Golden Week plans

We have five 'Golden Week' holidays this year, and my plans are anything but busy. First day, I am going to go see a movie with my friend but we don't decide yet what we see. The second day, I am going to have a barbecue with friends from my junior high school. I'm looking forward to seeing them. The third day, I am going to study English all the day, and I will also work at my exercises. The fourth day, I will go shopping with my cousin. The last day, I will meet my friend, and we will talk about our life. I want to enjoy my Golden week!!

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Essay 1-01b:Who I am

Hello!! My name is Satoko I, and I’m a university student majoring in English. I would like to introduce myself to you, and ask questions about you. I’m nineteen years old, and I have a nice family. I love them very much. Do you have an annual event for your family? Our family goes on a trip every year. If you have some events, I would like to take part in your family events.

By the way, I have a dog as a pet, so I like animal very much. Do you have a pet? If you have a pet, I will take care of your pet. Next, my favorite sports are tennis, and I like to watch baseball games at the stadium. What is your favorite sport? I wish your family would play the sport with me. In addition to tennis, my hobbies are listening to music, and I am always listening to music on my way to school.

I listen to many kinds of music. It doesn’t matter to me what genre and country. Please tell me the famous music of your country. In particular, what I want to convey that I study abroad with a view to study English and culture, so I want to assimilate various things. There is a summer festival in Japan. Women wear “yukata” during the summer festival. Is there a festival in your country?

In addition to summer festivals, tea ceremony is also a famous culture activity. I have learned tea ceremony, so I would like to show you that. I’m not good at English yet, but I hope to speak English very well. If you are difficult to understand my English, please tell me proper pronunciation. Please give my best wishes to your family.

FROM SATOKO

Ideal men♪

Kazuki K Masato S

Takao O Hidetoshi N

There are a lot of Ideal men for me. Yesterday, I talked my friend about our ideal men.＾＾
My friend and I likes deliberate person. We take personalities for example, and those men are Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masato Sakai, Takao Osawa, Shinichi Tsutsumi and Kazuki Kitamura. Do you know them? They are very cool, and nice actors. Naturally, they appeal for me but my especially favorite men are Kazutoshi Sakurai and Masaharu Fukuyama!! I post pictures of them, so plese tell me your favorite man♪ haha..

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Kazutoshi SMasaharu F

BR 1-03: Blackmail

Jo had a difficut and dengerous boyfriends, and his name was Dave. Jo was warking that she cleans rich people's houses. One day, Dave asked her a lot of questions about her job and rich family, so Jo talked to Dave about them. However, this was big problem, because his friends and he broke into rich people's house. Jo was surprised and disappointed at him. Then, he threntened to report the matter to the her parents if she tell him about information of rich houses. She planed what he was catched by pilice, and it was a success. We must watch out difficult boyfriends. haha^^

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Reference

Strange, Joanna. Blackmail. England: Addison Wesley Longman Limited, 1999.

My Hobbies

I have a lot of hobbies, listening to music, to go shopping, to go for a drive for example. While I go to college, and when I cool sometjing, I always listening to my favorite music in order to do that in a light mood. Furthermore, I often go shopping with my friends or by myself, because I can feel refreshed. To go for a drive also feel good, so I want to enjoy my hobbies from now on.

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A Japanese-style umbrella

Do you like Japanese culture?

I'll answer "Yes" because there are a lot of beautiful things.

My local culture is wonderfull. Please look at this picture. This is a Japanese-style umbrella and it was exhibited at festival of Yamaga. The festival is held February. This festival is visited by many people. It's visionary so I would like to come to this festival :)

My lovely family

Today, I introduce to you my family, "Falkor". She is a mongrel dog of chihuahua and dachshund. She is very friendly and cute :) I often take her for a walk because she likes walking very much. She has funny character. She is a dog, but she isn't interest in dog!!haha

She was loved by my family ＾＾

Cafe☆

Hi!!

How are you?

It has been raining since yesterday so I feel bad :(

I talk about event of yesterday. I went to cafe with my friends and we ate French toast. It was vary delicious!! The cafe is very cute. we talked about dialect and love... haha

I had realization that there are lots of view of love. It was so interesting that I listen to their view of love :) I love my friends because they makes me happy!! I want to go there again♪

Cooking♪

Today is Sunday, so I thought that I cook something. Recent my favorite food is avokado. I was puzzled about what I cook. Finally, I decided to cook carpaccio of tuna. Ingredient are avokado, mozzarella, uncured hum and basil. It was very easy and delicious. Please try to cook it!!

1-01b

Dear my host family

Hello!! My name is Satoko I, and I’m a university student majoring in English. I would like to introduce myself to you, and ask questions about you. I’m nineteen years old, and I have a nice family. I love them very much. Do you have an annual event for your family? Our family goes on a trip every year. If you have some events, I would like to take part in your family events.

By the way, I have a dog as a pet, so I like animal very much. Do you have a pet? If you have a pet, I will take care of your pet. Next, my favorite sports are tennis, and I like to watch baseball games at the stadium. What is your favorite sport? I wish your family would play the sport with me. In addition to tennis, my hobbies are listening to music, and I am always listening to music on my way to school.

I listen to many kinds of music. It doesn’t matter to me what genre and country. Please tell me the famous music of your country. In particular, what I want to convey that I study abroad with a view to study English and culture, so I want to assimilate various things. There is a summer festival in Japan. Women wear “yukata” during the summer festival. Is there a festival in your country?

In addition to summer festivals, tea ceremony is also a famous culture activity. I have learned tea ceremony, so I would like to show you that. I’m not good at English yet, but I hope to speak English very well. If you are difficult to understand my English, please tell me proper pronunciation. Please give my best wishes to your family.



In last year, I went to "Yamaga toro festival" with my friend to fireworks. It was a very beautiful!! I would like to come this summer festival :) Next, my dog is mix that was called "Chihuachs". Parents are chiwawa and dachshund.

Music I Like

My hobby is listening to music, so I like music very much. I have nothing to do with genre. First of all, at to Western music, I love Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Back street boys, BLUE, Nickelback and Ne-yo. I especially listen to Michael Jackson's music. The most favorite tune is "Man In The Mirror". I was moved by words of this song when I first listened it. Next, at to japanese music, I love TOHOSHINKI, Mr,Children and EXILE. Music pass across the border, so I feel appeal.

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Wednesday.

Today is my favorite day, because I will take Korean class!!

Actually, I wanted to take it last year. but I can't :(

I will do my best!! Fighting ;)

BR 1-02: Rich Man, Poor Man

There are rich man and poor man in the world. This story's main character is poor old man whose name is Adam. He lives in the country with his wife, Martha. One day a postman came to his village, and the postman brought him a letter from his son, Saul. Saul is making alot of money in a foreign country, so he sent a money order with letter. The next morning Adam went to the Post Office at urban district. Then, he attempted change of money order, but he couldn't in order to had not his Identity Card. For make Identity Card, he needed three photographs. He looked for photo studio, and he took photographs. After a week, he went to the photo studio to get his ohotographs. However, there were not photo studio. He was cheated by photographer. He was very exhausted mentally, and physical too. Finally, he returned poor man. It's a very sad story. (150words)


Reference
Jupp, T.C. (2005). Rich Man, Poor Man. Oxford : Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

BR 1-01: Just good Friends

This is a love story of four men and women. There are four characters, and Their name are Stephany, Max, Carlo and Ruth. Stephany is a language teacher, live in London. Max is an architect, and he had been going out with her for a couple of months. They loved each other, but they were poles apart in character. Stephany has a cheerful makeup. Contrary to her Max was shy.

Carlo is a friend of Stephany's and he was taught her English five years ago when he was in London. Ruth is Carlo's wife, and this couple had two children.

In summer, Stephany and Max went to Caelo's flat in Italy. Carlo welcomed them from the bottom of one's heart. However, Ruth won't to meet Stephany, because Carlo's mother likes Stephany very much. As for Ruth, she does't mix well with his family. Then, Stephany met Carlo again. They had a good time in Italy. Ruth and Max felt as if Carlo and Stepfany cheating, so this worry became reality.

Finally, Carlo found that his family how important valuable, and Max said farewell to Stephany. Stephany lost a lot of important people, and things for her. I never have such a love affair.

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My first classes

On April 7, my spring semester started. I think that sophomore is more harder than freshman. When I was freshman, I couldn't study hard. I'm ashamed of having been idle, so I decided to work on subject and English. Tha matter is getting more and more difficult, but I will try. I believe that I can do it!!

1-01a Dear host family

Hello!! My name is Satoko I, and I’m a university student majoring in English. I would like to introduce myself to you, and ask questions about you. I’m nineteen years old, and I have a nice family. I love them very much. Do you have an annual event for your family? Our family goes on a trip every year. If you have some events, I would like to take part in your family events.

By the way, I have a dog as a pet, so I like animal very much. Do you have a pet? If you have a pet, I will take care of your pet. Next, my favorite sports are tennis, and I like to watch baseball games at the stadium. What is your favorite sport? I wish your family would play the sport with me. In addition to tennis, my hobbies are listening to music, and I am always listening to music on my way to school.

I listen to many kinds of music. It doesn’t matter to me what genre and country. Please tell me the famous music of your country. In particular, what I want to convey that I study abroad with a view to study English and culture, so I want to assimilate various things. There is a summer festival in Japan. Women wear “yukata” during the summer festival. Is there a festival in your country?

In addition to summer festivals, tea ceremony is also a famous culture activity. I have learned tea ceremony, so I would like to show you that. I’m not good at English yet, but I hope to speak English very well. If you are difficult to understand my English, please tell me proper pronunciation. Please give my best wishes to your family.


　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　From Satoko