Essay 2-02c; My Language Learning Experience

I want to tell you about my language learning experience, So far I learned English and German and Japanese so far. I study now. Japanese is my mother tongue so I had to study Japanese in elementary school and junior high school and high school. It’s class was called Kokugo. All Japanese students have to study. English too. Some elementary school doesn’t have the class but almost elementary class has. In university, I could choose one language from some language. For example, French and Spanish. I chose German.

First I’ll talk about my German learning experience. Why I chose German? First I heard my older friends that German is easier than other language. Second German grammar is similar to English grammar. So I decided. I went to the German class last year. The class is little difficult for me. But I have many friends in the class. My friends and I helped each other.

For example, When I was absent the class, next week class I had to do the print of the absent class and I had to hand in the print. That is very terrible and I couldn’t understand what the print mean and show. Then I asked my friends. They helped me and tough the contents so I could understand and I can hand in my print to my teacher.

German has many articles. For example, man article and woman article and neutral article. German verb have each nature so I have to remember that each verb fall under each article. This is very difficult and many!

But I could take the credits of German, so I like German and German accent is very interesting for me. Sometimes I talk with my friends in German. It is really fun. If I have a chance, I want to go Germany.

Next I’ll talk my learning English experience. When I started study English in junior high school, I didn’t like study English very much, because I couldn’t remember English words but I tried recollecting that and I began go to the cram so I could understand English grammar and words. Then I came to like English little.

This summer, I went to Minnesota. I had a wonderful time! I had many worries before went. But my host mother and American teachers and friends are very kind. I love them. When I couldn’t talk my host mother about my school day well, my host mother try understood hard and she tough me some words and sometime I had mistakes for example, when I wanted to say “whale” but I said “whore”. My host mother was very surprised and confused. She said “what??”I noticed I had very much mistake and I corrected myself. She laughed. It was very funny.

I learned English words are similar and little difficult! But I could talk about my school day once more. Then I was very happy.

I am thankful for all people teach me English and many things in America. I think that I have to study English more and more so I’ll go Minnesota again!

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BR2-7; Gucci

Only smart and beautiful people can make a good fashion show. (P, 21)

I read this book because I knew Gucci and Gucci is very famous among many women. I think that this word is very strict! Certainly, there are many beautiful women in fashion shows. But many girls want be to model like the beautiful women. By the way, some Japanese women play an active part of top model. They aren’t famous in Japan. I want know their profile more and I want to be interested in famous brand. I am not interested in brand goods. This is economical woman. How do you think?

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Book:Hopkins, A. (2001). Gucci. England: Longman

BR2-13; American Life

American movie-makers make about 570 movies each year. Other countries make more movie, there are 850 new movies every year in India. But people watch American movies around the worlds.

I was interested in this passage because I had known this fact. When I studied in Reading Class last year, I learned this.I thought that I don’t know about Indian movie and Hollywood movie. Indian movie is cheaper than American movie about three times because Indian movie not use famous actor and actress. But Hollywood movie use famous actor and actress. And Indian movie use same tools and buildings but Hollywood movie use new tools and building each movies. I had never watch Indian movie and I always watch Hollywood movie and Japanese movie. Hollywood movie is interesting for me but I like Japanese movie the best. My favorite Japanese movie is ziburi. My favorite American movie is Arumagedon. This movie is very good and impression. Ziburi is very cute ans funny. All most Japanese children watch. If you can you watch!

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Book:Hopkins, A. (2001). American Life. England: Longman.

BR-12; Nelson Mandela

Then, in August 1943, Radebe and Mandela, with 10,000 other people, protested because the Alexandra bus company wanted people to pay more money for bus tickets. (P, 4)

I read book about Nelson Mandela. He is very famous but I didn’t know him detailed before I read. I could know about him more. Have you ever heard ‘apartheid’? This is racial discrimination. When I read a book of Gandhi, this was written. Some racial were discriminated by British in history. This occur not finish. Maybe in the world, there are. Why I choose this passage, I might know this event. I think that protested people were very great. If I was there, I couldn’t join protested group. But I hope there are not discriminations in the world.

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Book:Hopkins, A. (2001). Nelson Mndela. England: Longman

BR2-11; GANDHI

One evening in 1893 Gandhi was on train from Durban to Pretoria. He was in first class. The train stopped at Pietermaritzburg in Natal. A white ma got on the train and saw Gandhi. “Get out of here. Coloreds can’t sit in here,” he shouted at him. “But I have a first class ticket,” protested Gandhi. “I am a lawyer. In England I always sit in first class.” “There are no colored lawyers in South Africa,” said the white man. He called a policeman. “Move to third class,” said the policeman. “Or get off the train.” Gandhi didn’t move, so the policeman threw him off the train. Then he threw his bags off.


When I read this passage, I felt very sad. In the old day, there was racial discrimination in the world. Gandhi fought against England. He suggested rules. I think that these rules are very good. They wanted find out their country. They had to find India. I knew about Gandhi little because when I was junior high school student, I had to study about him and Indians history. This history is sad for me. Indians were bully by other country like England. My opinion is not correct but this is my idea. England might think that Indians have original religion and culture, they were behind the times. So England did like discrimination. Now I heard there are some discrimination in India because tremendous gap between the rich and the poor. I hope that there are no any discrimination in the world. (Hopkins, 2004, P4)


Book:Hopkins, A. (2004). Gandhi. England: Longman.

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BR2-10; MR BEAN IN TOWN

The waiter arrived at Mr. Bean’s table. He put plate in front of Mr. Bean. The manager smiled and took off the cover. Mr. Bean looked down. And he stopped smiling. There, in front of him, was very large plate-of steak tartare.

Mr. Bean is crazy. I don’t know that his real profile but when I was little, I thought that he is really strange man and he has sick. Now I can understand he acts. I watched his movie and video. My speaking class, I watched his movie and I had to explain in English what he does. But his move was all strange, so this work was very terrible for me. This passage is very funny for me. Before this accident, he wanted to hide his steak because he thought that his steak didn’t cook and raw. But steak was no problem. He tried hid many piece of steak meat. And he almost finished. But this happened. He returned the fresh start. I want to say him “Don’t mind” (Hopkins, 2001, P12)

Book:Hopkins, A. (2001). Mr Bean in Town. England: Longman.

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BR2-09; Audrey Hepburn

Holden fell in love with Audrey. He wanted to leave his wife and marry her. “She was the love of my life” he said later. Audrey liked Holden too, but he was not the right man for her. He drank too much and he had a wife and three children. She did not want to hurt his family.

I like this passage and little sad. I know her because I watched Roman holiday. I like her. She is very cute. I think that she is very noble woman. But when I read this passage, I thought that Audrey Hepburn is just a woman. She is very kind and gentle because if some women were in same situation with Audrey, those women don’t think about the family. My friend was in similar situation. A boy has girlfriend but he fell in love my friend. I asked her “you should stop relation with him even you are hard.” I think sometime man is bad for woman. Man swindle woman. But woman is bad too. I think that the man and woman’s problem don’t have answer. I like clearly. (Hopkins, 2000, P6)

Book:Hokins, A. (2000). Audrey Hepburn. England: Longman

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Essay 2-03a

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• Univ life
  • department
  • study
    • home works
  • my club
    • Badminton
  • my friends
    • play
  • after 25 years
  • my life
  • children univ life

Essay 2-01c

I’ll introduce my favorite place. My favorite place is my work place. The name is HERO-umi. This is Izakaya in downtown. This has big aquarium and many fish. I work here after school and weekend. Many guests come here and communication each other, sometime talk with me. And there is many staff. I can feel comfortable when I stay here with my staff members.

This is in Anseimachi-douri and second floor. I have a big flag. This flag was painted fish and ocean and colorful because our shop sell food and drink. Main food is fish. Maybe you can see this flag if you walk this street.

You go up the dark and long stairs and you can see big aquarium and this can put 2ton water in. there is many kinds of fish swimming. These fish are from Ushibuka. Do you know Ushibuka? Ushibuka is in south in Kumamoto and a port town. This is very small and very lonely countryside. But this town can get many kinds of fish!

By the way, the shop have a large earthen floor and big shoe cupboard. You take off your shoes and put the shoe in to the cupboard. The cupboard can receive about 120 shoes. A big hall has twelve tables and counter. Maybe 70 people can use this hall maximum. The counter was decorated many fish and dim lights. There are nine chairs. And I have four private rooms. The smallest room can use six people. Middle two rooms can use 12 people. The biggest room can use 18 people. Those rooms are Japanese style room. And the hallway is very long and dark so some guest say “I like be lost in a maze.” I think so too. But there is very comfortable for me.

I sell foods and drinks. I’m a waiter so I suggest to guest that what the best choice. This shop’s main food is fish dish. I like fish foods. I have many kinds of fish and Sashimi. My favorite food is “Seafood gratin”. This is very delicious and popular among women.

Drinks are almost alcohol. But some soft drinks. The alcohol drinks are cocktails and Bear and Shochu and Sake and Wine and Fruit wine. I want that I’m eating Seafood gratin with drinking cocktail. This is very good time for me but I can’t drink alcohol.

My favorite HERO-umi has many good things for me. For example I like fish and aquarium and dark and dim light. And I love coworker. They are very kind and funny.

If you have free time, please come here and eat fresh fish! I'll express these fish and to eat the best way. And if you can speak with my coworker, you can make friend! They are very kind and funny people!!

Essay 2-02b

I will introduce my university life and my future after 25 years. Now I go to Kumamoto Gakuen Daigaku and my department is foreign language learning. So I study English, studied German last year.

In some classes, I use computer and other machines. For example my last speaking class, I used i-pad. This is very high technology and I couldn’t use very well. I have to study hard because I have many home works. If I didn’t do the home works, I couldn’t get credit.

But I have to practice my Badminton club too! I belonged to KGU Badminton club last year because my high school friend invited me and I played Badminton when I was high school student so I wanted to continue.

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