Lesson 14
Dear Yuki,
Thank you for the fourteenth message. My
comments and corrections follow.
Sincerely,
Prof. Sue Garreis
Prof.
Susan Garreis,
Hello.
Thank
you for your reply and corrections of my English.
I
will answer your questions.
Will
you make the cakes and cookies?
>No, I do not bake any more. The recipes
make too much for one person to eat. I buy the baked goods at a bakery or the
grocery store. My daughter bakes
>the spice cake. It is extra delicious!
→I envy you.
You
are really looking forward to Halloween.
>I am! Today I bought lots of candy for
a family party next weekend.
Halloween is a great deal of fun in the US.
The kids are happy when they get lots of candy. It doesn't matter whether they
go house to house or go to one party. Halloween is somewhat less fun for adults
without kids, since fewer kids go house to house.
→That looks enjoyable.
I
will give children a lot candy if you come to my house because I like children.
This year I plan to sit outside with lots
of small pretzel bags.I will hand them to each child who comes my way.
I
also want to go there to get a pretzel.
Come on over! I will have lots of pretzels
for you!
→ Are you for real? I am very happy!
I
want to go there sometime!
>Oh, yes. I am for real. Prof. Shiina will
vouch for me.
The college did not have any sports teams
then. Now it has several.
What
kind of sports team does your college have now?
>Field hockey, soccer, tennis,
volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, softball and swimming are the varsity sports
that my college has now.
On Saturday, I went to a local historical
site with friends. It is called Historic London Town and Gardens.
Here is the link:
http://www.historiclondontown.com/.
The town was started in 1683. That is three
hundred thirty (330) years ago. That is very old for America. It is before we
were a country.
There is an indoor museum and many old
buildings outside. Some people dress up in costumes of the sixteen hundreds and
tell us about daily life there.
We wanted to see the gardens, but we could
not. It was raining too hard. I will go back someday. It was a very nice place.
Have you been to an old historical site in
Japan? What was the name of the place? How old was the place?
In 1987 I went to Kyoto for a conference.
We visited Shoren-in Temple. It is thousands of years old. I do not know the
date it was first built. It was beautiful! So peaceful! I still can picture it
in my mind.
→It is a very wonderful place
I
went to an old historical site in Japan nine years ago.
The
name is “Nikko Toshogu”.
Here
is the link: http://www.toshogu.jp/index.htmlThis was built in 1635.
In
1999, it was registered as a cultural site of world heritage.
The
building has beautiful sculptural decorations on its exterior.
I
do not get tired even look at long time.
There
is a place very beautiful colored leaves called " Iroha-zaka” near the
Nikko Toshogu.There are some pictures here:
http://kouyou.4-seasons.jp/l1917.shtml
If
you have the chance, please visit.
>My goodness! What a beautiful shrine!
They must have just had a sacred procession on Oct 17, according to the website.
>Thank you for the pictures of the fall
leaves. They are exquisite! I hope I have a chance to visit someday.
There
are very many typhoons at this season in Japan.
A
large-scale typhoon struck Japan the other day.
Rain
and wind were terrible, and I was not able to readily fall asleep at the night
of the day.
Rain
and wind were terrible, and I was not able to readily fall asleep that night.
In
the morning I woke up my garden had changed in a big pond.
In
the morning when I woke up, my garden had changed to a big pond.
Suffered
big damage in each place.
Many
places suffered much damage.
However
where I live was not affected much.
>I'm glad!
>We heard about Typhoon Wipha here in
the US. I am very sorry for all the damage and loss of life the storm caused. I
am really glad that you did not experience much damage where you were.
Have
you encountered a major natural disaster near you?
>In August of 2011, three trees on my
property fell after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee soaked the ground
for a week. Luckily for me, the trees missed the house. Two trees landed on the
stone front porch. One tree fell onto the ground parallel to the house. My
neighborhood lost power for a week. The generator at my house came on, so I was
actually in good shape. Some houses in the neighborhood were destroyed.
Fortunately, no one was killed. Hurricanes are the source of major weather
events in my part of the US.
>In July 1977 my family and I lived in
Iowa. We could see a tornado in the distance headed for us. I could hear the
wind, like a locomotive. The tornado jumped over our town, but destroyed the
town next to us. I never want to live in tornado country again!
Sincerely
yours,
Yuki
<Homework>
1.
A. Send me the URL and name of a Japanese firm that is an Internet
service provider, or sells routers, or sells software.
→URL：http://buffalo.jp/This
is a Japanese firm that sells router.
The name is “BUFFALO”.
>Thank you for the link.
B. Send me the URL and name
of a Japanese CPA firm.
→URL：http://www.toma.co.jp/
The name is “TOMA
Consultants Group Co.”.
>Thank you for the link.
2.Name at least two ways that technology
will affect your future.
→Technology developments will make
work more efficient.
And then that makes my life
comfortable.
3.A podcast is a form of audio broadcasting
over the Internet.
Music, lessons, or commentary are sent to a
large group of listeners.
Have you ever heard a podcast?
If yes, what was it about?
→Not once have I ever heard
podcasts.
Do any of your professors use podcasts in
their courses?
→I don't know who will use podcasts
in their courses in my professors.
I
don't know which professors will use podcasts in their courses.
4.What technology would you like to see
used in your courses?
→I like to see 3d image is being
used in courses.
5.How easy was this lesson for you?
The accounting was: Somewhat hard
The English was: Somewhat hard
Getting to and using the linked web pages
was: About right
>Thank you for your feedback.
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mid-Atlantic area. This is a for-real invitation.