Newspaper Report #2

Title of article : Southcenter gets bigger

Date of newspaper : JUly 23, 2008

Author : Amy Martinez

Main Idea

This article said $240 million expansion will make this mall state's biggest, and the addition not only includes new retailers, but a view of Mount Rainier. Before the expansion, space was so tight that retailers had to take whatever was available.

Opinion

I think expansion is good thing for customer. But Southcenter is far from seattle, I don't have chances to go there. If there is south center near seattle, I can go there.  But $240 is so expensive. I am expecting southcenter to become great.

retailer [noun] : a person or business that sells goods to the public.

upscale [adj] : designed for or used by people who belong to a high social class

addition [noun] : the process of adding two or more numbers together to find their total

summer fun book #4

 Title of  my book : Murder On The Orient Express

 Author : Agatha Christie

 This Bool : 322 pages. I read 126 pages.

I understood 65%.

 1. Cassetti kidnapped three-years-old American heiress Daisy Armstrong. Though the Armstrong family paid a large ransom for Daisy's release, Cassetti murdered the little girl regardless and fled the country with the money. Daisy's mother, Sonia Armstrong, was pregnant when she heard of Daisy's death. The shock sent her into premature labor, and both she and the child died. Her husband, Colonel Armstrong, shot himself out of grief. Mrs. Armstrong's maid, Susanne, was suspected by the police, despite her protests. She threw herself out of a window of the armstrong house and died after which she was proved innocent.

 2. If some one in my family is killed, I will kill someone who killed my family. 

3.  

kidnap(v): to take sb away illegally and keep them as aprisoner, especially in order to get money or sth else for returning them

premature(adj): happening before the normal or expected time

ransom(n): money that is paid to sb so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them.

Summer fun book #3

Title of my book : Murder On The Orient Express

Author : Agatha Christie

This book : 322 pages. I read 90 pages.

I understood 70%.

 1. Tell in your own words what you read week

 The clues and circumstances are very mysterious. Some of the stab wounds are very deep and some are glancing blow. Some of them appear o have been inflicted by a right-handed  person and some by a left-handed person. Poirot finds several more clues in the victim's cabin and on board the train, including a linen hand kerchief with the letter ''H'' on it, a pipe cleaner, and a button from a conductor's uniform. All of these clue suggest that the murder or murders were somewhat sloppy. Each clue seemingly points to different suspects, which suggests that some of the clues were planted. By reconstructing some bits of a burned letter, Poirot soon discovers that Mr. Ratchett was a notorious fugitive from the U.S. named Cassetti. 

My Question Answer

-Why did you choose to study in Seattle?-

  I have three reasons about this question. At first, Seattle is hometown of Jimi Hendrix. I love his music and respect him. And there is a bronze statue of him in front of our school. So I am happy everyday. Second, my agency recommended Seattle. State of Washington dose not take semester system, so I can study English so easily. Third, Seattle is not hot in summer. I do not like japanese whether, because that is so humid. So seattle is very confoutable to me. To sum up, I think my choice is right.

Newspaper Report #1

 Title of article - German revels in wearing the jersey

 Date of newspaper : July 9, 2008

Main idea

Stefan Schumacher of Germany took the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, and now say s everything else is bonus. He knows his early lead won't last.

Opinion

I think he is great athlete. Because to take the yellow jersey is so difficult. All of people who is in Tour de France hope that take it. And his time score is so fast. I want to go to see Tour de France!!

decisive(adv): having an important effect on the result of someting

overall(adj): including everything

summer fun book #2

Title of my book : Murder On The Orient Express.

Author : Agatha Christie

This book : 322 pages. I read 66 pages.

I understood 70%.

 1. Tell in your own words what you read this week

 On the second night out from Istanbul, at about 23 minutes before 1:00 am, Poirot wakes to the second of a loud noise. It seems to come from the compartment next to his, which is by Mr. Ratchett who has a stern face. When Poirot peeks out his door, he sees the conductor knock on the Mr. Ratchett's door and ask if he is all right. Mr. Ratchett replies in French that just he had a nightmare, and the conductor moves on to answer a bell down the passage. Poirot desides to go back to bed but he notices the fact that the train is stopping. The train was stopped by a snow storm. Poirot  tries to go back to sleep, only to be waked again by a thump on his door. This time when Poirot gets up and looks out of his compartment, the passage is completely silent, and he sees nothing except the back of a woman in a scarlet kimono retreating down the passage in the distance. Next day he awakens to find that Mr. Ratchett is dead, was stabbed twelve times in his sleep.

 2.What is your opinion about this story?

It is very interesting novel. But this book is a little bit hard for me. I have already read this book in Japanese, but I can not guess story. Because to read the book in japanese and to to read the book in english is different. So this is good study to read for me.

 -Vocabulary words

1.descend(V): to move from a higher level to a lower one.

2.compartment(n): a smaller anclised space inside something larger

3.carriage(n) : a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in past times

4.animatedly(adv): full of interest and energy

5.plunge(v): to move, fall, or be thrown or pushed suddenly forward or downward

I usually read the book in my home or bus.

My July 4th..

I went to see  the fire work with my friends on July 4th, but actually I could see it only 2 minutes. Because we ate dinner so late in China town, before we went  to water front to see fire work. After that, we came back my friend's house, and we helped my friend'moving. It was very hard, but i had a good time!!

Summer fun book #1

Title of my book is MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Author is Agatha Christie who is so famous writer. This book has 322 pages. I have already reed 35 pages. I understood also 60%. This book is very hard for me, but that is very good practice to read english. So i will read this book completely. 

Main character of this book is Hercule Poirot who is from south of Belgium. He speaks French English and he is very smart. In this story, he is in the orient express. He will go back England from Syria.

1.grizzle

2.inadequate

3.magnificent

4.annoy

5.tyrannical