Rising cost of high education

The escalating cost of higher education is causing a lot of question whether it is worthwhile to continue education beyond high school. College needs tution cost, opportunity cost, and accumulation of thousands of dollars. Many people wonder whether all these problems justify the investment. The risk is especially large for low-income families because they already have a difficult time making ends meet, and do not want the additional burden of college tuition and other fees.

 Pursuing a college degree costs a lot, but there is evidence that the rate of return on investment is high enough to justify it. Although differential between college and high school income varies overtime, on average college garaduates earn more than high school garaduates.

The Little Red Hen

One morning, the little red hen walked to the field.She was looking for juicy worms to eat.She went scratch, scratch, scratch with her small toes and she found some grains of wheat.

 She found some grains of wheat and she want to plant.Then, she ask her three friends, a cat, a duck, and a rat, to help her.However they don't.
 So she do all things by herself...

Vocabulary

worm
（細長く足のない）虫

Reference

Lesley, S. (2006). The Little Red Hen (Usborne First Reading, level 3). Usborne Publishing Ltd.

Henry And Mudge in the Green Time

Henry just had to cry.

He sat down beside Mudge and held on to his hurting hand and cried.

Mudge sniffed Henry's hair.

Mudge sniffed Henry's hand.

Mudge put his big nose in Henry's ear.

But Henry kept crying.

Henry got hurt and he is crying.
I can feel Henry and Mudge's the bonds of friendship.
They are really very good friends!
This book has a lot of scenes like this.
I like this book.

Vocabulary

sniff
ふんふんかぐ

Reference

Cynthia, R. (1992). Henry And Mudge in the Green Time (Ready to Read, level 2). First Aladdin Paperbacks Edition.

Toy Story

"Okay. What can you do?" Woody asks Buzz.

"Show us!"

"I'm a space ranger and I can fly," Buzz says.

Woody dones't like Buzz and laughs at him.
This is sometime seen in school when new student comes.
Can he get friendly with new friend?
How can he do?

Reference

Personal Education Limited. (2012). Toy Story (Pengun Kids, level 2). Personal Education Limited.

Rio: Blu and Jewel

Suddenly Jewel shouts, 'Blu! Help!' I look up. Oh no! It's Nigel. He has got Jewel.
'Where are you going?' I shout. 'To Carnival! Help!' says Jewel. 'I'm coming! I say.

Blu and Jwele got friendly in Carnival. They get to like each other.
However Blu can't fly and he want to go home.
Then, suddenly Jewel was got by Nigel, not good bird.
Can he regain her? And can he fly?

Vocbulary

cage かご
chain 鎖

Reference

Fiona, D. (2012). Rio: Blu and Jewel (Popcorn ELT Readers, Level 1). Scholastic.


Wordcount:557

Unit 2 answer

2.1
1.broad
2.broad
3.mitigating
4.mitigating.
5.auburn
6.deliriously
7.broad
8.picturesque
9.adjourn
10.picturesque
11.adjourn
12.inclement

2.2
1.strong - broad
2.Bad - Inclement
3.very - deliriously
4.pretty - picturesque
5.serious - mitigating
6.stop - adjourn
7.big - broad
8.reddish-brown - auburn
9.I don't know.

2.3
1.W, acid, active in, allegic, annoying, anomalous
2.W, become, begin, make, exercise, block, launch
3.W, a class, a concert, a date with, a fight, a lecture, amission
4.W, a baby, speech, a blow to, a bullet to, a case of wine,
5.W, create, design, earn, for, invade, make

2.4
very useful
launch an effort
I launch an effort to archive my goal.

hello

My name is takaya.
Nice to meet you!
My major is computer　science and erectlical Engineering.
I like watching sports games.
Especially, I like baseball game and I am a "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks" fan.
I watch the game whenever I can watch on TV.
My favorite player is Yanagita.
He is a very good player!
I think he can reach the "toripuru 3" which is the his target.

Next, I like playing tennis.
I belong to the tennis club.
However, recently I cannot join the activity because I start a part time job.
I work for a japanese style bar.
You can eat "yakitori".
It's very delicious.

Then, I think one of the most interesting game is "regend of zerua".
It need thinking and finding the way to win the boss and the right path.
It have aspect of action game and  thinking game.
The dungeon is so difficult that a lot of people have no idea of the right path.
However if you can find the right path, you will get very happy and will have got crazy about the game.
Please play it!
It's very interesting!

By the way, when I am free,I often read comic books.
I like almost all af comic books, sports, fantasy, love and comedy, and so on.
However, I like "gin no sazi" best.
The atmosphere is very good.
You can feel importance of agriculture.
I also like conversaton between the caracters.
You will like it!


Thank you for reading!