Lesson 04
Dear Natsu,
Thank you for your fourth message. My comments and corrections follow.
Sincerely,
Prof. Sue Garreis
Dear Professor Garreis,
Thank you for your reply and corrections of my English.
I will answer your questions and reply.
>This is an image of my favorite chocolate chip cookie:
http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18476/Original-NESTL%C3%89-TOLL-HOUSE-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/detail.aspx.
⇒I like such cookies, too.
My favorite Japanese sweets is TAKENOKO NO SATO:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Takenokonosato.jpg
>I stay inside when it is that hot. Most homes now have air conditioning. I
>love air conditioning!
⇒Air conditioning is one of the necessaries on a hot day!
>What is your favorite shopping mall?
⇒My favorite shopping mall is IEON MALL:
http://narita-aeonmall.com/index.jsp
>At the mountains I enjoy the cooler weather outside. I go to the park full
>of trees.
⇒What are wildflowers?
>I bought a picture of the town of Vero Beach.
>Postcards have great pictures of the places I visit.
⇒I looked at the photograph of the Vero Beach on the Internet.
It was very beautiful!
There are many beautiful towns in the United States.
>What is your favorite color for clothes?
>My favorite color is blue.
⇒My favorite color is pink, but I also like blue.
>I will attend my grandson's last soccer game. He loves soccer! He is eleven
>years old.
>I may attend a granddaughter's baseball game. I am not sure if she plays
>tomorrow or >not. She is six. She loves to play baseball.
⇒Your grandchild is active! How was the result of the game of baseball and
soccer?
>Do you know what a quilt is?
⇒I don’t know. Please teach me about quilts.
Thank you for reading my email.
I’m waiting for your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Natsu
<Home work>
1. Does Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission have a
website? What is its URL?
⇒Yes, It has a website: http://www.fsa.go.jp/sesc/
>Thank you.
2. Name one way the NYSE is different from Japan's TSE.
⇒The scale is different.
The stock markets in the world are greatly influenced by the NYSE.
>Thank you.
3.A. How many companies listed on the NYSE Euronext are from Japan?
⇒There are 18 companies listed on the NYSE Euronext from Japan.
>Correct.
3.B. How many companies listed on the TSE are foreign?
⇒There are 10 foreign companies listed on the TSE.
>Correct.
4. In yen, what is NTT's operating income for the year ended March 31,
2012?
⇒NTT's operating income for the year is 1,222,966,000,000 yen.
>All numbers are in millions of yen. So you must add six zeros to each number.
5.A. What financial information does McDonald's of Japan have at its
website?
⇒McDonald’s of Japan has balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows: http://www.mcd-holdings.co.jp/financial/balanceseat/01.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?
⇒McDonald's USA site have financial information, too. Both of information is almost the same.
>Thank you.
5.C. Have you ever eaten at McDonald's? What did you eat? Did you like the food?
⇒Yes, I have. My favorite McDonald's food is hot apple pie:
http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/quality/basic_information/menu_info.php?mid=2110
>>I love the hot apple pies, too!
6. How does the flow of accounting information over the Internet help
corporations and investors?
⇒Corporations and investors can see information easily over the Internet.
>Correct.
7. How easy was this lesson for you?
The accounting was: About right
The English was: Very hard