For the purpose of studying TOEFL test, listening part is confused me every time. Seeing my score’s detail, section 1,listening part, is extremely bad. Improve my listening score I listen English CD on the way school or house addition to usual listening class activity in cram school.
I think listening TOEFL test is very very academic with technical term and long. The test is for the people who want to study in America, so the purpose of the listening test is judgment that one can understand what professor says in the lecture. So, in long part of the section (Listening section has two type, long or short and conversations or lectures) there could be seen like big ban theory author's copyright.
About Legislate for the right for abortion’s lecture and the strategy of the food combining is the most difficult lectures that I’ve ever heard. The former is a little bit easier than latter because I could play of the imagination from the words like abortion and Supreme Court and also I had known that there are some regions that don’t allow abortion for religious reasons. In spite of these clues, I couldn’t understand only 40 % of the lecture. (These lectures are 3~4 minutes!! uhmmm…) The latter one is awful. I feel that it’s seems as if I heard some noise. The biggest problem is vocabularies, I think, because they’re many words that I had never heard. If you are not native or children returning from abroad and go to school, you’ve never heard in English like metabolism, pepsin fermentation. I think their words would be in the Japanese entrance exams, but I promise that there are no chances to listen those words as part of the test.
Listening and reading are quite different even if using same passage. Reading doesn’t move, so if I can’t understand, I only have to read once more, while listening doesn’t allow me to listen until I can understand.
But anyway I know what I should do, what I could do now is practice practice practice!!!
2005/03/31
2005/03/30
ODAGIRI JYO
He is my favorite actor in Japan! He won the Japanese Academy award this year. I think he has a special kind of aura, so his life as an actor will get longer and longer! BTW, his movies will be on screen this autumn. I’m looking forward to see it. Yes, I go to cheater only to watch him (lol)
Oh I forget to say this. He went to American University to study filmmaking. But he mistook the registration and took acting course. He said later, “I hadn’t found that I had mistaken until three months past. I always thought something is wrong. ” Sometimes, the mistake could be great success like him. So think every thing positively. If he had such a mistake, what he does now??
Hay fever 2
From Asahi newspaper’s article.
Have you ever seen so many people who wear mask like this year?? We can found one-fourth passengers wearing mask in the train on such a fine and windy weather that have hay fever sufferer in tears.
Of course, there is “hay fever” in other countries. But, except for Asian nations, it would be rare to see the town filled with masked people in spring. Japanese man working at Washington said, “I’ve hardly seen masked people walk in town ” In America, most drug shops don’t deal with masks. I recommend my American co walker to put mask, but he said, “It looks like that I am a patient with an infectious disease”.
“I don’t wanna go to office with mask. If people have a cough or sneezing, they wouldn’t go to office in this country” Japanese man based in Germany said so. In other cities like London and Paris, there is little chance to see many people wear masks.
So, in the United States and Europe masked Japanese waking along the sidewalk become articles. American News paper said, “I thought surgical group heading for operation”. And Australian News paper said, “It seems as if they are going to get in the government's face” Both are exaggerated articles for us but its aspects are out of the usual for other countries.
According to a major sanitary goods company, HAKUJYUJI (since 1897), until Spanish influenza exercised an overwhelming influence, mask is not familiar to people. It was for factory man. At one time people put landscape type (cover only mouth) but in addition that, they put snooty type (cover mouth and nose completely) now.
These days, the American and European TV and newspaper come to report pollen-forecast and relief of symptoms of hay fever. Authorities recommend that mask keep you from hey fever, but it doesn’t still become common.
Have you ever seen so many people who wear mask like this year?? We can found one-fourth passengers wearing mask in the train on such a fine and windy weather that have hay fever sufferer in tears.
Of course, there is “hay fever” in other countries. But, except for Asian nations, it would be rare to see the town filled with masked people in spring. Japanese man working at Washington said, “I’ve hardly seen masked people walk in town ” In America, most drug shops don’t deal with masks. I recommend my American co walker to put mask, but he said, “It looks like that I am a patient with an infectious disease”.
“I don’t wanna go to office with mask. If people have a cough or sneezing, they wouldn’t go to office in this country” Japanese man based in Germany said so. In other cities like London and Paris, there is little chance to see many people wear masks.
So, in the United States and Europe masked Japanese waking along the sidewalk become articles. American News paper said, “I thought surgical group heading for operation”. And Australian News paper said, “It seems as if they are going to get in the government's face” Both are exaggerated articles for us but its aspects are out of the usual for other countries.
According to a major sanitary goods company, HAKUJYUJI (since 1897), until Spanish influenza exercised an overwhelming influence, mask is not familiar to people. It was for factory man. At one time people put landscape type (cover only mouth) but in addition that, they put snooty type (cover mouth and nose completely) now.
These days, the American and European TV and newspaper come to report pollen-forecast and relief of symptoms of hay fever. Authorities recommend that mask keep you from hey fever, but it doesn’t still become common.
2005/03/28
Trip trip♪♪
Today was raining and little bit cold day, but I went to YOKOHAMA. Because since I was 7years ago, I haven’t gone there, so I was interested to go.
First we go to the please where there are many old foreign houses and graveyard. In YOKOHAMA, there were used to live a lot of foreigners. Landform of YOKOHAMA has rapid sloping road, so walking wit road was a little bit scary.
Then we went to MOTOMACHI (it’s a please name in YOKOHAMA). There is Fashion Street and we found pretty towels salon. The shop name is KARAKARA. The shop has assorted towel clothes. The clothes are imported from France, Germany, Brazil and USA.
They are beautiful color and pattern that isn’t existent in Japan. Prices are also cheap. At there we bought two aprons and a bag.
Next we went to China Town to eat Chinese dishes. We enter JUKEI-HANTEN (重慶飯店), where they provide us Szechwan(四川料理). We ordered Sichuan hot noodles, shrimp fried rice and shrimp jiao-zi. All of them are very nice!!
The time came to be late so we went home.
I had a nice time there!!
2005/03/26
Ah Ah Ah Ahchoo!!
I don’t know how other countries are, but in Japan there are some people who are suffering from hay fever. For not all people but a great number of people live in Japan, March end and April are infernal season because of cedar pollen allergy.
Dulling the world war Ⅱ, they cut trees in large quantities in order to make into them for military converted timber. After the war, Japanese government planted Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress in the devastated forests to reconversion the forests and cover timber demands concurrent the economic growth. The point is how fast they recover their own green land, so they selected to plan cedar and cypress and made artificial forest. Though they succeeded to undo their green forests, another problem have happened, beginning of nightmarish cedar pollen allergy.
Anyway, I have a cedar pollen allergy. So I’m arduous now. Moreover my sore sort hasn’t cure yet since the beginning of March. I can’t part with Kleenex any longer.
2005/03/21
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
Guess what every one?? I fell so well, now!! Why?? In fact, I finally got an appointment of The Broadway musical, CHICAGO. When they came Japan for the second time in 2003, after the big hit of movie’s type CHICAGO, I couldn’t buy tickets because they were completely sold out!
CHICAGO is one of the most favorite movies. I love musical like “Sound of music”. CHICAGO has sexy dance, black costume and after all very cool!
umm.. I can’t wait seeing it!
Official→http://www.chicagothemusical.com/index2.html
Get tickets! (Japan)→http://eee.eplus.co.jp/index.html
~3/27, you can preorder the thicket. 4/2~ General release will start!
2005/03/20
To Study America
As I told you, for Japanese high school student which University they enroll is very important mater.
Then, if you decided to go American University for some reasons, what happens for them? In Japan, graduations from unauthorized universities are not treated as college graduate. So, students who graduate from the kind of University come under the category head “high school graduate”. In the case of graduating from American University, It is treated as a “high school graduate” even if they graduate from UCLA or Harvard!! It’s very very unfair. I think it must be admitted as “college graduate”. I think some student in Japan must be studying littler than Japanese Students in American University.
In Japan, Entrance exams are difficult and Graduations are easy (Circumstances are 100% opposite in America), so they are many people who don’t study dulling 4 years in University. Even if top University students seem not to study (I know some University students are likely this type). Of course some students are hardly studying for national exam or taking calibration test. But, this is common type like…
・First & Second -year student first three months, they go to University year. After that,
they are eager to only do their part-time jobs or spending group activity.
Or they don’t attend the classes.
・Third-year student they hardly go about getting a job.
・Forth-year student they just hardly do graduation thesis
The end***
I think university student can have the most free and exciting period. In proof of this, teachers of juku where I used to go said, “Do whatever you really want to do in your university student’s life. That is the last chance to use your time freely”
Certainly, It seems that Japanese university students’ life would be full of their pleasure memory, and I’m envy their life style. I don’t think that Japanese style is bad and American style is pretty good because I can understand how hard Japanese high school 3rd grade students study for their exam. But I really want Japanese educational approval to admit their, Japanese foreign student (in the U.S. or U.K.), great effort. I just wanna say this.
Anyway I’m just the person. I’m going to America to study Film market. My relatives are opposite to my course because they are worried to go US and can’t guess how wonderful experiences I’m going to have. Of course, at my getting a job activity will become difficult in Japan. I wouldn’t strike out elite track like my high school friends. But there is no security to strike out the road if I study hard and go top university. What I believe is DO WHATEVER I WANT TO DO. So I follow my soul voice.
Then, if you decided to go American University for some reasons, what happens for them? In Japan, graduations from unauthorized universities are not treated as college graduate. So, students who graduate from the kind of University come under the category head “high school graduate”. In the case of graduating from American University, It is treated as a “high school graduate” even if they graduate from UCLA or Harvard!! It’s very very unfair. I think it must be admitted as “college graduate”. I think some student in Japan must be studying littler than Japanese Students in American University.
In Japan, Entrance exams are difficult and Graduations are easy (Circumstances are 100% opposite in America), so they are many people who don’t study dulling 4 years in University. Even if top University students seem not to study (I know some University students are likely this type). Of course some students are hardly studying for national exam or taking calibration test. But, this is common type like…
・First & Second -year student first three months, they go to University year. After that,
they are eager to only do their part-time jobs or spending group activity.
Or they don’t attend the classes.
・Third-year student they hardly go about getting a job.
・Forth-year student they just hardly do graduation thesis
The end***
I think university student can have the most free and exciting period. In proof of this, teachers of juku where I used to go said, “Do whatever you really want to do in your university student’s life. That is the last chance to use your time freely”
Certainly, It seems that Japanese university students’ life would be full of their pleasure memory, and I’m envy their life style. I don’t think that Japanese style is bad and American style is pretty good because I can understand how hard Japanese high school 3rd grade students study for their exam. But I really want Japanese educational approval to admit their, Japanese foreign student (in the U.S. or U.K.), great effort. I just wanna say this.
Anyway I’m just the person. I’m going to America to study Film market. My relatives are opposite to my course because they are worried to go US and can’t guess how wonderful experiences I’m going to have. Of course, at my getting a job activity will become difficult in Japan. I wouldn’t strike out elite track like my high school friends. But there is no security to strike out the road if I study hard and go top university. What I believe is DO WHATEVER I WANT TO DO. So I follow my soul voice.
2005/03/17
The Note Book***movie
I saw The Note Book at last!! I loved it so much. I’ve never thought that I loved it such a kind of movie. It isn’t a dime a dozen-love story. There are polished love and how they had loved each other. The movie was filled with beautiful landscape, good sense of fashion and, of course, beautiful love story.
In the story, the old man had told the old women to the story. The story is just about themselves love story, but she didn’t know that because she was a dementia (dementia is a mental illness that affects some old people and that causes them to become confused and to forget things). Nevertheless, he keeps reading it for her to remember him and the fact that they loved each other. Oh no…I nearly talk you all about the story. If you want to know, please watch it!
I’ll go to watch it again. It’s worth to see two or more times.
Anyway this movie’s original edition, The Note Book, arrived at last!! Now I read it (But 8 out of 100) and some of them are different in the movie’s one. But, I think the book would be as beautiful story as the movie!
The Note Book http://www.thenotebookmovie.com/
2005/03/16
Sleepy student in Japan
I found interesting article on the Asahi Shimbun (It’s a newspaper like New York Time). It said that …
The research shows that 73.3% of High school student in Japan doze or are asleep or blank while they are in class. Moreover, more than 50% of them sleep past midnight.
On the other hands, American high school students who often sleep in classes or are blank are 48.5% and, doing same question in China, there are 28.8%. Both in America and Chine, high school students sleep around 10p.m ~11p.m and this is the most common bedtime hour while only 10% of Japanese go to bed at that period of time.
By the research, they don’t keep awake for studying. According to another article (Ellen’s blog http://www.ellenseflblog.blogspot.com/) they are sending E-mail to their friends or spending their time in convenience stores.
I don’t entirely agree these opinions. I know that many of them keep awake for sending E-mail, or watching TV. But there is another type. Are there really nobody studying at night?? I think 50% of awaking student in Japan is studying past midnight. I think they eager to sleep much early time, but they can’t. Because of the system of Japanese University’s entrance examination, it would be more and more difficult.
As you know, Japanese University is very difficult to enroll while graduation at there is easy. Some student would think that they just go to the University where they are able to enter. But others wouldn’t think so. To enter top University like Tokyo University, Waseda or Keio means confirmative security to enter Fortune 500 companies. As proof of this aspect, if you go to human resources at Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited in recruiting time, placard says
“Please hand in the application in the right box if you are Tokyo University’s, Waseda University’s or Keio University’s student or alumna (alumna means people who graduate the university)”. And the placard says, too “Please hand in the application in the left box if you are the other university student’s or alumna.”
Don’t you think that it’s injustice? So students who want to enter top company have to study hard. Therefore, Japanese high school students are so tired out their study and go to Juku (cram school). We have too many things to do in spit of being exhausted.
The research shows that 73.3% of High school student in Japan doze or are asleep or blank while they are in class. Moreover, more than 50% of them sleep past midnight.
On the other hands, American high school students who often sleep in classes or are blank are 48.5% and, doing same question in China, there are 28.8%. Both in America and Chine, high school students sleep around 10p.m ~11p.m and this is the most common bedtime hour while only 10% of Japanese go to bed at that period of time.
By the research, they don’t keep awake for studying. According to another article (Ellen’s blog http://www.ellenseflblog.blogspot.com/) they are sending E-mail to their friends or spending their time in convenience stores.
I don’t entirely agree these opinions. I know that many of them keep awake for sending E-mail, or watching TV. But there is another type. Are there really nobody studying at night?? I think 50% of awaking student in Japan is studying past midnight. I think they eager to sleep much early time, but they can’t. Because of the system of Japanese University’s entrance examination, it would be more and more difficult.
As you know, Japanese University is very difficult to enroll while graduation at there is easy. Some student would think that they just go to the University where they are able to enter. But others wouldn’t think so. To enter top University like Tokyo University, Waseda or Keio means confirmative security to enter Fortune 500 companies. As proof of this aspect, if you go to human resources at Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited in recruiting time, placard says
“Please hand in the application in the right box if you are Tokyo University’s, Waseda University’s or Keio University’s student or alumna (alumna means people who graduate the university)”. And the placard says, too “Please hand in the application in the left box if you are the other university student’s or alumna.”
Don’t you think that it’s injustice? So students who want to enter top company have to study hard. Therefore, Japanese high school students are so tired out their study and go to Juku (cram school). We have too many things to do in spit of being exhausted.
Try this!
Today, I made special drink for excessive sensitivity to cold. I saw about it in Aluali daijitenn 2. I have a heavy cold constitution, so I decided to make it.
The recipe is simple and every one can make it easily.
・Black vinegar ……………………660cc (I don’t know how to say “kurozu” in English)
・ginger………………………………200cc
・honey………………………………adequate dose
① Grate up the all ginger.
② Put all Black vinegar and honey with grated up ginger into a bottle.
③ Store it a day in the frig.
That’s all you have to do. Is it really easy, isn’t it??
If you want to drink…
① Take two tablespoons of the special liquid into a cup.
② In the cup, put the hot water in it.
＊＊you have to thin down the liquid to five times.
Try it and your suffering from sensitivity to cold temperatures would be disappeared soon. I’ll promise!
2005/03/13
Tanngo no Sekku
There is celebration for girls on March 3 while there is also celebration for boys’ happiness. It’s called “Tanngo no Sekku” or Kodomo no hi (children’s day). The day is May 5 and national holiday (March 3 isn’t national holiday). Families with boys put up koinobori, carp steamers, in their garden and display gogatsu ninngyo in a room of the house.
But these days, I think, this traditional habits become smaller and smaller. When I was a kid, koinobori could be seen in anywhere in May, but now, there are much less chance to see it. As for me, I’ve not displayed Hinaninngyo in spite of being girl in my family. In fact, I said to my mother “I don’t want to display it. Is it scare, isn’t it ”. If you have ever seen Japanese Doll, you would understand the feeling. Some Japanese think Japanese Dolls are scare in the dark. Also, My mother has thought displaying those Hinanningyo ornaments are so bother her.
Koinobori
This is the most popular style of Koinobori.
The carp of the koinobori appears to be swimming, doesn’t it??
2005/03/12
This is Sakuramochi
Do you know Sakuramochi? I think non-Japanese people have never seen it.
It’s a Japanese confectionery (confectionery means something sweet like candy, cake or something.), and it’s a kind of Japanese traditional confectionery.
Look at the picture above. The Sakuramochi is sweet azuki been paste in a rice cake (glutinous rice jelly) wrapped the body with cherry leaf. The leaf can also be eaten.
We eat it in March 3rd, the day of Hinamaturi. Dolls wearing traditional Kimono are displayed to pray for the happiness of girls. These dolls are called Hinaningyo, and the custom is also known as momo no sekku.
I like it very much!! And also other Japanese,too. If you come to Japane, try it. I think it is sold in Japanese-style confection store in any time.
2005/03/10
Sakuramochi
This is Sakuramochi!! Intimate description will be coming soon!
I have a heaver for two days/(>0<)\ so please wait with more days.
And I'm apliciate the people who often come to my blog in spite of no my posting.
2005/03/03
Sorry!
My final test is getting closer. So, I won't be able to create new post and comment. Please wait until March 10. In the next post, I'll write about What is the Sakuramochi, Kusamochi and Manjyu. Wait a minute!
2005/03/02
March 2, 2005
The bag I show you before has arrived. It is thinner than I had thought but, I think, it was a good selection to buy a Large size. The shopping bag seems useful, because of its thinness, so I’ll be able to bring it easily in my main bag.
Moreover, TOEFL score had arrived!! I was so looking forward to see this.
And I ate Sakuramochi, Kusamochi and Manjyu. So today became happy day
Moreover, TOEFL score had arrived!! I was so looking forward to see this.
And I ate Sakuramochi, Kusamochi and Manjyu. So today became happy day
2005/03/01
Boo <`ヘ´>
Hey listen, I should receive My TOEFL score now but it hasn’t arrived yet! The day I took the Test was January 9, 2005, and usually it must be arrived after 5 weeks pasts. But today is March 1, 2005, so 7 weeks and tow days have been past since I had a test. It’s too late!! I know why such a things happen. It’s because this season is near application for deadline of some American Universitys’ entrance and TOEFL office is crowded with answer sheet of those who want to enter the American University all over the world.
But…I can’t wait any longer!!!
But…I can’t wait any longer!!!
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