How cool is cold !

The weather for the weekend is going to be very cold. We'll see temperatures as low as －15℃　in some places, and there will be a lot of wind and snow. Driving will be dangerous because of ice on the roads. So wear wear warm clothes and drive carefully.

 

In this book, how cold-weather affect our lives and animals. I didn't know until reading this book that shivering helps us keep warm by making hearts. I understood that's why we shiver when we feel cold.

According to this book, there are two kinds of animals: warm-blooded and cold-blooded. Cold-blooded animals, for example, are lizards and snakes. They don't need to use the food to heat their bodies.

How cool is cold!

Nic Harris

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

SUPERBIRD

Good morning. Welcome to Radio News Today. Twenty years ago today Superbird crashed into a hill in the middle of a desert. Well, we all know that, don't we? We all read yhe news in the Daily  Star that said five people died: Ford, Stone,Sands, Bridges and Mount.


This story goes with radio style, I read this kind of style for the first time. A space craft crashed onto the earth accidentally and  aliens ware rescued by human. People taught their languages  to aliens so that they can communicate with them. I thought this is interesting. At the end of this story, aliens came to thier planet after fixed ther space craft.











Superbird

Brian Tomlinson

[book and CD pack ed.]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999

Turtles

Turtles are among the oldest animal species still alive. They are differently the oldest reptile. Turtles are symbols and significance.  It is an ancient creature  which is cousin to the dinosaurs that once walked our earth.

By reading this book I knew more about turtles, for examle, it is a cousin to the dinosaurs, the largest turtle on earth can weigh 227 kilograms and live for more than 150 yaers!

A famous fable that most people know of tortoise and the hare shows the inportance of patience and endurance. Applying to life, concentrate on the job in front of you, avoid being careless and over-confident, and tou will hane success.

I usually read novels, but reading this kind of books also interesting for me.


TURTLES
Schreyer, Karmel 

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014

Different WORLDS

Before I was born, my mum played music with four friends. There's a photograph of them in our living room. Evie, Grace, Angela, Kate and my mum. They were the Sweet Pepper Band, and they played South American music. Mum played guitar.


The main character of this story is Sam. She was born deaf, so when she was a little girl, she liked to put her small hand on the front of Mum's guitar while she played it.
-I imaged this situation and felt a little sad, because she can't listen to her mother's real music sound.
She falled in love with Jim: working at a shop across the road from her house. He is really kind man so he don't care about her deaf.





Different worlds

Margaret Johnson

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

The Fruitcake Special and other stories

 

I never thought I would discover something quite so amaging by accident. I was a chemister at the Amos Cosmetics factory in  New Jersey, USA trying to desighn a new perfume when it happened.(p5)

 

 

 

I read this book bacause I thought the picture on this front cover was beautiful. The main character's name is Anna. when she was trying to creat a new perfume, she put a bite of fruite cake in the material, because she was eating it then. I thought what she did was really strange, but they worked! 

When she was wearing rhis perfume, she attracted guys.

The end of this story, she could get married because of this perfume. I want to know the scent of that perfume.🌼

This book has several stories, The Fruitecake Special is my favorite one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fruitcake special and other stories

Frank Brennan

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Tales of the Supernatural / Irish Rose

  

    "You were great, Mary!"  

     "When is your next film, Miss Flynn?

     " You must be thinking about an Oscar now, Mary!

     I read a book thathas some short stories. Irish Rose is one of the stories. This story is about a film star who is very beautiful woman. One day she joined a party, and there, she danced a lot with strangers. She danced danced and danced! After that she found out the time  had passed 100 years! She got very old woman.


I don't know why she

Tales of the supernatural

Frank Brennan ; [illustrations by Frank Brennan]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

got to be like that but I think this is kind of horror. I felt interesting and horrorable too. Other stories in this book is also interesting.

How I Met Myself

Every night from then on I had the dream in all its possible forms - the opening door, the running man, the loud noise who was looking for something.(p.54)

      The reason why I read this book is the title"How I Met Myself". I could't image the contant of this book, so I took this.
      This is the story of a man .His name is John Taylor, he works at a multinational company. One icy winter's evening , he saw a man, but he was not just a man, the man was John!  They had a same face completely...After this incident, John dreamed about this incident every night! He tried to research what that mean...
   
     I felt very interesting about this. If I met myself somewhere I would ask many questions to her!  In short, the man was "doppelgenger" so I think this is kind of horror, I think. If you don't like horror, you can read it, I think .


David A.(2001). How I Met Myself:CAMBRIDGE

TWO LIVES

They had a second chance of a wonderful future together and this time nothing would be wrong.(p.64)

   This is a story about a woman and a man.They loved each other, but they have to depart from each other because of the man's brother' death. It was an accident and it was a sad incident.
   After that they can't see for 50 years! It was too long! However they met again accidentally. And they got married.I can't imagine how lonely they  were during the  50 years.
If you like a kind of love story, I recommend to read this book.



Helen Naylor.(2001) TWO LIVES.Cambridge,New York.

DEEP BLUE

He was still only a young boy, but he knew all the traveling songs and stories.

       His father had sung them to him since before he could remember. 

Sea has a lot of exciting stories, sea monster,treasure great sailors.
I like these stories,but somehow I get uncomfortable to hear them.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Series Editor :Bob Hastings

SUSHI NATION

The Japanese diet is one of the reasons why the Japanese also have long lives-woman live an average of 86 years , and men live an average of 80 years.

And Japanese men and women don't just live for a long time, they also live a good life with a healthy body and a healthy mind.

I was surprised to know  that SUSHI in the U.S.A is different to Japanese one,but
it also looks delicious!

I want to eat them someday.                                    Series editor:Bob Hasting

California rolls with avocado

THE MAGIC OF MUSIC

What kind of music do you listen to ?
Who is your favorite singer or musician ?
Do you like listening to music at home, or do you like to go to concert ?



My hobby is listening to music so I  often listen musics in a day.

Especially, When I'm annoying ,music help me  relieve my stress.

In one scientific study, When people listen to music which they like, the brain

made dopamine. Dopamine is chemical that gives us a good feeling.

Music has amazing effect on human body.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Series Editor :Bob Hastings

English

I'm  planning to take a TOEIC　test in this December, may be...
I never have taken this test before, so I'm not sure how much score is good.
But I just try it to know my English level.

Anyway, I keep learning English✡

                                                         

The Elves and the shoemaker

Once upon a time, there lived a kind shoemaker and his wife.Times were hard and they became very, very poor.

But one day a magical things happened！
The leather which he put on the  last day had already been turned into a fancy pair of shoes!

Actually, this is because  two little elves had done while he and his wife were sleeping.
Thanks to two little elves the couple became rich and more happier✨

Written by Violet Findley
Published by Scholastic Inc.







　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

How's it going?

These days I'm hectic, because the now is a period for the first half exam.

I can't wait for summer vacation.

This is my first exam after entering this college, so I don't want to miss any credits.

I just wrote only complaints, sorry😅

However, in this summer, I want to go shopping, watch movies, spend time with

my family. I'm exciting about that!

EAT UP!

Sometimes, when your stomach is empty, it makes noises!

It's telling you that your body needs food. It needs energy!

 Some foods give you a lot of energy ; others don't

   I think that eating give us energy to live but at the same time it brings us hapiness

  

•  time: spent with our family ,friend and so on

• Iconic of the country: what we eat is including culture.

• For some people eating relieve stress ,so eating is important to live well 

Series editor:Bob Hastings

GET SMART

What type of personality do you have? Are you shy or out going, cheerful or sad?

Many psychologists DIVIDE human personality into five general personality types.

• Extrovert
• Neuritic
• Agreeable
• Conscientious  
• Open

 I was surprised to know that Many people think that as we get older, our brain cells die 

away, making us less intelligent.

Fortunately , adults can grow new neurons by learning new things, doing exercise, and   

remember things                     According to this book this is Myth!

I was completely misunderstood.

That is, keep learning is important. 

Series editor: Bob Hastings

SUGER

We now know that eating too much suger can be dangerous, and that too many 

people in the world are obese.  Many people die of diabetes and other disease that 

are cased by obesity every year.

In fact, every ten seconds somewhere i n the world one person dies from diabetes. 

This is a very serious health problem. 

 

By the 18th century People it as a spice ,like cinnamon, curry, or ginger, not as a main

ingredient.

As suger became more popular, Europeans wanted to grow and sell in Europe.

As a result  many suger plantations were made  in colonies  all over the world.

SUGER TODAY 

sweet but dangerous.  Eating too much suger can cause serious disease.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　Series editor :Bob Hastings 

SLICE BY SLICE

WHEN AND WHERE DID PIZZA START ?

It's hard to say when and where pizza started.

People  began to make bread about 30,000 years ago. 

 We can be sure they  put meat and other kinds of foods on it.



In this book some story and history about PIZZA is written.

MY favorite one is this: In 2001, a company delivered a pizza in space! It sent a pizza to the 

International Space Station.  A spaceman  there,  Yuri Usachov, really enjoyed it!

He looks so happy.😃  





                                                                                    Series editor: Bob Hstings 

YOUNG AND AMAGING

Young and Amazing: Teens at the Top High Beginning

Do you know about a really great teenager?

 He or she can be famous or not. It can be a friend or somebody in your family.

How is he or she different from other teenagers? Why is the teenager so special?       
                                                                     

Olga Korbut

 She is one of the person who is 

introduced in this book.

She was the world's most famous 

GYMNAST.

She was great player and be loved by everyone.





By reading this  I got inspired.
                                                              Series editor: Bob Hastings

Val's Diary

Dear Diary,

We arrived at Greenhill today. It's a tiny village. There isn't even a cinema or a fast food restaurant!  There are only about ten houses, a church and a kind of corner shop which sells everything under the sun: food, newspapers, clothes and even shoes.There's a kind of bar at the back where you can eat and drink.There are only about three tables.

   

This is first thought of her when she arrived at Greenhill.

She didn't go there.

However, a meeting changed her mind.

The meeting is with a boy Luke, he has brown hair and green eyes.

                                                                                             ND

How's it going?

 These days, I 'm worried about report.

 We need to write about poem , which we learned in the class.

what's more, 4000 words! I never have written  such a long report ever, so I'm so confused.

However I have to work on this problem.

                                           →His poetry.
                                      　　　John　Clare

RAINFORESTS

In the last forty years,half of the world's rainforests have disappeared. 

But these wild and exciting places are important to all life on Earth.

Perhaps one day you will travel to a rainforest country;but will you see the 

wonderful plants and animals of the rainforests?


I was excited to read this book , because it told me that,in rain forests ,there might be a lot of

animals and plants we have't discovered yet. How excited it is!

In addition,the pictures of animals and plants in this book was interesting, some were 

strange and others were so cute.

I feel sad to know these are in danger, because of human activities.  
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　author-Rowena Akinyemi
                                                                                                Published by OXFORD BOOKWORMS

Rainy Days

The other day, the rainy season has set in.

I don't hate rainy days actually.

I don't know but walking in rain is comfortable for me.

There are a lot of azisai on side of road.

They are so beautiful✨

What Was It Like?

The children were excited. They were going to take part in a play.
 It was all about the history of the town. 
The play was going to be held in the park,and the children had to rehearse their scene.

In this story, children back  to the past using a magic key.

They was going to play children from Word War Two,but they couldn't imagine well .

So they went back to the time!
　
After the travel they learned the situation,and played well.

First published 2001
Roderick Hunt
Alex Brychta

Birth Day

6/14 was my birthday.

My mother sent me some foods and gift .

Furthermore, the day, my sister took me dinner and then we each ate a piece of

cake.

Some also sent me messages  for my birthday.

6/14 was happy day☺
                                                   

 

The Spider and the Beehive

Once upon a time, there was a small African village. In it, lived a little boy and a tricky spider.  The spider thought he was smarter than everyone else.The boy had a special talent. He was able to fond biggest, sweetest fruit in all the jungle .(PP2-3)

A greedy spider took advantage of this boy's talent, and  ate so much of sweet

fruits and honey. In addition the spider did not share any!

Then, the boy left from spider and the spider regretted not to share any of food.

And from that day on, the spider always shared his fruit with his friends.
                                                                       

Written by Kama Einhorn
Illustrated by Stephen Lewis
Designed by Maria Lilja

Flower🌸

I decided to buy flower on every Friday.

It will be my favorite habit, I think.

HENRY AND MUDGE and the Happy Cat

In one week the shabby cat turned into a happy cat.

It loves three things about Henry's house. 

It loved the towel closet. It loved the bathtub.  

And it loved Mudge.　　

I read HENRY AND MUDGE and Happy Cat.

One day, when Henry and Henry's father and Henry's big dog Mudge were watching TV, 

 a shabbiest cat visited them.

They loved the cat,but they couldn't have pets any more.

So they started searching for the cat's new family.

Then one day a policeman visited them and he called the cat "Dave!" Yes, the cat was his cat!                        

author  by Cynthia　Rylant
illustrated　by　Sucie Stevenson
published  by Simon Spotlight

READING

These days, I'm into reading.

I　recommend "もういちど生まれる”.　This book is in the school library, may be

third floor.
                       

This book is interesting, because it is written about some college students.

They are as old as us.

While I was reading this book, I felt same feeling as the characters in this book.                                        

   

You'll Believe That Pig's Can Fly!

"I'm Nanny McPhee. I'm here because you need me."

Nanny McPhee  goes to stay on Mrs Green's farm.

There she finds a lot of mud, fighting children...

 and a very big bang!

Basically, this story is about children, witch and pigs🐷

Thanks to Nanny McPhee(witch's name)　and pigs the children became friends.

Although they couldn't get along with at first.
　　　　

                                

       

Cooking

Today, I’m going to talk about cooking.

I like cooking fairly well, although I can't cook well😅　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

new life

The other day, I　took a part time job interview.

It is my first time to work. I’m　a little bit nervous, but at the same time, I’m　

excited about that.　🌼🌻🌷
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

GW

　　　
　　　　　　　　🌼　ゴールデンウィーク　🌱


　　　During my Gｗ，I　went back to my parent's home.
                                         　　　　　　　　　　　　(my　parent's home is Oita.)


　　　　I　had great time there.


           Even though I　didn't do special things.
         
         I　merely went shopping at a supermarket,strolled around  
         
         near  my house, but I　led full time there .😃
        
        We have some cats , they are so adorable!🐈 🐾
           　I　already miss them.😢


　  

I‘ｍ from Oita.
I`m getting used to living Kumamoto.