Discussion#1:Paying for full-time houes workers(Oct.8)

In the class on Oct. 8, Mami, Aya, Minako, Nanase and Chinatsu had a discussion about whether the government should pay full-time house workers, or not.
If this system is introduced, full-time house workers will get 100,000 yen in a month, and people who work at both house and office will also get 70,000 yen in a month.
During the discussion, there were some problem which we should solve.
First, I don't know what house work is. Does house work include not only cleaning, cooking and washing but also taking care of children? If taking care of children is also house work, there is a big difference between people who have children and people who have no children. Also, if the paying is based on how many times they work, no one can be sure how many times they really work. Maybe some people won't tell the truth
Second, I think part-time workers or most of people whose salary is not enough will quit their job and they will be full-time house workers. Then, the government will need much extra money to pay those full-time workers. Also, if full-time house workers don't have the duty to pay tax, it is not equal for a permanent part- timer whose earning is not enough.
Third, I couldn't under stand who is adapted to house workers. Are men who are single also do house work. Some students who live by herself/himself also do house work. Will they get 100,000 or 70,000 yen, too?
It think that wives who are full time workers should get money from thier husband who work happily thanks to their wives. I think the government will raise tax if they introduce this system, and husband will have to pay much tax to maintain the system. So, there is not so much difference.

②Class on October 8

Today, some people speeched about their countries.
We learned some useful phrases which we can use at the opening or ending of our presentation.

①Class on October 1st

We rolled the dice and decided our new identity. This is my new identity.

I am from Cambodia. I am a translaor. I like mortorbikes but I don't like hospitals.
Today's homework is to think about a presentation about my hometown. So, I wrote a paper about my hometown Cambodia.

I am from Cambodia. Cambodia lies on the Indochina peninsula in South East Asia and has borders with Vietnam, Thailand and Laos.
This is a map around Cambodia.

Cambodia is halt times as large as Japan and there are about 13 million people there. The weather is the tropical monsoon climate. From May to October, it is rainy season. On the other hand, it is dry season from November to April. Most People in Cambodia are farmers and they grow rice.
Cambodia is known as a country where a lot of mines were laid under the ground during the Vietnam War. However, we have great cultures, and I want you to know about them and visit my country.
Cambodia is famous for Angkor Vat, which was registered as a world cultural heritage in 1992. So, a lot of people from all over the world come to Cambodia to visit Angkor Vat.

Also, we have another world cultural heritage, Preah Vihear Temple. It was registered last year, in 2008, so few people know about this new building.

Takachiho

I went to Takachiho with Ayusa in August. Takachiho is in Miyazaki Prefecture, and it took about ３ hours from Yatsushiro by car.
Before we arrive at Takachiho, we went to Kunimigaoka where we can see a sea of clouds early in the morning. However, we couldn't see it because it was eleven o'clock.
Then, we went to Takachiho. We got into a boat and Ayusa rowed the boat. There was some falls and it was so cool!
After that, we had lunch at an old restaurant. We ordered'hiyameshi'. It is cool rice with miso-soup, cucumber, sesame and dried small sardines, and it stimulated our appetite.
In the afternoon, we went to Takachiho temple. We went around a couple of big Japanese cedar. They were jointed and it is said that the Japanese cedar will keep People be good friends forever if they go around it 5 times.

Aso Farm Land

During my summer vacation, I went to Aso Farm Land with Ayumi, Yukari and Sachi. Yukari drove a car and we arrived at Aso at noon.
We had lunch at a biking restaurant. After that, we went to 'Aso Earth Power Spa'. There are 13 kinds of hot kettles and we enjoyed all kinds. We were there about 4 hours.
In the evening, we exercised at a gym in Aso farm land. It was for only 5 minutes but we were tired a little. So, we went to the western restaurant for dinner. Since the meal was so gorgeous, I could not eat all dishes.
After we went back to our room, Ayumi and I went to Hot springs. There were many kinds of Hot springs and we enjoyed them a lot. Also, we could see a lot of stars from open-air bath.
At night, we watched TV and talked.
Next day, we tried 'Doctor Kiss Fish'. I did it for only 3 minutes because I couldn't stand. However, Sachi and Ayumi did it for 15 minutes!
Then, we went to 'Ganban yoku'.
In the afternoon, we enjoyed shopping in Aso farm land.
We had a very good time in Aso and I want to go there again!!!!!☆

Book Review1: The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde

Dorian Gray is a young man. He is rich and beautiful. One of Dorian’s friends is a painter. His name is Basil Hallward. Basil thinks that it is the most important work to paint a picture of the young and handsome man, and he loves to paint Dorian Gray’s picture. On the other hand, Dorian doesn’t think that he is so handsome and beautiful until he met Lord Henry, who is a friend of Basil Hallward. Lord Henry sees Dorian at a party and he is attracted to Dorian, and Dorian is also interested in Lord Henry. Since then, they become best friends. After Dorian sees Lord Henry, Dorian realizes how beautiful he is, and then a lot of strange things happen to Dorian.
Dorian loves Sibyl who is an actress. She is beautiful and her acting is very good. However, one day, she acts a poor musical because she wants to quit being an actress to get marry with Dorian. So, Dorian gets angry and he tells Sibyl that he doesn’t like her. Sibyl is very shocked and she kills herself.
One day, Dorian notices that his picture which Basil painted is changing. Dorian hasn’t got old but his picture is getting older. It is so strange that he hide the portrait in the old schoolroom. Then, Basil come to Dorian, and asks him to show the portrait. At first, Dorian refuses to show it, but he shows it before Basil leaves for Paris. However, Dorian kills Basil after Dorian shows Basil the portrait. After the case, the hand of Dorian in the portrait changes, his hand turns red.
Finally, Dorian got angry and pushes the knife which Dorian uses to kill Basil with into the picture. Then, there are a cry and a crash. There is Dorian who gets old on the floor and he is dead. On the other hand, Dorian in the picture becomes younger.