2008年12月30日火曜日

3 players will be more popular

I have watched a lot of soccer games on TV in this year. So, I keep in mind a lot of the players. In this year, I had a lot of times to watch the games in Premier League because they were broadcast many times. I think that one of the most famous leagues in the world is Premier League. Of course, there are a lot of famous players in this league. Though I have already introduced some players in the movies of my blog to you, I did not explain them in detail. Instead of them, I am going to show the players in Premier League who will be more famous among a lot of people in the world to you.



First, I am going to introduce a midfielder to you. His name is Francesc Fàbregas Soler. He is usually called "Cesc" by a lot of fans. He is from Spain and belongs to Arsenal Football Club. His position in the games is a central midfielder. He is very good at passing a ball and his view in games is broad. So, Arsenal is able to control a lot of games whenever he plays on the field. And he is 21 years old, so he will be able to play a big part in his team for a long time.



Second, I am going to introduce a forward to you. His name is Fernando José Torres Sanz. I often call him "Torres". He is also from Spain and belongs to Liverpool Football Club. His position in the games is a center forward. He is very strong and quick physically, so he is able to get a lot of goals. Though he is not able to take part in the games in Premier League because of his injury now, I believe that he will be able to get many goals after he returns to the field.



Third, I am going to introduce the other forward to you. His name is Nicolas Sebastian Anelka. I usually call him "Anelka". He is from France and belongs to Chelsea Football Club. To tell the truth, I had thought that he was not a good player because he did not play very well in the last season. However, he had some reasons why he was not able to bring out the best in him. One was the confusion over the difference of team. He became a member of Chelsea halfway through the last season, so it took him a lot of times to get used to this team. The other is the way to play him. He is a forward, but he played as a midfielder in the last season many times. Now, he plays as a forward, so he has got many goals. I am looking forward to his activity very much. (469 words / 10701 words)

Movie review 6 Mission: Impossible

I know that there are many kinds of movies in the world. They always make us happy, surprised, sad, and so on. It is because it is not very difficult for us to read the story lines. In other words, we are able to make out what most of the movies would like to tell to us. I think that I will not be able to enjoy watching a lot of movies if I can not understand the ideas that they want to give to me. Today, I found an interesting movie. However, it is also an exciting movie. It is because the movie made me happy after I watched it on DVD though I was not able to make out most of the ideas that this movie has. So, I am going to introduce the story to you as far as I understand.

Impossible Mission Force is the organization that each of the members acts as a spy in this story. They are called IMF. One of the members is Ethan Hunt who is a main character in this movie. When he was working with his team in order to get a list of CIA members in Prague, all the members except him were killed by someone. After he managed to escape from the crisis, he met Eugene Kittridge who belonged to CIA. However, Kittridge regarded him as a murderer who killed the members of Ethan’s team. So, he started to act so as to look for a traitor in IMF. He made his team. The members are Claire Phelps, who is a woman and escaped from being killed, Franz Krieger, and Luther Stickell. After that, they succeeded in getting a part of the data of CIA members, and Ethan was going to see Max who is a woman in a train by using it. In the train, he was nearly killed by Jim Phelps who is a survivor from that crisis and Franz, but he overcame them and wiped his disgrace. Finally, he watched that video.

Though I was not able to find what is the most important in this movie, it gave the feeling that makes me excited to me. I think that we have to remember that a lot of things can happen to us, so we had better prepare for them. Anyway, this movie is very good, so I would like you to watch it as soon as you can. (405 words / 10232 words)

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2008年12月21日日曜日

Movie review 5 Mask

I think that a mask is a tool is rarely used in our daily life. And I know that the mask is used by some people when they dance, want to keep secrets, and so on. However, I had not been interested in it. And I had not known this movie very much. This movie is named “Mask”. When I saw the picture of the case of it, I thought that it was a little strange, but it made me be interested in this movie. After I watched it on DVD, I thought that I knew the reason why it has been seen for a long time. So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

There is a man who is a bank clerk. His name is Stanley Ipkiss. He is very kind to all people and always unlucky. One day, when he came back from the party that he was asked to take part in by his friend, he found a mask in the river and took it to his home. After he got there, he looked at it for a while and after he put it on, he changed to “the mask man” with an intense tornado. After that, he went on acting up in the night. As a result, he became the enemy of Dorian Tyrell, who is one of the leaders of local mafia, and he was caught by police. However, he escaped from them, and he beat Dorian and he succeeded in saving a woman whose name is Tina Carlyle who Stanley fell in love with. Finally, he threw away the mask in the river where he found it.

I thought that this movie was very funny. However, it gave a very important thing to me. It is not to depend on a strong power. If we can do it, we will grow up more and more. So, I would like you to watch this movie. (323 words / 9827 words)

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Movie review 4 Toy Story

When I was a little child, I was interested in a lot of things. For example, they were my future, my dream, and so on. I think that to get interested in many things is one of most important parts that most of us do not have now. When we get a lot of information, we find that some of things that we had thought that we could do in my childhood are impossible or very difficult. We have to know “reality”. However, it is only point of departure. When we know it, what we should do turns so clear. “Toy Story” is one of movies that give the key to us. So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

Woody is a doll which looks like a cowboy. He has a string. If it is pulled, he starts to speak by himself. He has a lot of friends in his owner’s room. His owner is Andy and they are all his toys. For example, they are Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Slinky, and so on. They can also move by themselves, but Andy does not know that. He cherishes them and Woody is his favorite toy. So, he always plays with Woody.

One day, a new toy came to Andy’s home as a present for his birthday. His name is Buzz Lightyear. He is made for children and has a lot of functions as a toy. The toys except Woody accepted him, but Woody did not do because Andy came to play with him and had been very excited at him. After some days, Woody tried to drop Buzz to under the table in his room. However, Buzz fell on the bushes out of the house by mistake. Because of this accident, Woody disappointed his friends. When Andy went to Pizza Planet restaurant with his family, he tried to take Woody there because he could not find Buzz in his room. Buzz held on to the car that would go to Pizza Planet restaurant and he found Woody. Woody and Buzz managed to arrive there, but they were caught by a bad boy. His name is Sid Phillips. He is a neighbor of Andy and likes to destroy toys and change them into other toys. They tried to escape from his house, but they were not able to do it because Andy’s toys did not believe what Woody said at first. In addition, Buzz knew that he is not a “real” space ranger but a toy for children, so he was depressed. However, Woody accepted him as a friend and told him to return to Andy together. Buzz was motivated by what Woody said and the toys that were changed by Sid helped them to escape from his house, so they were able to reform him and go back to the car that Andy and his family were taking to move to their new house. After that, Andy and his toys had a good time there.

In this movie, there are a lot of toys. So, many children in the world will be excited when they watch them. However, I think that this movie has some message for us. They are what we should do after we know our situation. Buzz could know that it is the most important for toys to be with their owners after he understood that he was not a space ranger. I think that we have to find what each of us is only able to do or what we would like to do for the people who each of us cherishes very much. (601 words / 9504 words)

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Movie review 3 Romeo + Juliet

When I was a high school student, I had known the name of the movie of “Romeo and Juliet”. However, I had not known that it was also other movies before my teacher told me the name of this movie. This movie is named “Romeo + Juliet”. Of course, “Romeo + Juliet” has the same plot as “Romeo and Juliet”. But some of the situations are arranged in a modern style. For example, some swords were used in the struggles between Capulet family and Montague family in “Romeo and Juliet”. However, in “Romeo + Juliet”, some guns were used at that time. So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

A boy is worried about one-sided love to Rosaline, but he falls in love with a girl at first at Capulet family’s party. He is Romeo, who is the only son of Montague family. The girl is Juliet, who is the only daughter of Capulet family. He and she are not able to hold the feelings that they love each other, and they get married at once. However, the happy life does not go on. As Montague family and Capulet family have disliked each other, one of them starts to fight. Romeo tries to stop it, but he is not able to do it. As a result, Mercutio, who is a friend of Romeo, is killed by Tybalt who is a cousin of Juliet. It makes Romeo angry, and he kills Tybalt by gun. Because of this event, Romeo and Juliet are separated. Laurence, who is a matchmaker of them, plans to help them. However, his idea is not told to Romeo. Finally, they died.

This story is the very type of the tragedy, but I think that it is difficult to cause it in the real world. If we have strong heart and judge what we should do, it can not happen. What we understand is that to discuss is very important. (325 words / 8903 words)

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2008年12月16日火曜日

They are in Japan now!



I think that the best team in the world is Manchester United. They are often called "ManU" or "The Red Devils" in the world. They have a lot of great techniques and make use of it very well. They have got a lot of titles, and they also got the title of UEFA Champions League in 2008. They are the very strongest team in the world. In this team, of course, there are a lot of famous players. For example, they are Wayne Mark Rooney, Ryan Joseph Giggs, Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov, and so on. Their names are known to a lot of funs. Especially, I think that most of the people who like soccer know a man. His name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. Now, he is one of the most famous players in the world. Though I have a lot of things that I would like to tell you, I am going to write them on the other article. (161 words / 8578 words)

2008年12月14日日曜日

MR5 is...

I had seen "Shrek", but I have never seen "Mask". When I saw the picture of the case of this movie, I was surprised at the face of a man because his face was green. But I am looking forward to watching it now. (44 words / 8417 words)

Movie review 2 School of Rock

Before I watched “School of Rock” on DVD, I had not been interested in the movie. However, I found this movie very interesting after I watched it because I thought that it had some good advice. And I think that the change of feelings of some characters in this movie helps us to understand them, so I am going to introduce some characters and their personalities to you.

First of all, I am going to talk about Dewey. He is a man who loves rock music very much. However, he always thinks about it, so he is not interested in the other things at all. After he became a teacher without thinking deeply, he grew up mentally a little through teaching rock music to his students.

Second, I am going to talk about Rosalie. She is the principal of Horace Green Elementary. She looks like a very rigid woman, but she hopes that she is an adaptable woman. Surprisingly, she also likes rock music very much. Thanks to Dewey, she was able to tell the other people the feelings that she really had for the first time.

Third, I am going to talk about the students who Dewey taught rock music to. They belong to Horace Green Elementary, so they had only thought about studying hard and improving their grades before they met Dewey. They were able to be proud of themselves after they played rock music with Dewey.

After I watched this movie, I learned what we need to live. They is the importance of being absorbed in something, to do our best and so on. You will find some advice for you when you watch this movie again. (280 words / 8373 words)

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Movie review 1 Shrek

When I was a little child, I often read some children’s stories. Though I am not able to remember the content of books that I read at that time perfectly, I am able to explain what I think that it is the most important for us to you. “Shrek” is also a work that tells us what we should do. Now, I am going to introduce three characters that I am interested in and their personalities to you.

First of all, I am going to talk about “Shrek”. He is a main character and his action has a great influence on the other characters in this movie. He is usually selfish, so he sometimes makes the other characters a little depressed. However, he always stands up to some difficulties when he and his friends face them.

Second, I am going to talk about “Donkey”. He is the most active character in this movie. He is what is called the part to cheer everyone up. He is talkative and very noisy, but he helps Shrek fight when they face some difficulties.

Third, I am going to talk about “Princess Fiona”. She looks like a delicate woman, but she is able to fight very well. In addition, she is very tough mentally. I think that she and Shrek have the same personality.

Though a lot of characters appear in this movie, Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona have important roles. They tell us the importance of believing friends. I think that this movie is also a work that shows the way to help friends, so we had better watch this on DVD again and again. (272 words / 8093 words)

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2008年12月7日日曜日

Unstoppable!!



I think that one of the most notable plays in watching a lot of soccer games is dribbling. When I was a pupil, I belonged to a soccer club. However, I did not understand how I played it well, so I had thought about only two things. One was how to score a lot. When I had played it at that time, I had thought that I wanted to do it and help my team. The other was how to dribble well. Of course, to do it helps a lot of soccer players to score. However, a few players can surprise opponents and a lot of fans by doing it.
Before I was born, a famous player had surprised a lot of soccer fans in the world. He is Maradona. He was one of the greatest players in the world, but he does not play soccer now, so I do not understand how great he was. Today, a young player makes me and a lot of soccer fans very excited. He is Messi. As long as I know, he and Maradona are similar very much. Though I explained him to you before on this blog, I would like you to watch this movie. (203 words / 7821 words)

Book review 2-11

There is no one who does not make a mistake in this world. However, I thought that we sometimes need luck in order to live happily after I read a book. The name of the book is "The Big Bag Mistake". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

Gisela, who had lived in an apartment in Rio de Janeiro, was going home to the place from London. She met a man when she took the airplane. The name of the man was Ricardo. He was a student and had lived in Rio de Janeiro, too. In the airplane, he dropped his bag on Gisela when she was reading her book. After that, he went on talking to her for a while when he was sitting on the next seat to her. As a result, his action in the airplane made her annoyed. After they got off from it, Gisela took the bag that was regarded as hers by her. However, she really took it for hers. In addition, she thought that she would like to leave the place, so she ran from it. So, Ricardo was not able to tell her the fact that it was his bag. After that, Gisela took a bus in order to go home. While she was sleeping in the bus, her bag was stolen by a thief. Though she went after him, she was not able to catch him. However, the bag that he stole was Ricardo's and Ricardo explained it to Gisela. Finally, they smiled.

Of course, we need a lot of luck. However, I think that we need kind people, too. Anyway, I would like you to read this book as soon as you can. (286 words)

2008年11月30日日曜日

The close contest for our League

Today, the rest of the 33rd games in J League were played. Though a lot of teams had played very well to be the winner in this league, the teams that may be able to do it were decided because of the results of today's games. They are 3 teams. First, the team that gets 60 winning points is Kashima Antlers. Kashima Antlers got the 2007 J League title last year, and they are also on the 1st place now. This team has a lot of players who have great techniques and know how to win a game. Second, the team that gets 58 winning points is Nagoya Grampus. Nagoya Grampus was on the 11th place last year, but they are on the 2nd place now. Third, the team that gets 57 winning points is Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki Frontale was on the 5th place last year, but they are on the 3rd place now. I would like Nagoya Grampus to get the 2008 J League title, but Kashima Antlers has the advantage. Anyway, I am looking forward to watching the last games. (182 words / 7618 words)

Book review 2-10

Though I am not good at running, I know that I have to do it for my health. However, I found that I had to think what I could do for others after I read a book. The name of the book is "THE LONG ROAD". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

In the old days, there was a man who was a strong athlete. His name is Terry Fox. He had had a good life, but it was found that he had cancer in his right Leg in 1977. Then, he was operated in the hospital. Therefore, he had an artificial leg. After he went back home, he decided that he would run across Canada. It was because he thought that he wanted to collect a lot of money so as to help the children who had cancer to be able to have their better life. His run was a very long road from St. John's to Port Renfrew. The distance was 5,300 miles. The long run was called the "Marathon of Hope" by Terry. He began to run on April 12, 1980. Doug Alward, who is his friend, ran with him as his driver. Terry went on running through the help of a lot of people though he had some problems. And he was able to get a lot of money through his run. However, he stopped doing it because he had a bad pain in his lungs. Though he was not able to finish his run, he got $ 1,400,000 for helping sick children. In addition, Canadians and Americans gave $10,000,000 to him, and he got the country's numbers one award. After that, he died on June 28, 1981 because he had had cancer again. Thanks to his will, the marathons that are named "Terry Fox Run" are held around the world every year.

I think that most of the people in the world are able to think what they should do for others, but only a few people can act by themselves. We should think what the difference is. Anyway, I hope that you will read this book. (356 words / 7436 words)

2008年11月23日日曜日

I was disappointed



Today, I watched a soccer game on TV. It was the game between Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale in J League. To tell the truth, some players were not able to take part in this game because they had been hurt. Especially, Yasuhito Endo and Takahiro Futagawa are very important players of all players of Gamba Osaka. So, I thought that it was very difficult for Gamba to win against Frontale. Endo and Futagawa are what we call "passer". Gamba is a team that makes up a game by passing a ball with care. When they can not take part in games, Gamba always puts up bad fights. Regrettably, what I had thought became a reality. Gamba lost the game by no goal to four. Kawasaki Frontale is one of the best teams in J League, but Gamba did not play well. So, I think that I would like all players of Gamba to fight harder. (156 words / 7080 words)

Book review 2-9

I am not the age of 20, so I am not able to drink now. However, I am looking forward to it because I read a book about the place to drink. The name of this book is "The Blue Cat Club". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

One day, James and Chantal, who live in France, found a club. The club is named "the Blue Cat Club". The people who visit the place are able to eat, drink, and dance. It has a sign that is written a big cat, a man, and a phrase. The phrase is "Cabaret MERLIN MAN of MAGIC". Chantal and James arrived there and went into at once. Then, they sat at the table. James asked a waiter to give a tomato juice to him. When the music stopped suddenly, a man appeared in order to start the cabaret. His name is Merlin. He is the Man of Magic and very friendly. First, the friendly magician stood in front of a table that a man and a woman had sat at. Then, he showed his magic to the people in the place by using them. It made the people around them laugh. After that, he also showed another magic. He got a necklace from Chantal, and got a watch and a wallet from James so as not to notice them. Most of the people who were looking at Merlin's magic were excited, but James did not like his action. So, he surprised Merlin by making use of another magic of Merlin. Thanks to the James's action, the atmosphere in this club changed after the magician left.

When most of the people drink, they have to enjoy doing it without annoying the other people. I think that it is necessary for us to behave properly. Anyway, I want you to read this book. (312 words / 6924 words)

2008年11月16日日曜日

3 teams I like

I often watch soccer games on TV every weekend. Especially, I have 4 teams that I support in J League. So, I often get very excited when I watch their games on TV. The teams which I think that I would like to support know how to play soccer with making use of their ability very well. Some teams are aggressive, the other are very strong on defense. Then, I am going to introduce 4 teams to you.



First, I am going to talk about Nagoya Grampus. Nagoya Grampus has a lot of players who have great ability. However, they had not been able to play very well because they had not seen a great head coach. In this season, Dragan Stojkovic leads them, and he brings good results. Especially, Yoshizumi Ogawa is a very good player, so I want you to look at him in their games.



Second, I am going to talk about Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki Frontale has a great player. He is Kengo Nakamura. He is a good leader of this team and his ability supports them. He is one of the players who I like, so I would like you to look at his play in their games.



Third, I am going to talk about Gamba Osaka. As you know, my favorite team is Gamba Osaka and they won the 2008 AFC Champions League title. Yasuhito Endo is one of the leaders in this team and his play makes them active. He is one of the best players in Japan, so I would like you to look at him in their games as soon as you can. (271 words / 6612 words)

Book review 2-8

Though I wrote six movie reviews on this blog, I do not know a lot of the actors. Today, I read a book that is written about an actor. The name of the book is "Julia Roberts". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

As you know, Julia Roberts is one of the most famous actresses in the world. She has appeared in a lot of movies and her smiles always make a lot of people in the world very happy. However, she has passed through some troubles. For example, Walter and Betty, who are her parents, got a divorce in 1972 because of the lack of money. It was because her parents liked the theater very much and tried to bring up young actors. Also, Walter suddenly died in 1977. In addition to this fact, she has fallen in love many times. She has taken part in many movies and experienced a lot of love. She is one of the superstars on some meanings.

It is important for us to meet a lot of people. But I think that it is also important for us to cherish them after I read this book. I recommend that you should read it once. (205 words / 6341 words)

2008年11月12日水曜日

Answers for WEI

1. I usually write my blog on Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday at home.

2. I think the ways to express are more various than my first post from Spring term. However, I still use the same expressions. So, I think I should increase the words that I can use on my blog.

3. I think that doing movie reviews helps us develop our ability of find the message of movies. Though it takes me about three hours to write movie reviews, I think movies have more clear messages than books. So, I can have ideas easily.

4. I think that we had better do the training of typing in this class.

5. I think the students who will take this class next year should raise their speed of writing. And they had better increase their vocabulary. (136 words / 6136 words)

2008年11月9日日曜日

Book review 2-7

Some of us sometimes see the situations that crimes happen in. However, we are not always able to help the people who try to solve them to look for the suspects. Today, I read a book that a man and a woman helped the police to arrest a suspect. The name of the book is "THE LAST PHOTO". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

Martin and his sister Pam were taking some pictures in Cambridge because Pam liked doing it. When Pam was taking a last photo of Martin, a man stood in front of him. So, the last one was taken by the man. However, they found that he was the man who had got a hundred thousand pounds. His name was Alan Rook. They explained the picture to the police. Thanks to them, he was arrested and they were featured on the article. As a result, they got a thousand pounds.

Though there are a lot of crimes in the world, I think that I do not want to concern them after I read the book. Anyway, I would like you to read this book. (191 words / 6000 words)

I'm looking forward to FINAL

After 3 days, the most important game for me is going to start in Australia. It is the game between Gamba Osaka and Adelaide United as AFC Champions League 2008 Final. The final is made up of 1st leg and 2nd leg. 1st leg finished last Wednesday in Osaka which has the stadium of Gamba Osaka. Gamba Osaka won the game by 3 goals to 0. In this league, the number of the goals that a team gets in the opponent's stadium is very important because a team that gets more goals there will come off the winner when the scores of two games are added! So, Gamba is advantageous because he won in 1st leg without making Adelaide United get any goals. Though Adelaide is the team that has a tight defense and often wins in a home game, I believe that Gamba Osaka will win this game and become the champion! (153 words / 5809 words)

2008年11月2日日曜日

Book review 2-6

There are a lot of countries that the people who speak English as their mother tongue live in. For example, they are the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and so on. I have thought that I would like to go to these countries someday at least once or twice. They have the own fascinations, and we are able to get interested in the countries. However, I had a country that I had not been very interested in. The country was New Zealand. I had thought of New Zealand as a boring country before I read a book. The name of the book is "A NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE". It made me have the feeling that I want to go there at once. So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

Sarah and Jessica are the women who visited New Zealand for enjoying their holiday. They were looking forward to doing it. When they were going to get a taxi, they saw a boy who was waving to them. His name is Michael. He had them take in it. However, he forgot his mobile phone there. So, they tried to find him in order to give it. They went to some different places. For example, they are Ninety Mile Beach, the Sky Tower, the Glow-worm Caves, and so on. Though it took them a lot of times to find him, they managed to see him again. Finally, he gave the expensive tickets for watching whales to them as a token of his gratitude because their parents got £ 100,000 from the lottery.

When I go to foreign countries, I will look over them in detail. It is because I think that we have to know the culture of them in order to have a good time there. Though this book is not a guidebook, I was able to imagine the atmosphere of New Zealand after I read it. However, I do not know the other places that are not written on it. So, I think that I will look through the other books in New Zealand more and more when I decide that I go there. Anyway, I would like you to read this book. (373 words / 5656 words)

For 5 days, I have to do...

As I do not belong to any club, so I do not need to go to KGU for 5 days. So, I have a lot of time to finish my homework. However, it always takes me a lot of times to do my homework. In other words, I am not good at finishing my homework quickly. (56 words / 5283 words)

2008年10月27日月曜日

I'm not good at ...

I think that the best season is fall because the temperature of this season is very good for me. Also, this season has some good points for me. First, I am able to exercise outside comfortably. The temperature is good and I sweat moderately. In fact, a lot of the school sports take place in Japan. (56 words / 5227 words)

Book review 2-5

I think that most of the people who steal what other people have tend to pay attention to the situations around them. We often call them "spy". However, some of them sometimes make mistakes in their jobs. I sometimes hear the news on TV or the Internet. They should be punished strictly, but it is not easy for me to hate the careless persons. Today, I found a book that describes a man who is unlucky and does not pay a lot of attention to his situation. The book is named "SIMON AND THE SPY". So, I am going to introduce the story to you.

One day, Simon was running at the station in order to ride on a train. He struck an old woman at that time. Two bags that Simon and the old woman had had dropped on the ground. When they gathered their things, Simon put a letter of the old woman into his bag. She found that her letter was in his bag, but he got this train without noticing it. So, she started to pursue him. She also got this train and tried to take her letter from his bag. However, she could not do it because of his action. In front of a boat, Simon was talking to a girl. Her name is Samantha. The old woman tried to take her letter from his bag again, but a car passed in front of them. As a result, she was not able to take it again. Then, they rode on the boat. When Simon and Samantha started to have lunch, the old woman tried to take her letter from his bag again. Then, it was blown by the wind. A dog tried to take it and began to run. Simon thought that it was his boat ticket, and he and the old woman ran fast for it. After a dog ran to it and caught it in his mouth, he kept running in the boat. Samantha managed to catch him, and he took the old woman's coat in his mouth and pulled it. In addition, the wind took her hat. The occurrence made Simon and Samantha find that she was not an old woman. The old woman was a man who had been pursued as a spy. Then, Simon called the police, and they came at once. After that, they caught the spy. Though they were very happy because they were able to catch him, they could not find the letter that he had. It had names and addresses of him. Finally, Simon told a policeman that it was in the dog.

I think that the spy in this story did not prepare for his job enough. However, most of us tend to make mistakes in our daily life. Also, we are not sometimes able to achieve the most important purpose. So, we have to pay much attention to our situation more and more. Anyway, as this is a good book for us, I would like you to read it. (505 words)

2008年10月19日日曜日

Big game!

As you know, I am very interested in soccer games. Especially, I am always excited when I think of J League. Though I think that the best team in J League is Gamba Osaka, there are good teams in this league. Urawa Red Diamonds is one of them and often said "Reds" by a lot of supporters. Reds has some famous players in Japan. For example, they are Naohiro Takahara, Yuki Abe, and so on. So, the ability that they have is the best of all teams in Japan. However, they have put up a bad fight in J League and have number five ranking there today. (107 words / 5171 words)

Book review 2-4

Though it is natural for the people who live in this world never to see the same people as them, the world that some different kinds of living things on the earth exist in may be somewhere. We usually call the living things aliens. However, we would be surprised if the people who look like ourselves came out. When I watched a video drama on TV, I remembered a word. It is "Doppelgänger". Doppelgänger is a word in German. It really looks like me and it is what we call the picture of me. Today, I read a book that gave me the clue to reminding me of the word. I thought that it was a good book for me, so I am going to introduce it to you in order to share my idea.

The name of this book is "Parallel". The main character is Max Holland. One day, he killed a woman by pushing her to the rail when a train comes into the train. Her name is Julie. As a result, she died. After three years passed, her father went to see him. The name of her father is Gerald Fairhead. Max had been worried about having the custom of his killing someone until Fairhead comes to see him. Fairhead told him that there were "parallel worlds" and the other Max Holland lived there. Max was not able to understand them. Fairhead took him and explained the reason why there were different worlds. He told Max that the decisions we made make a difference to a lot of things. Then, they went to another world. Max thought that he was going to kill Fairhead, but he believed what Fairhead said and followed him. They saw another London, and arrived at the house which a woman lived in. After that, Max went to see the other Max, and he came back to her house. Finally, he found that the woman who lived there was the other Julie in the parallel world and Fairhead took him to kill him because she had suffered from the fact that Julie in the real world was killed by him. And he made Fairhead choose what kind of world he wanted to live in.

After I read this book, I thought that it is interesting for me to think about another world. So, I would like you to read this book once. (399 words / 5064 words)

Three subjects I liked

When I was a high school student, I studied a lot of subjects. Of course, I had the subjects that I liked very much or the subjects that I did not like. When I studied favorite subjects, I was very happy because they enabled me to know a lot of information that I had not heard of at that time. There were a lot of teachers who knew more about each subject and understood how to tell students their knowledge effectively in my high school. Thanks to them, I was able to get interested in the subjects. Then, I am going to introduce three subjects that I liked very much to you.

First, I liked English classes. Of course, I also like English now. As I was able to learn English in the classes happily, I decided to major in it.

Second, I liked social studies classes. As they helped me to understand what happened at that time, so I liked it.

Third, I liked PE. Though I was not able to run fast, I liked playing soccer and the other sports. (182 words / 4665 words)

2008年10月15日水曜日

I'm very sleepy...

Though I always stay up late, I know that I have to go to bed earlier. And I may become sick if I go on keeping this condition. I think that I have to do some things in order to make my situation better. If I am able to do them, I will live happily more and more. In my case, it takes me a lot of time to finish assignments in this university. Therefore, I am often said that I need more time than others do. However, I think that the fact can show you what I am able to act with care. Anyway, I am going to explain things that I should do in order to make my situation better to you.

First, I think that what we sleep a lot makes us healthier. I have not a lot of times to sleep at night because I often find what I want to do when I sit up late at that time. However, we have to take a rest so as to keep our body healthy. Of course, I know the fact of this. Also, I know the lack of sleep always makes me tired. So, I am going to finish my assignments by the time that changes a date in order to keep my condition good. And I would like to keep doing it.

Second, I think that what we have three meals a day is very important for us. When I was a high school student, I knew how important that was. After we eat a meal, it becomes our energy. And we are able to act because of it. Especially, it is the best for the people who have lived in Japan for years to eat rice because it is one of the foods that become their energy. It is also important for us to exercise in order not to make the things that we eat fat after we have a meal.

Third, I think it is necessary for us to laugh because we are able to forget the things we are worried about for a while if we do it. You may not think that to laugh connects to what we keep our bodies healthy. However, we can always have the feelings that make us happy a little when we do it. They are able to help us to relax and we can start to act in a light mood. I think that we will go to bed smoothly if we go on laughing regularly. And the custom is able to make my mind and body fresh.

When I was a child, I had gone to bed at 10 or 11. However, I often sit up late at night lately. I think that there are two reasons why I do it. One is what I have a lot of interests. I knew that I am able to have many chances of getting a lot of information when I sit up late. The other is the change of the way to think of midnight. When I became a high school student, I had thought that we must go to bed until midnight, but I think that it is a good time for concentrating on studying now. Though I know them, I have to keep my condition better by using what I think of. (558 words / 4483 words)  

School of Rock is...

I know the name of this movie, but I do not know the content of it. Though I only watched the music video of it, it made me excited. I seldom listen to a kind of rock. (37 words / 3925 words)

Good song!



I like this song very much because this is the song that was used in my favorite TV program. That is "How do you like Wednesday". Originally, this program was only broadcast in Hokkaido Prefecture. However, this program became a very famous program in this prefecture, and the reputation spread to all parts of the country. This program is sold as DVDs now. And this program is loved by a lot of people in Japan. I think that this program is different from the other TV programs in being made by a few members. They are Takayuki Suzui, Tadahisa Fujimura, Masamichi Ureshino, and Yo Oizumi. Especially, Yo Oizumi has appeared on some video dramas, so you may know him well. He is so funny and his behavior or what he says always makes a lot of people laugh. I think that he will appear on TV more and more. Anyway, I would like you to listen to this song! (159 words / 3888 words)

2008年10月12日日曜日

Book review 2-3

As you know, there are a lot of famous cities in the world. For example, they are London, Rome, Paris, and so on. They have a lot of beautiful landscapes and buildings. Paris is famous for a big street. Rome is famous for a stadium. And London is famous for a clock tower. I think that I would like to travel to one of the cities before I become an old man. However, the United States of America is one of the biggest countries in the world, so I am not able to miss the culture or buildings. Especially, we have to notice the capital of this country. I found a book that explains it to you. It can help you to know a part of the United States of America. So, I am going to introduce it to you.

The name of the book that I am going to introduce is "WASHINGTON D.C.". As this book has a lot of pictures, you will be able to understand the contents of it easily. Then, I am going to explain the contents to you. In Washington D.C., there is the White House that is one of the most famous congresses in the world. The White House has a lot of rooms, so I thought that I would like to see it someday. Also, there are a lot of memorials and monuments in the place. For example, the Lincoln Memorial is one of them. In addition, there are a lot of buildings that we had better go and see at least once in our life. For example, National Museum of Natural History is a very good building, so I think that I want to look over it more and more. After that, there are some entertainments. For example, they are music, basketball, and so on.

Though Washington D.C. is a part of the United States of America, the places that I mentioned a little are worth going. If you can go there, you may be able to find another place that I do not mention. Anyway, I would like you to get interested in Washington D.C. (354 words / 3729 words)

Three vehicles I like

When I was a little child, I often watched the videotapes that introduced a lot of vehicles to us. According to my parents' explanation, the first thing I remembered was the names of the companies of car when I lived in another place. I was a child who hardly spoke, so it became the first interest in my life. And I found the other thing that I could not help but be absorbed in. It is to play with toy cars. I had loved them because it was fun for me to use them as if they had run by themselves. My father bought a lot of them and the toys that were able to be used for me. It was very interesting for me to touch the toys of vehicles. So, I am going to introduce the real vehicles to you.

First, I am going to explain a car to you. I think that we are not able to live without using it. Also, I think that it is the most useful vehicle in the world, so we are often able to see it. There are many kinds of it and they have been used in a lot of ways. For example, the cars that are used for removing snow from the road which a lot of vehicles run on are often seen in the heavy snowfall areas in Japan. In addition, ambulances have been used in hospitals and they have saved a lot of people who are in critical condition.

Second, I am going to explain a bus to you. A bus is the vehicle that is used for carrying a lot of people. As far as I know, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is one of the most famous countries for it in the world. Also, it is very important for me to use a car in going to school. And if there were no buses in the world, a lot of people could not move anywhere and we could not get a lot of things that we needed. In other words, I think that most of the people in the world are not able to live without making use of a bus, too.

Third, I am going to explain a taxi to you. A taxi is the vehicle that is usually used for carrying one or two people at the same time. I seldom use it, but it is able to help the people who have to carry their colleagues to move. After they drink with their colleagues, they sometimes have to take care of the drunken persons of them. When they do it, they tend to move by making use of taxis. So, I often remember a taxi when I imagine the scene. Also, I think that taxis are often seen at the station.

Now, as you know, there are many kinds of vehicles in the world. For example, they are a linear motor train, an air cushion vehicle, a bullet train, and so on. They always help us to live every day. However, they sometimes cause some accidents. We may die from them. In other words, a lot of vehicles are able to help us, but they can kill us, too. In fact, though you may know this fact, a lot of accidents happen in the world. I think that it is very important for us to understand the good points and bad points which a lot of vehicles have. So, I would like you to remember the ideas. (589 words / 3375 words)

2008年10月8日水曜日

My important experience

When I was a pupil or a junior high school student, I often went out. For example, I had often gone camping in some places until I was a pupil. I remember a lot of experience that I got at that time well. Especially, I was happy when I helped to put up my family's tent by ourselves or when we made our dinner together.

However, we have not gone camping for several years. My younger sister is busy studying in high school. And my father is also busy finishing his jobs. In addition, my mother suffers from backache, so we are not able to go out remotely.

I seldom go shopping. And I seldom go out in order to exercise in a park. So, I am a little overweight. Certainly, I know that I have to exercise to keep my health good or make my mind fresh. So, I think that I would like to go camping in some places again. (162 words / 2786 words)

After reviewing Shrek again...

I think that this movie has been watched around the world, so it was translated into a lot of languages. However, I thought that personalities that each of characters has are the same after I watched Special Features in Shrek. (40 words / 2624 words)

I'm looking forward to...

I am looking forward to two things. One is a soccer game in Japan. On AFC Champions League, Gamba Osaka and Urawa Reds are going to match tonight as semi final. I think that the two teams are good teams in Japan and they think as a rival each other. (50 words / 2584 words)

2008年10月5日日曜日

Book review 2-2

When we are reading a book, we are able to predict the end of it roughly. Generally speaking, it is because a book has the only one story line. I and you have already read a lot of books for years, so not only I but also you may have the same feeling. However, there are some kinds of books that we have sometimes read in the world. They look like a kind of puzzles. I think that they give us the different views that we have not found yet. Today, I read a book. The name of this book is "Oranges in the Snow". I think that this book is one of the books that look like puzzles, so I am going to introduce the story to you.

In this story, I am a main character and named Mary Durie. Mary Durie is a famous scientist. One day, I did an experiment with Joe who is my assistant. It is the experiment that the liquid in a big bottle is added to the flower in a little bottle and it is heated. I make the yellow liquid by doing the experiment, but I have the materials and the notebook that I noted what I found in this experiment stolen. Then, I and Joe go to an airport because we find that the men who steal them are going to go there. We find them at the restaurant. Though they run away from us, they are arrested and I can get the materials and the notebook because I have drunk the liquid that has the effect of being able to see in the dark. Also, this story has some choices, so it makes me very interested.

When I saw the title of this book, I thought that it may be the story over the oranges in the snow. However, the focus of this story is how I and Joe can arrest the suspects. I thought that the oranges in the snow were not important though they were a part of this story after I read this book. Anyway, a lot of people can have their ideas over it, so I would like you to read it once. (367 words / 2534 words)

Good conduct is ...

When I was a high school student, I was often said that I have to greet the people who I see by the teachers in my high school. Originally, I had the custom of greeting others. However, I learned that to do it helps me to think about what I am able to act when I see our situations. For example, I see a lot of trash on the road or in the park. When I notice them, I often pick up them of my own accord. In my case, I had not had the feeling that I had to pick up litter until I entered my high school. I had heard that my high school was the strictest about school rules in Kumamoto Prefecture before I decided which high school I should enter. To tell the truth, I thought that it was not hard for me to obey the rules when I heard the fact. However, I noticed that I had a lot of things that I had to improve in order to live in this society after I graduated from my high school. Though the rules of my high school were strict, they made me more thoughtful. If I had entered another school, I could not have known the importance of greeting others. When my younger sister thought about the high school that she would like to enter, she did not think of my high school because she had seen the life in my high school for 3 years. I think that 3 years which I spent in my high school helps me to live every day. (269 words / 2167 words)

Three events I remember

I have experienced a lot of events in my life. Some events made me happy; others made me sad or disappointed. I think that they can have a major effect on the ways to think. In fact, some experiences give me some lessons to me. They tell me the importance of calm, the feeling that I try to do what I am not able to do, and the force of adapting a lot of conditions. Now, I am going to introduce the stories of them to you.

First, I was hurt when I was 8 years old. I was at the outside of the house of my friend. He had a dog as a pet. And it was running there with my friend and he and I were also playing at the same place. Though I do not remember the moment in detail, I was run after by the dog on the way to doing it. As a result, I fell and hit my head against the ground. Because of this accident, I lost my memory that was made at that time temporarily. So, I thought that I had to calm down.

Second, I was not good at exercising on the horizontal bar when I did it at school. However, I was only able to do it once by myself when I was a pupil. When I was practicing doing it, I was able to feel the sense of achievement. So, I thought that going on trying to do very difficult things was very important for me.

Third, I have moved some time with my family. The prefectures that I have ever lived in are Kanagawa, Saitama, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto. When I lived in each prefecture, I knew their climate or culture. Then I was able to enjoy my life there. So, I thought that it was necessary for me to live on many conditions. (315 words / 1898 words)

2008年10月1日水曜日

I am interested in these players!

I often watch a lot of games in J League on TV every week. Especially, I am very interested in two players because they always make me very excited. Then, I am going to introduce them to you.

First, I think that Masato Morishige is one of the best defenders in J League. He belongs to Oita Trinita. He is very strong physically, so he seldom fall when he bump against his opponent players.

Then, I think that Mu Kanazaki is one of the best midfielders in J League. He also belongs to Oita Trinita. He is very quick and has a technique for dribbling a ball. So, he is able to help his teammates to score and score for himself. And he is as old as I, so I would like to him more and more.

Though there are a lot of players that I am interested in, I am going to write about them after I post other articles on my blog. (164 words / 1583 words)

2008年9月28日日曜日

Book review 2-1

When I was a child, I had not a lot of prejudices on my mind. For example, I had thought that most of the people that studied hard never failed to be able to have a very good time or the people who believed what their teachers or parents said not failed to be able to choose the right ways. However, we tend to think that bad things only have the bad sides. We think so because we learn a lot of information in our life as we live for a long time. A book reminded me of the idea. So, I am going to explain the plain story to you.

The book is named "ANOTHER WORLD". The names of main characters are BZ and Eve. BZ is a man who lives in Eden City. He had had a normal life until Eve appeared. Eve is also a woman who lives there. BZ had believed that everything that there was in the world which he lived is right. For example, he had believed that gray was one of the worst colors in the world. He had believed so because he had been taught as a rule. However, Eve doubted that it was true because she knew a fact. She told him that. It is the most important point in this story. She said that nothing in Eden City was real. What she said made BZ confused. Anyway, I think that it is an interesting book, so I would like you to read it. (253 words / 1419 words)

"Shrek" is...

I thought that "Shrek" was very popular among a lot of people in the world. Of course, I like this movie very much. Monsters are feared by a lot of people. In Japan, there are a lot of monsters that are often called "Youkai" or "Mononoke" in Japanese. However, the characters that appear in this movie make us happy or excited. They are able to do it because they have the unforgettable personalities. I have watched this movie on TV before I write the review of it, so I remember them a little. Therefore, I am going to explain them to you.

Though a character name is the title, it is Shrek. He was what was called a lone wolf. When his body gets dirty, he took a bath that was used with muddy water. And he belched without being worried about others when he relaxed because there are no inhabitants there. He had had a happy life around a pond until a donkey found the place that he had lived in. The name of the donkey is Donkey. He is very noisy. The look is so cute, but he is very annoying donkey. I think that I would hit him because of the impatience with him if he were a friend of mine. Of course, there are a lot of characters in this movie, but I am going to explain them to you after I watch it on DVD again. (241 words / 1166 words)

I'm sleepy...

When I study at the classes in KGU or I am at home, I often feel very sleepy. Though I often sit up late at night lately, I have a lot of things that I would like to do, so I have to do it. I have to do my homework and help my family to do a lot of housework. Especially, as my mother is in bad condition, I think that I have to help her more and more. There are two things that I do in order to help her.

One is to launder the clothes of my family. To tell the truth, I had never washed them for myself until a month ago. However, I am able to not only wash them but also dry them now.

The other is to wash the dishes. I had only washed the dishes of mine. However, I wash all of them once a week now.

I think that it is very important for me to learn how to do housework. So, I would like to learn how to do a lot of housework and prepare the way for living by myself. (191 words / 925 words)

My favorite foods are ...

When I eat something that I like, I always feel very happy. I think that most of the people who are healthy also have the same feeling when they do it. Then, I am going to show you three foods or dishes that I like very much.

First of all, I like curry very much because it has a spicy flavor. I often eat it at gakusyoku or at home at least once a week. There are some kinds of the meat to add to curry. For example, they are beef, chicken, and pork. Especially, I usually eat the curry which added pork to at home.

Second, I like cheese cakes very much because they have a sweet flavor. I often eat them at home. Though you may know two types of them, I like "baked cheese cakes" very much. I think that I would like to eat all of them for myself after I make them.

Third, I like fried prawns because I think that the taste is the best of all the fry. Of course, I sometimes eat deep-fried oysters or breaded pork cutlets, but I like fried prawns very much. (193 words / 734 words)

2008年9月24日水曜日

about "Shrek"

The first time I watched this movie was about 3 years ago. I was a high school student, so I watched it in English class. I often watch a lot of movies that are spoken in Japanese, but I watched this movie in English. I thought that one of the characters that appeared on it spoke very fast, so it was difficult for me to understand his words. His name was "Donkey". He always spoke very fast and made a lot of people who watched this movie laugh. Though I have a lot of things to write about this movie, I am going to do it after I watch this movie on DVD again. (114 words / 541 words)

2008年8月3日日曜日

The first game will come after 4 days

I am looking forward to the Beijing Olympic Games. Especially, I am very interested in the soccer games, so I read a lot of articles of soccer. I think that this team will be able to go on winning in the Group B because they played one of the greatest teams in the world, and they put up a good fight. The team was Argentina. A lot of great players come from Argentina. Especially, I think that Diego Armando Maradona is the most famous soccer player in this country. So, you may know him well. However, this team also has a soccer player who is fascinating a lot of fans now. His name is Lionel Andrés Messi. He plays in Futbol Club Barcelona in Liga Española. And Barcelona won in this league two years ago thanks to him. Unfortunately, he was not able to come to Japan, so I could not see him on TV. But Argentina was very good team. They won against Japan by a score of 1 goal to 0 on friendly match. I think that our team will keep on winning in the Group B and make a lot of people in Japan very excited. So, I would like to watch the games on TV! (209 words / 427 words)

A good view!



This is a picture that I took two days ago. I thought that I would like to see a beautiful piece of scenery and make my body relax physically for a change of air. So, I went to the south region of Mt. Aso with my family. First, we went to a big park. We were able to play "Park golf". Park golf is a sport that is similar to golf. However, the place which it is played in is much smaller than the place which golf is done in. Anyway, I and my father played it for two hours while my mother and my younger sister walked there. Then, we stayed the night at a hotel. And we checked out of the hotel in the next day. We got off there a little earlier, so we decided that we would go home slowly. I thought that we were able to get some fresh air when we drove on the road. Then, we sometimes stopped driving and took a rest for a while. I took this picture when we took a rest last. The wind that waterfall caused made us relax, so I thought that I would like to take a picture here. I seldom go out, but I think that I would like to increase the time. (218 words / 218 words)

2008年7月13日日曜日

Book review 1-13

As I read a good book yesterday, I am going to recommend this book. This book is named "KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN". It explains the history of the people who have succeeded to the throne in the United Kingdom to us. In fact, most of them are known by a lot of people in the world as historic people. For example, they are William Ⅰ, King Henry Ⅷ, Elizabeth Ⅰ, and so on. Though I have already learned about them in some classes, I was able to understand the history more and more. So, I would like you to read this book as soon as you can. (111 words / 10457 words)

Book review 1-12

Now, I would like to introduce this book to you. This book is named "RUN FOR YOUR LIFE". In this story, Kim and Dave, who is Kim's boyfriend, try to catch a man who has a knife with the police. Also, this book has a lot of pictures and lines which are spoken by some characters, so it helps us to understand the content very well. After I read this book, I thought that it was important for us to act with courage. Though we may not face such this situation, what we learned from this book will be useful to us someday. So, I would like you to read it, too. (112 words / 10346 words)

Book review 1-11

Today, I am going to recommend this book. This book is named "THE ADVENTURES OF Tom Sawyer". Tom Sawyer is a main character in this story. I thought that he was a very active boy. Surely, he would bother some people when he does something. However, I thought that it was very good for him to try to get interested in the various things. Then, what he did made some people happy a little. I seldom think that I would like to go somewhere or to know what I do not know. However, it is necessary for me to get interested in a lot of things. So, I would like to challenge what I have never done. Anyway, please read this book. (122 words / 10234 words)

2008年7月6日日曜日

My routine is to watch soccer games

I think that to watch a lot of sports always make me excited. When I was a pupil, the sport that I often watched on TV was baseball. It was very interesting for me to watch a lot of baseball games on TV every week. And it gave a lot of knowledge of baseball to me. However, some disgraceful matters of baseball happened in Japan. Also, the Yomiuri Giants that I had supported for a long time in my childhood did not change the attitude that they got good players with a lot of money. Then they made me sad, so I have seldom watched baseball games on TV lately.

On the other hand, I started to watch a lot of soccer games when I was a high school student. I had thought that it was a long time for me to watch a soccer game for 90 minutes until I watched it in detail. However, after I went on doing it and getting a lot of information of soccer, my way to think changed. In a word, I think that it is very short time for me to watch a soccer game now. Then, to do it every week is a part of my life, and it makes my daily life very happy.

I think that to watch a lot of soccer games have good points. First, we are able to keep a lot of soccer players in mind. Then you will watch soccer games every week because you are interested in them if you do it. Second, we are able to understand the rules of soccer. I think that it is very difficult for the people who seldom watch a soccer game to understand some of them. So, I recommend that they should do it once a week. If you do it, you will understand the rules of soccer a little.

Also, I often view a lot of blogs of soccer. I started to do it about one and a half years ago. Especially, I often view them from Yahoo! JAPAN. Most of the people who write them from it are the supporters of the teams in J League or European leagues. So, we are able to see how to support their teams a little. In addition, we may be able to understand some feelings that a lot of supporters would like to tell their teams. Finally, I would like you to find your favorite team as soon as you can.

I think that a lot of people in Japan do not know J League in detail. Maybe they like watching baseball games or the other sports. Surely, I also watch their games on TV, so I understand a lot of good points of them. However, I think that it is the best for me to watch a lot of soccer games. I have done it for 3 years. Some of soccer games might make you bored. There are some problems that we have to solve as soon as we can. However, you will be excited if you watch a good game. So, please watch it. (518 words / 10112 words)

about Writing class

I started to write my blog about a year ago, but I seldom wrote it. I had nothing to write it. In addition, it was very difficult for me to do it faster. Because of two reasons, I was not able to do it. However, I have to do it in Writing class this year. If I am not able to write ten thousand words, I will not get a credit. So, I decided that I would make effort in order to write my blog. I thought that I had to get a lot of items in order to do it. Then, I was able to find two things to do it.

One is to tell you how interesting soccer is. When I tried to start to write my blog, the item which I thought that I would like to express my ideas on was about soccer. Of course, I had never written my ideas about soccer on my blog until I started to write my blog earnestly in April. However, I thought that it was a good chance for me to understand soccer more and more. Though I was not able to write the reports of soccer games, I thought that I was able to give some knowledge of soccer to you.

The other is to tell you what I do in my daily life. To tell the truth, it was more difficult than writing the items of soccer for me to do it. I think that the people who have a part-time job or club activities have a lot of items, so they are able to write their blogs easily. I only have a few things to do in a day. So, I think that it is necessary for me to add to the items of my daily life. I have to go out in order to write my blog. Then I would like to express a lot of my ideas.

I think that I have some good points and bad points of my blog now. One of good points is to make use of a lot of movies. I decided that I would do it because I thought that the people who viewed my blog were able to understand the contents that I wrote. On the other hand, one of bad points is to write my blog a little long. I often do it because I am not able to write an article fast. However, I think that it is difficult for the people who view my blog to understand the contents of it.

I heard that I will have to write 15,000 words on my blog in the fall term. In my case, it takes me a long time to write my blog. So, I think that it may be very difficult for me to do it. However, I will have a lot of times to do it because I am able to do it from August 1. So, I would like to write a lot of articles by the first day of the fall term. Then, I am going to correct some problems that my blog has. (522 words / 9594 words)

a special player

I think that there is the special relationship between Japan and Korea because we are able to see it in a lot of different situations. Especially, it is often seen as the feeling that both of them always try to manage to avoid losing the games in a lot of sports. For example, they are baseball, volleyball, golf, and so on. The special relationship in a lot of soccer games have been expressed by the players. For example, most of Korean players sometimes play bitterly against Japanese players in the games. Because of their behavior, some of Japanese players are injured or fight with them.

However, the player that I would like to introduce now is in a special position. The player is Tadanari Lee. He is a member of Japan National Team for Beijing Olympics 2008. He is also a member of Kashiwa Reysol in J League. To tell the truth, he had had the nationality of Korea before. However, he decided that he would be naturalized in Japan in 2007. He explained the reason why he was naturalized in Japan to us after that. I heard that he wanted to live in Japan forever because he liked Japan very much. He is a Japanese man now.

Then, I would like to tell you his character. First, he is very cheerful. Of course, he always goes on running in the field to win a game for 90 minutes. However, a lot of his action after the game is always very funny for me when his team wins a game. For example, he sings a song that is named "Let's go KASHIWA" with his teammates and supporters who are in the stadium. I think that it is very important time for them to sing a song together. Also, the performance that he shows in the games and after the games always makes a lot of supporters very excited.

Second, he has a firm belief of soccer. He thinks that he would like to be good at playing soccer more and more. There are a lot of players who have great techniques in Japan. However, I think that he is the strongest player of his generation mentally. I think that he always tries to play soccer very hard as he was naturalized in Japan. In a word, it is very important for him to go on playing it in Japan as long as he can. I think that I would like him to be a great player in Japan someday.

There are a lot of soccer players in Japan, and most of them think that they would like to be good at playing it. When they long for themselves to be great players, they will imitate more famous players. For example, they are Shunsuke Nakamura, Daisuke Matsui, Yuji Nakazawa, and so on. However, I think that it is also necessary for children who play soccer now to learn the importance of going on doing it in the games harder. So, I would like you to watch the games which he takes part in as soon as you can. (517 words / 9072 words)

good player part 1




The man who has a yellow uniform on is Syuusaku Nishikawa. He is a goalkeeper. He is one of the best goalkeepers in Japan. I think that he is the most promising player of his generation in Japan. His kick is very exact, and I heard that he had done a lot of free kicks when he had taken part in the games in his childhood on TV. And this goal also resulted from his kick. I think that it is necessary for the team that will take part in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 to keep on winning the games. Also, he is a member of Oita Trinita, so I would like him to go on playing in J League. In addition, he also has his blog, so I recommend that you should view it as soon as you can. Then, I would like a lot of people to support him. (152 words / 8555 words)

2008年7月5日土曜日

a cold

Unfortunately, I caught a cold yesterday. I had felt discomfort in my mouth from last Thursday, so I thought that I might catch a cold at that time. When I catch a cold, the process is the same. First of all, I feel a pain in the place between my mouse and my nose. Then, because of this pain, I start to sneeze a lot. After that, because of this snivel, I feel a pain in my throat. Finally, I catch a cold. If it is a worse cold, I sometimes have a fever. Though the cold that I caught yesterday was a worse cold, my condition is getting better today. I think that I caught a cold because I did not have enough time to sleep a lot. So, I would like to take care of my health as carefully as I can. (144 words / 8403 words)

I am worried about...

I am looking forward to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. However, I heard that a certain player is in bad condition. If you do not know this news, please read this article.

→(http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080704-00000032-sanspo-spo)

That player is Yasuhito Endou. I wrote the blog which I introduced him to you in. He is a good player, but he has never taken part in the Olympic Games because there are a lot of famous players in his generation. For example, they are Naohiro Takahara, Shunsuke Nakamura, Jyunichi Inamoto, and so on. So, I would like him to take part in it. However, I think that we should not oblige him to do it. To tell the truth, he has caught a certain disease before. It is the hepatitis. Because of this disease, he had not been able to play soccer for a long time. So, I would like him to take care of his health and to decide whether he will take part in the Olympic Games or not. I wish that he will be fully recovered as soon as he can. (178 words / 8259 words)

2008年7月2日水曜日

My other classes part 3

Though I have studied English for 6 years, I have only done it for entrance examination. I think that I have to study it from a lot of areas more and more. So, I recommend this class. This class is the class to understand English in detail. The students who take part in this class have studied some areas of it since April. For example, they are phonetics, phonology, and so on. I learned how to utter a lot of words that I had remembered in the class of phonetics the other day. I had not always paid attention to the way to do it by the time I learned phonetics in this class. However, I have always paid attention to it since then. I think that it is very valuable for the people who are majoring in English to take part in this class and it can be useful for you. So, I recommend that you should take part in this class as soon as you can. (168 words / 8081 words)

My other classes part 2

I think that it is very important for us to understand the difference of the way to think between Japanese and the people who live in the other countries. However, I do not know what I have to do concretely. So, I decided that I would take part in this class. It is the class of the theory of communicating some different culture. I learned the communication by using languages the other day. For example, most of Japanese tend to use the words such as "maybe", "probably", "might", and so on when they talk to other people. On the other hand, most of American tends to use the words such as "absolutely", "certainly", "surely", and so on when they do it. Therefore, it is said that Japanese has "High Context Culture" and American has "Low Context Culture". I think that it is necessary for me to know a lot of ways to think. So, I would like you to take part in this class and to know different ideas. (169 words / 7913 words)

My other classes part 1

I have a lot of classes in a week. Especially, some of them give me a lot of knowledge. So, I am going to introduce some contents of them to you as I divide them into some of the points. First of all, I would like to introduce the class of British history to you. In this class, I have studied what happened in the last thousands of years. For example, in the first class, I learned the process of the birth of the United Kingdom. Originally, English was not spoken there. There were a lot of Celt at that time and they spoke Celtic. However, a lot of Anglo-Saxon moved to Great Britain in 449. Because of this event, Celt was moved from England by them. Therefore, Celtic is not spoken in England. I was surprised at the fact because I did not know it in detail. I think that it is fun for me to learn what I did not know. So, I would like you to take part in this class, too. (175 words / 7744 words)  

The rainy season

I do not like this season because it makes me sad a little. However, I feel cool a little, so it is easy for me to act. Therefore, I would like to finish my homework as soon as I can. (40 words / 7569 words)

He is "Michi"

I think that Michihiro Yasuda is one of the most popular players in Japan. Though I introduced him to you before, I am going to explain his character to you again in detail because I would like you to know him more and more, and to understand his ideas as a soccer player. I think that the easier way to do them is to view his blogs. They are very unique because a lot of his words on them make us smile. I think that it is fun for him to write his blogs. When you view them, you will want to support him. Anyway, please view them. (108 words / 7529 words) → (http://blog.lirionet.jp/yasuda/) 

2008年7月1日火曜日

essay 7 (a movie review)

I have not watched a lot of movies in my life because I do not think that I would like to watch them somehow. I have three reasons why I think so. First, I am not very interested in doing it. I know that a lot of famous actors and actresses appear in a lot of movies every year, and most of their movies are wonderful. However, I prefer watching video dramas to watching some movies. Second, I have not enough time to watch them. I have a lot of things to do every week, so it is difficult for me to do it now. Third, I have not enough money to watch some movies. It is not easy for me to go on doing it. I need a lot of money to buy tickets or rent DVDs. However, I am very interested in a certain movie, so I explain it to you.

The movie is named “HERO”. Originally, it was the video drama that was broadcast 7 years ago. However, it became very popular video drama, and the sequel to it was also broadcast 5 years later. Finally, it became a movie last year. This movie was also seen by a lot of people. Though I had no time to go to see it at that time, I wanted to see it if I have a lot of time to do it. Finally, I was not able to go to the movie theater. So, I saw it on DVD to write this review recently. Then, I am going to explain the points that I am interested in to you.

First, a lot of famous actors in Japan appear in this movie. For example, Takako Matsu, Nene Ootsuka, and Takuya Kimura. Especially, Takuya Kimura is one of the most famous actors in Japan. He appears as Kouhei Kuryuu and plays the lead in this movie. In this movie, he has a major impact on a lot of other people. In a word, he is the most important in this movie.

Second, the story of this movie makes me happy. In this movie, some cases make a big case complex. Then, the feelings of a lot of people are always changing in a lot of different situation. That makes this movie very interesting more and more. I think that it is important for us to receive the message of this movie.

After I saw this movie on DVD, I thought that it was necessary for me to have the belief that I should not give up when I am faced with a lot of difficult situation and go on believing a lot of people who always help me. Though I seldom see a lot of movie, it was very useful for me to see this movie. I think that “HERO” is the best movie for me. If you have enough time to rent this DVD and to see it, I would like you to see it as soon as you can. (500 words / 7421 words)

Mr. penalty kicker




He is Yasuhito Endou. He is often called "Yatto" by his teammate and a lot of his fans. He belongs to Gamba Osaka in J League. He is one of the best players in Japan. His position is midfielder, so his role is to make up a game and to help his team win. Of course, he is able to score by himself. Especially, he is very good at free kick and penalty kick. His technique is very good, so he can do them. I seldom see a goalkeeper who stops the penalty kick that he does. It was decided that he will take part in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 the other day, so I recommend that you should watch this video. (123 words / 6921 words)

2008年6月25日水曜日

WEI part 2

I often write blogs at night because I can come up with a lot of ideas. Also, I often do it at home because I can relax there. As I am very interested in soccer, I often write blogs about it. I think that I want the people who view my blogs to get interested in soccer more.

I think that blogging has good points and bad points. One of good points is the thing I can tell a lot of people my opinions effectively. Also, one of bad points is the thing the wrong expression may make some of the people who view my blogs shocked. So, I write blogs carefully when I do it.

I seldom wrote blogs by last year. Therefore, it is not easy for me to write a lot of blogs. However, I think that writing blogs has made the ability of expressing my opinion better little by little. So, I recommend that you should keep writing blogs regularly and enjoy writing them. (168 words)

I get accustomed to...

I think that I get accustomed to writing blogs. So, I want to do it as soon as possible. (19 words)

J League will start!

I am very excited. Because J League will start soon. I hope that my favorite team will win. (18 words)

2008年6月22日日曜日

I felt sad a little...

When I watch a soccer game, it often makes me very excited. But it sometimes makes me sad. Please win a lot of games. (24 words)

2008年6月18日水曜日

2008年6月17日火曜日

I am busy...

I am very busy in writing blogs. But, gradually I am able to write them. So, I think that I keep writing them, and I would like to write them as soon as I can. (35 words)

My favorite food



This is kimchi. It is one of the best foods that I often eat at meals. I hated to eat it in my childhood. Because I hated to eat kinds of pickle at that time. However, when I ate kimchi a little for the first time in my life, I thought that it was very delicious food. Especially, the smell of it makes me eat a lot of foods, and the mustard of it makes me keep eating them. In my case, I often eat kimchi with a slice of toasted bread. Also, if you like natto, I recommend that you should eat kimchi with it. Incidentally, I am going to eat it tomorrow as usual. (116 words)

Book review 1-10

The country that I would like to go if I am able to have a two weeks' vacation now is England. However, the country that I would like to go if I am able to travel abroad for 5 days now is the United States of America. In other words, I think that the trip to the United States is good for going sightseeing. In fact, there are a lot of places of entertainment there. For example, Las Vegas is one of the most famous cities of entertainment in the United States. I think that it is one of the pleasures of the trip for us to think about the destination when I plan to travel abroad.

Then, I would like to recommend this book. This book is named "NEW YORK". This book explains the fascination that New York has very much. I only knew that New York is one of the most famous cities in the United States, and Hideki Matsui belongs to the Yankees before I read this book. Also, I thought that it was not very easy for me to live in New York because a lot of people live there, and a lot of crimes have taken place. So, I had not good impressions of New York at that time. However, I knew some things that I had not known yet.

First, New York is a very good city for us in going shopping. For example, Gucci that is one of the most famous shops in the world is run on Fifth Avenue. There are also other famous shops in New York. Bergdorf Goodman, Lord and Taylor, Macy's, and so on. Also, New York has a lot of places which we are able to eat some delicious foods in. Especially, I am interested in the delicatessen that sells some great sandwiches very much. I think that eating a lot of Japanese foods is healthy. However, I would like to eat a lot of foods in New York if I have enough time to go there.

Second, there are a lot of places that we should go and look in New York. For example, Manhattan has some places to visit. I think that Chinatown looks like a real town in China. So, I am interested in the difference between Chinatown and a real town in China. Also, there are a lot of buildings in New York. For example, The Statue of Liberty, The United Nations Building, and so on. Especially, I study the United Nations in another class in detail, so I am interested in The United Nations Building very much. Most of the buildings are beautiful, so I would like to take a lot of pictures when I go there.

Third, we are able to go to see a lot of entertainment there. For example, there are a lot of theaters on Broadway. However, the tickets are expensive, so I may not be able to get them. I will walk around there when I can not go in a theater. Also, I think that baseball is one of the most popular sports in the United States, but tennis is also good sport for me to watch. So, I think that I would like to go to the United States Open Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadow, Queens when I go there.

After I read this book, I thought that New York had a lot of tourist attraction. And I think that we are able to enjoy eating a lot of foods, taking a lot of pictures, watching baseball or tennis games, and so on. Also, a lot of people who come from different countries in the world live there, so I may be able to find a lot of culture that come from various countries. I think that it is very good chance for me to go to New York because I will be able to change my point of view. Anyway, please read it. (662 words)

It's a fantastic goal!



The man who scored this goal is Shunsuke Nakamura. It is said that he is one of the best players in Japan. He has a lot of great techniques that is needed in playing soccer. For example, dribbling, passing a ball, and shooting at goal. He belongs to Celtic Football Club that is the team in Scotland, and he has played a big part in the activities of this team since he was enrolled in. In fact, they have attained winning three consecutive championships in Scottish Premier League after he joined this team. Therefore, he is noticed very much. This goal also makes a lot of supporters in Scotland very excited. You must be surprised at this goal, too. Anyway, please watch this! (123 words)

essay 6 (2028 self introduction)

Hello, my name is Takanori S. I am 39 years old. I have three members in my family. My wife earns our living by working as an office worker. My daughter, who is 10 years old, is a pupil. She often tells me what she did in her school, which class was the most interesting, and what she talked to her friends after she comes home. That is a part of pleasure of a day for me. My son, who is 5 years old, is a kindergartner. He is very active, so I am in trouble by his behavior. However, I think that it is good for him to be interesting in a lot of things, so I only warn him about it a little.

I work as an officer in Kumamoto Prefecture. I usually work for 10 hours, but I work for 12 hours when I am very busy. I think that this job is very challenging as I can help a lot of people who are in trouble in daily life or do not understand some procedure in writing papers. So, I would like to keep doing this job as long as I can.

My hobby is to play with my children at the end of the week. We often go to a park and play baseball, soccer, and tennis there. After we play for a long time, I get very tired. However, my children still hope that they play a lot. When they play happily, they often laugh. That makes me happy.

I worry about some things. First, it costs our family millions to buy a car and a house. So, we have to finish paying it on easy terms. Second, I worry about a cost of education for my children. I and my wife works as hard as we can, but we do not know how long we can work. Also, the business fluctuation in Japan may make our household economy worse. Third, I am afraid of some diseases. For example, cancers, cerebral hemorrhage, and so on. In a word, I would like to live to keep seeing the growth of children as long as I can.

After I graduated from KGU, it passed 17 years. I am married to my wife, and I have two children. I am responsible for a lot of things. However, I think that I should enjoy the rest of my life with my family. So, I would like to take good care of my family and live with thinking a lot of things. (423 words)

2008年6月10日火曜日

My favorite player 1




The first time I watched a soccer game for 90 minutes was about 4 years ago. I got absorbed in his play at that time. I think that he will be the greatest player in Japan, so please watch it. (41 words)

This is "KUBO"




I think that Tatsuhiko Kubo is one of the most special players in Japan. His play always makes us amazed. He became a professional soccer player when he was 19. He was enrolled in Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Then he scored 67 goals in 183 games from 1995 to 2002. What is more, he transferred from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to Yokohama F・ Marinos and he scored 26 goals in 83 games from 2003 to 2006 in this team. When you watch this as soon as you can, you will find that reason soon. (91 words)

2008年6月9日月曜日

Book review 1-9

I think that we do not care about environmental problems. I often see the commercial messages that a lot of environmental problems has come up, and we have to make every effort. However, this is not very effective in making a lot of people in the world think about them and changing the ideas that most of the people who do not care about them dramatically. Also, what is worse, some of the people are still keeping making the earth a dirtier planet. Some people throw away a lot of cigarette that are used from a car, and others run the slops that are very dirty off when they cook something.

Therefore, I would like to recommend that you should read this book. This book is named "ANIMALS IN DANGER". This book explains some dangers that have happened in the world to us. There are a lot of animals in the world. So, we know that a lot of problems have happened. Also, the problems have some influences on different animals. For example, this book shows us the animals that live on land, in the water, and in the sky. In addition, this book also shows us the history that a lot of animals disappeared more and more after a lot of people started to act very much. So, I would like to explain about them in detail to you.

First, a lot of animals on land are in danger because of hunting. For example, tapirs are one of the animals that have come to a head in the world. Though I think that they are very lovable, the number of them is decreasing rapidly. In fact, they do not live in Mexico or El Salvador now. And they are disappearing in Panama, Chile, and a lot of Asian countries. Then, the number of rhinoceros is also decreasing rapidly. Moreover they do not live in Europe and America at all now. A lot of them are hunted to get their horns by hunters because they are very valuable.

Second, a lot of birds are disappearing in the world. For example, Kakapos have come to a head in New Zealand because they only live there. I think that they look cool and cute a little. The number of them is very small because they are only able to live separately, and they do not breed a lot of babies. Also, the bald ibis do not live in Europe at all. The cause of this is a lack of the places that they stop in when they visit there on the way to journey. We are cutting down the number of the places.

Third, a lot of animals in the water are in danger because of some reasons. For example, Baiji dolphins are in danger lately. They live in The Yangtze River that runs across China from west to east. As you know, a lot of environmental problems are taking place in China. It is very difficult for Baiji dolphins to spend a lot of times living in a normal environment. The river is very dirty and a lot of big ships prevent them from swimming there freely. I think that it will take Chinese a long time to solve these problems. They should think about it more seriously.

After I read this book, I thought that we had a lot of things to save the earth. For example, we have to use the papers that are reclaimed from the used papers in order to cut down the amount of paper. Also, we must not dump the dirty water into a river in order to make all of rivers in Japan clean. Then, we have to turn the light off when we go out of the room in order to save the amount of electricity. I think that it is important for us to think about the earth. Anyway, please read it. (650 words)

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