BR1-04

I read this book. This book’s title is “Frog and Toad Are Friends”. This book is series. I read “Spring”. I will tell you about this story. Frog and Toad are friends. Frog visited to Toad’s house. He shouted Toad’s name, but he didn’t wake up. There was dark, because all the shutters were closed. Toad was sleeping in the bed. Frog told Toad spring has come. Frog wants to sleep more, so he ran Frog out of his house. Toad said I will wake up at about half past May. Toad went back into the bed, and he began to sleep again. He looked at calendar in Toad’s house. The November page was on top. Frog felt lonely, and he hit on an idea. He turned over from the December page to May page. Then, he showed Toad the calendar. Toad got up and they went outside. They could enjoy “Spring” together. I think that Frog is very kind. I like the picture of this book. (167words)

Lobel,Arnold.(1970).Frog and Toad Are Friends. Trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers

BR1-03

I read this book. This book’s title is “The Laughing Princess”, so I will tell you about this story. Chip and Biff and Kipper went to a village by the magic key. There is a princess who couldn’t laugh. The king was look for someone who can make her laugh, so they tried to laugh her use by toy. The toy is shape of false teeth. It was very interesting, but Kipper dropped it, and the dog put the false teeth in its mouth, and the dog ran for them. The king ran after the dog, but he fell down and his clothes were dirty. Chip caught the dog and the dog dropped the false teeth. But, the false teeth were broken. Everyone disappointed to could not make her laugh. But, the princess could laugh, when she looked at the king. The king was looks very funny. Everyone could laugh and laugh.
I like this story. (156words)

Hunt, Roderick.(2003).The Laughing Princess.Oxford University Press.

BR1-02

This book’s title is “Mirror Island”. I read this book, because I was interested in a picture of book cover. I will tell you about this story. This story is wonderful story. Chip is a boy, and he drew something. Then, Chip went down the stairs. There were Biff and Wilf and Wilma. They saw the pattern, but they couldn’t understand it. Wilf asked to Chip “What is it?” The pattern was drawn something. Wilma said “It looks like a word.” Chip showed a mirror on the paper. There was a “Chip”. The words were mirror writing. Then, they went to an island use by the magic key. There is beach and Wilma found some footprints on the sand. Wilf found someone who looks at them, so they began to run, because the stranger looks fierce. The stranger ran after them, and he shouted at them to “Stop” and “Comeback”, but they didn’t stop, so he began to cry. He didn’t know that his hair and beard are very long. He looked his face use by Chip’s mirror. He was very surprise and he was terribly shocked at by to look his face. He is Captain Crow. He was alone at Island since ten months and six days. He had a map. The map is treasure map, but it looks strange. There are odd words. Captain Crow and his crew couldn’t find to treasure, so he was deserted by his crew. He showed the map to them. Chip found that the map was written by mirror writing. Then they could read the words on map, so Captain Crow could find the many gold and silver. His dream has come true. I think that Chip is very kind and very clever. I want to go island of treasure by magic key. (300words)

Hunt Roderick. (2003). Mirror Island. Oxford University Press.

Essay: My hometown introduction

I introduce my hometown to you. I live in Kumamoto in Japan. Kumamoto is part of the Kyushu district. Kumamoto is a very good place. There is fresh air, clean water, and very beautiful nature. Kumamoto has good place. Do you know Mt. Aso? It is famous as the biggest volcano in Japan. Mt. Aso has very big caldera too.
I have lived in Ozu town since I was a child, so my hometown is Ozu town. Ozu town lies to the east of Kumamoto. My hometown has some good points. First, Ozu town is a very beautiful town, and there is lot of flowers during the spring season. We can see many beautiful Azaleas in my town. I think that Shouwa park is very big park, and famous for beautiful Azaleas in my town. The Shouwa park is located near my house, so I sometimes go to there. The azalea is designated as Ozu town’s flower. In the spring, we can enjoy the festival, and the festival’s name is the Azalea festival. It is very fun.
Second, Ozu town is very useful town, Ozu town is a little small, but Ozu town has a shopping mall and some supermarkets, so I usually go to shopping with my mother or my friends, and Ozu town is very near to Aso. Aso is famous for sightseeing in Kumamoto. I often go to Aso on a holiday. I like to drive to Aso. It takes about 30 minutes from Ozu town by car.
Finally, Ozu town is famous for sweet potatoes. My hometown’s sweet potato is very delicious and very sweet. We called it Karaimo in Kumamoto. My grandfather and grandmother lives in Ozu town and they are farmer. They grow sweet potatoes in their very large fields, so I help them when they harvest sweet potato every year, because I can eat baked sweet potato if I help them. I like it very much. I like my hometown very much.
Next, I introduce to you about my second hometown. It is Amakusa in Kumamoto, because my grandfather and grandmother live in Amakusa, so I have lived in Amakusa during summer vacation and winter vacation when I was elementary school student and junior high school student. Amakusa is very nice place. My grandfather and my grandmother’s house is located near the beach, so I always go to beach, and I enjoyed swim with my brothers. There is lot of good memories, so I think that Amakusa is my second hometown.
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