Lesson 2


Dear Kazu,

Thank you for your second message. My comments follow.

Sincerely,

Prof. Sue Garreis



Dear Professor. Susan Garreis,


Excuse me. I omitted the name of the subject.
>No problem.


Thank you for your reply and corrections of my English.
I will answer your questions.



>Do you live on campus?
>If not, how do you get to campus? Bus? Subway?
I do not live on campus.
I take both the train and bus to campus.


>How long does your ride take?



> Who is your favorite author?
>One of my favorite authors is Patricia Cornwell.
→My favorite writers are Yusuke Yamada and Tetsuya Honda.
→Both are Japanese writers.
→My favorite non-Japanese writer is JK Rowling.

>I love JK Rowling's Harry Potter series! I love the movies, too.

→I have not read Patricia Cornwell's novels.
→I want to read them by all means.


>If you come to the United States, you are welcome to visit me.
→Thank you.
→If I can go to the United States, I want to go to the Grand Canyon and YellowstoneNational Park.

>Both of those places are beautiful and breath-taking. I hope you can see them someday.



Please let the last question from me.

In Japan, it became a topic of tornado damage has occurred recently.
In Japan, we experienced tornado damage recently.

In the United States, or has taken measures of tornado look like?
Does the United States experience tornado damage? (I think that is what you meant to say.)


>Tornadoes are frightening. I am sorry the tornado hit near Tokyo I am sorry one boy was killed
>The central part of the US experiences many tornadoes every summer.
>Where I live tornadoes do not often occur. However, there was a tornado watch today. Nothing happened.
> A tornado watch means that if severe weather comes (hard rain and high wind), a tornado might form.
>I think earthquakes and tsunamis are more frightening than tornadoes.



Sincerely yours,

Kazu




<Homework>

1. What browser do you usually use for these lessons?
→I usually use Internet Explorer xp as my browser for these lessons.

2.Do you know how to use
a.Word?
b.Excel?
→I know how to use Word.
→I know how to use Excel.

3.Can you read PDF documents with Adobe Acrobat Reader?
→I can read PDF documents.

4.Do you usually do these lessons at home or at school?
→I usually do these lessons at home.

5.What kind of connection to the Internet do you have
a.at home?
b.at school?
→I have a cable connection at home.
→I have a cable connection at school.

6.Do my corrections of your English appear in italics?
→I see the italics in your connection.

7.Do my comments appear in regular print?
→Yes. Your comment will be displayed in normal print.

8.Have you ever been abroad?
If yes, what cities or countries did you visit?
If no, what cities or countries would you like to visit someday?
→I have never been abroad.
→I like watching the city go to Istanbul, Turkey, intersection of →Eastern and Western cultures.→I would like to go to Istanbul, Turkey because it is the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures.

>Great choice!
>I have heard it is a wonderful place to visit.


The second lesson is attached.
It describes some of the financial information on the Web.


The weather has been humid this week.
I worked in the garden a little bit every day.
We had some rain almost every night.
That is good for my flowers.

Gardening is one of my hobbies.
Do you have time for a hobby?



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