Essay 2-03b: learning with computers

Today I would like to write about learning with computers. At first, for students,computers would remind them of a lot of homework. And, a lot of homework would remind them of many classes. Students have a lot of homework. For students, computers are indispensable. 

Today I would like to focus on students who are majoring English in this university. They have a lot of English classes, for example, speaking, reading, writing, listening, and other classes. They have a lot of opportunities to use computers to do their homework because they have a lot of homework. In addition to this, they can't do their homework without computers.

In speaking class, we have some homework. One of those is online study and practice. That is English central. We have to make many points by the end of each term to get credits. Speaking English every day is very important because it will give them muscle for speaking English. 

One of speaking class' homework is making presentations about a country, food, dish and so on. To make presentations, we have to search a lot. Of course, we use computers. Especially Internet is most useful for them. After searching, we use presentation, one of computer functions. 

In writing class, we have much homework, that is, essays, book reviews, diary and typing practices. We have to write 15,000 words by the end of this term including 18 book reviews and 15 typing homework. Through those homework, students became good at typing. This skill will be good for them in the near future.

In reading class, we have some assignments. We have to search some headlines from newspapers. After searching, we have to gather them up. Our teacher from reading class is considerate, so we have to use Word, one of office tools. In addition to this, we have another homework, that is, PowerWords. That is site for studying vocabularies. 

In listening class, we use a computer for doing my homework. Our homework is listening but it can't be listened to the homework by iPhone maybe. That's too inconvenient.  So, students always use computers. For students, computers are indispensable. 

Through this essay, you might find that students always learn with computers. As a university student, computers are indispensable. Using them is more important. Computers are so convenient but there are some bad points. When you use a computer, you should take care of them and use them well. 

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Essay 2-03a: Spending with computers

Today I would like to write about learning with computers. At first, computers remind me of a lot of homework. And, a lot of homework reminds me of speaking, writing, reading, listening and other classes. I have a lot of homework. 

I have my own computer. My father gave it to me. It is portable and Windows 8. However, to tell the truth, it is inconvenient for me. Oops, not inconvenient. It is TOO convenient for me. 

In speaking class, I have homework. That one ie online study and practice. That is English central. We have to make 80,000 points by the end of this term. These day, I haven't done it. I little regretted to do it during summer vacation but doing it every day is very important I think. I need English muscle. 

One of speaking class' homework is making presentations about a country, food and dish. I've made a restaurant with my friends, Yui and Tomohiro as homework. I made menu and I do a presentation. 

In writing class, I have much homework. I have essay and report. In addition to this, I have to write book reviews and diary. We have to write 15,000 words by the end of this term. I wrote a lot but these days, I didn't it. We have to write 18 book reviews too. I've written 11 book reviews. 7 more to go. One of my friends has done. She is so great.

In reading class, I often use a computer. We have some assignments. We have to search some headlines from newspapers. Searching is difficult but I saw English newspapers for the first time due to these assignments. My teacher from reading class is considerate, so we have to use Word, one of office tools. I enjoyed learning new methods about it. I sometimes search English news on Internet. That's so convenient.

In listening class, I use a computer for doing my homework. My homework is listening but I can't listen to the homework by my iPhone. Why~~ That's too inconvenient.  So, I always use a computer in building no.14 at this university.

E-campus center is convenient, so I recommend you to use this place.

I've wrote to find that I always learn with computers. As a university student, computers are indispensable. Using them is more important I think. Computers are so convenient but there are some bad points. When I use a computer, I'll take care of them and use them well. 

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Essay 2-02b: Super Public Bath

Super public bath, which is known as Suisyun is my favorite place. Do you know this name? Have you ever been there? Today, let me introduce this place. If you want to go there, please check this homepage too. I'm going to add homepage address, so you can click and see it.

Suisyun is located near the shopping mall in Mashiki, Kumamoto. It’s easy to get there by car. You can go there by bus from the traffic center near the Kumamoto Castle too. Maybe it takes about 1 hour from there to suisyun by bus, but it takes about 40 minutes from there to syuisyun by car. Coming and going aren’t difficult.

Suisyun and the shopping mall in same land. The land is so extensive. The exterior of ? buildings is beautiful. In the shopping mall, there are various kinds of clothing shops, restaurants and cafes, so we can enjoy in shopping mall. There is the theater too in the shopping mall, and we can watch movies. We can do anything, and it's great.

Suisyun is a double-decker building. In the first floor, there are reception desk, restaurant, massage room and many kinds of hot springs. After arriving there, we put our shoes in shoe box and lock. We have to safekeeping key of shoe box. And then, go to the reception desk and order today's menu.
There are many places in the first floor, so you can do various things.

In the second floor, there are bedrock, relaxing room and sports gym. Suisyun has hot rock saunas. In Suisyun, there are many comics and magazines[,] too. We can take a hot rock sauna while reading magazines, but we can't bring comics in ? hot rock saunas’ room. In relaxing room, there are many sofas for one person. We can relax while reading a book.

Suisyun has many attractive goods. After taking baths, you will do a lot of things. Suinsyun isn’t just hot springs. Suisyun is a super public bath! Hope you have a relaxing time there.

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Essay 2-01b: Learning Languages

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 there, 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 able to write hiragana before entering an elementary school because my father and mother taught it to me.After entering school, I learned hiragana, katakana and characters. Teachers taught it to me and my classmates. It was interesting.

When I was junior high school and high school student, I learned classics and the Chinese classics. They were too difficult for me but I had to study for entering universities. I studied hard with my classmates. Japanese including them is too difficult but there are many learners of Japanese in the world. So, I respect them.

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 in junior high school, 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, it was very important to listen to English every day 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 chose was 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 started 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 think. 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 because these days these languages are in great demand I think 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 1-02b: Extended Uni. Life essay

This essay is about university life. Students get to school by various means, for example, by car, bicycle, bus, moped, train, or on foot. Some students take long time to get to school, but other students take short time to get to school. Students live in various areas in Kumamoto.

Students decide to set their goals for the future. Many students who study English maybe want to be good use of English to work because they study English every day. They have a skill of English. But they will need more high level skill for the future if they work. Generally speaking, it will be use of TOEIC score to work. Also, some students want to study abroad. It's hard to live in foreign country, but it's good experience. Some students want be a ground attendant in airport. Students whose mother is worked in airport as ground attendant of cabin attendant hankered for her. Some students want to become the teacher of the child English conversation class.

Students are majoring English, and students are usually attending school Monday to Friday. Some students don’t have class in Friday, but some students take classes to be a teacher, and they have more classes than usual. Some students take a Korean class. It's exciting! They take a lot of classes so they can study many things. Some students’ favorite class is speakingⅢ because students are able to have English conversations thanks to the class. Some students think that speaking skill is most important skill than other skills, for example, listening, reading, and writing.

Students became sophomore this year and they have more homework than last year. Students have a lot of homework every week. In writing class they have to post book reviews, dairy, essays and so on in my blog. Last year almost students took writing Ⅰ and Ⅱ, and they wrote journals and they became to be a nice writer. In speaking class students have to practice at English Central. At first they thought that it's hard for them, but these days they became to enjoy practice pronunciation. It's good for them to improve their pronunciation. They will do their best!

Some students’ favorite teacher is Mr. Tomei because he teaches kindly for all students. Also he is good at use computer so they respect him. There are many other teachers in this university. Especially students who study English are often meet native teachers in classes. They are more high tension than Japanese teachers. Maybe some students will be nervous when they first meet native teachers. Some students fear to fail. So they avoid taking conversations with them. But native teachers like questions from students. When they make a mistake to speak English, teachers say “no problem!” Maybe native teachers can understand and help them. All teachers of this university are very good teachers.

Some students had only some friends in university when they entered this university. However, they have many friends now. They always have lunch with their friends and it was a lot of fun. They really enjoy spending time with their friends while talking. There are many interesting friends around them. In school, they always be with friends and there are sometimes senior. They worried at first whether they can shake down in class. But, now they an academic discipline is so fun.

They spend their free time with friends. They usually watching DVDs and they saw DVDs of the library enough. They use a library and a bakery many times. Some students study to do their homework at library in their free time and other students are chatting with their friends.

This university has great facilities, for example, library, school cafeteria, e-campus center. There are many books in library. It is amazing, and there are about 840,000 books in there! Students usually use it to lend for book review of writing class's homework, and they use it to investigate for report. Students use school cafeteria when they eat lunch with their friends. It is large and rich of lunch menu. It is everyday crowd at many students. Some students use e-campus center when they want to use computer. There are new computers, so it is very useful.

Many students join in club. Club like big family! They really enjoying. They usually have activity in every Wednesday. They do anything. For example, do takoyaki and nabe party, drinking party, do sports, go to karaoke, and so on. They drinking party is so crazy.

Students have vacation in spring, summer and winter. They want to go travel with their family and their friends. Favorite places are Tokyo, Okinawa, Kyoto, Hawaii, America, and so on…

Some students like to travel. Almost students want to Tokyo Disney Resort this year because Tokyo Disney Land became 30th anniversary year, and it’s happiness year. Some students have never been there, and they want to go there this year.

Some students have part-time-jobs. They work at various places, for example, hot spring of near house, Japanese pub, and cram school. They are busy and tired on ordinary days because they have to go to school and they have to take a class. So some students work three times a week on only weekend. It is hard for them but they can earn money thanks to it. Also they can learn how to wait on customers. It is maybe useful when they get a job. They want to continue to working while they are students.

Some students are doing after school's activity. Some students go to English conversation school once a week in after school because they want to be to speak English well. They think that they don't have enough opportunity to speak English at university, only in speaking class. They want to grow up their English conversation skill for the future. And some students often do their homework in after school. Some students have part-time-jobs after school, and some students go shopping after school. Their after-school is too busy.

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