2-02b; My learning language

My language learning experience, I learned English and German and Japanese so far. And now I study. 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. And German is my choice. 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? I heard my older friends that German is easier than other language. And 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.

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 the class. Sometime, my friends and I talk with in German.

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 recollect 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. This experience is great! I was most surprise that everything is big that Japanese! For example, goods are deal and ice cream box is big! A cake is too big! I thought that who eat this size! Who use!

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. So I could talk about my school day once more. Then I was happy very much.

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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2-03b; Univer Life

Hello everyone, I’ll talk about my university life and after 25 years. Now I am Kumamoto Gakuen University student and department is foreign language learning. When I high school student, I decided to go to this school. Then I didn’t want to go this school but I didn’t try to know the other school so I chose this school. But now I spend happy life in my university better than I thought.

I study mainly English. I have many classes in a week. Someday, I have first class in the day so I have to get up early. But in the winter, I can’t get up early because in the morning is very cold and I don’t want get out my huton. I was late for some first classes. A few teachers are very strictness but almost teacher is not. This year, I will try not to be late. I will try keeping early hours and I will eat good food. I want to be careful my health this year.

I can learn many things in my class. This summer, I had a wonderful time in MN. I have a Kaigaikenshu class so I could go there. I experienced American life there. My most good experience is communicated with my host mother and hot friends. I couldn’t speak English well but all people helped me. I was very impressed and I was happy.

I thought that this program is very good and I am as a really foreign language-learning student to go to the U.S. If I could go there again, I want to speak more and more. Now I change e-mail with my host mother!

After school, I practice badminton because I belong to badminton club in KGU. Why I join this club. The reason is that when I was elementary school student, my brother started play badminton and my brother influenced me. So I started play badminton. I have played badminton for 10 years.

I have practice five days in a week. I have played badminton since I was elementary student. In the practice, I don’t have to talk! This is very hard for me but this is rule. Sometime, I have competitions in a year. This year I have four big competitions. I didn’t win because I didn’t practice hard and I went to U.S. Next year, I’ll try to practice hard!

I have a part time job. I introduced my part time job place in Essay; My Favorite Place. I started this job last November so I have worked there for about a year. For this year I have had many occurrences. For example, my coworker had problem with the other coworker. My boss disappeared. These are one of the most. I thought that I resign many times but I continued! I was surprised for me.

I want to take long rest because I’m busy. I have to go school in the morning until evening, after school, I have to go practice despite Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday. But on Wednesday, I have to go my part time job after school. On Saturday, in the morning I have to go practice and evening I have to go my part time job. On Sunday, I can sleep long time in the morning but in the evening, I have to go my part time job!

After 25 years, if I get children, I want them to do what they want. I’ll advice them about you should think carefully what you need and what you want do. I hope University will be more digitally. For example, I can’t go my class because I over slept but I can learn about the class in my home using with my computer. I think that this is very convenience.

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New Year's resolutions

My New Year’s resolutions are three things. First I want to be slender style. So I have to do a diet. But I tried that every years.

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BR2-18;Extreme Sports

Before you can dive, you have to get a C-card. This card says that you can dive underwater with air on your back. That wasn’t difficult. I found an instructor. I started to dive. I got a C-card. (P. 15)

This passage is good news for me. I want dive underwater. I heard that dive is very difficult for general public because we need special license and hard practice. So I thought that I can’t dive. But this license story is in America. When I went to America last summer, I ride house. I was very happy and I have a wonderful time. But then we had to write a paper. The paper is license paper for riding house. We just wrote the paper and got the license. This is very easy! This spring vacation, I will go Okinawa with my friends. We will dive in beautiful underwater. I am looking forward to the vacation.

Book:
Dean, M. (2001). Extreme Sports. England: Longman.

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BR2-17; The Happy Prince

Today, the happy prince plays in the garden of Paradise and the little swallow sings by his side. The prince and the swallow are happy again. (P. 38)

This passage is happy for me. The happy prince was happy, when he lived in the Happy Place. He never cried. I read this and I thought he is not happy because he didn’t know about society. I maybe know about society than him. I think that I am happy much because I have many friends and I can live so I am happy. Sometimes I am not happy. I know much thing than him so I can experience. I don’t know what happy for us. But I should try all things. This story is very famous and this story say “You should be kind all person”




Book:
Wilde, O. (2000). The Happy Prince. England: NEW EDITIONS.

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BR2-16;New York

There are 17.000 or more restaurants, cafes, ‘fast food’ shops and food stands in New York, and there are more and more every day. You can eat in New York every night for fifty years and never visit the same café or restaurant twice! And you can find food from every country in the world. (P, 10)

I like this passage because I like eating. When I am home, I always eating every time.
In this year, Oshougatu, I always eating. Last night, I went my grandmother’s house. This is my annual. My family and my aunt and my cousin my grandmother are in the house. We ate dinner together. We ate carb hot pot. I was very happy. Last summer, I went U.S. there are many fast food shops. I thought that all fast food shops are same type but my host mother told me they have little difficult. I learned about food. I want to learn more in New York.

Book:
Escott, John. NEW YORK. ENgland: Oxford, 1995.

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BR2-14; Alice in wonderland

She found a bottle with a label saying Drink me. “That wasn’t here before,” thought Alice, checking it carefully. Since it wasn’t marking poison, she took a sip. It tasted so delicious (a mix of cherry-tart, custard, toffee, pineapple and hot buttered taste), that she had very soon finished it. (P, 11)

I know this story. When I was little, I watched this movie by Disney. I like this story because this is very cute and funny story for me and Alice is very cute. But I little forgot sentence. When I read this book, I remembered. But I didn’t know that the drink’s taste. I wanted to drink this drink. But I don’t like cherry. I like strawberry better than cherry and I don’t want to be short, I want to be tall. If you have a chance you should read this book.

Book:
Carroll, L. (2006). Alice in Wonderland. ENGLand: USBORNE

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