BR 2-12: Sara Says No!

' 'You are dishonest, father!' says Sara. 'You are cheating the customers! I don't want to work at the market!' 'But you must work for me, Sara,' says her father. 'Children must help their parents. That is life.' ' ( Back cover of Sara says No! )

I read 'Sara says No!' which is illustrated book written by Norman Whitney. Sara is very nice girl, but her father is a cheat. I wonder how did Mister Furuit who is Sara's father bring up Sara? It is mystery for me. If I was customer of the market, I didn't want to buy fruit at Mister Fruit. I want to buy fruit at Miss Fruit. By the way, Mister furuit is fruit shop owner. I think that sence of name is bad. It is easily to understand, but it is not interesting...

My favorite fruit is orange, and Mister fruit sold bad oranges. I can't excuse his action. In addition, he sent his customer who bring back fruit away. He falls far short of a good shopkeeper, I think. Sara is very good shopkeeper contrary. I wish her fruit shop has a tendncy to go well.

[194 words]

Reference

Norman Whitney (1989) Sara says No! [MACMILLAN READERS]

BR 2-11: The Cup in the Forest

'Per and Nina are no holiday in the country. They find a strange Viking cup in a dark forest. The cup is very old and interesting. But now there is a strange man at the hotel and per is afraid...' (back cover of The Cup in the Forest)

I read The Cup in the Forest which is an illustrated book written by Anne Collins. This is horror story, and it is my first time to read horror story in English. I think that there are no ghorst on earth, because I have never had a weird experience. However, I feel weirdly when I see horror movie. This time, I feel so. It is the real thrill of the horror story, I think, and I like it.

In this story, Per and Nina take the cup. If I find such the cup in the dark forest, I don't touch it. If it looks expensive, I don't take it. First of all, I don't want to touch it, because it is so uncanny. Taking it away? I cannot understand why they did such a thing.

I want to observation of this book from another point of view. There is a picture of their car. I think that the car is OPEL VITA(in Europe, it is called CORSA). Charactor's car is often written on the book, but being written real car is rare, I think. It is interesting for me.

[242 words]

Reference

Anne Escott (2003) The Cup in the Forest [PENGUIN READERS]

↑ Per and Nina's car

↑ OPEL CORSA '94

Essay 2-03a: University Life

There are a lot of universities in Japan, and I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University which is one of them now. I think that people who want to grow as a human go to university before finding a job. And am I growing as a human at university now? I don't think so. In addition, there are many university student similar to me, I think. How should we have university life?

I am a sophomore now, and I have messy university life. I go to university fourth a week, and I tentatively attend classes. At home, I do only homework. I can't find work which I want to do in the future. Certainly, all of the world is so slack, and there are no employment. I work to earn my school expenses, so I don't have enough time to study hard. However, if there are a lot of employment and an economic recovery, I have messy university life like now.

"When you were a student, how do you think about university?" I asked to my parents. "Only people who wants to study harder and have much money goes to university" they said. They had their aim, and they made an effort. They had many classes, do their assignments completely, studied hard, had neat life, thought about their future seriously... In the old days, university students studies hard and they had enough knowledge to employ. If they come to contemporary university, they can be brilliant student, I think.

World economics sinks to bottom now, so there are no employment. It is not easy for university students. In other words, everything advances good after. Now is worst time for university student. I believe that university students can choose their job in the future. If they can choose their job, they study harder than now, I think. They have more classes, think about their future more seriously, and they become neat. But only them, it is same to old university students. Times changed.

University student has to change with times, I think. For example, there are no computers in the old days. Now, there are more kind of learning than before, and university student has to learn them. They have to have more classes to know many kind of learning. If they can do it, they can find their work which they want to do easier. Most of university student doesn't have their aim, so they don't understand what should they do. To know many kind of learning help them to find thing they want to do.

In high school, our aim was being accepted by the university. We didn't think of university life, so we lost our aim after passing examination. When we lost our aim, we stop studying. We must study hard at university. University is place to study to grow as a human. Of course, working to earn our school expenses is very important. However, we don't have to make an excuse not to study with it.

[504 words]

My favorite novel

I like reading novels, and I like detective stories. My favorite detective story is 'A Pliiceman of ghorst' which was written by Alice Arisugawa. One policeman was killed by his superior, and he became a ghorst. Nobody(including his family and his sweetheart) can't see him, but only his fellow worker can see him. They resurched about the incident. However, a man who killed him were killed anyone. At the last of this story, they solved their incidents. It's very interesting story for me.Alice Arisugawa wrote many other good story, and I like them. For example, 'Magic Mirror', 'House of Sweeden's Mystery' and 'English Garden's Mystery' etc... I have read them many times, and I can find new discover whenever I read.

[127 words]

Outline

University life

• now
• messy
• no works
• few classes
• future
• my hope
• much works
• much classes

Mind Map

University life after 25 years

Currently, I spend messy university life. Some college student is similar to me, I think. However, it will be changed after 25 years. Most of college students study harder and harder, and they find their work easily and easily. I wish college students change like that after 25 years.

[49 words]

My university life

My university life is messy. On Monday, I have 4 classes. It’s my hardest day in a week. On Tuesday, I have no class, so I always do part time job all day. On Wednesday to Friday, I have only two classes. In last year, I have more classes, but I will have fewer classes in next two years. However, my thing to do will increase, because I have to find my work.

[74 words]

My favorite junior high school memory

In junior high school, I belonged to track and field club. It's my favorite memory in junior high school. In 1st and 2nd grade, I practiced a short distance race. I ran 100 meter at an athletic meet. My best time was 12.6 second. It was not slow, but it was not fast. I gave up a short distance race, and I began to practice the 110 meter hurdles. At 110 meter hurdles, hurdles are so tall, but I was not tall. I practiced harder than before. In September, I took part in the 110 meter hurdles at an athletic meet of junior high school student, and I was 4th in Kumamoto city. I could do my best, so I was satisfied.

[124 words]

BR 2-10: The Big Bag Mistake

I read "The Big Bag Mistake" written by John Escott.

Gisela lives in Rio de Janeiro. In her vacation, she spend in London. One day, she puts her clothes and a manuscript into a travel bag, and she ride an airplane to go home.

Ricardo is a student, and he lives in Rio de Janeiro. He ride an airplane to go home, too. He find a pretty girl near his seat. She is Gisela. He tries very hard to attract her attention. First, he falls his bag on her. Second, he talks about his vacation in London(, but she doesn't hear). Next, he asks about her. She is annoyed. She says "I like quiet people!" He stops talking, and he sleeps. However, his head falls onto Gisela's shoulder. She breathes a sigh.

Many hours later, the airplane arrives at Rio de Janeiro airport. They wait for their bags. Gisela's bag is blue, and she find her bag faster than Ricard. "Good! Ricard can't follow me!" she thinks. She quickly takes the bag and leaves the airport. However, she takes Ricard's bag!
Ricard notice she takes his bag. He run after Gisela, and he find her on the bus. "Wait!" he calls, but the bus doesn't stop.

Gisela sleeps in a bus, because she is tired by long journey. A thief rides the bus. When the bus stops, he takes the bag and run. Gisela wakes up and look running man with blue bag outside. "Stop! Stop the bus! The man has my bag!" she shouts, and bus stops. She runs up and down the streets of Rio, but she can't find thief. "My manuscript in the bag. Months and months of work! I can't start again..." she thinks.

She walks home to her apartment building. Ricard is waiting for her at the door! "What do you want, Ricard? Oh! Is that my bag" she says. Ricard says "I have your bag and you have... Where is my bag?" "Oh! I'm sorry. A thief has your bag!" He laughs and says "and the thief can have my old shirts and jeans! It's a big mistake!" She smiles at him. She has a question. "But how..." "How do I know your address?" he says before her. "It's on the label. You read books, Gisela. I read labels!"

When I read middle of story, I dislike Ricard. I thought he is a play boy. However, he has some fine qualities! Actually, he is a nice guy! I wonder their relations in the future! I think their story start at the end of this story.
[442 words]

Reference
John Escott. (2002). The Big Bag Mistake. [PENGUIN READERS]