*Blog Questionnaire*

★Questions★


Today,I asked 10 questions to classmates. I would like to introduce them.

♥How many times did you update your blog?

●Ten times (2)
●Seven times (2)
●Six times(1)

♥How long did it take to write an article?
●An hour (3)
●Two hours (1)
●Over half an hour (1)

♥How many times did you see your friend’s blog a week?
●Once a week (3)
●Sometimes (1)
●Twice a week (1)

♥How many links do you have?
●16 links
●12 links
●11 links
●9 links
●8 links

♥Did you use word for spelling check?
●Sometimes (2)
●Always (2)
●No (1)

♥Did you leave comments on your friends’ blogs regularly?
●Sometimes (4)
●No (1)

♥What search sites did you use?
●Yahoo! (3)
●Google (3)

♥Which do you like simple or colorful?
●Simple (4)
●Colorful (1)

♥What is the important thing to write blogs?
●Content (2)
●Design (1)
●Useful(1)
●Information(1)

*Other Class Blogs Best3*

★Nice Blogs★

Hello!! I think there are many nice blogs in other class's blogs. I would like to introduce three nice blogs.

No1★ Th1.133Natsu Summer


I think this blog is the best one. There are many pictures. It helps me to understand and I can enjoy read. She writes well. I can get a lot of information. I like an article of “The Devil Wears Prada”. I want to see the movie.

No2★Th1.130 Ayaka's Blog

I think this blog is the second one. I think she is a good writer. Her articles are very long, so I can understand well. There are many links. We can get a lot of information about articles. I like cakes and ice creams very much, so I am interested in the article.


No3★Tu3.932Komame Life

I think this blog is the third one. I like her blog’s design. I think this design is very easy to see. She is good at writing. She writes a lot of sentences, so I can understand well and pictures help me to understand her articles. I recommend you to read her blog.

*Good Blogs*

★My Favorite Blogs★
A happy new year♪ How was your 2008？I enjoyed 2008.(＾０＾) I want to have a good time in 2009.
Today, I would like to introduce nice blogs.
I think this is the best blog. I can see many links, so I can enjoy reading. Her blog is easy to understand, and it is colorful. Her blog is written in detail. I like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, so I like this article.

I think this is the second one. I think she examined hard, because her blog is written a lot of information. Her blog is easy to read. I can understand it. I was interested in Ainu and Maori. We can see many pictures.

I think this is the third one. Her blog’s design is very good, and kiwi’s picture is very cute. I can understand easily. She writes well. There are many links, so I could know in detail.

*Japanese brand*

★TAKEO KIKUCHI★


I’ll introduce about Japanese fashion.
Do you know TAKEO KIKUCHI? It is a famous Japanese brand-name. Takeo started making clothes made to order in Ginza. At first, he founded BIGI in 1971. It is a women brand. In 1975, he founded MEN’S BIGI and he carried out a fashion show. In 1984, he announced TAKEO KIKUCHI. It is based on traditional items in England.
New Zealander recycles clothes thoroughly. When people walk across the road, they find a Clothing Bin. It is written that your clothes help poor country people. Withdraw clothes are sold and get money. It is used cost of cancer study and patients.It is differ from Japan.

Japan has used-clothes markets , but there are not any boxes in the street.I think this clothing bin is veryuseful.

New Zealand

★Fashion★

New Zealand's clothes are colorful. The winter sales start after Christmas. Many tights are sold by stores. It is called spats by Japanese. However it is called stocking or tights by New Zealander. Clothes and tights are pink, light blue,yellow,green,white and so on.They are about 10 or 25$. They are cheap.

★Swanndri★

Swanndei is a famous brand-name for New Zealand. It is sold men, women and kids clothes. I think the clothes are very cool.The swanndri was designed by William Broome. When he registered Swanndri as a trademark on December 23,1913, it has become an image New Zealand garment.Broom born in England. When he was 21 years old, he immigrated to New Zealand. Broome shifted his business to his wife, ivy. In four years later, when he was 69 years old, he died.Swanndri has been outsourcing its production to China since 2005.

Halloween～History～

I examined history of Halloween.　I'm　going to speak about Halloween history.

Do you know Halloween? Halloween is a festival of USA. It is a traditional festival. It carries out on 31st October. Halloween's theme is ominous and awful things, including death, monster, and sorcery. Traditional Halloween's colors are black and orange. People make Jack-o’-lantern by cutting pumpkins. They put it at the front door to drive demons out of the home. Halloween mainly spreads to Ireland, England, USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, and a part of Australia. In Germany and Japan, it is accepted as a part of American pop culture.
Halloween means hallowed or holy evening. It was started by the Celts. They believed that spirits trick toward human in the evening.

Ireland people immigrated to USA and their custom spread and people understood pumpkin can obtain and carve easily. Jack-o-lantern became in common.

Halloween

★What is Halloween★

Do you know Halloween? Halloween is a festival of USA. It is a traditional festival. It carries out on 31st October. Halloween's theme is ominous and awful things, including death, monster, and sorcery. Traditional Halloween's colors are black and orange. People make Jack-o’-lantern by cutting pumpkins. They put it at the front door to drive demons out of the home. Halloween mainly spreads to Ireland, England, USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, and a part of Australia. In Germany and Japan, it is accepted as a part of American pop culture.

★How to make

Jack-o'-lantern★

①Prepare a pumpkin.

②Cut the bottom to take out the inside.

③Draft a face.

④Cut along with draft with a knife.

⑤Put the candle in the pumpkin.