6th essay: Learning with computers

Introduction
I have writing class on Wednesday at this year. On this class, we study English with using computers. For example, I made my blog, g-mail, typing trial, writing essays and so on. My teacher of writing class is Mr. Beaufait. He is so kind and very funny!!! This essay is about “Learning with computer”. I write about “before writingⅢ””During writingⅢandⅣ””after writingⅢandⅣ”.

Before WritingⅢ
I have never tipped in English before writingⅢ. When I was freshman in this university, I had to take class of the information processing. I was not good at use computers.
I often used to make use of computer, because computer is so useful. Computer has Internet. So I often research each information on the Internet. I like Internet shopping too. Then I often have to do my homework, so I used the computer content “Microsoft Word”. I type sentence in Japanese or English. But almost Japanese, so I couldn’t type in English fast and I often mistake word spelling. So I always checked English spelling.

During WritingⅢandⅣ
Since writingⅢ class have started, I was pressured to type in English. First I made g-mail and own blog. → http://kanakorinrin.blogspot.com/
Book review---　Book review was important for me. I have ever read books of English. But It was little. So I could read a lot of books during writing class. But first I didn’t like reading English books, so I tried to read in easy books. My recommendation book was Huckle berry Finn. There is movie of this story, this is adventure and friendship story.
Essay------------ I had to write a lot of essays. I have never write essays in English, so I couldn’t write good and interesting essays. But now I can write well than before writingⅢ. Other student essays aroused me because each essay is interesting. So I want to write more interesting essays.
Quick post-----I like quick post. I wrote happening of daily. I like to take a lot of picture in many places. So I often take a lot of pictures. And I often put my picture on my blog. My host family of America look my blog, quick post. Quick post can inform to my host family that I am fine. So quick post is precious for me, and moreover I like to read other student quick posts.
Comments-----I comment about other student essays. It was fun, because other student teach me about improve point and they admired my essay. So I was happy to get comment from another student.
Portfolio -----To make portfolio is hard for me. But portfolio is tidy up own essay and book review. And when I want to see another student essay, I can find soon by portfolio. So this is so useful. I have to make portfolio soon….
Vocabulary ---Since I started to read English book, I get a lot of new English words. I often used electronic dictionary, but I don’t want to use it some day. For the reason I have to learn vocabulary a lot. I will try to study and listen to music or reading a lot of books.
Grammar
When I was freshman, I had Grammar class. I used this study book. So I sometimes use this book and I learned about Grammar. When I write quick post, I used this book. Of course, I learned English Grammar in this class. For example, essays, book reviews, typing trial and so on. Grammar is difficult for me.



Typing-----We did typing trial during this class. For five minutes, How many words did I type in English???? I am not good at typing trial. Every time I typed less than 100 words. But during writingⅣ I could type more than 100 words. Now I have to type more than 150 words. So I have to practice many times. And I think I pass the writing examination!!!
Listening----During this class, My teacher speaks in only English. I watched movie of movie essay. I like toy story!!! I think that American movie is good listening teaching material. So I want to watch a lot of American movie. We can watch a lot of kind movies with Internet easily and I can listen to music,too. So I think that I have to use computer. I try to take English language test this month.
Conclusion---During this class, I always use computer. So I accustom to using computer and typing English. I am happy that I could practice to type English with computers. I will treasures my blog.
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５th essay: TV

Introduction
I will write essay about TV. TV is television. There are a lot of kinds of TV type in Japan. It is so high quality. So now TV screen is so beautiful and clearly. I watch TV everyday. I like watching news on TV. So I will write news program. And I will research TV Company.
TKU
TKU is famous company of Kumamoto. TKU have a lot of TV program. I like Pyua-pyua the best. Pyua-pyua is broad casted from Monday to Friday in the evening. So I can know a lot of news of Kumamoto and Japan and world. Therefor I can see a nice place of Kumamoto. TKU is local TV company in Kumamoto. But a lot of people in Kumamoto likes TKU Pyua-pyua.


NHK http://www.nhk.or.jp/


Do you know NHK?? NHK is so popular TV company in Japan. NHK have a lot of TV program. For example news, English conversation program, drama and so on. Especially, I like news of NHK. NHK announcer is so good and well, so I can listen news easily. Kouhaku-utagasen is program of NHK. This is famous music program in a representative of Japan.


Fuji-terebi



Fuji TV company is so famous in Japan too. This company is private sector's company. Fuji TV have a lot of cute announcer and a lot of interesting drama. Above all things, I like variety show. I like waratei-tomo the best. This program is funny for me and this makes me happy. So during long vacation, I always watch this program at noon.
Conclusion
I like TV. I think almost people likes watching TV. I think TV is Network all over the world. Because we can see a lot of accidents by TV. There are a lot of TV company and many kinds of TV type, so I want to get new TV. TV made in japan is so great!!
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4th essay:Community

I have a lot of community tools in my life. So I introduce about my community life.

Daiichi High School

My high school was Daiichi in Kumamoto. Daiichi high school have only of the girls. This school is a tradition school. The Kumamoto castle is seen from the classroom. The first grade class of my high-school was 8 class. The classmates are so nice member and great teacher, so I would like to see friends of Daiichi at coming of age day.

Family
I will introduce about my family. There are 4 people in my family. My mother is housewife, my father designer of semiconductor. He is so wise. I have an older sister. She is twenty four years old. I love my family because my parents are good friends each other. And my family always help to me.
Our family often travel somewhere. My mother likes to go to Korea because she likes Korean movie and Korian actors.

Flower arrangement club
I chose my club. I belong to flower arrangement club. There are about 23 people in my club. Because third grade retired after school festival of November. My club's teacher is so great!
He is a famous in Kumamoto. He teaches us how to arrange flowers. We are friendly. We have been to Okinawa and so on during each vacation. Our club have only girls. Flower arrangement club belongs to culture club in Kumamoto Gakuen University. So other culture club members are friends for us. My post is projector in my club, so I try to do my best to held my party.

YAMAHA
YAMAHA is music company. Do you know YAMAHA?? I think almost people answered "Yes". Because YAMAHA is so famous company in Japan and all over the world. This company makes music instruments, and open a lot of music school. I have been to YAMAHA Music school for 13years. I have a lot of memories at this school. YAMAHA sells a lot of instruments.

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Label

This is my label.

Essay: My favorite place

Illumination place

I will introduce about my favorite places.

I love illumination, so this season I would like to go to illumination place. Illumination makes me relax and relax♪ So when I was tired, I went to illumination place to be happy. There are a lot of illumination space in Kumamoto. For example, Aso Farm Land, House illumination, Amakusa castle, Kumamoto city arcade and so on.(65words)

My house

My favorite place is my house. Because my house is built

when I was born. So My house have large garden.

My mother likes flowers, so she is planting the flower.

I like riving room the best. There are sofa, TV, Piano,

furniture. My room is so narrow. But I like my room

because my room makes me relax. I like my bed so much.

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Minnesota

My favorite place is Minnesota in America. I have been to

Minnesota during summer vacation. Minesota have a lot of

rich nature sand supermarkets. Therefore there are a lot of

lake. Minnesota have a lot of place to visit, so I would like to

go there again. (48words)

Starbucks Coffee
Do you know Starbucks Coffee shop?? I think almost people “Of course!” Because this coffee shop is so famous and popular in Japan. I like coffee shop. I often go to many coffee shop with my friends or my mother. I often go to Starbucks Coffee. There are a lot of menu in Starbucks. So I like the best. I like sweet too. Starbucks coffee’s sweet is so good for me.
Aso
I love Aso. There are a lot of nice spots in Aso. For example, Aso farm Land and Kurokawa Spa. Farm Land is interesting place. There are hot spa, restaurant, souvenir shop, playground for children and so on. I like to go to spa because spa makes me relax. So I want to go spa many times, but I have no enough time….
There is Mt.Aso in Aso. Mt. Aso is so popular place. Mt.Aso have big caldera. So a lot of people come to Aso from other country or other prefecture.

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Movie essay: Toy Story

I will introduce about Toy story. It is made by Pixar Animation Studios inDisney.

Movie Information

Production Company: The Walt Disney Company

Date: 1995(America), 1996(Japan)

Producer: John Lasseter

Theme:Adventure story, Friendship

Characters

woody: Tom Hanks, Buzz Lightyear: Tim Allen, Mr.Potato Head: Don Rickles, Slikly Dog: Jim Varney, Rex: Wallace Shawn, Hamm: John Ratzenberger, Bo Peep: Annie Potts, Andy Davis......

Main Character

Woody: He is a cow boy of toy, his voice is strong!! he is a reader of Andy's toy.

Buzz Lightyear: He is a space ranger, he is toy of Andy too.

Body

Andy is a little boy who likes toys very well. Toy begin to talk, Since Andy go out room. Reader of Andy's toys is Woody. Woody is cow boy. Andy likes Woody the best all of the toy! But on Andy's birthday Space ranger comes Andy's room as toy. It name is Buzz. He is so cool and Andy becomes crazy about Buzz, so Woody envies him. Buzz is rival for Woody.Woody try to go out Buzz.

One day Woody and Buzz went out outside the Andy's house. They are caught by Shid, he is boy who lives next to Andy's house. Shid is not good boy...He always broke toys. He try to destroy Buzz by rockets. Woody try to help him. Shid have a lot of toys, they are broken by Shid ,too. So they helped Woody and Buzz together . Woody and Buzz wanted to go back to Andy's house. Because Andy manege to move house. So Andy always looking for them. Strategy was refined by Woody and other Shids' toys. When Shid begins to break Buzz by rocket, Woody and others spoke to Shid. So Shid was so scary and escaped.

At last Woody and Buzz could return to Andy's origin.

conclusion

It is very funny that a toy talks like a human being. This movie's CG is so nice!! This movie makes people happy. Little kids are able to get kind heart. This is good adventure story and characters are so pretty and cool!!

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kUMAMOTO

Kumamoto have many special product foods.

Basashi is so famous food in Kumamoto. Basashi is horse beef and cut it thin and people eat raw meat(Basashi). It dip in soy sauce with ginger. Basashi is often eaten at the New Year's festival. Basashi is very fresh meat! A lot of people like Basashi. Basashi like a sashimi. Horse meat is a healthy ingredient that contains a lot of iron contents and the vitamin calcium glycogen. It melts in the mouth when it eats horse and there is sweetness.

Next...Karashirenkon is popular in Kumamoto. Karashirencon is mustard lotus root. Karashirencon is to knead and put mustard soybean paste in the lotus root.
The lotus root excel as a blood-making medicine and have the appetite improvement action in the mustard. Karashi is spicy. I introduce how to make karasshirencon. The space is not in the hole of the lotus root, and it packs, and the mustard miso that mixes the miso, the powder mustard, and honey and makes it has been put for five hours or more.

Jindaiko is representative Japanese-style confectionery of Kumamoto. Jindaiko has a profound feeling. It is a beautiful outline in Sharp. Jindaiko is sweet but it was made small beans and rice cake . This is so delicious.

Do you know Banpeiyu? Banpeiyu is special products in Kumamoto. This is so big orange, it is so sweet and good smell. This is so rich because Banpeiyu is about \3000～￥5000. I think Banpeiyu is best gift for year-end gift. I have ever eat Banpeiyu many times. I recommend that a lot of people eat Banpeiyu.

Do you know Ikinari-dango? Ikunari-dango is so popular in Kumamoto. It is local sweet of Kumamoto.This is made from sweet potato and small beans. It is sweet but It is so healthy. So many people of Kumamoto love Ikinari-dango.
We can make It soon, so people say”Ikinari”. Ikinari-dango is like dumpling. I like Ikinari-dango. Now I want to eat this soon….

My precious memory....★

I have ever get a lot of memories. Of all others, my memory was to go to spa last summer vacation with my friends of my high school days!! The place was quiet place, there was it in Kumamoto! I like to take a spa, so I was happy to go there with my friends!!! All people are girl because I went to high school of only girl.

First I went to shopping to have a barbecue in the cottage of spa's place. So we prepared for barbecue, so I ate many meat,vegetables and rice!! It's delicious and I enjoyed have a barbecue only us at the first time!!

Next we went to big spa near the my cottage. There are 3 big spa, 2 small spa★ I excited at spa. We enjoyed big spa!! After that I taken a spa in my cottage's spa. Wow!!!!There was a nice spa made with hinoki. Hinoki is wood that it grows only Japan. We taken bath twice a day♪
So we stayed the night at the cottage...we talked each other for a log time. I really enjoyed.
We went out outside the cottage. So we looked at sky!! We could innumerable stars★ The sky was very nice.
Next day we coldn't sleep well last night...but I went back to home....One of my friends is Megu went back to Osaka...and Fumika went back to Kagosima...I was sad very much. But they gave me heart!! I want to go there again. We often couldn't see each other. But I'm looking forward to seeing you this summer vacation!!

Kumamoto

I like Kumamoto because there are a lot of places to visit and Kumamoto still has a rich natural environment.
I'll introduce about appeal of Kumamoto in Japan!!!
There is a castle in Kumamoto city. The castle is called Kumamoto castle. It's traditional building of Japan.
And Kumamoto has Mt. Aso. It has the biggest caldera all over the world. In the grass of Aso called Kusasenri, there are a lot of cows, horse and so on... I have ridden a horse with my father when I was 9 years old. It is so cool in Aso!!!
Amakusa is famous in Japan. Amakusa is located on southwest of Kumamoto prefecture. There are a lot of flesh fishes in Amakusa. I have been to Amakusa many times with my family or friends. It takes 2 hours from my house to Amakusa. I want to sea in Amakusa now♪
Next I will introduce about my home town! My home town is Miyuki, it is located on Kumamoto city in Japan. There are many natures in Miyuki, so I love my home town. I have been lived here since I had been born. There are many rice field in my home town and people makes rice!!
The environment of Kumamoto is good!! Water is very clean, so we can drink a water I want to get. Please come Kumamoto!!! You can enjoy here♪

Movies

I like watching movies. Especially I like Dream Girls very much. I watched the movie with my friend. Dream Girls was so good, because the movie tolled me that my dream come true. And I love main character of dream girls. Main character is Viyonce!!!! She is very sexy and cute!
So I'll introduce about story....three women works as singer, they are unpopular. The story of the success and the failure where chorine's three female　class walked is put on a lot of famous piece of music and it begins to draw. Their performance is so nice and powerful!! So I like very much.
I want to be good at singing a song as girls♪　It was fun that they become popular singers!! All dream become true!! So please never give up. Of course I believe that my dream comes true.
By the way I like Japanese movie too. I watched Umizaru. It was so good story.
The story is about Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force. Main character is man of Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force. He could save people when a ship is went under. He is very cool. I was moved to tears by his heart.




http://www.uipjapan.com/archive/dreamgirls/top.html

★Restaurant★

I like to eat and drink, so I often go to restaurant to eat and drink with my friends or boyfriend.
The other day,I saw my friends of my high school days and I went to bar with them.
The house's name is ''Daidaiya''. I was pleased with the house's a good atmosphere.
So I was happy that dishes were so delicious!!!!
Also the menu was abundant so we wavered in choice. I ate croquette, cream pasta, beef of Japan, relish and dish of eggs and so on....
Next I will recommend the restaurant I often go ♪　I often go to ''Capuriciasa" because I like the pasta. So my friend works there. ''Capuriciasa'' is Italian restaurant♪
The restaurant is so popular and my favorite of dishes is meat sauce pasta. I always eat it, when I go there.
By the way my hometown have a lot of restaurant. My family likes to eat tasty dinners. But I like my mother's dishes very much.
My mother cooks dishes from various food. She's good at cooking!! She cooks Chinese meat dumpling, Japanese dishes and pasta etc.....I like Chinese meat dumpling the best!!
Now I want to eat hamburger steak or Chinese meat dumpling, so please tell me your favorite restaurant.

Campus life

I'm student of Kumamoto Gakuen University. I am in my second year at college. I major in English. I learn English ,Britain and American history. I love English very much.

←This is yunicoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are a lot of event at university. I love event "Takumasai". Takumasai is school festival. It is very fun!!!! I belongs to the flower arrangement club. In Takumasai, we displayed nice flower. This is very beautiful place. And,I made a objet with decoration group. I was very tired...but when it was able to be done,I was very impressed. Please look this picture. We made it!!!

myself

How do you do? Let me introduce myself. I am Kanako Fujita. Iam from Kumamoto , Japan. I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University. in Japan. I am 19 years old. I am called "kana"or "kaanan" .Iam152cantimetera in height.

My hobby is to play the piano, cook and listen to music. especially,I'm good at playing the piano. I go shopping on holiday.
next, let me introduce my family. My father,mother,older sister,and I. I love my family very much.

I have never been to foreign country,therefore I have alittle anxious, but I would like to learn a loy of things there. I would like to learn culture. If I have chance, I would like to cook Japanese dishes. I'm majoring of Britain and AmericaEnglish. I like studying English.
I am looking forward to seeing you.