Pukman @ WinK: the community that time didn't forget

I found an interesting grammar website. I also found an interactive test on the Macmillan Readers site.

My summer holiday was quite a busy one, because I spent two-and-a-half weeks in hospital. Most of the rest of the time I was working. But I also went to Aso and some other interesting places with my family. We went hiking in Aso and then went to Sakura for dago-jiru. We also had sweetcorn at the top of Aso. Another day, we went to have dago-jiru (again!) at a small restaurant in Nishihara. The meal was very nice, because it was actually mini-kaiseki ryouri with dago-jiru rather than just dago-jiru.

• Blackberries
• Raspberries
• Gooseberries (not really!)
• Bilberries
• 黄蓮寺

I guess raspberries are my favorite. Do you know how to say them in Japanese? And how about French? (If you like cakes, you might know the French word.)

I found Listen to English. This has colloquial listening practice at several different levels. Another useful site is allcinema. Here, you can find out the correct English title of a movie if you only know the Japanese title (and of course vice versa). This is very useful if, for example, you want to write a movie review in English on your blog but you don't know the English title. Another interesting movie site is the interactive tour of the American Film Institute's top 100 movies.

The Premier League started towards the end of August and most teams have already played about four games. Arsenal and Chelsea are at the top of the table now, and Manchester United near the bottom, though Manchester are expected to do better now that Christiano Ronaldo is back from injury. The other Manchester team, Manchester City, is doing pretty well, and is under new ownership and also with a new manager. Most people think that the Big 4 (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool) will take the top 4 spots as usual, though there is speculation that the money the new Manchester City owners have brought in might help them move into the top 4 next year.

Already, two managers have left their posts, Kevin Keegan (see picture) from Newcastle, and Alan Curbishley from West Ham. Many people wonder who's next.

• Raspberries
• Blueberries
• Blackberries
• Black cherries

The picture shows a blackberry and a raspberry. Blackberries grow wild all over England. A popular dessert in England is blackberry and apple pie.

1. Make sure you've posted about one or more of the sites you've visited, including a link! (Ask for help if you can't make a link.)
2. Make sure you have written 5 posts including a book review and juppun ha juubun before next week's class.

1. Target is 15,000 words (minimum 10,000).
2. Some assignments will be spoken.
3. With spoken assignments, you will be expected to be careful with spelling and grammar. You will have opportunities for feedback from friends and your teacher.
   

1. Welcome to Writing IV: explaining the syllabus
2. Juppun ha juubun
3. Today's list (with links)
   
4. Ma.gnolia & Links
5. (Introducing the first assignment)
6. (Comments)
   

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