exercise and about UK

Imazato/Yamada

1.

(a) The striking don’t have any political ideology.

(b) The striking workers did not appear to have any political ideology.

(c) Researchers have noted the absence of any political ideology in the actions of the workwrs.

(d) The lack of any political ideology behind the workers’ strikes caused the strikes to end as soon as salaries were raised.  

2.

(a) Most Japanese universities place a lot of importance on English proficiency. This

sometimes leads universities to forget about training students in the use of Japanese.

(b) The priority given to English in Japanese universities may lead to a comparative neglect

of training in Japanese language skills.

(c) The priority given to English in Japanese universities may lead to a comparative neglect of

training in Japanese language skills and failure which provide classes in other forein

languages.

3.

(a) Rainforests are forests where lots of rain falls.

(b) Tropical rainforests are forests with lots of rain and a warm climate.

(c) Rainforests are forests characterised by high rainfall.

4.

(a) Rainforests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb carbon dioxide

and produce oxygen.

(b) Rainforest’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen has led

scientists to call them the lungs of the planet.

5.

(a) Oil is a finite/non-renewable resorce.

(b) The fact that oil is a non-renewable resorce has led to calls to develop renewable energy such as solar power.

(c) The development of renewable energy sources, occasioned by the realisation that oil is a non-renewable resource, began in the 19th century when there were dificulties obtaining coal.

6.

(a) In 1989, Pons and Fleischmann anounced that they had discovered cold fusion.

(b) In 1989, Pons and Fleischmann anounced their discovery of cold fusion. This caused great excitement amongst scientists.

(c)Pons and Fleischmann’s discovery in 1989 of cold fusion led to great excitement in

the scientific community.

UK

63 million people live in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or simply Britain.

Its capital city is London. The population of London is 7,172,091.

In the 18th century, the industrial revolution happened in UK.

For example, UK is the birth place of trains. And now, there are 14 tube trains in London.

UK has world’s sixth-largest by GDP. in the world according to IMF. A majority of citizens identify with Christianity. The next largest religions are Islam (2.8%), Hinduism (1.0%), Sikhism (0.6%), Judaism (0.5%), Buddhism (0.3%) and all other religions (0.3%).

History of the union:

Wales was joined to England in 1536, forming the Kingdom of England. In 1707, the kingdoms of Scotland and England were united to form the Kingdom of Great Britai. In 1801, the Irish and British parliaments were combined to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

In1922, five-sixths of Ireland left the UK to form the Irish Free State. System of government: Constitutional monarchy with aparliamentary system.

SCOTLAND Steve Flinders

I think scotland is very peaceful place and advanced Europe nation.  I heard it is very sold around year because of high latitude.  I learned geography in high school. Of course, I know about Europe to some extent. but I didn't learn Scotland little. So, I don't know in detailes.


I read the book about Scotland.

1.This is Scotland
2.Scotland today
3.Scotland's past
4.Edinburth
5.Glasgow
6.The Highlands
7.The islands
8Traditional Scotland
9.Eating

 Scotland is the country north of England, part of Great Britain. It is often cold and it rains a lot. But many tourists visit this country every year because of the beautiful empty hills of the north.
Besides, Scottish people are so friendly, warm and funny.
 Everyone in Scotland speaks English . But at one time, people in the north and west of Scotland did not.
They had a different language called Gaelic.
Scotland is not a very hot country so take some warm clothes with you when you go. In the summer, the days are long and it can be warm. But it can be cold and wet, too.
Scotland was a poor country, but today it is getting richer. Life can be hard, but for many people things are getting better.

Scottish tradition 

Many people think first about the Kilt. A kilt looks like a skirt. But males wear it too. To make a kilt , you need about six meters tartan. You can also see big men tossing the caber; people playing Scottish music on the bagpipes; and traditional Scottish dancing.

Scotland nature

My favorite point is beautiful nature. Although Scotland is very cold, there is a beautiful nature and many animals. Why is the north and west of Scotland so beautiful? Because the hills are empty and because the rock is old. There are not many trees on the hills but there is beautiful heather. You can see a red deer, an osprey, a golden eagle and seabirds.

Aesop's Fables (Usborne)

Today I read Aesop's Fables.


My favorite story is
  "The dog and the bone"


This story is about a greed dog.

One day, a dog stole a big bone from the shop.
 The dog ran away far from the shop. And, the dog acrossed the bride. At that time, the dog was reflected in the water, a big bone too. The dog wanted to gain a reflected bone. Because, it looked bigger than his.
 So, the dog barked his mouth to catch a reflected bone. As a result, the dog couldn't catch a refrected bone, and what was worse, his bone slipped out. Sadly, The dog lost a big bone. At that time, the dog noticed that a refrected bone was fake. And now there was no bone either.

My flavour sentense is
      "Be happy with what you have."

 This is similar to proverb in Japan,
  　　　" 二兎追うものは一兎も得ず"
 There is no use in hoping a lot of things.

So, we should satisfy what we have.

Watson, C. (2003). Aesop's fables. London, UK: Usbourne