Essay 4~ memorial day of life~

Now, I’m going to talk about the memorial day of life. My memorial day of life is coming of age day. I became twenty years old last year. January 12, ceremony was hold in our city. I wore a suit and I went to the hole of the ceremony. I have looked forward to the ceremony because I can see my old friends.

I went to the hole at about 9 O’clock. I went to there with some my friends. I arrived at the hole, I looked for my friends. I found my friends at once. I saw my classmate of elementary school, junior high school and high school. As often as I saw my friends, I took picture with my friends. Especially, classmate of elementary school was long time no see so I talked so long with them. Of cause, I saw some friends of university. Men wore suit or hakama and women wore suit or kimono so everyone was very cool and beautiful. I was so surprised.

After the ceremony, I went to town of Kumamoto to part in the alumni meeting. It was my junior high school’s alumni meeting. Everyone became twenty years old so everyone can drink. We enjoyed to drink, enjoyed to eat food, enjoyed to talk with friends and enjoyed to talk with our teachers. I also watch pictures of life in junior high school. Good old pictures showed so I remembered my junior high school hood. I had very good time there.

After the alumni meeting, everyone went to back. I felt lonesome. I promised see you again to my friends and teachers. And I felt that I became an adult. How was your coming of age day? Was it wonderful day? My coming of age day was so wonderful. If I can experience that, I want to experience. Someone can’t come but I enjoyed very much. I was glad to spend with my important people in that day. The day that once of my life was so beautiful and so exciting day for me. It is a memorial day that I can’t forget.

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Essay3~ my favorite animal~

Now, I will talk about my favorite animal. My favorite animal is dog. I think that dogs are very cute and very clever. There are many kinds of dogs in the world. Some dogs are big, others are small. I also think that dogs easy to attach to people. It is very good thing.

I have a dog in my family too. The dog is female. Her name is “MOMO”. She is so cute. I got her from my friend when I was an elementary student. Recently, she goes to bet with me. She follows close behind me when I go to my room. She also can do some performances. For example sit, shake hands and so on. She is very clever too. But she doesn’t do that’s without foods. If you have foods, she does performances but if you don’t have foods, she doesn’t do performances. My family always has a trouble. But she is very cute so we allow her. She likes going for a walk. She always waves her tail and she expresses pleasure when we try to go for a walk. On the way to go for a walk, she finds another dog, first she guards and second she ascertains that the dog is stronger than her or she is stronger than the dog. And then if she decides that the dog is stronger than her, she ran away. If she decides that she is stronger than the dog, she barks. Watching the scene is very funny for me.

I think that recently, dogs are very cheaper than my childhood. So you can easy to have a dog. There are many pet shops in Kumamoto. If you have never had dogs, please try to have dogs. You are sure to like dogs. I recommend you to have dogs.

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Essay 2~My treasure~

My treasure is my experience in last summer. I was leaned and felt many things by this experience. It was very valuable experience for me.


I went to Minnesota for one month last summer. Minnesota is in the U.S. Minnesota have many lakes. Summer is very hot and winter is very cold like Kumamoto. But isn’t humid. I went to Minnesota at July 27 or 28. I would stay with family so I had some fears. But my host family was very kind and very funny. They warmly welcomed me. My fears were gone at the moment. I went to school in Minnesota, named Bethel University, during my stay. That school has one lake so very big. I was so surprised. I took classes in the morning and I spent with my host family, for example went to shopping, dinner, watching baseball games, watching a movie and so on in the evening. I went to a church in weekends. I had never been to church so It is very good experience for me. I heard some interesting stories in the church. After that, coffee time was hold and I talked with many people who always went to same church.


I took many good experiences without I said. All of memories are very important for me. I was very glad to see my host family and people of Minnesota. They were very kind for me. I love people of Minnesota. If I have an opportunity, I will go to Minnesota and I will visit my host family. They are my treasure.

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Essay1~self intoroduction~

Hi!! My name is Yuhei Sugiyama and I’m 20 years old. I’m from Kumamoto in Japan I’m going to go to Kumamoto Gakuen university now. My major is English. My hobby is playing basketball, watching movies and listening to music. I had belonged to basketball club in junior high school and high school. So I had played basketball for six years. I’m looking forward to playing basketball with you. My favorite basketball player is Alen Iverson. Do you know him? He is very good basketball player. His play is fantastic. I’m very exciting when I watched his play. If you have a chance, I want to see him.

By the way, my favorite musicians are KOBUKURO and EXILE in Japan. Their songs are very good. Please try to listen to their song. I like western music too. My favorite musicians are SIMPLE PLAN, NE-YO and GREEN DAY. Do you know them? I listen to their song, I feel happy.
My favorite movies are STRA WARS, SPIDERMAN and so on. I love action movies so please tell me your recommend about movies when I visit you. My recommend is CROWS. It is Japanese action movie. If you watch this movie, you will be exciting.

I like English and other cultures so I want to learn language and culture. Please teach me language and culture. Of cause I teach you about Japan whatever you want. Also I think that you don’t know about Kumamoto well so I teach you about Kumamoto too.
I’m looking forward to seeing you!! See you again.

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Essays1-05 My Language Learning History

I have ever learned some languages. I 'm from Japan. So I learned only Japanese until I was a junior high school student. But I was a junior high school student, I could learn English. Afterward I was a high school student, I learned English. Moreover I like English very much. So I decided to learn English in the university. And I entered Kumamoto Gakuen university. Then now I major English. I also leaned German as the second language in the university. I become a sophomore, I started to learn Chinese too.

I tell about purpose of learning languages. When I was a from kindergartner to till elementary student, I learned Japanese to be a speaking Japanese well and to progress writing skill. When I was a from junior high school to till high school, I started to learn English. I studied English to pass the entrance examination for a high school and a university. Generally, most of students speak and write Japanese well then. So we learned Japanese classics. When I was a university student, I select what I want to learn. I select English. I leaned English to study abroad, to be speaking English fluently and to get high score of TOEIC test. Now, I do my best to achieve these purpose.

In Japan, students are often make to learn English grammar. Especially, I was in junior high school and high school. I always opened textbook and wrote English again and again. I had a few chance to speak English. So It is often said that there are few people who speak English very well. I want to learn speaking and listening very much in the university. In the university, we have many chance of speaking English. There are some exchange students in the university. So we can talk with foreigner. It is the best thing for my skill improvement.

Now, I talk about German and Chinese. I had never learned German and Chinese. I start to learn German because I heard that German is similar to English and the easiest in the second languages. But actually, German was very difficult for me. I finished to learn German until I was a freshman. But I was interested by Germany. When I was a sophomore, I started to learn Chinese. Because I had thought I want to learn Chinese when I was a high school student. I think Chinese is the closest to Japanese. So I wanted to learn Chinese. From now on I will learn Chinese very hard.

I think using language is very important thing for people communicate each other. So language is necessary for us. And recently, advance internationalization in the world. We need to learn not only mother tongue but also English and so on. Now I study English very hard. I want to learn English that get through wherever in the world in the future. So I challenge all I can do. And do my best!!

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Essay1-04 Review of my favorite restaurant

My favorite restaurant is " Joyful". Joyful is family restaurant. I often go there to eat lunch or dinner with my club member or friends who major English in the university. Most of Joyful's menus are cheap comparatively. So Joyful is restaurant for students. When I go there, always there are a lot of students. I often see friends so many that a lot of students go there. Of course, not only students but also child, old people and family and so on often go to Joyful too. Joyful is very popular from all generations.

I'm talking about the places of Joyful in Kumamoto. There are many Joyful in Kumamoto. For example, Hotakubo, Toroku, Obiyama and Nagamine etc. So when you go to Joyful for the first time, If you don't have a map, you find Joyful easily. There are two Joyfuls near my house. Joyful also has a good point. Joyful is open around the clock. So we go to Joyful whenever we like. If you want to eat something in midnight, you can go to Joyful.

I introduce price of Joyful's menu. There are many delicious dishes in Joyful. Any dishes are from about five hundred yen to seven hundred yen. Dishes that I recommend are hamburger steak, fried chicken set, and burdock-fly etc. Also there is a drink bar and soup bar in Joyful. You can drink as much seven or eight kind of juice and three kind of soup as you want for about three hundred yen in Joyful. This is very good idea for students. This is one of the reason that Joyful is popular.

After all, you care taste of dishes the best. I think taste of Joyful's menu are really good. And balance is good too. When you order Japanese food set, come with a miso soup, pickle and salad. When you order Western food set, come with a salad. Quality of food is not problem too. So you eat dishes peacefully. Joyful has some desserts. Usually, three kinds of parfaits are popular. But in summer a shaved ice is sold. This is very good. Please try to eat this summer.

Joyful is very convenient for us. We go to Joyful whenever we like. For example not only when you are hungry but also when you have free time. And atmosphere is good, so we relax with we talking too. I had very good times there with my friends. If you have never been to Joyful and have never eaten dishes, please try to go Joyful and try to eat dishes. You surely like Joyful too.

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Essay1-03 University Life

Now, I'm sophomore in Kumamoto Gakuen University. I major English there. The reason why I study English in the University. Because I want to go abroad. I have been to foreign country. I want to go America the best. Because I like basketball, so I want to see professional basketball in America. Studying English is very difficult. But I study very hard to come true the dream. From now on, I will do my best.

By the way, I introduce particulars of my university life. First, about my class. I study English everyday. Because I major English. For example, writing, reading, listening and speaking etc. I have liked English since I was junior high school, so I thought that I can keep up the class ordinary. But actually, it wasn't easy for me. Especially, speaking is very difficult. I was C class when I was a freshman. C class is worst class. I thought I can speak English a little. But I didn't speak English when it comes to the point. Now I'm B class. Gradually I can speak English through my effort.

Second, about my club. I have belonged to club since I was freshman. My club's name is "HOTAI". Our club play sports once a week. Most of club members have played soccer in junior high school days or high school days. So we mainly play soccer. Women play volleyball. I have played basketball for six years, so I don't play soccer very well. But I enjoy play soccer with my club members. We also go karaoke or bowling after soccer and volleyball. We are all good friends. So our club is very nice.

Third, about out of the school activities. I work part-time now. I couldn't work part-time when I was high school days. I work part-time for the first time. I learned importance of getting money myself by I started working part-time. Working part-time isn't easy. When I worked restaurant, I understood how to service, and I left the part-time job. But now I get money every month. I buy my favorite things. I won't be in trouble when I take a job in the future, I work now!!

I lead a full university life everyday. I could make many friends in university. And this Summer I will go to America!!! One of my dream come true. I 'm excite now. The length of induction is one month. I think that this experience is very good for me. So I want to learn many things. Now I don't decide my future plans. So I study and find what I want to do from now on. I want to challenge whatever new things. And do my best!!!!


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Shurek

"Shurek" is very interesting movie. There are some fiary tales in this movie. And this movie moved me. Now I introduce about "Shurek".

First, I introduce this movie's character. Main character are Shurek and Fiona. Shurek is monster. His skin is green. Fiona is princess. She is very strong woman. Sub character is Donkey. He is donkey. But his name is Donkey too. He is very unique. There are many unique character in this movie. You see the character once, you don't forget them.

Next, I introduce the story of "Shurek". Shurek's skin is green and he is a monster. So, other animals hate him. One day, Shurek meets Donkey in the forest where has Shurek's house. Shurek think that Donkey hate me too. But Donkey talks to Shurek. Donkey become Shurek's friend. And then their adventure starts. They meet princess Fiona on the way. She is very beautiful and strong. Shurek fall in love to Fiona. But suddenly, Fiona is kidnapped. Shurek and Donkey go to a castle to help Fiona. And they fight red dragon. They win and regain Fiona. But Fiona has secret. Actually, She is monster too. It become night , she change a monster. Her skin become green. So she think that Shurek hate me. But he don't hate her. He put up with all things of her. Then Shurek and Fiona spent a happy life together.

This movie shows love, friendship and so on. So this movie moved me. If you have never watched this movie, try to watch this movie. I recommend this movie to you. And now, you can watch sequel to "Shurek". They are "Shurek2" and "Shurek3". I haven't watched these movie yet. But I think these movies are interesting too. Because some new character appear!! I want to watch these movie soon.

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Essay1-01 self-intro

Hello, my name is Yuhei S.

I'm from Kumamoto in Japan. I'm a college student in Japan. I'm nineteen years old. I have never been to a foreign country. So, I'm looking forward to seeing your family.

Now. I belong to the British and American English department in a college. I learn English there. I can't speak English very well. So, I want to become a better English speaker than I'm now in this opportunity.

By the way, my hobby is basketball. I have played basketball for six years. Do anyone like basketball in your family? If there is a person who likes basketball, I want to play basketball together.

Then, my favorite basketball player is Allen Iverson. Do you know Allen Iverson? He is very cool and his play is fantastic. I respect him very much. If I have a chance, I want to watch the NBA game.

I also like listening to music and watching movies. My favorite movie is 「TEGAMI」. This is a Japanese movie, and very emotional. When I watched this movie I cried. I recommend this movie.

Then, my favorite musician is 「GREEN DAY」. I especially like Minority in GREEN DAY's songs. I always listen this song on my way to school.

What's your favorite movie and music? When I go there please tell me.

Finally, I don't know many things about a foreign country, so please tell me whatever you know about foreign country. Then I may trouble your family but please warmly welcom me.

OK now, see you next summer.

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