Essay 2-03b: English makes me happy!

I started learning English when I was elementary school student. I learned English when I was a child.
I was learned English some way. I sometimes listened English music and watched English movies when I was child. I saw some English movies with my mother, and I listened English song when I ride my father’s car with him.
I went to Kumon when I was elementary school student.
I went to abroad with my family.
Like that, I learned English some way. Now, I am learning English at my university. I think that my school life is little hard, but it is so interesting. I think I have to study more, so I want to work using English future.

First of all, when I was a child, I watched English movies with my mother, so my mother likes English movies. I often watched with her. We often watched love story and comedy. We watched it by caption, so I heard a lot of English conversation. It was difficult, but it was funny for me. Also, I listened some English songs when I ride my father’s car. My father likes the Beatles and Von Jovi. That music is piped in through speakers at his car. We often went drive in my family, so I often listened them. There is so good music, I think. My father operated me.
Now, I often English music at my room and my car, also I often watch English movie when I have a free time. I like Ne-yo, Avril Lavine and more, because I often listen theirs song. I listen rock and pop music recently. This is my university’s senior’s affection. He likes them, and he has good sense. I often them when I wake up, because I am cheerful when I listen those music. I sometimes listen to them with word card, if I cannot hear the words exactly. To listen English music is so difficult for me now, but it is study at English and so interesting!
I have a lot of favorite English movies. Especially, I like “Road of the ring”, “Holliday”, “Devil wears prada”, “Pirates of Caribbean” and “Cutie blond”. It makes me happy when I watch it. I like Japanese movie than English movie, because English movie is so cute and interesting. It is a good lesson for me to learn English too. I want to watch more many English movies.

Second, I went to Kumon to study English and math, because my mother was a teacher there. I went there after school and after club activities. I listened to a lot of English CDs, answer some Japanese and English questions, and I spoke English there. Learning English was hard and difficult for me first time. However I liked English a lot, because learning English was so funny and I was interested in English. I enjoyed English so fun in those days.

Next, I went to Hawaii with my family when I was elementary school student. I went there first time. There is such a fantastic and beautiful place. I heard a lot of English conversations, but I could not speak English myself. When I heard English conversations, I decided that I want to become speaking English. I want to go there again, when I am able to speak English well, and I want to go shopping, sightseeing by bus and taxi, go to diamond hear and beautiful sea, eating out for restaurant myself. If I become speaking English very well, I am waiting for to go to Hawaii than now.

Finally, I am learning English at KGU. I have some English class every day. It is “Speaking class”, “Listening class”, “Writing class”, “English culture class” and “English history class”.
I like “English history class” and “English culture class” very much. I am learning about English history at “English history class”. For example, I learned about “Old English”, “Middle English” and “Modern English” in those days. It was little difficult for me to understand difference of these words, but it is so interesting for me. I want to more study about it. I am learning about English culture at “English culture class”. For example, I learned the difference of American English and British English, and I learned about the festival and holiday at America and United States. There are a lot of fantastic and strange festival and holiday. I want to take part in Easter egg hunting. I think it is so interesting.
All of English class is little difficult and hard for me, but I think that my school life is massive school life, but I have to pass of more full school days. I have to take a TOEIC and TOEIC, so I have to buy a text book. I want to learn a lot of English words.

I have future dreams. I want to go to home stay foreign country. I want to go to New Zealand or Hawaii, because there is so clean and natural place. I think that if I go there, I can pass easy days. I want to spend easy days. If I go to New Zealand, I want to a lot of beautiful place. When I watched “Road of the ring”, I thought that I want to go there. I was so moved, because there are very beautiful natures. I want to go to farm at there too, because I want to see a lot of seeps.
I want to be a clothes buyer at abroad too, so I am interested in a fashion when I was elementary school student and I want to use English at my future. I want to realize my dream, because I have to more study English. I want to go to America and Europe’s fashionable boutique. I want to speak there fluently, so I have a target. I have to learn more English word and English grammar. I have to speak English more than now. If I become speak and understand English, my life will happy and full more than now. I am thinking that I want to past interesting school days to go.

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Essay 2-03

I am learning English when I was elementary school student. I learned English some way when I was a child. First of all, I sometimes listening the music and watching movies. I saw some English movies with my mother and I listened English song when I ride my father’s car. Second, I went to Kumon when I was elementary school student. At last, I went to abroad with my family.
Now, I am learning English at my university. I think that my school life is little hard, but it is so interesting. I think I have to study more, so I want to work using English future.

When I was a child, I watched English movies with my mother, so my mother likes English movies. I often watch together. We often watched love story and comedy. We watched it by caption, so I heard a lot of English conversation. It was difficult, but it was funny for me. Also, I listened some English songs when I ride my father’s car. My father likes the Beatles and Von Jovi. That music is piped in through speakers at his car. We often went drive in my family, so I often listened them. There is so good music, I think. My father operated me. Now, I often English music at my room and my car. I like Ne-yo, Avril Lavine and more. I listen rock and pop music recently. This is my university’s senior’s affection. He likes them, and he has good sense. I often them when I wake up, because I am cheerful when I listen those music. I sometimes listen them with word card, so I cannot hear the words exactly. To listen English music is so difficult for me now, but it is study at English and so interesting!
I went to Kumon to study English and math, so my mother was a teacher at there. I went there after school and after club activity. I listened a lot of English CD, answer some Japanese and English questions, and I spoke English at there. To learning English was hard and difficult for me first time, but I liked English so much, because learning English was so funny and I was interested in English. I learned English so fun in those days.
I went to Hawaii with my family when I was elementary school student. I went there first time. There is so fantastic and beautiful country. I heard a lot of English conversation, but I could not speak English by myself. When I heard it, I thought that I want to speak English. I want to go there again, when I become I can speak English well.

I have a future dream. I want to be a clothes buyer at abroad, so I am interested in a fashion and I want to use English at my future. I want to realize my dream, because I have to more study English. I want to go to America and Europe’s fashionable boutique. I want to speak there fluently, so I have a target. I have to learn more English word and English grammar. I have to speak English more than now.

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2- 02b: Website Reviews

I decided that I would write my essay about fashion, because I like fashion and I am interested in fashion very much since I was young. I think that fashion is so near things for us, so we put on the clothes every day. I like cosmetics too. I think cosmetic is part of the fashion. Making up is important for women. We make up every day. When I have a free time, I usually reading fashion magazines and beauty magazines. When I see fashion magazines and beauty magazines, I became happy and funny! I choose three homepages. There are Coach, ANNASUI and MAC’s homepages. I think that there are attractive.

At first, I saw Coach’s homepage. Do you know Coach? There is one of famous super brand. The reason I chose this homepage is I always see this homepage. When I saw this homepage first time, I felt this is so fashionable. This homepage have shoes and bag. It is impressive to me. This homepage is monotone, so it is fashionable and cool. This homepage’s top page has a lot of new Coach’s item. It is good at seeing and when I searching these items, I can discovery quickly.

Next, I saw ANNASUI’s homepage. I like ANNASUI’s cosmetics when I was young, because ANNASUI’s cosmetic package is so cute and beautiful. My homepage's first impression is so cute. This homepage has a lot of violet, also chandelier and shoes are colorful. This top page has a girl. She is putting in this brand’s new items. For example she is putting one-piece, shoes, tights and more. There are traditional. I think that I see the girl looks like a doll. Also top page has some antique furniture. There are has good atmosphere like ANNASUI.

At last, I saw MAC’s homepage. There are a lot of new item’s cosmetics. I like this cosmetics very mush, so there are so good items for me. There is so popular for a lot of people. There’s package is simple. Almost color is black. There are not colorful. It is good, because there are so cool!
My first impression is this homepage is cool. I become that I want to this shops cosmetics. I thought that the girl is cute, because her make is colorful. I think that she is beautiful. This homepage is gorgeous. I think that it is preparing for Christmas. I think that Christmas season will sell a lot of quantity’s cosmetics for Christmas present. I want these cosmetics for Christmas present! If I give it, I become so happy.
This homepage is changing some screen. I think it is good, because I can some cosmetics without mouse click. It is kind for watchers.

I thought homepage is important, because we always watch homepages when we use the computers and cell phones. We are always checking about new information, so we should make good homepages. I think that Coach, ANNASUI and MAC’s homepage are all good. I think a lot of people are checking there homepages.

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2-02a:Website Reviews

I decided that I would write my essay about fashion, because I like fashion and I am interested in fashion very much. So I graduated class of dress design high school. I learned a lot of things at there. I liked this class so much, because I can learn a lot of things about fashion and beauty and color. I enjoyed my high school days so much. When I see fashion magazines and beauty magazines, I became happy and funny!

At first, I saw Coach’s homepage. Do you know Coach? There is one of famous super brand. The reason I chose this homepage is I always see this homepage. When I saw this homepage first time, I felt this is so fashionable. This homepage have shoes and bag. It is impressive to me. This homepage is monotone, so it is fashionable and cool. This homepage’s top page has a lot of new Coach’s item. It is good at seeing and when I searching these items, I can discovery quickly.

Next, I saw ANNASUI’s homepage. I like ANNASUI’s cosmetics when I was young, because ANNASUI’s cosmetic package is so cute and beautiful. My homepage's first impression is so cute. This homepage has a lot of violet, also chandelier and shoes are colorful. This top page has a girl. She is putting in this brand’s new items. For example she is putting one-piece, shoes, tights and more. There are traditional. I think that I see the girl looks like a doll. Also top page has some antique furniture. There are has good atmosphere like ANNASUI.

At last, I saw MAC’s homepage. There are a lot of new item’s cosmetics. My first impression is this homepage is cool. I become that I want to this shops cosmetics. I thought that the girl is cute, because her make is colorful. I think that she is beautiful. This homepage is gorgeous. I think that it is preparing for Christmas. I think that Christmas season will sell a lot of quantity’s cosmetics for Christmas present. I want these cosmetics for Christmas present! If I give it, I become so happy. I think that this cosmetic is suiting for Christmas present.
This homepage is changing some screen. I think it is good, because I can some cosmetics without mouse click. It is kind for watchers.

I think that website is important for us, because we get the information use for the internet and others. A lot of people are seeing some homepages every day. So the homepage is so necessary for us, because when we use homepages, we have to some devise. We have to make accent homepage, so I think that a lot of people see this homepage.

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Draft Essays 1-4

I introduce about my school days. I am Kumamoto Gakuen University’s sophomore student. I am learning about English, so I am touting it everyday.
I am coming there by my car. I got driver license at last year’s October. I like driving car very much, so I like to go my school by my car. I sometimes go there with my friend. I like this time very much, because we talk about a lot of things. We have a lot of communication time.
From now on I talk about my favorite place and things at KGU. There are circle days, my English days, my part time job and my lunch time.

First of all, I introduce about my circle life. I am belonging to Lacrosse club. Do you know lacrosse? I do not know it very much, because we do not play lacrosse. We play every Wednesday after school. We play badminton, bally ball, baseball, basketball and driving. When I played sports, I always sweat. It is so interesting for me, and I think that it is good for health.
We often talk at student dining room when we have a free time. I like this time. We talk about a lot of things. It is interesting too.

Next, I introduce about my department. I am learning about English, so I like it very much. I always learn it everyday. It is so difficult to me, but it is interesting. When I got a English knowledge, I become happy! I like to learning to English. I want to more study it forms now on.

Then, I talk about my part time job. I am working at Yayoiken. Do you know there? There are table d’hôte food shop. I always work after school. I work by my car. There are near my house.
I am working there since this August. My mainly work is sending dishes and clears the table. I often work there after school, when I finished part time job I become tired. I sleep about 1:30 AM.
The part time job is hard, but it is funny. I like talk with my working place’s people and costumer. When I talking, I become interesting! So I like it.

At last I introduce about my lunch. I always eat lunch at student dining room with my friend. I like there’s udon. Also I like bakery’s chocolate bread and Lawson’s chicken too. I often eat them when I want something to eat. There are my favorite foods. When I am eating its, I am very happy!

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Draft essay 1-3

Hello. I have a lot of favorite place! I introduce about it. My favorite place is bath, Huistenbosch, my room, Aso, Korea, toilet, Hawaii, live house, school, Movie Theater, my house, my car, listening to music, watching TV, nature, hot spring and food shops.

First of all, I introduce about bath. I love bath very much. When I take a bath, I become comfortable. I always take a bath about 45 minutes. I take a bath long time, so I have much sweat. I sometimes go sauna bath and bedrock bath. I like to sweat, because it is good for my health!

Next, I introduce about Huistenbosch. Do you know there? There is theme park at Nagasaki. There is like Holland. There has a lot of windmill, beautiful view, flowers, river, hotel and foods. Especially, I recommend this theme park’s hotel! I often go there. There are 5 hotels in there. All of hotels are so beautiful. Hotel’s room is so clean and luxurious. When I stay there, I think that I became as if a princess! Also, this hotel’s dinner, lunch and breakfast are good. This hotel is the perfect, I think. Please stay here one time.
Huistenbosch’s view is good! I like “Palace Huistenbosch”. There is like the museum. It has big countyard and fountain. There are blooming many flowers. Especially, I like roses. It has many kinds of roses. I like to take a walk there when in the morning. If I walk there, I become brisk.
There have a lot of tulips at spring. It is hold tulip festival. It is beautiful too. I want to go there in this Christmas!

Then, I introduce about my room. I often am my room when I am being my house. My room is a six-tatami room. I have a bed in my room. I always sleep there. I like my bed, b because when I sleep there, I can good sleep. My treasure is in my bed. I always sleep them together. It is stuffed animals. One is the Care bear, the other is the Suzy zoo’s stuffed animal. There are cute.
My room is always being played the favorite music, because I can relax.
My room has a lot of clothes and shoes, so I like fashionable things. There is my treasure too.
I have a computer in my room. It is need for me, so I always use it. When I have to report and blog, I use it. It is important things to me. It presented by my mother and father.

Also, I like Aso! I often go there with my family or friends of boyfriend when I have afree time. Next week I went there with my boyfriend to take a hot spring and eat fried chicken. Aso is so fresh place. I always go to Utsinomaki. There are many hot springs. There are cheap and comfortable. Aso has a lot of place which is so good view. I like Daikanbou. I went there with my circle friends. There was so cold, but beautiful.

I like Korea, because there has cheap cosmetics. I always go Myondon. There is Seoul’s main street, I think. There are a lot of young age’s people. I think that there is popular for tourist.
I like Korean food very much, so I like hot food. When I go there, I eat bibinba and miso chige. It is delicious! I like eat then at winter, so my body become heat up! Korea’s street stall’s sweets are good too. Please eat them when you go to there.
Korea’s personality is hot, I think. When I missing on the street, I often hear guide the person. So, everyone teach me so kindness. I become happy! Everyone is so kind.

I like toilet because when I am being my house’s toilet I become calm and so clean. My house’s toilet has a wash let, so toilet bowl is warm. I also was there too long time. Also my toilet has many perfume’s bottles. There are so cute and beautiful. I always watch it when I am being there. There is silent too. I like silent place, so I like there.

I also like Hawaii. I had been there one time when I was elementary school student. I had very interesting time. Hawaii has a lot of beautiful beach. I always went there. I like there’s view too. Hawaii has Diamond Head. I climbed there when I went there. The top of hill’s view was good! I was moved, so I want to climb there again!
Hawaii is so comfortable place I think, so there is moving times so slowly and there’s person is warm. Everyone is friendly. When I talk with them, I become exciting! I am thinking that Hawaii’s people make us become exciting and funny! It is so good.
I like there’s food. I ate big hamburger. When I ate it, I could not eat all. It was so big. I think that this hamburger is so bigger than McDonald’s big Mack hamburger. I want to challenge it when I will go there.
When I went there, I saw beautiful night sky. I had a lot of stars in there. I was moved too. Hawaii can see the stars than Japan, I think.

I like live house. I also go there when I see live. I like it so much, because it is so exciting, fantastic and funny! I always go to Fukuoka’s live house named Zepp Fukuoka. I went there about five times. There is big live house, so some artists come there. It has big sound and hot. When I go there I become high tension.

I like school, because when I go there, I can meet my friends. I like talking and playing with my friends. I liked high school too. My high school was girl’s class. It was funny, so I could spend good time! I often play with my high school’s friends now too. We are so friends. I like LAWSON, bakery and library. LOWSON has a lot of good taste foods. I always go there when I am hungry and when I have a free time. I often eat ice cream there. My school’s bakery’s breads are delicious. My favorite bread is chocolate bread. I always buy it. Please eat it when you go to the bakery. The library is so big and clean. I always go there when I have a free time and I have to use the computer. I went there yesterday to use a computer. There is so comfortable place. I often rend the English books. There is so cute and fantastic. The library has a lot of interesting books, I think.

I like my house, so I like my family. I have 6 people in my family. We are good friends. I always talk with my mother at the morning and evening. I eat the breakfast and dinner with my family. I like my house’s dishes. It makes for my mother. She is good at cooking. She is always smiling. I like her smile, so I always smiling too. I think smile is important things.

I love my car too. My car is the small car, its name is Lapin. This meaning is the rabbit in French. My car is like square, so it is cute and fashionable, I think. Its color is the pale blue, so it is cute color. I always listen to the music when I am driving my car. My favorite singer is Miliyah, so I often listening her songs. When I listen the songs in my car, I become high tension. I always drive a car, because I like driving the car. I am thinking that I want to challenge that I get the bike’s license.

I like the nature too. Especially, I love flower, tree and water. I think that nature is good at our health. I sometimes go to West Aso to get natural water. It is so good! I like to drink it. Aso has a lot of trees and flowers too. I often go there with my family or friends to see the beautiful views at driving. I want go there now, and I want to refresh!

At last I like hot spring too, because when I go there I can so comfortable and relax. I always go there thirds a month. For example, I often go Kurokawa, Hirayama, Utsinomaki and Ueki. My favorite place is Hsukinohotaru. Do you know there? There is Asian taste’s hot spring. There located Sisui, so near my house. I often go there with my friend. After bath, I eat fried potato. It is garlic taste, so delicious. I recommend it! The hot spring is my favorite relax place!

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Essay 1-03b: Lilo and Stitch

I watched the movie, Lili and Stitch. Do you know it? It is Disney movie. I like Disney movies very much. It is emotional, cute and funny movie. I like Disney character too. There are so cute. I have a lot of Disney characters stuffed animals. I watched Lilo and Stitch first time. This movie is different from other Disney movies. This movie tells us for several important things. When I saw this movie, I was much moved. I think this movies main theme is love and family. I recommend this movie very much.

I introduce Lilo and Stitch’s family relationship. This movies main character is Lilo and Stitch. Lilo is a girl. She is five years old. She has a sister named Nani. Their parents died, so Lilo lives alone with her sister Nani. They are good friends, but sometimes they quarrel over trifles. They live Kauai Island in Hawaii. This story’s place is Hawaii. Hawaii has a lot of beautiful view. This movie’s view is beautiful. Hawaii has a language. For example, “hula” and “ohana”. “Fula” means hula dance. It is slowly dance. “Ohana” means family. Hawaii’s people think that they are family. I like this opinion.

I introduce this movies main character Stitch. He is a man. He is a pet for Lilo. Sitich knew about only destroy objects, because he is alien. He was very rough. He was so bad boy. But in the course of contact with Lilo, he has a good heart gradually. He becomes good friends with Lilo. Lilo received him for tenderly as “ohana”. Lilo said that, “Ohana” is always together. Lilo is his godfather.
He is an alien, because he is little strange. He did not like water. He cannot swim, but while he watched Lilo played surfing he become he can put up with water. He always pretend is a dog. His friend’s “Angel” is alien too. She can sing. Her looks is cute. Her body’s color is pink. They are very smart and powerful.

This movie’s dance is “hula”. It is Hawaiian dance. It looks so slowly. “Hula” means dance. It is Hawaii’s traditional dance. It looks like finger language. Fula’s movement has some means. When they dance “fula”, they wear muumuu. Muumuu is Hawaiian women’s full dress. It has a lot of kind. They put on the lei at their neck. Lei are garland. Sometimes they put on the flower at their head. I thought “fula” is easy dance, but it is surprisingly difficult and hard. I want to try this.

Lilo likes surfing. She plays it once in a while. Hawaii has a lot of surfing player, because Hawaii’s sea is so beautiful and has good wave. I think that surfing is very difficult sports, but I want to carnage it if I go to the Hawaii.

Lilo and Stitch official web site☆http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/liloandstitch2/

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Essay 1-02b: My happy university life essays!

I introduce our school’s club. There are a lot of club at Kumamoto Gakuen University. For example sports club, culture club, active club and more. They do various activities. For instance driving, playing sports, going to shopping, eating dinner, going to the park and so on.

I and my friend Haruna belong to Lacrosse club. There are about 50 people. We are all good friends. This April a lot of fresh man come in our club. I am so happy. They are so cute! We play sports every Wednesday. We play badminton, volley ball, basketball, boring, billiards etc. I played billiards for the first time the other day. It was difficult for me, but interesting! I want to do this again. After sports we always go to joyful. We talk about a lot of things. I like this time so much.

My friend Kumi and Hanako belong to Youth Hostel club. They go to drive every 10 and 30. They go touring and camping at summer vacation and spring vacation. I think that they enjoying club activity. They told me “Our club is so fun”. Youth Hostel club has a lot of fresh man too.

Our university is so freedom. We can study enough, we can play enough, and we can work enough! All things you can you like. Our school has a lot of books. Our school’s library is so big, clean, silent and comfortable. I like this place. We can read a lot of books freely.

I think our school is very interesting. We can some things you like. I am so full now. I like play with my circle friends. I am very enjoying this time. We went to Amakusa, Oita and Aso the one day. If you can come in my circle, you can enjoy every day. It is certain. I advise you come in some circle and you can enjoy school life. But you should study too. I think it is important that enjoy go together, and you can enjoy your school days so much the better.

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Essays 1-03a: Lilo and Stitch

I watched the movie which name is “Lili and Stitch”. Do you know it? It is Disney’s movie. Main character’s Stitch is very popular character from various generations’ people. I like Disney character very much. Especially, I love Minnie mouse and tinker bell. They are so cute. I like Disney movie. I often watched it when I was young. Disney’s movies give us many dreams, hopes and important things. Especially when I watched “Lilo and Stitch”, I can notice important things! It is emotional, cute and funny movie. When did you watch it, did you notice important things?

Lilo is this movie’s main character. She is a girl. She is five years old. She lives in Kauai island Hawaii with her sister. She has a sister. Her name is Nani. Their parents died before, because Lilo lives with her sister Nani. They are good friends.

Lilo had not friend. Stitch became her first friend. Stitch is not animal. He is alien! He is trial product 626 made from Jamba. Jamba is a doctor. He makes a lot of trial products. Lilo plays surfing with Stitch. They are good friends. Lilo is learning hula dance in home class. Myrtle is learning hula dance in same class too. She is spiteful to Lilo. Her hobbies are collecting doll and play with doll. She is feeding a pet. Its name is “Zizi”. It is trial product 007 made from doctor Jamba. Myrtle’s mother’s name is Maria. She is very kind. She looks like Myrtle. Ellena, Teresa and Yuki are Lilo’s friend. Ellena has blond hair. Theresa has long hair. Yuki has semi long hair. They learning hula dance too.

This story’s place is Hawaii. I think that Hawaii is leisurely place. I have been there when I was elementary school student. Hawaii has a lot of beautiful view. This movie’s view is beautiful. Hawaii has a language. For instance “hula” and “ohana”. “Fula” means hula dance. It is slowly dance. “Ohana” means family. Hawaii’s people think that they are family. I like this opinion.

Lilo has not her parents now. But she is so cheerful, because she has good friends. I think that this movie teach me importance to enjoying every day. Lilo is so cute and lovely girl. She is kind. I want to become looks like her. If I become like her, I can enjoy every day. When I watched this movie, I reassured to importance people around me. I cannot live without them.

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Self introduction format

Hello. My name is Yuria.s. Please call me Yuria. My birthday is March 13th. I am born between January1 and April 1. I am nineteen years old. My blood type is O, because I am very my pace. I am from hokubu in Kumamoto Japan. I am Kumamoto Gakuen University’s student. I am sophomore. I belong to Lacrosse circle. There are about fifty people. We always play sports every Wednesday.

I have six people in my family. My grand father, grand mother, father, mother, younger brother and me. My father is a teacher. He works at Kurokami elementary school. It is near my school. He teaches basketball at club activity. He plays good at sports. My mother is house worker. Her dishes are so delicious. She sometimes teach me how to cooking. I like her dishes very much. My older brother is Gakufu high school student. He is seventeen years old. He plays badminton very well. He belongs to badminton club. He plays it from he was a elementary school student. He practices it everyday. He says that “Very hard, but so interesting”.

I have a lot of favorite foods. Especially, I love sweets very much. For example I like cookie, chocolate, cake, ice cream. After dinner, I often eat ice cream. I like 31 ice cream and Haagen-Dazs. I like noodles too. I like Chinese noodle, udon, spaghetti and soba. I like eating very much. My favorite fast food shop is Mcdonald. I like Mcdonald’s potato so much. I often eat large size potato.

I like sports. Especially, I like basketball and badminton. When I was elementary school student, I belonged to basketball club. It was very interesting. I have a lot of memory in those days. When I was junior high school student, I belonged to badminton club. My badminton team was so strong, because badminton’s practice was hard for me. I run a lot of way in my junior high school’s ground. When I was junior high school student, I like running, but I do not like it.

My hobbies are listening music, reading magazines, watching movies and traveling. I often listen to music. When I get up every morning, I always turn on the CD compo’s switch. When I go to school and go back to school, I am listening Western music’s CD. This CD is borrowing from circle’s senior. I like this CD very much. When I listen this CD, I cheer up!

My high school is Hitsuyukan. My class is class of dress design. I made a lot of clothes. For example, child dress, long shirt, one-piece dress, flared skirt, apron, tight skirt and yukata. Yukata made me from material. It was very hard and difficult, but very interesting for me. My class is girl’s class. Everyone are good friends. I often play with my high school friends. When I go to Fukuoka, I often stay at my high school’s friends. It is very comfortable!

Ihave a lot of favorite music. I like listening music very much. My havorite singer and group are Syota Shimizu, Miliyah Katou, UVERworld, RADWIMPS, Ayumi Hamasaki and so on. I often go to UVERworld’s live. It is so fun! This time is so important for me. I went to their about ten times. I like them from I was high school student. Theirs song are so powerful. When I listening it, I can relax!

My university life is so fun, because I belong to Lacrosse club. It has about fifteen people. We are good friends. We do not play lacrosse. Lacrosse is only circle’s name. We play sports every Wednesday. For example, basketball, volley ball, soccer, boring, dodge ball. We play it so hard. We often be in a cold sweat. After sports, we eat dinner. We often go to joyfull. I often eat cheese hamburger stake. I like it. We often play when we have free time. We went to Oita in this April. There were ten people. We ate fried chicken. Oita’s fried chicken is so delicious! When I ate it, I was moved! After that we went to the sea. Oita’s sea was beautiful, but it was very cold. I had very funny time.

I love fashion very much! When I was a child, I interested in fashion. And I interested in it now. I like design of clothes. I often write fashion drawing when I was high school student. It was interesting for me. I like mannish fashion and girly fashion. I want maxi one-piece, dolman sleeve’s t-shirt, white v-neck t-shirt and straw hat. I often buy clothes at Fukuoka. I want to go to Fukuoka now!

My favorite books are fashion magazine, music magazine and pocket book. I buy fashion magazine once a month. I read “PINKY”, “ViVi,” “Jelly” and “Sweet”. There have many cute clothes so much. When I have free time in my house, I read it. .I read the pocket book which name is “Bridge of one month her remaining days”. I read it only two days. When I read it, I moved and cried. I pleased this book. When I read the book, I got a lot of things.

My treasures are friends, family, memory, clothes and so on. I think that I can not live without friends and family. I need friends and family very much. I often talk at my family. My family is good friends. I often play, telephone and e-mail for my friends. When I unhappy and hard, I talk at my friends. I am really appreciating their kindness. I am keeping a diary when I was high school student. I won’t forget all my memory. I have a lot of picture too.

I have a lot of things what I want to try. I want go shopping, go traveling, eating sushi and go to comfortable place. I want a lot of clothes. I want to Korea, Hawaii and Paris. I want to eat Korean foods at Korea. I want to go to the sea at Hawaii. I want to go to the famous places in Paris. I think Paris has so beautiful flowers. I want to eat. I love eating so much. I want to eat 31 ice creams! I like 31’s flavor. This picture is 31's ice cake.

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Essay 1-01c: Letter to my host family

Dear host family

Hello, My name is Yuria. I am nineteen years old. My birthday is May 13th. My hobby is listening to music, reading magazines, eating some foods and driving.


I got a driver license October. It was very difficult. But I practiced very hard. Now I go to school everyday by my car. I like driving to difficult places. Last week I went to Tosu premium outlet by my car with my mother and my brother. I drove my car. I enjoyed it.

I introduce my family. My family has six people, my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and brother. My father likes clothes. I like clothes too, and we often go shopping. My father is a teacher. He will go to Kurokami elementary school at this April. My mother is good at cooking. My mother's dishes are very delicious. She teaches me how to cook. My mother likes to travel.

This March, mother and I went to Korea. We love travel. We went to Korea, Hawaii, Shikoku, Yamaguchi, Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyushu, Hiroshima and Shiga. We will go to France someday. We went to go to Versailles Places!

My brother is fifteen years old. He plays badminton very well. He practices it everyday. His hobby is listening to music. He has a lot of CDs. We also go on a drive. Next, we will go to Aso.
I introduce my club. My club is lacrosse. We have about twenty-five people. We play every Wednesday. We play badminton, basketball, bowling, driving and so on. After that, we eat dinner. Always we go to joyful. We are friends. I am waiting for April, because a lot of freshman will come. This year, I have a target. It is a secret. But I will do my best.

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Essay 1-02a: University Life essays

I introduce our school’s club. There are a lot of club at Kumamoto Gakuen University. For example sports club, culture club, active club and more. They do various activities. For instance driving, playing sports, going to shopping, eating dinner, going to the park and so on.

I and my friend Haruna belong to Lacrosse club. There are about 50 people. We are all good friends. This April a lot of fresh man come in our club. I am so happy. They are so cute! We play sports every Wednesday. We play badminton, volley ball, basketball, boring, billiards etc. I played billiards for the first time the other day. It was difficult for me, but interesting! I want to do this again. After sports we always go to joyful. We talk about a lot of things. I like this time so much.

My friend Kumi and Hanako belong to Youth Hostel club. They go to drive every 10 and 30. They go touring and camping at summer vacation and spring vacation. I think that they enjoying club activity. They told me “Our club is so fun”. Youth Hostel club has a lot of fresh man too.

Our university is so freedom. We can study enough, we can play enough, and we can work enough! All things you can you like. Our school has a lot of books. Our school’s library is so big, clean, silent and comfortable. I like this place. We can read a lot of books freely.

I think our school is very interesting. We can some things you like. I am so full now. I like play with my circle friends. I am very enjoying this time. We went to Amakusa, Oita and Aso the one day. If you can come in the circle, you can enjoy every day. It is certain. I advise you come in some circle and you can enjoy school life. But you should study too.

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Essay 1-01b: Letter to my host family

Hello. My name is Yuria. I am nineteen years old. My birthday is May 13th. My hobby is listening to music, reading magazines, eating some foods and driving. I got a driver license October. It was very difficult. But I practiced very hard. Now I go to school everyday by my car. I like driving to difficult places. Last week I went to Tosu premium outlet by my car with my mother and my brother. I drove my car. I enjoyed it.

I introduce my family. My family has six people, my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and brother. My father likes clothes. I like clothes too, and we often go shopping. My father is a teacher. He will go to Kurokami elementary school at this April. My mother is good at cooking. My mother's dishes are very delicious. She teaches me how to cook. My mother likes to travel. This March, mother and I went to Korea. We love travel. We went to Korea, Hawaii, Shikoku, Yamaguchi, Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyushu, Hiroshima and Shiga. We will go to France someday. We went to go to Versailles Places!

My brother is fifteen years old. He plays badminton very well. He practices it everyday. His hobby is listening to music. He has a lot of CDs. We also go on a drive. Next, we will go to Aso.

I introduce my club. My club is lacrosse. We have about twenty five people. We play every Wednesday. We play badminton, basketball, bowling, driving and so on. After that, we eat dinner. Always we go to joyful. We are friends. I am waiting for April, because a lot of freshman will come. This year, I have a target. It is a secret. But I will do my best.

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Essay 1-01a: Who am I

Hello. My name is Yuria. I am nineteen years old. My birthday is May 13th. My hobby is listening to music, reading magazines, eating some foods and driving. I got a driver license October. It was very difficult. But I practiced very hard. Now I go to school everyday by my car. I like driving to difficult places. Last week I went to Tosu premium outlet by my car with my mother and my brother. I drove my car. I enjoyed it.

I introduce my family. My family has six people, my grandfather, grandmother, father, mother and brother. My father likes clothes. I like clothes too, and we often go shopping. My father is a teacher. He will go to Kurokami elementary school at this April. My mother is good at cooking. My mother's dishes are very delicious. She teaches me how to cook. My mother likes to travel. This March, mother and I went to Korea. We love travel. We went to Korea, Hawaii, Shikoku, Yamaguchi, Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyushu, Hiroshima and Shiga. We will go to France someday. We went to go to Versailles Places! My brother is fifteen years old. He plays badminton very well. He practices it everyday. His hobby is listening to music. He has a lot of CDs. We also go on a drive. Next, we will go to Aso.

I introduce my club. My club is lacrosse. We have about twenty five people. We play every Wednesday. We play badminton, basketball, bowling, driving and so on. After that, we eat dinner. Always we go to joyful. We are friends. I am waiting for April, because a lot of freshman will come. This year, I have a target. It is a secret. But I will do my best.

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