News Quiz

1) The government has decided to start discuss on increasing the tax in fiscal 2010. What the tax is it?

2) Three fishermen rescued after nearly four days from a capsized boat off. Where did it happen?

3) Japan, China and South Korean ministers discussed cooperation in disasters. Where did they discuss?

4) Where was the country that a powerful typhoon smashed in October 31?

5) NPO trying to save the trees in Tsurugajo Koen park. What kind of the tree is it?

6) Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood army base in U.S. How many people did he kill?

7) There is a man who killed a British woman in 2007. What is his name?

8) Nuclear fuel recycling program took first step. Where was it done?

9) Components of a sedative detected in the bodies of three men who died under suspicious circumstances in Tottori Prefecture. What was it?

10) The airport will suspend eight international routes by January. Where the airport will do it?

1) Tobacco ( The Daily Yomiuri November 1 P1 )

2) Shizuoka ( The Daily Yomiuri November 1 P2 )

3) Kobe ( The Daily Yomiuri November 1 P3 )

4) Philippine ( The Daily Yomiuri November 1 P5 )

5) Cherry tree ( The Daily Yomiuri November 1 P10 )

6) 13 people (The Daily Yomiuri November 7 P1 )

7) Tatsuya Ichihashi ( The Daily Yomiuri November 7 P2 )

8) Saga ( The Daily Yomiuri November 7 P3 )

9) Sleeping pills ( The Daily Yomiuri November 7 P2 )

10) JAL ( The Daily Yomiuri November 7 P8 )

(277 words)

Essay 2-03a: My language learning story

I study English now, and I want to study English in the future, too. When I became a university student, my subjects are almost about English language. To study English is fresh for me, and I can know much knowledge of foreign countries and foreigner's idea. Therefore I like English and I am interested in English. So I would like to write about my language learning story. I want to write about past, present and future.

First, they are about future. I will take the examination of TOIEC during the university life, so the score will be over 600. The score is as same as the second English certificate class. I have heard that taking the examination of TOIEC is useful for job hunting before. So I want to study hard and get a good score. If I have the good score, I can have a confidence and it helps me to job hunting. When I become a member of society, I want to travel abroad with my friends. I will visit a lot of countries, and I want to touch the culture in various countries. Therefore I should be able to speak English, so I don't have to stop the study of English. When I am in foreign country, I am not trouble and I want to speak in English with a local person.

Second, I will tell about my past. When I was in kindergarten, I often watch an education television. There was an English program in that. It was the first time for me to speak English. When I was in junior high school, I didn't like English, because I didn't study English. So my English test was very bad. I became to like English, because of entrance exam for high school. If I did not study hard, I fail into the high school which I wanted to go. Then I studied English hard, so I could understand English little by little. When I was in high school, I also studied English hard. So I like English better than other subjects. In especially, I like reading English, so I often read an English book. When I was third grade of high-school, I decided to a college which is able to learn English soon. Because I wanted to study English more.

Finally, there are about present. When I enter the K.G.U., the almost subjects related to English, so I was surprised. I really thought I was able to study English. There are some foreign teachers in K.G.U. They teach us English, and there is little Japanese in the classes. So we need some listening and speaking ability. I have never spoken foreigner before, so I am sometimes puzzled and I think that I have to study English more. But I think it is a good chance to study English. When I entered K.G.U., I learned the second foreign language. It was French. It was interesting for me. I learned the grammar, the figures, and words and so on. And I realized that there are a lot of French in my surroundings. If I did not study French, I have never realized that. So learning the language expands our outlook on the world.

I want to polish my English skill. In the future, I will be able to speak in English with foreigner. And I want to go travel abroad. In the past, I did not like English. But I studied English hard, so I knew the English interest. In the present, I learned French and I realized that language make me expand outlook on the world. I want to study more, and I want to enhance my university life.

(611 words)

Proto- Portfolios

Intro
・past
・present
・future

Past
・I watched TV about English when I was in preschool.
・I learned Roman language when I was in elementary school.
・I studied English when I was in junior high school and high school.

Present
・I often talk with foreigner in K.G.U.
・I learned about French in K.G.U.

Future
・When I go to abroad in future, I can talk with local foreigner.
・I will be able to call in English.

(84 words)

BR 2-08: Hansel and Gretel

I read a book. The book's title is Hansel and Gretel. The story is famous, but I don't know much. So I want to read it.

Hansel and Gretel were very poor, and their stepmother was very scared. So their dinner was only a slice of bread. They were always starving. They finished eating dinner, so they went to their room to sleep. When they were into their bed, they heard nagging downstairs. The stepmother said "Tomorrow, we'll take Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest, and leave them there!" When they heard that, they were scared, but Hansel had an idea. At the night, he tiptoed outside. There were a lot of white pebbles that gleamed in the moonlight. He collected as many as he could and stuffed them into his pocket.

The next day, the stepmother asked them to walk in forest. Hansel squeezed Gretel's hand as they left the house, pretending they knew nothing. Finally, the stepmother said "The children should rest." And the father and mother walked away. But Hansel did not in a hurry, because he put the stone on the passed road. So they could come back their home. But the mother was not happy. She decided to leave them in more deep forest tomorrow. So Hansel crumbled the bread along the way to leave the trail. Soon, the trees were so thick, so they blocked out the sky. And the mother and woodcutter also left them.

When they also went back home, the bread disappeared, because many birds ate that. They were very trouble. They couldn't come back their home. By morning, Hansel still didn't have a plan. So he decided to walk until they find the edge of the forest. They walked all the day, and there were a little house. The house was made by sweets, so the wall and the roof and the windows were able to eat. They were very happy, and they ate that. But there was an old woman in the house. The woman was a nasty witch, so Gretel confined her in the oven.

Safe at last, Hansel and Gretel searched the witch's house for goodies. They took some jewels and a basket of snacks, and then set off the trees. The birds showed them they way home. The woodcutter was overjoyed to see them. As for their stepmother ? She wasn't there. They lived happily.

When I finished reading this book, I was able to understand all the story. I didn't know why they made the tail of bread, but I know now. The stepmother was bad woman, but Hansel and Gretel were very strong and kind. I thought good to this story finished by happy end. I gave spirits from the story. I want to read it again.

(463 words)

Speaking question answer

Hello.　Our group’s survey is about a new food place, so we searched 120 people. And the result of survey is this one.

1. 18 years old (2), 19 years old (55), 20 years old (48), 21 years old (13), 22 years old (2)

2. Kumamoto (96), Fukuoka (10), Miyazaki (3), Saga( 3), Oita(2), Nagasaki (4), Kagoshima (2)

3. Yes (79) No (41)

4. Yes (77) No (43)

5. Yes (64) No (56)

6. Yes (112) No (8)

7. Yes (72) No (48)

8. Yes (94) No (16)

9. Yes (52) No (68)

10. Answer the Yes →・I like delicious food.・Eating lunch is fun.

Answer the No →.・I have no money. ・I like cheap and delicious food.

11. Yes (108) No (12)

12. Yes (82) No (32)

13. Yes (92) No (18)

14. Answer the Yes →・There are few food places in K.G.U.　・I want to eat other food.

Answer the No → ・I’m satisfied with food place. ・I don’t use food place in K.G.U.

15. Yes (22) No (98)

16. Yes (32) No (88)

17. Yes (72) No (48)

18. Yes (118) No (2)

19. a. (2) b. (73) c. (42) d. (3)

20. ＆ 21. a. (62) → ・I’m Japanese. ・I like rice.　

b. (53) → ・I like hamburger. ・I like pasta.

c. (3) → ・I like hard food.

d. (2) → ・I like Korean food.

22. a. (83) b. (26) c. (6) d. (5)

23. ＆24. a. (22) →・There are many lunch menus. The lunch is cheap and delicious.

b. (42) →・I like bread. ・There is good mood.

c. (11) →・There are many friends who are same circle.　

d. (5) →・There are many people in food place, so the classroom is calm.

25. ＆26. a. (47) →・I don’t like have money. I like fast food.

　　　　 b. (38) →・Cleans room is important.

c. (32) →・Delicious food makes me happy.　

　　　　d. (3) →・I don’t like eating out.

27. a. (43) b. (38) c. (35) d. (4)

28. ＆ 29. a. (23) →・There are many menus.

　　　　　b. (32) →・Fast food is cheap. ・I like Mc. Donald.

c. (58) →・I like café.　・I like coffee.

d. (7) →・I want ice cream shop. ・I like udon.

(414 words)

JOB

Hello!! I worked my part-time job with my friends last Saturday and Sunday. My friends were Hikari and Manami. The part-time job was event stuff. We did not know anything, so we were excited. We had to get together in RKK at 6:45 a.m. last Saturday. When I listened to that first, I was surprised because of the early time. But I am not weak in the morning, so I thought that I did not get up late. I went to bed at 11:00 p.m. last Friday, and I got up at 5:00 a.m. next morning. Then the sun did not rise, so the outside was dark and very cold. I wared a lot of clothes, and I left my house at 6:10 a.m. I went there by car. Of course, the driver was my mother. I don't have a drivers license. We didn't have breakfast, so we decided to go to McDonald and buy two hot apple pies and hot coffees. They were very delicious, so I could eat more.

When I arrived at RKK, there were few people there, but Hikari and Manami were not there. It was very cold, so I decided to wait in the bus. After a few minutes, my friends arrived. We didn't know where we worked in. I often get carsickness, so I was sleepy during the moving. When I got up, I was in Saga. And my job was to sell the popcorn with Hikari. We have never cooked the popcorn before, so we were excited. There were two machines to cook the popcorn. But one of machine broke down, so we had to cook one machine. We needed much time to cook popcorn. When I noticed, the long parade was made. We wanted to give it early, but we couldn't. We apologized to many guests, and we were very tired. It was about 3:00 a.m. to come the new machine, but there were few people at that time. We thought today was a hard day.

When we came back in Kumamoto, the time was 7:30 p.m. Manami and I stayed in Hikari's house. The dinner was curry. We have stayed her house three times, and her mother always cooked us delicious dinner. Thank you, Hikari's mother!! After I finished eating dinner, so I was very sleepy. I stepped into a bath, and I washed my teeth. I readied to be sleep. Manami and Hikari talked and used PC and watched TV. I also watched TV, but I was sleepy soon. We had to work the next day, so we had to get up early. I set on alarm.

I got up at 5:00 a.m. I wanted to sleep more, but we would be late if I was sleep again. I washed my face with the cold water, so I could awakes clearly. We went out as much as yesterday. But the day was different from last Saturday, because we could use two machines. So we finished working without difficulty.

When we came back in Kumamoto, we stopped in Hirokawa Inter. And we bought waffles. The taste was blueberry cheese, and it was delicious. The two days happened to many things, but we had a good experience, and we got much salary. I want to work again!!

(545 words)

Essay 2-02b: Coca-Cola and Pepsi

I like Coca-Cola and Pepsi, so I often drink those. However I don't know the different of the two. Though both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are popular soft drink, there are differences between the two. So I wanted to look into various aspects.

First I examined Coca-Cola. The history was surprised for me. There was a medical treatment master. His name was Pem berton. He hit on the development of the medical liquor. And he developed it in 1885. The name was French・Wine・Coca. One day, he had mixed the soda water with it by chance. But it was delicious, so he added syrup in it, and he began to sell it. It is the Coca-Cola now. He happened to make the Coca-Cola.

Next it is sales of Coca-Cola. It has sold about 2.6 trillion yen a year. It shows that it is drunken 13 hundred million cups a day by people. It is a remarkable figure!! And it is said that there are only two people who know how to make Coca-Cola. The two people don't ride on the same airport because of preventing the secret.

Second I examined Pepsi. The history of Pepsi was different from that of Coca-Cola. Keyreb Bradhum who was a medical treatment master sold a drink. The drink was a medical treatment medicine to cure a suffering from indigestion. The drink contained pepsin which was indigestion ferment, so it named Pepsi cola by him. But Pepsi was not popular than Coca-Cola, so they began to sell it with the beer bottle whose amount of content is larger than the bottle of Coca-Cola. Therefore management of Pepsi goes well now.

The sales of Pepsi are not more than that of Coca-Cola. But it has sold about 350 hundred million yen a year. It was sold in about 200 countries. It is famous that they have a lot of kinds and an ordinal taste. For example, they sold Pepsi azuki, Pepsi siso and Pepsi nex.

I was very surprised about the history of Coca-Cola. It was made by chance, and it has become a very popular drink. On the other hand, Pepsi made many kinds of the taste, and it becomes popular now. I think the idea of Pepsi is a reason for its popularity. It is great that Coca-Cola and Pepsi complete each other, so there will be a lot of more excellent goods.

(401 words)

BR 2-07: A Night Out

I read a book now. The book's title was A Night Out. The book has a CD, so I also listened to it. When I borrowed the book, I always think that I feel gained feeling. So we are able to read and listen. But I want to borrow the long story more next time.

The story was about a night party. In Friday night, Ruf and his friend Ruby was taken to the school dance by Ruf's mum. I was surprised, because such a thing is impossible in Japan. My
parent will not take me the night party. I think America is different from Japan again.

There were a lot of kids inside. Some were laughing and shouting over the music. Some were eating and drinking. But no one was dancing. Ruby wanted to dance, so Ruby grabbed his hand and took him out into the middle of the room. But he wouldn't dance then, because there were some boys who shouted out to him. He did not hear what they said, but they were laughing at him surely. She encouraged him, and said "If you don't dance, you will not have fun." And she started dancing. She did not look at the boys, so she was having a fun time. When he looked her, he started dancing, too. He was very fun, because he did just what he wanted to do.

When he had fun, he stopped and looked around. Then, all kids were coming over to dance with them. And no one is looking at him. After that, his mother came back to take them. When they came back their home, he said her mother that " It was good fun."

I thought that it is the best to do what I want to, so I can't be fun. It's great they danced the party. I want to do a night party in school, so we can make friends more. And we are able to spend our school life.

(331 words)

I'm happy

Hello. I have good news today!! It is that I passed a qualification of travel. I'm very happy now.

I started to study it from May. I don't have a qualification, so I thought that I should have any qualifications. Then I hited on that, because my friend has already taken it. When I heard that, I wanted to take it, too. The exam is not easy. If we want to pass the exam, we have to study hard. The subjects have divided into three. There are travel agency law, travel industry stipulation and sightseeing spot reason. And sightseeing spot reasons the most difficult of the tree, so I studied the subject most.

The exam was held on September. I studied it every day during summer vacation. I often went to a library of K.G.U., and I studied it about 6 hours in the day with coerce. The day which was not a course, I studied about 8 hours. But I thought that I had to study more. When the exam was near, I often had the dream. The dream was that I failed in one's exam. I was tensed every day.

When I came back from college last Friday, there was a paper in my desk. The paper was from a post office. But I didn't become aware then, because I was busy for my part-time job. After that, when I cleaned my room yesterday, I remembered the paper. I watched it again. Then I was very surprised, because the address was from the travel association. I understood it for a moment that it was a notice about the travel exam. I asked my mother. And she answered that the post man visited my home to pass the delivery thing last Friday, but there was not person in my home then. Therefore he posted the paper. The paper said that information of mail keeping.

I called post office today, and the post man said that came to my home from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. of today. While he came my home, I didn't calm. And the post man visited my home about 8:00 p.m. I singed the delivery thing, and I opened the envelope. There was notification of acceptance in that. I was happy then and I am happy now. I think that I may study hard. It is a good experience for me!! I passed the exam, so I got 20,000 yen from college!!! But the course's charge and the exam's charge were very high, so I will give the money to my parent. The travel exam was in domestic, so I would like to take the exam of overseas next year.

I would like to take qualification more next year. Next, I will take a TOIEC. I study English during spring vacation, and I want to take it in April or May. And I want to gain confidence from the good result.

(486 words)

BR 2-06: ARHUR AND THE SCHOOL PET

I borrowed four books, and read a book today. The title was ARTHUR AND THE SCHOOL PET. I often read some books of Arther series. They were very interesting, so I want to read it again. And the pictures were cute.

The story was about D.W. who was Arthur's sister and her school's pet. Her school keeps a gerbil. But there were Christmas vacation, so anyone had to take it home for the holidays. Then D.W. took it. Its name was Speedy, and Speedy was speedy. She had to be careful. When D.W. went to home, Arthur helped D.W. carry it home in his cage.

D.W. kept Speedy in her room. She played with him, and she tried to teach it to stand on one paw. She told it " Be a ballerina. And I'll give you this cheese." On Christmas Eve, she put its cage under the Christmas tree. She thought that Santa will bring a present for it, too. After she went to bed, Arthur put a piece of cheese in its cage. It was a present for Speedy.

The next morning, she saw its cage. Then she was very surprised, because the cage was empty!!
Her family looked under the sofa and behind the presents and all around living room. But it was not anywhere. Then Arthur looked up at the tree, and it was on top of the tree. It was eating a piece of cheese and standing on one paw. She thought that it was a ballerina!! She felt happy then.

Somehow it got out of his cage three more times. Once they found it under the cake box, and he was eating carrot cake. One they found it sleeping in her dollhouse. And once they found it in his snow boot.

It was the day before of the going to school day. She wanted it to give a bath. She said that her mother. Then it took off like lightning!! It would not into a bath. They looked upstairs and downstairs and boxes and closets. But no one could find it. After all, she decided to sleep. She crawled under the covers. Then she felt something warm and furry. It was a Speedy!! They slept together.

The story made me warm. I want to keep a gerbil. Keeping a pet is very important for us, so we know that life is very precious. I have a dog, too. He was very cute. I like to play with him. I would like to keep him forever. I love him.

(431 words)

News Quiz

Questions

1) Foreign minister Kastuya Okada met president Asif Ali Zardari. Is he the president of what country?

2) Where airport dose trance minister Maehara want into a hub?

3) Where was the country that fired 5 short-range missiles?

4) How many dams did Minister Sumio Mabuchi intend to reexamine the project evolutions?

5) The national police agency plans some support centers. Whom was it made for?

6) Metropolitan polices are planning to make own team as early as next month. What is it the team?

7) Suntory developped a rose of the new color. What color is it?

8) Nagasaki and Hiroshima cooperated in the same purpose. What is it?

9) The woman took economic Nobel prize for the first time. What country is she in?

10) Who is the youngest professional golf player that took part in the presidents cup?

ANSWER

1) Pakistan
2) Haneda airport
3) North Korea
4) 87
5) sex crime victims
6) Baseball team
7) Blue
8) The Olympics in 2020
9) America
10) Ryou Ishikawa

(172words)

Speaking question

1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Where are you from?
4. What is the hobby do you have?
5. Do you have a circle, club actives, the learning?
6. Do you have a part-time job?

1. Do you like eating out?
2. Do you bring a lunch box?
3. Do you eat lunch with your friends?

1. How much money can you pay for lunch?
a. 0 yen b. 0~300 yen c. 300~700 yen d. 700 yen~

2. What kinds of food do you like?
a. Japanese food b. Western food c. Chinese food d. other ( )

Why?( )

3. Whom do you eat lunch with?
a. classmate b. circle c. boyfriends or girlfriends d. others

4. Where do you eat for lunch in K.G.U?
a. school canteen b. bakery c. louson d. other

Why?( )

5. What is the point that is the most important in a restaurant?
a. price b. food c. taste d. other

6. What is the point that you want to go to same restaurant again?
a. service b. price c. mood d. taste

7. Which restaurant do you want to go if there is a restaurant in K.G.U?
a. family restaurant b. fast food c. cafe d. other ( )

Why?( )

(214 words)

BR 2-05: Young Cam Jansen

I read a book last night. The book's title was Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery.

Cam Jasen and Eric Shelton are good friends. They always go to school by school bus. They were going to go to the zoo on the day. But there was a condition to go to the zoo. It was the note which was signed by their parent. Without the note, they can't go to the trip. And Eric brought the note the day. He always forgot where he put things. On the other hand, Cam has amazing memory. Cam's real name is Jennifer, but because of her great memory people called her "The Camera." Soon "The Camera" became just "Cam." When he showed the note to Cam, he looked for his right pants pocket and left pants pocket. Finally, he found the note in his shirt pocket. When they were in the school bus, he opened the lunch box and showed it to Cam. Then the bus arrived at the school, so he put on everything back and closed his lunch box. And they hurried off the bus.

When they came in their classroom, Eric told his teacher that he brought the note. And he reached into his right pans pocket, left pants pocket and short pocket. But there was not the note. He said " I had it on the bus." "Check the hall." the teacher said. Eric and Cam checked the hall. After that, they went to the office. They waited the ask if someone had found the note. Then she thought that Eric dropped it on the bus. And they looked on the bus seats and under them. But they didn't find the note. They thought a moment. Cam hit on. Maybe he put it in his jacket pocket. But it was not in the jacket pocket. He started to give it up. He was sad, because he brought the note but there wasn't it anywhere. At that time, Cam remembered. She knew where to find his note. It was in the lunch box!! Eric got his lunch box, and opened it. Then he found the note. He was very happy, and he was able to go to the zoo. He thanks to Cam. And they went to the zoo happily.

I think Cam has great memory. It is sure that she called Cam. If I was Eric, I was in hurry. When I was a school child, I wanted to go to the zoo absolutely. It was really good to find his note.

(424 words)

Essay 2-02a: Coca-Cola and Pepsi

I like Coca-Cola and Pepsi, so I often drink that. But I don't know the different of the two. Both of that are popular in all over the world. I wanted to examine about the history, the popularity rating and other different.

First I examined about Coca-Cola. The history was surprised for me. There was a medical treatment master. His name was Pem berton. He hit on the development of the medical liquor. And he developed it in 1885. The name was French・Wine・Coca. One day, he had mixed the soda water with it by chance. But it was delicious, so he added syrup in it, and he began to sell it. It is the Coca-Cola now. He happened to make the Coca-Cola.

Next it is sales of Coca-Cola. It has sold about 2.6 trillion yen a year. It shows that it is drunken 13 hundred million cups a day by people. It is a remarkable figure!! And it is said that there are only two people who know how to make Coca-Cola. The two people don't ride on the same airport because of preventing the secret.

Second I examined about Pepsi. Pepsi changed mixing that like stock solution of Coca-Cola. And they sold it. But it was not popular than Coca-Cola, so they began to sell it with the beer bottle whose amount of content is larger than the bottle of Coca-Cola. And the cost was as same as Coca-Cola. Therefore management of Pepsi goes well now.

The sales of Pepsi are not more than that of Coca-Cola. But it has sold about 350 hundred million yen a year. It was sold in about 200 countries. It is famous that they have a lot of kinds and an ordinal taste. For example, they sold Pepsi azuki, Pepsi siso and Pepsi nex. And they have a lot of websites. The websites are different in each country, so we would not get tired.

I was very surprised about the history of Coca-Cola. It was happened to make, and it has became a very popular drink now. On the other hand, Pepsi devises the taste and websites. I think the effort is a popular reason. It is great that Coca-Cola and Pepsi complete each other, so there will be a lot of more excellent goods.

(386 words)