Book Review "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Hi! How are you doing?
This is Sachiko from EDC1.

I read the book called “Matilda” written by Roald Dahl in this summer vacation. The level of this book is 3, pre-intermediate level, by Penguin Readers. The story attracted me! So I read this book in one sitting! I want to tell you the story of "Matilda".

Matilda is the main character. She is very clever girl.(She could speak perfectly by the age of one and a half. When she was four years and three months, she has finished reading all the children's book and she start to read books such as Charles Dickens. She is very genius!) But, her parents are interested in their children. So they did not know her ability and they forgot to send her to school.
When she was five and a half, she began school. At the school, she met two teachers ,called Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull. Miss Honey was loved by all the children, but Matilda felt her difficulty. The key of her problem was Miss Trunchbull who was a terrible teacher for everyone. Miss Trunchbull had the relationship with Miss Honey... Matilda solved her problem intellectually.

This book will attract you! I want to recommend "Matilda" written by Roald Dahl to you.

Thank you.

internship of SBS

Hi everyone!! This is Yasuko from EDC1, and it's my first time to post.

How 's it going your summer vacation? You have good vacation??

Anyway, I went to Shizuoka city from 12th to 16th August to join an internship of SBS. Do you know SBS? SBS is one of the local TV station in Shizuoka. I worked at business department.

My intership section is 11 students, so I could talk many university people, it's good!!

In the 1st day and 2nd day, I heard about job of SBS and did some job.

In 3rd day to last day, I joined summer event of SBS in Aoba park, and my part was a special investigation unit of Shizuoka science for children (in Japanese say 静岡科学特捜隊). So I made some science good with many children. It was very fan and children were so cute!!!

And, do you know panpaka-pantsu? It's very cute pig character of SBS. I love it!!

It was sooo nice experience for me!! And I could get good friends through internship!!

Now, I will take pleasure in doing job-hunting!

Thank you for your reading!

Nakanomahci fire works

Hello again!!
This is Tomomi from EDC3.

I went to see fireworks at my hometown.
I went with my boyfriend, my parents, my older sister, and my sister's boyfriend.

Nakanomachi fireworks are not so famous as Bentenjima or Kanzanji one, however, I like it the best.
On nakanomachi fireworks, fireworks are displayed so close to the spectators. Some piece of fireworks ball falls on us.
On the last part of the fireworks, all you can see is just fireworks!!

Nakanomachi fireworks are held on 14Th on August every year.
You should come too!

internship

Hi, this is Hitomii from EDC 3. I'm really nervous because of the internship in this week. I'll join the Entetsu group's internship. I have to get up earlier than usual :( In addition, they gave me a assignment:((( The internship will last by this Saturday, so I'd like to report my experience next week. I hope I do well. See ya!

Outdoor day

Hi, everyone! This is Akane from EDC1. This is first post to this blog.
How is your summer vacation??

3days ago, I had a barbecue near Tenryu River with my friends from junior high school. Tenryu River is popular when local people have a barbecue. So, many people go there every year.
We bought many foods, drinks and fireworks. Preparations for barbecue are a little hard, but foods were delicious. While we ate foods, I talked a lot with my friends. I have little opportunity to meet my friends from junior high school because many of them work. So, I was very happy to talk with them!

After barbecue, we shot off fireworks. Spout fireworks (Funshutsu Hanabi in Japanese) was very beautiful. We enjoyed fireworks but we bought too many fireworks. Therefore, we were sometimes tired of fireworks...

Anyway, I enjoyed barbecue and fireworks!! Summer vacation still has many days, so I hope you make good memory and experience.

Book Review

Hello, everybody. How are you getting along?
This is Shunsuke from EDC1.

I have finished reading a book of level 3, The Star Zoo. I'll tell you a little about this book.

The main character is Hummingbird who is a girl of sixteen and lives somewhere in the Galaxy, on a planet called just Like Home. The time setting of this story is many many years away after people abandoned the Earth. Long time ago, the Earth was too hot to continue living humans' life, and it was same to all the animals. Then animals were extinct and people escaped from the Earth into space. So people haven't seen any animals, but history of the Earth tells some information about animals. One day, she found the Star Zoo by chance. There were many kinds of alive animals. She wanted to take them to her own planet. Her family robot made a cat robot in order to introduce the Star Zoo. However, when people took one look at the robot, they immediately got crazy and mad. Most of adults somehow wanted to destroy that animal even though it was only a robot. And it was destroyed.
(To tell the truth, I couldn't understand why they wanted to destroy the animals...)

In the end, Hummingbird tried to show another cat robot to kids. They really liked it.
She thought it is too early to introduce the Star Zoo right now and it takes some time.


I couldn't tell you the summary of this book clearly, sorry.
Anyway, if you get interested in this book, please take a look when you are free.

Thank you.

Trip to Mie prefecture!

Hi! This is Rika from EDC3!

How are you guys doing?

I'm enjoying summer vacation!

In 11 to 13, My friend and I went to Mie!

Do you know Mie is one of the famous world heritage place?

There is 3 world heritages in Mie.

I went to all the 3 places.

11 is the day we went to Mie, but this day was not good condition day.

Typhoon 8 was reaching to Hamamatsu, and at 5 o'clock, there is an earth quake in Hamamatsu.

I was worried if I couldn't go to Mie, but weather turned to sunny, so we went to Mie.

Hamamatsu was little bit cloudy, but it's sunny in Mie!

1st day, we rest in the hotel and we didn't go to anywhere.

I was really surprised at dinner! It was a real banquet!

I forgot to took picures, so I post 2nd day dinner.

It was very delicious dish! I love tenpura and sashimi!

And also, breakfast is really good!

Can you imagine you can eat grilled dried fish over charcoal fire?

This is the first time I use charcoal fire!

And 2nd day, we went to world heritage.

First, we went to Onigajou. There is called that pirates are living.
I was surprised that ocean is very clear!

Second, we went to Hananoiwaya.

I didn't really know what is Hananoiwaya, but I took one picture of it.

Do you know what is Hananoiwaya?

And third, we went to Shishiiwa.

Shishiiwa is rock that seems like lion's face.

This picture is little small, but you can see lion in this picture.









3rd day, we leave hotel and we went to Nagashima sparland!

This is the first time that I went to there!

We went to there to swimming, but there were many people in the pool.

So pool is little bit warm and I couldn't really swam....but I enjoyed there!

I really enjoyed this trip!

I want to go to Mie again!

Busy week

Hello, everyone! This is Ryuji from EDC3. Are you guys enjoying the break? I had a really busy week.

On last weekend, I joined the Judo training Camp for the students who are blind as a volunteer with members of Judo club and students of Mrs. Mizoguchi seminar. The camp starts on the Saturday and finished on Monday. I met many famous Judo players who came the camp as special coach. The camp was really good experience for me that I could learn much through playing Judo.

On Tuesday, my friend from Australia came at my house and stayed until Saturday’s morning. We went to bowling, science museum, Hamamastu castle, Ryugashido, and fireworks. He also came to my Judo club. He enjoyed Japanese culture and the stay.

It was really busy, but I could learn something everyday.

My first trip to port of Nagoya public aquarium

Hello everyone! This is Miho from EDC1. This is my first post a blog.

On August 12, I went to the Port Of NAGOYA Public Aquarium with my friend.
It is very big building and there were many creatures of marine there.
Some are cute, and others are grotesque.

First, I saw a dolphins show. Dolphins are very cute and intelligent. Dolphins jumped about 6 meters high and caught the frisbee. I very much enjoyed the dolphins show.

Next, I saw penguin. There were many penguins in this aquarium. It was very cute.

I had a good time there. So I want to go there again.

digital camera

Hi, I'm Yukino from EDC3.
Today, I bought a digital camera. I didn't have own camera so I always borrowed it from my sister. I wanted own digital camera! I went to Yamada-denki with my sister and bought pink digital camera!! This camera was sold by cheap price but this is very cute. I like pink color. I'm very happy! I want to take many pictures and post to EDC blog!!

Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport

Hi, everyone. This is Sachiko from EDC1.

Have you ever been to Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport?

Yesterday I visited Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport with my family.
It took forty five minutes for us to go there by car from our house.
My father and my sister have ever visited there while Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport was constructing.

However, after the airport was opened, we visited there for the first time.

We saw three planes take off from Shizuoka Airport quite close
by. It was very wonderful for me! Also, when we were there,I was surprised that planes took off constantly.(I had not expected many planes take off from Shizuoka Airport ...)




People took summer break that day. So many people left Shizuoka Airport by plane. In addition, many people visited there to look around the new airport.





Shizuoka Airport is not so large and has some problems. Also, some people agree, but others disagree. I hope Shizuoka Airport is successful. I want to take off from Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport someday!