BR02: The Frog Prince

Princess Poppy waited. Suddenly in the deep, blue water, she saw a glimmer of gold.


I read The Frog Prince. I have watched DVD about this story. It is important to help other people. This story gives children dreams and hopes, I think. To read books is very important, but I can't read books. I want to try to read books again.

Davidson, S.(2005) The Frog Prince Oxford: Usborne Young Reading

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My Favorite What I do alone

What do you like to do alone? I often go to the cafe and shopping alone. My favorite cafe is the Starbucks Coffee and Ouchi cafe. At the Starbucks Coffee, I can study, talk with my friends, take a break, eat sweets and lunch, write a essay and so on. Before I came to Kumamoto, I couldn't go anywhere alone because what I do alone was very embarrassed. While I began to live in Kumamoto alone, I was able to do anything alone. My favorite the coffee of Starbucks Coffee is the caramel Frappuccino. It is very good and like a sherbet. I order it when it is hot or warm. Next, I often go shopping alone. I have some favorite stores in Kumamoto and Kagoshima. Before I always buy clothes, I try clothes on. The shop assistant gives me some advice; how to coordinate. The reason why I like to go shopping alone is not to take care of other people. What do you think about this topic?

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My Favorite Group

Do you have a favorite music group? I have one. I like Tohoshinki. I will introduce them. Tohoshinki is five boys group. They debut in 2003 in Korea and in 2004 in Japan. They are so cool. I became one of the fun about 2 years ago. I knew the name before I became the fun. But I didn't listen to their music. My sister is also one of the fun. They didn't hit soon, so they made many efforts which we don't know. Their CDs began to be sold in 2007. There are many their fun all over the world. I am one of them. Their music is very nice, wonderful and impressing. When I listened to their music for the first time, I was very impressed by them. My sister let me see their DVDs about their concerts. I became to like them more and more. Their music is very famous and popular in Japan. Almost of all people know about them.

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BEAST

Do you know BEAST? BEAST is my favorite K-POP group. There are six boys in the group. They belong to Cube Entertainment. Their names are Yoon Doo-jung, Jang Hyun-seung, Yong Jun-hyung, Yang Yo-seob, Lee Gi-kwang and Son Dong-woon. When I saw them for the first time, I felt that Doo-jung was the coolest in the member. Now I like everyone and everyone is very cool. I can't choose them who is the coolest. They debut in 2009 in Korea. The group was originally known as B2ST, an acronym for Boys 2 Search for Top. However, their name was changed to BEAST(Boys of East Standing Tall).
Yoon Doo-jung is the leader of the group. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 4, 1989. Before his debut with Beast, he was trainne at JYP Entertainment. He was featured in the Mnet documentary Hot Blooded Men with 2AM and 2PM, but was eliminated along the course of the show. He could't debut. After that, he moved to Cube Entertainment.
Jang Hyun-seung was born on September 3, 1989. He is a lead vocalist and the lead dancer. He first received media attention as a trainee under YG Entertainment with the nickname So-1 when he was preparing to debut as a member of Big Bang. But he was not selected as Big Bang. After that, he moved to Cube Entertainment.
Yong Jun-hyung is the main rapper of the group, was originally named as Yong Jae Soon but had changed his name during his 6th grade. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 19, 1989. He was a member of the boyband “Xing” along with Kevin from U-KISS and was known as Poppin’ Dragon when he was promoting with them.
Yang Yo-seob was born in Seoul, South Korea on January 5, 1990. He’s the main vocalist of the group and was once a back-up dancer for AJ’s music videos for “Dancing Shoes" and "Wiping the Tears".
Lee Gi-kwang was born on March 30, 1990. He is a lead vocalist and the main dancer. He was known as the solo singer AJ or Ace Junior when he first debuted and released a mini-album "First Episode: A New Hero” on April 4, 2009.
Son Dong-woon was born in was born in Seoul, South Korea on June 6, 1991. He is the group's Maknae (youngest member) and a vocalist of the group. Dong Woon was a trainee from JYP Entertainment for 2 years. He moved to Cube Entertainment.
They made much efforts to debut. Korean singers are very good at singing because they are prepareing. I think that it is very important to make a effort to come true.
When I went to Korea town Shinokubo, Tokyo, I bought many their goods; posters, CDs, calender and so on. I have listened to their live songs in Osaka. I was attracted by them. After that, I became a big fan of them. I am one of the fun club members.
I wnat to go to the concerts of them someday. My happiness is to go to the concert. There are many friends who like K-POP. I would like to talk about K-POP with them.
I haven't been absorbed by singers. I recommend K-POP because they are so cool, very good singers and dancers. You will be fascinated by them, just like me. Please listen to their music!! 

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東方神起

Do you have a favorite music group? I have one. I like Tohoshinki and Beast. I will introduce them. Tohoshinki is five boys group. They debut in 2003 in Korea and in 2004 in Japan. They are so cool. I became one of the fun about 2 years ago. I knew the name before I became the fun. But I didn't listen to their music. My sister is also one of the fun. They didn't hit soon, so they made many efforts which we don't know. Their CDs began to be sold in 2007. There are many their fun all over the world. I am one of them. Their music is very nice, wonderful and impressing. When I listened to their music for the first time, I was very impressed by them. My sister let me see their DVDs about their concerts. I became to like them more and more. Their music is very famous and popular in Japan. Almost of all people know about them. We are fascinated by them and their music. Member's names are Yunho, Changmin, Jejung, Yuchun and Junsu. I like Yunho and Jejung especially. They are so a good couple in the group, I think. My room is filled with their goods; posters, calendars, post cards, CDs, DVDs, T shirts, towels, files, magazines, pen light and so on. Their goods are very cool and cute, so I am attracted by them. I spent much money since I became the fun. I have been to the concerts. I went to Osaka three times and Tokyo to see them. Their concert is going to be held next year. I applied for their concerts ten times, but I can go to the concert only once. I paid 20,000 yen as the charge of the concert's ticket. I am working as a part time job to make money to spend to them. To see them at their concert is my happiness, so I am looking forward to going to their concert next year. To listen to their music is my daily work. I listen to their music even though sleeping. When I went to Korea I went to their company. Someday I want to see them as people.  My friends also like them, so to talk about Tohoshinki with them is very exciting. Then what they are gave me many opportunities which I studied Korean and made Korean friends. I am very happy to meet them. Thank you!!       

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China will soon be the biggest market in the world for luxury goods. Chinese people are becoming richer. They are using their new wealth to buy luxury goods, such as clothes, bags, jewellery and expensive cars.
The World Luxury Association says China will overtake Japan in 2012. Many top brands are opening stores in China's major cities. Chinese people are also spending a lot when they go overseas on holiday and on business.
The French brand Louis Vuitton is focusing on China. It hopes to increase its sales in the country. It now has 36 stores in 29 Chinese cities. Other luxury brands, like Cartier, are moving into smaller towns and cities. They recently opened a store in Yiwu, in Zhejiang province. The jeweller's Tiffany & Co said it would open four more stores in China very soon. Many world cities welcome Chinese tourists. Spending by Chinese in the UK jumped by 82% last year.

Do you know that China is the second country producting things? The world is filled with Chinese things now. My clothes, notebooks, watches, bags, electronic dictionary even though food are made in China. Can you believe that? I am very surprised. Have you been to China? I haven't. Chinese are very smart and hard worker, so they can produce many things. They can speak English fluently. I am so envious because I can't speak English very well. I don't have a time which I can speak and listen to English. I am studying about China and Japan. They are not friendly because they have the big problem of the treaty. China dosen't like Japan, I think. But I want China to become to like Japan. I considered about it. What do you think about it? China and Japan will be a good partner before solving this problem. The small misapprehension becomes the big problem. We must consider what we say and what we do. I hope that the peace come all over the world. There are many opinions in the world because there are many many many people in the world. So we must understand each other. We need to meditate about the peace of the world. To meditate about the peace will make the world good. I hope that the peace comes to everyone.

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Want Want Want

The things which I want now are clothes and time.
Being winter, people wear a pretty coat and jacket. They are very pretty, so I become to want them. I want a caramel coat now. A caramel coat is very famous among young women. Almost of all women have one, so I want one. Then I want to be a beautiful and shining woman, so skirts and dresses attract me. It is important for women to be careful about their appearance. However, to be careful about own appearance cost much money. Women need much money more than men.
Next, I want much time because there are many things to have to do and want to do. For example, I want to go overseas, travel in Japan, study about airline, go out with my friends and study about Korean and English. I hope that a day have 48 hours!! "Time is money". It is true, I think.
I want to be good at using time and money.
"Time flies", I would use this prase when I stayed in America. The time which you enjoy is very fast, but the boring time is very slow. I would like to spend good time.
What do you think about time? Do you enjoy your time?

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BR01: Sara Says No!

Mister Fruit touches an apple. The apple goes bad. Then he picks up an orange. The orange goes bad too. Then he picks up some bananas. They go black.


This book taught me that it was very important to be honest and not to cheat people. I think that to be kind other people is to give me a happiness. People can't live without help and people. We need to be kind and gentle. I want to be a gentle woman. I will do my best.

Sara Says No (Heinemann Guided Readers)

Norman Whitney

Delta Systems Co Inc

発売日：1992-04

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Whitney, N. (2005). Sara Says No!  Oxford: Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

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I took a beauty lesson last Friday. A professor of the make taught us how to make up. It was very interesting. I want to be good at making up because my dream is to be a flight attendant and a beautiful woman.

Do you go to the cafe? I often go to Starbucks Coffee alone. Starbucks Coffee is smart and simple, so I can relax and study hard. It is my favorite place. I went to Starbucks Coffee three times last week. The smell of Starbucks Coffee is very good.

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My favorite transportation

What is your favorite transportation? My favorite transportation is an airplane. To get on a plane makes me excited. To go to an airport and to see planes also makes me excited. When I was a junior high school student, I rode on a plane for the first time in all my life. At that time, I felt like getting on a roller coaster and enjoyed that time. Then a flight attendant was very beautiful and shining. My dream is to be a flight attendant. I am going to school to be a flight attendant. I think that planes have a dream, so planes flying in the blue sky give me a hope. I often see the sky to find planes especially when I am distressed. To see the sky and planes makes me cheerful. I really like planes and the sky. I will do my best to be a flight attendant.

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My Favorite Movie

Samantha "Sam" Montgomery lives in San Fernand with her widowed father Hal. He runs a popular sports-themed diner. He meets and marries a vain, self-absorbed woman named Fiona. When the 1994 Northridge earthquake happens, he is killed. Sam loses a good friend and father. Sam chat with a man who shares her dream to attend Princeton University, but Sam doesn't know a real identity. In the halloween party, Sam meet him and lets know his real identity... What happens with Sam and a man? This movie is a love story in the school. Every girl has dreamed that a prince appears. I have done. I love this movie. When I watched this movie first time, I was excited!! I thought that I wished this story. The effort is very important, this movie taught me. I think that I do my best for everything. I want to watch this movie again.

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My Favorite Fruit

What fruit do you like? I like apples, bananas and pineapples. Apples are very sweet and good taste. When I was sick, my mother gave me some apples. I think that apples have many vitamin, so my mother made me eat. Sometimes I buy apples, so apple makes me happy because apples make me remember about my mother. Next, bananas makes remember about volleyball because my coach said to us that ate bananas. Bananas have energies so they give us some powers. I like to eat bananas with chocolate sauce. They are the best combination in the all fruit and sauce. Most of girls like them, I think. Pineapples are the great fruit and the funny shape. The taste of pineapples is a little sour and sweet. I often want to eat them, so I bought them. I like most of the fruit. 

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My hobby

Do you have a hobby? I have one. My hobby is to play a puzzle because to match pieces is badly exciting and interesting. I have completed many puzzles like Disney characters and Tohoshinki. To play puzzles was attracted to me when I was a five grade. Since that, I bought many puzzles and played them forgetting time. My concentration grew up more than before starting play puzzles, but my concentration only worked while playing puzzles. I also like to watching DVDs especially Korean drama. To watch Korean drama is exciting and interesting for me. My friends and family also like them. Korean drama is very funny and great. I often go to Tsutaya or GEO to borrow DVDs because here are many DVDs. I can kill time there. My friends give me some information about Korean drama, so I feel like to borrow them.   

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Ah

I went back to Kagoshima last Saturday and Sunday to take some pictures of the coming of age celebration. I wore a red kimono. I had not worn a kimono since I was 7 years old so I was looking forward to wearing a kimono. My parent sold the kimono for me. The kimono has some big flowers and butterfly. The kimono was attracted.

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Favorite Sports

What sports do you like? Soccer? Baseball? I like volleyball the best. I had played volleyball for seven years. Until I started playing volleyball, I didn't like sports. My physical strength was not good. To have started playing volleyball changed me. Volleyball taught me to do my best, not to give up, the importance of the team work and the feelings. To play sports is not only to give physical strength but also to grow up own spirit. I recommend children to play sports for a long time. As they play sports, they can enjoy playing sports and learn many things. My team mates are trusting each other because we spent good and painful time and the bond was made for 3 years. We are separating now, but we often meet and talk on the phone. I am proud of our bond and love them. 

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Fatty Food

Denmark has introduced the world's first tax on fatty food. Danish shoppers will now have to pay extra when they buy foods that are high in the cholesterol-packed fat.
The new tax is at a rate of $2.87 per kilo of saturated fat. This means 250 grams of butter will go up in price from $2.78 to $3.25 and the cost of a packet of potato chips will rise by 15cents. Milk, cheese, pizza, meat and oil will also cost more. Many shoppers tried to buy this food before the prices went up.
The new tax will help people eat less fatty food. Around 10 per cent of Danes are overweight but the government wants to reduce this number. Doctors say four per cent of deaths in Denmark are because of saturated fats.
Other European countries are looking at Denmark's fat tax to see if it works. Britain has obesity rates of over 20 per cent, the highest in Europe. British doctors say taxing food that is high in fat will help cut the number of people who die from heart attacks.


What do you think about this tax? I think that the tax on fatty food is the very good idea. People recently get fatty because people eat many fatty foods and lack of the exercise. The government considered how to reduce the rate of the overweight and hit this idea. When I went to America this summer, there were many fat people more than Japan. Every food was too sweet, strong and a large quantity. It is not good for our health to eat these food. The price increase of the fatty food makes people considered own health. The oppotunity to buy the fatty food will decrease because people want to save money.
In Japan, the food style is changing like Western, so people who get fat are increasing. To get fat gives people the risks which people become diseases. We should reflect the life style. I want to think more about my eating habitat. People keep own health by oneselves. Almost all of people want to live a long life, so let's make good your life by considering own health. I will do my best to spend good time.

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My Speech in America

I have learned many things from my experience in America.

There is a lot of nature in Minnesota. When I was a little, I used to play in nature, but now I can't be in nature in Japan because of the decreasing nature in the city. Therefore I was glad to experience many things in nature. For example, I canoed, rode horseback, went to some lakes and watched a beautiful sunset while biking. I could experience what I couldn't in Japan. I felt the beauty of nature, so I think we should protect the nature for the future and live in harmony with nature.
Next, I felt a strong connection with people. For instance, the block party is held each August and Americans have dinner with their relatives. There are few opportunities that Japanese can communicate with other people. Japan lacks this communication with other people. I think that people can't live without good communication, so I think communication is very important for living.
Third, I think that Americans want to help other people, so there are many opportunities that people can participate in programs for helping other people in America. I often think that I would like to help people who need help, so I was glad when I took part in the program : making meals for children who are starving around the world. Although the power of one person is very small, the power becomes very big when people cooperate with each other, I think. I learned the importance of helping other people.
To have come here made my world view expanded. I want to make use of my experience in America.
Finally, I want to express to my host family, Rod and Luann and their children my appreciation. This homestay program was the first time for me. I was very nervous, but I spent good times with you because you were very kind and gentle. When I was sick, Luann, my host mother made me soup and took me to the hospitaland checked on me in the middle of the night. Rod, my host father took me to the store to get some Japanese food and medicine and Anya and Joshua, my host sister and brother cared about me. I was so delighted. I'm sorry I troubled you and my English skill was poor. I am glad I could make good memories with you. Thank you very much. I will never forget this! And Celeste, thank you for taking me to school. I enjoyed talking to you in the car. I am very happy that I made a friend, like you!!:) Thank you all very much!!

This is my speech at the graduation ceremony. I enjoyed staying in America. Someday, I would like to go to Minnesota and see my host family and Celeste.

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My Staying in America Part 1

What did you do this summer? Going to some place or shopping or doing homework? Everyone did something this summer.
I went to Minnesota, America this summer and stayed with my host family for four weeks. I participated in a homestay program for the first time. Having been to America was the first time for me, so I was very excited and anxious about homestay.
On July 24th, I left Kumamoto airport for Tokyo, Haneda airport in the morning with my friends.We arrived at Haneda airport and got on the bus. We left Haneda airport for Narita airport. I have not used Narita airport, so I was looking forward to going to Narita airport. I felt that Narita airport was not Japan because there were many people from foreigne countries. I was very excited!!
We got on the airplane of Delta and took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota at 4 p.m.

After about 12 hours, we arrived at Minneapolis airport. When the door was opened, I saw many host families. I felt that my new life started. My heart was beating.

My host family took me to a fast food store of Mexico. I didn't eat American food but the Mexican food soon arriving in America. It was very wonderful for me because I had not eaten Mexican food. Have you eaten Mexican food? If you feel like them, try to eat please. You can learn about the country in your mouth.

My host family prepared the large and cute room for me. My heart was warming. They told me about everything of the house keeping. They have taken in Japanese students three times, so they understood me. The first day of America was the day to meet many people. For example, I met my host family, my teacher at the Bethel University, other host families and my host mother's parents.

My staying in America started like this. I will introduce my story in America next time. Please wait for writing.

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7 billion!!!!!!!!!

The United Nation says the world's population is set to reach seven billion on October 31. Analysts are wondering whether it is a coincidence this milestone falls on Halloween. The U.N. Population Fund predicts that some time on Monday, the world will welcome its seven billionth person.
They also forecast that the baby will be born in India. The birth of a newborn baby is usually a source of joy, but this one has got alarm bells ringing with environmentalists. They say the world cannot cope with so many mouths to feed.
The population has exploded in the past two centuries. In the early 1800s, there were just a billion of us; in 1960 that figure had trebled to three billion. Half a century layer, that figure has more than doubled.
Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute told CNN that "the consequences for humanity could be grim." Other experts also paint a bleak picture. CNN's Jack Cafferty warned of an "unsustainable" population of 9 billion and stated that "at some point there's not going to be enough stuff for everybody." The New York Times declared that "the Earth is full[and that] we are eating into our future".


I was astonished by this news. When I was a high school student, my social study teacher taught me that the world's population was 6.3 billion. I had believed that the world's population was 6.3 billion before the news was informed. Japan's population is decreasing year by year because the women don't hope to get married, when the women get married is late and there are many women who don't have their children although they get married. On the other hand, the population of the world is growing very quickly. In the developing countries, the rate of the birth is very high. Many young people who live in the developing countries especially lack information about contraception, so I think one of the reason for increasing the population. We will face the problems about living. For example, we need enough clear water, food, oil and so on. When people face the problems, people compete each other. I am very anxious about breaking out a war like "World War III". Everyone is hoping that the world peace continue forever, I think. People who is living now have many problems, so we should solve them for the future. We need to consider the population of the world is 7 billion for creating the great future. What do you think about this problem? Let's try to think.

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This movie told me not to intervene in other's love. It is not good to intervene in other's love. To intervene in other's love will break, I think.

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Much Ado Trailer

I watched the trailer for Much Ado About Nothing just now. It is a 1993 movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh. It was a classic movie, I think. The movie was made 1993 one year later I was born. To watch movies is very exciting for me. This movie attracted me.

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Info on Much Ado About Nothing

• IMDB
• Shakespeare play on Wikipedia
• Branagh Film on Wikipedia
• Shakespeare play on Wikipedia (Japanese)
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Shakespeare's play's
• Trailer on YouTube

Want to do

Do you have a dream? What is your dream? 

I have many dreams. First, I want to be a flight attendant because I like planes and sky. I also like to travel. I think that planes take me to the wondering place, so I am excited. I want many people to feel this emotion. When I rode on the plane for the first time, I was impressed with flying and flight attendants. I am going to school about airline now and studying. Someday I want to meet my friends on the plane.

Second, I want to go to Taiwan, Singapore, America, UK, NZ and so on. I have been to Korea and America. When I went to foreign countries, I was excited and felt that the wondering feelings that I couldn't feel in Japan. To go to foreign is to know about foreign countries. It is a good way to know about countries. I want to know and learn about world, so I want to go to many countries.
Third, I want to see K-POP groups. I like K-POP because they are so cool and good at singing and dancing. When I went to the concert, I was very excited and I had a good time. I will go to the concert next spring. I am looking forward to seeing them.
I have many things what I want to do. I will do everything.

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