My favorite music

My favorite music is American music. I have liked Avril Lavigne in particular since I was a junior high school student. Her singing voice is very cool. She is very popular all of the world. She made her debut in society at 17. I have three album of her. My favorite song is When you're gone. I want to go to her live concert in the future. And I like Rock. I often listen to Rock music, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Eminem and so on. I like Nickelback in particular. This group is very nice, but my friends don't know about them. I was shocked by it. I want you to listen to their songs. By the way, my favorite song is Far Away. ( 126 words )

Essay 2-02a: Language Learning Experience

I had learned three languages, Japanese, English and French. I will tell you about how to study these languages.
First, I will tell you about how to study Japanese. When I was a high school student, I learned Japanese classics, Chinese classics and kanji. I thought Chinese classic is more difficult than Japanese classic. I have learned Japanese classic since I was a junior high school student, but I was very weak in it. I took an achievement test of Japanese classics every week. And Chinese classic is also difficult for me. It is difficult for me to read Chinese classics in particular. By the way, I have learned kanji since I was an elementary schoolchild. I have learned calligraphy, so I was good at kanji when I was a high school student. Sometimes, I forget how to write kanji, because there are many kinds of kanji. I want to take a certification examination of kanji in the near future.
Next, I have learned English since I was a junior high school student. When I was a junior high school student, I learned basic English grammar and vocabulary at the school. And I took private lessons in English once a week. When I was a high school student, I learned grammar and a lot of words for the national center test for university admission. I took an English vocabulary test every week. I improved my reading comprehension by classes, but I could't speak English fluently. I thought classe of high school isn't suited for speaking English. By the way, I am studying English by reading books, watching movies and listening foreign musics now. I participated in the homestay program in this summer. This experience improved my listening skill. I will take TOEIC and TOEFL in the near future, so I am studying English vocabulary now.
Finally, I have learned French last year. I thought French is more difficult than English, because French has a male noun and a female noun. And it was very difficult for me to pronounce French vocabulary. I studied French for one year.
I think learning foreign languages is very difficult thing. I want to be like a native speaker. And I want to learn Swedish in the future, because my host mother was a Swede. ( 382 words )

Language learning experience

Language Learning Experience

• Japanese
• pre-natal
• pre-elementary
• at home
• at kindergarten
• elementary
• kanji
• junior high school
• kanji
• high school
• Japanese classics
• Chinese classics
• kanji
• English
• junior high school
• class
• grammar
• vocabulary
• movie
• music
• high school
• class
• grammar
• vocabulary
• movie
• music
• university
• class
• grammar
• vocabulary
• writing
• book
• movie
• music
• home stay
• French
• university
• class
• only one year （ 56 words ）

Language learning experience

This is a MindMap of my language learning experience. （ 9 words ）

Language learning experience

I've learned two languages, English and French. And I've learned English since I was junior high school student, but I can't speak English fluently. I'm studying English by reading comic books and watching movies now. I want to study abroad to improve my English vocabulary in the future. By the way, I've learned French when I was 19 years old. （ 65 words ）

Essay 2-01b: TSUTAYA

My favorite place is TSUTAYA. TSUTAYA is a shop with three floors plus one basement level. There is a lot of shops in it, book shop, rental shop, game center and so on. I usually go there to buy comic books or rent DVDs or CDs once a week. I' m going tell you about TSUTAYA's attraction.
First, I will tell you about the basement of TSUTAYA. There is a game center at the basement. I like to play video game very much, especially UFO catcher is my favorite game. UFO catcher is a kind of game. People can get character goods or snacks by playing it.
Second, first floor and second floor are a book, CD and DVD shop. There is a lot of books, DVDs and CDs. I often go to there to ascertain that new comic book is published. I often buy a comic book and magazine, but I don't buy CD and DVD very often. By the way, my favorite comic is ONE PIECE. I recomend you to read it. Sometimes, I buy some teaching material at there, for example, a textbook for TOEIC or TOEFL, a French textbook and so on. I want to buy a Swedish textbook now, because my host mother was a Swede, so I want to learn Swedish.
Finally, third floor is a rental shop and game shop. My hobby is watching movies, so I often go to there to rent DVDs. TSUTAYA is rich in DVDs. I don't rent CDs much. TSUTAYA is conducting a new campagn. It is about people can rent an old DVD with 100 yen. Before people have to pay about 400 yen to rent an old DVD, so this campaign makes me happy. I want to rent many DVDs, for example, movies, TV series and so on, but popular DVDs will rent at once, so I was shocked when the object of DVD was rented. A period of this campaign is only a month. I want TSUTAYA to extend the period.
These are TSUTAYA's attractions. There are 8 TSUTAYA in Kumamoto city. TSUTAYA at Shimo street opens from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m, so I want TSUTAYA opens 24 hours in the future. I recommend you to go there. ( 374 words )

My favorite season

My favorite season is summer. There are some reasons why I like summer. First of all, I like swimming. I practiced swimming when I was an elementary schoolchild, and I belonged to swimming club when I was a high school student. I like swimming in the ocean. Second, there is a long vacation during summer. I was surprised that most of universities have so long summer vacation. When I was a high school student, I had only two weeks' vacation. Finally, I can return to my family home. I live in Kumamoto by myself. My hometown is Miyazaki. My parents have 5 dogs and 2 cats, so I want to return to my family home to see them. I like summer better than winter, because I am sensitive to the cold. ( 131 words )

My favorite vacation memory

I traveled to Hokkaido with my family when I was a high school student. This was my first time to visit Hokkaido. Hokkaido was very cold. I was surprised that there was a large amount of snow. We went to several spots, especially I really enjoyed at Asahikawa zoo. This zoo was very beautiful. I have never seen such a beautiful zoo. I recommend you to go to Asahikawa zoo. By the way, we ate several foods, ramen, king crabs, a Mongolian mutton barbecue and so on. These foods were very delicious. I want to eat these foods again. I stayed at a hotel for two nights. I don't travel to another prefectures much, only I travel to Kyushu. I want to go to Hokkaido with my family in the future. ( 132 words )

My favorite class

My favorite class is History of Japan. I am interested in it. I have liked history since I was a junior high school student. I attend Japanese history's class now. I studied Japanese history when I was high school student. I learned about the Meiji Restoration during first semester. I am very weak in the Meiji Era. I am looking forward to attending class. I want to learn about the history of the world next year. I am very interested in history of England and America, but I didn't study about it when I was a high school student, so I want to learn about it. I want to study hard and I don't want to be absent from class. ( 123 words )

My favorite place

My favorite palace is my home. I live in Kumamoto by myself now. I have lived by myself since I entered Kumamoto Gakuen University. My apartment is very near Kami street, so this place is very useful for me to live by myself. I usually play video games and watch movies or Japanese animations. Sometimes I drink alcoholic drinks with my friends and team mates. By the way, I have another favorite place. This place is my family home, because I don't have to cook. This point makes me happy. I dislike cooking. And, my parents have 5 dogs and 2 cats. They are very cute, so I want to return to family home to see them. So, my favorite place is my family home. ( 126 words )

My favorite club

My favorite club is ice hockey club. I belong to ice hockey club now. I didn't know anything about it. Every team mates are very kind. My position is goal keeper. It is very difficult for me to save the pack. We went to Kurume to practice ice hockey during spring and summer, because Kumamoto's skate rink is closed during summer. There is an ice hockey meet in November, so we practice ice hockey very hard now. I went to Kurume to practice skating three times a week during summer vacation. Kumamto's skate rink will open next month, so I am looking forward to going there. I want to continue to do ice hockey until I will graduate from university. ( 123 words )

My favorite drink

My favorite drink is coffee. I usually drink a cup of coffee while I'm studying. Coffee contains caffeine, so I drink a cup of coffee to keep my eyes open. I like black coffee in particular, so I don't put sugar in my coffee. Black coffee is very useful for me to study, but sometimes it prevents me from going to bed, so I feel unwell from lack of sleep. I like Starbucks coffee very much, but it is very expensive for me. I have to pay about 500 yen to drink a cup of coffee at Starbucks coffee. I think their coffees are expensive for students, but I admit thier coffee's price, because their coffee is good. I recommend you to drink Starbucks's coffee. I am sure that their coffee will be your favorite coffee. ( 140 words )

2-01a : TSUTAYA!!

My favorite place is TSUTAYA. TSUTAYA is a shop with three floors plus one basement level. There is a lot of shops in it, book shop, rental shop, game center and so on. I usually go there to buy comic books or rent DVDs or CDs once a week. I' m going tell you about TSUTAYA's attraction.
First, I will tell you about the basement of TSUTAYA. There is a game center at the basement. I like to play video game very much, especially UFO catcher is my favorite game. UFO catcher is a kind of game. People can get character goods or snacks by playing it.
Second, first floor and second floor are a book, CD and DVD shop. There is a lot of books, DVDs and CDs. I often go to there to ascertain that new comic book is published. I often buy a comic book and magazine, but I don't buy CD and DVD very often. Sometimes, I buy some teaching material at there, for example, a textbook for TOEIC or TOEFL, a French textbook and so on. I want to buy a Swedish textbook now, because my host mother was a Swede, so I want to learn Swedish.
Finally, third floor is a rental shop and game shop. My hobby is watching movies, so I often go to there to rent DVDs. TSUTAYA is rich in DVDs. TSUTAYA is conducting a new campagn. It is about people can rent an old DVD with 100 yen. Before people have to pay about 400 yen to rent an old DVD, so this campaign makes me happy. I want to rent many DVDs, for example, movies, TV series and so on, but popular DVDs will rent at once, so I was shocked when the object of DVD was rented. A period of this campaign is only a month. I want TSUTAYA to extend the period.
These are TSUTAYA's attractions. There are 8 TSUTAYA in Kumamoto city. TSUTAYA at Shimo street opens from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m, so I want TSUTAYA opens 24 hours in the future. I recommend you to go there. ( 354 words )