December 2008
5 posts
I talked with Steve at the library on...
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azumit:
When I went to the library to return books, I met Steve who works at a library cafe. I have met him before because I asked him to have a conversation then for my homework. We pleased to meet again. I was very glad that and I thought it was good that I asked him before. We enjoyed having a conversation for a while. I asked him if he has cooked a turkey for Thanks Giving because he...
11/25/08Homework
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fcuyap:
Last saturday, I hang out with my friend, Tery. She wanted to buy some gifts for her friends, so we went to a shopping center. Right now, everywhere are all shopper, because everythings have discount. But when we need to check out, we have to wait in a long line. I asked her some shopping informations about “black friday” which I saw on the internet. She told me she has many...
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globalconversations:
Please listen to...
Congresswoman hangs up on Obama
khanhpham:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081203/pl_politico/26780_1
Quetion :
1) Why does she has a confusing like this ?
2 ) What can you do if you stay in this situiation ?
3 ) How many time was you confused by the people like this ?
Vocabulary :
1) Congresswoman
2 ) legitimate
3) Prankster
Hi This is Azumi. I also checked this news by myself. It was...
Azumi's opinion for Audrey's class
Thank you very very much for haveing me two sessions. I had a several great times in your class. The best thing is that meeting the world study students. It was absolutely useful for me because I could talk with them about academic topics like GM Food and energy crisis seriously. I could understand what American students thought about them. Their fresh and honest opinions made me to ask them about...
Happy Thanksgiving!-Thu. Nov.27,08-Azumi
I visited to Carolyn who is my converstation partner to celebrate Thanksgiving at two p.m. on Thursday Nov. 27, 08. I thought it is a special day for Americans because it is the day that they look back their history. She invited eight people who are my family, Brendan who is her younger son, and her three friends. I brought a dish of Japanese rolling sushi as an appetizer and a bottle of wine that...
November 2008
18 posts
At Least 78 Dead In Terrorist Attacks In...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97536017
Questions:
1: Why do terrorists frequently attack Munbai?
2. What is the aim of Deccan Mujahideen?
Vocaburary:
1. Authorities: Persons having the legal power to make and enforce the law; government: They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved in espionage.
2. Hostage:
1.a person given or held as security...
I talked with Ms.Elizabeth through emails on...
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azumit:
I’m Azumi. I got a second conversation partner who’s name is Elizabeth. She is a senior student in VCU and her major is Asian Area Studies. She is very interested in living Japan because her parents have lived in Japan and her father can speak Japanese. We sent an e-mail each other on Fri.Nov.07,08 because we were out of town then and couldn’t meet together. She told me that...
HW for Nov.13,08: Genetically Modified Food
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azumit:
I’m Azumi.
Summary: are there environmental, moral, or health issues associated with genetically modified food? Should it be banned?
Questions:
1.WHY can the U.S. judge that GM food is safe to release on the market after it tested for nine years?
2.Should GM and non-GM food be labbeled [SPELLING] for consumers to choose which types of food they want?
Vocabulary:
...
I talked with Carolyne about Haiti. - Azumi Tsuji
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azumit:
Last Friday Nov.14,08, I talked with Carolyne who is my first conversation partner.She has been volunteer to speak with me in English for one year. I visited her house at 8:00 a.m. in that morning. I asked her about Haiti because she visited there at the beginning of Nov. for church missionary to help people. She told me that the situation of there was terrible. After the...
I talked with Carolyne about Haiti. - Azumi Tsuji
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azumit:
Last Friday Nov.14,08, I talked with Carolyne who is my first conversation partner.She has been volunteer to speak with me in English for one year. I visited her house at 8:00 a.m. in that morning. I asked her about Haiti because she visited there at the beginning of Nov. for church missionary to help people. She told me that the situation of there was terrible. After the...
Homework 9-12 (November 25)
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khanhpham:
4406033:
This Friday was my birthday. My housemates and I had dinner at China star (a Chinese restaurant) to celebrate my birthday.
It seems that American people pay attention to children’s birthday. The parents will ask friends and relatives to their own house to celebrate child’s special day.
There is a big difference how Chinese people celebrate birthday. People...
I talked with Steve at the library on...
When I went to the library to return books, I met Steve who works at a library cafe. I have met him before because I asked him to have a conversation then for my homework. We pleased to meet again. I was very glad that and I thought it was good that I asked him before. We enjoyed having a conversation for a while. I asked him if he has cooked a turkey for Thanks Giving because he had worked as...
News HW on Thu.,Nov.20,08-Energy Crisis:Nuclear vs...
Questions:
1. What kind of resources will German government use to provide electricity to the nation instead of nuclear energy in the future?
2. How should humans treat nuclear waste to protect the environment?
Vocaburary:
1. Fission:–noun 1.the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.2.Also called nuclear fission. Physics. the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms,...
I talked with Carolyne about Haiti. - Azumi Tsuji
Last Friday Nov.14,08, I talked with Carolyne who is my first conversation partner.She has been volunteer to speak with me in English for one year. I visited her house at 8:00 a.m. in that morning. I asked her about Haiti because she visited there at the beginning of Nov. for church missionary to help people. She told me that the situation of there was terrible. After the hurricane came there,...
HW for Nov.13,08: Genetically Modified Food
I’m Azumi.
Summary: are there environmental, moral, or health issues associated with genetically modified food? Should it be banned?
Questions:
1.WHY can the U.S. judge that GM food is safe to release on the market after it tested for nine years?
2.Should GM and non-GM food be labbeled for consumers to choose which types of food they want?
Vocabulary:
1.radical:–adjective 1.of or...
I talked with Ms.Elizabeth through emails on...
I’m Azumi. I got a second conversation partner who’s name is Elizabeth. She is a senior student in VCU and her major is Asian Area Studies. She is very interested in living Japan because her parents have lived in Japan and her father can speak Japanese. We sent an e-mail each other on Fri.Nov.07,08 because we were out of town then and couldn’t meet together. She told me that...
The news-Final argumants for presidency on Monday...
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tsujia:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/us/politics/28campaign.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Questions:
1. Which candidate should swing states which are N.C, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida choose to change the U.S?
2. Which party should American voters choose to stop the economic crisis?
3. Should THE American government raise taxES to stop the economic crisis?
...
The news reflection of Nov.05,08-Obama starts to...
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azumit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06elect.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Questions:
1. Should Mr.Obama choose John D.Podesta, the former Clinton White House chief of staff as a member of his transition team? - Because some people say that the fault of this economic crisis has not caused by Mr.G.W.Bush’s administration but Mr.Clinton’s administration.
2.Should...
News Homework. Nov 6th
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smallflowers:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/11/04/japan.mouse.clone/index.html
Topic: Scientists hope to clone extinct species.
This article states that scientists in Japan used cells from dead mice which were frozen
for sixteen years to produce clone of mice. They were successful recently. Thus,
scientists think one day they may produce clone of other extinct species....
The news reflection of Nov.05,08-Obama starts to...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06elect.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Questions:
1. Should Mr.Obama choose John D.Podesta, the former Clinton White House chief of staff as a member of his transition team? - Because some people say that the fault of this economic crisis has not caused by Mr.G.W.Bush’s administration but Mr.Clinton’s administration.
2.Should Obama...
I talked a native Canadian on Sun, Nov., 2nd.
Hi I’m Azumi and in Canada with my family now because we had to get out of the U.S. to extend our visas. I don’t know why we cannot extend our visas in the U.S. but, anyway, we came to Canada. We arrived at Harifax from Quebec on Sun. Nov.2nd. Harifax is located the very east side of Canada and the capital of Nova Scotia. It was very cold outside under 5 degree F. We went to the hotel...
October 2008
12 posts
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Success
Hi this is Azumi. I totally...
Azumi’s point is that I agree with when...
I talked with Amanda about syllables
I met Amanda who was my pronounce teacher in ESL before at Shafer Dining Food Court on Oct.22,08. I told her that Mr. Ron who was my writing teacher in ESL before didn’t understand the word of “difficult” that I pronounced when I met and talk to him at the entrance of Franklin Street Gym the day before. She asked me to pronounce it again. After that, she told me that he...
homework-learning second language
fcuyap:
Last friday, I was chatting with my friend about learning language. My friend,Tery,who will go to the art college next year,choose a Japanese class in the school. Both of us have high interested on learning languages, and also we all learn Japanese. When we learning Japanese, we like to listening to the music. She learns better than me, because her teacher teach her not only the...
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My strength and weekness as a student
Hi my name is Azumi. My strength is to have a lot of experience more than younger students. I have been mariage for forteen years and have two kids. I have experienced a lot in my life and got a little knowledge how to live better. So, I think it helps me how to study effectively. My weekness is not to have enough time to do activity with people who speak English. I usually stay home at night and...
The last news homework
Report: Both candidates increase health coverage.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95527360
Hi this is Azumi. We just talked about health insurance in the U.S. this Thuesday, so I picked this topic. Although I heard from some people if MacCain is the next president, he will not change about healthcare system. However, the context of the news was different from that. It was...
My thought about speaking class from...
To Audrey,
Thank you for having me. Your class was amazing though you and we had a lot of works in the class.
First of all, most enjoyable thing for me was that I could talk with many World Study Students. Because I was interested in what they think about some specific topics, I tried to ask many questions to them. Meanwhile, I disliked impromptu speeches because topics were not familiar with...
Conversation in Commons Bld.
Frola and I asked questions about two- party system to five American students in Commons bld separetely last Thursday afternoon. I asked three students about it.
They didn’t say “two-party system” but said just Democratic and Republican party when I asked the question what kind of political system the U.S. has. They didn’t know about a multi-party system at all. Therefore,...
Two-Party System
Frola and I picked the topic of “Two-Party system.”
Questions:
1. Is multi-party system less fair than two-party system becuase the party broken the promise in election though many countries have adopted multi-party systems?
2. Do smaller parties tend to exclude from main parties to decide electral rules in multi-party system? If so, is it fair?
3. Can multi-party system take in...
September 2008
11 posts
The 5th conversation
Hi, This is Azumi. When I brought my sons to practice baseball at a field, I talked with Brett’s who is older son’s team mate father for a while.
He is from Loanoke and came to Richmond ten years ago. He said he could not find a good job at Loanoke but he could get a good job here, so that’s why he came here. I asked him about financial crysis at this time. He thinks that...
Greenhouse Gas : Trading of Quotas
Hi, This is Azumi. I had so many questions about that article because it was too difficult for me to understand about the topic well. Please help me…
Questions :
1. What profits does each have about EU promote carbon tax and U.S promote TPQs to reduce greenhous gas?
2. Why are developing countries exempt from the emission standards and cannot take part in pollution trading?
3. Will...
Patty HW. September 23
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parola:
On Sunday mornig, I went to Sant Michael Chuch. After mass, I was walking around when I saw a old man who was drinking coffee. I say hello and he started to talked with me. He asked me about the politic in Guatemala. I explain to him some few things, and I asked about USA. He told me that the coming elections will be different because the situation everywhere is hard. He...
The 4th converation
Hi! This is Azumi. I talked with my neighbor who is Mrs. Hoyt. I forgot her first name. She has been nice to our famaly after we came here. She has two children same as me and they also go to elementary school. She knows about kid’s school matters, so I always ask her whenever I have troubles about that.
Friday, Sep. 19th, I asked her who she will vote for the next president. I am...
The 3rd Conversation
Hi, This is Azumi. Today, I asked Ms.Kristiani about September 11 attack through e-mails. She is a world studies student and we exchanged e-mail addresses at the last class. She is from NY, so I asked her about it. When that happening occuured in 2001, I was watching TV at my appartment in Japan. Suddenly, TV screen imaged one scene that an air plain attacked the WTC. I was very comfused at it and...
Sep.11(Thu) Homework
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94416726
Hi,this is Azumi. Today, I just discussed w/ one World Studies student about when American troops will leave from Iraq. So, I picked that issue’s news.
Question:
1. Can the army do all operation now alone w/o asking the help of the American forces?
2. Do America troops protect Iraqi fm al-Qaida?
3. How do Iraqi think that American...
I spoke with a American student
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van12345:
On Saturday, I spoke with a girl. She is an American student. She said that she had studied in VCU in the first year. However, she tranfered to another school because she didn’t like a big school. At a present, she is studying nursing and have a job. She is working for a hotel as a receptionist. This is a good job, but sometime she has stress because anytime the customers...
The 2nd Conversation
Today, I went to the Library near my house to find some native English speaker who could talk w/ me. After checking a news paper of Ny Times there, I found two men who were talking each other at a cafe. They accepted my wish that I wanted to talk w/ them for fifteen minutes.They were Mr.steve & Mr.Larry. Finally, our talk streched out two hours! It was very interesting to me. We talked about...
My mother is my important person.
Sep.4 (Thur) Homework
Hi, This is Azumi.
I watched TV last night that was RNC & read the article about it in this morning.
The title of the article was “McCain Nominated, Palin Strikes Back At Critics” by Brian naylor fm NPR.org,Sep.4,08.
I have three questions there:
Does Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have enough experience to become a Vice President in the U.S?
Can she get womans votes instead of...
The 1st conversation
Hi, this is Azumi. I forgot my previous password, so I renewed my url.
On September 1st, I spoke w/ Ms.Carol at Starbucks near my house. we had a conversation education of our children. I had struggled that I could not find a native speaker in those several days b/c I usually stayed at home and w/ only my family when I have no class. My children offered to speak w/ me when they watched that I...