Birthday Present

My friend Haruka gave me present yesterday. I was very glad. The present is Annasui's nail polish. I like nail art very much. She knows it. She gave me yellow, pink, green, and silver nail polishes. Annasui is a cosmetic brand. I like it very much. Hark also like it. I gave present to her Annasui's mirror as her birthday present last year. I like Annasui's lovely design. I want to buy many cosmetics in there. But, the cosmetics are a little high price. I can't to buy a lot.

Last night, I want to paint my nails, but I have no time. I could not wear nail polish. I want to use it early. The colors are very cute. It looks beautiful. I want to use yellow and silver. It looks cute. I don't like long nails. Short nails are match to cut color. But, I can't to paint well. I want to pint my nails well. I will practice it.

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Went to dinner

I went to dinner with my part time job friend Airi. When we finished part time job, suddenly decided to go to dinner. We were hungry! We went to Kurobouzu. It is yakiniku shop. I went to dinner with Airi for the first time, so I was exciting. There are many kind of meat. For example, beef ribs, beef tongue, pork ribs, breast tender, thigh and so on. I love meat very much. 

I like yakiniku so much, and I ordered many meat with Airi. We ate a lot of beef tongue. Airi and I like beef so much. I tried to eat chicken gristle. It was very good taste! I ordered it again. I like the crunchiness of chicken gristle. I want to go there again with Airi, and eat a lot of meat. 

We talked about clothes, our part time job, and so on. We had a good time. I want to work hard like her. She graduated the junior college, she work hard Ships for to be a employee. I think that she can be a good employee, because she is stylish and kind. It is very important things at Ships. I want to be an employee too. I want to be like her. But, I have to come to university more 2 years. I work hard as part time job.

I want to go dinner with her again, and I want to talk about many things. I like her thinking. I feel stimulus to talk with her. It is good for me.

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My vacation plan

After I take this semester test, I greet the spring vacation. I can't wait it! I'm looking forward to it very much. I want to enjoy this spring vacation. I am going to go many places with my friends. First, I planning to visit Nagasaki with my friends. I like hot spring very much. Shimabara has many hot springs. I want to visit there, and enjoy hot spring with my friends. Also, there are many fresh sea foods! I love shrimp, crab, shellfish, and fish. These are very delicious. Nagasaki is famous for good sea food. I am looking forward to eat delicious sea food. I will go there with my junior high school friends. I want to talk many things. 

Second, I'm going to visit Tokyo. My cousin lives in Tokyo since last year. I love my cousin. I want to shopping in there. Tokyo has many shops. I want to shopping at many shops which there are not in Kumamoto. Now, I want to eat bills's pancake. It looks delicious so much! I have never eat it. So, I will go there, I want to go bills. 

Third, I am going to visit to Kyoto. I will go there with my friend Yuki. I wanted to Kyoto. I have been to Kyoto twice, but I want to go there again! Yuki and I wanted to visit Kyoto when we were high school students. I will visit Kiyomizu temple, Kinkaku, and Shimogamo. I want to eat green tea sweets in there. I can't wait this trip!

Also, I will practice driving my car. I am not good at driving car. I want to drive my car well. I will drive many places with my friends. I will be a good driver. I will go to Aso. I want to drive.

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My part time job

I work part time job. In these days, I started new part time job. I am working at clothe shop. I like this clothe shop when I was a high school student. I wanted to work this shop, I applied this shop. Now, I enjoy this part time job. I can wear my favorite clothes which I bought in this store. I like it. 

Before I worked at MK restaurant. I like there very much, and enjoyed work with my friends. But, I wanted to work clothe shop. When I work at restaurant, I could not wear nail polish, light hair color. I like to wear nail art. I don't like restaurant's rules. I want to dress up free. 

Now, I enjoy to wear cute nail. I come to nail salon. There are very good nail stylist. I love cute design nail art. I want to enjoy many kind of nail art. My shop's employees are very cute and stylish. I want to be a stylish person. I want to slim, because I often too eat much. My mother cooks healthy dishes for me. I like it. My mother is very kind to me. I want to cook healthy sweets for my mother.

I will work hard in this spring vacation. I want to get used to new part time job. I will buy many clothes this spring new one. I want to it very much now!

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BR 2-18: The Frog Prince (2005)

"There was a loud crash of thunder, followed by a shower of sparks. The frog had vanished. In his place stood a handsome young prince." (P. 42)

I know this story. When I was a child, I read this story in Japanese. This is very famous story in the world. This is romantic story, because the frog changed a handsome young prince. In fact, the frog was a prince. He was changed to frog by magic. 

One day, Princess Poppy played her beautiful golden ball. However, she slipped and fell into the pond. Her beautiful golden ball flew out of her hands. She was very shocked, because it was her birthday present from her daddy. A talking frog appeared her front. The frog rose out of the pond. Above his head, he held the golden ball. She was very glad.

When I was reading this book, I think that I don't like the frog, and I don't want to pick up my important thing. Poppy is don't like frog too. She was very hard on the talking frog. But, the talking frog was a handsome prince. He became his former figure, thanks for Poppy's kiss. It is very romantic! I like romantic princess story very much. I want to read more romantic story. There is disney movie based on this story. I want to this movie.

Reference

Susanna, Davidson. (2005). The Frog Prince. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

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BR 2-17: Chicken Licken (2007)

"The others had seen the acorn fall on Foxy Loxy. Everyone looked at Chicken Licken." (p. 46)

The Chicken Licken lived farm. Many animal lived on this farm. Most of the animals on the farm were happy. But, Chicken Licken wasn't happy. Chicken Licken was scared of everything. For example, he scared mouse, his shadow, the earthworm. I am scared them too. I can understand the Chicken Licken's emotion very much. But, he is too easily frightened. 

One day, estopped by an oak tree. Suddenly, a tiny acorn dropped from the tree, and hit Chicken Licken's head. He was so surprised. he didn't see the acorn, and he thought the sky must be falling. I was surprised his thinking! I never had thought such thing. His imagination is very wonderful. And then he rushed back farm, and he told it many animals. Animals were surprised, and they all went down the hole. 

Finally, an animal had seen the acorn fall on fox. They understood that why the Chicken Licken said such thing. They chased him all the way home. I think the Chicken Licken was poor. He not told lie. I want animals to kind to the Chicken Licken. It is very funny story. I want to read it again. 

Reference

Russell, Punter. (2007). Chicken Licken. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-16: The Dragon Painter (2006)

"So Chang turned and dotted in the eyes of the jade dragon, the gold dragon, and the red dragon. Chang finished and, a bolt if lighting split open the templed roof." (p. 39)

Chang was a great Chinese painter. His pictures was loved by many Chinese people. His animal pictures were best of all. His butterflies and birds really seemed alive. I am not good at painting pictures. I can't to paint real. If I can paint pictures like Chang, I like to paint pictures. 

One day, he painted the dragons pictures on wall. It looked like real dragons. He painted their eyes, the dragon was moved. I can't believe it. I don't think the painted dragons became real dragon. It is funny story for me, but I want to change real things from pictures. If I have such facility, I everyday paint  delicious foods! I want to have such facility. When I get this facility, I will paint very cute dog. I want to have a dog. 

Reference

Rosie, Dickins. (2006). The Dragon Painter. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-15: The Little Red Hen (2006)

""Oh no you won't!" said the little red hen. I'll eat it all by myself. And she did." (p. 45)

The little red hen had best friends. A black cat, a big noisy duck, and a fat brown rat. One day, the little red hen found some grains of wheat. She want to make flour. She talked to them, "Who will help me?". However, they don't help the little red hen. She did to make the wheat by herself of all. Her best friends were not help for her all. The wheat was ready. She cut down the wheat without any help at all. And, She grind it into flour. She made bread without any help at all. Finally, she ate the bread by herself all. 

I think that an act of kindness is very important for life. If I meet people who be in trouble, I want to help them. I think if you do good action, you will be good person! I believe it! I want to do kind action. 

Reference

Susanna, Davidson. (2006). The Little Red Hen. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-14: The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse (2007)

"He sniffed the sweet, cold air and smiled. Then he snuggled down in his warm hay bed. "This is the life for me," he said." (p. 47)

There was once a little brown country mouse. His name was Pipin. His cousin Toby lives town. One day, Toby came to country. They live in very different environment. The country mouse Pipin love his country, but he was interested in the town. He went to the town with Toby. Pipin was overwhelmed by the town. He wanted to back his country. Toby likes town life. 

I think that it is same thing of people. The person who lives country. He longs to visit town. However, the fact that he lives in town, he can't come to like the town. He missed his country. I think Kumamoto is country city, but it is good town to live. I understood Pipin's emotion. 

Reference

Susanna, Davidson. (2007). The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-13: The Fox and The Stork (2007)

"But Stork said, you tricked me first. Always be kind to your friends, said Stork, and they will be kind to you." (p. 23)

Fox and Stork were friends, but Fox loved playing tricks. Fox tricked Stork. Stork has long bill, so he can't to eat eat poured soup into wide bowls. But, Fox poured soup which he made into wide bowls. Stork couldn't eat it, and he was angry to Fox. And, he retaliated for the Fox. 

I think it is retribution. If you do bad or mean things to other people, it return to you. It is the thing that this story author wanted to say. It is very important to live the society. I should always be kind to my friends. I want to be a kind person. This is a lesson of the life.

Reference

Mairi, Mackinnon. (2007). The Fox and The Stork. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-12: The Wish Fish (2007)

"One day, he catches a magic fish. The fish gives Bob and Bet three wishes. " (p. 15)

Bob caught a magic fish. The fish can grant three wishes. I think it is very fantastic. Bob and Bet wish they want to be rich. That wish was granted. They were very grad to it. But, Bet wish to fish, "I want to be richer still." The magic fish was angry. They were too greedy! So, they were become themselves   again. They were too greedy and were not able to become rich. I think that people should to live simple. I want to be a richer, but I don't wish too rich. I want to a little richer than Now! I want to the magic fish. 

Reference

Lesley, Sims. (2007). The Wish Fish. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-11: The Ugly Duckling (Davidson, 2006)

"He bent his head to the water and saw that he was no longer an ugly duckling. He was a swan!" (p. 44)

This story is based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. It is very famous story. When I was a child, I read this story in Japanese. Japanese title is "Minikui Ahirunoko". The mother duck had six eggs. Five eggs ware smooth and small and white. But, the sixth egg was huge. The huge egg was ugly duck's egg. The duck was very large and very ugly. However, this ugly duck was a swan! The ugly duck grew up, and it was not duck. In fact, it was a swan. 

I think the ugly duck didn't like itself. However, he became very beautiful swan, better than ducks. I was glad that ugly duck became beautiful. The swan is the most beautiful one of all. I want to be beautiful woman. I want to transform myself more beautiful!

Reference

Susanna, Davidson. (2006). The Ugly Duckling. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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BR 2-10: The Three Little Pigs (Davidson, 2007)

 

"He jumped onto the roof. He slid down the chimney and landed splosh in Poppy's cooking pot." (p.46)

When I was a child, I read this story in Japanese. This story is very interesting. Three little pigs are family. They build own house. Older brother made house from straw. Another older brother made house from wood. The youngest pig made house from brick.  The youngest pig's house is the best house in the three. it was very strong. His brother's house was broke by wolf.
Finally, the two brothers run into the youngest pig's house. The three little pigs were extermination wolf.

I think it is very great. However, I think pig can't win the wolf. It is impossible. But it is very good story. I want to read it again.

Reference

Susanna, Davidson. (2007). The Three Little Pigs. London, England: Usborne First Reading

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My friend Chiaki

I am going to tell about my friend Chiaki. She is my friend. She and I are fiend for eight years. I saw her for the first time, It was junior high school entrance ceremony. Chiaki and I are very good friend, and went to same high school, same University. When she was a junior high school student, she was belong to brass band club. She played trumpet. She was a good trumpeter. She and I was same class. I  studied hard with her. It was good memory.
 After graduated junior high school, She and I were entered Daiich high school. This high school was a girl's high school, but at present became a coeducational high school. She and I were different class, but we were thick as thieves. After school, we often go shopping. It was very good time. Also, we studied at library. I studied hard with her to pass the university exam.
 Now, she and I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University. She is majoring International Economy. She is hard worker, and she will go study abroad to New Zealand. I was glad to decide can go study abroad. However, I feel sad, because I can't to see her for half a year. It is first time for me. I want to send her email everyday.

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My favorite vacation memory

My favorite vacation memory is travel to Korea. Last year, I went to Korea for the first time. It was the my first abroad trip. I went to Busan, Korea. I like Korea, and I wanted to go there since when I was a high school student. I was very happy to decide to trip Korea. I went to there, I enjoyed shopping and eating Korean food. It was very good. I like samgyeopsal. I ate it Korea two times. It was delicious. I went to downtown, and enjoyed shopping. I bought clothes, accessories, sweets, shoes, and cosmetics. Korea's prices is lower than Japan. I could many things low price. I want to visit Korea again, but next, I am going to visit Soul. Soul is urban city like Tokyo. I want to visit there. There are many fashionable shops. I am planning to trip Korea next spring vacation. I will visit Soul. I can't wait this trip!!

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My birthday

 Yesterday, I became twenty years old. I was glad that many people celebrated me. My parents, my grandparents, my friends, my brothers celebrated me. I am happy to reach my twentieth birthday well. This years birthday is special day for me. I became an adult. I want to became steady person. I want to repayment of a kindness for my parents. It is very important for me. I love my parents so much.
 I presented pair of champagne glass for my parents. I bought it my mother's favorite shop. They are very surprised and pleased. I was glad to see their smile. My surprise present was great success!  My parents presented me my birthday year's glass. I used it with my parents and I drunk champagne. It was very good taste. I like it.

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Coming to age ceremony

 12, January was my coming age ceremony. I attended Kumamoto city Coming age ceremony. I wore a long-sleeved kimono. It worn by unmarried women on ceremonial occasions. I wore it for the first time. I worn my mother's kimono. It was very cute. It is orange color. I like it. My mother also worn it her coming age ceremony. It bought my grandmother for my mother. My grandmother was very glad that I decided to wear my mother's kimono. My family took pictures a lot. I was very tired.
 I went ceremony place, there are many my friends. I took pictures a lot with my friends. It was very exciting. I was glad that I can meet friends who live outside the prefecture. I haven't seen them for a long time. I spent a good time. After the ceremony, I went to my high school. There are many high school friends and teacher. I enjoyed to talking with them and took pictures. It was exciting.

At night, I went to my junior high school alumni association at hotel. My friends and I were dress up and go there. I talked my teacher and friends. I can't remember name. But, I was enjoyed it. I went to town street and took purikura with friends. I drunk there until morning. I had a very good time. I want to coming age ceremony again!!!!

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My favorite dish

My favorite dish is Italian. i like pasta and pizza very much. It is very delicious. I often go Italian restaurant with my family or my friends. I like to eat very much. I like tomato pasta the best. It is simple dish, but it is very delicious. I often eat it at my favorite restaurant. My mother also makes me Italian dish. She is good at cooking. I like her dish. She makes me tomato pasta, cream pasta, cheese pizza, and so on. The other day, I cooked tomato pasta. I thought cooking is very difficult for me, but it was easy. I want to cook many kinds of pasta. Making pizza is a little difficult. It It takes about an hour. I don't like delivery pizza. It is not good taste for me. I like real Naples pizza. It is difficult to cook. I often go restaurant and eat it. I want to eat margherita now!

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My favorite shoes

My favorite shoes is sneakers. I love sneakers very much. I often wear it. I have 6 sneakers. I want to buy more. I have Nike, adidas, sperga. Especially, I love Nike's shoes. I have airmax, airforce, montreal racer. These are very cool shoes. I like casual fashion, like much sneaker. I think it is very cute. Sometimes, I buy shoes book at bookstore. It is wonderful for me. All page carry on shoes picture. I like those book very much. When I read those book, I feel exciting. The other day, I bought new sneakers book, It is special section on sneakers for women. It was cute and I want many shoes. Sneaker is easy to walk and hard to be tired. I can't to part with the sneakers. Now, I want to new shoes. It color is white and green. It is a little high price, so I should work hard on my part time job.

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My favorite color

My favorite color is blue. I think blue is beautiful color. It is natural color. For example, sea, sky, plants are beautiful blue. I like them very much. My name is Ai. Ai means indigo. Indigo is natural dye color. My father likes indigo, and he named me Ai. I like my name very much, and I like indigo.
I often choose blue color goods. For example, my clothes, my car, my nail color, accessories, and so on. I think that blue is very cute color, and I always buy blue things. It is my favorites. When I choose car color, I watched many color cars, but I think blue is the best. My friends often praises my car color, "Your car is very cute blue! This is very good, and becomes you." It makes me happy. Now I want to blue shoes. When I went shopping yesterday, I found good blue shoes. I want to buy it!

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My favorite club

My favorite club is basketball club. When I was a junior high school student, I was belong to basket ball club. I had played basket ball for 6 years. I like basketball very much. Now, I sometimes play basketball with my junior high school friends. I love them. Basketball is very hard sport. I strengthened my body every day. I was running every evening. When I was a high school student, I was thin and I often drunk protein. I wanted muscle. Now, I want to get thinner. I am too heavy. I want to play basketball for diet. However, I have lack physical strength. I think begin running again. It is very good for health. I want to join basketball club again. I enjoyed playing basketball. It is my good memory at junior high school. I want to play with them again.

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BR 2-09: Christmas around the world (Sims, 2005)

"Some say that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, or in Lapland, which is nearby. Every year, millions of children send him letters, saying what they'd like in their stocking for Christmas."

This story tells about christmas in the world. For example, Sweden, Syria, Germany, Scandinavia, Britain, and Australia. When I was a children, I believed Santa Claus. I wrote letter for him every year. I received many presents every year. I was glad. Nowadays, I cannot receive present from Santa. My father and my mother give me present to make up. Last year, I also gave presents for my parents. They were pleased. I was happy. 

I think Christmas is a day makes people happy. I like christmas very much. I can't wait this year christmas. I want to make christmas cake for my family. I want read Many people this book, because it makes me happy. 

Reference

Lesley, Sims. (2005). Christmas around the world. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

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BR 2-08: The Elves and the Shoemaker (Daynes, 2004)

"Two little elves rushed in, wearing nothing but rags. They sat down at the table and quickly began to sew. "

This is a story about shoemaker and elves. An old shoemaker lived with his wife in a room above their work shop. He was a good shoemaker. However, once, a crafty shoe seller had set up a table at the end of their street. His shoes were badly sewn, with poor leather, but he sold them at a bargain price. They were cheap shoes, but local people bought them. Old shoemaker was in trouble.

However, his shoes shop became popular again, because elves made good shoes. This story is famous   in the world. I think this is like a lesson for life. I want to live obediently. It is important thing. 

Reference

Katie, Daynes. (2004).  The Elves and the Shoemaker. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

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BR 2-07: The Dinosaurs Next Door (Castor, 2002)

"As they watched, the other eggs began to jiggle and jump and bump in the basket. Their shells shattered. The eggs had hatched." (p.13)

This story is about new dinosaurs which made by Mr.Puff. He is an inventor. He lived in a blue tall house. It looked odd and strange. He made special eggs. It was dinosaurs eggs! I want to this eggs, because I like dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs was born from eggs. They were very cute and naughty. They eat much, and play. They grew up soon, and they became too big.

I think dinosaurs are too big to have. I want to miniature dinosaurs as a pet. But I think it is too difficult to success. Someday, If an inventor invent miniature dinosaurs, I will have it for pet, and fondle it.

Reference

Harriet, Castor. (2002). The Dinosaurs Next Door. London, England: Usborne Young Reading

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My favorite book

 My favorite book is "I am Malala". Malala Yousafzai is a girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. My father bought this book for me. I was glad, because I wanted to read it. Malala was the youngest people to receive the Novel Peace Praise. I was impressed by her speech. I think that her activity is very meaningful for girl in the world. I thought It is natural to receive an education boys and girls. But, some people think it is bad thing girls receive the education. In the world, there are girls who want to go to school, but they can't go to school by religion. I think it is sexual discrimination. Islam is great religion, but Islamic fundamentalism is a little strange. I want to read this book many people in the world, and I wish all girls can receive the education.

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My favorite drink

My favorite drink is coffee. I drink coffee everyday. My favorite coffee shop is Fukuya. I often go there about once in a week. There are many kinds of coffee beans. Someday, I want to drink all kinds of coffee in this shop. But, I often buy same coffee. I often buy there Clear brend. It is the best coffee. I like Fukuya's master. He is very kind to me. One day, I went to the shop, he gave me apple cookie which his made. It was very delicious. I was happy. It was much his coffee. I also like espresso coffee. I make coffee or espresso every morning for my family. My family also like coffee very much. I like coffee with milk or soy milk. It is very good for winter. I want to drink coffee more and more.

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