Speaking Presentation II

Today, I will introduce about Argentina. Argentina is in South America. In summer is very hot but in winter, it is very cold. Population is 39, 100, 000. They use Spanish. And there are Itarian and Spanish. Do you know about Argentina's flag? Blue means the sky and the sea also it means justice, truth and friendship. Center of the flag sun called 'the Sun of May'. Traditional foods are Milanesa and Empanadas and so on. Milanesa looks like a gyouza. Argentin is famouse for wine. Most of wine is produced by Argentin. And Argentina's popular sport is soccer. In 1978, FIFA world cup was held in Argentina. I think you have ever watched their uniform. Argentina's traditional dance is Argentine Tango. It is so hot. A few years ago, one Japanese woman got the first prize of Argentine Tango's contest. I think you will like her dance!

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BR 2-15: Wait and See (Wall, 2007)

"His hair was the same colour as mine!" (Wall, 2007, p.14)

Zak and his brother Adam are twins. They look very similar and people are always getting them mixed up. Sometimes, Zak's friend call him Adam and Adam's friend call him Zak. Zak don't want them to miss their names. One day, Zak came up on one idea.

He went to the hairdresser and let him change his hair colour. Then, his hair was red instead of blond. There was no way people would mix up Adam and him now. He couldn't wait for people to see how different he looked. The first person he saw was his sister Abby. She was surprised and laughted. Zak didn't know why she laughted. She said him "You will have to wait and see!"

The next person he saw was his mom. She was also surprised. Zak didn't know why she surprised. She smiled and said 'Wait and see..." His dad home from work. When he saw Zak, he dropped his bag. Zak asked his father why everyone so suprised. His father said "Wait until dinner time and then you will see.

When his mother called everyone. Zak walked down the hall and he wondered what Adam would think when he saw me. Everyone was at the dinner table. He stared at Adam and also Adam stared at Zak. His hair was the same colour! Their thinking was same. They dicided they wanted to look different. They always have the same ideas. Everyone started to laugh. And then, they decided to go back to blond. Adam's hair back to blond. In thier school, their friends call Adam 'Blondie' and call Zak 'Spike'.

I think that twins are very strong connection. Their mind is always same I think. When I was junior high school, I have twins friend. They were very similar. They were different class but if they change, we don't aware. But now they don't similar.

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Reference

Wall, Julia. (2007). Wait and See. [Nelson, Level 16]. Australia.

BR 2-14: The Jewellery Shop Robbery. (Reilly, 2007)

"The jewellery robbers are next door" (Reilly, 2007, p.14)

Eddie is a boy who is a student. When he was walking home from school, he was a lot of people outside the jewellery shop. He asked a woman what's going on. She said that the jewellery shop has been robbed and they took all jewellery. After he came home and watching TV. It said that people on the street had seen the men get away in a red car. When Eddie came home from school, he saw a red car parked outside the empty house next door. He thought that it must be the jewellery shop robber.

After that, he went outside to see a red car and the house next door. The red car was still parked there. And he heard a noise from the empty house. He looked inside this house, there were two men sitting at a table. And they were taking jewellery. Eddie was very surprised that.

Eddie moved away and he ran down the path. He said 'Mum, Mum! Call the police! The jewellery robbers are next door!' to his mother. But she didn't believe first what he said. Eddie talked his mother that it really true. She could see that he was not making it up and she called the police.

The police came to the house and they took the robbers away. The police said to Eddie 'You are going to make a good detective one day.'

I thought Eddie was a very brave boy. When he knew that the robber may still be the empty house, he went out quickly. If he didn't go, they didn't take away. I think he became very famouse boy in his school and his town. He saved his hometown!

Reference

Reilly, Carmel. (2007). The jewellery shop robbery. [Nelson, Level 8]. Australia.

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Reference

Millett, Peter. (2007). Battle of the Bands. [Nelson, Level 17]. Australia

BR 2-13: Battle of the Bands (Millett, 2007)

"Hey, I konw how we can do this!" (Millett, 2007, p.13)

Molly is a member of band Street Smart. This day, they had the Battle of the Bands competition. Jasmine, their drummer, had butterflies in her stmach. Wild Ride is enemy for Street Smart. They are a great rock and band do their thing. But their song was so loud.

Before Street Smart start to band, Jasmine was so nervous. And their turn came. They readied to band. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the power turned off. The school hall fell silent. Their face dropped. Suddenly, Molly came up on an idea. She asked them to sing 'Forever'. The one Jasmine played at my brother's wedding. This song don't need any power, so they can sing nothing instroments.

And they sung 'Foever'. The audience was listening really hard. When they finished singing, everyone jumped out of their seats and cheered like never before. Street Smart was surprised that. And the name of the winner of the Battle of the Bands competition was Street Smart!

The book tought me that sometimes happening help us. If the happening don't happen, they may not win the competition. Their choice needed courage. Sometimes I dance somewhere, and if there are happening, I couldn't do like them.

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Reference

Millett, Peter. (2007). Battle of the Bands. [Nelson, Level 17]. Australia.

BR 2-12: Time Travel: Ship Ahoy! (Branch, 2007)

"I can't wait to see where the time machine takes us this time" (Branch, 2007, p.9)

Georgia and Charlie are best friends. They had a time machine inside a tree trunk at the bottom of their garden. So they could go everywhere. For example, they backed to the time of the dinosaurs. Georgia really likeed adventure. On the other hand, Charlie was a bit afraid. When Georgia pressed a green button, the time machine took them to the ship in the port.

There were a lot of people who were waiting the ship. Then, there was standing on a dock looking at a big passenger ship. Suddenly, people turned to Georgia and Charlie. People talked them "Look at their clothes!" "Look at their hair!" and so on. People have never seen like their fashion. One boy who is rich boy introduced around the big ship to Georgia and Charlie. The boy is going to get on this ship because his aunt is taking him for his birthday.

Georgia looked at the ship in horror. It was written 'TITANIC'. She could not let him get on the ship. The boy really wanted to get on this ship but he couldn't get on. At last, the ship went away and the boy was so angry. Charlie didn't know why she couldn't let the boy to get on the ship. After they went back, she told him to tell the truth.

I liked this book. Last page was like a newspaper about TITANIC. It hitted an iceberg and more than 1500 people died when the ship sank. Georgia knew about that. The reason why she couldn't let the boy to get on it is this reason. She is smart and kind girl I thought. If the boy get on it, he would die.

I have ever watched 'TITANIC'. It was very sad movie. Jack fell in love with Rose and Rose did too. When Jack sank in the deep sea, I felt very sad. I watched this movie when I was 5 years old. At that time, I didn't know the story and I didn't know why the people were sad. When I grow up, I knew the reason. I think 'TITANIC' story was talked forever.

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Reference

Bransch, Nicolas. (2007). Time Travel: Ship Ahoy!. [Nelson, Level 13]. Australia.

Essays 2-03b: Introduce myself

International Cocktail Party

Welcome to International Cocktail Party! My name is Laura and I will introduce about L.A. America.

Do you know about American frag's mean? Star means number of statue, brue means justice, red means courage, white means truth. And American people call this flag "the Stars and Stripes". L.A.'s place is west America. There are a lot of place to see. American President is Obama. He is the first man as black. Country's bird is Bald eagle. We can see on 5 cent. There are a lot of sightseeing. Chinese theater and Venice Beach is one of them. Venice Beach is very beautiful place.

Next I will talk about myself. My job is pro tennis sport player. I think I am good player in the world. And my dislike things is dogs! People say they are so cute but I don't think so. My hobby is shopping. There are a lot of shops in L.A. Especially I like Abercrombie & Fitch. I also like eating. America has a lot of foods. Sweets are so sweet!!! Also looks are very cute. To go to theme park makes me fresh. There are Disney Land and Universal Studio in America. I like them very much!!!

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