Saturday, July 26, 2008

Fair Trade

Last Assighment for the internet English class
Partner: Misako
Topic:Fair Trade

Vocabulary
viable - effective
certify - ensure
toil - hardship
stewardship-charge
stringent - strict
criteria - standard
plummet - fall suddenly
drastic - extreme
transformation- change
conventional - traditional
tackle - work on
integral - essential
far reaching - extensive
livelihood - living

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/
1Which country consume coffee the most?
2Do people in the country know the condition of coffee farmers?
3How much per pound does an importer have to pay to farmers at least?
4How much per pound is coffee prices these days?
5The drastic fall in coffee prices means...****** and ****** for thousands of small producers in Latin America.


1Whom does Fair Trade help?
2How many times of revenue do farmers get if they do fair trade?
3What does Fair Trade help?

Wikitravel

I added information and wrote about Hakodate on wikitravel in the internet English class.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hakodate

The views from Goryokaku Tower is different on each season,spring,summer,fall,and winter. In spring, you can enjoy seeing 1,600 beautiful cherry blossoms and the view from the tower is a best place to see them. However, it takes at least three hours to go up the tower in season which cherry blossoms bloom beautifully because many people go there to enjoy seeing them. In summer, you can enjoy full of green trees, and in fall you can enjoy red leaves.In winter you can enjoy that Goryokaku is covered with snow and at night it is illuminated.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

PONYO*

These days, I can hardly wait to watch "Gakeno ueno Ponyo" which is a new animation movie of Hayao Miyazaki.Once I heard the theme song, the music repeats, repeats and repeats in my head!!A little girl sings the song and the voice is really cute! And also the picture of main character, Ponyo looks super kawaii!!!
When I first knew the new movie of Hayao, I though it looks childish and I might not go to watch it.
But now I'm crazy about Ponyo...yes.If I could finish my homework,soon I"ll go to a theater(*^^*)

HP: http://www.ghibli.jp/ponyo/

Sunday, July 13, 2008

LONDON

I'm making a plan to go to North England,but our budgest is only 250,000yen. If I go there, it costs more because rural places is needed to use complicated transportation, so I decided to change my plan a little bit, and I'm going to stay London only.

Flight: 1 roundtrip ticket (British Airways)

<9/1 to 9/4>

1:20 pm Depart Tokyo (NRT) - Arrive London (LHR) 5:15 pm

3:45 pm Depart London (LHR) - Arrive Tokyo (NRT) 11:10 am +1 day

The flight is nonstop flight, and It takes 11 houses over.Of course, I have small budget, so I'm going to take a trip by economy class.The roundtrip ticket conts $1,643.00

Hotel: The Parkcity London

I'm going to stay The Parkcity London for three night in standard room.
The price is $39.70 per night(It souds cheap and ideal,isnt'it??) but, traveler opinion is 4.7 out of 5!!!It souds a nice hotel^^



The total(including cost of the flight and hotel) is.....
$2,588.29!!! It's over! Oh no....
But, I think it doesn't matter because Caleb will pay...

Sightseeing spot:

I really want to go to Harrods if I stay London.Harrods is very famous department store and it has varieties of goods.I want to buy a lot of suvenirs for myself, my family and friends(but I know my travel cost is over 250,000yen!><;)


Another spot is Buckingham Palace(haha)
As you know,Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.I love to see old beautiful architecture!
During the term from 7/27 to 9/25, we can enter theplace,so during my trip, I can go to see there^^

Sunday, July 6, 2008

English breakfast



While English breakfast is not common in homes anymore,it can be found in plenty of cafes andrestaurants around London.
It contais a fried egg,a sausage,a piece of bacon,beans, mushrooms and toasts with butter^^

Kelvingrove Park(Recreation park), Glasgow



There is a number of statues.At the center of the park,a magnificent fountation stands and used for providing fresh warter to the city of Glascow.
You can enjoy nature, history, and art at the same time here.
A boy says
"I describe this park as friendly ,quite very big and fresh because a lot of plants in it."
You can enjoy sports here like skateboard,tennis and so forth.

TOEFL TEST

Last week, I took TOEFL TEST ant it was first time for me to take take real test(Not IPT)
The score is not shown, but I think it's terrible! because I could't listen what the native speakers was saying, so I could't speak and kept silent in front of a computer!
However I think the test was good for me as for that I could know what the TOEFEL TEST is like.
Every time I take some tests, I always think I have to study English and start something to improve my English skills....

Sunday, June 22, 2008

H・B

Today is Yukari's birthday!!(^^)/
She became twenty years old★
Happy birthday,Yukari~♪


The day before yesterday,on Friday,

I held small small party for Yukari in lunch time.

I gave her a present and brought a lot of snacks.

If we have no 3rd class, we could stay the room.

Only about 50minitutes is too short to talk with Yukari.

Anyway, I'm happy I could held small small party for her.

I'm complacent about that!Yeah!