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2010年7月16日金曜日

Essay07:KGU introduction

Now we are going to introduce about our university, Kumamoto Gakuen University. It is called KGU by everyone in school.
We have four departments, and each of the departments have a few courses. The department of commercial science has three courses, commercial science, business administration, and hospitality management. The department of economics has three courses, too. These are economics, international economics, and legal economics. The department of foreign language has two courses, English, and East Asian languages. By the way, We belong to English department. And, the department of social welfare, has four courses, social welfare, welfare and environmental, childcare, and life-wellness. We have various departments and courses so you can learn what you want to study.
The total number of all students is about six thousands and eight hundreds. Many many students studies hard everyday at KGU.

KGU has many big buildings. Especially, building of 12 and building of 14 are very big. But the two building is very distance. We must move very fast or we‘ll late for our class. KGU also has all kinds of facilities.
There is a so big library. It is very very big! When I went there first, I was surprised! Not only we can borrow books, but also we can watch DVDs, studying, using PC. It is very useful for us. Many Students often use the library to study after school. And we have good food service in this university.
Others are the cafeteria: the dining room for students (is always crowded at the lunch time.) , a convenience store called LAWSON, and a bookstore MARUZEN. A bakery next to MARUZEN is very popular among many students and teachers. MARUZEN has many books and stationeries, and students can buy it cheaper a little bit.
In addition, not this University’s student like children and their mothers uses this bakery too. There is a kindergarten next to this university. The bread’s price is low, and it helps us from spending our money. Of all breads, bagel is very popular. Bagel is hard, ring bread, came from Poland in the end of nineteen century to New York. Besides, Bagel is low calorie, healthy.
KGU has many computers, and computer rooms are good. I always use a computer to finish my homework. Students use a computer to study and finish them homework In the afternoon, LAWSON is filled up by the college students, high school students, the people who is not this university’s student. They can also use this.
I think that the clerk at LAWSON is very busy everyday. I do my part-time job at LAWSON at Higashikyouzuka. But I’m not busy like them. Therefore I respect them. I want to be a person who can work briskly in everything. Of course we have some sports ground and gymnasiums. These facilities make us comfortable, so we can enjoy campus life everyday. We should be thankful for our good University that provides us nice facilities!

Our department, foreign languages has exchange students programs. All of students have opportunity to study abroad. We accept foreign students, too. They come from America, England, Canada, Australia, Thailand, China, and South Korea. In this university, we can travel around the world and have a fun. We can also study for TOEIC, TOEFUL and Eiken. The teacher teaches us enthusiastically.
English lounge: exchange students from English using countries are in and we can talk in English with them, is opened few years ago. We can also have a cup of coffee or tea free!

There are a lot of kind of clubs like sports clubs, cultural activity clubs, research activity clubs, music clubs and others. There are about 100 clubs. Many students who are belonging a club are full of life and have some good friends. We could make many friends! Also, some events and festivals are held in a year. Club students have a lot of work in all festivals. We have a sports festival, a music festival, and a school festival. The friendship, confidence and working well together are very important in those events in this university. We can grow friendship with them, and those events are impressive.
The biggest one of events is school festival! It is called Takuma-sai and has a lot of fun and it is large scale. Takuma-sai festival is popular in the prefecture. If you are a KGU student, you should come and join to Takuma-sai festival and enjoy it. It will be good memory in your life.The students can learn many kind things I think. That is why this university is popular in Kyushu.

KGU is near downtown. We can go to there anytime when we want to go there. I often use the bus. When I go to school, I can’t take the bus at all. I think that my University is nice position. But I want to increase the bus to our university from my house. In my department, there are many students studying abroad, and we have chance to talk exchange students from English using countries, and there is a nice communication place with them called “English Lounge’ . We have a good chance to talk with them. I want to get along with them. I made up my mind that I will use many institutions in our University frequently.
And KGU is surrounded with many food restaurants. For example, Joyful, Jolly Pasta, and YAYOIKEN. They are very popular, too. There is a theater next to KGU. The name is Kenritsu Theater, Kumamoto’s prifecural theater. It is called “Kengeki” by many students. It was held many concert, and students belongs to music clubs also have concerts. We think that it is very useful facility.We like our university, KGU. But there is one hate point. This is smoking place!
In university, there are many smoking lounge. I feel very bad when I’m there near the buildings. We think that KGU has many smokers than other universities. So smokers affect us, nonsmoker’s bad impression.
We think that abolish all smoking lounge. And we like our university more a more. From now on, we continue loving KGU. Thank you!
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Essay01:Dear host family

Dear host family
Hello! I’m Misato. I live in Japan. I’m 19 years old and I’m a university student at KGU. I major in English. I’ve studied English for 7 years, but my English is not so good. I have to study more.
I’m going to tell you about my ordinary life. I live in Kikuchi, Kumamoto. Every weekday I go to the university by bus. But sometimes my close friend drives me there. It takes about an hour. The university is very far from my hometown. It makes me bored so I always listen to music in the bus. Yes I love music. I like J-pop, and foreign music that is famous in Japan. I love Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift very much.
I like sports, too. I played badminton for 9 years. I’ve belonged to the club in the school (elementary school, junior high, and high school). I don’t play now, but I want to. If there are some club teams in your hometown, I want to try to join it. I just want to enjoy playing some sports with you.
And do you have some pets? Don’t worry about it. I like dogs, cats, and other animals. But I don’t like insects. So if you have some animals, I’m very happy. Actually I have a dog in my house, her name is Lily and she is very cute!
Now I’m looking forward to meet you. I hope I will experience a lot of things and I enjoy everyday with you. See you then.
Sincerely yours.

Misato
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2010年7月15日木曜日

Foreign Countries

I have never been to foreign countries. So, the kaigaikenshu on next month is my very first time. We will go Minnesota, America. This stay is for a month. Now I am looking forward to seeing my host family. I don’t know even them names yet. I hope they are nice family. I am interested in another country. It is Britain. I want to visit London. I have longed for travel Britain and I want to come in contact with British English. I think it must be very interesting. It is my dream.
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BR13:A Dog Named SAM


"Quiet, Sam!" shouted Father.
"Go to sleep!"
Sam stopped barking .
And everyone upstairs went back to sleep again.
Sam sniffed the night air.
It was a good time for a walk.
Sam scratched at the doors.
Scratch, scratch, scratch. (page 34)

A dog Sam is quite active, and he likes to fetch anything, to jump in the water, to stay up late.
So his family is introuble by him.
But, hou naughty he is, they love Som.

I found my small dream.
I want to have a lovely dog inside my house, someday.
Now I have my dog Lily outside my house.


Boland, J. (1996). A Dog Named SAM. Puffin.
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BR12:A SNAKE MISTAKE


Farmer Henry put Jake down and started back toward the house. But he soon turned around.

He could not let Jake just lie there. He picked the snake up and said, "I will take you to the animal hospital. Maybe the doctors will know what to do." (page 13)


This is a story of a snake's unhappiness. One day a snake Jake came into a chicken coop to get some eggs. The chicken panicked at him. Jake found and ate 2 eggs. But he felt sick soon. Was the egg poisonous..?

Before he came, the farmer Henry was in difficulty because the chickens were not laying enough eggs. And he heard that the good way for laying eggs is putting FAKE eggs in the chicken's nest. So he put some old light bulbs in them nests.

That is why Jake got sick. He swallowed light bulbs, not eggs. Farmer Henry felt pity for Jake, and take him hospital. Jake was operated and got well, and came back to farmer Henry.


I don't like snakes because they are scarely. But this snake Jake was cute.


Smith, M.(1991).A SNAKE MISTAKE.Puffin.
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Food/eating habits

I am going to talk about my favorite restaurant 'Grazie'. Grazie is in Hikarinomori, the Italian restaurant. It is very cheap and delicious. Last time I went to there with my friend, we ordered 2 spaghettis and a plate of Italian garlic rice. One of them spaghetti with meat sauce was so good. We had plenty. And my friend Haruna works at grazie. I enter the restaurant, she lookes at me and always smiles very happily.
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2010年7月14日水曜日

Vacation plans

I have a great vacation plan in this summer. I am going to go to Minnesota in America, for a month. I will stay in host family's house. I had got e-mail from my host mother Penny. She looks very kind woman. Now I am thinking about some presents for my host mother. What should I bring to her.. I want to make her happy. We have just 10 days! 25th July, we get together at Kumamoto Airport, at 8:45 am. I can’t be late again. What I want to do before my departure is going Onsen and seeing my old friends. This is my last typing homework in first semester. Thank you.
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