Personal language learning history

How I have learnt languages

I studied English gaming in a class when I was an elementary school student. I also learned it in English lesson of ECC. I took some tests of the program. They were easy. I studied English in a junior high school, a high school, and an university. I did preparation for every English class in the junior high school. I didn't take English lesson of ECC then, but thanks to it, it's easy for me to understand English in the class. I took the class as if I had been doing review. Moreover, I tried to remember some English words in every class.

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BR 2-06: Henry and Mudge and the snowman plan

"It said SNOWMAN CONTEST, SATURDAY AT THE PARK."

I chose this book because I wanted to read a picture book then. In addition, I wanted to read a book connected with winter because it's in winter. A snow scene is described in the cover of the book. I saw it, and I wanted to read it. It's cold in winter, but the story is warm.

The main character's name is Henry, who is a little boy. Henry's big dog Mudge is his good friend. One day, they found a sign in a store window. It's said SNOWMAN CONTEST, SATURDAY AT THE PARK. They decided to join it with his father. In the contest, Mudge was playing with some dogs there while they were making a snowman. After all, they could make a good one. Could they get a prize?

The story is bright and warm. The book describes love for family. I felt achieving somthing with someone was so important after I finished reading it. Doing it makes us warm even in a cold day. The story is simple, but it tells us an important thing.

Reference: Rylant, Cynthia. (2000). Henry and Mudge and the snowman plan. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks.

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My favorite vacation trip

I have a lot of favorite vacation memories. I'll introduce one of them. I traveled to Nagasaki with my friends during the summer vacation last year. We had known each other when we were high school students. We had stayed in the same room during the high school trip. We had become close then. We went to Huistenbosch last year. We enjoyed a lot there like the high school trip. I was glad that we were so close for a long time. The next day, we went to Fukuoka and enjoy shopping. Two of the friends had lived in Fukuoka, so they guided me and the other friends. I found my favorite shops having a lot of cute clothes, so I was very happy. I had a very good time. I wanted to travel with the friends again. I'm thinking of places where we'll go.

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My favorite movie

I have several favorite movies. One is the series of Harry Potter. They're exciting. I also like the books of the series, so I wanted to watch the movies. Two is "Umigakikoeru." It's made by Hayao Miyazaki. It's the story of youthfulness. It's not so exciting but a little quiet. However, it impressed me. The main character noticed that he loved his friend a few years later. I remember well the scene of his missing her. The movie finishes when he saw her again in the platform, so we can't know what happen to them. We must imagine that. I wish they would talk a lot and become closer. Three is "Koizora." It's a love movie that I watched for the first time. In addition, I watched a movie with my boyfriend for the first time when I watched "Koizora." We watched it on Christmas, so it reminds me of a romantic mood. I have a good memory in the movie.

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I'm Busy, But Fine

I'm too busy nowadays, so I don't have enough time to post on my blog. I have a lot of assignments, a hard part-time job, and want to study for TOEFL, study Spanish, and examine the country where I'll go to study next year. These things I should do are very hard for me, and I need to reduce my hours of sleep for those. However, I want to do them and decided to do all of them exactly because they're so important for me. I'm explaining the reason.

First, most of the assignments make me use English. That improves my English, so I should do the assignments. I want to get a good skill of using English and a high score of TOEFL before I study abroad. In addition, I also want to study Spanish because I'm not satisfied with only English. I'll start to study Spanish again after I take TOEFL on December 10.

Second, I do a little hard part-time job. I have two reasons. I want to earn money because I don't want my parents to pay all expenses for my studying abroad. I want to pay a little money for it. In addition, I want to practice for becoming a working member of society because I don't know many things of the world.

As you can see, I try the busy life because all of them are so important for me. I want to improve my English and use it well. I hope to speak, listen to, and write it well. Moreover, I want money. I'm so busy, fine, and positive.

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Essay 2-02b: Two Robin Hood

We will explain about two movies. We watched different movies. One is Walt Disney, and the other is Warner Brothers.

First, we introduce Natsumi’s favorite scenes. She watched the 2010 version. She likes this movie because Robin is so cool. He is brave and strong, and unique. When Robin and Marian rode on house and went taking a walk, Marian was caught in pond to rescue a goat. Then she disliked him because he is her new husband. So, she didn’t want to help by him and Robin also knew that. However, he dismounted from the house and walked to her. She looked expect something on him, but he rescued a goat first! It was a big shock for Marian, maybe. Of course, Robin helped her, too. But she was little angry. I think she is willful woman. The deputy official of Nottingham is falling love with her, but she doesn’t like him. A deputy official shows off her everytimes, and this scene also he appears. When the deputy official came there, she had already helped by Robin, and introduced him about Robin triumphantly.

Next, She can’t forget the scene of Walter was killed by Godfrey. She likes this old man very very much! So she hate Godfrey. She was impressed by the father and son’s family love. It was so beatiful. She cried and was very sad. 

Finally, I enjoyed watching this movie, thanks for the story describes the life of Middle century in Europe. She’s interested in their life style, so it was very charming. Commoners’s life is not only simple but also pleasant. One side, aristocrats are gorgeous.

In addition, we introduce Yuki's favorite scenes. She atched the 1938 version. One of her favorite scenes on the movie is that Robin tests a person who he hopes to make one of his companions. He fights with him and he makes good term with him. They laugh. The other one is a love scene. He knows the princess falls in love with him, but she is dishonest on that. She said that she doesn't fall in love with him, so he makes her say the truth with his clever words. She guesses he is good at romance. 

She enjoyed watching the movie. I'm interested in what Robin Hood is thinking. It's exciting. He often smiles. I guess he always has confidence, so a lot of people put confidence in him in the movie. 

As you can see, these movies we watched were different, but we liked Robin's action because it is filled with courage. Both the movies describe his courage well. They are exciting. In addition, we watched them and was moved. They made our hearts warm.

Curtiz, Michael (Producer), & Keighley, William (Director). (1938). {The Adventures of Robin Hood}. America: Warner Bros.

Scott, Ridley (Producer), & Scott, Ridley (Director). (2010). {Robin Hood}. U.K.: Universal Pictures.

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