Dear Professor Sue Garreis,

Thank you for your reply and correction of my English.

I will answer your last question.

I'm  Sorry for replying so late.

>It's fine. i am happy to reply now.

What is your weather like?

> The weather today is sunny. The temperature is low and it is cool. (19 / Oct)

>Our weather here is cool also. I love the cool weather. The leaves have turned color now. It is not a brilliant color year, but it is pretty enough.

 

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 or provides cloud computing.

 >That is Infoseek.

>Thank you.

 

1. B. Send me the URL and name of a Japanese CPA firm.

>There are four CPA firm in Japan.

 1. Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC ( https://www.ey.com/jp/en/about-us/about-us-ernst-and-young-shinnihon-llc )

2. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC ( https://www2.deloitte.com/jp/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/dt/deloitte-tohmatsu-llc.html )

3. KPMG AZSA LLC.( https://home.kpmg.com/jp/en/home/about/azsa.html)

4. PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC(

https://www.pwc.com/jp/en/about/member/assurance.html )

>Thank you for all these links. 

 

2. Name at least two ways that technology will affect your future.

 >I think automatic driving of a car by artificial intelligence will be possible.

  Also I think AI will enrich people's life.

>I agree with both your points. Automatic cars are making a lot of progress in the US, especially in California. They are not in use yet, but in ten years they will be. Probably trucks will be fully automated before cars, at least in the US. 

 

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?

> No, I have not heard of a podcast

>I have never heard one either. I hear ads for them, but I never have time to listen to one. However, some of my sons listen to podcasts frequently.

 

If yes, what was it about?

> 

 

Do any of your professors use podcasts in their courses?

> No. I have never used a broadcasting.   

>Thank you.

   

 

4. What technology would you like to see used in your courses?

> Such a course is not used in my course.

>Thank you.

 

5.　How easy was this lesson for you?

The accounting was: About right              The English was:              Somewhat hard  Getting to and using the linked web pages was: About right

 

Sincerely

Haruka