BR02-15 Cinderella

“You must leave before twelve. On the last stroke of midnight, my magic will begin to fade.” (p.28)

Cinderella is one of the favorite stories. It is dreaming story because it is happy end. I think that all girls had longing her. When I was elementary school student, I play Cinderella with my classmates. I am Rena so it was called Ciderena. The role of prince was the person who I liked. The scene of Ball, I wore the dress and I ha
d to dance with him. But it is difficult for me to avoid my feeling. I remember the memory when I read the book. I think that it is interesting for me to read in English. There are the words with I do not know. Cinderella’s mother is Stepmother. It is called Mamahaha in Japanese. Cinderella works hard every day. She has two sisters, Griselda and Grimella. I have never heard the name. One day Stepmother said to her sisters that “I have the most exciting news. The Prince is giving a Christmas Ball and you are invited.” But Cinderella did not invite to the Ball. Her Stepmother said that “You? Go to the Ball? You must be joking. You belong in the Kitchen.” The words are very sad. Cinderella was crying. Then Cinderella was left alone. She thought that I wish I could go to the Ball. At the time, there is the god mother. It’s a wand. The time has come to tell you a great secret. Your godmother is a fairy! Her magic makes the pumpkin stood a beautiful golden coach. Cinderella could go to the Ball. I think that it is promised that Prince fall in love with Cinderella then.

 

Lesley Sims. (2004). Cinderella. London. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

 

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BR02-14 The Revealing Story of Underwear

“Most of these shapes would be impossible without some special underwear.” (p.6)

style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"> I find the interesting book which name is The Revealing Story of Underwear. Have you ever had the question how is in the dress when you watch the foreign movie? The dress is so beautiful. I had been to the Palace of Versailles and I had watched the movie which was made in there. It is gorgeous so I want to wear such a dress once. There is more to underwear than frilly lace. It can keep you warm and stop you from getting embarrassed and it can help to keep your other clothes clean. Centuries ago, people did not wash that often. Underwear can also give a certain shape to clothes. It can help people get the figure they would like. Thorough history, fashions have changed from wide hips to flat chest to pointy breasts. I think that the form of underwear is the fashions of the age. By now, “closed” drawers were catching on. These were drawers with the seams sewn up between the legs. People called them knickerbockers-knickers for short. I think that it is similar to the underwear today.

 In the 16^th century, the age of small waists and curvy hips began. To force their figures into this hourglass shape, women needed special underwear. It is bodice which was also known as stays, though by the end of 18^th century they were called corsets. It is very popular but they were also expensive, since each one had to be stitched by hand.

 We can understand about underwear to use the picture of last page. It is very interesting for me to learn it.

 

Lesley Sims. (2006). The Revealing Story of Underwear. London. Usborne Publishing Ltd.

 

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BR02-13 Snow Magic!

“If it’s too warm for the snow to stay in the ground, he has a big problem!” (p.4)

The city of Minneapolis is one the clodest places in the United States. Winter there usually lasts a very long time However, even in winter the area sometimes has warmer weather, and that means less snow. There is no snow in Kumamoto. So when I found the book, I was surprised. And it is strange for me to be together the sun and the snow in picture. Most people really like this warm weather, I like warmer than snow too. But it is too warm for the snow to stay on the ground, there is a big problem.

Why does Raedeke need snow? He owns the wild mountain Ski Area in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. And snow has always been a very important part of Raedeke’s life. Have you ever seen the mechanical engineering? He studied of making machines and systems. Snowmaking is kind of a science, but it is also an art. In the page, I can watch the picture of snowmaking. It is fun for me. There are good things about both real and manmade snow. Real snow is drier, softer, and of better than quality for skiing. Raedeke then talks about the building that houses the pumps for making snow. I can learn some special device in the book.

 

Waring, Rob. (2008). Snow Magic! Thomson Heinle.

 

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Relationships and family

 How many people are in your family? I am a family of four. I have a brother. He is junior high school student. He plays badminton. He goes to same school. I talk about common teacher with him. Do you eat with your family? I often eat with my father. There is no right of TV so my father always choice his favorite TV program. I watched Jun and Ai. Do you know that? It is the drama of morning. I am surprised that Itoshi played by Shun Kazama is Johnny’s Jr. By the way, who is the friend who lives so far? I have the friends around the world because I had lived in France. I went to Japanese elementary school. Did you go to class reunion? I had the class reunion before the ceremony of twenty. I like the second class of the high school. Have you ever fall in love? I like talking about love. I want to enjoy talking with my friend.

 

 

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Drop dead diva

 I watched the movie which called “Drop dead diva”. I choose it the movie because it looks like fun. I like pink and the cover is interesting.

The center’s woman is Jane Bingum. She is lawyer and she is very intelligent. She is overweight and big. She was killed by someone who had grudge. She was killed early. The drama takes few minutes. The man was jealous over her superior because him wife cheated on his husband. Jane got involved in the jealousy. She was not interested to fashion and trend so she always wear her own suit. She did not have confidence in herself. She was a hard worker.

Deb Dobkins is a beautiful woman. She wants to be a model. So she limits to eating and she is thin. She has blond hair and she is beautiful. I think that she thinks just herself because her friends said that she is egotistic in front of her grave. But she was loved by Grayson Kent. Grayson is hansom and maybe kind. (Because I just had watched the drama 1 so I do not know how is he.)

 I like ironic blue. There is the manicure in the drama. I wear pink nail polish now so I am going to change the color from pink to blue. I want to wear the blue nail polish with my little finger. The timid woman can tell her husband something to think of. Kim Kaswell is beautiful but I think she is spiteful. In the court, she deceived into Jane. It is cowardly to tell a lie to her.

 It is comedy so I could enjoy this drama. I like Jay Parker. I had watched the drama like Drop dead diva. That is made in Korea. The story is similar to it so the main character was close to death but the manager like jay, support to live again. The final is the main character fall in love with the manager. I am on my mind how the story is. I am going to watch the drama series in this spring vacation.

 

 

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My favorite weather

What is the weather today? I like sunny the best because it feel good. I want to go to anywhere. If it is sunny, I can wash the closes. When I had the ceremony of twenty years old, it was sunny. It was happy for us to hold the ceremony. If it was rainy, the Japanese close was wet. We could take the pictures with some people. I like the picture of sky. I like blue sky. I have many pictures which are taken in the sunny day. I like Friday. I like sunny Friday. I have only class in the morning on Friday. So I can do whatever I want in the noon. I am glad if it is sunny. When I was high school student, I like rain better than sunny. Because I was effected by the novel. The novel said that we cannot feel the temperature of rain without getting wet.

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Holiday plans and vacations

What will you do for vacation? How do you spend this spring vacation? I am going to go Kobe to meet my friend. I think that Kobe is big city. I am longing. Where have you ever gone to? My best vacation is last summer. I went to France and U.K. with my friends. It was very interested for me to travel with them. I had to do something myself. It is free but it had responsibility. I planed the schedule in France. We went to the Eiffel Tower, triumphal arch, the Louvre and Notre Dame. I like the row of houses and streets. We had been lost child but it was even interested for me. In the hotel, we enjoyed to stay. I often slept with Madoka. We talked about a lot of things. It was very fun. I want to go to trip with them. Where would you go if you had lots of money? I want to go Europe again. I have many countries which I want to go. I wanted to stay at the rich hotel and to go shopping. How many do you get on the plane?  Do you like getting on the plane? I like getting on the plane because it is excited for me to travel by plane. I think that I travel now when I get on the plane.

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