BR:14 The Flying Elephant

This is funny and cute story. I will introduce about this story. One day, Mom and her children went to shopping. In arrived, the children found a funny things. There was an elephant advertising balloon on the roof. It is funny for the children. Because it is fat elephant. The children laughed. But, their mom didn't laugh. She thought it was silly. When they went home, there blew a strong wind and rained. So the elephant advertising balloon blew away. Next morning, the children went to school. Then they found the elephant. The elephant was in the ground. They laughed and delighted very much. So they want to stay here the elephant. But it was no possible. After few days, a man want to take back the elephant to store. So a man took out the air. Then the elephant became flat. This story is very interesting. I like this story very much. Please read this story everyone!! (159words)

Roderick H, 1997, The Flying Elephant, Oxford University Press.

BR:13 The Jumble Sale

This story is interesting. One day, there was one family. Mum and Dad were cleaning in the house. They looked in a drawer and they looked for didn't need some clothes. In the child's room, a girl and two boys looked at the junk. There were a lot of junks. Then mum went to the car and she put on the old toys in the trunk. So the three children felt too sad. Then they went to the jumble sale. The children found old toys and they wanted something toys. They counted their money and they tried to get something toys. When they returned home, the children had a paper bag. In the bag, there were some toys. Their parents are very surprised and laughing. This story is very interesting.(132words)


Roderick H, 1989, The Jumble Sale,

BR:12 The Ice Cream

This story is interesting. In summer, there were some children and their father. A younger boy wanted a ice cream. So they went to get a ice cream near the beach. A younger boy ordered an big ice cream. So a salesclerk made an big ice cream for him. He was very glad. But, he stumbled on over a beach ball when he returned on the way to the beach. So the ice cream dropped and one man powdered the ice cream on his head. The boy was very surprised. This story is very funny. This pictures are very cute. I like this story. (104words)

Roderick H, 2003, The Ice Cream, Oxford University Press.

BR: 11 THE ELVIS AND THE SHOEMAKER

This story is about a shoemaker. This story is very happy. So I start to introduction about this story. One day, a shoemaker was making shoes in the night. He was sad because his shoes are not beautiful. So he went to bed at the night. In the morning, there were some beautiful shoes on the table. He was happy. The day, the shoemaker put the shoes in this shop. Then a man came in. He said "beautiful shoes". He was very glad. In the morning, the shoemaker and his wife found some shoes on the table again. They were pink, green, blue shoes. They thought what a beautiful shoes. They had a question about why there are beautiful shoes on the table in the morning. So they didn't go to bed at the night. At twelve O'clock, they saw some small men. They looks fairy. The shoemaker thought there are Elvis!!The elvis quickly made some beautiful shoes. I was surprised when I see their to make a shoes for a shoemaker. They are very kind. So the shoemaker and his wife made a dress for their. It was two green coats, two small green hats, and some beautiful shoes. It was presents for the elvis. In the night, two elvis found those and they wore the costume. They were very happy. They were smiling. The shoemaker and his wife became happy when that saw the elvis. The elvis didn't come to the shop again. The shoemaker make beautiful shoes now. They become the king's favorite shop. The shoemaker is very happy. When I finished reading this story, I felt happiness.This is fairy story. My best favorite story is this!! I like this story very much.(292words)

Jaqui C, 1996, THE ELVIS AND THE SHOEMAKER, published by Librarie du Libo Publishers.

BR:10 The Ghost House

This story is about a Ghost house. A title is "The Ghost House". The book cover picture is very scary for me. I don't like such a horror story. But I tried to read this story. Because I was intrigued when I see this book cover at first. So I start to introduction about this story. The character are Rick and his sister, Mia. One day, they were going home by bicycle. Then Rick found a strange house. He thought that was a ghost house. But, Mia didn't think it was a ghost house. Then she tried into the ghost house. Rick was reluctant to go in the house. But, he reluctantly followed after Mia. He was not smiling. Then Mia looked for a ghost. But, there weren't a ghost. So she start to go up the stairs. When she went up to the stairs, the stairs was broken. She shouted with big voice. However, she survived. But, Rick's body was under the stairs. His eyes were shutting. Mia was not possible to lift the stair's wood. But, some strong hands help Mia. Then Rick opened his eyes. Mia felt relief. After that, they went out the ghost house. Rick doesn't like that house. But, he thought there are no ghosts. But, Mia thought there are ghosts. She was not smiling. Who was helping Mia? This story is very mysterious.(236words)

John E, 2001, The Ghost House, published by penguin books.

Group Introduction Kumamoto Gakuen

This time, we will introduce about KGU. We have been to KGU for three years and two years. KGU is in Kumamoto. It is in near downtown. We feel very useful.

First, we introduce about career. KGU was established in 1942. KGU was a language school at that time. KGU changed the name in 1994, so lead to present name. KGU has a department of social welfare, a department of commercial science, a department of economics and a department of foreign language. KGU has 4 departments. There are the department of commercial science and department of economics and department of foreign language and department of social welfare. There have some subjects each other. The department of commercial science has 3 subjects. The department of economics has 3 subjects too. The department foreign language has two subjects. The department of social welfare has 5 subjects. There have some subjects each other. KGU is a university of the humanities. KGU has an attached senior high school and an attached kindergarten. Then it’ll have an attached junior high school in 2011. I think that KGU will be activated in the future. KGU was a college of commerce in the past, but it is a non-specialist university now. KGU has graduate school. It is accounting course. Life wellness course established at last year. Various courses are gradually establishing in preset year. Number of students in KGU is 6806 people. A department of commercial science has so much people. A department of commercial science has 1140 people. Next is a department of economics. A department of economics has 1075 people.

Second, we will introduce about Britain and American course. We are being enrolled in Britain and American course. It was established in 1994. Britain and American course has 560 people. The Students are in Britain and American course who studies English. They have to study a second foreign language. We are taking French now. It is very difficult for me, but everyone has to take it. A department of foreign language has East Asia course. East Asia course students have to take Korean or Chinese. Britain and American course student and East Asia student have to study foreign language each other. Some peoples go to studying abroad. Then a lot of student studying abroad come to KGU. A lot of students are studying in this university. This university can to get various qualifications. For example, if we need a qualification, we can get teacher’s license and nursery teacher’s license and librarian’s license and nursing care license and so on. It is not easy for to get qualification. But, if we want to get a qualification, we have to study about their very hard.

Third, we introduce about this university’s facility. I think that KGU’s facility has very well appointed. First, buildings are very fine and clean. There are standing about twenty buildings. A library is taken a lot of students every day. There are very comfortable for us because there is very quiet. If we want to study with homework, there is very suitable place. In library, there has a lot of DVD and CD. For example, if I have a free time, I watch a DVD or listen to music. So this library is very useful and very good place for us. Large library also has AV hall. There is our favorite place in this school. We can see a variety of DVDs. Second, in green campus counter, there are travel agent and barbershop and convenience store. It is very useful and happy for students. A KGU has various facilities like this. Their make us comfortably our school life. This university can learning about various things. So we take around facility and we can progress own ability during we enroll this university. We introduce about KGU’s an institution. I think KGU is wonderful school. This school has large school building, large library, Maruzen, student’s dining hall, bakery, Lawson and etc. There are many subjects in this school. Maruzen has various stationery, many magazines, many references, is variety of dictionary and etc. When I study English, I go to library every time. Student’s dinning hall is good place. There are many variety of foods. They are delicious. My favorite food is curry in student’s dinning hall. Curry’s price is very inexpensive. Price is 280 yen. Please go to there. We like bakery very much. There is a lot of delicious bread in the bakery, and the mind is settled place. Bakery’s breads also are inexpensive. Our favorite bread is “egg role” all breads are delicious. Please eat bakery’s bread once. There is Lawson in this school. It is very useful. But I like Seven Eleven. Then there is English lounge in this school. This lounge must not speak Japanese. Everyone speak English only. International students sometimes comes English lounge. Then there are a darts and a lot of games in English lounge. Everyone enjoy it. There is interesting place, so we want you come to English lounge.

Finally, we introduce about our festival. There is Takuma festival in fall. It is big event in this school. Takuma festival before, students walk downtown for Takuma festival’s advertisement. Students rift up Mikoshi. Mikoshis are very great. Takuma festival is very interesting. Famous singer comes to this school every year. Takuma festival’s last day, students gather in ground. So, fireworks rises sky and Takuma festival finish. My favorite event is Takuma festival in this school’s event. There are a lot of circles in KGU. KGU’s circle is famous in Kumamoto. The circles member are preparing of Takuma festival. A lot of people will come to this festival in this year. Then we hold a field day every year. Our field day is very exciting. There is a lot of testing of skills to determine superiority. A lot of people participate in this field day, so it is the most interesting thing in KGU. We want you come to this field day. We think KGU is really interesting school. We enjoy go to school every day. (1007words)