Essay 1-03b: Language Learning Histories

I can speak a little three languages. First, I can speak Japanese. I can speak Japanese well because I usually speak Japanese. I sometimes don't understand reading of kanji. This is difficult for Japanese too. My favorite Japanese is "arigatou". "arigatou " is translated  as "thank you" in English. This word make me encourage. Besides people of except Japanese can easy to speak. This word is very useful. "arigatou" is a typical Japanese.

 Second, I can a little speak English. I learned English when I was a junior high school for the first time. I don't understand about English at all. I thought very difficult when I learned about the alphabet. I hardly memorized it but I took rather sometimes. I liked to speak English but I was not suited for reading and writing. I was pressed to learn about English when I was a junior high school.

On the other hand I like listen to music of English. I usually listen to J-pop of Japan but I sometimes listen Western music. It is heal for me to listen Western music. I often listened when class of listening. I couldn't understand spoken English but I can a little understand spoken English now. I liked class of Oral communication. I can listen to pronunciation of native speaker. Besides I can have a conversation with native speaker. I am very glad to talk with native speaker. I am student of Britain and the United States course so I wan to to study English harder.

Third, I understand a little Spanish. I studied Spanish for the first time, when I was freshman. I thought that Spanish looks like English. for example, "America" is translated as "americana" in Spanish is a little difficult because the subject often is omitted in Spanish. Especially, my weak point is grammer. Spanish sentences uses uncommon sign. I couldn't get used to using its sign for the first time. I liked speak to Spanish. I can not speak Spanish well but I want to study harder Spanish.

 I watched TV of a bullfighter in Spanish class. I was very surprised when I was watching it TV. A bullfighter stabbed a harpoon for bullfight. I felt very awful when I watched its scene. I realized that it has many culture in the world all over again. I try to learn about religion of Spain too. Spain has many cultures other so I want to know culture of Spain.

I want to learn about French because I want to go to Paris of France in the future. I a little understand French but I  want to study more. Then I want to speak French well. I want to make some wine when I am a old person. I have not ever learned about French so it is difficult for me to speak French. Also I have heard that pronunciation of French is very difficult. Other I have many problems. For example, I think that grammer of French is very difficult. I want to study harder French for the future.

I interested in many languages so I want to study many languages of the world. Also I have not been foreign country so I want to go  to various country. Furthermore I want to talk with people of the spot. I have not ever learned about  Europe district much so I want to know more detail about it.

Finally, I will answer about everyone's question. It is very difficult for me to study English because English grammer is very difficult for me. I still can not use various    
grammer so I want to write English sentences well in the future. Also French is very popular in everyone. I like nation flag of French too because It is very beautiful design. Then nation flag of French a little looks like nation flag of Japan.

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About Japanese

About English

About Spanish

About French

Hot！ Hot！ Hot！

It was very hot today. There is an air conditioner in my room so I usually use an electric fan. Especially, It was very hot today.

BR1-15:The Elves and the shoemaker

The Elves and the shoemaker

"Once, an old shoemaker lived with his wife in a room above their workshop."  (p. 3)

This story is very interesting. I like the elves very much. I think that they are secret heroes. Their feeling for ahoes is very nice. Also they are the Savior for grand father and grand mother. Grandfather usually makes many shoes hardly. It is very wonderful for thinks of grandfather for ahoes. The elves is same too. I have two favorite scenes in this story.

First, I like scene of the elves makes shoes. Grandfather and grandmother was observing for the elves The figure looks like theirs parents. I was impressed in this story. Furthemore, the elves can make shoes very well. They are very happy when they are making shoes. I want the elves to make my shoes! They must make nice shoes. They are always cheerful. I am evious them! I am not interested in shoes but I had a little interesting after  reading this book.

Second, grandfather and grandmother makes clothes for the elves. Grandfather and grandmother is warm-hearted person. There are pretty point in this scene. Grandfather and grand mother hides back of curtain because grandfather and grandmother watch the elves. This thinkof grandfather and grandmother is pretty. Smily face of the elves makes grandfather and grandmother happy. The elves is ownderful!

I should read this book everybody because this story makes skill up. I like this story after reading this book. The elves is very cute too.

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About shoes

Daynes, Katie. (2004). The Elves and the shoemaker. London, England:University of Surrey Roehampton.

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BR1-14:HEIDI

HEIDI

"The little village of Dorfli was high up in the Swiss Alps."  (p. 1)

I like this story very much. It makes me happy to read this book. I have not seen animation of this work so I saw this story for the first time. I like heroine of HEIDI very much. Her smile is very nice. Relation of Peter and HEIDI is very wonderful. Also I think that growth of each hero is worthy of note. Especially, Clara's growth is very wonderful! I have two favorite scene in this story.

First, scene of Heidi and Clara is talking. Clara is self-possessed. Clara was laughing about Heidi's stories about Grandfather and the house on the Alm. Heidi and Clara likes sister. Clara is ideal sister for me. I have no sister so I want to have sister. Heidi is very cheerful girl but Clara is physically weak in delicate health. They are very contrast. It is very important for Heidi and Clara to talk with. Their conversation is happy. Futhemore they looks like very happy. I think that they gts along well in the future. I think that Heidi made Clara cheerfuly. Cheerful disposition of Heidi evious for Clara.

Second, Clara can stand in the end. This scene was very impressed me Heidi and Peter lend a hand assist for Clara then Clara can a little walking. Espacially, this scene is very wonderful! Clara looks like feeplely walking for the first time but Clara practiced everyday afterward. Clara grew up into a strong. I think that Clara, Heidi and Petere are very happy for Clara's walking. Clara gave me many courage too.

I tihnk that I want to go to Swiss in France. The Alps is very beautiful. I have not been France. Also I want to see animation of this story. Animation of this story is more famouse in Japan. Probably this work is known in Japanese people.

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Heidi

Escott, John. (2002). HEIDI. London, England: Penguin Books.

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Vacation plans

There are two plans in my vacation. First, I am going to go to summer festival. EXILE and Sandaime J Soul Brothers festival appears on the summer festival. The summer festival are going to held in Kanagawa and Osaka. I am going to go to take a night bus there. I don't know about Kanagawa so I a little uneasiness but I'm looking forward to the summer festival. Second, I am going to go to Kyoto this summer with my friends. I have ever been there once. I like Kyoto in Japan. I am interested in history so I am going to turn around various temples. I hope that the summer comes soon.

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Today is...Great！ GTO

I saw

Cool guy!! "Haku"

I watched a movie on TV today. It is "sentothihironokamikakushi". This movie is very interesting! Especially, I like Haku of hero. Chihiro of heroine is brave girl. I was impressed when Chihiro eats a rice ball. Incantation of Haku was quite effective for Chihiro. Chihiro was taken her name by Yubaba but she always works harder. I want to follow her example. I have seen this movie any number of times. I was impressed this movie each time. I like work of Hayao Miyazaki. For example, I like "tonarinototoro". This movie will broadcast next week. I'm looking forward it!

Essay 1-03a: Language Learning Histories

I can speak a little three languages. First, I can speak Japanese. I can speak Jpanese well because I usually speak Japanese. I sometimes don't understand reading of kanji. This is difficult for Japanese too. My favorite Japanese is "arigatou". "arigatou " is translated  as "thank you" in English. This word make me encourage. Besides people of except Japanese can easy to speak. This word is very useful. "arigatou" is a typical Japanese.

 Second, I can a little speak English. I learned English when I was a junior high school for the first time. I don't understand about English at all. I thought very difficult when I learned about the alphabet. I hardly memorized it but I took rather sometimes. I liked to speak English but I was not suited for reading and writing. I was pressed to learn about English when I was a junoir high school.

On the other hand I like listen to music of English. I usually listen to J-pop of Japan but I sometimes listen Weatern music. It is heal for me to listen Western music. I often listened when class of listening. I couldn't understand spoken English but I can a little understand spoken English now. I liked class of Oral communication. I can listen to pronunciation of native speaker. Besides I can have a conversation with native speaker. I am very glad to talk with native speaker. I am student of Britain and the United States course so I wanto to study English harder.

Third, I little understand Spanish. I studied Spanish when I was freshman for the first time. I thought that Spanish looks like English. for example, "America" is translated as "americana" in Spanish is a little difficult because the subject often is omitted in Spanish. Especially, my weak point is grammer. Spanish senterces uses uncommon sign. I couldn't get used to using its sign for the first time. I liked speak to Spanish. I can not speak Spanish well but I want to study harder Spanish.

 I watched TV of a bullfighter in Spanish class. I was very surprised when I was watching it TV. Abullfighter stabbed a harpoon for bullfight. I felt very awful when I watched its scene. I realized that it has many culture in the world all over again. I try to learn about religion of Spain too. Spain has many cultures other so I want to know culture of Spain.

I want to learn about French because I want to go to Paris of France in the future. I a little understand French but I  want to study more. Then I want to speak French well. I want to make some wine when I am a old person. I have not ever learned about French so it is difficult for me to speak French. Also I have heard that pronunciation of French is very difficult. Other I have many probrems. For example, I think that grammer of French is very difficult. I want to study harder French for the future.

I interested in many languages so I want to study many languages of the world. Also I have not been foreign country so I want to go  to various country. Furthemore I want to talk with people of the spot. I have not ever learned about  Europe district much so I want to know more detail about it.

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About Japanese
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About Spanish
About French

Mind-map of my language learning story

My language learning story

• childhood
  • early year
    • mother tongue
      • parents
• language
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Japanese
• pre-school years
  • family
    • parents
  • relatives
    • grandparents
  • neighbors
    • aunts＆uncles
  • friends
•  
  • skills
    • writing
    • reading
    • listening
    • speaking
• elementary school
  • English
• secondary schooling
  • junior high school
    • Japanese
      • modern language
      • classics
    • English
      • grammer
      • reading
  • high school
    • Japanese
      • modern language
      • classics
    • English
      • grammer
      • reading
      • listening
      • oral communication
        • speaking
• college
  • English
    • grammer
    • skills
      • reading
      • writing
      • speaking
      • listening
  • Spanish
    • grammer
    • pronunciation

BR1-13:MEN IN BLACK

MEN IN BLACK

"The driver stopped the van." (p. 2)


I have seen this movie.  I read a book of this work for the frist time. This movie appears many extraterrestrial life. I thought it is revolting things but I like this movie very much now because "MEN IN BLACK" is very cool. They don't exist real world. Furthemore they was stuck old memory. They fight with many extraterrestial life. What is called they are hero on the earth.  They having weapon is very  high- powered. I want to use their weapon. I have two favorite scene in this story.

First, Kay and Edwards of hero meet for the first time. This scene is very interesting. Their conversation is interesting one by one. Kay is very calm. Edwards chats very well. I like a character of Edward. He has sunny personality. Also Kay and Edwards looks like brothers. I wonder why Edwards chosen for MIB but I think that Edwards ia the right man role.

Second, Kay and Jay talk with Frank of dog. This scene is very interesting. Frank is chatting all day. Kay and Jay always say Frank "shut up!" Frank and Kay has been known since the old days. They gets along well in a fact. Kay is a little violent for Frank. It is very interesting. Also Frank unexpectedly a good agent.

There are three work in MEN IN BLACK. Now three story put on a theater. I want to see this movie.

Escott, John. (1998). MEN IN BLACK. London, England: Penguin books.

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About blogging

I am not good at make some sentences so I always uneasiness when I write on blog. I wasn't like a diary but I like a diary when I started a blog. I was pressed for write a blog for the first time because I didn't have some contents. I couldn't think of contents in a diary. Now I have some contents of writting. Forexample, I can write about book review. The book review can gain word number so it is very useful but it is very difficult to read a book of English for me. There are such many problem in my blog. I want to solve such problem early.

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Fiction story about Lincoln

Is he a hero?

child: Hi, grand father. Do you know Lincoln?

grandfather: Yes. He is very famous man.

child: What does he look like?

grandfather: Uh… Let teach you about him.

child: Oh! Thank you.

grandfather: He`s speech is famous. It is the declaration of Gettysburg. Do you know these words?

“government of the people, by the people, for the people”

These words are spoken by Lincoln when he published the declaration of Gettysburg. Lincoln`s real name is Abraham Lincoln. He is from Kentucky state. He is a president of Republican. Also a great liberation person and called father of the emancipation of slaves. On the other hand He was strict for an Indian because his father was killed by Indian. He commanded their massacre.

Also he didn`t think equality a white man and black people. He was acquiring from everyone then.

child: That`s right. He is not a all good person.

grand father: That`s right. There are many discrimination then.

He uses religious image and word.

He was a Protestant so He often read the Bible. The declaration of Gettysburg has 272 words and 1449 words. This is a short declaration. He uses is this word「People」. He  didn`t use this word「Citizen」. He was guessing for the southern part people. He wanted to tell for all people. Also He uses 「Nation」 this word is same meaning too. Picture of this time is not exist. This declaration affected people afterword. I will talk about the Civil War next.  This war is Anderson major send a demand of food for Washington. Lincoln considered action of war. This war started after that.

Kentucky was neutrality. Then He was the target of criticism from northerner at this war. He was centered on a war those days.

child: This war affected for him.

grand father: That`s right. He was killed by John Wilkes Booth of actor in 1865. I think that This assassinate is related to the Civil War.

child: I think so too.

grand gather: A five-dollar bill was drew his portrait. Also Lincoln memorial hall was built in Washington. There are seated figure of Lincoln in this building. This statue has a trick. It is that this statue of Lincoln`s left finger grips but right finger opens. This mean initial of president. This statue was carved declaration of Lincoln.

child: He is a great man. I want to see it.

grand father: I will go to see it. Are you go to see it with me?

child: Yes. Thank you.

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GTO=Great Teacher Onizuka

I saw GTO on TV yesterday. It was very interesting! Especially, I like AKIRA of hero very nuch. He is very cool. I have seen prework of this drama. I like it too. AKIRA's acting ability is wonderful. I thought that scene of Onizuka's appear is very cool! Also Onizuka's line affected my mind. I have not read a comic of this work so I want to read it. AKIRA is good at dance. He is very tall so He is person who makes his presence felt. He is playing an active part as an actor now. I want to suppot him in the future. I 'm looking forward to a next story.

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BR1-12:JUMANJI

JUMAIJI

"It was a dark night and the wind made a noise in the trees." (p.4)

I have seen a movie of this book's. I always make me beat fast by this movie. This story is very strange. I was very awful when I was this movie. I don't like a dreadful story so I didn't like this story then. This story has many dagerous scenes. Such scene makes me feel uneasy just to see it. If I was in this story, I may resign myself to it as my lot. I don't like the pursued. I think that this story like adventure is unfit for me. I have two favorite scenes in this story.

 First, I like scene of Humter. Hunter's face is very interesting. I couldn't stop laughing. This Hunter has a qick mind. Hunter pursues a target any number of times. Hero has been pursued until the last. Also Hunter suddenly appears. Hunter trys to take a JUMANJI board game. Sarah of heroine trys to stop it. Scene of supermarket is very uneasy. Everyone of hero and heroine desperately run away. Hunter always carries with gun so Hunter hits a gun at once. Hunter sometimes makes a blunder. Its scene is very interesting.

Second, scene of water. This scene has many dangerouos. There are many crocodiles and water swept toward the house. Water arrives until nearly the ceiling of the house. Alan of heroine presses against presses a crocodile. I broke into a cold sweat in this scene. Water run down for all family. They was drowing in this scene.

I thought that I don't want to enter in such world but I like to see this movie. If this likely world are in the world, I may surprise to see it. I was very awful when I saw this movie but now I like this movie very well. I think that everyone should see this movie. Then I want everuone to feelbeat fast.

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About JUMANJI　more details

Escott, John. (1997). JUMANJI. London, England: Penguin books.

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My treasure

My treasure is EXILE`s CD. Its name is EXILE JAPAN. This CD was sold in January first. I bought this CD at the same time selling. This CD comes with many privileges. I Privileges of this CD are three. First is T-shirts. This T-shirts printed by members sign in the reverse side. Second is a pin badge. This pin badge written in “the ten anniversary”. I fix it my bag. Third is wall pocket. Especially, This is very good! This can decorate the CDs in my room. Also all CDs put things together complete one picture. I have been decorated this wall pocket in my room. By the way, This CD contains my favorite songs. What is particularly best song is “PLACE”. This song gave me feel better. This song is solo of  TAKAHIRO for the first time. This song was sung in the concert of EXILE in this year. I want to important this CD in the future.

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