Happy New Year everyone!!! As we discussed in class, it's time for you to make suggestions for your friends, family, & people around the world.
What do you think are some good ideas for New Year's Resolutions!! Remember they can be your own ideas or ideas you heard or found on the Internet.
Give at least 2 resolutions and explain why you think they are good resolutions.
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Here is a funny comic I found.
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Many of you want to see the New Year's Countdown in New York City. Here is a YouTube video at the Big Apple!!!
Hello, JJ!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I made Resolution for my family.
It is a "TO STUDY"!!
My younger sister has a high school entrance exam this year, so she has to study hard!
In addition, I have to study hard too, because I have university entrance exams next year:(
We have to study harder than before...
And my mother may take a Korean test. If she will take it, my mother, my sister and I have to study hard!
So my family's Resolution is a "to study"!!!
Next, I made a Resolution for all Japanese.
It is an "Economic recovery".
In Japan, many companies are worried Economic, because Japanese Economic isn't good recent years.
As you know, Japanese Prime minister changed last year and he said "We will do Economic recovery!".
Economic can't recovery only him and Politicians.
So I think we have to Economic recovery together and we should keep in our mind in this year.
I think second Resolution is too big, but it is a important for Japan:)
I made a resolution for Japan.
ReplyDeleteIt is to revive a stricken area of the Tohoku Earthquake.
A lot of survivors are still living temporary housing and
they can not go home.
The problem of the debris is also not solved yet.
I want the government to settle these ploblems,
so I made this solution.
Next, I made solution with my family.
It is to save money to go to Egypt.
I went to the Ueno Royal Museum to see the Tutankhamun.
But, there weren't genuine Tutankhamun there.
We were disappointed.
We want to see it and a sphinx, so we have to save money to go to Egypt!
I saw one article on the Internet. This article says Top ten New year's resolutions. I introduce two new year's resolutions.
ReplyDeleteFirst resolution is "Enjoy Life More". I think it is simple,but it is important for us to be in good health.
Secound resolution is "Spend More Time With Family & Friends".I heard it is one of popular new year's resolution. This is simple too but many people make this resolution.
source: http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm
I made two resolutions for Japan and all over the world.
ReplyDeleteFirst resolution is "think about a unclear power plant".
About two years have passed since Tohoku earthquake,but unclear power plants is working in Japan.We have to understand danger of it more.
Second one is "have knowledge of all over the world".
There are many countries on the earth and each country have good point and probrems.
However we don't have enough knowledge of these countries for cooperation.
Therefore,I think that we should know each culture and problems more and do cultual exchange more!
Last year, my father set a new year's resolution, that was "To read a newspaper written in English"!
ReplyDeleteIt was not easy to read it, but he tried it.
He read Asahi weekly, and I read it too.
Asahi weekly is delivered every Sunday, so to read one newspaper in a week is not hard.
He also made a list of English words he doesn't understand.
At first, he was busy , so he was very hard to achieve the resolution, but he finally did it!!
In response, I want to make a list of English as my father do !
To learn new language is not easy, so effort is required.
And also to continue is very hard.
It's very hard resolution, but my father could, so I think I can do it too!!
sayuri
Well, I think the resolution I made is a bit specific.
ReplyDeleteIt is to keep a diary.Writng down one good thing happened in a day.
It might be difficult for some people to record their whole day story each day. but I think they have enough time for writing just one good thing.Also they review the day in order to find the good thing.
There are 2 rules.
1. Be optimistic
2. Try to be helpful(It could be good thing what you do in your day)
For example,
If you were suppose to finish your home work,but you couldn't finish all of it. Don't let it get you down but admire yourself like"Oh, it was tough.but i did some of it. Better than nothing."
My this year's resolutions are
ReplyDeleteNOT TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL
PREPARING!
I mede those resolution from both triumphs and missteps of 2012.
Last year i have been late for school more than 10 times because i am very lazy and not good at waking up early in the morning. On the other hand I could complete my last year's resolution "join all event in Y-kokusai possitivelly and get chance to go to UNIS-UN".Though i could do my best to complete them ,I couldn't manage time and study.And i sometimes could't spend time to prepare homework,YSF and so on. From my misstep i learned that i need manage my time and prepare everything earlier. I realized that if i get early in the morning my 1day will be longer and longer! I usually got up 7:00(30minutes before i leave home). But now I get up 6:40 and not to be late so far!I will try to get up 5minutes earlier and earlier in a month and i will try to study and preparer for something in the morning.
Finally,my favorite movie said that resolution for the world.I will introduce it.
"Sometimes it feels like there are so many things in this world we can not control:Earthquakes,floods,reality shows.
But it's important to remember the things that we can like forgiveness,second chances,fresh stars.Before the one thing that turns the world from a lonely place to beautiful place is LOVE.
LOVE is any of its forms.
LOVE gives us hope.
HOPE the NEW YEAR."
-the movie "NEW YEAR'S EVE"(2011)
I think this means to remember missteps,reflect myself and be kind to other.
We can't control everything so we have missteps and new year's resolutions every year.
We have to reflect every time when we did mistake.
We have to remember them and think about what we can do next.
We have to love others and be kind to people next to you.
Then the world and your 2013 will be better and better.
First, i made a resolution for my classmate.
ReplyDeleteit's to draw a clear line between in class and break time.
i think We are not able to sit down own seats on time, so our teachers often got angry last year.
i don't want to see that! lol
but recently we can set down on time i think!
it is good thing because our teachers don't get angry.
second, i made a resolution for Japanese.
especially young Japanese people.
It's to be interested in politics.
it was the problem that decline in turnout of young people.
everyone surely hope that Japanese politics condition become better,
so everyone should go voting!
i hope that i could spend great, wonderful, amazing time in English classes with English teachers than last year!
Do you remember the lecture about voting?
DeletePeople say just "Go Voting". I didn't know the reason why we should vote before his lecture. I think young people should know that so they will go voting without being told but their will.
The reason why we should vote
now most of the voter is old people.
so politician make the policy for them to get their votes.
it could be unfair for young people.
I read the funny comic that JJ put on,and I agree with and thought same thing.
ReplyDeleteI thought it is too difficult to choose one resolution.
I couldn't find the best answer .
Then I'd hit on a resolution that is everybody make own resolution.
I can suggest it for my friends and myself.
I think if there is no goal, nobody can go ahead.
There are 365 days in a year ; it means we have 86400 x 365 seconds.
but I wonder had I changed in 2012?
I dont want to spend loss time even if it is one second. Everyday, I want to find the difference, growth and reason to live.
Also we come to Y-kokusai, can take the classes with and talk together is just one year later.
We can't lose time! Don't you think so?
Make a goal, and just do it!
To make own resolution and go straight ahead toward the goal is very simple.
but it will be a big step.