Do you like CHOCOLATE??

Do you like chocolate? I answered YES!! Have you tried the chiocolate of Godiva? I answered YES! But just once. Because it is very expensive.

I was given the chocolate. Thank you!! I was very happy. One chocolate costs 300 yen. So all chocolate cost 2700 yen. So expensive. It was very delicious and cute.

Most of girls like chocolate. Chocolate makes them happy. So please give me chocolate. hahaha

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BR 1-09: Stories of Dogs

I read Stories of DOGS. Do you like dogs? My answer is not yes. Because it is very scary. But I read this book. I liked dofs a little! Because they are cute.

This book has 3 chapters. Chapter 1 is The dog. Chapter 2 is Titch to the rescue. Chapter 3 is Trouble at Tike's. My favorite Chaspter is 1!

Sprite was on his way to a dog show at the local park. "I'm sure we'll win first prize," said sprite's owner, Nick. So he tried hard to win first prize. Some troubles happened to him. But he never lost hope.

Sims, L. (2007). Stories of DOGS. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..

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Foreign countries

I like foreign countries. I have been to Korea, America and Canada. I especially like Canada. I went to Canada last year. I stayed there for one month. Canada has a lot of nature, ocean and mountains... It was so great. It makes people happy and relax. And Canadian people are very kind and warm. When I took a walk, some of Canadian spoke to me."Hi! How are you?" and so on. There are a lot of kinds of people. I recommend you visiting Canada.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SATOKO

I was busy so I didn't write about this. 5/25 was Satoko's birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

She is 20 years old now. She is not a child. hahaha

We were going to eat dinner with her. But, unfortunately, I couldn't join it... I was vey sad...
I 'm looking forward to her 21st birthday.hahaha

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course lunch

Tuesday, I had two classes, 3rd period and 4th period. So I din't have classes in the morning. So I went to a downtown to eat lunch.

We took reservation at 11:30. We arrived at a downtown at 10:30. So we went shopping. I bought clothes!!! I was happy to get it. It was very cute and CHEAP!!!

After that, we went to French restaurant. We ate COURSE LUNCH there. It's soooooo delicious. There are relish, soup, fish dish, beef dish, dessert and coffee or tea. I especially liked the dessert. I can chose 3 kinds of many cakes. It's is very good for girls. It cost about 3000 yen. But we have free tickets so it was free!!!!!!! It's a very nice experience!

And the atmosphere of the restaurant is also great! I want to go there again. I want to try another lunch menu .

After that, of course, I took 2 classes!!! It was nice day.

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BR 1-08: The Incredible Present

Today, I read a book. That's name is the Incredible Present. In fact, I didn't remember the word which is incredible. So I was very sad. And I want to know the meaning so I chose this book.

Lily Mack lived in a tall, old house with her granny.But most of the time it was just Lily and Granny. At last, Lily's birthday morning. Everything what flying as she threw on her clothes. Time for her presents! Lily's friends had their presents at the break fast table, not Lily. Each year, Granny put them in a different place. Where would they be this year? Lily saw a note attached! A clue to her presents. She raced... She found d a lot of presents. And last present is very interesting!!! I don't tell you detail. So check it out!

Harriet , C. (2002). The Incredible Present. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..

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Animals

I like animals but I don't touch them. Because when I was a little girl, I had only bad memories. I like watching animals. I like cats, of course only looking... They are very cute. I am happy when they are sleeping outside. A house which is next to my house has two cats, white and brown. I like them. They are very old and fat.hahaha They are cute!

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My other classes

I took various classes. I especially like the conversation class. I take it the fifth period. I don't like fifth period... But I don't care about that class. A teacher is American. It's very useful.So we learn about real pronunciation. He is very friendly. The class is small, only 7 persons. The class is small so we can be close easy. Other students are very smart and good at speaking in English. So I want to improve my English skills.

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Examinations

I told I will take a secretary examination to get a qualified. In fact, I will take another examination... That's about calligraphy. There are 2 kinds of examinations, pen and writing brush. I will take an upper class. I had a lower class and medium class. So next examinations are more difficult than them. I take it once 6 months. I want to pass it so I will practice!!!

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secretary

I take secretary lessons because I want to get qualifications. Secretary lessons are very difficult for me. I know well I don' t have common sense... I have to try hard to get that qualification. The class is very big, about 65 people take that lessons. Almost girls... But there are two boys... We take lessons twice a week from 6:00 pm to 8:40 pm. We have a lot of homework and test each lessons. I am very tired. Fortunately, my friends also take them. I wish everyone takes lessons pass the examination.hahaha

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Essay 1-02b: Korea

Korea is next to Japan and very close. Korea is very popular now. Most of Japanese women like Korea. Because Korea has a lot of fascinations. I want tell about For example, Korean food, Korean dramas, Korean movies, cosmetics and Korean music.... I want to tell you fascinations of Korea.


Korean food
Korean people eat variety of meat and fish dishes along with wild greens and vegetables. Korean food is very spicy and hot. But it is healthy for them. It is known that Korean women eat spicy food so they are very beautiful. Various preserved Korean food, such as kimchi which is fermented spicy cabbage, jeotgal which is seafood fermented in salt and doenjang which is fermented soy bean paste are particularly popular. Korean people eat kimchi every day.
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/1051_Food.jsp


Dramas
Many Japanese people like watching Korean dramas because they are a little different of Japanese dramas. So Japanese people are interested in Korean dramas. There are various stories which Japan doesn't have. There are a lot of famous Korean actors and actress. The actors are very cool and wild! And the actress are so beautiful and powerful. Famous actors and actress sometimes appear in Japanese dramas. So you will see how Korean actors and actress are very popular. Korean dramas are very interesting. Today , I want to tell you about Full House. It is very popular in Korea and Japan. 40 % of Korean watched it! And a lot of Japanese also watched it.
http://www.hancinema.net/all_korean_dramas.php


Korean music
Korean music is also good. Many young Korean like K-POP. K-POP is very famous in Japan. Many Korean groups and singers sing songs in Japan. TVXQ was the most famous Korean group in Japan. They are very smart. They can speak Japanese so they can sing songs in Japanese. They are cool and unique.
http://www.kpopmusic.co.uk/tvxq_dbsk.html

　I searched using three sites. I could know more about Korea.
　As you can see Korea has a lot of fascinations. I love Korea. I have been to Korea twice. I recommend it! I think you'll like Korea, Korean food, Korean dramas and Korean music. So please know about Korea well!!

KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION, . (2010). Korea Be Inspired. Food in Korea. Retrieved 18 May, 2010, from http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/1051_Food.jsp
HanCinema, . (2010). All Korean dramas. HANCINEMA. Retrieved 18 May, 2010, from http://www.hancinema.net/all_korean_dramas.php.

Korean Pop stars, . (2010). TVXQ. TVXQ(Dong Band Sin Ki, DBSK). Retrieved 18 May, 2010, from http://www.kpopmusic.co.uk/tvxq_dbsk.html.

[revisions]

Asaki

Thank you! My favorite song of TVXQ is the summer dream. The song make me happy.

kana

Your question is a little difficult for me. Because there a lot of popular food. I think Korean toasted lever. When Japanese go to Korea, most of them buy it. It's different from Japanese toasted lever.

mie

Me too. I went to Korea last spring vacation.The names of TVXQ are Yoochun, Jaejong, Junsu, Yunho and Changmin. I like Jaejong the best now.

mizuho

My favorite food is Yakiniku. Korean yakiniku is more healthy than Japanese Yakiniku.

♥yukari♥

Thank you. I also took Korean classes but on Wednesday. I don't speak Korean. Only Hello and Thank you.hahaha So I want to study Korean to speak Korean.

Asuka

I have been to Seoul and Pusan. I like both them.

Ayaka

I like Jaejong. He is very cool.

zilla

My favorite place of Korea is Seoul. It's a capital of Korea. So there are a lot of Places to visit. Check it out.

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5/17

Recently, I have a lot of things to do... many reports, part time job, calligraphy and license examinations. I couldn't enough time to sleep well":^（ I am very tired. But not only me.. So I have to try hard...

Today, I was very tired but I was a little happy. Because my speaking group, Nami and Kosei are very interesting!!! I can't help laughing!!! They are not shy.hahaha We talked a lot and don't write report.hahaha

Today, Nami, Chinami and I planed to go to the OUCHI CAFE which is my favorite cafe.hahaha We want to talk about a lot of things and eat delicious sweets. But we have to do reports. So we didn't go the OUCHI CAFE. I am looking forward to going there and talking a lot! So my teacher, Please reduce our reports.hahaha

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Essay 1-02a: Korea

Korea is next to Japan and very close. Korea is very popular now. Most of Japanese women like Korea. Because Korea has a lot of fascinations. I want tell about For example, Korean food, Korean dramas, Korean movies, cosmetics and Korean music.... I want to tell you fascinations of Korea.


Korean food
Korean people eat variety of meat and fish dishes along with wild greens and vegetables. Korean food is very spicy and hot. It's very healthy. Various preserved Korean food, such as kimchi which is fermented spicy cabbage, jeotgal which is seafood fermented in salt and doenjang which is fermented soy bean paste are particularly popular. Korean people eat kimchi every day.
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/1051_Food.jsp


Dramas
Many Japanese people like watching Korean dramas because they are a little different of Japanese dramas. So Japanese people are interested in Korean dramas. There are various stories which Japan doesn't have. There are a lot of famous Korean actors and actress. The actors are very cool and wild! And the actress are so beautiful and powerful. Famous actors and actress sometimes appear in Japanese dramas. So you will see how Korean actors and actress are very popular. Korean dramas are very interesting. Today , I want to tell you about Full House. It is very popular in Korea and Japan. 40 % of Korean watched it! And a lot of Japanese also watched it.
http://www.hancinema.net/all_korean_dramas.php


Korean music
Korean music is also good. Many young Korean like K-POP. K-POP is very famous in Japan. Many Korean groups and singers sing songs in Japan. TVXQ was the most famous Korean group in Japan. They are very smart. They can speak Japanese so they can sing songs in Japanese. They are cool and unique.
http://www.kpopmusic.co.uk/tvxq_dbsk.html

　I searched using three sites. I could know more about Korea.
　As you can see Korea has a lot of fascinations. I love Korea. I have been to Korea twice. I recommend it! I think you'll like Korea, Korean food, Korean dramas and Korean music. So please know about Korea well!!

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Outline for Essay 1-02: Korea

Introduction

・Korea's fascination

Korean food
・spicy food

Korean dramas
・korean actors and actress
・full house

Korean music
・K-POP
・TVXQ

Conclusion
・Summary of selections
・Recommendations to readers

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Korea: search terms and short list of possible sites

Search terms

Korea, Korean food, Korean dramas, Korean music TVXQ
Short list of possible sites

Korean Food
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/1051_Food.jsp

Korean dramas
http://www.hancinema.net/all_korean_dramas.php
Korean dramas: Full house http://www.mysoju.com/full-house/

Korean Music:TVXQ
http://www.kpopmusic.co.uk/tvxq_dbsk.html

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BR 1-07: The Enchanted Castle

Today, I read The Enchanted Castle. I liked the pictures and I am happy to see that. I like beautiful castles. It's very nice a castle. So I wanted to see it!

The story contains 6 chapters! Heroes and a heroine's name are Cathy, Jimmy and Gerald. On summer, their parents were abroad and they had been left to stay with Marie, an old friend of their mother's. One day, they found a secret cave! It's a very wonderful cave!!! A princess appeared. And told them, "Do you want to come to my castle for tea?" They followed the Princess into a magnificent hall and sat down at a long oak table. After that, many things were caused! It is very interesting and beautiful story. So I don't want to tell you everything. So please read it!!

E.N （2007）. The Enchanted Castle. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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How I study English

I like stugying English. When I was a high school student, I study English first. At first,I didn't understand English. So I asked my teacher, "What should I do?" He answered,"You should touch English more!" So I tryed touch English. For example, I listen to music in English and read books in English. Soon I liked English and understand better. I want to understand English. So I have to try!!!

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Food/Eating habits

I like eating food! I especially like sweets! Of course, I like cakes and ice creams. I love sweets! Now I cook my lunch and breakfast every day. Because my mother said to me,"You're almost 20 years old! So you should try about yourself." At first, I didn't want to cook everything. But now I enjoy cooking! Because I can eat what I want to eat!I want to say everyone, "I'm good at cooking!" Oh, I have to practice hard!!

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Korea:Free-Writing

Korea has a lot of good things. Korean people eat spicy food. It is delicious but very hot! Most of them like spicy food.

Korean cosmetics are very good! They are very cheap but it is very good. Japanese girls love them. Many Japanese girls go to Korea to buy them. I have been there to buy them.

Korean movies and dramas are very popular in Japan. Especially, 40~50 year-old women and young girls like them. Most of them fall in love Korean actors and actress. Many Koran actors and actress visit Japan to see their fans.

Korean music is also good. Most of Japanese women like K-pop! Some Korean groups sing songs in Japanese. So Japanese women understand what the songs mean. So they interested in the groups. And they like Korea soon.

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Korea: Brainstorm

Food

Movies

Dramas

K-pop

Actors

Cosmetic

Music

Beautiful women

Nice guy

Snacks

Cheap

Sports

Travel

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volunteer day

Last weekend, there was a club activity. About 40 people joined the club activity. Our group was 9 people. We went to an institution by bus. And we did origami, coloring, listen to songs, draw pictures and talk with many people. They are very powerful and wonderful!! When I talk with them, I feel better. I want to see them again!! I'm looking forward to seeing them.

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OMOSHIROKUNA～RU

I said that I'll tell you another souvenir from my brother. So I'll show you!haha My brother went to Osaka a few months ago. The omoshirokuna～ru is a medicine. A Japanese comedian takes it.haha If you take it, you will feel something interesting or exciting. Do you know this medicine or the comedian? And do you want to take it?

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ROLL CAKE":^)

My brother came back yesterday. He stayed at Tokyo for 2days. He is older than me by three years. He and me are very close. I didn't talk to him when I was a junior high school student. I don't know why I did so. He lived in another prefecture to study management for 4 years.

He bought a souvenir! It is a ROLL CAKE. When he go somewhere outside of Kumamoto, he bought some souvenirs for our family. I want to tell you another souvenir from him soon. The roll cake was delicious. It's not so sweet. But I liked it! Thank you, my brother!!!haha

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BR 1-06: A Little Princess

I read the A Little Princess. The story is about .... of course, princess! The illustration is about Sara. But there are beautiful Sara and poor Sara. So I was interested in the illustration very much.

A heroine's name is Sara. Her father and she are rich. But she have to live without him. Because he work in India. And he have to focus on work.

She is very rich but very kind!! She won't discriminate about poor people. She made a friend, Becky. She is a scullery maid. But Sara don't care.

One day, her father is dead.. And he lost all his money. So everything is different. And she have to work for her living. She became a scullery maid like Becky. She became busy and poor.

In fact, her father give his friend for her. She met the father's friend. So she became a princess again! He asked her "What are you going to with your money?" She answered, "I'm going to help people." IT IS A REAL PRINCESS!!!

I was very moved. She is very good princess. She is very kind although she lives under difficult. And she became rich again. She is very nice for people. I want to be a princess like her. hahaha

Sims, L. (2005). A Little Princess. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..

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Calligraphy

I have learned Japanese calligraphy for 13 years. It's once a week. My teacher is a woman. And she is like mother. Actually, she has a daughter who is a university student.

The atmosphere of calligraphy class is sooooo good. About 15 students took a class. Students are various.... One boy is 4 years old. One woman is about 60 years old... We talked a lot of things!!

First, when I was 7 years old, I didn't remember words and wasn't interested in words. So my mother was worried about me and made me go calligraphy class. During my elementary school days, I didn't like calligraphy so much. Because I want to play sports and games instead of calligraphy. But when I was a Junior high school student and high school student, I gave some prize!!! I was very happy and want to learn it more!!!hahaha

Now I am a little busy. So I sometimes feel hard. But I want to learn calligraphy as long as possible.

Oh, today have my calligraphy class. I have to prepare!!!!!

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BR:1-05 Stories of Princes and Princesses

I read stories of Princes and Princesses. I liked the picture. There a prince and princess. They are very nice. So I chose this book. The book has different 4 stories.

Today, I want to tell you about one story. I especially liked! Colin was the clumisiest prince in the kingdom. One day, he tripped in front of a sad princess. she want to marry him. But he father had other ideas. He gave Colin three tests, tests he knew Colin would not pass. First, Colin had to show how plite he could be. But he couldn't. Next, he had to take the princess out. But he couldn't too. The king said to him "Leave the place tomorrow." He was disappointed. The night,Colin couldn't sleep and heard a scream from the princess. "I'm being kidnapped!" As aresult, he helped her. So The king accept that prince can marry princess.

It is good story. The prince is cool. I liked him. And princess is also cute. I want to be a nice couple like them. If you belive that there is a prince, please read it!hahahha

Rawson, C. (2003). Stories of Prices ＆ Princesses. London: Usborne Publishing.

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