BR4 Cinderella

I read this book today as a book review. I chose this book because I know this story since long time ago, and I like this story and movie. I had watched a movie of this story many times. This movie is my favorite movie. Disney version has 3 series. I had watched all series. This story’s main character is Cinderella. She lived with her stepmother and two older sisters. Her mother was died for long time ago. She always shouted from her stepmother “Cinderella, come and clean my bed!” or “Cinderella, did you finish washing yet?” One day, the country’s prince holds a party. Of course, Cinderella cannot go to it. Her stepmother and her older sisters went to it, she was left at house lonely. You know, then a Felicity appeared front of her and a Felicity made up her like a princess by magic. And she wears shoes of glass. But this magic until by 12:00. Cinderella promised her that she comes back here sure, and Cinderella went to the party by carriage of pumpkin. Then, she met a prince. He is so cool and everyone likes him. She saw him, and he walked to her. And they were dancing together. Then, just 12:00 and she run to carriage of pumpkin and she lost shoes of glass. Prince picked up the shoes. She could promise of a Felicity, and she felt so happy. You know, prince came to her house with shoes of glass. Of course, stepmother hided Cinderella, and her older sisters tried it. But, they could not wear it. Then Cinderella appeared front of them and she tried it, her foot fitted it! And she and prince married and live so happy. This story is happy story. But, Disney movies are so interesting. If you have a time, you must be watching them. I recommend them.(312words:3274words)

My family

I will introduse my family. I love my family. I have a father, mother, and three sisters. Only one man is in my family. We have a strict father. He is very nagging. He is always worried about his daughters.
When I was a high school student, I could not go out on weekend. He often said to me,” If you have time to go shopping, you have to study in your room.” I was scared at my father so I could not meet with friends in holiday. Besides he never allows relationship with boys. My sisters and I feel about these things as stiffness but we can not hate him. Because we know that he loves us. His strict words have love to us. He says cold words when we do not hung on. But when we want to do for ourselves, he uses money without sparing: study, get licenses, go to school, and go abroad.My mother is very kind. Maybe my parents are exactly the opposite. She do not interference about our behavior. She likes flower arrangement, and listen to the classical music. We look up to her and we want to be like her.Yoko, Hiroko, and Atsuko are my sisters. We are as thick as thieves like great friend. We like talking each other and going out together. The time will come to live apart from our parents’ home, we are always great friends. I want to treasure about my family forever.Thank you for reading.
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BR3 Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and GretelI had read this book today as a book review. I chose this book, because I know this story since long time ago, and I like this story. Add, my dream of childhood was that I live at sweet house in the future. So, I often I made sweet house by many sweets age of childhood. By the way, this story is adventure. Main characters are Hansel and Gretel and their stepmother and their father and an old woman. A day, a boy and a girl and stepmother and father lives in the small house. A boy is Hansel and A girl is Gretel. They were so poor, so they can eat a piece of bread once a day. Their stepmother was so grumpy. She came up with an idea, it was so bad thing. She said their father, “There is just no enough food for the four of us. The children will have to go.” And, “Tomorrow, we will take Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest.” They talked at night after Hansel and Gretel slept, but they were sitting up and listened to what their parent said. Hansel had a good idea. Next day, their parent took their children from the house. They were walking, but Hansel dropped pebbles, one by one, behind him. After they arrived deep into the forest, stepmother said “Perhaps the children should rest.” Then, their parent came back home only. But, their children can come back to home with guidepost. Their stepmother was so surprised. And she came up with an idea again, and she said their father “We will take them deeper into the forest this time.” Next day, their parent took their children, and Hansel dropped pebbles again. But, pebbles were eaten by some birds. They cannot come back to home. By the morning, Hansel still did not have a plan “Let’s just walk until we find the edge of the forest.” They were walking, and staggered into a clearing, and there stood a little house. The house was the sweet house, the wall were made from chunks of cake and the roof was glistening chocolate. Hansel was trying to bite off the toffee apple doorknocker, when the door flew open, and an old woman hobbled out, and she said “you must come inside, I love visitors.” Hansel and Gretel had eaten many sweets, because an old woman laid out for them. An old woman looks like a so kind and she kept smile. This night, they stayed in the sweet house. Next morning, Gretel cannot find Hansel, when she woke up. She entered kitchen, an old woman said “you are just in time to help me cook”. They cooked tighter. After cooked, an old woman said “you must take them to hatch in the shed outside.” Gretel went out, then, she heard her brother yelling from the shed, and he said “that woman is a witch, and she was trapped me with a spell. Now she wants to fatten me up…and eat me!” But, Finally Gretel cooked a witch by oven and she helped brother, Hansel. It is happy end! I think that this story is for children, but this story is deep!!(535words:2711words)

BR2 The Nutcracker

I will recommend a book "The Nutcracker."
This is a story about a girl Clara who got a strange present on Christmas Eve by her godfather. He always be able to happen something magical.
After the Christmas party, Clara went to her bed room. But she could not sleep because she was thinking about her presents. Finally she went to downstairs and she opened a present from godfather.Inside, she found a Nutcracker looks like a soldier. After that, she got sleepy then she was fast asleep under the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker.
She got up and looked around the room, there were some strange. The tree became sooo big and most of things in the room became bigger. She met a prince who looks like the Nutcracker and he called a lot of soldiers. Without notice, there were many mousses in the room then they started to fight! The Nutcracker Prince fought with the Mouse King. The Mouse King was so strong and he almost caught a won. But, Clara helped the Nutcracker Prince with her shoes! She threw it as hard as she could at Mouse King's head. He fell down on the the floor. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince were glad then they went to the trip to celebrate about their victory. They arrived at a Land of White Snow. They met an Ice Queen and she led them to her icy palace. There were eight ballerinas dancing with dressed in silver and white. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince saw their beautiful dance then the dance party end, it was a time to go.
Next, they arrived at the Land of Sweet! In this land, everything were made of sweets. Clara was surprised! The door opened and a fairy came to meet them. The Nutcracker introduced to Clara about her. "She is the Sugarplum Fairy and she is a leader of the Land of Sweets!" The Sugarplum Fairy led them into a grand hall. They sat on the chair which made of raspberry mousse then the dances started! They appeared each country; chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia and tea from China. As last of dance, they dressed as flowers. They performed a slow waltz for Clara. After that, it was time to go home. They said good bye sadly and Clara and the Nutcracker rode on the sleigh. Clara was so tired so she fell asleep next to him.
When she got up, she was under the Christmas tree in the room alone. She was sad that she was in just a dream. But the message tag that her godfather had attached to the Nutcracker said "I hope this protect you." Clara thought that it was not just a dream!!

I have liked this story "The Nutcracker" since before. So it was fun for me to read and to write. I would like to through these strange happening. I want to go to the Land of Sweets and I want to see the dance from other countries. Thank you for reading this long book review.(510words:2176words)

takumasai --- change generations

I belong to flower arrangement club. We had making a room which full of many flowers! Their were two groups for this event. In my group, we made a floral clock.
←This is the picture of floral clock!
In my group, we express a world in Europe.

→This is an album that we made for our senior in flower arrangement club.
It is a black simple album originally, but we put on a lot of artificial flowers on book cover. We have eleven seniors so we made eleven albums.
In my club, there are only three girls who are in the second grade. Kana and Haruna and I. So we made these albums by just three girls. It was so hard! Because we participated in the activity to make flower room for school festival all day long. We assembled after the activity in family restaurant, Joyful! It was about 10 p.m. We started to make albums from night to morning.
In first grade, there are ten girls. They are very kind and soooo gooood girls! They often helped us during this working. I love them so much.
On second November, we had a party for end the work for school festival. We prepared flowers for each senior. And we gave the flower and album to them. They were glad and start to crying. We cried, too. This party was just the place that we have to change generation. So I acted as the master of ceremony and after that I became a president of flower arrangement club!!(259words:1666words)

WEI2

1. What is your usual writing/blogging schedule each week? Where do write/blog?
-I will write almost every night. I can write in my house.

2. Please look at your first post from Spring term and compare it withwhat you are writing now. What improvements do you see with yourEnglish and what do you think you should work on to improve?
-I think that it became longer...

3. What are your opinions of doing movie reviews? Please talk aboutthe time it takes and the availability of the movies.
-It takes 3 to 4 hours. It is fun for me to watch movies. I think it is not so effective even if I watch a movie once in English. If I watch a movie once in Japanese and over two times in English, It can be an exercise for me.

4. Please give your suggestions for the class.
-No idea.

5. Please give some advice to the students who will take this class next year.
-You can write blogs from August. You should make time for writing blogs.(176words:1407words)

ES1 Shrek

I am going to write about a movie 'SHREK.'
Shrek is main character in this movie but he is big green monster. In this kingdom, they do not like monster and fairy; these strange living things. Of course, they hate Shrek so they want him to go out of their town. But he is strong so they are not able to get rid of him. Someday, many fairies were exiled to the area where were Shrek's home. Shrek did not want them to be there so he became angry. He decided to meet Farquadd who did this exile. He want to be a king and he always think about just himself. Shrek started went there with Donkey who can speak language! He is very very chatter so Shrek often fight shy of him. (But they look good duo for me...) They arrived there and Farquadd said to them "If you will be able to help Fiona, I am going to rebate these fairies. Fiona is sleeping in the castle, but there is big dragon! You have to take out Fiona without injuries. "
Then Shrek and Donkey started to go to the castle. They arrived there then they divide their job. Donkey took Charge of Look for stairs and Shrek took charge of Dragon. However, unfortunately, Donkey encounter with dragon. But he had no idea what to do. He just run and run and run! On the other hand, Shrek met Fiona and he took out her from the room. Finally, Shrek fought dragon for help Donkey and Fiona. Dragon could not go after them so they run away from the castle safely! On their way to the place where Farquadd were, they noticed that they were both attracted to each other. But Fiona had a secret. It was that her appearance change into the ugly monster. So she could not reveal all of her. But they misunderstood each other so Fiona decided to married with Farquadd. However, Shrek noticed that he did misunderstand and Fiona reveal her secret to him. Of course Shrek did not mind that so they caught a happy life.(354words:1231words)