Journal 4

 

I read this article on Voice of America called "How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money"

Sourc: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/how-allowance-helps-children-learn-about-money/1552053.html


Reflection:
Do you know American educational policy which children learn how to use money? I was very surprised. I thought that an education of America is higher quality than Japan.

Japan and America are basically different from education purposes of children. I think that the goal of Japanese education is to enter a good school or university. A long time ago, to graduate from a school having high deviation could enter big-name company. I studied English from 13 to 21 years old nevertheless I did not speak English. The teachers of the junior high school or high school were persons who cannot speak English. How can they teach English?

On the other side, the goal of American education is to have immediate fighting strength. In Other words, American adults expect that children who graduated from a school become useful people in society. For example, they have a class of a presentation since they were little. They always have their opinion irrespective of age. My cousins live in Hawaii, so they took classes in America. I opened my eyes in wonder when I heard my cousin’s homework and course contents. This is because I felt that quality of the education in America was better than Japan.

Have you learned how to use money when your parents give you allowance? I have not thought about it, and I have wasted. Which education do you want to let children receive if you have your children.

 

1. allowance(n):
amount of money or other supply.
=fee, wage

2.demand(v):
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.
=request

3.invest(v):
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
=commisiion

4.sacrifice(n)
The offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.

5.compound(n)
combination or mixture
=combo, union

 

Book report6

1.Book title: LITTLE WOMEN 

2.Author(s):ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY

3.Publisher:OXFORD

4.Number of pages: P43

5.Story type:NOVEL

6.Why did you decide to read this book?
I knew the autuor of this book so seem to look a fun book.  

7.Did you enjoy reading the book?Answer yes or now first, then tell us:

Yes, This book is easy to read, and is a famous story. I think almost people know it.

I like the last scean in this book, because everyone became happy:)))
 

8.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.

Yes, if you read this book, you may remember your childhood.  

 

9.On a scale of 1 – 10, how difficult was this book for you? (1= easy, 10= difficult Why? Explain your reasons in details.

2! It had a lot of easy words. Moreover, it has some pictures, so its pictures help you to understand.    

Book report5

 

1.Book title: SHERLOCK HOMES SHORT STORIES

2.Author(s):CONAN DOYLE

3.Publisher:OXFORD

4.Number of pages: P38

5.Story type:MISTERY

6.Why did you decide to read this book?
Because I like mystery novels.

7.Did you enjoy reading the book?Answer yes or now first, then tell us:

Yes, This book is easy to read.
 

8.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.

Yes, This book has three story, and It is contents surprising anything. I think you enjoy to read it.
 

9.On a scale of 1 – 10, how difficult was this book for you? (1= easy, 10= difficult Why? Explain your reasons in details.

2, because this is the book which is easy to image a word.
 

Book report4

1.Book title: THE RED PONY

2.Author(s): JOHN STEINBECK

3.Publisher:HEINEMANN

4.Number of pages: P54

5.Story type: Novel

6.Why did you decide to read this book?
       Because I thought the book which Steinbeck wrote to be interesting.

 

7.Did you enjoy reading the book?Answer yes or now first, then tell us:

        No, the progress of the story was slow, so I became sleepy.

8.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.

        Yes, If you like emotional stories, I think that you like this book.

9.On a scale of 1 – 10, how difficult was this book for you? (1= easy, 10= difficult) Why? Explain your reasons in details.

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       I did not understand the word to express an animal, but this book has basically easy understand words.

Book report 3

1.Book title: KING ARTHUR

 

2.Author(s): JANET HARDY-GOULD

3.Publisher:OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

4.Number of pages: P24

5.Story type: HISTORY

 

6.Why did you decide to read this book?

Because I thought that this book was a book of the adventure.

7.Did you enjoy reading the book?Answer yes or now first, then tell us:

Yes. I think this book has a moral, so I enjoy reading.

8.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.

I have watched Disney movie of King Arthur. However, the contents were to the place where boy Arthur became excellent King.I did not know the story after having become King.Therefore I suggest that I read by all means if you do not know the contents in the same way as me.

9.On a scale of 1 – 10, how difficult was this book for you? (1= easy, 10= difficult) Why? Explain your reasons in details.

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This book is comic, so it will be easy to imagine it even if the word that you do not understand was given

journal 3

I read this article on Time Tech called
1.Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public
2.Are Smartphone Apps Encouraging Young Smokers?


Source: Here is the link to the articl
1. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/russian-prime-minister-calls-for-ban-on-smoking-in-public/1541484.html

2. http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/are-smartphone-apps-encouraging-young-smokers/1537479.html


Reflection:
I was surprised by smoking rate in Russia. The smoker rate is second in the world, and hundreds of thousands of Russians die every year from diseases linked to smoking. Did you know the case?  When I read this article, I have a question. Why Russa has a lot of smokers?  Russia was negative against dealing with the high smoking rate all the time until now because lack of cigarettes caused in the 1990s. Then I think that application of iPhone might lead to increase in promotion of the smokers. A plan to raise the commodity tax of the cigarette to nearly 135% by 2015 seemed to be voted for in Russia. In addition, I think that it is suggested whether a riot does not happen. I am a smoker, so I am against the price of the cigarette rising from the situation of the smoker. Of course I know smoking has a harmful effect on the health, but can not quite it. If each country regards smoking as a problem, I think that you should have got rid of the existence of the cigarette still more. Anyone will say nothing if it don't exist. What do you think about it?


vocabulary:
1. emphysema(N): a serious disease that affects the lungs.
      ex- I have a emphysema.

2. stroke(N): a single movement of the arm when hitting somebody/something
      ex-He won by two strokes.

3.approve(V): to officially
      ex-Do you approve of my idea?

4. ban(N): an official order that prevents someting from being used or done
      ex-There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.

5. persuade(V): to make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it
      ex-She had persuaded herself that life was not worth living.

 

Book report2

1.Book title: TIGERS AT TWILIGHT

2.Author(s): MARY POPE OSBORNE

3.Publisher:ROMDOM HOUSE

4.Number of pages: P72

5.Story type :FICTION

6.Why did you decide to read this book?

Because I thought that this book was a book of the adventure.

7.Did you enjoy reading the book?Answer yes or now first, then tell us:

No, What the author wanted to say through a book was not reached me.
 

8.Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain.

No. First, I enjoyed it because two children put it in a book using a book of the magic.They solved four ancient riddles. This sounds very interesting,but the result proved disappointing because  the same thing continues with eternity. There are no both surprise and laborer.

9.On a scale of 1 – 10, how difficult was this book for you? (1= easy, 10= difficult) Why? Explain your reasons in details.

4
This book uses the cry of animal and words expressing, so I was hard to read it.