Blog Assignment~my favorite season~

I`m sorry, Mr. philips. Last week I was sick, so I couldn`t join in last class.

My favorite season is summer! Summer has many attractions.

At first, it is getting dark more slowly, so we can go out even at night! And we can enjoy watching fireworks at night. I love small sparklers especially, because its light disappears in seconds and its fragility lets me feel sentimentally.

Secondly, we have long vacation in summer! This year I`m going to go to seas with my friends or...if possible, with new sweetheart.

Third, we don`t need many clothes in summer, so cost for clothes is relatively cheeper than other seasons! This is very good to poor college students like me.

For the three reasons, I love summer!

winter.....

My favorite season is winter. In this season, I am extremely happy and deeply calm, listening to the sound that snow falls onto the ground. But the best reason for this is because my love loves winter very much. She says, “most people might say they hate winter because of its severe cold, but this cold makes me want to stay with my love, next to my love with love…” The word always makes me deeply …fall into loving her. So…,I love winter.

My favorite season

My favorite season is Spring.There are several reasons.First,Spring is the beginning of a year,so I set a new goal in Spring,and ezpect that I will be a better person in the end of the year.Whether I realze that goal or not,I expect Spring.Second,the temprature is mild in Spring.Thirdly,I like flowers,especially cherry blossoms.Cherry blossoms come out every Spring.Therefore,I like Spring the best.

My favorite season

I like summer because Koushien is held. Koushien is the National High-School Baseball Tournament. I have played baseball for 9 years. I like baseball very much. So, I am looking forward to watching Koushien every year. Therefore, I like summer the best.

My favorite season

There are four season in Japan, but spring is the season I most like. Because, spring is verry comfortable,and I love cherry blossoms! This is the picture I took in Hirosaki park by my cellphone this year.

I like summer too, but there are many insects! So spring is best!

Spring is the best season.

This is a picture

which I took about two weeks ago in the Hirosaki Park.I like spring the best because I like cherry very much!

Mｙ Favorite Season

Spring is wonderful seaon!!
At first,it's the season of meeting.we meet many people and expand our relation.It's fantastic that we talk with new friends.
Second,the climate is mild.We can live easily and I can play soccer in comfort.I think it's best season to enjoy soccer.
At last,there are many exciting things.We have many holidays,GW.In our town,we can enjoy the cherry blossoms festival.
Therefore,I love this season.

Assignment with picture

This picture is "Hirosaki Park."(from http://www.jomon.ne.jp/~ja7bal/hirosaki.htm)
I love spring! I think that "sakura" is the best beautiful flower, so I love sakura.

sesame street

Last week,I watched a video "Sesame street" . It was very interesting, and useful for learning English. Therefore I think that if students saw a sesame street in junior school they can learn English more easily.

SESAMI STREET

SESAMI Street was interesting because there were songs which help children to memorize letters and numbers.We have songs like that in Japan but I think Americans' use effective animations.

Sesami Street

We watched 'Sesami Street' on video last week.It was fun to me.Especially,I was interested in ABC song.Big Bird was very pretty.Most of the words are easy,but this video is useful to learn a basic of English.I think it is important to learn a basic.
I want to watch another movie next time.

Sesame Street

We watched Sesame Street on video last week. It was the first time in my life that I watched that video.
At first, I thought it was a TV program like Eigode asobo but it was near to Okasan To Issyo.
I enjoyed this class very much. So I want to watch another video in class someday.

Blog Assignment

Last Thursday, we English-iiib-class watched Sesami-Street movies.
Cartoons are funny and pretty, and stories are constructed easy English. These movies are so pleasant and peaceful, but these are too simple and childish, I think.
If I can, I want chance to watch more exiting movies.

Sesami Street

Sesami Street was TV program which made children learn English easily. I was very interested in abc song. If children listen the song, they will learn alphabet easily. I hope children all over the world watch the program.

SESAME STREET

“Sesame Street” is not only an educational program but also a music program, and because it has the highest quality of marionette play, it would attract many children.
Also, “Sesame Street” is a pioneer in the field of human equality (education of human equality). Black people, handicapped persons, young children play together in the program with respect for each other. It might mean that “people is people, human is human”.
“Sesame Street” has such important meanings, so it would never disappear.

Sesami Street

Last thursday, I watched Sesami Street. I think it is very easy for children to learn number. Many characters appear on the screen and are very interesting. They taught numbers with songs. So, children who watch Sesami Street will feel like studying.
I enjoyed watching Sesami Street very much.

SESAMESTREET

We enjoyed watching SESAMESTREET's videos last week.I recommended it because I hadn't ever watched it's full program.I knew the cute characters,elmo,big bird,and cookie monster etc...Another reason why I selected it was that I wanted to watch their original color.Unfortunately,I can't find elmo this time.It's my regretful point in this time.
I understand that the study in our early age is very effective.Thanks to this,children can learn English happily and surely.I wanted to learn English by this.
By the way,I learn French as a class.I'm coming to be unable to follow the class and I'm looking for some programs by which I can learn French like SESAMESTREET.Please tell me if anyone know.HELP!!

Sesami street

I thought that understanding "Sesami street" was very easy, however, it was more difficult than my expection. I can't catch some words. "Sesami street" is made for children but it is difficult for me. I thought that foreign childish videos are very useful for the persons who learn the langrages, like us.

Sesami Street

In thursday,we watched Sesami Street.it was very pretty,interesting,and composed by easy English.We watched three Sesami Street movies;Counting 1 2 3...,Sing Along,and A B C Song.I like Sing Along.Songs sung in it were very very wonderful!Above all,song with finger language was very beautiful song.I was impressed with it!!

Assignment

Yesterday, we watched Sesame Street.
Very cute pictures with very funny somgs were so nice.
In Sesame Street, many characters teach us English merrily.
Probably, children can like to study English thanks to Sesame Street.
I thought that studying merrily is very important.
I want to study merrily.

Sesame Street

I watched Sesame Street after a long. I was used to watch this program in the sub audio channel,so I thought I must watch them in English!
I thought Sesame Street is both interesting and instructive children`s program. Because it helps counting numbers, learning alphabets with song, dance and animation.
I felt there were many things I can learn in this program!

I like Elmo, but he didn`t appear this time, so I am sad a little!><

Continued from previous message.

Third,My golden week was soccer,soccer,and soccer!!!We had an away game in Akita.I woke up at 5:00 AM and we left for Akita at 6:00 AM.It took 3 hours and a half each way for a car!!!I was completely tired of it.The game score(vs Akita) was 2-1!We won!However on the way home(of course for 3 hours and a half)we were realy exhauseted on our car..........
Last,I'd like to write today's review on 'SESAMI STREET'.In japan 'OKAASANTOISSHO' corresponds to 'SESAMI STREET',I guess. In this TV program, instructers teach 'A I U E O......'and'1 2 3 4 5........'to children in front of TV and sing and dance with them. I myself would often be looking forward to watching this program in my childhood.This program can inspire children' writing and listening ability,imagination and creativity to think, speak and act actively for themselves.'SESAMI STREET' have the same effect,I think.Colorful pictures on the program inspire children' eyes,the characters' voice inspire their ears,and their repeat after characters inspire their mouths.Thus both programs can help children develop their ability.I strongly believe that more and more these TV programs for children should be broadcasted instead of meaningless variety show programs because it is children that carry Japan in the future.

May 17,2007.I'm very very sorry for having piled up blog assignments!!!

I'm very very sorry for having piled up blog assignments for a long time!!!From now on, I'll post messages and comments very very frequently because I realize regular practices are very important! So,though long time have passed since IIIB English Class Blog had started, please allow me to join this blog.I'll be really happy if I can join this blog members!Then I'll post my first message with my best effort!
First,I'd like to introduce myself.My name is 'Shoichi Kitano'(handle name is 'shoichi+').I'm from Osaka.Osaka is very big city,as you know,so it is convinient for us to live there.However I'm used to be fed up with noise from cars,people,advertising and so on.I would often feel messy!So it is very confortable for me to live in Hirosaki now!People are kind,air is clear,mountain is wonderful and star is beautiful.I'm strongly thinking that it was right to enter Hirosaki University.Now I belong to medical soccer club.I practice soccer in this club 4 days every week.So my university life is very busy but very enjoyable.I still have a lot of what I want you to know about myself.So please speak to me in class.
Second,this blog will be useful for us if we post a message about our daily life,as NY said in this blog too,and comment at least your previous and latter message.How do you think?

SesameStreet 17,May

Today,we watched SesameStreet.
People who appear SesameStreet was very happy.I feel that everyone likes English and enjoys studying English.
If I had watched SesameStreet when I was a child,I would have become a good English speaker!
I decided that I should remember may original intention and enjoy studying english.So,it is a wonderful prompt for me to watch SesameStreet.

Golden Week Assignment

How many times have you gone to the Hirosaki-park during GW??
This year I had a cherry blossom -viewing picnic only once, but it was very fun.
(According to some exchangestudents in Hirosaki, they've already gone no less than 5 times!!)

I was going to have a Hanami-picnic with some german friends of mine.
We happened to meet other mutual friends of ours there, and we had a picnic under cherry blossoms all together!!!
We enjoyed the foods and drinks which each of us had bought and played cardgames there.
It become a precious memory for me...

Actually, this was my first cherry blossom-viewing picnic this year
and also the first one with no alkohol in my whole life:p

thanks.

Golden Week Assignment

In Golden Week,I danced with M.M..I'm a beginer too,so we need harder practice than those who aren't a beginer.My goals are to dance as I want,and impress spectator.To realize these goals,I practice,practice,practice!!M.M.and I will take part in a Dance Event in June,so please welcome to this Dance Event!!

goldenweek

In my goldenweek, almost always I play rugby. I belong to rugby clab, and we went to Morioka to play the game. Unfortunately,we lost the game,but I can have a precious experience.

Golde weeek

I belong to football club, so we had football’s game with Akita university’s foot ball club and Yamagata university’s in Akita. Actually, I’m bad at plying goal keeper but I could take part in games. These games made me think that goal keeper is lonely and hard work, so I want to improve my skills.

Golden Week Assignment

I planned to go back to Kanagawa, and relax with my family at my house.

On 4th and 5th, I went shopping with my friends.

On 6th, my mother taught me many cooking recipe.
Her handmade cookies are very delicious!!

So, I cannnot relax,but I enjoyed holidays very much!!

Golden Week Assignment

My Golden Week plan was to start a part-time job and go shopping with my friends.

On May 5th,I was interviewed for a part-time job.I want to earn my pocket money as soon as possible!!

On 6th,I went department store with my friends because it was GW bargain!!We bought some clothes.

During Golden Week,I could be refreshed★

Assignment2

I think this blog is the place where we can communicate each other and improve our English skill.If we comment everyone's assignment,this blog will makes us happy.I'm going to use this blog positively,because I want to make many friends.

Assignment1

Hello!!My name is Yuka Suto.I'm medical student.I want to be an occupational therapist.So I must study hard.
I'm from Aomori city.I go to university by train.But I think I'm going to live in Hirosaki by this winter,because I have trouble in getting up early every morning. If you know good apartment,Please tell me.
Thank you.

Blog Assignment

My Golden Week plan was to practice dance and make manuscripts of basic seminar.
In June, we dance circle are supposed to take place some event, so I must practice hard because Iam a beginner.
Actually, I could get some new dance skill through practice, and succeeded in presentation in basic seminar.
I spent great days!

Blog Assignment1

I'm sorry to be late!!

Hallo everyone, my name is kanako Shinkawa.
I Major science of religions.
I've been in Germany as a exchange student 2 years before, but I can speak german a litte^^;
It is really hard for me to master even a language.
but it is also fun to communicate with people in foreign language:)
So I want to communicate with more people who came from different countries .
In this case, English is the best language, I suppose.

thanks.

Golden Week Assignment

The golden week was end.
I planned to stay at home in Hirosaki and study hard during golden week.
But, I heard that my friend was sick and received treatment in a hospital in Aomori City.
So, I went to Aomori City to visit her.
She was livelier than I had thought. I felt relieved.
I hope she will get better soon.

My Golden Week

Today is the last day of Golden Week. I`m verry sad because I love holidays!
There were two plans what I want to do this week.
The first plan was clean my room. There were so many things in my room, so I had to clean up!
Second plan was go to see the cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park. I went there with my grandmother, mother, and my sister. It was so beautiful!! I want to go to see next year again.

And the best things I`m afraid of now is May syndrome!!

THE GOLDEN WEEK!!!

I had a lot of things to do on this golden week, but now, the half days of this week had already passed, the number of what I have to do by the beginning of next week is getting smaller.
Of course I had some pleasures; I went seeing cherry blossoms in the Hirosaki Park, and visited Hakodate for sight seeing with my family.
But there are not only pleasures but things I’m reluctant to do; you know!
What I really want to do and have to do is playing “Quena”!! It’s my life! It’s my soul!!
Oh! I’m going to have a live concerto 6th May @ “Ion Super Shopping Center TOWADA”;
15:00 STARTS!! If you’ll be free, please come and enjoy the concerto!!

Golden Week Assignment

On Thursday,I had soccer games in Akita.The opponents was Akita University and Yamagata University.I took part in the games but I couldn't play well.I feel the responsibility to trouble my team player.With regard to the result of the games,we defeated Akita University and lost Yamagata University.Turning this regret to advantage,I want to improve myself from now on.
On other days,I enjoyed Sakura Maturi and the movie ”Babel" etc...I'm enjoying GW!!

Golden week assignment (plan)

I'm planning two things.
First, I'm going to swing my golf club in the air. I want to improve my swinging form as soon as possible.
Second, my family will visit my grandmother who live in Tsugaru City. I'll talk a lot about my campus life with her.


By the way, I went out to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park with golf club members last week. This is I took then.

I tried to put it in order to get used to this blog.

Golden Week Assignment 1,May,2007

Hello!!I went to HirosakiPark with my friend yesterday.
I like cherryblossoms very much.So,many cherry tree in HirosakiPark was nice!
There were a lot of people who go sightseeing.
It is very happy to me to live in Hirosaki and see great sights.

My medical classmates plan to go out to see cherryblossoms in HirosakiPark tomorrow.
I am looking forward to this plun.
But according to the weather forecast,it will rain tomorrow.
I hope that it will fine tomorrow.

Golden week assignment

I went to Hirosakikouen for hanami with basketball club member. I was moved by sakura. It was very beautiful!!!
In the evening, Drinking Party(nomikai) started! In nomikai, we must do syussin. Our senior pour in sake for us and we drank a toast! We enjoyed hanami and became closer each other.
I love hanammi!!!

My idea

In my opinion, this blog has to be useful and practical for us, all the English Ⅲ’s classmates.
To improve our active skills of English, it is necessary to use English as many times as possible.
My idea for blog assignment is to have a discussion about something we want to talk about on this blog. All of us must join the discussion from the beginning to the end and express own opinion.
I think it would be interesting. How about you?

Golden Week assignment

Next week is Golden Week, and we will not have class for Constitution Day. Please tell us about your Golden Week activities. First let us know what you plan to do, even if you only plan to sleep in instead of getting up for classes. Then tell us what you actually did, even if it was just sitting around relaxing. If you have some pictures, please put those on the blog for the rest of us to enjoy.

Golden Week in Hirosaki is especially nice because the cherry blossoms are usually out around that time. Of course I have to go back to see my family in Akita, but I will be here for Tuesday and Wednesday. Maybe I will see you around.

Here's a picture I took at the Hirosaki Sakura Matsuri many years ago:

Assignment-1

My name is Daisuke Watabe. I major in medicine.I want to become a international doctor, so I want to speak English fluently.By the way,My hobby is watching movies. I like "American Histry X","Elephant". "American Histry X" is about discrimination,"Elephant" is about the incident which happened in Clumbine High school. These movies are sad to watch,but I like movies which make me think about something. If you interested in these movies,go to rental video shops and try to find these movies.

Assignment2

I think this blog help us not only improve our English but also make friends one another.
I am unaccustomed to using blog now ,but I do my best!!
If we use this blog without constraint, we can become closer and enjoy iiiBclass!!

Assignment1

Hello!!
I am Yu Okubo. I live in Sinteramachi in Hirosaki.
I came to Hirosaki university to become a doctor. I want to study very hard, espercially English!!
I also want to enjoy living in Hirosaki.
Now,I am look forward to seeing the cherry blossoms at Hirosakijou.

Assignment2

I think 3Bclassblog is "chat room." Our 3Bclass member can meet only on Thursdays but we can communicate each other and become friends by using this blog.In order to enjoy this blog, for example, we write daily happenings or talk about hobbies or show some photos and so on.

Hello!

Hello!My name is Arisa Chiba.I am a medical school student.Nice to meet you!My dream is being a pediatrician.So I want to study medicine hard here.To study medicine,I have to study English.I have to read medicai book with written in English and make theses in English.Then,in ⅢBclass,I want to improve my writing ability and speaking ability.

assignment-1

My idea is keeping a diary.
In the diary,we write anything that happens in each day. I often hear keeping diary is good to compose our thoughts.
Actually,I have never kept a diary.For my part,I want to use this blog to compose myself in addition to implove our English writing skill.

Assignment

Hello, my name is Masashi Fujita. I live in Toriage in hirosaki.
I am a medical student. In order to become a good family doctor, I will study many things hard.
Some friends call me ma-shi-. Please call me ma-shi- without reserve.

I think a blog is like a diary, so maybe we'd better contribute to this blog every day. Even if we can't do every day, we should contribute to it at least once in three days. As a result, we will be able to improve our English skill.

Hello☆

I am Misaki Kudou. I live in the City of Aomori. I think there are many people who have never come Aomori. So,I want to come to Aomori,to see the Nebuta. (not Neputa!!)

I suggest this blog use to mingle with each other.There are several faculities,so I want to know what subject they learn.
But not only write about study, I think it good to write but also hobbies,things what interested in,and so on.

I think there are many mistakes .I`ll try to brush up my English in this class!!

Hi!

This is Hikalucas.
As I said last week, I’m a quena player and a member of an Andean traditional music band named “LOS CONDOR-LUCAS”. So I love music, and especially, I am interested in Andean traditional music “Folklore” in which quena is usually played.
First, when I was a kid, I usually listened to classical music, but when I was 9 years old I encountered the sounds of quena and got absolutely fascinated with it. After that, I came to want to get and play a quena eagerly, so I began to look for it in almost all the musical instrument shops in my home town. Finally, when I was 10 years old, I got a cheap instrument and started practicing the quena.
I have performed quena in public since I was a junior high school student, and now I am said to be one of the most skilled quena players in Japan by professional musicians who are on friendly terms with me.
I hope to be a professional quena player and I will. If you want to listen to my performance, please come to my concerto 28th April at "Tyusei-no-yakata", and if you want to get more information about it, check up on my web page by clicking the title of this assignment. Thank you, that's all.

Assignment 1

Hello,I'm Tatsuhiko Tanaka.In this college,I major in medicine,so I want to learn all about medicine.
I am also interested in English,so 3B English class appeals to me very much.Through the class,I want to be able to talk with native speakers and make friends with them,watch American movies without captions and listen American musics without lyrics.
this goal is only step 1.If I reach it,I probably come to want to learn more about English.Finally,I want to be like native speakers!

Assignment 2

I think this blog needs "Making Friends Room".since I am a student of medicine,most of my friends are student of medicine.I'm happy now,but if I can make friends with other faculty students,I think I'm happier than now.I believe many people think just like I do.

Blog assignment I suggest is "Movies Recommendation".In this assignment,you recommend your favorite American movie with an outline.when others get interested in and watch it,they make comments about it.If you don't watch movies,books or musics are also ok.I'm waiting for your comment!

P.S. I'm sorry Mr.philips.To tell the truth,I'm "afraid" of computers.

Blog assignment

I think this blog should be the place we can talk with classmates, because we can`t communicate with each other enough in limited time and space. Through communication in this blog, we can make friends easier.

As for blog assignments, introducing respective aspiration is suitable to us. This will specify our goals.

Friday April 20, 2007 blog assignment

My name is Masahiro Mitsuhashi. I am in the class Economy and Management, Faculty of Humanity.
I was born in Hirosaki, so I am familiar with things about Hirosaki.
I`m going to enjoy my coming four years, so I want a lot of friends!
I`m happy with it if I can make a lot of friends through English 3B class.

nakamura asuka

Hello!I am AsukaNakamura.

The reason why I came to Hirosaki is I want to become a doctor.So,I will study hard.
And I must become a great doctor!

To study English is very important.Nowadays non-native English speaker should use English.I want to comunicate with native English speaker.This class is very useful for me.So,I want to study your fluent English!

I don't know how to use this blog.But I will try my best!

next assignment

I see that most of you have still not posted your self-introductions to the list. Please don't take too long. Not only do blog assignments pile up over time, but they don't help your English unless you do them regularly. Just like regular practice of any other skill, your English will improve if you use it regularly. Remember your written homework assignments and your blog assignment every week! Post to the blog at least once a week. Post messages, not just comments!

This week's assignment will be to tell us how you think we should use the blog, and suggest blog assignments for the class. You can look through the old blog posts from previous classes to get ideas about what kinds of assignments would be good, and you can use your imagination. All suggestions are welcome and some of your suggestions will become actual assignments. Don't forget to comment on other people's suggestions, too. I want to know which ones are popular and which one's aren't. That will help me decide which ones should become blog assignments for the whole class.

Hello, everybody! (^_^)/

Welcome to the IIIB English class blog for the new students of English 3B, spring semester 2007.

We have a lot of work to do in this class, and the blog is not only a way to practice English, it should be fun for you. Please enjoy yourselves here, and don't forget to keep posting messages every week. Look through the previous messages to see how the other students have been doing it.

This first week I'd like everybody here to introduce yourselves to the others. Tell us something about yourself and what you hope to learn in college, especially what you hope to get out of English class and what you would like to do on the blog. This is supposed to be the most fun part of English class, so please use it a lot.

＊My best essay＊

Yesterday, I couldn't contribute to this blog...
It was a kind of error or trouble??

Anyway, this is my last massage for our EnglishⅢＢ class.
I really enjoyed this class and I think I could improve myself in writing.
I'm very glad I could study English with YOU!!
Thank you.

Now, I'll put my best essay.

--------My interests ~Music~--------
There are a lot of things that interest me, but music is the most at hand and interesting for me. The wind instrument started me on music activity. I have been playing trumpet ever since I was a forth grade of elementary school. At first, I couldn’t make a sound well. But I tried hard and about 1 month later, I learned to make a sound. When I was a high school student, my father got me a trumpet! I was so glad to get it, and this trumpet is one of my precious things. Also I love listening to music and singing. I’m a member of the a cappella club (v.e.l) of Hirosaki University now. And I want to be good singer more. And my favorite singer is aiko. She is Japanese rock singer. She writes very sympathetic words and wonderful rhythms. She is really cute and her voice is lovely. Also I listen a lot of songs. Japanese, Foreign, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classical, and so on. Like this, music is the one of most important part of my life and it interests me forever.

My last assignment

I couldn't write blog almost.I'm very sorry.
Today,I write my last blog.
I like eating very much♪ Eating give me happiness.
So I write about eating.

Have everyone felt it is happy that you can eat any food?
I always feel happiness when I eat some food.
If we have even money,We can eat some food that we want to eat.There are many people that can't do it.Waste of food in developed country such as Japan,America may promote a famine in a developing country.So,we must not neglect food.
We must notforget a feeling of thanks to producer and cook.In Japan,we say "Itadakimasu."before we take a meal.And we say "Gotisousamadesita."after we take a meal.These words is very valuable.But,Actually,people who don't say these words is increasing.It is regrettable. We should say these words to show feeling of thanks.
Do you take a meal as you take care of nourishment balance?
this is very important for us.Because if we take a meal as we take care of nourishment balance,we could become to be healthy.And,we may become not to catch a cold.
Let's enjoy eating☆

Thank you very much,EnglishⅢB class members and proffesor.

Finally,I introduce shop where can eat sweets♪ This shop is "Pink Bear".We can eat annmitu.This sweets is one of Japanese food.It is very delicious! This shop is in Okeyamati.

Last assigment

I rewrite the paragraph on my hometown.
At first, this paragraph was very bad. The grammar was wrong. However, I love my hometown Hirosaki and I write this for last assignment.

Touring my hometown

In my hometown Hirosaki, you can eat delicious foods and enjoy the events on Tsugaru region. First, there are many good crops. For example, apples which are grown in the Tsugaru plain and corn of the Dake area are famous for their taste. They have natural sweetness because each farmland is suitable for each crops. They grow in good soil. The farmers sell their crops in front of their houses, and you had better get these there. Most of such farmers make vegetables and fruits without agricultural chemicals. So, these are very healthy. And there foods are cheap. You can eat good foods cheaply and safely in Hirosaki. Second, festivals are often held in each season. Especially, the cherry blossom festival in spring and Neputa in summer are famous events. In Hirosaki park. There are many cherry blossom trees and they are so beautiful that I can’t describe that sight. In Neputa, Neputa which are in the shape of a fan and bright pass through Dotemachi street. There are people who pull Neputa, play Japanese music instruments. Many audience sit in the street also. Of course, you can join it and you don’t fail to enjoy it. In addition, there are the colored leaves and chrysanthemum　 festival in fall and the snow festival in winter. You can enjoy Hirosaki’s seasons in festival. Let’s enjoy a festival in the season while you eat good food!!







I took these photos in 2006.

Last blog about My favorite singers

I want to introduce my favorite singer Avril Lavigne and Venessa carlton☆
At first , Avril Lavigne is singer from Canada. she has wanted to become singe from childhood . she decided to go to the U.S, and at there i t is said that she got over many difficulties .
finally, she could be able to be popular singer. My favorite her song is 「Naked 」. her express girl’s　feeling
Nowdays ,She released new song ,「 keep holding on」!! Please listen !! you will enjoy it.
Next singer is Venessa carlton ! she was a ballet dancer before singer. She also did hard experience as a dancer, and she turned her way , she became a singer!!! her song express about herself abstractly. I think this way from her experience as a ballet dancer.
both of them over leap pressures or mess. but like them finally efforts will pay off!!
So Let's get over difficulty and shoot for each dream☆

English for my future

I am studing English inorder to be able to
communicate with foreign people .
I want to speak English not only for communication but
for knowing what foreign people think. and wnt to know
others thought. Whatever I could be , English is nessesary!!

my Last blog

I write my best blog.

Hirosaki university is in Hirosaki City of Aomori Prefecture. Hirosaki university has a department of civilization, the department of education, a college of science and engineering and a medical department. Each college has a feature, and aims at educating the talented people who will become a Japanese representative in the future.

Three restaurants and two pairs have it in total in Hirosaki university.One restrunt and one convenient store is in Hontyo campus. each restrunt has specific characteristics.

Bunkyo restaurun has most menu, and the accommodation number flies. And there We can eat a lunch set with 400 yen. There are over 30 menu and every meals are very low-priced. Most student use there in lunch time.

Restaurant in the second floor is called "suko-ramu". In this restaurant we can eat most delisious food among three restaurants which are in Hirosaki university. Curry is most popular among student and every dishes are delisious. But every the price of all cooking is high when it is compared with two other restaurants.

The last one is in Hontyou campus. The name is "Pomme".The mean of Pomme is apple in French. The character of this restaurant is to buy all cooking by selling by measure. So it is difficult to judge how much the price of bought cooking is by the eye measurement. But in this restaurant has special menu. It is a curry and rice. The characteristic is how much quantity that curry and rice increases, a price is fixed. It is very pleasure event for students.

In Hirosaki university, there is an attractive place in others as well.For example, in the library there are many books and we can study under the concentrated condition. And also with many document we can make good report.

If you are intersted in Hirosaki university , please look this site.
http://www.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/

I Like Music ♪

I like listening to music, and I often listen to music. My favorite Japanese singer is B'z. They have been active since 1988. Their songs are often used for many movies and television proglams. Their songs move me and I have one of their albums.

I like western music too. And I often have listened to Celine Dion, Eminem, Back Street Boys, Mariah Carey and so on. Recent my favorit singers are Ne-Yo and Shayne Ward. I like them songs very much. While I am studying , I always listen to music. And with them, I can study English, because I can remember lyrics which I like. Moreover, I can learn many kinds of pronounciation and words.

When I am sad or depressed, I always listen to music. And I cheer up at listening to music. I always listen to music, even if when I study, cook or wash. So I like to listen to music very much.

I had a good time in English Ⅲ B class with you. And I learnd many things not only English but also informations all over the world by Mr.Philips. I 'll continue to study English. Thank you for a good time☆

Sorry, I can't add any picture. So please check links.

***My Trip to Los Angeles***

It was about 3 years ago. I saw a vast, red ground from a plane for Los Angeles.
It was my first trip to foreign country, and I was so excited. Our town had given money to our school, and I could go to Los Angeles.

It was end of October, but it was hot. Los Angeles was a little hazy, because it had just occured a forest fire.

We also went Mexico. It was third day of our stay, and completely different from Los Angeles. The border was surrounded by thirsty wilds and buildings were a little old.

The next day, we went to Universal Studios Hollywood. That day was just Halloweem, end many children were dress or funny costume. I saw a boy who was wearing Spider man's suit! And I could see some scenes or sets of movies, for example, "Jaws".

And the last day, we got on with high school students in Los Angeles. But I couldn't make myself understood to them in Engish well. The only word which I could understand was "I am fifteen." Oh my god!!

This trip influenced me greatly. Of course I thought I would like to visit again, and my interest in foreign country became stronger. So I will try hard to learn English more!!

*I added some parts to my assignment I wrote before.

Thank you.

LAST ASSIGNMENT AT THE BLOG

Next Friday, our English ⅢB class will be finished.
I feel this semester was long, and also feel this was short one. But I believe we can enjoy English ⅢB classes! Why don't we continue to devote ourselves to practice English(^c^)?

Then, as a this week's assignment, I'm going to write a paragraph which was written in November...

Winter has two aspects

Do you like winter? To be sure, many people like winter because of its attraction. But winter also has some terribleness. Think about its good side. Wnter fascinates people with winter sports. For example, you can enjoy skiing and skating easily. These are events of winter Olympics, too, so you'll be able to do and watch these with fun. And recreations made you happy. Why don't we make Kamakura and eat Nabe with friends? You'll find it's interesting to fight with snowballs, too. But there are also fearful matters in winter. If you live in a heavy snowfalling region, you are exposed to the danger of blizzards and to be crushed to death by snow. Even, hard winter may become weapon which kills people. Like this, winter has two aspects, nice and harmful. And many people know this, still like winters.


I really like winter, so I choose this topic.
And this picture shows a petit snowman.
My friend made this pretty snowman and put it on my bicycle's carrier(^^*
Do you like winter?
"Spring" vacation is coming up soon, let's enjoy this"winter" with care♪

My best assignment in this semester.

This is my best assignment!!
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~About my major~

My major, chimistry, has mainly four fields.
The first is organic chemistry that is research on mainly hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. We often compound many substances in this field. As a result, we make chemicals like ethylene, benzene, methane and so on.

↑Benzene model
The second is inorganic chemistry that depends on underground resources for most of research materials that are iron, steel, copper etc. Also, we use many inorganic articles that are useful.

↑iron
The third is physical chemistry that is a learning which calculate the date from experiments. Also, it develops a lot of theory about chemical reaction and so on.
The last is analytical chemistry that is learning to analyze contituents of a solution.
From the above, we can understand that chemistry is profound and interesting.
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If you feel chemistry is interesting, I am happy(^^)v

I'll use English for...

I'm sorry I couldn't write for this blog last week.
Now,let me write about this topic.

In the future,I want to be a elementary school teacher.
In Japan, some schools begining the teaching of English.
So I want to put my knowledge and experience of English to account.

Also I want to use English for various scenes.
For example,foreign travel,internet,
communication with overseas student,and so on.

Last message

OK, it's time for your last blog message. Please put your best assignment from this semester up on the web for the rest of us (and the rest of the world) to review here.

If you can put up a picture, please illustrate your paragraph or essay. Try to find some links that would be good for your essay, too. In other words, make it into an Internet essay, not just a class assignment on paper.

Here's a photo of my daughter and me some years ago when I visited Professor Jan Vansina of the University of Wisconsin. He's from Belgium and is one of the founders of African history.



BTW, my grandmother went to the University of Wisconsin but she didn't major in history, she studied economics. The economics department at the University of Wisconsin was very famous at that time, when John R. Commons was the head of Department.

***I'll use English for...***

I would like to use English for my job.

Because I want to work in foreign country someday.

So I think I need speaking skill at first.


And I have promised my best friend to bring her to US.
She and I had studied English together when we were high school students.

But she is in another univercity and she doesn't study English now.


I'll study hard to go US!

English and Me in the Future...★

I want to be a police officer, because American army has come to my hometown in last year for operating X-band radar. Therefore, it has decided to establish special police box there. So I want to work at there. Police officers who work at there need English ability. If I can be a police officer and work at there, I'll use English. So I need all skills , but especially need speaking skill, I think. Of course,I must speak formal American English.
I also want to trip many countries. I may trip to abroad this spring vacation. But it's not sure.....I want to go !(><)

I want to use English for...

English will become more useful in future. And I want to acquire English skills for my future.
When I guraduate from school, I would like to become a lawyer who can speak English highly. The world of tomorrow is, many people will come into Japan. I think people from Asia will increase, then the problem which involves them will also increase. I want to talk to them when they are in trouble. So I think learning American English is better, because American English is used by more people.
Of course, if I can do it, I'm going to learn both English(^^)b!

my situation...

May be, I will mainly use English to reseach something.
Also, I will communicate foreigners with English.
However, I need special English to reseach.
For instance, Words that I recently learn are quantity number, orbital, reaction progress, etc.

I can study the special English when I am third years in this university.
I am looking forward to the class from now.

Anyway, I will use English in many cases.

luck

We have only two English classes. Oh, the test will come. It's very pitty.

In the future it is easier than now that we travel around the world. We can go to America,the United Kingdom, French and other countries. The time for moving will reduce greatly. In the near future, we can go to America within 1 hour.

If the situation comes true, the chance we meet foreign people will increase. so we must use English. we will use English for talking. We must learn English and improve English skill until we can speak Englis fluently. So I think the most important English skill is speaking.

And we should learn formal English. British English is being used most abundantly in the country which speaks English. And we, Japanese soeak it easier thanAmerican English for its accent. I think it is easier to learn British English than American English.

So what should we do next?

There will be only two blog assignments after this. I know what I want to make the last assignment, but I want to think of something that will make you want to write comments on others' blog entries. You haven't left many comments on each others' blog entries even this week, although you did leave more comments this time than you have before.

This week I want you to write about how you think you might use English in the future. Will you use it for travel, at work, or on the Internet? What skills do you think you will need to use most? Listening, writing, speaking or reading? What kind of English will you have to use? Formal British, formal American, or some dialect? What special vocabulary do you think you will need to learn to use?

This may take some thinking, because most of you are just starting college, and not all of you have given much thought to what you will be doing after college, much less what kind of English you will be using then.

Some of you may be planning to study abroad. Tell us if you plan to go to an English speaking country, or if you expect to use English in other countries. Some of our students didn't expect to use English when they went to non-English speaking countries, but English is now the world's leading lingua franca, so more and more people are learning it.

thank you a lot m(__)m！！

I wrote "I`ll make efforts to improve my english skills" in this blog.
But ,honestly speaking, i could not do so much(~ ~;).
Despite it, everyone stimulated me.
So i`m thankful to have classes!
Ｔｈａｎｋ you very much(^^)!!

to Ikumi :
I want to visit Nordic countries someday.
Because maybe we can see aurora there,and spend white nights.
It`ll be amazing～!!

to noriko :
I like japanese foods the best(^H^).
Sure I like chinese,italian,russian food ,too.

to Masanobu :
I rarely use PC.
But now we`re needed PC skills as well as english skills.
So I should use PC more like you（>_<）!!

I like all of you!

Now I am impressed with my days of English.
I enjoy this English classes, and my English skills are little improved by this. And everyone, you are quite nice classmates. So I want to say "thank you, I could spend good time because of you".

Now I remember, my crisis in last Autumn.
I was late to hand in the survey paper, which was needed the person who wants to take English classes. I paniced and paniced!! Can't I take EnglishⅢ classes? No, I don't want that!
...After all, the teacher permitted me to join this class. If I couldn't take part in advantage classes? Sure, I wouldn't meet you.
So,I am very pleased to be able to spend these days with you.

That's all...I want to say for you(^^*

☆FOR CLASSMATES☆

Today is January 25th,so we have only a little class left.
How was the EnglishⅢＢ class?
At the begining,I was really nervous
because I had not confidence im my English ability.
How about YOU?

Oh,as Rina saying,
Almost students of this class taking the same EnglishⅢＡ class!
The debate in English was a little bit difficult for us,
but through these debates,we could cooperate each other.

So,I have only a little opportunity to see YOU in this class.
I feel pity a little...
Let's enjoy the rest(^^)

What I Want Ask You.....

I want ask you what food you like the best all over the world .
When I was a junior high school student , I went to Russia . I visit many places and ate many kinds of Russian foods. In those , I like piroshki very much. It is made with the paste which made from flour. And the paste wraps mincemeat , onion and some other vegetables.
It was very delicious. So I like it very much!!
In Japan , we can eat many countries food. Last year , I ate the meet of dog for the first time(^^; If you had eaten some countries food or have your favorit food , please tell us!!

Thank you, everyone☆

We had some debates in EnglishⅢA class.
I am happy because I have talked with almost classmates for that.
I think each of you have some good points in your character.
The debates needed strong teemwork and I think we did it well even if we couldn't win in the debate.
The reason is because all the members supplemented a weak point by his or her good points, and it helped each other.
Thank you for all of you!!

And
we are going to do last debate two weeks later.
Let's make the debate splendid!!


Of course,
I thank all of you in this class☆
The exchange of opinions about each other's writing helps me understand the right way of writing very much.
I hope to see more of you♪

Would I like to say?

Now, I am sitting in front of a PC.
Also, I have many such time in a week.
Recently, our society can not deal with a lot of things without computers.

Therefore, I want to ask you "How many time do you use a personal computer?".

need

First, I answer to Ikumi's question. I want to go to Australia.

I don't like winter but like summer. In this season, the season of Australia is summer.

So we don't afford to remove the snow and can swim sea.

Therefore I wnat to go to Australia.

By the way, I write the theme that "what would you like to say to the others in the class"?

・・・How do you spend holidays? Do you often spend inside or outside?

I often go to Hirisaki civic library and read books and make report.

***I would like to ask...***

I would like to ask you that what the sountry you are interested in?


I really want to go Itary.

Because I'm interested in Itarian cooking and culture, and so on.


So please tell me Why do you like the country.

***My club***

I belong to 2 music club.

One is Hirosaki University's club "LMC", and the other is my dormitory's.

I play the bass and sometimes sing.

Most of my friends are belong to music club.

They are so funny and we have very good time every week.


Next month, I have 2 concerts. But I haven't started my practice yet...

So I have to do it as soon as possible!!!

The next blog assignment

This week I thought I would leave it up to you. What would you like to say to the others in the class? Don't forget that it's up on the Internet, so anyone in the world with Internet access can read it. But mostly it will be read by your classmates, so write something that you think will interest them.

See if you can put something up here that makes the other students interested enough to write a comment to your message. See if you are interested enough in anything the other students post here to write a comment. I'm curious to find out what you think the other students in the class will be interested in.

Next Class.......

Recently, I'm very tired. Because I must be apresent classes after school !! It's very hard......

I want to learn about "Relative Clauses" in chapter13. I don't understand these well...So I am sometimes confused about the way to use relative clauses. In paragraph, we must write without omission. Therefore,I think it is important to know them well. But other chapters are also important. After English ⅢB classes finish, I will read and learn this text by myself.

Next class...

The topic on this week is ...
"Which chapter in the textbook should we do next?" isn't it??

I think the CHAPTER5 is best for us.
Reasons are almost same as opinions written by other classmates.
In CHAPTER4,we learned about Logical Order.
And through the CHAPTER5,we can practice using them.

Also I think it is better for us to do the page 51 to 53 again
at the beggining of class.
We would finished these pages as a home study...but
I think that look back about Logical Order before we study
the CHAPTER5 is more effective!

My bad! m(__)m

I didn't realize classes were cancelled on Friday for the entance exam Saturday and Sunday.

I went to a Union party tonight and got drunk. They told me there are no classes tomorrow. (I had wondered why there was a party on Thursday.) So there is no class tomorrow. I will have to figure out a blog assignment for this coming week. I can't give you a regular writing assignment for next week. But I can give you a blog assignment. But not now. I'm drunk, and I have to go home. My doctor has already told me I'm drinking too much, but that's Japan, there are all these 'nomikai' to go to.

(@_@) WATCH THIS SPACE!

(as they say in America) and you will find the blog assignment when I sober up.

(Tomorrow when I am sober I will try to come up wiht another blog assignment for you.)

next lesson

The article of this blog in this week is "which chapter in the textbook should we do next".

I think we should study in order. In a textbook, it is being explained to turn that it is important.
If we study next chapter , we will have to use the previous skill we have learned.

So we should study along the textbook. This helps us get new English skill or technics in writing reports.

I think we should learn chapter5. It's my idea.

Should do next...

My opinion about "which chapter in the textbook should we do next" is easy, we simply do Chapter 5 Kinds of Logical Order that the next chapter.
"Why do you think so?"
It is simply, too! Because, most textbooks are constituted as we do from the first page.
Therefore, I think we should do chapter 5.

Let's go on in order

I think we sould advance CHAPTER 5 , because I find to proceed in order is better. If we do other chapters, we may lose textbook's content. Such as "~in CHAPTER 7, you have done the~" no, we haven't done(^^; Although we acquired some English skills, so we can manage any chapter, but methodical learning is important, I feel.

And I have a question. When is the next English ⅢB class? Next Friday, thare is going to held The National Center Test for universities, in our school. So many classes are canceled(not every classes). How about English ⅢB? If we don't have class on next Friday, I am relax...because I don't have to write paragraph hurriedly...

There are too many examinations in short term(>_<)!

Class started!

I left Ibaraki on December 7th and I returned safe to Hirosaki.
Before I left,I was really worried about the weather in Hirosaki.
Especially about storms and snows!
But the weather in Hirosaki was not so bad.
Of course,it is much colder than my hometown...('-';)
I glad we have a mild winter this year(^~^)/

So,the vacation ended and classes started.
How are things with you?
I really really have to do a lot of homeworks...
And I need to study hard because I have examinations near at hand!

I will do my best!(^^)

I'm addicted to making cakes★

　　　　　　　I have never made any cakes or confectionery so far.
In my parent's home, there isn't oven and microwave oven, because it is said that food which use microwave oven is not good our health before. So I don't know how to use microwave oven when I started live alone. Therefore I really worried whether I could use it safely without breaking it when I used it first(^^;
As I become accustomed to use it , I wanted to make cakes for the first time. So at Christmas day , last year, I made a cake. It was verry fun!! I became like making cakes. During winter vacation, I made some kinds of cakes three times.
I'm busy recently, so I can't make cakes. In spring vacation, I want to make them.

one day

From Tuesday, we start classes. Oh, our winter weekend ended.It's so sad.

But we have only one month to study classes include this English class.
We have to take the endof term test and pass them.
The first grade in the university becomes an end in three more months.

Let's enjoy the rest of the day!

Start classes(-_-

We started classes since this week.
I spent an irregular life in this winter vacation, so I am bad condition now(^^;
The bad condition is... sleeping, having a thick head, etc.
However, I gradually return to the good condition.
I try many studies this year, too!

Happy New Year

I returned to my hometown for ten days.I saw my old friend and played with them.We went to shopping and Karaoke.We enjoyed our holidays very much.Of course I spend many time with my family.Since new year's dsy,I often went to shopping with them.I bought many things what I wanted.For example,a jacket,shoes,and books.
I think that I had nice holidays!

A Happy New Year♪

Long time no see.
First,I'm sorry that I couldn't write about my life.
In winter vacation,I went to my hometown.It's Makubetsu in Hokkaido.It was so cold.The minimum temparture is 13 degrees freezing. But there weren't snow.
I ate a lot of delicious food.For example,New year's special dishes,zoni,light meal of soba tradisionally eaten on New Year's Eve...etc.
And I went to New Year's sale.I bought many clothes.I enjoyed shopping.
I relaxed in my home.I could get the most out of a holiday.
See you next class.

Greetings from Atlanta!

I'm here at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. I'm seeing a lot of old friends and meeting a lot of new ones. Unfortunately I'm not giving a paper myself, but I did find out I'll be giving a paper in Britain this year. In the meantime Atlanta is beautiful. I wish I had more time to explore the city and see some of the historical sites. But I have to be back for classes next week.

I dropped my computer going through airport security and cracked the screen. That was a good excuse to replace my laptop, which was already about 5 years old, and get a new one with wireless and a camera. So I've taken my own picture, used the hotel wireless to get online, and uploaded the photo to this blogpost.

SEE YOU ALL FRIDAY!!! (^_^)/~~~~