Assignments
Here are all of my Writing 2 textbook assignments:
Unit1: My Weekends
My weekends are always filled with love. I spend most of my time with my boyfriend. On Saturdays, I mostly work at my part-time job, as a butcher. I work from 10:00 to 21:00. It is very busy, but the pay is good. On Sundays, I usually go to my boyfriend’s house. We don’t do any special, but I enjoy spending time with him. Last Saturday, I caught a cold, so I was absent from my part-time job. I had a fever of 38 degrees! It was hard for me because recently I haven’t caught a cold. In addition, that day was my 20th birthday party. It was a bad time for me. This weekend I’m planning to go shopping. I love shopping!!
Unit 2: My Friend, Erica
By Haruna Takahashi
My friend Erica is a very cute lady. She is 170cm tall, slim, and has good fashion sense. Everyone envies her great figure. Her face is small, like Amuro Namie, so she is our hero! Her hair is black and long. Erica has a wonderful personality. She is kind and gives me good advice. When I was turned down by Yusuke, she comforted me. She is also a good listener. She is fun and always makes me laugh. Her stories are funny, so I’m always drawn in to them. Erica loves music. She has learned piano, guitar, and dance from early childhood, so she likes to play and loves dancing. She recently won first prize at a hip-hop dancing competition. She loves singing and sings all the time.
Erica has big dreams. She wants to be a big singing star. She would like to give concerts all around the world, and she will sell a million CDs. She strives to achieve her goals, and I think she has abilities to be a star. I want to support her all the time. I’m very proud of her. I’m looking forward to seeing her on TV.
Unit3 Friendly Massage
Dear Anna,
How are you? I’m OK. It’s Sunday afternoon, and I am at Starbucks cafe. It is a very cold winter day in Toyama. I am sitting at a small round table in a corner. I am reading and thinking of you.
I had a very interesting experience during my recent trip to Hokkaido. It was a really cold day. I went to a beach. There were no people, so it was silent. However, I found an old woman with a shovel and towel. I wondered what was she doing. Suddenly, she was starting to dig in the beach. 30 minutes later, she took off her clothes, and entered that hole. I was very surprised. I went up to her, and I found steam. It was a hand-made spa! Anyone can dig and make their own. Finally, I dug a spa and took a bath. It was really good! The beach is in Hokkaido.
I have good friends here, so I want you to come to Japan, and meet them. I will guide you around Toyama city. Maybe you will like Toyama. And also, let’s go to Hokkaido to enjoy making and take a spa!
Your friend,
Haruna
Unit5 Write a story
Haruna’s First Day of Teaching
Today was a very hot and humid day, and also Haruna’s first day of teaching English to elementary school students. She was very nervous.
At 6:00 a.m., Haruna got up and took a shower. She didn’t eat breakfast. Unfortunately, she forgot the map to the school because of her blind haste. She went to Sogawa Street by bike, and arrived 1 hour before she was due to teach. She had a little time, so she had coffee at Starbucks. 15 minutes later, she went to the school. However, she couldn’t find Yanagimachi Elementary School, so she asked at a gas station the way to the school. Mr.Tateno, a gas station attendant, tried to guide her to the school, but he mistook the road and they arrived at another school. That wasted 15 more minutes. Haruna was very nervous because she worried whether she would arrived on time.
At last, Haruna arrived at Yanagimachi Elementary School. Her teacher and friends were waiting for her. She apologized for being late. At 8:15 a.m. she started to teach. The students were about 11 years old and very cute! Haruna taught them about the names of insects. The kids looked like they were having fun. They enjoyed some games and songs. In the end, they took some pictures together. Haruna was relieved and happy that everything had worked out in the end.
Moving to Toyama
By Takahashi Haruna (2F)
The event that has changed my life the most was moving to Toyama. I was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and lived there until I was 11 years old. I was really shocked to learn we would be moving to Toyama. I didn’t want to leave because I had many friends. There are some similarities between my life in Hokkaido and my life now, but there are many more differences.
In Hokkaido, I was a member of my elementary school’s basketball team. I was not good, but it was fun to play with my friends. I used to practice after school and on Saturdays, and also on Sundays, I had some games with other teams , so I always spent my time with teammates. When sometimes I had free time, I used to go shopping with my friends by subway. In Sapporo, many people use the subway. When we moved, I was very sad to leave my friends.
After I moved to Toyama, I was really surprised at the many large rice fields. I’d never seen them before. Of course I’ve seen rice fields, but they were not like Toyama’s. Toyama’s rice fields are with in the city limits. They are next to big shopping malls, so I was surprised. The day of I moved to Toyama, It was 38℃! It was awful! My family didn’t have airconditioning, so we took a cold water bath many times each day. At my new elementary school, I felt many differences between Sapporo and Toyama. First, I had to wear a girl’s sports uniform. It looked like a underwear, so I was embarrassed. In contrast to Sapporo, I never wore a sports uniform like that. Second, a big differences was the Toyama dialect. I couldn’t understand what teachers and students said, and I felt I was being scolded all the time. I always made fake smiles. However, when I said “Zangi(fried chicken)” , people weren’t able to understand. I thought my Japanese was normal, but it was not. I spoke with a Hokkaido dialect. As time passed, I became aware that I must speak with a Toyama dialect; without this, I couldn’t communicate with anyone. Once each winter, I went to a ski camp at school. At first I didn’t want to go because thought I wasn’t good at skiing. However, I was surprised to discover that I was the best! Why? I think because winter sports are popular in Hokkaido, people there are at a high level. I’ve had many problems in Toyama, but I enjoy my life. I love Toyama’s beautiful nature and great fresh food.
Unit 9 Biography : Audrey Hepburn
My hero is Audrey Hepburn. I love her performances and also her personality. She has been our princess even after she passed away.
In May 4 1929, Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium. However, after three days, she got whooping cough and her heart stopped working. She grew up during WW2. It really influenced for her life. Her uncle and cousin were shot and died because they were resisters against Germany. When she was 10 years old, she moved to the Netherlands. She had studied ballet for 6 years there, and she became a really good dancer at 15. In 1948, she moved to London and studied drama. She worked as a photographer’s model. She began to work as a supporting actress in theater dramas or movies. After that in 1951, she played Gigi on Broadway. In 1953, she won the audition for the role of Princess Ann in a really famous movie called Roman Holiday. Because of her performance in this movie, she won an Academy Award, and a BAFTA Award. In 1954, she got married with an actor, Mel Ferrer, but they divorced in 1968. The same year, in 1954, she won a Golden Globe Award ( best actress) for Roman Holiday. She played Ondine, and won a Tony Award. From 1954 to 64, she acted in many films. For example, she appeared in Sabrina (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), and so on. However, from the 1950s, she worked for UNICEF. She became a humanitarian. She lived with the actor Robert Wolder until her death, but she didn’t get married. In 1988, she retired from acting, and her last play was Always. From 1988 to 92, she worked in Africa, South America, and Asia. In 1992, she was recognized of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from the Presidential Media of Freedom. In January 1993, she died of colorectal cancer at her home in Switzerland. She was 63 years old. In spite of her death, she is loved by people all over the world.
I love her big smile! I’ve never watched her movie, but I know her face and voice. Why? It’s because she is really famous, and she is loved many people all over the world. I researched about Audrey Hepburn, until that time, I didn’t know she visited and helped people in developing countries. I was very surprised. I’m interested in volunteer, so I feel her more closely. I really love her!!
