Essay 2-02a: My Favorite Place

I would like to write about my favorite place. My favorite place is super public bath, which is known as suisyun. Do you know this name? Have you ever heard this name? Today, let me introduce about this place. If you became to want to go there, please check this homepage too. I'm going to add homepage address, so you can click and see it.

There is near a shopping mall in Mashiki, Kumamoto. I live in near the Kumamoto Castle, you know, and it takes about 40 minutes from my house. I hardly go there because it is too far for me. However, I have a lot of time and I think I want to go there. There are hot springs and shopping mall there. You can enjoy both. It's good I think. In the shopping mall, there are various kinds of cloths shops, restaurants and cafes. There is the theater, and we can watch movies. We can do anything, and it's good I think.

Suisyun has the first floor and the second floor. In the first floor, there are reception desk, restaurant, massage room and many kinds of hot springs. After arriving, we put our shoes in shoe box and lock. And then, go to the reception desk and order today's menu. We have to safekeeping key of shoe box. After that, I often go to bathroom and take hot springs. Sometimes I have delicious food at the restaurant. The other day, I went to massage room and I had a very relaxing time. There are many places in the first floor.

 In the second floor, there are bedrock, relaxing room and sports gym. I haven't visited sports gym, but I want to go there someday. I often go bedrock. suisyun's bedrock is the biggest while I know it. In suisyun, there are many comics and magazines. We can take bedrock while reading magazines but we can't bring in comics there. In relaxing room, there are many sofas for one person. I often sit down and enjoy reading. I like the time.

Six months ago, I finally got driver's license and can go there by myself. The other day, I went there with my mother and had a relax time there. I often go there with my mother and my sister. Sometimes I go there by myself. My friends like hot springs too. And then, we planed to go there during the summer vacation but I couldn't there. So I want to go there with them in the near future. Winter comes. In winter, hot springs are good for health. I'm looking forward to going there with my friends.

In there, I often enjoy having delicious foods, hot springs and bedrock while reading. I like to relax, so suisyun is the best for me. If you became interested in, click there. I add photo that the other day I ate it at suisyun. Suisyun is far from my house but there is a good place like suisyun near my house. Next time, I will write about it. Don't miss it!

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Essays 2-01a: Complete Draft Language Learning Stories

Today I would like to write about all of the languages I've learned. I’ve learned 4 languages including Japanese and English. Of course, I’ve learned Japanese while my life. I started to learn English when I entered junior high school. I’ve learned French. I studied it when I was first grade in this university. This year I’m learning Korean so I’ve learned 4 languages.

 

At first, I would like to write about Japanese. I was born in Fukushima, Japan because my mother was born and grew up in Fukushima, that is, Fukushima is her home. So I’ve learned Japanese from my birth. At first, I learned it by listening, of course. I became abele to write hiragana before entering an elementary school because my father and mother taught it to me. After entering school, I learned character. Teachers taught it to me and my classmates. When I was junior high school and high school student, I learned classics and the Chinese classics. They were too difficult for me. Japanese is difficult so I respect students who study it.

 

Second, I would like to write about English. I started to learn it when I entered junior high school. My English teacher was very funny so I enjoyed English classes. Thanks to her, I became to like English and I studied it very hard. Every day I studied at home. I did my preparation and reviews. I think I was good student. My old junior high school was near my house so I had more time than my friends. Thanks to it, I studied it very hard.

 

When I was a third-year, I took an English class as an optional subject. The teacher said “Listening to a radio English lesson is very good. Hope for you to do.” So I began to listen to a radio English lesson every day. It was a lot of fun but I didn’t think that I became a good listener. However, listening English every day was very important so I think that efforts didn’t waste.

 

When I entered high school, I studied English very hard because my old high school was preparatory school. The way was almost for entering universities so I was not good at speaking and listening. I’m good at writing, reading and grammar. So when I entered this university, I was shocked. I couldn’t speak well. I couldn’t listen well. However, thanks to this university I became good speaker and listener, maybe.

 

Third, I would like to write about French. I learned it when I was a first-year in this university. That’s why I choose is lack of seriousness. My best friend from high school goes to a university in Tokyo to study French. So I chose it. Learning it was difficult but it was interesting. Tests are easy so I could get good scores. Someday I want to speak French fluently. If my best friend can go to French as an exchange student, I would like to go there.

 

The last, I’m learning Korean this year in this university. That’s why I start is I want to improve my English skill, especially pronunciation. Pronunciation between Korean and English has many points of likeness. In addition, my cousin and my sister are studying abroad to Korea. I’m studying it one class in a week. I became able to read. It’s difficult but interesting. I want to study more!

 

Learning languages is a lot of fun. I would like to study more and I want to be a good speaker, listener, writer and reader in Japanese, English, French and Korean. Next time, I want to try to study German and Spanish but I don’t do now because I don’t want to leave it in this state. It’s halfway. So I will do my best for studying languages just ahead.

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Essay 1-02a: University Life

I would like to talk about my university life today. First of all, I introduce my every day timetable. In fact I'm not good at getting up early. Before sleeping, in my bed I usually spend time with net surfing and think that I want to do more. Because of this foolish notion, sometimes i sleep late and oversleep. After waking up, i wash my face, change my clothes, have break fast, wash my tooth and make up.

I usually go to school by bus, and sometimes my father or mother send off  me to my university because my parents can go to work with going past the front of my university. Also, they sometimes pick me up at my university. I really appreciate them. I can go to school by bicycle but I'm scared small path near a Kokai bridge. It's under the construction now, and after completion, i might go to school by bicycle.

My major is English, and I have 17 classes in a week. I take classes to be a teacher, and I have more classes than my friends. I started to take a Korean class this year. Frankly, my cousin lives in Korea and my younger sister is studying abroad in there. When I five grade, I stayed there with a host family in 2 days and 1 night. The host mother is Japanese and she acted as an interpreter. Thanks to her, I could have a nice home stay. Next time I want to communicate with them without interpreter, and I began to take a Korean class. It's exciting!

I have dreams. First, it's to study abroad. I think that it's hard to live in other country, but it's good experience. I want to be a nice English speaker. I'm good at writing and reading because I had studied very hard when I was a high school student. however, i'm not good at listening. I can understand words while looking at scripts, but I can't understand without looking. I really regret not having challenged to improve my speaking and listening skills. So I want to study abroad and challenge to spend every day with real English, but I haven't decided where to go because I can't decide. All country are attractive for me. Second, it's to be engaged with children and English in the future. I want to be an English teacher now, but this dream might change.

To tell the truth, I had only some friends in university when I entered this university. However, I have many friends now. I always have lunch with my friends and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoy spending time with my friends while talking. There are many interesting friends around me. Also, everyone is cute I think. I'm not in cycle, but there are various relationships with various people. I appreciate the truth.

I became sophomore this year and I have many homework than last year. In writing class I have to post book reviews, dairy, essays and so on in my blog. I'm good at writing and it's fun. Last year I took writing Ⅰ and Ⅱ, and I wrote journals and I became to be a nice writer...just kidding. In speaking class I have to practice at English Central. At first I thought that it's hard for me, but these days I became to enjoy practice pronunciation. I'm not good a speaker, and it's good for me to improve my pronunciation. I'll do my best!

Lastly I write about my travel plans. I like to travel. If I were more rich. I would travel abroad. After I graduated from high school, I had a family trip to Oita and a trip with my best friend to HUIS TEN BOSCH. I write memories in my blog someday. I want to Tokyo Disney Resort this year because Tokyo Disney Land became 30th anniversary year, that is, happiness year. I have never been there, and I really really want to go there this year. I'm looking forward to the day!

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