HALLOWEEN ESSAY CONTEST - WINNER

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Bugs
By Kimi Maekawa

I really hate bugs. The bug that I hate the most is the centipede. Last Saturday night, my husband was away on a business trip, so I had a
lonely dinner. Of course, I do like eating dinner while watching TV. After about one hour, I finished my dinner and I wanted to wash my bowl and dish, so I went to the kitchen. Ｗhen I turned on the water, I found a black long bug crawl out from the drain and move around the sink. OH MY GOD! It was a centipede, I was very scared and shivering , but I quickly found one bottle of insecticide. I sprayed the insecticide and it took about 10 minutes till I ran out. When that black long bug couldn't move anymore, I used the cutting board to chop the centipede into black small fragments. That night, I was shivering almost all night. I really hate centipedes. I don't know why they are so scary to me, but this experience taught me how to strong by myself. Now, I keep three bottles of insecticide in my home.

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Quiz
1. Where was her husband? 
2. Which bug does she hate the most? 
3. Where did she find a bug? 
4. How did she kill it? 
5. What color was it?

Vocabulary & Phrases
1. shiver 震える
2. insecticide 虫除け
3. run out なくなる
4. fragment 断片
5. experience 経験

Japanese Translation

私の怖い体験談
私は、虫が本当に大嫌いです。
そして、中でも最も嫌いな虫が、ムカデです。
ある土曜の夜。
夫が出張のため、私はいつも通り独りでテレビを見ながら夕食をとりました。
約一時間後、夕食を終えた私は、食器を洗うため、
キッチンに向かいました。
そして、私が水を出したとき、シンクの排水口
に黒くて長い虫が動いているのを見つけました。
キャ～！　神様助けて！

それは、まさしくムカデです。
恐怖に震え上がりましたが、私は、自分でも信じられない
迅速さで、1本の殺虫剤を手にしました。
そして、私は約１０分の間、ムカデに
殺虫剤を噴射し続けました。
さらに私は、その黒く長い虫が、動かなくなるまで、
まな板で、叩き続けました。
そして、ムカデが黒い小さな断片になった夜、
私は一晩中ベッドの中で震えていました。
私は、ムカデが本当に嫌いです。
なぜ私が、ムカデをそれほど怖がるのか、
いまだに、私にはわかりません。
しかし、この経験が、どうしたら強くなれるか、私に
教えてくれました。
そして、翌日私は、3本の殺虫剤を買いました。
家に置いてたよ。（＾∇＾）

Quiz Answers
1. On a business trip 
2.  centipedes 
3. In the kitchen sink 
4. By spraying it with insecticide, then chopping it into small fragments.  
5. Black

Teacher comments: Wow! What an interesting story! It sounds like you are the killer! I am happy that I am not a centipede.  Good job!

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STUDENT BLOG - GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT

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GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT
By Ryoko Yamaga

I left the office a little later than usual. I rode the train and got off at my station. At night, the station on the outskirts was very quiet. The moon was shining brightly. While looking at the beautiful night view of the moon behind the pine trees, I enjoyed walking home slowly. I was waiting at an intersection near my house for the crosswalk light to turn green when an aged woman began to cross holding hands with a little girl. Even though it was such a dark night, they could be clearly seen in the moonlight. As I stopped there and looked at them idly, I noticed they had no legs!  I was very shocked. Then suddenly, they disappeared into the dark. I returned home in a hurry. I couldn't talk about that experience to my family.  It was too scary for me. That day was the BON festival, the festival of the dead. It is said that the dead return home to their families.  In my house, my dead father's first Bon festival was held about one month after that scary experience.  After that, I happened to hear the story about that grandma and grandaughter I saw at the traffic light.  They had a traffic accident on that road and died several days before that night when I saw them. They were returning home for the Bon Festival.  Now, I pray for their souls whenever I cross that road.  

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Quiz
1.  What did she see at the crosswalk?
2.  Why was she shocked?
3.  When did it occur?
4.  Who did she tell about it?
5. What was behind the pine trees?

Vocabulary & Phrases
1. Crosswalk
2. Intersection
3. Pine trees
4.  Disappeared
5.  Hold hands

Japanese Translation

Quiz Answers
1. An aged woman holding hands with a little girl.
2. Because they had no legs.
3.  Around Obon
4.  Nobody
5.  The moon

Teacher comments: Nice ghost story!  Perfect for Halloween!  Good job!

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STUDENT BLOG - THE RIVERBANK

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THE RIVERBANK
By YOKO HIRASAWA

About 10 years ago in the countryside of Saga prefecture, I enjoyed riding my bicycle along a river one afternoon. It was a wide, rapid river with a concrete embankment along the sides. There was a sandy slope that led up to the roadside from the embankment. After going across a bridge, my bicycle slipped and I tumbled off in a gap between the end of the bridge and the road fence. My body was sliding down slowly toward the river. I ended up on my back, upside down on the sandy slope. When the movement stopped, I realized that I was in a terrible situation.  I said to myself that I had to keep calm and wait for someone’s help. But nobody came.  Only one car came by, but the driver didn’t notice me. I was so disappointed. Then I decided to try to climb up the slope. But I started to slide down toward the river whenever I tried to move because of the sand.  I was only 50 centimeters from the embankment, and was close to falling off. I was starting to worry more and more about being left there in the dark. Finally, I decided to take a chance. I stretched out along the bank as far as my arms could reach. After some time,  my left hand was lucky enough to be able to catch a fistful of weeds. I grabbed them firmly and pulled my body up slowly, little by little. I could see something like a small branch protruding from the top of the slope.
When my right hand was able to reach it,  I was really relieved.  It needed so much concentration, so I felt really tired.
I never want to go through that again.

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Quiz
1.  Where did this take place?
2.  Where did she tumble off of her bike?
3.  Why couldn't she move?
4.  How many cars came by?
5.  What did she get a fistful of?

Vocabulary & Phrases
1.  embankment  つつみ？
2.  Tumble　頃ごろ
3.  Gap　あいだ
4.  Slope　さか、のりめん
5.  Fistful にぎり

Japanese Translation

それは約１０年前、佐賀県のとある田舎で起きました。
ある午後、私は川沿いの道をサイクリングをして楽しんでいました。
その川幅は広くて急流で、垂直な崖のようなコンクリートの護岸がずっと伸びていました。
そしてまた砂が撒かれた斜めの土手が道路際まで続いていました。

ちょうど小さな橋を通り過ぎたとき、デコボコ道が私の自転車をとらえました。
私は橋の終わりと道路のフェンスの間の隙間に落ちてしまいました。
私の体はゆっくりと川に向かって滑り落ちていきました。
どういうわけか斜面の土手の上に、私はあおむけに　さかさまにされていました。
滑リが止まって、わたしは自分が恐ろしい状況にいるということを、はっきりと認識しました。
あのような深刻でみじめな状態から脱出する方法はないと思いました。

私は自分自身に、冷静を保たなくては。そして誰かの助けを待とう。と言い聞かせました。
でも誰も近くには来てくれませんでした。１台の車だけが橋の近くを通ったけれど、運転手は私にまったく気がつきませんでした。
私はとても失望してしまいました。

それから私は上方に行こうと何回か試みました。
でもそこから脱出しようとすればするほど、私の体は砂のために川のほうに滑り落ちていきました。
私はコンクリートの護岸の端からわずか５０センチの土手に、あおむけで頭を下にしていたままでした。

だんだん夕闇が迫ってくる中に、ひとりで置き去りにされるのが心配になってきました。
とうとう私は一か八かやってみようと決心しました。

ゆっくりと腕を伸ばせるだけ伸ばして、土手を探ってみました。
しばらくして幸運にも、私の左手が一握りの雑草をつかみました。
私はそれをしっかりと握り、注意深く、少しずつ少しずつ自分の体を上のほうに引きずって行きました。

そして土手の上のほうに、小さな木の根っこが出ているのがわかりました。
右手がそれに届いたときには、ほんとうに ホッとしました。
危機から脱出するため、たくさんの集中力を必要としたので、非常に疲れ果ててしまいました。
もう２度と、このような恐ろしい状況には、なりたくありません。

Quiz Answers
1.　Saga Prefecture
2.  Between the end of the bridge and the road fence
3.  Because when she started to move, she slid down the slope
4.  One
5.  Weeds

Teacher comments: What a scary story! I wonder, was it true?  Please be more careful!  Good job!

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Happy Halloween!

Usually, Halloween is only one day, but thanks to my students, I was able to enjoy it for one whole week! This past week has been so much fun. In class, we talked about scary things and everyone's favorite horror movies.  I also learned a lot about Japanese ghosts. I am looking forward to the next big holiday....Christmas! 

STUDENT BLOG - HALLOWEEN ZOMBIES

 

I will announce the winner of the essay contest tomorrow!

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HALLOWEEN ZOMBIES
By Atsuko Nonaka

I really love watching movies.

I see many kinds of movies, but I am bad at watching horror movies especially when zombies come out .
There is one zombie movie that I know, "Biohazard ".
Even though if I watch just part of it , I feel like throwing up .
My son rented the DVD and I just watched part of it at a glance.

But there is a zombie movie that I do like.
It's the music video that has zombies who can dance. I'm talking about Michael Jackson's " Thriller".
All the zombies were so good at dancing, and of course Michael ,too !
When I saw it for the first time ,I was fascinated by their sharp and humorous dancing .
I would like to dance with them .

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Quiz
1. What is the name of one  popular zombie movie?
2. Who rented the DVD?
3.  Does Atsuko usually like horror movies?
4.  What is the name of the music video with dancing zombies?

Vocabulary & Phrases
1. Throw up  はく
2. At a glance 横目
3. To come out 出てくる
4. Fascination みりょうの

Japanese Translation

私は映画をみるのが大好きです。
いろいろな種類の映画を見ますが、ホラー映画やゾンビが出てくる映画は得意ではありません。
私が知っているのは、バイオハザードぐらいです。
ちょっと見るだけでも気分が悪くなります。
息子が、借りてきたDVDを横目で見ているだけです。
でも、ゆいいつ、お気に入りのゾンビ達がいます。
マイケルジャクソンのスリラーに出てくるゾンビ達です。
彼らはとてもダンスが上手です。もちろんマイケルも！
私はそれを初めて見た時、切れ味よくユーモラスなダンスに魅了されました。
彼らと一緒に踊ってみたいです。

Quiz Answers
1. BIOHAZARD
2. HER SON
3. NO
4. THRILLER

Teacher comments: This was a really good essay! I watched Biohazard before. I remember that there were scary zombie dogs.  I also love Michael Jackson's thriller. Good job!

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Halloween Seminar

On Wednesday, I had my Halloween Seminar.  It was really great! I was suprised to see my students with their fabulous costumes! At first, when they came into the room, I couldn't even recognize some of them. There were pumpkins, ghosts, witches, cats, and all kinds of scary monsters.  In my lecture, I discussed Halloween customs in the my country, introduced Halloween vocabulary, and talked about some of my favorite scary and not-so-scary movies.  I wanted to show a few clips from the movies on You Tube, but I had some computer problems and unfortunately I was unable to do so.  My laptop is about 10 years old.  Maybe Santa will bring me a new one for XMAS.  Thank-you everyone for coming to the seminar.  I hope you enjoyed it.

STUDENT BLOG - THE PICKED LOCK

 

The winner of the essay contest will be announced on HALLOWEEN SATURDAY!

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THE PICKED LOCK
By Akiko Aiba

This story is of my experience 13 years ago.

One evening, I finished work and came back home. I opened the door with my key the same as usual. Nobody had yet come home when I said “I’m home.”
I changed into my slippers, and when I took the first step, I was suddenly startled. I felt something gritty under my slippers. After I cleaned up the house, I didn't question why there was sand on the floor. I thought that somebody had walked in with their shoes on.

Picking locks was frequent in those days in Yokohama. 
It was completely silent inside the house.  I checked the bankbooks, credit cards, and of course my important jewelry. At that point, there was nothing missing.

After two hours, my son came back. I told him to check his room immediately. Then my son said to me “Sorry, mom. It was me. I came back home when I noticed I forgot something. I didn’t have time to take off my shoes, so I entered the house with my shoes on.”

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Quiz
1. Who was in the house when she came home?
2. What was on the floor?
3. What was missing?
4. Why was there sand on the floor?

Vocabulary & Phrases
1. Picking locks ピッキング泥棒
2. Frequent ひんぱつ
3.  Gritty　じゃりじゃり
4. At that point　その時点
5. Check　確認

Japanese Translation

ピッキング泥棒　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
これは13年前に私が経験したことです。
夕方仕事を終えて帰宅した時、私は普通にドアのカギを開けました。「ただいま!」と声をかけたものの、まだ誰も帰宅していませんでした。
私はいつも通りスリッパに履き替え一歩を踏み出しました。
次の瞬間、私は、ぎょっとしました。私はスリッパの底に「ジャリ」という砂の感触を感じたからです。綺麗に掃除をして出かけたので、床に砂が落ちているはずはないのです。誰かが土足で上がり込んだとしか考えられません。

当時、ピッキング泥棒が横浜でも頻発していました。
家の中が妙にシーンとしていました。それから、私は銀行の通帳、クレジットカード、もちろん私の大切な宝石類も確認しました。その時点では、無くなったものはありませんでした。

それから2時間ほどして息子が帰宅しました。私はすぐ自分の部屋の確認をするよう、話をしました。すると息子がこう答えたのです。「母さんごめん、それ僕だよ。忘れ物をして家に戻ったんだけれど、靴をぬぐ時間も無いほど慌てていたので、靴のまま上がり込んだんだ。」と。

Quiz Answers
1.　nobody
2.    Sand
3.    Nothing
4.    Her son came into the house with shoes on.

Teacher comments:  Very interesting!  I wonder if you were angry or relieved to hear your son's confession. Good job!

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Whiteboard Update

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Kamakura Lecture

The other day I gave a lecture at te YMCA in Kamakura.  The topic was "The Great American Roadtrip" . It was about my roadtrip around the U.S.A in 2005.  The ladies at the YMCA were very enthusiastic about learning English, and many of the could speak quite well. After the lecture they took me to a Chinese resturaunt for lunch. However, it seems that almost all Chinese food, even shumai, was cooked using peanut oil. Since I have a peanut allergy, we had to move to another restaurant.  We ended up going to a French restaurant instead. I had sirloin steak. It was delicious!
I had a really great time. Thank-you for inviting me Kamakura YMCA!

Halloween Essay Contest

Whiteboard update

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HALLOWEEN セミナー

Whiteboard Update

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