Essay 2-01a: My Favorite Places

My favorite places are my home, school, local and nature. I can compose and enjoy in these places. These places are important for me. So I will write about my favorite places.

First of all, I can compose in my home the best. My room gets a lot of sunshine, and I often spend listening to music and watching movie in my cozy room. I like the kitchen too. My hobbies are cooking and making sweets, so my favorite place is kitchen. My family is usually collect at living room. We eat a meal and watch the TV at there. However I can’t eat a meal with my family, because I’m busy recently. Nevertheless we collect at living room, so it is important for my family to there. There is my grandfather’s home next to my home. There is a kotatsu built into the floor. It is snug and comfortable. Also, my family and my relatives gather in their home always gathered in the New Years holidays and summer holidays at his home. So it is important for my family and my relatives to there too.

Next, I like Kumamoto Gakuen University. I take about one hour and half from my home to school by train, so it’s very far. However there are many good places for me. The library is quiet, so I can compose and concentrate. I often use the library when I have nothing to do. I like the clubroom. I join the youth hostel club. I love my friends, my seniors and my juniors, and there are a lot of pictures and many memories with them. I like the student union too. This place is very convenient. Also, there are always friends. I eat lunch every day there. There are these places in the university, so I can enjoy campus life.

My hometown is Tamana. There are a lot of natures and good places for me. There are a lot of fields around my house, and it’s very rural. However I can calm the rural area than the city. And there are foot hot springs and the beach. I often go to there with friends, and we talk about various things and we shot off fireworks these places. My friends and I enjoy these places, and precious places.

I have some my favorite places. These places are calm, enjoy and happy for me. My home is cozy and comfortable place for me. I enjoy the university, so good place for me. I can calm in my hometown, and happy places. These places calm and enjoy me in a different meaning. Therefore any places are necessary for me.

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Essay 2-03b: My English Learning Story

I think that it is important for us to learn languages, because it is necessary for communication. We learn English as second language about six years in Japan. Therefore, the English is an immediate thing for us. Also, I came the university, and I’m a British and American English major, so it is a much more immediate thing for me. I'm going to write about how I have learned English through in the past, the present and the future.

I have been interested in English and foreign countries since I was a child. First of all, I have begun to be interested in English and foreign countries since I began to watch video drama from overseas. I especially liked and I watched video dramas are “Fullhouse” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” when I was elementary school student. I looked forward to watching these video dramas every week then, and I began to I thought that I want to that I can understand and speak English. It is the sign for I was interested in English. Also, I was interested in foreign lives, so I became I want to go to overseas.

I started studying English when I was a junior high school student. I liked English class, and I enjoyed I have the classes with assistant language teacher. I learned American culture and various things from her. I began to listen western music as that time, so I was much more interested in foreign countries.

However I became a high school student, it was difficult for me to understand English. So I didn’t study English as much as in junior high school. But I began to like English again while I listen western music and watched foreign movie and so on, so I thought I should study English, and I wanted to I can understand English very well. Then, I took Society for Testing English Proficiencies. I took third level and semi-second level.

When I entered the university, I felt English classes are difficult again, because there are a lot of various classes about the English. At first, I have never written essay in English before, so it was difficult for me to write sentence in English. But I want to more study it, and I could write essay in English than before.

Now, I’m taking various classes about the English. For example, I study English language history, Britain and American culture and Britain and American literature. Then, I took TOEIC many times to level up an English skill. I will take it again in December. In addition, I taking teaching course, so I teach English in the teaching course. I realize that teaching English is very difficult. I have to ponder about how I teach English for students, so these are difference take English class. Therefore, I think that I want to increase more knowledge about English, culture and so on. Moreover, I increased the opportunity expose to English since I was a sophomore better than I was a freshman. For example, write the blog in English, paper in English. However I think that I should do more to level up English skill.

Above all, in the future I want to I can understand and speak English very well. I hope to visit various places around the world, and to come in contact with local people. I’m some interested in becoming English teacher, but I don't decide for I want to do the job yet for sure whether I’m up for it. I want to job in which I have to use English. I have a lot of I want to do in future. Predict I want to continue studying English for that reason.

I think that English is used in the future better than now all over the world. So it is important for us to we can use English. I want to do things in future come out while I write this essay through the past, the present and the future. However I realized that I lack the knowledge about word, grammar and so on. Therefore I want to give an English skill from now on.

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Essay 2-03a: My Language Learning Story

I think that it is important for us to learn language, because it is necessary for our communication. We learn English as second language for six years in Japan. Therefore, the English is an immediate thing for us. Also, I came the university, and I’m a Britain and American English major, so it is a more and more immediate thing for me. I'm going to write about I learn English through the past, the present and the future.

I have been interested in English and foreign country since I was a child. First of all, I have begun to be interested in English and foreign country since I began to watch a foreign video drama. I especially liked and I watched video dramas are “Fullhouse” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” when I was elementary school student. I was looking forward to watching these video dramas every week then, and I began to thought that I want to I can understand and speak English. It is the signal for I was interested in English.

I started study English when I was a junior high school student. I like English class, and I enjoyed I had the class teach from assistant language teacher. Also, I began to often listen western music as that time. However I became a high school student, it was difficult for me to understand English therefore I didn’t study English too much better than before. But I though that I like English while I listen western music and watched foreign movie and so on, so I thought that I should study, and I took Society for Testing English Proficiency. When I entered the university, I felt English classes are difficult again, because there are a lot of various classes about the English. But I want to more study it.

Now, I’m studying various classes about the English. For example, English history, Britain and American culture, Britain and American literature and the like. Then, I took TOEIC many times to give an English skill, and I will take it in December. In addition, I take teaching course, so I teach English in teaching course. I realize that teaching English is very difficult that difference take English class. Therefore, I think that I want to increase more knowledge about English, foreign country and so on. Moreover, I increased the opportunity expose to English since I was a sophomore better than I was a freshman. For example, write the blog in English, write the paper in English. However I think that I should more to give an English skill.

Above all, I want to I can understand and speak English very well. And I hope I visit various places in foreign country, and I want to come in contact with local people in future. I’m interested in English teacher my future job, but I don't decide I want to do the job yet clearly. However, I want to do the job to use English. I have a lot of I want to do in future. I want to continue learning English for that reason.

I think that English are used more in future better than now all over the world. So it is important for us to we can use English. I want to do things in future come out while I write this essay through the past, the present and the future. However I realized that I lack the knowledge about word, grammar and so on. Therefore I want to give an English skill from now on.

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Essay 2-02b: ELLE and ELLE girl websites

What magazine do you read? I like fashion magazines. My favorite magazines are VIVI, PINKY and ELLE girl. I often read ELLE girl when I was a high school student. ELLE and ELLE girl is published by each language all over the world. There are a lot of information for women and girls at these website. So, I’ll write about their websites.

First, ELLE is a magazine for women, so that website is cool and stylish. This website is divided nine categories. It’s runway, fashion, hair & beauty, pop culture, life & love, shopping, astrology, video and blogs. There are each categories comment, and a lot of pictures at top page. There is runway only website of ELLE. The graphics that the fashion shows each seasons of the brand such as LOUIS VUITTON and HERMS or fashion designer are appeared at runway. There are the information and the graphics for the women at fashion and hair & beauty. There are such as celebrity were appeared, and the information of movies or music at pop culture. The women can get to variety information. This website is for adult.

Next, ELLE girl is younger that ELLE and a magazine for girls, so that website is cute. This top page are appeared many graphics and colorful. ELLE girl’s website is divided seven categories, it’s fashion, beauty, celebrity, guys, games and quizzes, horoscopes and MY ELLE girl. The girls are interested in all categories. There are the information and the graphics for the girls at fashion and beauty. There are many games at game’s category. These games are about fashion, and girls can enjoy it, so this website is for teen.

Both website’s page of the fashion serves to coordinate of clothes, because there are a lot of women and girls snapshots. For example, snapshots of cool fashion girls are appeared, so we can refer it. Also, pop culture page of ELLE and celebrity page of ELLE girl are appeared celebrity’s fashion, out of uniforms, hairstyles and the like snapshots. We can find variety snapshots. ELLE and ELLE girl magazines are appeared a lot of information and pictures. However there are many information and pictures that we can’t read the magazines at these websites.


ELLE and ELLE girl websites can enjoy, and get serves. I can enjoy a free time, and I can know many things about fashion, beauty and the like at these websites. And I thought it is difficult for me to English websites, but it is pleasant just to look, and it is study English. English websites can study English, and I can enjoy it.

ELLE: http://www.elle.com/
ELLE girl: http://ellegirl.elle.com/

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Essay 2-02a: ELLE and ELLE girl websites

What magazine do you read? I like fashion magazines. My favorite magazines are VIVI, PINKY and ELLE girl. I often read ELLE girl when I was a high school student. ELLE and ELLE girl are published by each languages all over the world. These websites appear the information that women and girls are interested.

First, ELLE is a magazine for women, so that website is cool and stylish. This website is divided nine categories. It’s runway, fashion, hair & beauty, pop culture, life & love, shopping, astrology, video and blogs. There are each categories comment, and a lot of pictures at top page. There is runway only website of ELLE. The graphics that the fashion shows each seasons of the brand such as LOUIS VUITTON and HERMS or fashion designer are appeared at runway. There are the information and the graphics for the women at fashion and hair & beauty. There are such as celebrity were appeared, and the information of movies or music at pop culture. http://www.elle.com/

Next, ELLE girl is younger that ELLE and a magazine for girls, so that website is cute. This top page are appeared many graphics and colorful. ELLE girl’s website is divided seven categories, it’s fashion, beauty, celebrity, guys, games and quizzes, horoscopes and MY ELLE girl. The girls are interested in all categories. There are the information and the graphics for the girls at fashion and beauty. There are many games at game’s category. These games are about fashion, and girls can enjoy it. http://ellegirl.elle.com/

These website’s page of fashion reference, because there are a lot of women and girls snapshots. For example, snapshots of cool fashion girls are appeared, so we can refer it. Also, pop culture page of ELLE and celebrity page of ELLE girl are appeared celebrity’s fashion, out of uniforms and hairstyles and the like snapshots. We can find variety snapshots.

ELLE and ELLE girl magazines are appeared a lot of information and pictures. However there are many information and pictures that we can’t read the magazines at these websites. Therefore, if you read these magazines, you should these websites, and you can enjoy and refer it besides.


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Essay 1-03b: Relations of family, friends and others

As I watched Stitch, Lilo, Nani and character in the movie Lilo & Stitch, I realized that family and friends to help each other are very important. I’m going to write about how important family, friends, to help each other.

At the beginning of Stitch was alone. He judged violent, and he escaped from the space to Hawaii, so he didn’t have friends and he was alone. He met Lilo and Nani there. Also, Lilo was alone, too. She lost her parents in an accident, so she lived on only two people with her sister. And she was seemed a character from her around people, so she was didn’t friends and she was lonely.

When Stitch began living with them, at first he broke various things, and he troubled them. However, he was lonely, so he caused trouble. At first Lilo, Nani and Stitch were in good with each other. They didn’t live together cause Stitch, so their family almost became apart.

However, they realized important about family, so they got over various problems. No matter though family is part, family was links each other, but family is happy always go together none the less.

Lilo didn’t have friends, so Nani gave Stitch for Lilo. They were in good with each other. Such as things happened, so they realized important about each other. Nani’s boyfriend also was getting along with them, so they became getting along more than before, and they got over such as things. It is important for us to friends. We can get over our difficulties if there are friends.

I believe that important to help each other when we are in trouble. There were a lot of such as things with them, but they helped each other. They were answer to such as things and they live together happily at the last.

Finally, we watched this movie, and we can learn about relations of family, friends and others are not easy to in good with each other, but very precious for us. In addition, we should help each other when there are worry, trouble and son to us. We were given to think that about family, friends and help each other are very important.

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Essay 1-02b: Not my university life

I usually commute to university by the train and the bus everyday. I have a driver’s license, but I don’t commute by the car. I think that there are good points and bad points about commute to university by the car. Therefore I will write about commute to university by the car.

First of all, the car is very convenient, because you don’t need to care the time. If you commute to university by the train, the bus and so on, you have to need care the time and you have to adapt the time to act. If you commute by the car, you don’t need care the time, so you can act freely. When you like it, you can go to the various places. These is very good point.

However, there is bad point about commute to university by the car, because the car costs money. It costs gasoline charges first. Besides, there aren’t parking area in Kumamoto Gakuen University, so it costs the rate of the parking area, too. And sometimes when the car can’t park in the parking area. These are bad point about commute to university by the car.

There are these points about commute to university by the car, but there are many students commute by the car in Kumamoto Gakuen University. They think that such a thing, but there are many students think that the car is very convenient. Therefore, many students commute to university by the car.

I also think that the car is very convenient. I want to commute to university by the car everyday, but I don’t have much money, so I can’t commute by the car everyday. It is convenient for students to commute by the car. However, if we commute to university by the car, we have to think that these good points and bad points.

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Essay 1-03: Lilo & Stitch

I watched “Lilo & Stitch”. I watched Stitch, Lilo, Nani and others of this movie’s story and I thought that family, friends and to help each other are very important. Therefore, I’m going to write about family, friends, to help each other and so on.

First of all, Stitch was alone. He judged violent, and he ran away to Hawaii in the earth, so he didn’t have friends and he was alone. He met Lilo and Nani in there then. He broke various things, and he troubled them at first. However, he was lonely alone, so he happened trouble. Also, Lilo was alone, too. She lost her parents in an accident, so she lived on only two people with her sister. And she was seemed a character from her around people, so she was didn’t friends and she was lonely.

Lilo, Nani and Stitch didn’t go right each other at first. They didn’t live together cause Stitch, so their family almost became apart. However, they realized important about family, so they got over various problems. No matter though family is part, family was link each other, but family is happy always go together none the less.

Lilo didn’t have friends, so Nani gave Stitch. They didn’t go right each other. The various things happened with them then, so they realized important about each other. Also, Nani’s boyfriend was getting along with them, so they became getting along more than before, and they got over various things. I thought that there are friends that it is helped in various things. It is important for me to friends.

There were a lot of various problems with them, but they helped each other then. Therefore they were answer to various problems, and they live together happily at the last. I believe that important to help each other when we are in trouble.

Finally, I thought that human relations of family, friends and others are not easy but very precious to us. In addition, I should help each other when there are worry, trouble and son to us. I was given to think that about family, friends and to help each other are very important.

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Essay 1-01c: Dear host family

Dear host family

Hello. My name is Kumi M. I’m 19 years old. I live in Kumamoto, Japan, I’m a student of KGU. I study English at university. I joined the club “Youth Hostel” club in the university. We go for a trip and stay at the youth hostel on vacation.

It takes about one hour and a half to go to university by train and bus everyday. The university is in the city, but there are a lot of fields around my house, and it’s very rural. My town is famous for hot springs, and there is footbathing place, too. I go to there at least once a month. There are many other good places also. What kind of place is the place where you live in? And what is your town famous for?

I have six people in my family. I have my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and older sister. My grandfather is 87 years old. He is full of vigor. We all get along very well. How many people in your family?

I like to watch movies and listen to music. I like movies of various genres such as comedy, love story, action, suspense and drama. I often listen to rock and pops. I especially like Avril Lavigne and Green Day. I have been to their live took place in Japan. I also like to cooking and making desserts. I often make Japanese food, cookies, cheesecake, muffin and other desserts. Another thing I like is to hang out with my friends. We go shopping and go for a drive when I go out. I usually do it when stay at my house or on holidays. What do you like to do? And what do you do it stay at your home holidays?

I’m interested in foreign country since I was a child. I wanted to go to the United States, Canada and the UK, so I’m glad that I’m going to go to the United States. I want it to be summer vacation soon. I’m looking forward to going there and to seeing you.

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Essay 1-02a: University life

University life can a lot of learn and enjoy. Kumamoto Gakuen University is able to study variety things. There are many clubs. In addition, the institution of the university can be satisfied. So we can enjoy many things, and a lot of a variety experience.

First of all, university can learn many things. We can study many foreign languages. For example, we are able to study English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and so on, and the class of teaching profession is taken. My friends and I take its classes. These classes are hard. We are able to study for get qualification, either. We can do to want to study things. Any class is difficult, but it is very interest.

There are clubs nearly 100 in KGU. There are various kind clubs, sports, study, travel, culture, and the like. Students of KGU almost join the club, and they can to enjoy the school sports and school festival. Besides we are able to experience various things, and make a lot of friends, seniors, and juniors. It is better for students join the club, because it better can enjoy university life.

In addition, there are nice institutions in university. First, there are a lot of books and personal computer in library. We are free to borrow books, and use personal computer in there. The library is very convenient. Second, there are good places for lunch. It is such as cafeteria, and bakery. We are able to eat for cheap and delicious foods in there.

We can do various things in this way. We are able to want to things, to learn variety things, and to make a lot of friends in university. There are good institutions in there, else. Besides can various experience, we make many memories. It is fulfilled for us to live university life.

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Essay 1-01b: New Who Am I

Hello. My name is Kumi M. I’m 19 years old. I live in Kumamoto, Japan, I’m a student of KGU. I study English at university. I joined the club “Youth Hostel” club in the university. We go for a trip and stay at the youth hostel on vacation.

It takes about one hour and a half to go to university by train and bus everyday. The university is in the city, but there are a lot of fields around my house, and it’s very rural. My town is famous for hot springs, and there is footbathing place, too. I go to there at least once a month. There are many other good places also. What kind of place is the place where you live in? And what is your town famous for?

I have six people in my family. I have my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and older sister. My grandfather is 87 years old. He is full of vigor. We all get along very well. How many people in your family?

I like to watch movies and listen to music. I like movies of various genres such as comedy, love story, action, suspense and drama. I often listen to rock and pops. I especially like Avril Lavigne and Green Day. I have been to their live took place in Japan. I also like to cooking and making desserts. I often make Japanese food, cookies, cheesecake, muffin and other desserts. Another thing I like is to hang out with my friends. We go shopping and go for a drive when I go out. I usually do it when stay at my house or on holidays. What do you like to do? And what do you do it stay at your home holidays?

I’m interested in foreign country since I was a child. I wanted to go to the United States, Canada and the UK, so I’m glad that I’m going to go to the United States. I want it to be summer vacation soon. I’m looking forward to going there and to seeing you.

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Essay 1-01a: Who Am I

Hello. My name is Kumi M. I'm 19 years old. I live in Kumamoto, Japan. I'm a student of KGU. I study English at university. I joined the club "Youth Hostel" club in the university. We go for a trip and stay at the youth hostel on vacation.
It takes about one hour and a half to go to university by train and bus everyday. The university is in the city, but there are a lot of fields around my house, and it's very rural. My town is famous for hot springs, and there is a footbathing place, too. There are many other good places also. What kind of place is the place where you live in? And what is your town famous for?
I have six people in my family. I have my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, and one older sister. We all get along very well. How many people in your family?
I like to listen to music and watch movies. I also like cooking and making desserts. What kind of food do you like? Another thing I like is to hang out with my friends. We go shopping and go for a drive when I go out. I usually do it when stay at my house or on holidays. What do you like to do? And what do you do it stay at your home or holidays?
I'm interested in foreign country since I was a child, so I'm glad that I'm going to go to there. I want it to be summer vacation soon. I'm looking forward to going there and to seeing you.

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