Journal I

        I’m going to tell you about how to use soroban. Do you know soroban? It’s called “abacus” in English. Soroban is Japanese traditional and manual calculator. The reason why I know how to use soroban, I learn it before. Soroban has a lot of bead. Vertical line has five beads. Upper one beat mean five and under each beats mean one. There is a partition between upper beat and under beat, and every four vertical line, dot on a partition. First dot is the one’s place, and next dot is the thousand’s place. Good point of soroban is decided one’s place or other place by me. It is so difficult to calculation by soroban, so I going to give you a particular account of it. For example, if you want to calculate 4＋5, put all under base and upper base. It’s show 9. if you want to 5＋6 ,first, put upper base next, put one under base and clear upper base then, put one under base in the ten’s place. It’s show 11. If it goes to next place, carry the figure of small place to large place. If you want to calculate 16 ×13, put answer of 6×1 in the ten’s place and answer of 6×3 in the ten and one’s place. Then put answer of 1×1 in the hundred’s place and answer of 1×3 in the ten’s place. It’s show 207. If you want to calculate 126 ÷6, you should put 126 from the beginning, put answer of 12 ÷6 in other place and clear 12. Then put answer of 6÷6 and clear 6. It’s show 11. Do you understand how to use soroban and calculation?  It is so difficult at first, but surely help you for example, go shopping and calculate the price.

Journal J

          Do you believe it that crocodile really want to eat human beings? This is true at least in this story. I read The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl. It was published by the Penguin Group. The reason why I choose this book, Roald Dahl is my famous author and I read many his books, but I didn't read it. The enormous crocodile love to eat children because they are juicy and bigger than fish. He has thought up secret plans and clever tricks. He spread his plan to many animals live in jungle. He pretended to be a coconut tree, seesaw and the merry go round for get juicy children. However animals are disturbed his plans. Finally, when he pretended a bench, elephant came to and catch his tail. Elephant swung him and suddenly let go of his tail. He crashed headfirst into the hot sun. It’s so interesting story. My favorite scene is many animals try to protect children by crocodile. I think crocodile is clever because his plans are good for catch children, but animals more clever than him. Often, ending of dahl’s story is cruel. However the message put this story that villain should punished. My most favorite thing of this book is painted many pictures. It helps me understand this story. Most dislike scene is crocodile bully children. I recommend to children because I think they image if they aimed by crocodile and feel nervous. Next, I read Mr. Bean in town by Rowan Atkinson and more. It was published by Penguin Readers. The reason why I choose this book, I love Mr. Bean’s DVD, so I want to enjoy by book. This book consists of two parts. In first part, he go to high class restaurant because his birthday.  He eats steak tartare, but he doesn’t like its taste. He try to hide it various places. For example in the vase, in the sugar case, and under the dish. Finally he hide it in the bag of woman! In second part, he goes to launderette. In there, he antagonizes to well built man. He wants to revenge for the man, so he changes man’s detergent to coffee! Man’s clothes becomes brown. Elsewhere, he wears woman’s skirt by mistake. In addition, he in dryer because he seek his clothes! He makes a lot of happening wherever he goes. I think his life really really interesting to watch, but if he is my friend, his action may be annoyed me.  I often pity him because everything he tries to do is not succeed. I think he has strong and positive heart. I respect him in this point. He always opens his mind to everything. He became sharp once in a while for example change detergent to coffee. When he became sharp, I’m very happy because he always unlucky. I thanks to him always make me happy by his mistake.  After all, my most favorite scene is he changes man’s detergent to coffee. Most dislike scene is he teased by man that wears skirt by mistake, because it make me ashamed too. I recommend to adults who have busy days and worry. If they watch him life, they will think he is more unlucky than me and become positive. I think he is hero! In this journal, I can meet best English book for me. I’m very happy.