BR 2-15: HIP HOP

“Hip hop started with pop music, but soon break dancing and graffiti art become important parts of hip hop culture, too.” (P.7)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about hip hop. Are you interested in hip hop? What do you recall when you hear hip hop? It has various kinds. For example, rap music break dancing, graffiti art and DJs Hip hop is culture because it has its own way of talking, dressing, dressing and thinking about things. At the first, I’m going to introduce everybody about origin of hip hop. It started in the Bronx in New York in the 1970s. The Bronx is a neighborhood in New York, USA and an African-American neighborhood. At the start, hip hop started with rap music, but break dancing and graffiti art became parts of hip culture soon, too. By the way, do you think that graffiti art on public spaces is legal? Graffiti art on public spaces isn’t legal but they asked city councils to make it legal in some places. I have been thought that painting on public spaces was against the law until I read this book. I often come across graffiti arts on public spaces in Japan and I have been thought it was a only free mischief. Next, rap music is that DJs have different ways of playing record, play parts of a song and say things in between.　.The music in the song was called the break and the spoken part was called rapping. In the past, the DJs often spoke about how hard life for African-American people and poor people. Next, Break dancing is that very different from any other kind of dancing and doing a lot of very hard moves. Lastly, hip hop became popular all over the world. It took a long time for DJs, rap music, break dancing and graffiti art to become popular. Do you like hip hop? I have friends who is training in break dancing. When I watched my friends danced breaking dance, it was very cool and very hard movies. I could understand about hip hop a little after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Reilly, Carmel. (2007). HIP HOP. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-14: THE HEART

“By pumping blood all day, every day, the heart keeps the body’s cells alive.” (P.22)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about heart. I could understand a lot of things about heart that I haven’t ever known before I read this book. And this book was easy to understand. At the first, do you know where is the heart? The heart is in the middle of the chest, behind the ribs. The ribs do very important part in the heart. Because the ribs help to keep the heart safe. And do you know the size of the heart? A child’s heart is about the size of a fist and an adult’s is about the size of two fists. The heart has four places to that hold blood. There are two large places on the bottom and called the right ventricle and left ventricle. There are two smaller places on the top and called the right atrium and left atrium. There are four valves in the heart and the valves stop the blood going back the wrong way. The heart works like a pump, sending blood to every part of the body. The blood carries important matters like oxygen and food to every part around the body. If it’s without oxygen and food, the body’s cells begins to die. Moreover, the blood also carries matters out of the body that the baby doesn’t need. After this blood has been pumped to every part of the body, it comes back to the heart. And the right ventricle pushes the blood into the lungs because it picks up the oxygen it needs in the lungs. The beating sound of the heart is made a valve closes to stop blood going the wrong way each time inside the heart. Before the heart beats, the heart fills with blood, then it pushes the blood out of the heart. Therefore, the heart pumps all day and all night. When people sleep, the heart pumps slow down but it’s always pumping. In one day, the heart beats about 100000 times. I thought that I want to keep a healthy heart after I read this book. This book told me so important things to live. Please read this book everyone by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). THE HEART. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-13: Banks and Banking

“A bank is a safe place for people to keep their money.” (P.4)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about bank. Bank has a lot of important parts for people. Do you often go to banks? I often go to ATMs and I keep my money in the some banks. Banks pay people free for keeping their money in a saving account. Banks also lend money to people to buy big things like cars and houses. It’s called loam. People have to pay to the bank along with a free. These frees make the bank a lot of money. In the past, people did all of their banking in front of the counter. People had to go into a bank and talk to a bank teller. But, in the last few years, banks have given people to new ways of banking. For example, ATMs, electric banking, drive-thru banking and phone banking. Do you know drive-thru banking? It’s popular in the USA, but many on the countries aren’t popular. Drive-thru banking allows people to do their banking without having to get out of their car. It’s very comfortable because of it’s speed and safety. I think that I want drive-thru banking to speed early in Japan. Next, electric banking is done over the Internet. But people can’t get cash out of their bank account by using electric banking. They can pay bills by using electric banking. The best things by using it is that people can pay bills and see how much money they have in their account without having to leave their house. Next, phone banking is that people can do their banking by using their phone. They can pay bills by pressing the numbers on their phone when they use telephone banking. But, they can’t get cash out of their bank account by using telephone banking. Lastly, a lot of people still like to do their banking in front of the counter. Because it’s hard for older people to learn new ways of banking, people have to talk to a bank clerk about getting loam and people like dealing with bank clerks and not machine. I haven’t ever known about banks before I read this book. I could add to my stack of know ledge about banks. Please read this book everyone by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References
Brasch, Nicolas. (2007). Banks and Banking. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-12: Water World

“Without water, people, animals, and plants could not live.” (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about world. Have you ever thought seriously about water? I haven’t ever thought seriously about it before I read this book. I could think that people should use water carefully all over again by the grace of this book. People can’t absolutely live without water, we need to drink water and get some water from foods every day. Our human body needs a lot of fresh water. If without fresh water, our human body can’t work good enough. Because more than 50 percent of our human is made up of water. Incidentally, the human brain is made up of more than 85 percent water. The human muscles are made up of more than 77 percent water. The human bones are made up of more than 33 percent water. And do you know that tomato is made up of more than 95 percent water? Apple is made up of more than 85 percent water. Corn is made up of more than 70 percent water. Everything such as human body and foods are made up of a lot of water. And then almost all industries need a lot of water than we need in home. For, example, heavy industries like power stations and chemical plants use a lot of water. To my surprise, 130 litters water need to make a bike. 100 litters water need to make a jumper. 9 litters water need to make a newspaper. 1 litters water need to make a small chocolate bar. I was very surprised because I haven’t ever known about these facts. And forests need a lot of water to grow. Forests are home of about half of the a lot of different kinds of plants and animals around the world. Rainforests make up to 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. All living things need oxygen to live. Water is need by people, animals and plants all over the world for many different things. However, today in a lot of countries like Australia, these is a big lack of water. It’s a big problem for farmers. I have watched a news that there is a lack of water in Japan before. Everyone have to use water carefully every day. I changed my conscience to water after I read this book. This book told me importance of water. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). Water World. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-11: Natural Partners

“Natural partners are animals or plants that live or work together, to help themselves and each other.” (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about natural partners. At the first, do you know the tickbird? I haven’t ever known it. The tickbird has various natural partners. For example, the rhinoceros, the crocodile and the badger. The tickbird looks for ticks when riding on the rhinoceros’s back. This is good for rhinoceros and the tickbird. When there is danger, the tickbird flies into the air, screaming a warning to the rhinoceros and it stays healthy without ticks. The tickbird can get an easy meal. The thing I surprised most is the bird gives the crocodile’s mouth and teeth a really good clean. Next, a lot of sea animals live and work together as natural partners. I will give an example that the spider crab and algae. The spider crab usually lives on the sea floor and algae live on the spider crab’s back. Because algae makes the spider crab look like part of the sea floor and it hard for the spider crab’s enemies to see it. However, it has very good and convenience point for algae. The algae get a good place to live and the spider crab has a very good camouflage. Lastly, a lot of insects live and world together as a natural partners. I will give an example that bees and many flowering plants. Bees use nectar to make honey and they get their nectar from flowers. Because bees fly from flower to flower, they also can take pollen from one flower to another. Bees help the flowering plant grow seeds, which can grow into new plants. Don’t you think that natural partners around the world are wonderful? I was impressed with the wonderful that all animals and plants live and work together around the world after I read this book. And I thought that I surely have natural partners. Natural partners for me are my family and friends. And I changed my view of the world after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen,Alan. (2007). Natural Partners. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-10: Voting

“Many people think that voting is the most important right people have.” (P.15)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about voting. At the first, I’m going to talk about that the origin of voting. The Greeks voted for the people who they wanted to run their city over 2000 years ago. Do you think amazing that human thought of voting over 2000 years ago? And a great many years passed, a way of voting changed rapidly. Today, people vote for many different things so choose someone as a leader. For example, people vote by putting up their hands, write their vote on paper, choose from a list on paper and use machine to help them vote. Machines can count the total votes cast faster than people. Today, in some countries people vote with computers. It’s beginning the talk about “net voting” what people are able to vote with an Internet in computers now. I think that “net voting” is very comfortable. Because computers can count the total votes cast faster than people and they don’t absolutely slip up. I often gear a news that young people who go to election are very few and it is very big problem. But I think that a lot of young people can vote with using “net voting”. I want the government to incorporate “net voting” by all means. And I went to general election last year for the first time after reached my twentieth birthday. The then election, it happened a mistake. Human absolutely happen mistakes but computers don’t happen mistakes. Computers don’t happen mistakes fewer than human. That was why I need to incorporate “net voting” in Japan by all means. What do you think about “net voting”? Not to change the subject, in some countries leaders don’t always want people to vote. Some people had to fights for their right to vote. A country where people are able to choose their leaders is called a democracy. I a democracy, all adults have their rights to vote. For example, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, France and Italy have a democracy. I thought that I should feel happy because I have my right to vote after I read this book. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Trussell-Cullen, Alan. (2007). Voting. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-09: Skateboarding

“People in the skateboarding community like to have special skateboarding clothes.” (P.9)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about skateboarding. Have you ever played skateboarding? At the first, I’m going to talk about the origin of skateboarding. Skateboarding has been around for over 40 years and suffers made the first skateboarding because skateboards look like surfboards. Skateboards were made for surfers to ride when the waves were too flat to surf. Skateboarders don’t need to go to special places to play skateboarding. I think that it’s very good and convenience point. Skateboarding can enjoy by oneself and ride boards at any time. However skateboarders should ride their boards where it’s hard and flat like on the street or in car parks to be safe. There are a lot of techniques in Skateboarding. Skateboarders have to work hard while they ride their boards. For example, they have to run, jump and swing around a lot. And skateboarding is good way for people to get fit, and to stay it. Have you ever known this fact? I have ever known nothing about it. My mother nerves may quick if I would start playing skateboarding. Next, skateboarders have to do a lot of works on their boards to make them more run well. Skateboarders have to not get hurt when they ride them to be safe. The beginner has to check a lot of points to stay safe when they ride their boards. At the first, check to see the board and the wheels that they are safe. Secondly, put on pads in one’s hands and legs. Thirdly, put on helmet. Lastly, ride one’s skateboard in a safe place, and tell people going. Do you want to ride your skateboard? I don’t absolutely want to ride my skateboard because skateboarding seems to really fearful. Which do you want to play, surfin or skateboarding? I want to try surfin than skateboarding. But I think that it is really good and convenience because wherever people are able to ride skateboards. I could know the world I haven’t ever known. Please everyone read this book by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Reilly, Carmel. (2006). Skateboarding. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-08: Caves

“Caves are made over thousands of years.” (P.10)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about caves. Do you know how caves were made? And have you ever gone into caves? At the first, I’m going to talk about how caves were made. Rain comes on the way down from the sky and it mixes with a gas called carbon dioxide. After rain and carbon dioxide are mixed, they make an acid called carbonic acid. Carbonic acid eats away rocks and it makes holes in the rocks. After a lot of rocks have been eaten away by the carbonic acid, it makes a very big hole over thousands of years. This hole is a cave. And when people go into caves, they absolutely have to have a hard hat, boots and a torch. Boots make people to be safe from slipping on wet rocks. And caves are really dark, it needs a torch. By the way, have you ever gone into caves and limestone caves? I have gone into there on a junior high school excursion. At that time, I went into a cave where people had run away from their house and hided at war in Okinawa. I still have been remembered the impression when I went into the cave. It was really dark and I felt really horror in there. Some of my friends couldn’t go into there because they felt really horror on the way. At a matter of fact, people had been hided in the really dark cave at a war in Okinawa. I wandered how   dreadful people must had been at that time. And I have ever been to a limestone cave on a junior high school excursion. I still have been remembered the impression when I went into there. It was really humid weather in there. And somehow I felt mysterious. I couldn’t believe that there is really world because there are a lot of wet rocks on the around. It was very strange. I thought that I couldn’t absolutely go into limestone caves alone because it was too strange. But I feel very interesting that making an exploration of many kinds of caves in foreign countries when I was watching a TV program about that exlore caves. I want to try it. But to tell the truth, I think that I don’t have courage and vitality. Shall we go into some caves together in the future? After I would go into there, I will surely to be fresh feeling. I would like to go into caves someday by all means. Thank you for reading!

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References

Brasch, Nicolas. Bjoklund, Mats. (2007). Caves. South Melbourne, Australia. Usbourne

BR 2-07: Who are you?

“Your family’s customs make you the person you are, too. (P.9)

This time, I’m going to introduce this book about oneself. People are a mix of genes from their mothers and fathers. We have the color of our eyes, skin and hair from genes. And sometimes we look and act like our mothers and fathers. Each family’s cultures make people special and cultures are part of people. For example, customs are food, dress, lifestyle and rules in each family. That’s why customs and cultures are really special things for people to live. Cultures and customs are the way of life and have characteristic of each family. Next, friends who we like to spend time together. Maybe, we spend time with our friends next to our family. Sometimes, we belong to club at school like the school bands, cultural club and sports clubs. Our friends and clubs make you spend time together and help every time. There are a lot of things that make us as the person. Genes, family, culture, customs, friends and clubs such as a lot of things. After I read this book, I could look back upon myself all over again. Do you think that you bear a close resemble to your mother and father? And do you have any points of act that you bear a close resemble to your mother and father? In my case, I’m often said from my friends, relatives and acquaintances that you bear close resemble to your older sister. Especially, I’m often said that your face bears a close resemble to your older sister’s face. But I taller than my older sister more 15 centimeters. And do you have characteristic customs and rules in your family? In my case, my family has characteristic customs that we always eat meat(seafood) and vegetable pancakes or grilled slices of meat or takoyaki every weekly Sunday. Sometimes, I have terrible arguments with my family but my family is only precious existence for me. Next, do you have a lot of friends? And do you have your great friends who you are able to consult anything? I think that the existence of friends is as important as for me. I can consult with my great friends everything that I can’t consult with my family. After I read this book, I thought that I would like to make much of my family and friends all over again. And I would like to know many kinds of cultures and customs in each family. Thank you for reading!

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References

Reilly, Carmel. (2007). Who are you?. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-06: Getting together

“Families around the world get together to share things and to take care of each other.”

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about family around the world. A lot of families are made up of the parents and one or two children and living in the same house in recent years. This kind of family is called a nuclear family and small family. In some countries like the USA, Australia and Japan, there are many nuclear families. In some countries, two or more families who are related live together and make one very big family and it is called extended families, it’s big families. In India, many families are extended families. Grandparents, parents and children live together in one house. When couples marry in India, the woman has to live with man’s family and she becomes a part of his family as an Indian custom. When she gives birth to children, they also become a part of a big family. In Inuit, people usually live in small nuclear family groups. Because Inuit people move around a lot to look for food, and small nuclear family groups are easy Because Inuit people move around a lot to look for food, and small nuclear family groups are easy to move around. Inuit people get together in their extended family groups to share foods and to take care of their children and teach about Inuit culture. So, their extended family is very important for them. Most Australian Aboriginal people have been lived in big extended families. Everyone share things and take care of the children. For hundreds of years, most families were big extended families in China. Two or more related families lived together and worked together on the land. Today, most families are much smaller nuclear families and most families have only one child because China is a very crowded country. Is your family a nuclear family or extended family? My family is a nuclear family. After I read this book, I thought that Indian families were very terrible. Because woman has to live with the man’s family and become a part of his family. I will surely to be harded on me from my mother-in-low. Do you want to live with your partner’s family in the future? I can’t surely to live with my partner’s family because I will be afraid of my mother-in-low. Thank you for reading!

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References
Reilly, Carmel. (2007). Getting together. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-05: A Plastic World

“People need to look at what they do with plastic so that they keep the environment safe.” ‘(P.14)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book about plastic. An ancient period, there were only two of these materials were wood and metal. Foe years, people had been needed from materials they found in the world around them. And Alexander Parkes invented plastic in1862, and the world began to extensive change. Today, all kinds of things are made of plastic and people are living with plastic now. It is essential for our everyday life now if it isn’t exist plastic. Millions of plastic containers are used bottles and bags every day. Some people think that plastic has been good for the world, but some people think that it has been bad. At the first, I’m going to introduce everybody good points about plastic. On is cheap, other is light and the other is soft. A lot of things made from plastic and cheap. Plastic is light and soft and can be made into different shapes. Consequently, plastic is often used in most toys because it’s safe if children play with toys made from plastic. Next, I’m going to introduce everybody bad points about plastic. Don’t you think of that plastic has bad points so much? But to tell the truth, plastic has the sause that cause great environmental pollution. When plastic is being made，it sends gases into the air. Then these gases can be bad for people and the environment. Plastic bags are kind of bad for the environment. Do you often see a lot of dumped plastic bags on the roads, embankments, rivers and watercourses? Plastic is too bad when it becomes rubbish. Because plastic is a lot of ends up in landfills and the world is running out of land for landfills now. Plants that glow in the soil die. And some plastic rubbish goes into the sea and animals live in the sea trap in the plastic rubbish and die. Plastic helps people in lots of ways every day, but it has great bad points for the environment. I haven’t ever discovered that plastic has good points but plastic has a lot of bad points for the environment and living things. People have to look at the ideal about plastic and everybody needs to do to stop so much plastic going into rubbish and recycle.

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Referenses
Trussell-Cullen, Allan. (2007). A Plastic World. South Melbourne, Australia. Usborne

BR 2-04: The Hunt for Gold

“He picked up a big nugget of gold and jumped up and down.” (P.16)

 

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody this book what hunt for gold. This story is that the magic key takes the four children on a new adventure. The magic took the children back in time and helped look for gold with a family of four on a river. Do you know how to hunt for gold? At the time, it has big pans, scoop up little stones from the river. A boy and a girl and their father of the family look for gold every day. They look for tiny bits of gold in the bottom of the pans. It’s a very boundless work. And the family hadn’t found any gold, they were always hungry. Then, the four children helped looking for gold. It was cold in the river, and the children soon got tired. It was a really hard work. But at at that time, the father shouted and found gold for the first time. Everyone ran to see and were all very happy. The children and the family went to town to sell the gold. The family was all very happy and said “we can buy some food”, “we can buy new clothes”, “a new spade”, “a new dress”, “and new boots”. They bought a lot of things such as a new cart and foods. The family would be sure to live happily.

 Have you ever gone to rivers to look for gold? Or have you ever experienced looking for gold? Do you want to try looking for gold? I haven’t ever gone to rivers to look for gold but I want to try looking for gold so much. Didn’t you think that it’s really enjoy and excited? I think that it’s very funny like a kind of adventure. I have watched a TV program what go to a river and look for gold. The river is very beautiful and clear. Gold can’t look for in dirty water. Gold can look for only beautiful and clear water. I don’t know where gold is able to look for. I don’t know whether gold is able to look for or not on same river in Japan. Do you think that gold is able to look for in Japan? I have an image that gold is able to look for on really beautiful river in foreign countries. I want to try looking for gold so much but it will be really hard work. I undoubtedly will be lower back pain. And it undoubtedly will be beyond my imagination work. This book was very exciting. Please be sure to read this book, everyone. Thank you for reading.

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Referense
Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex.(2003). The Hunt for Gold. Oxford, England. Usborne

BR 2-03: The Lost Key

"But the key didn't glow and the magic wouldn't work." (P.27)

This time, I'm going to introduce everybody this book that it gives me hope. The story is that a boy naned Kipper has a magic key. It takes people to adventure when the key glows. But the key that he has had not glowed for a long time. He would like to have adventure. However he lost the magic key. When he played, he ran to the rocket and the key fell out of his pocket and on the grass. He looked for it with some his friends. And they met a lot of people who found the key. In the end, they found the key in a shop down the street and they paid a lot for the key. They looked at it but it has not glowed for a long time. thought over more careful why the magic key didn't glow, the magic wouldn't work and take people to adventue. Perhaps it has lost its magic. It's been out in the rain and it's been bent by a mower. It's been through a window and it's been stuck on a pointing. They wanted the key to glow. They thought over more careful how the key will still work again. Kipper told the key about the adventure he would like to have. Then, a boy called Biff and a girl called Chip who is Kipper's friends let Kipper took the key to bed. He looked at it for a long time and he fell a sleep. At last suddenly, the magic key began to glow. At this point this story finished. In the end, the magic key began to glow, did you think that the magic work again and it takes Kipper to adventure? I thought that th magic world again and it took hin to adventure in his dream. I thought that it was very wonderful story after I read this book. I learned that dream was fulfilled if I thought over more careful, hoped and madeeffort as hard as I could. If it didn't go well untill the last, I thought that it happened anything good going for me someday. And I want to believe that a lot oif troublesome homeworks and tasks such as reports and tests don't useless for my life. My knowledge and studies must ne very useful in my life. It was for that purpose that I would like to do my homework and qualify various licenses. And I would like to make use of job hunting and work. I could get to a mind to do more after I read this book. Please be sure to read this book, everyone. Thank you for reading.

Referense
Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex.(2003). The Lost Key. Oxford, England. Usborne

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BR 2-02: The Willow Pattern Plot

"Now that the guards were in the garden, Kim Shee and Chang could escape." (P.26)

 This time, I'm going to introduce about this book that it's very wonderful and romantic adventure story. One day, a boy named Biff and a girl named Chip and a boy named Nadim were at a car boot sale. Nadim bought a blue and white plate named "willow pattern plate". And it tells a story. They wanted to know a story and the magic took the children into a new adventure. They went into a very strange world of that "willow pattern plate" has a story. The world was really strange because everything is going blue, it was strange place, there were a lot of strange trees and everything looked only blue or white. The children were in the land of the willoe pattern. Down by the lake they saw a girl called Kim Shee. She was all alone and looked unhappy. To tell the truth, she had a cruel father and he would not let her go out of the garden because he didn't want her to get married to a man called Chang who was too poor. But Chang wanted to go away from in the little house by the lake with her to get married to her. In other words, he wanted to run away with her. But it was very difficult because this garden where she lived was like a prison and her father never let him go out. And three children saw them and the children considered a plan repeated trial and error for that Kim Shee and Chang were able to run away and get married. The children planned into some levels and in consequence, their plan succeeded and Kim Shee and Chang could run away. Lastly, the children also got away from the land of willoe pattern before enemies attacked to the children. The children returned into the real world and picked up willow pattern plate what Nadim had bought and looked at it. And they thought that willow poattern story was real a long time ago. Do you think that this story is very interesting? I read this book and was all excited. Because there are alot of plates what painted various pictures in my house. And I can image possibly all plates have real stories. For example, paltes of World Diney and Peter Rabbit...and so on. I wanted to pick up plates look at and image each stories what each plates have in the kitchen in my house after I read this book. This book gave me pleasure that imagine. Please be sure to read this book, everyone.

Referense
Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex.(2003). The willow Pattern Plot. Oxford, England. Usborne

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BR 2-01: The Broken Roof

"It's time to go," said Kipper,"but I don't want to go." (P.29)

This time, I read this book because the pictures are very cute. And this story was very mysterious for me. It's a kind of an adventure story. Three silblings adventure in the doll house that they have. A new adventure began. The magic the children to the house a long ago. And they made friends with three children who lived in the house. A boy named Edward and a boy named Chip swapped Edward's boat with Chip's watch. And when the three siblings came back into reality world, Chip had Edward's boat in his hands. The above-mentioned items are a story of this book. Do you want to adventure in the different world? If you could have adventured in the different world, where do you want to do? In my case, I want to go to an enchanted world like Hurry Potter. Did you watch all the movies of Hurry Potter series?　Do you like the movies of Hurry Potter? I watched all the movies of Hurry Potter series in the movie theater and I really love them. In the reality world where we live in the earth, I don't know whether an enchanted world exists or not. And if I could have adventured in the different world, I would like to go to an enchanted world. If my long-cherished wish could have fulfilled, I live in an enchanted world the end of my life. Do you think it's wonderful world that people cast a spell and have a magic wand and accept magic every day? i think that an enchanted world is a wold like dream. If I were born again, I would like to be a witch. Get back to what I were talking about, what world do you want to go if you could have adventured in the different world? A world of prehistoric times when a lot of dinosaurs live? A world of Warring States period? Do you want to see military commanders in the Warring State period? A world of future? Do you want to know and see grow-up oneself? In any case, I would like to adventure in the different world from the reality world where we live now. I expect that people are able to go to anywhere they like in the future.

Referense
Hunt, Roderick. Brychta, Alex.(2003). The Broken Roof. Oxford, England. Usborne

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BR 2-18: The Burglar's Breakfast

Breakfast was his main meal of the day. (P.5)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody a book that the burglar likes breakfast. His name is Alfie Briggs. Breakfast was his main meal of the day. He always ate at least three courses. Breakfast is my main meal of the day, too. This morning, I ate miso soup, oden, stewed dish beef and Japanese white radish, steamed bun, and confectionery. Oden is a Japanese dish containing all kinds of ingredients cooked in a special broth of soy sauce, sugar, sake, etc. Do you eat your fill breakfast every morning? I eat my fill every morning. In this story, someone had stolen Alifie’s breakfast. And he tracked down the thief and got back his breakfast. But no cornflakes, no eggs, no sardines, no waffles. His breakfast was stolen. He felt hungry and there was only one thing left to do. He would have to go out for breakfast. As he drunk his coffee at a café, he glanced at a newspaper. He took a closer look and it was an advertisement for help about detective. “I can do all of these things!” thought Alfie. And he became a detective, he never stole another thing-not even breakfast. It’s a very good story and it was very good for me. The first thing the pictures were so cute and I chosen this book. While I read, I felt hungry as the pictures of breakfast are so cute and great relish. To return to my main topic, it’s a very good story. I thought that he was very great as for that changed his position burglar to detective. I respect him. His life changed by a strange chance. I thought that fortune is lying one’s neighborhood and it’s up to oneself to carve out a career. I might have missed seeing my fortune by now or paid no attention to it. I couldn’t put my idea into action because I’m too lazy and coward. I have been wanted to change myself for a long time. I follow Alfie’s example and I want to challenge everything steadily from now on. I want to change my position on my mental. I plung into the terrible world and I want to amaze, be at a loss, and waver every day.

                               Reference

Everett, Felicity. (2002). The burglar’s breakfast. London, England. Usborne

[395 words]

BR 2-17: Wizards

But before he left, he gave the king and queen a magic sack of gold which would never run out. (P.46)

Do you believe in the existence of magicians? I have ever believed in it. And I have been wanted to be a witch for a long time. Do you want to be a magician, too? This time, I’M going to introduce everybody a book about wizard. I chosen this book because a cover of it was very cute and I like magician. If you would be a magician, what do you want to do? In my case, I want to fly in the air and travel around the world by broomstick. In this book, there are three good wizards, who helped people and bad ones, who cast evil spells. But this story was different form that I imagine an enchanced world. I imagine that an enchanced world is very romantic like Harry Potter movies. Harry Potter’s world is my ideal. I want to plunge in the world. But I don’t want to do battles with a lot of bad magicians. To be magician is my everlasting dream. If I were born again, I would like to be a magician. Do you want to be it, too? I want to be a magician, but I thought that maybe present-day life is better off than an enchanced world. Because if it exists magic in the present age, it has lots of crimes every day than now. It will be so terrible world. I think that humankind will be very avarise still more if it exist magic in the world. Whatever things will go smoothy and easy and early. Everybody wants to be magician. But the world would go to ruin if all humankind are magician. That’s why humankind maybe is not able to use magic. If whatever things go smoothy and easy and early, we can’t absolutely get pleasures achieve over aim. I thought that only a god can use magic.

                                Reference

Rawson, Christopher. (2002). Wizards. London, England. Usborne

[338 words]

BR 2-16: Machines Then and Now

About two million years ago people made stone axes with wooden handles. (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody a book about machines. What machines do you use best every day? I use a Smart Phone best every day. Today our life depends on a lot of machines. I want to introduce everybody about histories of machines and now. One is Ramp. It is essential for our everyday life. The Ancient Egyptians used ramps to build pyramids more than 5,000 years ago. The Great Pyramid is 138 meters high and it is the biggest in the world. Two is Crane. The Ancient Greeks used big crane made of wood to build temples. They tried a rope to a block of stone. Three is Windmills. Windmills use energy from the wind. Hundreds of years ago people started using windmills to make flour. Today we use windmills to make electricity. Speaking of windmills, I imagine Holland. There is famous for windmill and turip. I have often watched them in TV and magazines but I want to see them firsthand. Four is Flying Machine. Do you like riding plane? I like it so much. Today we can fly all over the world by plane, but 200 years ago planes didin’t exist. In 1903 Wright brother invented the first plane made of wood and carried one person. The first flight only lasted for 12 seconds. Four years later a French inventor flew one of the first helicopters. He stayed in the air for about 20 seconds. I thought how deadful inventors experimented staying in the air. If the experiments would be unsuccessful, perhaps they fallen from the machine and died. It was the experiments of life and death. Five is television. What programs do you watch in TV every day? If there isn’t television in our life, a kind of our amusements lose. The first television only showed black and white images in 1926. Then 18 years later, inventors made a television that showed images in color. Today we can also watch DVDs and play a lot of games in TV and some modern televisions can be almost as thin as paper. How do you think that our life depends on a lot of machines? It is very comfortable, speedy, and interesting. Machines will develop and help our life in the future. But I think that look back upon and appreciate a lot of inventors who did the experiments of life and death. Thank you for reading!

                            Reference

Robert, Quinn (2010). Machines Then and Now. Oxford, America. Usborne

[425 words]

BR 2-15: All About Plants

Scientists don’t know how many plants there are, but they think that there are more than 300,000 types! (P.4)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody a book about plants. There are more than 300,000 types of plants in the world but scientists think that there are more plants that we don’t know about yet. Do you know that the first plants grew in the water more than two billion years ago? It took hundreds of million of years for plants to change and to grow on the ground. What seasons do you like the best? Now season is fall, and autumn colors of plants is very beautiful. The leaves change to yellow, orange, or red. And in winter, there are no leaves on most trees. In summer, plants make lots of food because there is lots of sunlight. And different plants have different habitats. Some plants need sun, and other plants need shade. Most plants can’t grow in very dry, cold, or wet places. But the cactus can grow in hot, dry places like deserts. Its roots are near the top of the ground so it can take in water quickly. There are many people who take cactus plants as a potted plant with beautiful leaves in houses. I want to try it after I read this book. Next, I want to introduce everybody two amazing plants. One is a Venus Flytrap. Most plants don’t need to eat insects, but the Venus Flytrap eats insects. Two is a Titan Arum. It is one of the smelliest plants in the world. Moreover it smells like bad meat so that the Titan Arum is the terrible smell. But I want to try smelling it.

Lastly, we have to save our plants. Our clothes, books, and many other things come from plants. Lots of our doors, chairs, and tables are made of wood. Sometimes there is plant plastic in our cell phones, computers, or even our socks. In the rainforest, people cut down trees, and Earth loses hundreds of different types of plant forever. As a result, pollution is another danger and it puts dangerous chemicals into the soil and these are bad for plants. We have to use paper carefully and use all the paper and recycle it. We have to struggle them in our life every day. Thank you for reading!

                            Reference

Julie, Penn. (2010). All About Plants. Oxford, America. Usborne

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BR 2-14: Wonders of the past

Today, many tourists visit this amazing place. (P.13)

This time, I’m going to introduce everybody a book about some world heritages and histories. Have you ever gone to some world heritages? What world heritages do you want to see? I want to introduce everybody four wonders from this book.

One is Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun is known all over the world. But why is he so famous? He was a king in Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. When he died only 19 years old, people put a gold mask over his face and his face and put all three coffins in a tomb with food and many treasures. However no one discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb for a long time, then British archaeologist discovered it in 1922. There were about 3,500 treasures such as gold statues, boats, jewels, toys, masks, and even a gold bed. Tutankhamun became one of the most famous kings in the world.

Two is the Colosseum in Rome. Ancient Romans watched fights with gladiators and wild animals like lions, crocodiles, rhinos, and even elephants in this big and beautiful stadium. About 500,000 people and one million wild animals died there. I thought that Ancient Romans were so cruel after I read. The Colosseum was the most fantastic building and big enough for more than 50,000 people.

Three is Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Angkor Wat is a beautiful stone temple and was built about 800 years ago. About 50,000 people built the temple, and it took more than 37 years. They built it to look like the mountain where their gods lived. When people built Angkor Wat, they put water around the building to protect themselves from enemies and wild animals from the rainforest.

Lastly, four is the Taj mahal in India. It looks like a palace, but it’s one of the most beautiful tombs in the world. The Taj Mahal was built by about 20,000 people 400 years ago, and it took 22 years. There are gardens and fountains around the tomb where is made of 28 types of stone and jewels.

I want to visit the Colosseum more than anything else. I often watch it in TV but I want to watch it firsthand in Rome someday. What wonders do you feel in your body? Surely, I will change my view of the world if I can see some world heritages. Thank you for reading!

                              Reference

Kathryn, Harper. (2010). Wonders of the past. Oxford, America. Usborne

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