The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

USBORNE YOUNG READING:SERIES ONE

ISBN 978074608533-2

Finally, the year... then the month... then the day of her fifteen birthday
arrived. As soon as the celebrations were over, she set off for the
surface.

What I thought when I finished reading this story is what a sad story this is! This story doesn't come to a happy ending. She gave her voice to the ugly witch just to be get legs and see the her prince. The prince loved her and said "When I saw you in the water this morning, I thought of my own true love." But he already had his fiancee!! That's because I thought this story is so sad. The little mermaid could see the prince and find a true love with him, though she dissappeared into the water at last keeping the promise with the witch.

But I think the love of the little mermaid for her prince was so beautiful.

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Maako

Now, I'm talking about one of my friends of KGU, Maako. First of all, she is very very very cute and beautiful girl!! If I was a boy, I want to make her my girlfriend. I think she looks like a cat or a squirrel because she is cute and small girl. Her smile is wonderful. If boys see her, they must fall in love with her:) Maako and I both learn the introduction f the English in every Tuesday. I learn this class with enjoyment because I'm with Maako. But we haven't played yet, so I want to play something with Maako and our funny friends someday so much!! I'm looking forward to play with her!!

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East of the Sun, West of the Moon

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

USBORNE YOUNG READING:SERIES TWO

Retold by Susanna Davidson

ISBN 978-0-7460-9630-7

Asta thought of her prince with his sad, black eyes."I am ot afraid," she said.

Thenhe North Wind puffed himself up, until he was so big and
strong he was frightful to see.

This story is a kind of love stories. Asta has very strong mind and I think she is wonderful because she does whatever she does for her prince!! Her thought of her prince can compete with anyone!!

If you like to read love stories, I recommend for you to read this book!

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Self-introduction

First, I’m going to talk about past of mine. I was born in Hitoyoshi city on April 13th in 1990 but I have lived in Minamata city since I was 5 years old. I’ve been to Minamata high school and belonged to a music club for 3 years. I spent almost my time studying and singing sings.
Secondly, the topic is about my favorite things. I love music, animals and shopping very much. I have learned the piano for about 10 years so I love classical music for example, Debussy-Achille Claude, Ravel-Maurice especially “Clair de lune”, “Pavane for a Dead Princess” and so on. My special talent is playing the piano. I also like J-pop music for example, Superfly and Bump of Chicken. At my house in Minamata, there are a cute dog named Ryu. I love animals so much. My favorite animals are pigs, elephants, dogs and cats. I want to keep a mini-pig in the future. In my free time, I often go shopping with my friends or alone. Shopping always makes me happy, but sometimes I buy more than is necessary.
Next is about now. I’m a student of KGU and study English there. The teachers give me many assignments every day, but I enjoy my campus life because all my friends are very kind, so much fun, I have never gotten tired of talking with them. Moreover, I belong to a volunteer circle, Asunarou. The circle’s main activity is visiting some institutions on every Saturday.
Can you know a lot of things about me? I hope you could. Thank you for your reading my essay!
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The animal I want to be...

The animal that I want to be is a dolphin!! Do you want to know why I want to be a dolphin? If I can be a dolphin, I can swim smoothy and pleasantly. It's very wonderfull,isn't it?I think dolphins are so cute because they seem to smile anytime! Moreover, they all are very friendly to each others and considerate toward their friends. If I'm a dolphin, I'm going to swim freely in the sea every day!!

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Singing and Shopping

On last Saturday, I practiced singing at Kenritsudai! Oh, it's the place where Rick working":^>)♪♪ Our chorus group have sung two songs from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. Today's practice was little different from usual. We girls were just thinking about the words to a song, "Yuuyake(A red sunset)". We mainly thought about what color rose color is. The conductor brought three colors roses, red one, yellow one and pink one. He gave me pink one so I felt happy!!

In the afternoon, we sang the songs together. I think our singing is better than before. Next practice is on May 29th, the day before the chorus festival. I want to make up singing like people listening our singing having many emotional effects together until the fes.

After the practice, I went shopping by bicycle. Shiori, one of my friends went to town first. I met her and enjoyed shopping so much.

These pictures were taken in the thank you mart. Are these glasses so funny, aren't its?^^ I bought a nice t-shirt and a one-piece. She bought a t-shirt too. We went around to each our favorite shops, so we walked so much but shopping is always enjoyable for us!! I bought black one-piece, a suspender, a cute bag.

The shopping with Shiori was very funny, but I usually buy too much, so in the next time I'm going to buy just something to need!!

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Amakusa!!

Yesterday, I went to Amakusa city!! My friends drove me all day. We went to the sea. It was my first time to go the sea in this year, so I was exited so much and put my foot in the water!! The view of the sea was very very beautiful. Then, we went to Yamamoto, a restaurant, to have a dinner. We all were so hungry. I ate Kaisenndonn. Tuna, bream, octpus and shrimp were on it. It was very luxury for me. The pictures are the Kaisenndonn and the Yamamoto tray-Amakusa. It looked delicious.

After the dinner, we took a bath in a hot spring. The hot spring shaked off today's all my tiredness and made my skin beautiful and slick!! I love taking a hot spring bath":^>)

Though I came back to Kumamoto at about 2:00a.m, this trip was so exiting for me!!
I want to go Amakusa again someday＼^^／♪

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TOEIC!!

Last year, I took TOIEC first time. As a result, my score was 525points. That was very low point. I will take it on June 5th again but I don't study now though I said I had to study from now on last Friday. So, I'm going to study for TOIEC every day absolutely!! I'm going to shut myself in the library from today to TOIEC!! I want to get more higher points than last exam. At first, to get good grade, I have to study English grammar more than listening. I always listen foreign music, so my ears et used to listen it.

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Volunteer

On last Saturday, I took part in the volunteer in circle’s activity. I went to a care support institution by bus. People there are always powerful and full of vitality!! If I go there, I always give energy from them. In this day, we danced, made something with origami, colored in the picutures. It's so interesting! We were always full of laughter^^ I'm looking forward to take part in the next activity!!

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How I study English

I listen to my favorite foreign music to have my ears get used to the music. I think I can catch foreigner’s words recently, but maybe. Then, I’m trying to speaking in English so I usually go to the English lounge because we have to speak in English there! But it is so interesting for me to talk the exchange students and my friends in English. On June 5th, I will take TOEIC so I have to study hard for it every day but I don’t do now. I’m going to study from today! I absolutely will do!

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Food/Eating habits

I like eating foods and making sweets so much. I always cook by myself because I live in alone but It is not so hard for me. I often make hot cakes, apple pies, banana cakes and so on. Making them by myself and eating them are the special time for me!! I want to be able to make other sweets for example, cheese cakes and Japanese sweets. Why don’t you try to eat sweets that I made? I’m sure they are delicious! I promise!
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My parents

Last Saturday, my parents came to my house to bring my bycicle and buy a microwave oven from Minamata city. My mother brought onions, oranges and a sweet jelly of adzuki beans for me. I have sarted to live alone since this April.

Before I didn't understand the preciousness of my parents, but now I understood it. Doing housework by myself is too hard for me, so I really appriciate to my parents. Though I don't say thank you to my parents, but I always thank them from the bottom of my heat. Thank you, mom and dad!! I love you, two!!^ｐ^♥

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Yu Aoi

This cute girl is Yu Aoi. Do you know her? She is the greatest of the Japan young actresses. I like her so much!! Her performances, especially of ager are wonderful I think. No matter what people say, her big smile is sooooooo cute isn't it? I'm going to recommend some movies appearing her. "Honey and Clover" and "Hana and Alice" Check its out!!

Headache…

I wrote this yesterday's night.



I have been having a bad headache since 4th class today. But I don’t know why I have a headache. I think the reason is lack of sleep and tiredness because of a lot of homework!! I had to research about direct election, have to write a report about Romeo and Juliet. Oh, the new day began. It’s time to go my bed. Good night!!

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Kumamoto zoo!!

I went to Kumamoto zoo on May 3rd with my friends! When we arrived there, there were so many people especially, children together with their parents and coulpes. First, we had lunch. Kanae and I ate French toasts we made yesterday. It was good taste, but we had lunch thinking "Oh, something smells bad..." Because the place we sat is near the monkey's cage!! Oh, no!! We should better place for lunch. But! in the zoo there were many animals, so we recovered our energy soon^^♪ The animals we saw were kangaroos, elephants, a tiger, a black leopard, a white bear, children and parents of capybaras, giraffes, peacocks etc.

And also we touched goats and young goats. A young goat ate my rucksack!! The happning made me funny:) And the young goat was sooooooo cute!^ｐ^♥ She or he had my finger licked.

After enjoying until the zoo closed, we all bought souvenirs. I bought a stuffed toy white bear♥ His name is Kojirou! I really had gerat fun with my friends!

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The Chilly Little Penguin

The Chilly Little Penguin
USBORNE FIRST READING: LEVEL TWO
ISBN 978-0-7560-9895-0

Perry the penguin has a very special reason for wanting to get warm. Can he find
a way to take the chill off his frosty feathers?

A little penguin called Perry. He lived with his family at the South Pole so it was always very cold. One day, Perry discovered a box floating on the sea. He opened it and found something delicious in the box but he didn’t eat it because he was too cold to eat then. Perry went his grandpa to ask, ”what do I have to get warm, Grandpa?” And Grandpa told him, “try skating! That will warm you up.” Perry said OK. So, he went to the frozen lake. He was skating during all morning. When he finished, his grandpa asked him, “are you warm, now?” But Perry said no.

Next, he said he needed to get warm to his grandma. She came up with trying swimming. He dived into the water and swam all afternoon. After that, grandma said, “Are you warm, now?” But Perry answered no.

And then, he went his sister, Pippi and repeated the same sentence, “I need to get warm.” She recommended sliding down the hill to him. Perry went to the top of the hill. In all evening, he slid around. How tough he is!! He had moving for all day!!

Finishing sliding, everyone asked him he was warm and he said he was boiling. Finally he opened the box. Do you think what were there in the box? That was ice cream! Perry said, “Now I can enjoy this ice cream.” Yes, everything what he did was only for eating ice cream with enjoyment!!

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Yukko's brother

It is too late I did my speaking class homework some weeks ago...But!! I'm going to report Yukko's older brother. He has a short hair and average height. His eyes are big.(I think its may be like Yukko!^ｐ^♪) He is talketive and goes his own way.

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My breakfast

Today's my breakfast was a toast, a cup of soup, yogrut with banana and corn flacks. I like bananas and yorgrut, so I eat them together every day! I think they make me healthy and beautiful. I actually want to eat Japanese breakfast in the morning but yogrut and bananas don't match with Japanese foods for example, miso soup, rice and nattou stuff like that. I'm going to think the menu like Japanese foods fit to yogurt!!!^^♪

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Golden Week Plan

One of my friends living in Hukuoka will come to my house to stay from 1st to 2nd! And we are going to go to the Kumamoto zoo. I am going to make the special meals for her!! On 3rd, 4th, 5th, I will go back to my house in MInamata city to meet my family and my lovely pet, Ryu!! I am really looking forward to meet them next.(71words)

Music I like

I like Japanese pop music especially Superfly and Bump of chicken. The reason that I love Superfly is the vocalist’s voice of Superfly is so powerful and beautiful. The vocalist of the group is Shiho Ochi. Her voice makes me happy and encourages even if I have a bad condition. I’m going to talk about why I like Bump of chicken. The vocalist of Bump of chicken is Motoo Fujiwara, who has very cool nice voice. He has not only unique voice but also the sense of writing the lyrics of songs.
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First Class!

It's too late that I put my typinghomework...BUT! I have to put it because I must reach 3,000 words until next Monday!!




In the time of first classes, I'm soooo busy every year. On Spring semester,I'm especially busy because on Monday and Thursday,I have to study from the first class to the last class. More over, the homeworks make me busy too. But, I'm looking forward to learn deeply about new many things especially Listinguistics. I absrutry will be busy, but I want to be happy with my friends like last year!

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Sagging pants

I am opposed to pants-sagging trend. The first reason is that it makes people uncomfortable because most people do not want to see young men wearing low-hanging pants. They, as it were, just show us their (under)pants. The second (reason why I don’t like pants-sagging) is that people who like pants-sagging don’t think whether their clothes are fit for TPO. For example, if there were two types of people wearing normally and loosely in the interview test, the interviewer absolutely would select the former even if both have the almost same abilities. In every period, young people tend to want to dress loosely. But loose style in the present is considered different from that in the past. The reason why people of old time dressed loosely is because they didn’t have enough money or have no concern about clothes. However, young people today take the trouble to spend money on buying their clothes and they intentionally show themselves.

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One of my friends, Kanae♥

Kanae is living in Hukuoka to study to be a nurce. She has said she is going to stay my house during Golden Week since I started to live alone so on May 1st, she finally came to my house! Before we went to my house, we went shopping so much!! She bought a nice T-shirt and some beauty products and I bought a very cute diviting curtain and a hairpin. We really enjoyed shopping because we are girls!!lol After shopping, we had an early dinner in Kouran-tei, a restaurant. We both ate sweet-and-sour pork set meals. It was very delicious and made us full and happy. I like Kouran-tei because of the atmosphere of the restaurant and the waitresses give me delicious tea over and over. I think it is an excellent restaurant!! Then we went back my home. Kanae is a girl who try to stay in good health because she exercised whenever she could snatch a moment. I was really affected by her. During she did exercise, I thought I have to exercise and want to sharp up my body until this summer!!! Please look at me and ask me,"are you keeping exercising? " I'm going to do my best!!

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Stone Soup

Stone Soup

"I can make soup from a stpne!" declared the old man. The old woman didn't
beleive him. Do you?

The old poor man visited the old woman's house. He had a special shiny stone. He said "I can make soup from a stone." She allowed him to cook and helped him. First, he said. "An onion would make it better." So, the old woman popped it in and he tasted it. Next, "A potato would make it better," he said and old woman popepd it in. He licked his lips and said. "Some meat would make it better still." So she chopped some meat and popped it in just like before. The taste of the soup with a shiny special stone. The old woman said, "That stone must be magic." And then, they enjoyed having the soup together with her pets.

I thought the old man was deceiving the old woman into making delicious soup reading this book because he is poor and seems to just want to eat something. But I found she is very kind person. (177words)

usborne first reading: level two

ISBN 978-0-7460-9895-0

Yui came again!!

On Friday, Yui came to my house to stay again! Our dinner was curry and rice, soup that’s like pot-au-feu, tuna salad and salmon meuniere. We ate too much! She said the meals were very delicious. But I didn’t feel any taste because I had bad cold few days ago, so my nose is blocked up and not useful. After dinner, we made some hot cakes for tomorrow’s breakfast though we have a little tasting! Then, we have been chatting but we were overcome by sleepiness at about 11:00 p.m. although we usually stay up till late at night! So, we both fall asleep at 0:00 a.m. last night. In the next morning, Yui went home.
In this staying, I found Yui and I have similar sense. We like tea more than coffee and our views of love have many points of similarity. I’m looking forward to she comes again!

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Alice in Wonderland!!

On Wednesday, after school, Narisa and I went to the theater to watch “Alice in Wonderland”!! We both were really looking forward to watching this movie. We watched it by subtitle with 3D glasses! The movie made me very exited so much! I'm going to write about the characters. Alice was cute, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen was so beautiful, Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter was funny. But Tweedledum and Tweedledee were the most cutest!! I think the key character is Absolum because he always gives advice to Alice and ask her,"Who are you?" The more progress the story made, The stronger Alice becomes. This is the good scene in this film. Why don't you go to watch the movie? I'm sure it makes you happy!!

After watching the movie, I had Narisa drop me off my house because it was raining when we went out. I really thanked Narisa for her help.

I want to be strong just like Alice!!

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