BR 2-10: Quiz Night

I read ‘Quiz Night’. Rob Waring and Maurice Jamall wrote it. I chose this book, because I was interested in the title of this book. It was about a man who took part in Quiz Night. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main characters of this story were John and Ji-Sung. One day, John, Ji-Sung and Daniela talked about Quiz Night. They were interested in it. A winner of Quiz Night can get some pizza tickets. John said, “I love pazza!” Then Ji-Sung decided to take part in Quiz Night. He was a very smart parson, so John and Daniela thought that he may be win. Ji-Sung invited John to take part in Quiz Night together, but he was one of the questioners of Quiz Night. So he could not. When they were talking about Quiz Night, a girl was watching them. Her name was Gemma. She was going to take part in Quiz Night too. The next day, John and Mr. Becker were making some questions for Quiz Night in the library. Then Gemma came to them and she tried to look at the questions. She asked Mr. Becker, “What are you doing?” Then Mr. Becker hid the questions under his book. He said, “We are making questions for the Quiz Night. Please don’t look.” Then she left them. After that, she suddenly asked John, “John, do you want some money?” She wanted to know the questions of Quiz Night, so she tried to buy the Questions from John. John was very surprised and angry with Gemma. He did not like her. He never wanted to talk with her. Saturday was Quiz Night. Six people took part in the Quiz Night and they all wanted to win. Then, Quiz Night just started. John got the first ball and questioned to Yoon-Hee who was Ji-Sung’s sister. However, she could not answer, so she was out. Next girl could not answer nether and she was out. Mr. Becker asked Gemma the next question, “Gemma, what’s the name of the tall tower in Paris?” “It’s the Eiffel Tower,” she said. Mr. Becker said, “That’s right!” Next question was for Ji-Sung, and he could answer the question. Next boy could not answer the question and he was out. Gemma and Ji-Sung were very good. They got all their questions right. Then, John talked to everyone, “Well, there are only two people, Gemma and Ji-Sung. Who will win? We’ll now listen to some music. We’ll start the questions again in ten minutes.” Gemma and Ji-Sung went to their friends. John did not like Gemma, so he wanted Ji-Sung to win. He said, “Ji-Sung, what’s the capital of Thailand?” “It’s Bangkok,” Ji-Sung answered. It was the next question. When Ji-Sung knew about it, he was very angry with John and he said, “I can’t win now!” They went back to stage. Gemma could answer the next question. However, Ji-Sung said wrong answer. John was very surprised, because Ji-Sung knew the answer. As a result of it, Gemma won some pizza tickets. Ji-Sung went back to his friends. There were Mark, Daniela and so on. They comforted Ji-Sung. He was very angry with John and he said, “I can’t win everything! What do you think, John?” John put his head down and everyone looked at him. His face was very red. “Let’s all go and get some pizza,” said Daniela. However, John said, “Umm…, I’m not coming.” They were surprised, because John liked pizza. Ji-Sung was until angry with John.

This story was very interesting, but John looked little poor. John wanted to help Ji-Sung, but it was none of his business.

[609 words]

BR 2-09: The Christmas Disco

I read ‘The Christmas Disco’. Jeremy Strong wrote it and Tom Clayton illustrated it. I chose this book, because I was interested in the title of this story. It was about children whose school held a Christmas party. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main characters of this story were the students of Story Street School. They were all excited because it was almost Christmas. They and their teachers decorated play room with shining tinsels. They were going to hold a Christmas disco party at the Christmas night. They competed that who was the best dancer. They were looking forward to it. At last the night of the disco came. However, suddenly the play room went dark. They were confused about it. Then, a good idea came to Ben’s father. Their parents brought a lot of torches from their house. The torches were enough to bright the play room. The children enjoyed the disco party very much.

I enjoyed reading this book. This story was very interesting for me. My elementary school, junior high school and high school did not hold a disco party at Christmas day. So it looks very exciting.

[195 words]

Writing Ⅳ

I learned a lot of things in Writing IV. I learned blogging, writing, typing and so on. I think my computer skill became better than before. Also, I got some knowledge of computer and writing. However, my writing ability is not enough. So I am going to write about them.

First, I think my typing speed became more faster than last year, because of blogging. I had to write blog five to seven posts every week. It was very hard for me. However, I got used to blogging recently. Second, I learned how to write essays in Writing IV. I wrote some essays in Writing IV for example, movie review, book review and so on. So I knew form of essays. Third, I made my own blog. I learned how to write blog, how to attach media and so on.

I am uncertain of my ability of writing. I want teachers to check my essays. If I made mistakes, I wanted you to correct my mistakes. Also my vocabulary is not enough. So I try to enrich my vocabulary. Also I try to write English sentence from now on.

I was not good at using computer before. However, now, I like computers and writing blog because of Writing IV. Also I could know my weakness. I try to overcome my weakness. I want to learn writing harder to improve my English ability. I do my best from now on.

[239 words]

Study

I have three finals today. So I had to study very hard yesterday. I did not have my part-time job yesterday, so I went to Joyful with my boyfriend to study there. We could concentrate on study. We studied about five hours. I was very tired. However, I could do my best on today’s three finals.

[56 words]

speaking class

In the last speaking class, I talked about finals and reports with my classmates. So I am going to write about them. I have 14 finals. I think my easiest final will be writing Ⅳ, because I only write essay in the last class. I think my most difficult final will be theory of international organization. It will be open-book test, but it will be very difficult. I have one report. I have to write the report by January 27. It is about Christianity. I have not finished it yet. I have not started writing yet. I have not started researching yet. I will use Internet for my report. I like finals better than reports, because I hate writing reports. I have started studying already. I started studying a week before. I studied four hours yesterday. I talked about the theme with Nozomi in the class. She has 11 finals. She thinks writing Ⅳ will be easiest final too, because she just write essay in the final. She thinks theory of environment will be her most difficult final, because it will be closed-book test. She has two reports. She has not finished yet. She has not started writing yet. She has not started researching yet. She is going to use Internet for her reports. She likes finals better than reports, because she does not like writing reports. She has already started studying for finals. She started studying from last Sunday. She studied three hours yesterday, because she had to do her homework. She had to read English book and wrote report.

[262 words]

Coming of Age Day

I took part in Coming of Age ceremony. I got up at five a.m. Then I went to beauty salon to wear my hair up, makeup and kimono. I was very sleepy, because I drank with my friends last night. I was regretted of it. I arrived at the meeting place around ten a.m. I met a lot of friends. They all wore kimono. They looked very beautiful and mature. I took a lot of pictures with them. I had a nice time there. After that, I went to downtown with my friends. We were very hungry, so we ate lunch at a fashionable restaurant. At night, I took part in alumni meeting of junior high school. It held at Mitsui Garden Hotel. I saw my friends in junior high school days after a long separation. We enjoyed eating, drinking and talking. The alumni meeting were very interesting for me. I had a very good time today, but I was very tired.

[162 words]

interview test

I had an interview test in the speaking class. So I practiced speaking and thought answers for it.

1.Tell me about your self.
I am Saori Nitta. I live in Kumamoto, but I lived in Hokkaido when I was an elementary school student. I graduated from kusunoki junior high school and kumamoto kita high school. I am in Kumamoto Gakuen University. My major is English. I have a part-time job at a cake shop.
2.What are your greatest strengths?
I am good at listening, so I like to guide my friends. Also I can keep smile, if I am in bad condition and I can keep promise.
3.What are your greatest weaknesses?
I am an indecisive and shy person. Also I am not good at getting up early, so I am careful to go to bed early.
4.Why do you want to leave your present position?
I learned English, and the other subject in KGU. Also I got some qualifications. So I want to put my knowledge of them to job.
5.Why should I hire you?
If you hire me, I am sure that I do my best for the company.
6.Where do you see yourself five years from now?
I will work in this company, and I will get some qualifications.
7.Describe your ideal company, location and job.
My ideal company is not so big with homey atmosphere. I want to work near my house. My ideal job is service occupation that I can use my English skills.
8.Why do you want to work at our company?
Because I have a part-time job at a cake shop, so I like service and I have experience in it.
9. Why don’t you have a job now?
Because I am learning many things in my university. I want to get knowledge and skills before I get a job.
10. What good books have you read lately?
I read ‘Ryuseinokuzuna’. Keigo Higashino wrote it. I like his novels. It was a mystery novel. I was moved it.
11.Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.
First, I reflect that my bad points. Next, I think how to improve it. I am careful that I do not make the same mistake again.
12.What are your outside interests?
I like to watch movie, watch sports and hang out with my friends.
13.How do you feel about reporting to a younger person or a woman?
I do not mind, because I work with younger people and women in my part-time job.
14.Whould you lie for the company?
It is a difficult question, but may be, I do not lie for the company, because I think it is bad to lay whatever situation.
15.Can you work under pressure?
Yes, because I can accomplish my job if there are many things to do.
16.What makes you angry?
I do not like a person who does not keep promise, and selfish.
17.What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
My toughest decision was which university I entered, because there were some choices.
18.Tell me about the most boring job you ever had.
My most boring job was to sort post cards in post office, but I tried to do it faster.
19.I’m concerned that you don’t have as much experience as we’d like in English.
I think my English experience is not enough, but I am going to study English through work.

I was little nervous in the interview test, but I tried to speak a lot of things about me.

[587 words]

BR 2-08: The Go-kart Race

I read ‘The Go-kart Race’. Roderick Hunt wrote it. I chose this book, because pictures of this book were very cute. It was about two girls that wanted to take part in the go-kart race. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main characters of this story were Wilma and Biff. They wanted to take part in the go-kart race. Then, Wilma had a good idea. They made their original go-kart, and they took part in the go-kart race. Their go-kart’s name was Silver Bullet. In the race, their go-kart did not win, the go-kart took the third place. However, Silver Bullet won a prize. It was the best-looking go-kart. They were very happy because of the prize.

I enjoyed reading this book, because it was an interesting story. I liked the go-karts when I was a child too. I sometimes rode the go-karts in the theme park.

[150 words]

BR 2-07: Mum to the Rescue

I read ‘Mum to the Rescue’. Roderick Hunt wrote it. I chose this book, because I was interested in the title of this book. It was about a family that went to picnic. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main character of this story was a mother of the family. There were four people in the family, father, mother and two brothers. One day, they went to a car boot sale. Mother found a dinghy and she was interested in it. They decided to buy the dinghy. After they went back home, father pumped it up and the children helped their father. They went to river, but the weir was dangerous. So they went to other good spot. They enjoyed picnic there. Then, a woman’s boat was drifted. Mother helped the woman. The woman borrowed the boat for the family as a token of her gratitude.

It was a interesting story. So I enjoyed reading this book. I used to go picnic with my family when I was a child. I remembered it when I read this book.

[181 words]

BR 2-06: The Bully

I read ‘The Bully’. Roderick Hunt wrote it. I chose this book, because I was interested in the title. It was about a new girl who came to school. She was bully, so everyone did not like her at first. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main character of this story was Rosie. She changed her school and she was in Biff and Chip’s class. At first, she was not friendly and bully, so everyone did not like her. However, Chip and other friends went to adventure with Rosie with his magic key. After that, they became good friends, because Rosie apologized to her friends. Now, she was not a bully girl. However, A new boy came to school. He was in Biff and Chip’s class too. Also he was bully. Biff and the other classmates were in trouble about him.

I enjoyed reading this book. I like this ‘magic key’ series, because they are all interesting stories. I want to read other ‘magic key’ stories.

[169 words]

BR 2-05: Don't Be Silly

I read ‘Don’t Be Silly’. Roderick Hunt wrote it. I chose this book, because I was interested in the title ‘Don’t Be Silly’. This story was about children who played a joke. I am going to introduce this story roughly.

The main characters of this story were some children. They were Anneena, Nadim, Biff, Wilf and so on. One day, Nadim bought a plastic snake and he brought it to school. He showed it everyone. Then, Anneena fell on an idea. She wanted to deceive Mrs. May who was their teacher. However, their plans fell through. Mrs. May was not deceived. After that, some animals were in the play ground.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was a funny story. There were a lot of children in this story, so it was difficult for me to memorize their names. Also there were some animals in this story, so I enjoyed reading this story.

[153 words]

winter vacation

Winter Vacation was finished today. How fast the time passes during winter vacation! I had my part-time job, and a lot of things to do. So I was very, very busy. However, my winter vacation was full and I could enjoy my winter vacation. I will have finals in the end of the month. So I am going to study hard for the finals. I do not want to fail my all finals. I will do my best.

[78 words]

shopping

I went to shopping to buy clothes with my friend. We went to Hikari no Mori. We wanted to buy dresses for alumni association. There were a lot of cute dresses, so I was puzzled which to choose. Also my friend was puzzled too. We took a lot of time to decide what to buy. Finally, I bought a white one-piece dress. It looked very cute. I liked it very much. After that, we ate lunch together. We talked about a lot of things. I am looking forward to alumni association.

[91 words]

billiards

I had my part-time job today. I worked from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. I was very busy today, because a lot of customers bought New Year’s greetings. I was tired, but I like busy work. When I am busy, I feel fast the time passes. After my part-time job finished, I went to do billiards with my boyfriend. I like billiards very much, but I am not good at it. I sometimes go to do billiards with my boyfriend. He often goes to do billiards with his friends. So he is good at it. I want to win against him, but I never win. I want to practice billiards. I had a nice time today.

[116 words]

Saisyunkan

I did not have part-time job today, so I went to ‘Saisyunkan’ with my boyfriend to see illuminations. Saisyunkan is in Mashiki. It is near the airport line 1. I went to Saisyunkan for the first time, because I did not go there last year. I like illuminations very much. So I was looking forward to going there. Today was weekday, so it was not so crowded. There were a lot of beautiful illuminations for example big whale, swans, tunnel and so on. I was moved them very much. We took a lot of pictures. We enjoyed it very much. After that, we went to a restaurant to eat dinner. We had a nice time today.

[116 words]

Reading Ⅰ

I attended speaking class today. We talked about reading newspapers, magazines and comic books. I talked with Yoshie about the theme. So I am going to write about the theme.

I read newspapers about once a week, because I have no time to read it. I take Kumanichi newspapers. I think it is good, because I can get a lot of information from the newspapers. I like the sports section best, because I like soccer. I read PINKY, because I like Emi Suzuki who is a model of the magazine. I buy it once a month, because it is a monthly magazine. I read NANA, because it is very interesting and popular. I buy about once every three months. I read Seven Teen when I was a junior high school student, because it was a famous magazine. May be, I have thirty comic books or so. I have ever read English newspapers. I usually go to the school library once a week, because I have to do my assignments. I only read TV timetable section of newspapers when I was a child. However, I liked reading books when I was a child. I read a lot of children’s stories.

Yoshie reads newspapers about once a week, because she is busy recently. She takes Kumanichi newspapers. She thinks it is good, because she can learn a lot of things by it. She likes TV timetable section best, because it is useful for her. She reads PINKY, because she likes the models of the magazine. She does not buy it recently, because she has no time to read magazines. She reads Bokuragaita and Sunadokei, because they are very interesting story. She does not buy it, because she read them before. She read Seven Teen before, because she liked the magazine. She has about fifteen books. She has ever read English newspapers. She usually goes to the school library everyday, because she studied in the school library. She did not read newspapers when she was a child.

[334 words]

Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1c

Student ID: 07148

Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1c

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below.)

Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates yy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Website review 08.09.29 (375+ words)	Rewrite SR 2-01: Wikitravel	08.10.04	5	443	0	2	1	0
Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words)	My favorite place	08.10.18	6	466	0	0	0	0
Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words)	MR 2-01: Mrs. Doubtfire	08.11.04	5	507	5	0	1	0
Community life 08.11.17 (default length*)	community of my part-time work mates	08.11.17	5	290	0	0	0	0
Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶)	A little known aspect of Kumamoto	08.12.01	5	289	0	0	0	0
Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶)	Learning with computers	08.12.15	6	325	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---	32	2320	5	2	2	0

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• I think ‘MR 2-01: Mrs. Doubtfire’ is my best essay, because I reflected about the movie when I wrote this essay and the essay is longer than my other essays.

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments yy.mm.dd	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	I didn't comment his blog.	---	---	---
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	2008/11/19 11:45	08.11.19	39	I wrote her essay's good points.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	November 19, 2008 10:18 AM	08.11.19	48	She wrote some reasons about my essay's good points.
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts yy.mm.dd	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	MR 2-01: Mrs. Doubtfire	08.11.04	161	They wrote about my essay in detail.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	08.11.05	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	49	I responded each of them.
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	I did't get any commets.	---	---	---
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	---	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	---	---

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.

• My blog displays recent comments from blog visitors in a top of a sidebar.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I got few comments and I wrote few comments for my classmate's blog. I should wrote more comments for them.

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
2-01	BR 2-01: The Shoemaker and the Elves	08.10.13	182	0
2-02	BR 2-02: Lost Love	08.11.26	304	0
2-03	BR 2-03: Rotten Apples	08.12.17	286	0
2-04	BR 2-04: Harry's Great Big Burp	08.12.19	274	0
2-05	BR 2-05: Don't Be Silly	09.01.06	153	0
2-06	BR 2-06: The Bully	09.01.06	169	0
2-07	BR 2-07: Mum to the Rescue	09.01.06	181	0
2-08	BR 2-08: The Go-kart Race	09.01.06	150	0
2-09	BR 2-09: The Christmas Disco	09.01.27	195	0
2-10	BR 2-10: Quiz Night	09.01.31	609	0
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
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Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• I think ‘Harry’s Great Big Burp’ is my best book review, because I wrote my impression and story in detail.
  
  

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	○
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?		○
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?		○
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?		○
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	○
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	○
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	○
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	○
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	○
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	○
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? __15_ other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. holidays (21) my friends (15) about me (12) typing topics (11) eatings (10) feelings (10) part-time jobs (10) hang outs (7) drinkings (6) shoppings (6) classes (5) lists (5) computers (4) favorites (4) speaking (4)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? __12_ posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? __1_ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? __0_ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yy.mm.dd) for reference. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.

1. I changed display. I used many color on my blog.
2. I tried to list many photos.
3. I changed layout.

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it

Please feel free to include reflections on both spring and fall semester work, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).

• My typing speed became faster than before, because of blogging.
• 'Mrs. Doubtfire' was very interesting movie.
• It was a little hard to write blog.
  

6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

• Keep writing blog everyday.
• List many photos and media.
• Express your feelings.
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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVcWriting III, §§1a & 1c (Fall, 2008). portfolios (2007-08), and
2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
   
3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
   

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Cars and other transportation

I attended speaking class today. We talked about the theme ‘CARS AND OTHER TRANSPORTAION’. I talked with Saori about the theme too. So I am going to talk about it.

I have a car license. I got the car license last year. I have ever driven the car. My family has a ‘wagon R’. The car is purple and square. I have moped. The moped is brown and cute figure. I do not like to go moped riding, because it is very, very cold when I ride my moped in the winter. I think I am not a careful driver, because I sometimes drive my family’s car too fast. I have never been in a traffic accident. I want to ‘Land Cruiser’, because it is very cool. I went to Kumamoto Driving School, because it was the nearest driving school from my house. I like driving car, because driving car is very interesting and cars are useful. I go to school by train, but sometimes I go to school by my moped. I have ever paid a fine because of speeding.

Saori has a car license. She got her car license last spring. She has ever driven a car. She has an ‘ek wagon’. The ek wagon is silver and square. She has a bicycle. Her bicycle is orange. She does not like to go bicycle riding, because she usually uses her car. She thinks that she is not a careful driver, because she drives her car too fast. She has ever been in a traffic accident. The car accident left a dent in her car door. She wants brown car next, because she thinks that brown is very cute color. She went to Kikuchi Driving School, because it was near from her house. She likes driving her car, because she drives her car everyday and cars are useful. She go to school by her own car. She has not ever paid a fine.

[324 words]

Reading books

I attended speaking class today. We talked about ‘Reading books’ in the class. There were some questions of the theme. I talked with Kana about it. Now, I am going to talk about it.

I like reading books, because I can pass my time by reading books. The last book that I read was Ryuseinokizuna. It was a mystery novel. Keigo Higashino wrote it. I read it about a month ago. I took about two days to read the book. I liked it, because it was interesting. It was about three brothers whose parents were killed when they were children. The best book that I have ever read was Tegami. Keigo Higashino wrote it too. I read it about a couple of years ago. It was about brothers. The older brother killed other person. I like mystery novel and romance novel, because I can enjoy reading. I usually read one or two books in a month, because I have no time to read books. However, I want to read more books. I usually read books in my house, because I can relax in my house. I go to the school library about twice a week or so, because I have a lot of assignments. I usually use personal computers when I go to the school library.

Kana does not like reading books, because she is always tired of reading books. The last book that she read was Aozora. It was a romance novel. Natsu Hoshino wrote it. She read it about a week ago. She took two hours to read it. She liked it, because she was moved it. It was about a girl who lost her precious person. The best book that she has ever read was Koizora. It was a romance novel too. Mika wrote it. She read it when she was a high school student. It was about a girl whose boyfriend got cancer. She likes romance novels and romance comics, because she likes these stories. She reads books once a year, because she does not like reading books. She usually reads books in the train, because she goes to school by train. She goes to the school library about once a week, but she does not read books there. She does her homework and studies when she goes to the school library.

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Free-writing: Learning with computers

I think that learning with computers is convenient, because there are computers anywhere for example, school, library, home, Internet cafe and so on. So I can use computers whenever I want to use. If I use Internet, I can get a lot of information easily. Also there are many convenience tools for example, dictionaries, translation tools, educational games and so on. I can enjoy learning with computers with these tools.

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