Week13

Event1(Typical Thursday)

I talking about typical Thursday. My Thursday is very busy. I get up at 10:30 am. I eat lunch, wear my cloths and brash my teeth. Then, I go to school by bike, train and walk. My closest station is Hikarino-mori, and my house is near Hikarino-mori station. So, I using by bike until this station. It takes about five minutes by bike. When rainy day, I walk or using by car. I think I want to use by car in rainy day, but this car is my mother’s car. Also, I can not use this car when she works from morning. In the rainy case, I walk to station. It takes about 10 minutes. But I am to be late leave my home in rainy day, so I run to station. I do not like rain day. Then, I take the train from Hikarino-mori station to Suizenji station. After that, I walk to KGU while I listen to music or radio. It takes about 15 minutes. I have three classes in Thursday. So, I often I went to KGU from noon. Third period class is a history of English literature. I could study about writer’s history and writer’s literary and so on. Teacher taught us that thing to power point. Also, I could watch some movies every time. Some movies were short or long. In watch long movies case, I should write report about The last of the mohicans and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The last of the mohicans is very difficult contents for me. I did not think about Indian, so I felt very difficult. However, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is easy for me. This story is white American boy and slave. This story is funny and impressive. I like this story. Next, four period class. This class is reading. I could study about newspaper’s reading. I study to use textbook, also American and British newspaper read on the computer. I could read new information. Next, five period class is English pronunciation class. This class is really enjoyable. This class’s teacher is Mr.Takaki. He is Kumamoto university teacher. And, he is important to communication with classmate, so I felt friendly. Therefore, I had a very good time learning English pronunciation. This class is really good, however he use north American English pronunciation, so In fact, I want to study about England pronunciation. There is nothing for it. Next, I go to home by bike, train and walk. Then, I eat dinner at 7:30 pm. After that, I spent relaxing time and study. Finally, I go to bed at 12:30 am. This is my typical Thursday.

Events2(Travel and Other countries)

I am talking about Travel and Other Countries. I went to Taiwan 5 years ago. My high school trip in Taiwan. Taiwan is my first trip abroad. So, I was very excited and  I think there is a lot of different culture. For example, a lot of people ride a bike and it must not flush the toilet peper and convenience store's reseat. In Taiwan, reseat is takarakuji, so made announcement of election every months. I did not know that. I was impressive. I have interested in different culture in Taiwan. So, I want to study English more and more. Therefore, I want to go to university, and want to go to department of English when I was first year high school student. Thanks to this trip. If I did not go to Taiwan, I would not study English. I may have been study other things. So, I appreciated my high school. Also, Taiwanese is very kind and friendly to Japanese. We went to Taiwan's junior high school and high school. And, I enjoyed international exchange. This school students showed us around the school and Taipei. This school was really big and have cheerful student more. They held out their hand and spoke in Japanese. I felt that became an entertainer. I thought Taiwanese is really love in  Japan. I love Taiwan too. I want to go there again!

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Week12

Event1 ( About England)

My dream is to visit foreign country. I want to visit my best country is England, because beautiful town and England have nice world heritage. I would like to see Westminster palace at night. I think I will be impressed, because I have seen it in internet. It is really nice and beautiful. Also, I would like to go to Stonehenge too. It is the most famous world heritage in England. I think Stonehenge is mysterious. How did they carry big stone? Why is a grassy plain around it? I don’t know, but I would like to know! Also, Stonehenge always beautiful. For example, sunny day, sunset, rainbow and morning glow and so on. By the way, I have heard of England’s food taste dose not suit Japanese. So, I would like to eat England’s food. For example, Fish and ships, porridge and Sunday roast and so on. Actually, my friend went to England when summer vacation. My friend said, England’s food taste is very good!! I have been thinking that England’s food taste is bad. however, I heard of my friend talk to it, I think maybe England’s food taste is good! So, I would like to eat England’s food very well. Also, I would like to experiment afternoon tea. Japanese does not afternoon tea much. I think Japanese really busy,  nothing relax time too much. So, I would like to experience that. This story is except the study. So, I am talking about study in England. I want to go study abroad in England when I was 3rd grade of high school student. Because, England is the birthplace of English. Also, British English seems to match me. I find pronunciation is easier for me to say and listen to. I feel connection to British English. Also, I participated in a speech contest using British English last year, so I was interested in British English more. In fact, anybody can study English in Japan. But, I want to improve English skill in England. Because, immersed in English is the best way of improving my English. Also, I want to experience different culture. I also want the experience of living in another culture. I can learn about that culture and my own culture more deeply. I want to be able to get wider world view. Next, If I go study abroad in England, I want to do except study. I want to teach Japanese culture. UCLan have Japanese society club. So, I want to join this club. In fact, I have been to study calligraphy, so I want to teach the appeal of calligraphy. Also, many different country student in UCLan, of course this club too. So, I want to make a lot of friends,and want to have much knowledge and thought. I spent a lot of experience in KGU. I participated in English weekends staff, freshman camp staff, and Kumamoto international community house's volunteer staff about twenty ceremony events. And now, I am English lounge staff. I get along with exchange student, I am interested in foreign country more. I can not speak English fluently, however I am second to none in my desire to take a year study abroad in UCLan. Announcement of study abroad passer is September. So, I think I study IELTS in summer vacation.

Event2 (About money)

I am talking about money. I want to a lot of money, so I work part-time job in Grazie. Grazie is pasta and pizza restaurant in Hikari no mori. It is near my house. I always go to there by biIke. I enjoy job. Staff is very kind. They teach me difficult and easy job. I was helped them, so I want to do my best. I work very hard, I want to have a lot of money. Then, I will go to travel in Thailand. Because of, my friend living there. She is exchange student in KGU. Her name is Lee. She is very friendly and kind. I ate food and went to Matsuri and so on with Lee. I miss her!
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Week11

Event 1 ( About second stage examination)
I had the second stage examination. The examination is essay. I heard about the examination that senior passed the examination last year. Her name is Syoko. She belong same subject to me. We met as English weekend staff last year. Now, we meet English lounge sometimes, and we talked about study abroad detail. For example, how did you study about second stage examination? and what kind of problem was asked question? After that, she politely answers my question. Last year, essay had two questions. One of those, why do you want to go study abroad? This question is to given to the person who took the examination for the second consecutive year. So, I prepared essay about why do you want to go study abroad? This examination had KGU on Saturday morning. I went to class, some people came here already. Next, someone who international section came, prepare for essay examination. Then, examination was started. I looked the paper, I was surprised. Problem had (4) from (1). I thought I choose any one from among these, so I wrote the paper about (3). (3) question is if you go study abroad, what is excepted? I thought wrote easy to me. So, I wrote about this question. But, a serious thing happened. This questions mean, you must write about all question. I noticed mistake when the examination finished fifteen minutes left in class. I lost color. I thought I rewrite a essay, but I should write eight hundred more. So, I did not rewrite. Finished example, I was close to tears. My friend took the same examination, so I went to her soon. Her name is Yurina. We get along with when we entered in KGU. We thought want to go study abroad all the time when a freshman. Therefore, we talked about study abroad, and we can raise motivation. She is my precious friend for me. So, I want to heard happened thing to her. I said, Must I  answer all question? She said, yes. what's happened? I said, I was mistake. I thought I choose one question and wrote. So, I wrote only(3). She said, oh really !? but, do not worry. Second stage examination was not only essay. I thought most important thing is interview examination. So, let's do our best together! My mind is calm a little bit. We talked with this thing while went down the stairs, I listened to other woman voice. She is Mirai. She took the examination too. She said, if you had lunch, I want to have a lunch together. We said, yes. let's have lunch together. So, we went to Lowson. We ate lunch while talked about the examination. I talked about my mistake too. Mirai said, do not worry. do not think mistake. I think you should consider about next examination. So, after lunch time, shall we go to the library? Let's practice English interview together! Let's everyone passed the examination! After that, we thought about English interview, and we did interview like that. They could answered the question, but I did not answer the question fluently. I thought necessary practice more. At first, I wrote my think in Japanese, after that this think rewrite in English. This process was really hard, however I did my best. Next, I met Mr. Tomei on Monday. He gave to me advice and corrected the mistakes. Then, I met Ms. Christie on Tuesday. She gave to me lot of advice, corrected the mistakes and taught me various good turn of phrases. I was really nervous, but I was cheered up to her. She said, you have purpose of study abroad. Some student think I want to play or want to go to travel overseas and so on. But, you want to study in overseas. Do not worry. You can do it. In fact, I had absolutely no confidence. However, she gave to me words of encourage. So, I decided to have confidence. I will do my best.

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