Lesson4
Dear Ichi,
Thank you for your fourth message. So sorry this reply is late.
My comments follow.
This past Friday my oldest granddaughter, Rebecca, graduated from high school.
Many family members came.
It was joyous time.
We ate dinner afterward at a restaurant.
We had a great time.
Do you remember your high school graduation?
Sincerely,
Prof. Sue Garreis
<Mail>
Dear Professor Sue Garreis，
Thank you for your reply and corrections of my English.
I'm doing a play in university circles.
I was elected director.
⇒Is this the first play you directed?
⇒This is my third time as director.
What
is the name of this play?
⇒Takenaka family crisis
What
is the play about?
⇒It is june 27,29
What
is the date of opening night? Opening night is the first day the play
is performed.
⇒Are going to the
Performance at 4:00 pm.
In the US, we say "Break a leg!" when we wish good luck to actors and directors.
I hope the play does well.
In
college, I acted in a few plays.
I made
costumes for the plays.
I
helped to build scenery for the plays.
I
loved it all.
What
is it How many people did it?
What is the name of this play?
⇒In college I acted in children's plays.
One was Alice in Wonderland. I played the dormouse.
Another play was Beauty and the Beast. I played Beauty.
I was a better dormouse!
The children loved us all, though.
Thank you for reading my email.
I’m
waiting for your reply.
Sincerely
yours,
Ichi
<Homework>
1. Does Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission have a
website? What is its URL?
⇒Yes, URL is SESC
[http://www.fsa.go.jp/sesc/]
=>Thank you.
2. Name one way the NYSE is different from Japan's TSE.
⇒The NYSE is the largest American stock exchange.
NYSE has a wider scale than TSE.
=>Correct.
3.A.
How many companies listed on the NYSE Euronext are from Japan?
⇒NYSE Euronext listed companies in Japan are 19 companies.
=>Correct.
3.B.
How many companies listed on the TSE are foreign?
⇒TSE listed 15 companies are foreign.
=>Correct.
4. In
yen, what is NTT's operating income for the year ended March 31, 2010?
⇒NTT's operating income is 1,117,000,000,000 yen.
The balance sheet numbers are in millions. That means we add six zeros to the numbers in the statement.
5.A. What financial information does McDonald's of Japan have at its website?
Yes, for example MAC
[http://www.mcd-holdings.co.jp/financial/summaly/index.html]
=>Thank
you.
5.B.
Is there more financial information at McDonald's of Japan or at
McDonald's USA site? Or is the information about the same? There is
more
McDonald's USA site.because using charts and images.
=>Thank
you.
5.C.
Have you ever eaten at McDonald's? What did you eat? Did you like
the
food?
⇒I have eaten McDonald's. I
ate mac pork. I like it.
=>I
like McDonald's too. The fish sandwich is my favorite. A strawberry milkshake
is my favorite drink.
6. How
does the flow of accounting information over the Internet help
corporations and investors?
⇒The Internet can easily
find information on companies.
It can be helpful to investors and corporate
decision-making.
For example,
Toyota's website has reported financial results.
[http://www.toyota.co.jp/jpn/investors/financial_results/2012/]
=>Correct. Thank you for using Toyota as an example.
7. How does the flow of accounting information over the Internet help corporations
and investors?
⇒Very hard.
=>Thank you for making the effort to do the hard work. You did well.