2017年4月24日月曜日

Essay 2: My self introduction in 2037

I want to introduce myself. It is 2037, and I am 43 years old. I live in Canada with my husband and my children. My husband’s name is Akira. He is 46 years old, and he is 3 years older than me. He is very kind to us because he sometimes buys many kinds of toys, CDs, clothes, video games, shoes, and others things. He is Japanese, but he can speak English, Chinese, Korean, and Italian. He had lived in China, America, and Korea. He is very good at cooking, too. His job is a doctor, so he always helps many patients. He is always busy. He doesn’t smoke, but he loves alcohol. His parents live in Hokkaido.

I have a daughter and two sons. Their names are Aina, Satoshi, and Ritsuki. Aina is 9 years old, and she is very good at playing basketball. She has been practicing basketball since she was five years old. Ritsuki is 7 years old, and likes to listen to music. His favorite Japanese artists are B’z and Mr. Children.

I also have a niece. My niece’s name is Yumi, She is 21 years old, and she is a college student. She goes to Kumamoto University by motorcycle. Yumi likes studying very much. She is good at mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, but she is not good at Japanese history and old Japanese classical literature. She wants to be a doctor in the future. She also likes to cook.

Satoshi is 12 years old. He belongs to the baseball club. His dream is to be a professional baseball player. He always plays baseball with his friends after school. His position is catcher. Satoshi also likes to listen to music. His favorite British artist is the Beatles. He loves Paul McCartney. He is interested in the bass guitar. He is a left-handed person, so he wants to buy a bass guitar that is left-handed. Aina and Satoshi always help me, and they sometimes take care of Ritsuki. He will be a junior high school student next year, so he is studying English, Japanese, mathematics, science, and social studies with his friends.  


Finally, I am enjoying my life with my children. Thank you for reading my self introduction in 2037.

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Essay 1: Homestay letter

Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Rina Takamoto, and I am a girl. Please call me Rina. I am 22 years old, so I have been living in Kumamoto city for 22 years. By the way, do you know where Kumamoto prefecture is? Kumamoto is a prefecture in the center of the Kyushu region. Kumamoto prefecture is very beautiful place to visit. Also, Kumamoto Castle and Suizenji Park are very famous for sightseeing. Many tourists visit these places. When you visit Kumamoto in the spring, you can see many cherry blossoms at Kumamoto Castle. However, in 2016, Kumamoto prefecture suffered several natural disasters including strong earthquakes and heavy rain. I didn't think that an earthquake was generated in Kumamoto. We were very shocked.

Next, I will introduce about my family. There are six people in my family. My father is a police officer, and he works every day at Aso police station. He always smokes, so he does not give up smoking. I wish he could stop smoking. He is very strict, but I like him very much. My mother works at a community center near the elementary school where I went to. She is very good at cooking and sewing. I like miso soup, nikujaga, curry and rice, and cream stew which my mother cooks. I have an older brother. He is a radiologist. He works at Kumamoto Saiseikai hospital. He is very kind to me. He likes driving and traveling. My older sister-in-law is a nurse. She is very kind to us, too. She gave birth to a baby last April. I have some pictures to show you. This is my niece. Her name is Yumi. Yumi is 1 year old, and she is very charming. I have become an aunt. She makes us happy.


Thank you very much for inviting me. I have really wanted to go to many places for a long time, so I am very exciting and nervous. I really want to go to Victoria, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. I have some questions to ask you. How many people are there in your family? How many children are there in your family? Do you have any pets? What kind of pets? What is your favorite place?


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