Lesson 11
Dear Yuki,
Thank you for your eleventh message. My
comments and corrections follow.
Prof. Susan Garreis,
Hello.
Thank you for your reply and corrections of
my English.
I will answer your questions.
Please see the attached file called
"summer vacation."
That file tells you what I did this summer.
I write this message from North Carolina.
My sister and I visit her two
granddaughters.
The girls are six and three. They are fun!
→I looked at the summer vacation
file.
It was very substantial summer.
>It was indeed! I always enjoy the
summer.
I am so glad you found a job for the
summer.
In the US, it is hard for college students
to find summer jobs.
→How is that?
>Our economy took a serious downturn in
2008.
>We are still recovering.
>Many jobs were lost.
>Not everyone who wants a job has one.
>So older people will work at a job that
college students would usually have.
>College students work at jobs that high
school students usually have.
>It is not true in every place in the
US. It is true in many places, though.
The Izakaya evening sounded like fun.
Your trip reminded me of a wonderful bar in
Kyoto where some friends and I ate a long time ago.
→What kind of place was the bar?
>I don't remember the name of the bar
anymore.
>It was a small bar on the second floor
of a narrow building somewhere in Kyoto.
>We four were the only Americans in the
bar.
>We ended the evening singing the
American National Anthem at the request of one of the patrons.
>We had a wonderful time.
Did you sit in a tatami mat room? Did you
sit at a table with chairs? Or did you sit at the bar with high bar stools?
→I sat in a tatami mat room.
I
feel calmer when in the tatami mat room.
>I agree. The tatami mat room is very
peaceful.
I have never eaten basashi.
I ate vegetable sushi. I like that.
What other food did you like at the
Izakaya?
→I like Motsunabe (giblets cooked
in a hot pot) and grilled chicken on a skewer.
There
are some pictures here. I'm sorry the page of Japanese：
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/b015401/
>Great pictures! Thank you. They made me
hungry!
What
kind of alcohol do you like?
I like red wine. I love the taste.
→I have never drank red wine, but I
often used in cooking.
Can
you drink a lot of alcohol?
>No, I cannot drink a lot of alcohol. I
usually don't drink any.
>Perhaps once or twice a year I will
have some wine for a special occasion.
American students would look here for some
iPhone apps.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/10-best-iphone-apps-youre-not-using
I am not sure if all or any of these apps
work in Japan.
Good luck with the apps.
There are eight hundred thousand (800,000)
apps for the iPhone5!
Enjoy your new phone!
→Thank
you very much!
It was very helpful a lot of
information to the iPhone is written there.
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Autumn
deepened, it became quite chilly in Japan.
How
is it there?
>It is cooler in the US, too. It is not
chilly yet. It is pleasantly cool.
I love this weather!
I
went to Starbucks because new product was just released the other day.
It
is the product called Roasted Almonds Frappuccino.
Starbucks
web page (Japanese page):
http://www.starbucks.co.jp/products/?nid=tbn_01_pc
It
was a drink like dessert. Because I loved sweets, I felt very happy.
Starbucks
is one of my favorite cafe.
Do
you have a favorite cafe?
>I love Starbucks hot green tea.
However at this time of year, this is a
very popular drink:
http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/pumpkin-spice-latte
>Pumpkin spice latte is delicious!
My favorite local café is the Donut Shack.
They are on Facebook, but do not have a
regular website.
The owners make their own donuts every
night.
Yummy! Best donuts I have ever eaten.
Sincerely yours,
Yuki
<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.
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.
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 Mujirushi Ryouhin(Ryohin Keikaku Co.)：
http://www.muji.net/
b. Explain how the web link relates to your
graduation goal.
→I
would like to be involved in the product development of the company described
above.
Mujirushi
Ryouhin has a manufacturing good for the environment to use the only thing of
nature.
I
thought that it was very wonderful.
It sounds great! I hope you get a job
there.
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1. The new lesson is attached.
2. This message is later than usual. Sumi
massen.
3. Today (Sunday) I went to a major
league professional baseball game. The Baltimore Orioles played the Boston Red
Sox.
The Orioles are my favorite team. They won!
I went with my daughter. We had a great
time.
The team colors are orange and black. We
wore orange shirts and black pants.
This is the official Baltimore Oriole home page:
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bal&tcid=mm_mlb_sitelist
I am not an athletic person. I love to
watch professionals play baseball, though.
Do you have a favorite sport that you like
to play or watch?