Spring Vacation

Spring vacation comes soon. I must study because I want to pass civil service examination. So I must study very hard all day. My friends will do job-hunting very hard in spring vacation. I hope that they will get good jobs. And I don’t do part-time job. I don’t money. So I must save money. In spring vacation, I will walk with my dog. She likes walking because when she goes to walking, she can get snacks! So she is fat. And I want to learn cooking because I am poor at cooking. So I want to be good at cooking. (101words)

America

I like America because when I visited America about two years ago, I had a very good time. My host mother was very kind and her dog was very cute. I love them. Our teachers are very good and other people are also kind. I think America is good country. America is wide and has clear sky. Someday I want to visit America again and I want to meet my host family. Recently, I like President Obama. I hope that he lead world to peace. The way may be rugged because there are many problems. But this is proof we are advancing. Yes, we can!!(105words)

Book Review 15

I read a book. The name is ‘Papua New Guinea.’ I know Papua New Guinea, but I didn’t know detail of the country. The book showed me about Papua New Guinea. The country is in the Pacific Ocean, just to the north of Australia. Most of the country is very hilly and covered in thick rainforest. There are many diverse cultural groups. Its population of five million is made up of people from around 1000 different cultural groups who speak more than 800 different languages. When I read this sentence, I was surprised. There are many cultural groups. And they mainly follow traditional lifestyles. Today, there are a number of towns and small cities in Papua New Guinea where people lead Western lifestyles. However, about 80 per cent of population lives in the country, some in very remote areas. In Papua New Guinea, there are over 800 different languages. So people may not understand each other. Tok Pisin is the language that is spoken most often in Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Pidgin. Tok Pisin is a mixture of local languages, English and German. It was first used in the 1930s. It helps people from different tribes to communicate with each other. I am interested in Papua New Guinea to read the book. Their art are very great! They have traditional lifestyle and deep culture. I want to know Papua New Guinea more.(236words)

English Process

Language has base language and separated various language groups. For example, base language of English is The Indo-European languages. The languages are separated some language group. I will write English process today. When Anglo-Saxons invaded in Britain from vicinity north of Germany, English process began. They used the West Germanic languages. They were ancestry of British. They ejected Celt who is native people. And they settled in Britain. It is beginning of English. In the 8st century, the Norman began to invade. And the Britain was conquered by Norman in the 11st century. It happened in 449-1100. The then English is called Old English. Old English had various inflections. But English changed simple and level after Norman Conquest. The English of time until beginning of Renaissance from Norman Conquest was called Middle English. The period was in 1100-1500. In 1476, printing office first opened in London. And Modern English began. The then English has many dialect. But people must unify spelling to print. People used London spelling. And the spelling spread around many parts of the country. In 1500-1650, English adopted a lot of words from Latin and Greece because people studied Latin and Greece in Renaissance. In 1611, the Authorized King James Version was published. And William Shakespeare flourished in the period. His works gave big influence to English. In 1607, Britain settled in America. And English entered in America. After 1700, America became independent from Britain. And American English was born.(243words)

The Tale of the Heike

Recently, I am interested in literature. In Japan, there was a book ‘The Tale of the Heike.’ The work is very famous in Japan. The work was written by simple and fluent Japanese. The author is unknown. And the day the work was written is also unknown. I like the beginning sentences of the work. So I introduce the sentences. I think that the sentences mean that life is an empty dream.

The Tale of the Heike
‘The sound of bells echoes through the monastery at Gion Shoja, telling all who hear it that nothing is permanent. The flowers of the sala trees show that all that flourishes must fade. Proud men, powerful men will fall, like dreams on a spring night, like dust before the wind.’

平家物語
「祇園精舎の鐘の声、諸行無常の響きあり。
娑羅双樹の花の色、盛者必衰の理をあらわす。
　奢れる人も久しからず、ただ春の夜の夢のごとし。
　猛き者も遂にはほろびぬ、ひとえに風の前の塵に同じ。」

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Book Review 14

I read a book. The name is ‘Pompeii.’ The city of Pompeii was a part of the Roman Empire in the first century AD. Pompeii was a busy trading center. And there were 20000 people. The morning of 24 August, 79 AD, began like any other summer day in Pompeii. People were up and about before the sun rose. By sunrise, Pompeii’s streets were busy. Farmers began to sell food. In the forum, shops, government buildings, temples and the baths were open for business. Children began their lessons at school. After sunrise, the people of Pompeii felt the first earthquakes. The cause of the earthquakes was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius-only a few kilometers away. Soon after, hot ash and rocks began to rain down on the city. Within a short time, the ash blocked out the sun and was black. The air was full of sounds of the volcano. And the air was hot. Fires broke out all over the city. The people of Pompeii panicked. Some people reached the city gates quickly and left by the city. They were lucky. Other people ran to the nearby beach because they wanted to leave by boat. But, the sea was wild. People decided to wait the beach. There were many people in the city of Pompeii. Poisonous gases were now seeping out of Mount Vesuvius. Within a few minutes, the gases drifted across the city and down to the beach. The gases killed everything. The ash covered the bodies of the dead and slowly buried the city. Pompeii was not discovered again until the 1700s. A farmer found ruins of the city under his land. And most of the city of Pompeii has been uncovered. Now thousands of people visit Pompeii each year. I heard the city of Pompeii on TV. And then I shuddered. The people of Pompeii were very sad. And the calamity is very scary. Japan has a lot of earthquakes. 15 years ago, there was very big earthquake in Hansin and Awaji. The earthquake broke many cities and killed many people and animals. It is very sad. And we don’t know when the earthquakes will happen. Perhaps, the big earthquake will happen tomorrow. We don’t know. We don’t stop the earthquake. But we can prepare for the worst. I think that I must buy flashlight and some things to useful. And I decide to learn ways to lifesaving. Pompeii is in Italy. In Pompeii, Visitors can walk along the streets and see art and graffiti on the walls of the buildings. And there is the museum. Someday I want to visit the city of Pompeii. And I am interested in Roman Empire. Italy has long past and deep culture. And Italy had a lot of the historic sites and arts.(464words)

Book Review 13

I read a book. The name is ‘Wind Power.’ The main place is the Gale Hills Town Hall. The town has the issue. The issue is that a company called Wind Future wants to erect wind turbines in Gale Hills. And they will discuss about wind power. The Mayor of Gale Hills is Sarah. She is chairperson. She introduces two people. Dave is from Wind Future. Wind Future wants to set wind turbines and generate electronic power. Eva is from P.A.W.T-People Against Wind Turbines. And they present their points of view. I read their presentation. And I could know that wind power. Wind power is created by wind turbines. The blades of the turbine are powered by the wind, and when the blades turn, they power a generator that is inside the turbine. This generator creates electricity. There are more than 35000 wind turbines around the world. Wind power is a clean form of energy. The more wind power we use, the less we need to use other energy sources, like coal. Using coal to produce electricity aerates a lot of greenhouse gases. And the wind turbines will attract tourists to the town. These people will spend money in local businesses. But wind turbines destroy the landscape. The town has a beautiful landscape with unspoiled hills. And wind turbines are noisy. The town has the amount of wind. So the wind turbines are going to be very noisy. And birds and bats might fly into the blades and be killed. I thought the wind power issue is very hard problem. Wind power has good points and bad points. I want to know the town’s conclusion. In Japan, there are such problems. For example, dam problems and nuclear power plant problems. It is important for us to do talk such town. (300words)

Book Review 12

I read a book. The name is ‘Dogs at Work.’ Dogs are often called ‘people’s best friends.’ They make good pets because they are loyal, playful and intelligent. Dogs don’t just make great pets. They help people in many different ways. For example; helping people with sight problems to move around safely, helping make stays in hospital more enjoyable for people, care for people with a disability and stop drugs and other illegal goods from coming into a country. The book shows me their works. Guide dogs help people who have major sight problems to move around safely. Hospital dogs are dogs that are companions for people who are in hospital or in homes for the elderly. Care dogs help people who have an illness or injury that affects the use of their hands, arms, legs or back. Sniffer dogs are trained to detect certain smells. Most sniffer dogs are used to detect illegal drugs, explosives or other dangerous devices. Dogs that help people are trained when they are puppies. And they make people happy. I thought dogs are great. They make people happy. I follow them. I love dog. I think dogs are very loyal and pure. I have a dog. But she is lazy and she always sleeps. But when she finds food, her eyes are brightening. I love her.(222words)

Book Review 11

I read a book ‘Hot and Cold.’ I learned temperature. Temperature is measured on a scale. There are two scales; Celsius and Fahrenheit. The Celsius scale is named after a man called Ander Celsius. He lived from 1701-1744. On Celsius scale, water freezes at 0 degree and water boils at 100 degree. The Fahrenheit scale is named after a man called Daniel Fahrenheit. He lived from 1686-1736. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degree and water boils at 212 degree. Some countries use the Celsius scale. And some countries use the Fahrenheit scale. Japan uses the Celsius scale. And I didn’t know what ℃ is. But the book told me ℃ means Celsius. Most parts of the world have hot season and cold season. Some parts of the world are hot all of year. For example, Libya is hot all of the year. Some parts of the world are cold all of the year. I live in Kumamoto. Kumamoto is comparatively worm. But I feel very cold now. So If I visit Antarctica, I will freeze because Antarctica is very cold. If I visit Libya, I will fall down because Libya is very hot. But the frigid climate is one of the attractions of Antarctica. The hot climate is also one of the attractions of Libya.(218words) 　　

The Expansion of Latin

Latin extended this territory around the Italian peninsula with extending Rome’s power. And Latin contacted other languages which were already in this area. There were Oscan, Umbrian and Etruscan; these languages were spoken in ancient Italian peninsula. And Latin contacted The Celtic languages; these languages were spoken by Celt in north Italy. In south Italy, people spoke Greek; Greek had big prestige and high culture at that time.
Rome advanced their power to other countries which were outside Italy. Also, French and Egypt were conquered too. Rome commanded his territories by Latin. And Roman settled many parts of the territories. So Latin was carried by them and gradually took root. Rome made schools many part of the territories and used Latin for education. So people who lived outside Italian peninsula gradually used Latin as mother tongue too.
Especially, Latin was affected by Greek. Greek was country which had high civilization. Greek civilization’s progress was earlier than Rome. But Greek was overthrown by Roman armament on the war. But Greek had high culture. So Greek gave Rome big influence. Especially, Rome adopted Greek words in Latin. First, Greek was taken in Latin by the common people because Rome extended the territory and increased people whom had civil rights. There were many people who spoke Greek in them. Second, Greek was taken in Latin by the learned people after adoption by the common people. They adopted Greek words for the progress of literature. Greek had rich vocabulary so Roman learned people adopted Greek as it is in their works.
Latin extended the territory and was grown by other language with extending Rome’s territory. (271words)

Growth of Latin

Now, Italian speaks almost Italian. There are German and French in some area. But a long time ago Latin was spoken. Latin originally was spoken by the Latin races in Italian Peninsula. And Latin became official language in Roman Empire. And Latin was official language in the Roman Catholic Church. Now Latin is still official language in the Vatican City. Now Latin wasn’t almost spoken. But Latin influenced various languages and left this vestige in around the world.
About B.C.1000 ago, Latin originally was language of the Ural-Altai family. They called them ‘Latini’ and called their area ‘Latium.’ So their language was called ‘Lingua Latina.’ It is origin of ‘Latin.’
About B.C. 800 ago, ‘Rome’ started. Roman didn’t have their letters. But they knew Greek letter through Etruria. And they follow Greek and make their letter. It is the Roman alphabet. There is a close relation between Rome and Etruria. Etruria had big power. This state was golden age in B.C.700. But Rome attacked Etruria. And Rome won the battle and got Etruria in B.C. 300. Etruria was influenced by Greece.
Rome expanded their territory and Latin for their big power. And they knew the high civilization of Greek. Latin was still poor then. So they got many loan words from Greek. And Latin became the high language. Latin was used to politics, justice, administration, literatures and sciences. (228words)

Book Review 10

I read a book ‘Ice on Earth.’ The book showed me some kind of ice on earth. Earth was covered by different things; grass, rock, water. Some of this water is in the form of ice. There are different kinds of ice on Earth. There are ice sheets, ice caps, ice shelves, icebergs and sea ice. Ice sheets are the biggest kind of ice form on Earth. Ice sheets cover areas bigger than 50000 square kilometers. The biggest ice sheet on Earth covers Antarctica. Ice caps are like ice sheets. But ice caps are smaller than 50000 square kilometers. Ice shelves are very big of ices that are on land and on water. The Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica is the biggest ice shelf on Earth. The Ross Ice Shelf is bigger than 500000 square kilometers. Icebergs are big lumps of ice that float in sea. Sea ice is ice that forms on sea water. The book showed me their pictures. I feel cold. But the ices and the scenes are very beautiful. The ices are very big. I was surprised. And Antarctica’s sky is very clear. I think Earth is very beautiful and great. I was born in Kumamoto. And I live here now. Kumamoto doesn’t have a lot of snow. Aso in Kumamoto has a lot of snow. But areas I live in Kumamoto don’t have a lot of snow. But few days ago, when I got up, it is a lot of snow. I was exciting and I slipped. The pictures on the book are very beautiful. But there is problem. It is global warming. Global warming melts the ices. This is very serious problems. We live on Earth. Earth is very beautiful. We must protect our Earth. I don’t like cold. But I want to visit Antarctica someday.(302words)

Roman Empire

Rome is the capital city of Italy. Rome has a glorious past for more than 2000 years. Now, Rome retains the atmosphere. Roman Empire had flourished for 400 years. Roman Empire was first huge city in the history. Roman Empire was political power, economy power and many folk powers. This city have various race, language and religion, but this city could pull together them. The reason is integration. Roman Empire aimed cultural assimilation with Roman culture and another. And this city aimed folk integration and assured comfortable city. This effort catches people heart. This city laid the foundation of huge nation and carried prosperity, because this city did not strong armament but adaptable peace policy.(115words)

Book Review 9

I read a book ‘Aspirin.’ I heard the name. But I didn’t know what it is. So I looked up the word in my dictionary for the meaning. And my dictionary told me that aspirin is a medicine. I often take the medicine. The book showed me about aspirin. Aspirin is the most widely used medicine in the world. People take aspirin around the world for over 100 years. When they have a fever, they take aspirin. And aspirin help to stop headaches and other aches and pains. In 500BC, people made tea with willow bark. And they found that it helped to stop pain. In 1828, Johann Buchner used salicin as a medicine. In 1853, Charles Gerhardt added some other chemicals help to stop stomach pains to the salicin. In 1883, Felix Hoffman used Gerhardt’s notes to make medicine. And the medicine worked. In 1898, the factory began to make it. And they sold it as a powder. In 1915, aspirin powder was made into a tablet. Today, one billion aspirin tablets are taken each week all over the world. As well as for pain and fevers, aspirin is now used for other things, such as heart problems and some cancers. It is no wonder aspirin has been called a wonder drug. I was surprised aspirin’s material. It is willow bark. I found plants have various powers. And people made aspirin are very great. There are many and various medicines now. I must choice best medicine for my symptom. I am glad to progress medical science and pharmacy. So we can live a long life. I hope to be invented a medicine win cancers. (275words)

Book Review 8

I read a book. The name is ‘The Great Wall of China.’ The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure on earth. The wall has a distance of more than 4000 kilometers across north of china. The wall is an important historical site. And the wall was joined on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987. The wall was originally built as a form of defense to keep invader out. But today, millions of tourists visit China to see The Great Wall. The book’s narrator is a girl love China. She studies Chinese language at school. As a part of their studies, she and her classmates visited China. It was their best time. Their best memory was visiting the Great Wall of China. When she saw the wall first, she was amazed and impressed. They had a guide called Ran. And she told them about the wall and the wall’s history. And narrator showed me about Chinese history and the wall. The narrator says the wall is like a dragon rising up from the ground. I think so too. I know the wall from childhood. China has strong civilization and deep history. I was surprised that the wall is MAN-MADE structure on earth. The workers were very hard. I think the workers had a lot of guts. I like china. And I am interested in Chinese history. China has very long past. I learned Chinese history in world history class when I was junior high school student. But I couldn’t learn the words by heart. So I want to learn Chinese history again. I want to visit China. If I visit china, I will go to the Great Wall of China. China has very great places. I know some great places because I saw the places on TV. For example, I want to visit Guilin. Guilin is very beautiful site. Someday, I want to visit Guilin and see beautiful scene. I have Chinese friend. She speaks Japanese and English. I think she is great. I went to go to Kumamoto castle with her. We took a lot of picture. And we eat lunch. We had a good time. In March, she go back China. So I want to do a lot of talk with her.(377words)

Book Review 7

I read a book. The name is ‘Dams.’ The book showed me four kinds of dams and these features. A dam is structure built across a river or other body of water. Dams are built retain water in reservoir or to hold water back. There are four kinds of dams. They are arch dams, buttress dams, embankment dams and gravity dams. Arch dams are curved. Buttress dams have supports on one side to help make them strong. Embankment dams huge dams made of earth and rock and hold water in a reservoir. Gravity dams are huge and heavy dams. I don’t know the kinds of dams. I thought dams have all same structures. I found dam’s function and structures. And I thought dam’s scale were very big. It is very important to hold water back. Today, Japan has some dam’s problems. The problem’s solutions are very hard. Maybe, the solution has long time. I hope that the problems will be solved through the best ways. The book showed me some pictures of dams. I could know various dams. And I thought dams in the world are bigger than Japan’s them because other countries rivers are very big. Someday, I want to see the dams. (204words)

Rising Sun Speech

Our first prime minister is Hirobumi Ito. He was born in 1841 in Yamaguche. When he was child, he was poor. He learned in Syouka Sonzyuku. And he joined the campaign for overthrowing Tokugawa government. And they overthrew the Tokugawa government. After the Meiji Restoration, he became first prime minister. When he is 31 years old, he spoke in California. The speech was called ‘Rising Sun.’ And He was killed in Harbin in 1909.
I am interested in this speech. I introduce the speech.

Rising Sun
"The red disc in the centre of our national flag shall no longer appear like a wafer over a sealed empire, but henceforth be in fact what it is designed to be, the noble emblem of the rising sun, moving onward and upward amid the enlightened nations of the world."

日の丸演説　
「わが国旗にある赤い丸は、もはや帝国を鎖（とざ）す封印の如く見えることなく、今まさに洋上に昇らんとする太陽を象徴するものであります。そしてその太陽はいまや、欧米文明の中天に向けて躍進しつつあるのです」
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Book Review 6

I read a book. The name is ‘Discovering Planets.’ The solar system is made up of the sun, the planets and other bodies, like comets. There are nine planets. People could see five planets in the sky without the use of telescopes. The five planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. There are another three planets that cannot be seen without the use of telescopes. They are Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. And the book shows me three astronomers discovered the three planets. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. I am interested in space and planets. Space is very mysterious and very big. When I was child, my dream was being the astronomer. And I wanted to research space and planets. I didn’t know the astronomers discovered the three planets until I read the book. They are great and cool! Space is infinity. Before, I had worries. But when I looked up in the night sky, I found we and my worries are very tiny. And I was comfortable. Space has a lot of mysteries. I hope that space mysteries are solved.(200words)

Shakespeare

I like Shakespeare. So I introduce his famous poem.

Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
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Book Review 5

I read a book. The name is ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’ The book say next things. There are three things we can do to cut waste and help the environment. The first thing is Reduce. This is to reduce what we use. For example, when we go shopping, we can take our own shopping bags or baskets. The second thing is Reuse. This is to use things that don’t have to be thrown away after one use. For example, refilling water bottles, using both sides of paper when printing, using shopping baskets, giving other people clothes that we no longer want. The third thing is Recycle. There are many things that can be recycle; food, paper, metals, glass and plastic. I thought it is very important for environment to do Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Now environment is destructed more. We have to protect the environment from destruction. Plastic shopping bag and garbage bag were free until now. But recently, these things are pay. This is good idea. More people bring own shopping bags. And more people reduce garbage. Recently, many people know the environment is very important and hope to keep the environment clean. In world, the meetings for the environment held. Our prime minister decided that we will reduce CO2 more. I agree. The goal is hard and there are many problems. But we can succeed. I will do something for environment. (232words)

Proverb

I like proverb. So I looked up English proverbs.
‘Marriage without love is not marriage.’
‘There's no place like home.’
‘Out of sight, out of mind.’
‘Seeing is believing.’
‘Slow and steady wins the race.’
‘There is no royal road to learning.’
‘Heaven helps those who helps themselves.’
‘The die is cast.’
‘Life is short and art is long.’
‘A wonder lasts but nine nights.’
‘Sweet is pleasure after pain.’
‘Truth is stranger than fiction.’
Proverbs tell me important things. (80words)

Italian Religion and History

Religion is almost Christianity. Catholic is 97%. There is a close relation between Christianity and Italy. In 64, Nero persecuted Christianity. But, in 380, Christianity became the established religion in Rome. There is the Vatican City. It is enclave of Italy, because it is surrounded by the city of Rome. Vatican is the center of Catholicism and has the Roman Catholic Church. The chief of state is The Holy Father. The Vatican City has close relation Rome and it is very important city in Roman past.

History of Italy is huge. Italy has a glorious past.
　　 The Italian peninsula was made by activity of The Alpine belt. Before Rome age, there are some folks and they lived in the Italian peninsula. And the Roman Empire started in about B.C. 800. Rome expanded their territories and had the golden age. But the golden age was collapsed by increase of civil strife and invasion. In 962, the Holy Roman Empire started. About 15 century, Renaissance came to the height of prosperity in Milan and Florence. Napoleon became king of Italy in 1805. In 1915, Italy entered the First World War. Mussolini made the Fascist and established autocracy in 1922. In 1929, the Vatican City started by the conclusion of treaty between Italy and Vatican. In 1940, Italy entered the Second World War and lost. In 1946, kingship was abolished. (227words)

Book Review 4

I read a book. The name is ‘Making a Cake.’ The book asked us, ‘Is making a cake like making a work of art? Or is making a cake science?’ I thought making a cake is like making a work of art. But the book says next things. Some people think making a cake is art because it is all how good the cake looks and taste. But some people think that making a cake is science because it is all the changes that happen when many ingredients are mixed together to make something new. To conclude, the best cakes are part science and part art. I agree this. I often eat a cake. I think cake is deep sweet. The book has a lot of cakes pictures. Cakes make me happy. But I can’t make cake. So I want to try making cake. (144words)

Snow! Snow! Snow!

Good morning! It is snow today. Kumamoto hasn’t snow so much. When I was high school student, I went to Shiga as school trip. We tried skiing. And I saw much snow. In Kumamoto, I couldn’t see snow. So I was excited! And I slipped. And I was late for first period class. I like winter. But road is very slippery. Be careful accident.(64words)

Ltalian climate

Italy has a genial climate and the four seasons. But there are differences between each area. For example, North Italy has continental climate, which has big difference of temperature between day and night, between summer and winter. South Italy has Mediterranean climate, which has mild climate through a year and it has little rain in summer and it has a lot of rain in winter. Rome’s temperature is similar to that of Tokyo. In spring, various flowers come out. In summer, it is light until about 8:00 PM because Italy is high latitudes. Italy doesn’t have the rainy season and has low humidity. In fall, there are various festivals for form products. In winter, it is hard cold and sunset is early. The area is 301,230 km2. Italy is smaller than that of Japan. Population is 58.9million. Rome’s area is 1,285.3 km2 and population is 2million. Rome is most big city in Italy. Milan is 181.8 km2 and population is 1.3 million. (162words)

Book Review 3

I read a book. The name is ‘The Water Cycle.’ Water moves from Earth to the sky and then back to Earth. The process is called the water cycle. Water change the form in water cycle; Liquid, gas and solid. The liquid form is rain, rivers, lakes and ocean. The gas form is vapor. The solid form is ice, snow and hail. And there are four stages in the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff. I thought the water cycle is very well. Water is very important resource. If water is nothing, we can’t live. The book shows me the water cycle by plain explanation. Nature is wonderful! (109words)

Italian Location

Located on the Italian Penisula, a long body of land that juts out from Southern Europe, Italy is famous for its shape, which is like a boot in which the toe points to the island of Sicily, located in the center of the Mediterraean Sea. Italy extends from the Alps mountain range in the north to the Meditteraean sea in the south and is 1,185 kilometers in length.
Italy is often divided into three major regions, North, Central and South. North Italy extends from the Alps in the north to Emilia-Romagna, which is state and includes modern cities such as Milano and Torino, and state capital is Bologna.
South Italy extends from Abruzzo, which is state and state capital is L'Aquila, to Calabria, which is state south of Napoli.
Central Italy is between north and south Italy, includes modern cities such as Rome and Florence. (145words)

Book Review 2

I read a book. The name is ‘World Heritage.’ The World Heritage List was set up in 1972 by UNESCO. The list was set up to save and care for special places around the world. There are three kinds of sites. Some places are natural sites, like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Other places are cultural site, like Venice in Italy. Some places are natural and cultural site, like Kakadu National Park in Australia. But some places in danger because of global warming, pollution and war. We must protect the places. I decided recycling and saving. The book showed me many world heritage sites. The places are very wonderful. I want to visit the sites someday.(115words)

My three treasures

I have three treasures. One of my treasures is CD of “BUMP OF CHICKEN.” I like “BUMP OF CHICKEN.” They are band men. I like the vocal’s voice. When I am tired, I listen to his voice. His voice makes me relaxing. Their music make me exciting. Their music makes me vigorously So I always buy their CD when they release new CD. They almost don’t appear on TV. So I want to see them. And I want to see them. And I want to listen to naked voices and live performances. I have never go to their concert. Next month, there is their concert in Fukuoka. I cannot be going to go to it. I regret that I cannot be going to it. So I want to go to it sometime. One of my treasures is my dog. Her name is Kyarameru. She likes to eat foods. Especially she likes meats. So she is fat. She likes to go to walk. She is very friendly. I always go to bed with her. She has very big eyes. She is very cute. One of my treasures is my friends. I always talk to my worry. My friends always listen to my talk for real. My friends are very kind. I want to encourage my friends when they have any worries. I want to more enjoy many things with them. I want to make many memories with them. I owe what I am very happy to these my treasures.(248words)