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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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- April 16th: _______ words
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- Longest: 230 words (July 23rd)
- Shortest: 94 words (April 23rd)
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- June: 9
- July: 6
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Soccer
As you probably know, now is the time between Premier League seasons. Some of the players are busy preparing to play in the Olympics, while some are doing pre-season training with their clubs, and others are on tours with their clubs. Manchester United is one of the clubs on tour, and the newspaper report I read said that Shinji Kagawa was their best player.
England had a warm-up match against Brazil—their last match before the Olympics start—and Brazil won 2–0. Commentators said that England looked very poor, and they are pessimistic about England's chances of getting out of the group.
England had a warm-up match against Brazil—their last match before the Olympics start—and Brazil won 2–0. Commentators said that England looked very poor, and they are pessimistic about England's chances of getting out of the group.
Olympics
As you know, the Olympics are starting very soon in London. You may have heard that there are several problems associated with the Olympics. The biggest one is that the company that was going to provide security for the Olympics suddenly said that they weren't able to get enough personnel, and that they weren't even sure how many people they could provide. In addition, England's transport system is rather old, so there are worries that people won't be able to get to the venues in time.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Movie, Movie, Movie
There are many good movies coming over the summer. In the previous post, I talked about Brave and The Dark Knight Rises. In this post, let's look at some other movies that are coming soon. The first one is Man on a Ledge, coming this month. In August, 7 Days in Havana is coming. I don't know much about this one, but it is directed by Benicio Del Toro.
Films
In recent months, I've been missing many movies because of being too busy, so I decided to make time to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. This movie is very cerebral, and it's most enjoyable for its performance by Gary Oldman. (You may remember him from Léon, where he played the police captain, starring alongside Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.) It isn't exactly a true story, but it's inspired by a true story of British spies becoming double agents, so it's useful for informing us about recent British history.
As you probably know, there are lots of other good movies coming over the next couple of months. Brave is due to start on July 21st, and The Dark Knight Rises is coming on July 28th.
As you probably know, there are lots of other good movies coming over the next couple of months. Brave is due to start on July 21st, and The Dark Knight Rises is coming on July 28th.
July 9th 2012
Today, if you have extra time, please try QWERTY Warriors and the Dolphin Game. You can find the links on winkhome.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Movies playing now or coming soon
This season is traditionally a very good one for movies. It's a good chance to catch some good but not blockbuster movies before the summer holidays, when a few mega-hits are shown endlessly. Let's think about some of the movies that are playing in movie theaters now or are coming soon.
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