My last essay for the test!

The writing class was one of the require subjects this year too. In this class, we were to set up our own blog. It was the first time that I had my own blog. That meant that we had to keep blogging and post on it. We are also required to write some essays and book reviews every week. That was a little tough, because all I had to do was not only writing.

I had expected that I could improve my skills in English grammar and choosing proper words. Last year, my writing teacher gave me advice about grammar and how to express and choose words. However, with this year’s method, I could seldom receive advice from the tutor, so I felt sorry about that. I think, however, this year’s writing class helped me to be independent. Besides, I could get used to using a computer. This is one of good points, I think.

I could learn the importance of planning by myself. It was because we had a norm about the number of word counts. If I had not planed, I would have trouble at the last minute in each semester. I needed to post various stories regularly. I also came to know pleasure of writing and sharing the information with others about my everyday life, vacation, school, classes, friends, exercise, family and foods. I learned how to organize an essay, and it helped me to think in a logical way. I think I am better at typing now, and it must be useful for me in the future.

Finally, I would like to refer to my plans. I still think that we need to study grammar systematically, if we want to make progress in English grammar. Of course, now that is difficult for each of us. However, I would like to be cautious about my speaking and writing from a grammatical view too. I will probably go abroad and stay in other countries again. When I talk to foreigners, I can ask them to correct my English.

I thank the tutors who thought of the plan of our blogging for our writing classes. I felt it was tough class, but I hope what I learn in this class will benefit me. Our writing class and all of required class for 4 English skills end. I will do my best to cultivate my English skills by myself. I will plan about my studies of next year from now on. Thank you very much!

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Tests are coming!

Hello, everyone! A little long time no see. Tests of my classes will begin on January 21. This semester, I have 9 tests in this term(from January 20 to 31). The number of tests is a little more than that of last semester.

I will have tests of writing, reading, Japanese language introduction, English language introduction, Western history, American history, "global society and Japan", intercultural communication, and Korean.

The toughest tests are Korean, intercultural communication, and English language introduction, because they require me to memorize a lot of things. Besides, I have to study for a vocabulary test on 21, and there are so many words that I haven't even known.

I will do my best... hang in there... Bye now!

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The Ends of Classes!

The end of our classes in this semester is coming!

Now I feel it is the long way... I was so busy this year, though I had expected it would not be busier than the first year. This year, the class schedule was not convenient at all for me. It is because I had to take classes of required subjects, instead of what I really wanted to study.

This year, this year, I hope I can study those subjects I really want to study. I am really looking forward to see our new class schedule.

Before that, we will enjoy spring vacation! I am not still sure about my plans, but I can not wait for it!

However, we will have tests before the vacation... I will study hard and do my best on the tests. I will start studying for them in earnest...

Have a good study!

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Study！

I need to study hard for two tests next Monday! They are tests for English theory and Japanese teaching. I am so sorry for not posting on this blog. I will post again on Monday or Tuesday. See you again!

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Listening TEST! (Practice for posting medias)

We will have a test in next listening class. If I do not study for it, it will be difficult for me, so I think I have to study for it. However, I wonder if this song will be on test... ha ha! It is because our listening teacher was very eager and we worked on it for long time. If you listen this song too many times, its melodies will often come up, so be careful! Now, this song is known to many students in our English department. So, I posted it on my blog too for a practice to post medias. Anyway, I will do my best on the listening test! See ya!

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Newspaper Review: Too much leak news...

I will take a test about affairs of Japan and around the world in next reading class again. I have to read the newspapers for a week.

I have got used to reading them for seven days, but actually, I do not want to read them. It is because that most of news are net good, although there are some good news on the newspaper. There are... too many cases of murder, especially indiscriminate or domestic murder cases. So horrible and disgusting. To make matters worse, those are very cruel as people can not think of. The motives of those wrongdoers does not make sense at all.

I think all people in the world need a sure hope now.



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Test Review: TOEIC challenge!

For studies of languages, it is very important to know how my skill improve or drop. I think that taking a test is a good way in that I know it. I took the TOEIC test again. This time was the second time for me, and it was on last Saturday.

When I had taken it last time, I could not follow the speed of speaking in the listening section. I could not also finish the all of the papers in a limited time. I remember that I just marked A, B or C on my answer sheet with just my hunch. There was no time for thinking. I got very nervous in the last ten minutes, because I was in a terrible hurry!

After the first experience, I took a course during the spring vacation, and studied for TOEIC. The teacher got us to try a practice examination in the last class. My skill had improved, and the score was higher than my first try on the TOEIC test by 90 score! I wanted to take a real TOEIC soon, but TOEIC was not planned.

And!!! At last, I have challenged TOEIC on last Saturday! I am a little worried about it, because Some months have already passed since I studied hard in the spring vacation.

Fortunately, however, it was a good challenging, I think. During the test, I could keep concentrating my attention on it. Thanks to the concentration, I could follow the speaking speed in the listening section, and read questions for next conversation on ahead in each time. In the reading section, I am a little in a hurry in the middle of the time, but I could make it! I had a few minutes to check the miss of marking.

Of course, I do not know what my score will be like this time, but I am satisfied that I could make it in time. I will know the result of it two weeks ago. Now I am looking forward to seeing it.

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Piles of Papers

I took a nap in this afternoon. I felt very comfortable...

But! After I woke up, I had to read newspapers. On next Thursday, I am to have a quiz test again in the reading class, so I need to know about current affairs by reading the newspapers. It is not easy to understand those news topics, but it is useful practically for me, I think. Lately, I am getting used to reading them. In this week, the top news was about a provisional tax rate of gasoline and ballooning oil prices. On May 1st, the prices of gasoline rose to the 150 level by about 30 yen per litter in many gas stations. It must be a main topic.

The newspapers to read kept piling up until today, but I have finished reading them. I reach my goal for today's study. I will keep reading the newspaper tomorrow too.

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Reading class

We had a class of English reading today, but in this time, we took a test of current affairs from the Japanese newspaper.

We had to study for the test before the class, so I read 7 newspapers in this week. However, I watch the news program on TV every morning rather than read the news in the newspaper, so it was so hard to understand the articles... but this became a good opportunity to read the newspaper.

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