This month we received quite a few entries for "Ask the Students." I have tried to include as much of the student’s work as space permits. "Ask the Students" ideally serves two purposes. First and foremost, publication in the NORE SORE and the NORE SORE Writing Award hopefully will encourage students to write simply as a goal, and booster the confidence of those that get published. For this reason, I want to publish as many entries as possible. Seeing how this is a magazine whose primary goal is the entertainment of its readers, the second goal is to provide some insight into how our students think, and to use the students as a valuable explanation tool for Japanese society. Towards this end, if anybody has a question about why Japanese do something or think in a certain way, please contact the NORE SORE and we will use it as a writing question. Remember that these questions do not have to be simple. If properly encouraged, Junior and Senior High School student are quite capable of answering questions that extend beyond "Where do you live?" and "Describe your dog."
Speaking of the NORE SORE Writing Award, I want to apologize for not sending the award out for last month’s winners. I had to leave the country very suddenly and did not get to it. This month and last month’s winner’s ALTs should have received a certificate for their student with their copy of the NORE SORE. Please contact me if you do not. Two last notes, because originality is one of the biggest factors for me, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE only send your top 5. If not, they begin to look far too much alike. And please let me know if you have corrected or help the students with their work. Thanks…
One day when she didn’t come to the lesson, a boy said "Does she come here, doesn’t she?" . Mr. Chiyoyo said " I want her to come back here.". I hope so. And she came back here. I was glad at that time. Anyway, Miss Bobbie is the most popular in my school. And she is liked by everyone!!
-Keiko Sato, Itayanagi JHS
…He always makes joke. But sometimes joke wasn’t popular among my class mates. Then his face is blue…
-Mai Shira, Shiura JHS
My ALT is Nathan. He is from Canada. He likes to play soccer and music. I don’t like school. But I like English. I know his brother. His brother is very similar to Nathan. His brother is ALT too. Nathan is very kind to everyone. Shiura Junior High School students like Nathan.
-Chihiro, Shiura JHS
Our ALT is Ms. Andrea Sampson. I like her. That is because she is interesting. She is beautiful. Her children are pretty. She likes Tom Cruise. But I like Leonardo Dicaprio. Ms. Andrea is a good teacher.
-Midori Sakamoto, Nakasato JHS
Her name is Susanna. She is from Great Britain. I have known Susanna for one year and a half. She is very cute and funny. I like cheerful about Susanna. She has wo brothers. She dislikes fermented soy beans. I like listened to music and play a game in Susanna’s class.
-Yuki Osari, Owani JHS
My ALY’s name is Susannah. She is from England. She is very very funny. She likes very funny jokes. She has gentle heart. She likes old man very much. But she doesn’t like old woman very much. She is very very wonderful!!
-Yusuke Sasaki, Owani JHS
My ALT is Belle Kuboyama. She comes from Hawai in U.S. I knew her two years ago. She is kind and funny and very nice character. I like her very much. My first impression of her was very young and very pretty. I couldn’t speak first but she is very friendly. That is what I liked best about her. I was surprised at her speaking and writing ability of Japanese. I have no change about her but I want to be careful when jogging and cycling.
-Toshiko Takada, Shichinohe SHS
My ALT is Miss Bobbie Jo Tucker. We call her Miss Bobbie. She comes from America. She can swim very well. She is kind at heart. And she delights us with our classes. She tells us many many American things. So I came to like study English. And I am interested in America. I like her very much.
-Saori Kudo, Itayanagi JHS
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