Class Works

I have learned a lot of phrases in book reviews. I just read easy to read books, but they have a lot of good phrases in them. I enjoyed reading books because I could read them afresh. Some stories that I had know before I read books again, I did not remember little scene. Then it was good study for me to learn English sentence phrases.

Then I could learn writing a lot of words, sentences and paragraphs. I do not like and I am not good at writing a lot. I just write a few sentences every time when I write something; for example diary. Then essay prep. helped me to add to sentences in every essays. Mind-map also helped me thinking to write for essays. I wrote a lot of words through them.

Presentations, it was my first experience that I made a presentation in Google Docs. I thought Google Docs. is useful because we do not have to have files in our USB. We can have it on the internet. I confused when I started to make a presentation because I did not know how to use it. However I could finish to make it and posted my blog.

Comments on classmate' and peer's posts, they were not like my sentences, of course. So I felt fresh when I read my classmates' comments, essays and other kinds of them posts. Then I enjoyed reading my classmates' posts. It was pretty funny for me.

I could learn a lot of things in this class. I think that I can train reading and writing skills in this class especially. Reading and writing are not good at skills in English. I am so poor about these 2 kinds work. However I can progress a little, I think. It was pretty difficult to do them.

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BR 2-10: The Clumsy Crocodile (Sims, 2002)

"Oh no! Customers!" she cried and rushed over to help them up. (p. 46)


When Cassy the clumsy crocodile gets a job at Everglades Department Store, she certainly makes things happen. She worked at China Department, but she had to change her working place into Toy Department because she broke 60 cups and saucers and made the customer angry. But she went wrong again at Toy Department, too. She was sent to the Food Hall, but there, things went from bad to worse. Her frequent fails made her boss very cross, and he tried not to let her work anymore. Cassy cried and cried, and asked her boss to let her work there again. She managed to convince him and tries to work carefully.


Reference: Sims, Lothie. (2002). The Clumsy Crocodile. London: Usborne. 

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BR 2-09: Cinderella (Davidson, 2004)

"There's just one problem," said Felicity. "You must leave before twelve. One the last stroke of midnight, my magic will begin to fade." (p.28) 

There was a poor girl, and her name is Cinderella. She has been worked very hard by stepmother and stepsisters. One day, stepsisters and stepmother were invited a Christmas Ball, but stepmother didn't allow Cinderella to go to the Christmas Ball. They have gone to the Christmas Ball. Cinderella was crying, and her grandmother appeared as a fairy. She had Cinderella bringing a big pumpkin, six mice, a rat and six lizards, and she changed the big pumpkin into a beautiful golden coach, six mice into white horses, the rat into a coachman, and lizards into footman. Her grandmother changed Cinderella's rags into a dazzling dress of gold and silver, and glass slippers were on her feet. Is she for the Ball in time? Does she marry the prince? I thought that we shouldn't do things that people hate, and the stepmother had to treated her children and Cinderella impartially. I also thought that Cinderella's father had to protect Cinderella from stepmother and stepsisters. Why did her grandmother appear the timing? Why didn't her magic keep before 12 o'clock? Why was the coach made of a pumpkin? I had some questions, and I was surprised that I heard that there are over 700 versions of Cinderella.

Reference: Davidson, Susanna. (2004). Cinderella. London: Usborne.

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BR 2-08: The Sun and the Wind (Mackinnon, 2007)

""I'm strong," said the sun. "I'm stronger," said the wind" (Mackinnon,2007, p.6)

This book is one of Aesop's Fables, and the content of this book is "Which is Stronger, the Sun or the Wind?" They tried to take off a traveler's clothes. First, the Wind tried to take off...

Reference: Mackinnon, Mairi. (2005). The Sun and the Wind. London: Usborne.

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BR 2-07: Hansel & Gretel (Daynes, 2005)

At noon, they finally staggered into a clearing. There, in the distance, stood a little house. "Let's see if anyone's in," said Gretel. "They might give us some food." (p.29)


I think that this book is one of the most popular stories around the world. Hanl and Gretel were taken into the forests by their stepmother because of poorness. Hansel left clumbled bread along the way to go back to their house. However, birds ate the crumbs. They walked in the forests. They had no choice, but they found a house which made of chocolate, chunks of cakes, gingerbread ad so on.... 

Reference: Daynes, K. (2005). Hansel & Gretel. London: Usborne.

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BR 2-06: Rapunzel (Davidson, 2005)

"Rapunzel," the witch called from outside, "Rapunzel, let down your hair. I have some food for you." (p.37) 

Mr.and Mrs.Rose lived in a house which had a beautiful garden, but a witch lived in the biautiful garden. Mrs.Rose was going to have a baby. One day, Mrs.Rose wanted to eat vegetables which made by the witch, so Mr.Rose went to the garden, and he took the vegetables. However, he was found the witch, and the witch told him that he can take the vegetables, but when the baby is born, he will give the baby to the witch. After the baby was born, the witch appeared, and she snatched the baby. The baby was named "Rapunzel," and she was grew by the witch. Rapunzel had blue eyes and long golden hair. She became beautiful, so the witch wanted to hide Rapunzel, but....


I love the best story in the Brothers Grim's story. 


Reference: Davidson, Susanna. (2005). Rapunzel. London: Usborne.

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BR 2-05: Little Red Riding Hood (Davidson, 2006)

"But Grandmother, "she cried," what big sharp teeth you have." (Davidson, 2006 p.36)

There was a girl, and she was called "Little Red Riding Hood". She always wore a bright re cloak with a bright red hood, and she liked it very much. One day, her mother sent her to her grandmother to get in a pot of vegetable soup. There was a big bad wolf in the deep dark woods, and she had to go through. She promised her mother that she will stand to the rules of the woods. In deep dark woods, the wolf was waiting for her to eat. Can she get in a pot of vegetable soup to her grandmother all in one piece?

The illustrations so cute then I love this book.

Reference: Davidson, Susanna. (2006). Little Red Riding Hood. London: Usborne.

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