Lesson 11


Dear Kazu,

Thank you for your eleventh message. My comments follow.

Sincerely,

Prof. Sue Garreis



Dear Professor. Susan Garreis,


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


>What was your favorite food at the barbecue?
→Seafood is my favorite food at a barbecue.

>I live in a place that has delicious seafood. But my favorite food at a barbecue is hamburger.


→I like crustacean shellfish, such as shrimp, and scallops in particular.

>My favorite seafood is a Maryland crabcake. They are delicious! They are different from crabcakes in the rest of the US.
>Here is a picture of Maryland crabcakes:
http://marylandcrabcakes.net/maryland-crab-cake-customer-reviews-buy-crab-cakes-rated-the-best/


→The others, I like vegetables, such as onions and peppers.

>Grilled tomatoes are also delicious at a barbecue.


>What color yukata do you usually wear?
→I wear mostly blue yukata.
→But instead of a yukata, in the summer I wore a jinbei.
→A jinbei is very easy to move in compared to the yukata.
→Please refer to the URL below for jinbei.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinbei

>Thank you for the link. They look very comfortable!


>What is the name of the river?
→It s a small river called the Nagato river.

>I think I found a picture of the Nagato river. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/33540915.
>If that is your river, it is beautiful.


>Is it sad or happy to see the lanterns float away?
→If you look at the Toronagashi makes me feel very sentimental.
→Toronagashi is, I think that is a requiem to the dead.


>Did you celebrate Obon in July or August or another time?
→Yes. I celebrated with my family.



What is your weather like now?
→I like clear sunny autumn sky.

>Autumn is my favorite time of year.
>I love the colors.
>I like the cooler weather.

>What is your favorite time of year?



Sincerely yours,

Kazu




<Homework>

1. You can read about what I did over the summer break. The file is attached to this message.
→Yes. I can manage to read this message.

>I am in Delaware as I write this (September 30, 2012).
→Envy! I did not think you can go on a trip this summer vacation, and want to go on a trip next year's summer vacation.

>I frequently travel to Delaware. I visit my daughter two or three times a month.
>It is high school football season. I travel to Delaware every weekend now to see my granddaughter Emily.
>She twirls a flag with the high school band at halftime.
>A picture is attached. Emily's face is hidden by the flag.


>I visited a woman who was my best high school friend over forty years ago.
>It was a good reunion for us.
→I hope that in the future, such aeru friends over too.


>We saw museums in Washington DC.
→What was on display in the musuem you saw?


>Sean, Emma and I saw the National Air and Space Museum. It has rockets and science exhibits.
http://airandspace.si.edu/museum/flagship.cfm
>We also saw the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore Maryland. It has many exhibits.
>One of the exhibits is about the Maryland Blue Crab. http://www.mdsci.org/exhibits/follow-blue-crab.html



2. You told me everything that you did over the summer break.
→Yes. In the email I wrote most of what I did over summer vacation.
→However, I did not write all the events.

→I went shopping in the Omotesando area of Tokyo.
→Omotesando is a very fashionable section of the city.

>Goodness! It certainly is. I read about it on Wikipedia.
>What is your favorite store there?



3. a. Find one web link that relates to something you want to do when you graduate from the university.
→Below is a URL of Namco Bandai Holdings.
URL: http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_Bandai_Holdings


b. Explain how the web link relates to your graduation goal.
→I believe that after graduation, I would like to get a job in the accounting department of a company like this.

>I hope you succeed in that goal. Video games and anime are very popular forms of entertainment.




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