Hello

May is almost over soon.
I determined to study English harder for TOEIC and the EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency last month. But I didn't study it for last two weeks. The TOEIC will be held June 4th! And the EIKEN will be held June 12th. I have about one week until TOEIC. It is a few days.
I didn't have TOEIC last year. I regreted that I have not have it in last year. So I want to have it as soon as I become a student in the junior year of the University. I want to know my academic ability of English now.

DO MY BEST

May

I made out a schedule of classes in April. In this year, the classes I take are fewer than last year. In addition to Saturday and Sunday, Monday and Friday is no school for me. I was glad at teh first, but I feel sad a little now. Day off makes me happy but when I have no school, I cannot meet friends. I want to meet and talk with them because I like them very much. In addition, I don't study much at home. I study more intensively in the university than at home.


Today is May 1st. April has gone.
I cannot believe I am a second year university student.
How time flies!

At the biginning of the new semester

Hello,
How are you?

I am writting this blog after a long time. I don't need to write blog for credits because I got credit of Writing class last year.

But, today I feel like writing this blog...
I want to write blog occasionally!
If my friend read this blog by chance, please make a comment on!

Bouquet

Last Monday was coming of age day! I got nice present for a coming of age cerebration. I got a bouquet from my older cousin by home delivery service! The bouquet was made by roses and baby’s breath. It is so beautiful. I love it. I was glad very much!! I sent e-mail to my cousin to express a word of thanks. She replied and said that she was glad when she got a bouquet from my mother and my father at her coming of age cerebration, so she sent the bouquet to me. I decided that I send a bouquet to my little cousin when she reach coming of age day.

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Essay 2-03b: What Is The University Life?

Today I am going to tell you about university life. I am a university student now. I go to Kumamoto Gakuen University, study and meet my friends there. It is everyday expect Saturday, Sunday, holidays. I think that university is the place for study. But we will experience other various experiences too there.


I belong to the department of foreign language, British and the United States course in the university. So I study English almost every day. On Wednesday, I attend Writing class. I study it with the personal computer. I can study writing skill and skill of personal computer. On Thursday, I attend the reading class. I study how to an English language newspaper. On Friday, I attend speaking and listening class. At speaking class and listening class, my group solves some question for speaking or listening. I like speaking class in particular, because funny people belong to my group and I spend good time for them. These subjects are some of requires subjects and I have to get the required credit for four years. And the subject will be important for my future. So I have to study harder.


I specialize in English, but it is not all. I can study a lot of subject in the university. These subjects are what is related study English or a general education subjects. I think that the subjects are attractive. I chose the subject that I want to study in April. For example, I study the theory of inter cultural communication, the theory of linguistic, history of the United states and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island, the outline of Christianity, the jurisprudence, biology, etc. When I attend the class, I get information or theory that I don’t know. I don’t like studying much but I like to know what I don’t know. The subjects may be important for my future.


There are many facilities in the university. They are library, bakery, convenience store, travel salon, hair salon, bookstore, etc. I like the library. I go there almost every day. I borrow books for reading or doing assignments. There are also many computers. When I study or do assignments, I often use a computer there. It is useful. When I have no class or free time, I watch DVD at the corner. My favorite DVD is "ARMAGEDDON", it is old movie but it is moving story. There are many DVD and CD, so I don’t get tired. It makes a pleasant change.


University is also a place of meeting friends for me. Since I entered the university, I meet a lot of people and have friends there. My friends are interesting and kind people. When my friends and I have same class, we attend the class together. I often ask them when I was trouble. They help me many times until now. At lunchtime, we have a lunch together. We talk about a lot of topic. For example, they are about classes, part time job, memories, love, etc. There seems to be no end to the things my friends and I have to talk about with each other. We always laugh when we talk together. My friends make me fun. Thanks to them, I am fun to go to the university.

Finally, I think that the university is a place for study. Studying is important thing, but it is not all. We can experience other things expect study. We have good friends there. They make the university life fun. If you are university student or will be a university student in the future, you should study harder and challenge many things. University life is only four years as a rule. It is short time. So we have to spend time carefully. Let's enjoy your university life!


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quickpost: New Year's resolution

My New Year’s resolution is keeping early hours. You may think that keeping early hours is early, but it is difficult for me. I usually have to get up early to go to the university. When I don’t get up by myself, my mother wakes me up. It is like a child. So I want to get up early by myself in this year.

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BR 2-18:The Phantom of the Opera

I watched a movie “The Phantom of the Opera” when I was a high school student. So I was glad when I found this book in the library. I decided to read this book at once. The Phantom of Opera was romantic and sad story. Phantom loved Christine, so he did something for her. It was sometimes extreme, but it is for her. Phantom wanted her to be a top actress! I hoped that Phantom became happy. Someone should save him. He was lonely very much. You will understand it when you read this line “No one has ever kissed me. Not even my own mother.” (Leroux, 2008, p.59). Finally, Christine didn’t love Phantom as a lover. I thought that it was sad because his love for her was hopeless. I want her to love Phantom.

Reference

Leroux, Gaston. (2008). The Phantom of the Opera. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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