Speeches

Japan

Ohayoo gozaimus menasama, watashiwa Guresu des Nippon. Good morning ladies and gentleman boys and girls today I’m going to talk to you about Japan or as the Japanese call it Nippon.

Japan is located in eastern Asia and is bordered by water. It has a massive population of over 125 million and just the capital city Tokyo has over 12 million, that’s three times the amount of all the people in all of New Zealand and did I mention that land wise Japan is the same size as New Zealand.

Although Japan consists of hundreds, possibly thousands of islands there are four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Japan’s islands make up 97% of the land mass, it is mainly volcanic mountainous region with over 200 volcanoes and 50 are active. Mt Fuji is the highest and most active volcano in Japan. It is situated on the outskirts of Tokyo and it has had over 63 eruptions.

One of the biggest eruptions Japan has had was in July 2007. It reached a massive 6.8 on the Richter scale. It occurred on the west coast of Honshu. It killed 11 people and injured over 900. It caused the world’s biggest nuclear power plant to have a massive leak in it, all of the leakage lead to the ocean and killed a lot of plants, fish and other ocean creatures.

Japan’s currency is completely different to what we have here because 300 yen exchanged into dollars is $3. 80 and 5000 yen exchanged is $63. 40 so obviously it is much easier to become a millionaire over there.

Japan’s main foods they enjoy are rice, raw fish and sushi. Sushi is made out of raw fish, rice sometimes vegetables and it is all wrapped up in seaweed that has been dried out and made into strips.

Japan’s flag consists of only two colours red and white. It has a white background and a red circle in the centre. The meaning of the flag and also Japan is “Land of the Rising Sun.”

I myself cannot wait until I’m older enough to go over and experience a whole different life and hopefully visit all that they are famous for.
SAYOONARA...

BY GRACE ROACHE


DANCING…

I love singing it’s one if my favourite things to do especially when I’m in the shower, I guess you know what I’m going to talk to you about well let me tell you something you don’t I’m going to talk to you about dancing.

Dancing is like singing but instead of singing with your mouth you’re singing with your body.

There are different types of dancing like Tap Dancing, Country, Ballet, Hip Hop/krumping and traditional dancing.

One of my favourite types of dancing is the chicken dance because when it comes to dancing in front of an audience I’m a chicken yes I admitted it I’m a chicken.

There are many movies that involve dancing such as Stomp Da Yard, save the last dance, you got served Honey and so much more the list goes on my favourite movie would have to be all of them cause there really good moves to watch and I think if you watch these movies you’ll watch them over and over again

Many types of dancing originate from many countries around the world and heaps of countries have traditional dances to celebrate many special occasions.

Dancing’s well known around the world and known to young kids, younger than five years old and is also known to old folks.

Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy are well known for their great expertise at dancing and are idols for young children and young teens around the same age as them.

People use dancing to show their emotions in many ways like Krumping is to let out aggression and to keep young teens away from crime-ridden areas like south Las Angeles and all over the world, they also use dancing to relax or let loose and even to get fit.

Um I was wondering why don’t we have dancing at school yeah why? But I know we have Jump Jam but that’s not my style of dancing but the good thing about it is it keeps you motivated.

Just a question did I talk to you about singing before um by singing I meant dancing yeah dancing talking about dancing oh I’m five minutes late for my dancing class sorry got to go.

Shyanne Ratahi.