Foreign countries

I have never been to other country. My friends have been to Australia for two weeks to study English. Other friend is going to study abroad in this summer. She is going to go to Canada. Many of my friends have studied abroad.

I want to go abroad, study English, learn culture, and sightseeing. I interested in other country's culture, but I don't have enough money. I work hard and save money for it. I don't know when I can go abroad, but I study about Japanese before I go abroad.

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At KGU Life!!!

I usually study in study spaces at the library. I have a lot of homework and reports, so I make effective use of free time. The library is very comfortable, because there has many kinds of books, the computers, and video viewing area. I use the computer for writing blogs and doing Power Words that is a vocabulary study. Also, I usually used video viewing area when I was freshman. AV room has many DVDs and CDs. I can study at AV room because there has foreign movies, so I watch movies with English caption or English sounds. Now, I am busy to do my homework, so I have not watched the videos since I was a freshman. If I don't have any homework, I want to watch the videos in my free time.

In the lunch time, I always come to school without bringing a lunch, so I go to the cafeteria or bakery. I almost ate the menu of the cafeteria and the bread of all types. I like all menu of the cafeteria. Noodles are always fresh because the noodles are boiled upon receiving the order. I look forward to the daily lunch special. There are three different menus for each day of the week. In the bakery, there are many kinds of bread, and the smell of bread is drifting. I think pizza is the most popular among the students. There are five kinds of pizzas. All of bread is very delicious and a reasonable price. I like bakery very much. At lunch time, there is always congested with students. You must be line up for cash desk.

After school, I go to part-time job. I have two part-time jobs. One is a convenience-store clerk, the other is a tutor. Part-time job at the convenience-store is twice a week and tutor is twice a week. When I was a freshman, I had part-time job 5 or 6 times a week. Part-time job has decreased compered to when I was a freshman because I have class until 5th period from Monday to Thursday. I am really busy, but I want to go on a trip with my family. I save money for it!

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Essay 1-02b: About KGU

We are going to introduce KGU. There are a lot of useful buildings in KGU. And there are many events there. This university has satisfying service.

First, Almost students who come to school without bringing a lunch use the gakushoku. It is a restaurant. There are many dishes there. Gakushoku has noodles, Donburi-mono (bowl of rice with food on top), hushed beef and rice, and curry and rice. Noodles are always fresh because the noodles are boiled upon receiving the order. Some students look forward to the daily lunch special. There are three different menus for each day of the week. And the dishes are very delicious and low-priced. So it is popular for students. Also, bakery is popular for students.

In the bakery, there are many kinds of bread, and the smell of bread is drifting. They like the bread of all types. Especially, pizza is the most popular among the students. There are five kinds of pizzas. All of bread is very delicious and a reasonable price. Every students like bakery very much.

And there is a LAWSON in the university. Students can use it any time. But the register is jammed in the lunch time. A food court is also beside the LAWSON. Students eat in the food court, after buying the lunch in the LAWSON.  Also, there is the yumeshoku that is restaurant in the sangoukan. The restaurant sells the bento. The bento is delicious. Especially, the deep-fried chicken bento is delicious. There are many kinds of bento, but these are sold out if you go and buy late. So, you must go there as soon as possible your class is over.

Second, there is the library in KGU. Many of students at KGU usually study in study spaces at the library. Second year students have a lot of homework and reports, so they make effective use of free time.  The library is spacious and very comfortable, because there has many kinds of books, the computers, and video viewing area.

They use the computer for writing blogs and doing Power Words that is a vocabulary study. Also, they usually use video viewing area when they have free time. Watching movies are one of the tools as language learning because they watch the moves with English subtitles or foreign moves without Japanese dubbing. Now, they are busy to do their homework, so they have not watched the videos since they were a first year student. If they don't have any homework, they want to watch the videos in their free time. Students can read the books, and study there. The library is convenient place.

Third, there are LL room and e-campus center in KGU. Students can borrow the workbook of the TOEIC and TOEFL in the LL room. Moreover, student can borrow the DVDs in there.  And there are study rooms. Students also can use PCs there. In the e-campus center, there are many PCs. Student can make the reports and PowerPoint, etc, using the PCs. And Students can borrow the notebook computers. They can use it at home. So, the university is good learning environment.

Also, there are pleasant school events in KGU.  For example, takumasai, freshman camp, field day, and so on.
Takumasai is school festival. Many clubs opens the stall. The stalls sell the crepe, takoyaki, yakisoba, etc.  And the concert of some music club is held. Famous guests also comes the festival.  It is very pleasant.

The freshman camp is an event of only eibeigakka. Students can make some friends and get along with them in the camp.

After school, many of students go to part-time job or their club. Some of them have two part-time jobs and have part-time job 5 or 6 times a week. Other students have a part-time job twice a week. They are really busy, but they have purpose theirs own. For example, someone wants to go on a trip with my family. Others pay own school expenses or save money!


There are a lot of club in this university. Kinds of clubs are music clubs, athletic clubs, culture club, and so on. Students who are in the music club are very busy to practice their band. They sing a song and play the musical instruments. Other students who are in athletic club are also practice their sports, tennis, basketball, soccer, tae kwon do, and swimming. Another clubs’ activities are playing outside, traveling home country or abroad, studying economic, and so on. They spend very busy school life but also find fulfillment in their school life.



Content for this joint essay came from previous blog posts: 

Sakata, Karin. (2014, 05, 22). The university Life [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://rin2882.blogspot.jp/2014/05/essay-1-02a-university-life.html

Toyoda,Haruka. (2014, 05, 23). At KGU Life!!!  [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://hrk34.blogspot.jp/2014/05/at-kgu-life.html

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My other classes

I introduce my other class. I like Japanese phonetics class because I have never learn about phonetics, so I interested in Japanese phonetics.

In this class, I learn about how to pronounce a word correctly and international phonetics signs. It is difficult for me to understand international phonetics signs because these signs are very strange shape. What's more, these signs have different articulation way and articulation place. At first, I was really surprised professor is Chinese because class was Japanese phonetics. However, he was good at speaking Japanese. He speaks Japanese like almost Japanese people. Students who take his class like him very much because his lesson is interesting and instructive.

I think it is really difficult. However, I really enjoy the class.

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How I study English

About three years ago, I went to English conversation class. I like there because there is so enjoyable place for me. Now, I don't have that class, so I have not study English.

 

However, I have to take some tests. For example, there are classes' exam, TOEIC, TOEFL, and so on. I want to get some qualifications. I must obtain the qualifications to get a job. I bought some textbook and study at home. Recently, I sometimes read a newspaper written in English and listen to English songs. I am not very good at speaking English, so I must practice it. I recommend listening to English radio. There are English radio applications for iPhone. I like it very much. I think it is very helpful to improve my English skills.

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BR 2-05: Skyjack!

"Your wife isn't stupid, you know. This game has not ended yet. Sit still, and be ready."(p45)

I read this book when I was a high school student. I like this story very much. This book is full of suspense story. A large plane is hijacked. The Prime Minister has to think and make a decision about what they should do. She was very disturbed at the list of passenger.  There is a name on the list that she knows very well. The person is her husband. The hijackers didn't know that, but if they know that he will be killed. If you are the Prime Minister, what are you do? I think I can't decide anything. The ending, there is a regret in my heart.

Reference

Tim, Vicary, (2008)Skyjack! Oxford, England:Oxford University Press.

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BR 2-04: The Snow Queen

"She is good and sweet and innocent. That will be all the magic she needs."(p.50)

I found this book in the library. I have read the snow queen when I was a little, but I didn't remember about story. This story tells me how important to believe myself and best friend. A girl who called Gerda helped her best friend, Kay who was caught by the snow queen. She is very bravery and has clean heart. I want to have pure heart like her. We must believe myself and go up against problem. I want to watch movie some day. I have found there is a movie of the snow queen in You Tube. I am looking forward to watch it.

Reference

Hans, Christian, Andersen, (1805). The Snow Queen, America, Multivista Global Ltd.

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