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Vox irrelevant?

Posted: September 10th, 2010, 8:13pm EDT by Rick

Daring Fireball
I couldn’t decide between a “Did you know Vox is still around?” joke or a “Did you know Six Apart is still around?” joke.
The Usborne Young ...

Posted: July 25th, 2010, 7:48pm EDT by Rick

The Usborne Young Reading series is a very popular one among students; recently, the Usborne First Reading series, designed for readers for whom Usborne Young Reading is a bit too difficult, has become even more popular.

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Cinderella (UYR)

Posted: April 17th, 2009, 9:34pm EDT by Rick

"May I go to the Ball as well?" [Cinderella] asked, in a scared whisper.

"You? Go to the Ball?" said her stepmother. "You must be joking."

Everyone knows the story of Cinderella. In fact, there are hundreds of versions of this story told throughout the world. This version is in the Usborne Young Reading series. The pictures are very cute, and the Fairy Godmother is very interesting. I recommend this book.

Cinderella, UYR1, a traditional story retold by Susanna Davidson. YL:1.5 Words: 1600
Babe: The Sheep-Pig

Posted: April 17th, 2009, 7:51pm EDT by Rick

Babe is a clever, polite little pig, but can Fly, the sheepdog, teach Babe his sheep-pig lessons?
Do you know the movie Babe? It was very popular more than 10 years ago. It's about a pig who is very clever and wants to be like a sheepdog, guiding the sheep on his farm. He succeeds because he respects the sheep and learns to speak their language.

This book is very nice; I recommend it and its sequel, Babe: Pig in the City.

The series is Penguin Readers, YL is 2.4, words 8100.
Juppun ha Juubun progress

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 8:03pm EST by Rick

April 18, 2008: 188 words
December , 2008: 199 words
Juppun ha Juubun

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 6:21pm EST by Rick

First Juppun ha Juubun in April 2008: 195 words

Recent Juppun ha Juubun post in December 2008: 199 words
Winter holiday

Posted: January 9th, 2009, 6:05pm EST by Rick

As usual, I went to Amakusa for the winter holiday. Because we bought a dog last summer, this year for the first time we had to think about her when making our plans. We didn't actually do anything very special this year, just eating and sleeping and reading and watching Premier League football and the Emperor's Cup. I almost finished reading Peter Hamilton's Judas Unchained, which is about 900 pages long. It was nice but over all too quickly. Now I'm looking forward to the Japan national team's match against Yemen at KK Wing on Janary 20th. And of course I'm looking forward to seeing Quantum of Solace, the new 007 movie, when it comes out sometime this month.

How was your New Year holiday? I'm looking forward to reading your news.
Writing IV notes

Posted: December 19th, 2008, 7:21pm EST by Rick
Remember:
1. You need to have written at least 60 posts before the day of the exam;
2. Those posts should include 12 book reviews, with cited passages clearly marked, and those cited passages constituting 49% or less of the post;
3. You should count your total words, number of posts for each month, and number of book reviews before the exam, so that you are ready to provide those data in the exam. (If possible, prepare these data before January 9th.)
About a certain country...

Posted: December 19th, 2008, 6:51pm EST by Rick

In answer to these questions...

1. Olive oil; ryzogalo creamy rice pudding; moussaka (layers of aubergine, tomato, and minced lamb, baked in the oven, and seasoned with oregano, bay leaf, thyme, cinnamon, allspice, and black pepper); tzatziki (a combination of yoghurt, cucumber, and garlic).

2. Athens, population 745,000

3. 132,000 square kilometers (about one third of Japan)

4. Food products such as olive oil

5. Sports, cinema, etc. (Don't know)
Flip "dictation" help

Posted: December 19th, 2008, 5:54pm EST by Rick

Grammar is the field of....

morphology: 形態論
syntax: 語法
phonetics: 音声学
phonology: 音韻論
semantics: 意味論
pragmatics: 語用論