Tuesday, January 20, 2015

BR 2-03: Down Comes The Rain (Franklyn M. Branley, 1983)


"After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles."


By reading this book, I remembered that I thought clouds was cotton candy when I was younger. Of course, all clouds are made of billions of tiny drops of water. Then, how these do clouds make? Inside of this book, there are the answers. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor. It has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. 

When I was child, I told that rain is the God's tears by my grandmother. After I knew rain system, I feel her words is romantic. So, I like her thought better than fact. 

[115 words]


Reference

M. Branley, Franklyn (1983). "Down Comes The Rain". London, England; Harper Collins Publishers.

Travel to Osaka!

 Today, I want to write about traveling to Osaka.

 From October 1st to 3rd, I went to Osaka trip with my boyfriend. We use Shinkansen. Shinkansen runs so high speed! I used it for the first time, so I was really exiting. First day, we arrived there afternoon. We went to the hotel and checked in. We were so tired, so we took a walk street, did shopping....we took it easy that day.

 Second day, we went to Universal Studios Japan! I really had looked forward to go there! I love Snoopy, Elmo, ... a lot of character. My boyfriend hate crowd of people, but he enjoyed together. I was very happy! The only thing is that this day was so cold....

 Final day, we went to shopping! I bought souvenirs for my friends and family. For my mother, I bought handkerchief on Moomin. For my niece and nephew, I bought Moomin candy. Well, so I bought Moomin goods! I was really happy....!!!

 I want to go to Osaka again. That day, with my boyfriend, too!

[176 words]

Saturday, January 17, 2015

BR 2-02: Red Planet (Roderick Hunt, Alex Brychta, 2003)


"The magic took them to a rocket ship."

When I was young child, I felt going to other planet was like pipe dream. However, we dream to go to other planet. In this story, going to Red Planet was magic. Actually, it's difficult to go on space travel in space technology now, but in the near future, I think this dream will come true

Some day, I want to go on space travel with my family, friends, my pets, and other person.  

[74 words]

Reference

Hunt, Roderick/Brychta, Alex (2003). "Red Planet". London, England; Oxford University Press.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Essay 2-03b: Learning with computers

People usually use computers and learn with computers. For students, it's necessary to do homework and searching knowledge by computers. Also, computers have a lot of convenient tools.

When the students study and do their homework, they usually use computers. In Writing class, they write Essays, Book reviews, and Daily blogs by computers. In Reading class, they must finish News Quiz assignment, so they use website, for example, The Japan Times and The Japan News. In addition to these, they can finish their homework in Speaking class, doing Typing homework, and English central by computers. 

The students often use computers not just homework but also searching. For example, they use Yahoo and Google as method of searching. In addition, Google have a lot of function. People can use Gmail, Google Drive, Map, Blogger, and translation not only searching service. 

The last, in computer, there are a lot of convenient tools. For example, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. People often use their tools. In case of students, they must use Word for reports. Also, in case of worker, they must use PowerPoint for presentation. The computer is very important in learning for people.

However,  computers have some problems. For example, if some person don't have computer, they won't be able to use it, so it is unfair in learning. Also, if people rely on computers too, they won't use their original abilities. When they study and search, they can get knowledge so easily, so they may forget how to study or get knowledge by themselves. Like this, there is some possibility to bring disadvantage for some person while learning. 

People have to use computer for learning without relying too much.
[250 words]


Saturday, December 6, 2014

BR 2-01: Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn (Melvin Berger, 1983)


"A strong patellar reflex is usually a sign of a healthy nervous system "

When I was so younger, I din't know reason for sneeze, hiccup, shiver, and yawn. In this book, I could find the answer to these and lots of other questions about reflexes. All of reason is reflexes. I thought these happenings were so bad for my health, but they are the evidence of body's normalcy activity. I learned new knowledge by this book.

I want to learn more deeply, and I hope other person know these evidence. I think people have to learn about their own bodies. 
[101 words]

Reference

Berger, Melvin (1983). "Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn". London, England; Harper Collins Publishers

Friday, December 5, 2014

Essay 2-03a: Learning with computers

We usually use computers and learn with computers. For students, it's necessary to do homework and searching knowledge by computers. Also, computers have a lot of convenient tools.

When the students study and do their homework, they usually use computers. In Writing class, they write Essays, Book reviews, and Daily blogs by computers. In Reading class, they must finish News Quiz assignment, so they use website, for example, The Japan Times and The Japan News. In addition to these, they can finish their homework in Speaking class, doing Typing homework, and English central by computers.

The students often use computers not just homework but also searching. For example, they use Yahoo and Google as method of searching. In addition, Google have a lot of function. People can use Gmail, Google Drive, Map, Blogger, and translation not only searching service.

The last, in computer, there are a lot of convenient tools. For example, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. People often use their tools. In case of students, they must use Word for reports. Also, in case of worker, they must use PowerPoint for presentation. The computers is very important in learning for people.

However, if some person don't have computer, they won't be able to use it, so There is some possibility to bring disadvantage for some person while learning. 

People have to use computer for learning without relying too much.
[229 words]

Outline post for Essay 2-03a


Learning with computers

Homework

Writing

Essays

Book reviews

Daily blogs

Reading

News Quiz homework

Website
News article
The Japan Times
The Japan News

Speaking

Presentation

Listening

Typing homework

English central

Searching

Yahoo

Google

Gmail

Drive

Google Blogger

Google Map

Google translation

Tool

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Mail

Games