Student Blog: Forest Adventure

私の生徒のYさんは勉強のためにこのブログを書きました。面白いから、読んで下さい。

読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。読んでから質問に答えなさい。後で、コメントを残してください。

☞タンゴ
1. expensive - 値段が高い
2. a big chicken - 怖がりな人
3. zip line - ジップライン
4. hook up - つながる
5. traffic - 交通渋滞

☞ストーリー

 I went to a place called "Forest Adventure" in Odawara with my family during Golden Week. Forest Adventure is an athletic park in the forest. The park's attractions are courses that use the park's trees. We climbed up one tree and then moved to another tree using various methods. Each course is made up of several trees that have a rope bridge, a swing, a tunnel, and a zip line connecting to the next tree. We have to wear a harness when we climb the trees in case we fall. I am connected to a harness throughout the course from the time my feet leave the ground until I come back down. It is safe, but you must be over 110cm tall, and children must be at least elementary school age. The reason is that they have to be able to hook themselves up to the harness. I was a big chicken, but I had a lot of fun with my kids! Usually kids are the ones who are scared, but my kids were very brave.
It was a little expensive; \3500 for adults, and \2500 for kids. There are 9 courses, and when you finish you have to leave. Usually it takes 2 or 3 hours. If you are a big chicken like me, then you go slow, and it will take 3 or 4 hours. We left a little early to avoid the traffic.
It was so much fun, and it made us strong!

☞質問

1. Where is the Forest Adventure Park?
2. Why do you have to wear a harness when you climb the trees?
3. How tall do you have to be to enter the park?
4. How many courses are there?
5. Why do children have to be a certain height and age to enter the park?

☞コメント

 Good job Ms. Y! I thought it sounds like fun. She must be very brave!  I think I want to try it one day. How about you? What do you think? Have you ever had an experience like this? コメントを残して下さい。

Student Blog - 3,5,7 Day

私の生徒のＫさんは勉強のためにこのブログを書きました。面白いから、読んで下さい。読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。

I was 7 years old.  I wore a kimono and make-up. I had my picture taken by a professional photographer.  I went to a shrine near my home to pray with my family and then we had lunch.  When we were walking, suddenly a stranger stopped and put money into the pocket of my sleeve. We didn't know him, but he said, "You are beautiful".  I was very suprised and happy.

Good job, Ms. K!

Student Blog- Hiroshima

私の生徒のT さんは勉強のためにこのブログを書きました。面白いから、読んで下さい。

読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。読んでから質問に答えなさい。後で、コメントを残してください。

☞新しい言葉

- reservation- 予約

- souvenir - おみやげ

- came to pick us up - 迎え二来ました。

- old enough - 年齢がじゅうぶん

- bbq  - barbeque

☞ストーリー

I went back to my hometown, Hiroshima about 2 weeks ago with my family. We went there by plane from Haneda. It took about 1 hour. My children slept during the flight, so there were no problems. My father came to pick us up at the airport in Hiroshima. We drove about 30 minutes to my parents house. Later that day, we had a bbq.

　The next day, my family and I went to a jam factory near my parents home. The name of the factory is Aohata Jam. When we arrived, I found out that you have to have a reservation to go on a tour of the factory. Since we didn't have a reservation, we couldn't do anything. We could only see the souvenir store inside the factory. Even if I had a reservation, my kids wouldn't have been able to enter anyway because they are under 6 years old. I want to go back again when they are old enough. We enjoyed buying jam at the souvenir shop.

　We also visited a small island named O-Kunoshima. We took a ferry; it took about 10 minutes to get there. There were many small rabbits hopping around freely on the island. Anyone could feed them and play with them. My kids enjoyed it very much. My wife and I rented bicycles to ride around the island with my kids.

☞理解チェック

1. How long did it take to go to Hiroshima?

2. Why couldn't we go on a tour of the jam factory?

3. What was on the island?

4. Where were the rabbits? In a zoo?

Student Blog - A crowded train

私の生徒のNさんは勉強のためにこのブログを書きました。面白いから、読んで下さい。

読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。読んでから質問に答えなさい。後で、コメントを残してください。

☞タンゴ

crowded - こんでいます。

strap - つり革

unbelievable! - 信じられない！

pay attention - 注意を払う

bump - ぶつかる

luckily - 良かった！

☞ストーリー

One day, I got on the train's women-only car in the morning. But, the train was so crowded. I was standing next to a woman who was standing in front of another woman sitting down. Then, another woman got on the train at the next stop, but the train was already too crowded, and so the woman starting pushing me as she was getting on the train. When she reached up and grabbed the same strap that I was holding on to, I started to get angry. I was trying not to let the strap I was holding on to hit the head of the other woman I was standing next to, but when she grabbed it, I couldn't lift it up anymore with her hand on it. After that, she started reading a book, and not paying attention to the people around her. Unbelievable!. She was bumping into everyone around her as the train shook, including me! I had to put up with her all the way to Yokohama. Finally, I was relieved when it was time for me to get off, but she wouldn't get out of my way! Luckily, a seat suddenly became vacant as another passenger got off, and she rushed to sit down, so I got off the train before the doors closed. That morning was one of the worst. I hope that I never have such an experience again in my life. I have had enough already.

☞質問

1. Why did Ms. N get angry?

2. Was Ms. N standing or sitting?

3. Why was the lady bumping into everybody?

4. How did Ms. N get off the train?

5. Did Ms. N sit down when a seat became available?

☞コメント

Good job Ms. N! I thought it was a funny story.　How about you? What do you think? Have you ever had an experience like this? コメントを残して下さい。

My Diary: Nightmare!

 私の日記を読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。読んでから質問に答えなさい。コメント部分に答えを残してください。

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今日のフレーズ
I had a nightmare!
悪夢を見ました！

単語
nightmare -悪夢
shake -揺れる
earthquake - 地震
ceiling - 天井
roof - 屋上
pin - 押さえ

マイストーリ
Last night, I had a nightmare.  I dreamed I was in an old house with two of my friends.  We were playing video games and listening to music.  One of my friends went into the kitchen to get something for us to drink and then suddenly, the house started shaking.  It was an earthquake.  At first, I didn't worry because there are many earthquakes all the time.  However, the shaking didn't stop and it got stronger. The walls started to move back and forth more and more until they fell down!  I tried to run outside, but the ceiling fell on top of me and and I was pinned to the ground! It was so heavy on my back, but I was worried about my friends so I used all my strength to stand up and lift up the roof and rescue my friends.  When I woke up, I checked the tv to see if there was a real earthquake while I was sleeping, but there wasn't.  What a nightmare!


りかいCheck!
1. Why did my friend go into the kitchen?
2. What was I doing when the earthquake occurred?
3. Why didn't I run outside?
4. Who rescued us? How?
5. Did I worry?

How about you?
このストーリはどう思いますか？
1. Have you ever had a bad earthquake experience?

Please leave your comment!　あなたの経験を書いて下さい！

My Diary: My students are cool!

Yesterday, one of my students took my sunglasses, put them on, and said "I'm cool !"  I usually just teach English, but sometimes I also teach them how to be "cool".
cool - かっこいい

Nagasawa Class - May

５月の長沢クラスは2日に一時になります。子供と一緒に英語を習って遊びましょう！時間があったら、是非来て下さい！

生徒さん募集中

京急長沢で新子供のクラスを教えています。３歳ー６歳の子供のようです。

京急長沢駅から徒歩７分

みんなの家・〒239-0842 神奈川県横須賀市長沢２丁目６−４０ +81 46-847-3906 ‎  

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クラスは毎月１回です。　レッスン時間は３０分位、レッスン料は一人５００円です。　宜しくお願いいたします。

My Diary: Easter Egg Hunt

 私の日記を読みながら新しい言葉を探しましょう。読んでから質問に答えなさい。コメント部分に答えを残してください。

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単語
1. covered in mud -泥だらけ
2. Easter egg hunt - 卵探し
3. watch out for - 何とかに気を付けて
4. crow -からす
5. work of art - 名作
6. cellophane - セロハン
7. snatch - ひったくる
8. stuffed animal - ぬいぐるみ


りかいCheck!

1. Where did I hide the eggs?
2. What did I watch out for?
3. Why did my mom laugh while raking leaves?
4. Why did we have the Easter Egg hunt late?

マイストーリ

Even though it is a little late, I thought it would be fun to have an Easter egg hunt for the Japanese kids that I teach at the pre-school.  Easter was on April the 8th, but it has been raining so much lately, we haven't had a chance to go to the park without getting covered in mud.  Today, the weather was perfect for playing outside!  First, I went to the park with the eggs and hid them behind bushes, under benches, and next to trees.  I was careful though、to watch out for birds because last year while I was doing the same thing, a giant crow came and snatched one of the eggs and flew off!  After hiding them, the kids came and looked for them.  They seemed to really enjoy it, and one of the little girls ate half of her egg!

I remember when I was a kid, in the days prior to Easter, I couldn't wait for my mother to boil the eggs so that my brother and I could color them.  She would prepare many colors to dip the eggs in, and we also used crayons to decorate them.  I was very serious about coloring my eggs; to me, they were considered a work of art.  After coloring the eggs, we let them dry. Then, the night before, while my brother and I were sleeping, my mother would place the eggs along with many chocolates and candy that she bought in a big Easter basket, one each for the both of us. I remember the baskets were so beautiful, filled with green cellophane, brightly colored eggs, chocolates, candy, jellybeans, and sometimes a small plastic toy or stuffed animal in the shape of a bunny.

After waking up on Easter morning, I was so happy to see my Easter basket filled with many goodies.  My mother would let us eat one or two chocolates before going to church.  After we got home, our parents would take the eggs and hide them in the backyard for us to find.  It was always fun looking for them. The funny part was that in all the excitement, sometimes we would forget how many eggs there were and not know if we had found all of them.  I remember one time I found one in the Fall while outside raking leaves with my mom, and we had a good laugh!

My Diary - Rainy day

単語

raining cats and dogs - 土砂降りの雨

rainboots - 長靴

thunder and lightning - 雷と稲妻

interval - 間

りかいcheck!

1. How can you tell if the lightning is close or far from where you are?

2. Is there more thunder and lightning in Japan or in Florida?

3. When I was a child, where did I like to be during a storm?

マイストーリ

Today it has been raining cats and dogs all day. I hate being wet, so I made sure to wear my rainboots and raincoat.  This afternoon, I noticed a little thunder, but I didn't see any lightning.  It seems like in Japan there isn't a lot of thunder and lightning.  In Florida, there is often a lot of thunder and lightning, and it is much louder and brighter.  When I was a child, I remember the thunder was sometimes so lound that it shook the walls of the house.  It was said that if you counted the number of seconds between the time that the lightning flashed and the time that the thunder boomed, you could tell how close it struck.  If the interval was just one second, then it meant that the lightning struck about one mile away.  As a child I enjoyed laying in front of the sliding glass door to my back yard at night and waiting for the lightning to strike as I listened to the heavy rain drum down.  When it came, even though it was so black outside, the lightning lit up everything as clear as day.  The only time I would get scared was when the interval between the thunder and the lightning was too quick too count.

In the news...

この記事を読みなら、下に書いてあるの質問を答えてみましょう。

http://abcnews.go.com/m/blogEntry?id=16182895

As you read the article, try to answer the following questions;

1.  How did the dog escape?

2.  After the dog escaped, what did the owner do?

3. What is a "fatty"?

4. How did they find the dog?

5. How long had the dog been missing?

Can you solve this problem?

Here is an easy puzzle that one of my friends on Facebook posted the other day. Can you find the answer? Remember that even a 6 year old child can find the answer. No cheating!

Nagasawa class - April

Yesterday's class was so much fun! Thank-you everyone for coming!

New words: Easter egg, tulip,chick, and jellybean. See you next time!

Where's Wally?

Can you find Wally? When you find him, say “I found him!”.

I shaved my head!

Hello everybody! Today is April 1st, so I decided to shave my head like my brother! Isn't it cool?

新しい言葉

Sometimes when I am studying Japanese, I come across a new word and I find myself thinking, “When will I ever use this?”Today's new word is '壊滅するkaimetsu suru', which means  'to annihilate’Maybe I will use this the next time I to go to Mister Donuts.

ドナツを壊滅するぞ！！避けて！I will annihilate the donuts! Outta my way!

私は日本語を勉強するとき、新しい言葉を見ったら、「この言葉はいつ使うかな。。」と思います。今日の新しい言葉は「壊滅する」です。英語ではannihilateてす。今度ミスドに行く時に言えるかな。

ドナツを壊滅するぞ！！避けて！I will annihilate the donuts! Outta my way!

５週ある月の場合

皆さん今晩は、

５月のように５回ある月は

１、５回分のレッスン料金をお支払いいただき、５回 レッスンをうける

２、４回だけレッスンを受ける。その場合お休みする 週は５週目でなくても可。

宜しくお願いします。

レッスン料金

皆さん、こんにちは。今までのお付き合い、心から 感謝しています。レッスンはいつも楽しいです。そ ろそろ四月になるので、心新たに英語を新しく勉強 しましょう。

来月４月からいくつか変更があります。

今までレッスンごとに料金をいただいていました。 それは生徒さんにとっても便利ですし、シンプルで すし、いいシステムだと思いました。時々生徒さん は他の用事とか、急用とか、病気もあるし、それに 私がレッスンをキャンセルこともあるので、構いま せんでした。でも、これでは私の収入は安定しませ ん。

色々と考えた結果、４月からは一回ごとの支払いシ ステムから月謝払いシステムへ変更します。月の初 めに前もって４回分のレッスン料を払って下さい。

都合が悪くなったら、私の空いてる日時に変更可能 です。（その月の中での変更に限る）HPに私のスケ ジュールがあるので、空き時間を見れる。https://sites.google.com/site/mrjohnsenglishclass/my-schedule 。

レッスン前後の私の移動時間も考えて下さると助か ります。

残念ながら生徒さんの都合でレッスンを振り替えで きない場合でもレッスン料は返金できません。で も、私がレッスンをキャンセルした場合は次の月に レッスン１回分を無料とします。それと月謝から ￥１０００を割り引きます。

これに伴い、４月から生徒さん、それぞれのアドバ イスを含めた上達状況を月の終わりに報告します。

私のレッスンについて何かあったら、遠慮しない で、連絡下さい。

私のＨＰを見て下さい。新しく電話レッスンや、 メールレッスンや、ビデオレッスンなど始まりま す。今後は週２回ブログを更新します。

これからもどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

英語、頑張りましょう！

Notes

私は英語の先生なので、いつも人々から色々の質問が来ます。今から、私のブログにその質問を書きます。

Today's Notes -

1. Do you have change?
レッスンの後で、生徒さんが大きい札で私に払って、｢大きい札ですみませんがお釣りありますか。」と言います。そのようなときは"I'm sorry, do you have change?"と言うべきです。
2. I'm dizzy!
目が回る！
3. I want to take the EIKEN.
英検を受けたい。

Far out! すげー！

When I visited my hometown in Florida a couple of months ago, I saw these interesting signs posted in the window of a store in a shopping mall. They are very common words for children to use, and sometimes adults.
1. "I saw it first!" - 二人の子供が、一人の子供は「私一番最初ものを見たから貰いますよ！」
という考え方です。よくある返事は"No, I saw it first!".
2. "Outta my way！" - よけて！
3. "Gimme that!" - チョウダイ！
4. "Mine！" - これは子供が一番使う言葉かもしれません。意味は「私の！！」

長沢クラス

今日は今まで一番楽しいクラス！皆来てくれてありがとうございました。今日のフレーズは「I'm great! 元気だよ！, This one!　これの！, I like salad!　サラダ大好き！」

また今度楽しみにしています！

Picnic

Yesterday, at the pre-school that I teach at, we had a picnic.  We planned to go to the park, but since the ground was still wet from the rain, we had it indoors instead.  First, we sang songs and danced, and then we ate.  All the kids brought their little lunchboxes.  They were so cute!  Their mothers made their food to look like Stitch, Anpan Man, and other characters.  American lunchboxes are so boring.  But maybe because the food is different.  Usually American lunchboxes have things like apples and sandwiches.  Maybe it isn't so easy to make an apple look like Spiderman!

What is the most interesting lunchbox you have ever seen?

Lunchboxes - お弁当

the ground - 地面

pre-school - 保育園

今日のアップリ

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.oceanhouse_media.bookabcs_app

このアップリで子供がａｂｃの言葉を楽しい勉強が出来ます。私のレッスンでこの本は使います。

3月の長沢クラス

3月の長沢クラスは14日に一時になります。子供と一緒に英語を習って遊びましょう！時間があったら、是非来て下さい！今月にSaint Patrick's Dayと言う祭日があるので皆緑色の服をクラスに着て来て下さい。

I lost my wallet!

The other day, when it was snowing, I was careless and lost my wallet. I had an English lesson at one of my student`s house, and after that I walked to the train station. When I arrived at the station, I noticed that my wallet was gone!  I started to panic.  Recently, I had been very busy, so I didn`t have a chance to go the bank. I had about $800 dollars in my wallet.  I ran back to my student`s house thinking that I must have dropped it somewhere along the way, or that it fell out during the lesson, but it wasn`t on the road, and it wasn`t at my student`s house either!  So, I ran back to where I was before that, at Fujiya restuarant, but I still couldn`t find it.  Then I thought about going to the police, so I went to the local police box in front of the station. I have heard many stories of people losing stuff and then finding at the police box, but I was doubtful. When I entered, there were five police officers standing around.  I was nervous and upset, and it was hard for me to think clearly enough to speak Japanese. But, I managed to say something and then one of them said something back to me, but the only word I managed to hear was "nakushita", which means "to lose something". But it can also mean "die" in the sense of losing someone. So, I was a little confused and worried that they might be asking me if someone died. Luckily, I managed to communicate with them, and to my suprise, someone had turned in my wallet!  I was so relieved!  I couldn`t believe that all my money, credit cards, everything was still there! I wanted to contact the person that turned it in, but the police said that he didn`t want to be contacted.  What a nice person!  I was so lucky that day.

財布を無くした- I lost my wallet

信じられない！- I can't believe it!

交番- Police box

通信出来ました- I could communicate.

Vending machines

When I first came to Japan, I noticed right that away the vending machines are different. I thought that it was interesting that on the front of Japanese vending machines, you can see samples of the products inside. Moreover, compared to American vending machines, Japanese vending machines have both hot and cold beverages with a larger selection. The first time I drank can coffee was from a Japanese vending machine. American vending machines have coffee as well, but it usually comes in a paper cup. These days, you can wave your PASMO (a type of train pass with a chip inside) over a sensor on the front of the machine to pay for your drinks, which makes it very convenient. But then I run out of money on my PASMO for the train!

I think Japanese vending machines are the best! How about you? What is the most interesting vending machine you have ever seen?

日本に初めて来た時に、すぐ日本の自動販売機は違うことに気付いた。日本の自販機の面に商品の見本が見られるのが面白いと思った。それに、アメリカの自販機に比べ、日本の自販機のセレクションが多くて、温かい物も、冷たい物もあります。私はカンコーヒーは日本の自販機から初めて飲んだ。アメリカの自販機はコーヒーはあることもあるけど、普通は紙カップです。現在に自販機の面にセンサーにパスもカードを振れて、飲み物を支払うことが出来るし、とても便利です。でも、それで電車のお金なくなります！日本の自販機は世界一と思います！あなたは、一番面白い見たことがあるの自販機は何ですか？

ところで、最近私は忙しいので勉強の時間があまりないので今の日本語少しへんから、すみません。

Nagasawa Class

昨日は楽しかった！皆、来てくれてどうもありがとうごさいました。沢山踊ったり、英語の歌も歌いました。また今度宜しくおねがいします。(≧◇≦)_(._.)_

Ninja!

Yesterday, when I went to my student's house, I saw for the first time a real ninja! He was holding a ninja star and then ran away very quickly. I am lucky that I wasn't killed!

I didn't know however, that ninjas were so small and cute!

昨日生徒の家に行ったら、初めて日本に本当の忍者を見ました！手裏剣を持っていて、早く逃げました。私は殺されなかった良かった！

でも、忍者はそんなに小さくて可愛いのが知らなかった。

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today I received many chocolates from my students. Thank-you, everyone! I LOVE chocolate! In Japan, on Valentine's Day, men can receive a lot of chocolate. In America, the customs on Valentine's Day are a little different. When I was a child, everyone made Valentine cards and exchanged them with along with candies with the other kids. Those candies were in the shape of a heart and had a Valentine message written on them. As for the adults, Valentine's Day has a more romantic feeling like Christmas in Japan. Stores everywhere are selling roses and there are sales on perfume, jewelry, and other romantic gifts. Furthermore, on that day people who want to go to a restaurant but don't have a reservation probably won't be able to get in. It's just like Christmas Eve in Japan, isn't it?

今日私の生徒から沢山チョコレートを貰いました。皆さん、どもありがとうございました！チョコレート大好き！日本には皆の男性はバレンタインデーに沢山チョコレートがもらえます！。アメリカにはバレンタインの習慣はちょっと違う。私は子供のころに皆バレンタインカードを作ったり、他の子供とキャンディーズを交換しました。そのキャンディーにはバレンタインメッセージが書いてありました。大人には、バレンタインデーはむしろ日本のクリスマスのようにロマンチックな感じです。どこでもの店で赤いバラが売られたり、ジュエリー、パフュームとかロマンチックプレゼントのセールが沢山あります。それに、その日はレストランに行きたい人は予約がないと入れないかもしれません。日本のクリスマスイーブみたいですね？

Error

エラーは間違えという意味です。普通の話は「ミス」が言われています。

例文

I made a mistake. 間違えた。

I failed. 失敗した。ミス。

I made an error in my calculations. 計算が間違えた。

エラーは計算と野球のことでよく使える。野球では悪い意味です。エラーは選手のミスです。

だから、コンビニで子供の野球チームのチラシを見ったら、笑いました。チームの名前はエラーズです。

長沢

22日のレッスン時間は変わりました。クラスは3時15分からです。宜しくおねがいします。

The time of the class on the 22nd has changed. The class will start at 3:15. See you then!

2月の長沢クラス

This month's Nagasawa Kiddie Class will be held on the 22nd at 1:30.  I'm really looking forward to it! Let's have fun together!
今月の長沢ちびこクラスは22日の1時半におこなわれます。楽しみにしています！よろしくお願いします！

I got sick

Recently, it seems like everyone is getting sick. Because of my job, I meet many types of people. Sometimes some of them are sick. Children are the worst.  I love kids, but they always wear their mask under their chin and then cough and sneeze in my face without covering their mouth. Sometimes kids want to give me a high five after picking their nose! On the  train, there are adults who sneeze and cough without having a mask. Since I ride the train everyday I often wear a mask to keep from catching a cold, but I too got sick.  Last week I got the flu. Before I even got over it I caught a cold! I didn't want to pass it on to my students, so I had to cancel many lessons.

I got sick  病気になりました
pick your nose 鼻をほじる
high five 手でタッチ！

最近皆が病気になるみたい。私の仕事で色々な人と会ってます。たまにその人は病気があります。子供は一番怖い。子供大好きけど子供はいつもあごのしたにマスクをして、私の顔の近くに口を手で隠さずに、せきとくしゃみをしています。たまに、子供は自分の鼻をほじってから、私に手でタッチしたい！電車の中でマスクをせずにくしゃみとせきをしてる大人もいます。毎日電車で移動していますから風邪を引かないようにマスクをよくするけど、私も病気になります。先週インフルエンザにかかりました。治ったか治らないかのうちに風邪もひいちゃった！私の生にと移さないように沢山のレッスンをキャンセルしなければなりませんでした。

Nagasawa class

Yesterday, we had a fun class! We learned some new words; elbow, finger, hand, and hair. You can find flashcards for those words by going to the link below.

http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/bodyparts.php

Thank-you everyone for coming, and I look forward to seeing you again next time!

昨日の英語のレッスンは楽しかった！子ども達は新しい言葉習いました。その言葉のフラッシュカードが欲しいかたはリンクをごらんください。

皆は来てくれてありがとうございます。また今度楽しみにしています！

Happy New Year!

皆さん明けましておめでとうございます♪皆さんお元気ですか？New Year resolution を作りましたか？Resolution は今年のほうふです。例えば、｢今年タバコを止めよ！｣はresolution です。私のresolution は今年日本語の本を読みたいです。あなとなresolution は何ですか？

Happy New Year everyone! How is everyone doing? Did you make a New Year's resolution? "Resolution" in Japanese is "houfu" . For example, if you say "This year I will quit smoking.", then that is a resolution. My New Year's resolution is to read a book in Japanese. What's your New Year's resolution?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Nagasawa Christmas Party

只今！最近忙しくてブログの書く時間は少なくて来ました。

I'm back! Lately, I have been so crazy busy and I haven't had time to write in my blog.

この間毎月の長沢クラスは楽しかった！クラスでは、子供がクリスマスの言葉を習いたり、いくつかの歌を歌いました。。クラスの後で、サンタさん来ました！皆はびっくりしました！でもサンタさんはちょっと太ってるですね。私はスリムで、よかった。:-) サンタさんは子供とあいさつをしてから子供たちが一人ずつサンタさんにクリスマスプレゼントの希望を教えました。その後皆の子供はサンタさんと一緒に写真をとりました。とても楽しかった！

The other day, we had so much fun at my Nagasawa class! In the class, the children learned Christmas words and sang some songs. After the class, Santa Claus came by！Everyone was suprised! But Santa is a little fat, isn't he? I'm glad that I'm slim! After Santa came in and said hello to everyone, the children went up to him one-by-one and told him what they wanted for Christmas. After that, all the children took a picture together with Santa. It was so much fun!

長沢クラス - 12月

今月の長沢クラスは22日に2時半です。私の友達のサンタさんも来るから皆いい子にしてね。;-)

The Chipmunk song

One of my favorite Christmas songs.

Presents under the tree

クリスマスツリーを作る。Put up a Christmas tree

クリスマスツリーを作りましたか？アメリカではクリスマスの前、家族と友達から沢山の貰ったプレゼントはツリーのしたに置かされた。そして、クリスマスイーブ迄に沢山プレゼントがあります。その時迄、毎日プレゼントを見たら、何が入ってるかを考えて、クリスマスを楽しみに待っていました。

今年は私はクリスマスツリーを作らなかった。おじさんスクルージになったかな。

Did you put up a Christmas tree? In America, before Christmas many presents from family and friends are placed under the tree. As a result, by Christmas Eve there are many presents. Until that time, everyday when I see a present, I wonder what's inside and I wait in anticipation for Christmas.

This year I didn't put up a Christmas tree. I wonder if I'm becoming an old Scrooge.

Christmas trivia

サンタさんはどこにすんでいますか？

北極だ！そこは遠いし、寒いし、誰も普通の人間は行けないです。

Do you know where Santa Claus lives?

The North Pole!　It's so far and cold, so no ordinary human can go there!

Christmas Flashcards

Christmas worksheets, Christmas flashcards, printable Christmas games, Christmas cards, Christmas party supplies and lesson plans materials to print

12 Days of Christmas

歌いましょう♪Let's sing!

Student blog - Ms. Y

私の生徒のYさんは英語の練習のため、 このブログを書きまた。Good job!

This year was supossed to be an unlucky year because of my age, but it wasn`t so bad. I visited a temple during the beginning of the year and prayed nothing bad would happen to my family. Then I bought a good-luck charm to protect against evil. 

March 4th was my birthday. I got a bracelet from my sweet husband. We went to Yamanaka Lake for a short trip. It started to snow the day before, and I was worried that if it continued snowing, we would have had to cancel because we didn`t have snow tires. If we would have cancelled, then we would have went a week later, when the big earthquake happened.  Luckily, it stopped, so we went and had fun.

After we came back, a few days later, the big Tohoku earthquake happened. I think I was lucky that it didn`t happen on the day of my trip. Perhaps it was because I bought the good-luck charm.

My best memory of 2011 is going to Arashi`s big event.  I really love Arashi so much and I am a big fan.  But they were so far from my seat, they looked like little matchsticks dancing around on the stage.

  My worst memory of 2011 is that I couldn`t go to Arashi`s concert.  So many people wanted to go,  so they had a lottery to let people buy tickets.  I drew a losing ticket so I couldn`t go to their concert. I will try again next year.

今日のフレーズ

It's freezing!!

ちょー寒い！