by David L. Harrison. One night, inthe middle of the night, a flea bit Dog on his ear. Dog woke up. "Woof! Woof!" said Dog. So Pig woke up too. "Olink! Olink!" said pig. But, the sun isn't up. Cow woke up. " Moo! Moo!" said Cow. Chicken woke up. "Cluck! Cluck!" said Chicken. They looked for the sun,but they couldn't find the sun. So all animals began to yell, so farmer and his wife woke up and he fired his gun, but farmer's baby woke up just as the sun came over the barn. And all animals were very nice to Farmer's baby. This story's animals are so cute. Their charactor are very pure. I likethis book.

Harrison, David L. (1986.) Wake up, sun! America: STEP into READING. (172/4950 words)

Wake Up, Sun! (Step 2 : Step Into Reading Books)

David L. Harrison

Random House Books for Young Readers

発売日：1986-09-12

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Shoes

high-heeled shoes.

pink high-heeled shoes.

     I like high-heeled shoes, because I admire tall height. I think tall height parson looked very good figure by other people. My height is 156 centimeter. I want to be 163 centimeter. I admire a tall height, so I only buy high-heeled shoes. I don't buy sneakers and low-heeled shoes. I usually buy 14 centimeter over heeled shoes, so I can be 170 centimeter when I put on 14 centimeter over heeled shoes. I put on high-heeled shoes, so my legs are very very tired every day. I want to put on low-heels shoes when I go to school, but I can't do it! I need high-heeled shoes every day and every time. I'm looking for a nice boots, but I have not found one yet. I want a black boots. Of course the boots has high-heel. (147 words)

BR 2-16: Elmo says ACHOO!

Elmo has a present, no one knows what is it. He taking it to Oscar. It tickles Elmo's nose. "Achooooo!" Elmo sneezes. What will happen?
 

     I read Elmo says ACHOO! It was written by Sarah Albee. Elmo is walking. He has a present to Oscar. It tickles Elmo's nose. "achoo!" Elmo sneezes and downblow all the clothes! Bert is stacking cans. He stacks them neat and tall, but "Achoo!" Elma sneezes. All the soup cans fall. Elmo's nose makes a lot of problems. I think Elmo has been some trouble, but he has to take a present to Oscar. So Elmo go to there. I know Elom's feelings. I hane nasal inflammation too.

Albee, Sarah. (2003.) Elmo says ACHOO! America: STEP into READING. (128 words)

Elmo Says Achoo! (Sesame Street) (Step into Reading)

Sarah Albee

Random House Books for Young Readers

発売日：2000-05-23

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BR 2-15: Happy Birthday, THOMAS!

Thomas works very hard everyday, but Thomas doesn't want to work today, because it is his birthday!
 

      I read  Happy Birthday, THOMAS! It was written by the Rev. W. Awdry. Today is Thomas's birthday. He wants a party, with present, balloons, and silly hats, but today is busy. So Henry, Gordon and James are busy today. Thomas must work today! He carries people. He carries  animals. He carries wood. He carries grain.Thomas sees his friend, but no one says, "Happy birthday." Thomas is late. Thomas is tired. At the end of the day Thomas heads home. Sir Topham Hatt opens the doors to the dark shed. It is surprise! There are all Thomas's friends. It isa wonderful party. Thomas' sfriends give him presents, balloons and silly hats to wear. This story is surprise and happy story. I think Thomas is very happy and his friends are very kind. I like this story. I want to do same surprise party to my real friends.




Rev. W. Awdry. (1990.) Happy Birthday, THOMAS! STEP into READING. (181 words)

Happy Birthday, Thomas!: Based on the Railway Series (Step Into Reading/Step 2 Book)

Rev. W. Awdry

Random House Books for Young Readers

発売日：1990-09-19

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