Dear Rika,

Thank you for your third message. My comments follow.

Sincerely,

Prof Sue Stiner

> Dear Dr. Stiner.

> > How are you?

> Ｉ’m　fine　thank　you．

> > How do you feel on cold days?

> > How do you feel on rainy days?

I become melancholy on rainy days.

I want to go outside!

I am sleepy on rainy days! I love the sound of rain on the roof.

I wish I could curl up in bed and sleep to the rain lullaby.

On some rainy days, I go shopping. Not many people like to shop in the rain.

I like to be in stores when they are not crowded.

If it rains lightly, I plant flowers in my garden. They do well when planted in the rain.

> > Do they study English in school?

> Yes，they　do．

> > What did you do at DisneySea Park?

> Ｉ　saw　a　parade　and　scence　and　a　present．

> I　play　many　attractions．

What was your favorite attraction?

Were there water rides in the Park? Did you get wet?

> > Thank you. Which flower did you like best?

> I　like　Purple　Petunias　the　best．

More purple petunias are in my garden now. Look for their picture when I make this year's garden web page.

> > Does your mother like flowers, too? What is her favorite flower? What

> > is in her kitchen garden?

> Yes，she　does．　I　don’t　know　my　mother　favorite　flower．

> There　are　various　kinds，such　as　ａ　potato，a tomato，an　onion， a cucumber，and a cabbage，little　by　little．　

Your mother has a very nice garden! The food she cooks must be delicious.

Home-grown vegetables are the best. What is your favorite food when you eat at home?

> > How many years have you studied English, Rika?

> Eight　years．

> For homework this week:

> 1. Tell me what browser you use when you are on the Internet. I use Netscape 4.7.

> I　use　Netscape　4．7．，too．

> 2. Do you usually connect to the Internet from home or from school when

> you do the work for this course? Is your connection fast or slow? I connect from home,

> using my Comcast cable connection. It is a fast line.

> I　usually　connect　to　the　Internet　from　school．　It’s　ａ　so　 so．

I thought the school connection was a fast line! Sometimes my school connection is very slow, too.

When many students check email, the line gets very slow.

> 3. What day of the week and what time of day do you first check for my

> reply to your message? I usually write my messages on Sunday afternoon in Newark.

> When I am finished, it is Monday morning in Chiba.

> I　first　check　on　Monday　about　noon　or　Wednesday　about　noon．

> 4. Visit America's largest telecommunications company, AT&T, and see

> recent financial highlights. What is its revenue for the year 2001?

$52,550,000,000 (fifty-two billion, five hundred fifty million US dollars)

> 5. Visit Villanova University, and see the Department of Accountancy.

> I saw　that．　I　think　university　homepage　is　very　elaborate．　　

Yes, it is elaborate. It is sometimes hard to find things from that page.

> 6. Use any search engine to search the Net for "balance sheet." Tell me

how many "hits" you have, i.e., how many documents have that phrase in it?

Tell me what search engine you used. For example, I used Google to find "balance sheet."

There were 932,000 (nine hundred thirty-two thousand) hits.

> I　used　yahoo！JAPAN　and　goo．　There　were　2，010　and　10，195　hits．

> 7. Finally, visit a very helpful Internet site for accounting information (RAW).

> It is maintained by Rutgers University in New Jersey.

> I　saw　that．

This week I finished the three quilt tops. The teacher bought all the supplies.

I put the top, batting (stuffing) and back together. I quilted the three tops.

They look nice. I used my sewing machine. But it took a long time to sew them!

An American quilt has three layers: top, batting (middle) and backing (bottom).

The top is usually a design made of several different colors of fabric sewn together.

The school quilt used red, blue and white squares.

The children drew patriotic pictures on the white squares. The middle makes the quilt warm.

The backing of the school quilt was a solid piece of fabric with exploded fireworks on it.

The quilting holds all the layers together. The three quilts look pretty when they are done.

I think the people at the retirement home will like them.

This week's lesson tells about several places on the Internet with financial information.

The lesson is at: http ://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/susan.stiner/cgu/sources02.htm

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