Essay 2-03a: Learning with computer

I use a computer to write report in university. Computers have many functions. They are Words, Power Point, Excel, and Internet. There are many functions I have never known, too. I almost use a function of Words in university. Because I have to write reports about almost classes. I use Words when not only I write reports but also I post blogs. There is a spell-checker in Words. I have to write reports in English to English classes’ reports. Spell-checker is very useful to write report in English. In the future, I may have to write a graduation thesis in English. I want to get used to typing English by writing it.

 I use functions of Internet, too. Internet is the most functions in computer. When I take English classes, I always use Internet. In speaking class, I must do English Central in the Internet. When university is in this spring term, I go to university to do English Central on Saturday. In this autumn term, I will go to university to do it on Saturday, too. In reading class, I have to do Power Words. Power Words is learning English vocabulary. I had to do it by January, but I have already finished it in November. Although I finish it, reading class has a test about it in last class day. I have to study English vocabularies.

Sometimes, I have to make a Power Point when I take speaking class. In this spring term, I hardly make these Power Points. I think I must make all Power Points in this autumn term. It is not difficult to make it. It is difficult to speak about it. I will make a Power Point in the future if I take a job. I want to make a good presentation.

In university, I send G-mails in the Internet to teachers. I send G-mails in English to all teachers. I learn English using G-mails, too.

Internet has a translation function. When I read newspaper written in English, I use this function. I almost check using an electronic dictionary. If I give up understanding these English sentences, I do it. I think using an electronic dictionary is better to understand English than using a translation function. I want to be good at reading English no using a translation function.

When I’m free, I use the Internet. I use looking function or You Tube. Using a looking function, I research what I want to know about my hobby. Watching You Tube, I watch about baseball or listen to music. Although I use them when I’m free, there is hardly time.

Computer has many good points, but it has a bad point. It is being tired eyes. I have a lot of what I must do. My eyes are tired when I use a computer for a long time. Being tired eyes, I can’t study well. I’m tired, too.

If I feel being tired eyes, I rest for few minutes or stop using computer. Because I think it doesn't mean to continue using a computer by state of being tired eyes. Not meaning it, I stop using a computer. It is for my body.

BR 2-2: Viking

Vikings were people who live in Denmark, Norway, and Snow-den more thousands years ago. Almost vikings lived in small farm. Their houses were made from tree or stone. It was not different from modern houses. They played with each vikings. Some days, they attacked villages, went hunting.

I image that vikings are robbers on the ocean. I read famous japanese comic books written story about viking. Almost people image vikings are very terrible. I don't  think so. Of course, I have never seen viking, but I don't want to see viking. Because viking cannot be as famous japanese comic books.

Turnbull, Stephanie. (2006), Vikings, London: Usborne

Learning with Computers

I use computer to study in university.  When I take English classes, I use the Internet, Power Points, and Words. I took information data processing, I learned Excel. I learn with computers in university.

BR 2-1: Tree

There are many tree in the world and they are different from size. Big threes are alive for hundreds. In Sweden, there is a tree of 10000 ages. All trees start small seeds. Taking many years, trees grow bigger and bigger. Trees are thousands of kind and tree typs. Being around year, trees grow thick, change color, and die. Trees blooming flowers lure many insects. Trees bearing fruits lure many animals, and they make their houses. Trees have a bad point. Trees cause a forest fire. People afforest to decreasing trees.

I found trees are very important. I think what oldest tree is in the world. I have never afforested. I want to afforest someday.

Jane Gillespie, Lisa. (2009), Tree, London: Usborne;

My favorite sport to play

I have played many sports. I have belonged to softball, soccer, mini-basketball, track-and-field, and basketball club. In university, I played tennis as P.E class. My favorite sport is basketball. I last playing basketball the longest time I have played sports. Basketball is very exciting sport. When I was elementary school student, I belonged to soccer club at first. I played soccer for two years, but I though soccer is not interesting. I retired soccer club, and I belonged to mini-basketball club because I was invited to belong to mini-basketball club by my friend. Playing it, it was very interesting. When I was junior school student, I couldn’t belong to basketball club because there was a girl’s basketball club in my junior school. When I was high school student, I belonged to basketball club. I’m not good at playing basketball, but I enjoyed it. Now, I want to play basketball again.

My favorite class

My favorite class is reading III and IV. At first, I think reading is difficult to get credit because I have to read newspaper written in English, and I have to do a lot of homework. I may not get these credits. But, Taking these classes, I became being interesting. English grammar is different from newspaper written in English. I can learn not only studying to read newspaper written in English but also happening all over the world. Some happening are sad news, some happening are funny news. So, I don’t feed up with taking these classes. First, Reading III and IV’s homework are difficult to complete. There are five kinds of homework of reading. But, doing all kind of homework, I gained confidence to get credits of reading III and IV. Reading class is important for us to know all over the world.

My favorite season

My favorite season is autumn. Good point of spring is be able to see beautiful cherry blossom, and enjoy cherry-blossom viewing picnic. It looks good. But, I suffer from pollen allergy. So, I’m hard in spring. Summer is too hot, of course. It is becoming hotter and hotter every year. In winter, there are many events. It is New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve. These events liven up. But, flu comes into fashion. I want to go outside because I don’t want to get flu. When I was junior school student, I have gotten flu. It was very hard. Autumn is the best season in other season. Autumn isn’t hot and cold. In Japan, fall is the best season for reading. The autumn is when people have a good appetite. And, the autumn is the harvest time. It’s great season.

My favorite country

My favorite country is France because there are famous places I know in France. I’m learning French now. The teacher who teaches me French is interesting. French textbook which he chose is deep France story. And, he is good at teaching French. I became being interested in French. French is different from English. It is how to read and grammar. How to read, when I get used to reading French, I became French is more interesting. He teaches me not only French but also about France. Hearing about France, if I go abroad, I want to go to France. There are many famous places I know in France. There are Mont-Saint-Michel, triumphal arch, Eiffel Tower, and Louvre Museum. Of course, I have never gone to France. I know French famous places only. So, I want to go seeing famous places. Next year, I’ll take French IV.

My favorite station

I go to university by train. I’m from Yatsushiro. When I go to university, the train I rid arrives 14 stations. My favorite station is Kumamoto station. Kumamoto station is very wide and has many facilities. It is restaurant, bookstore, convenience store, and souvenir store. When there are many times next train arrives Kumamoto station, I spend the free time there. There is also a station near my house, but I don’t use this station because the train reaches this station once two hours. When I go to university, I go to Yatsushiro station by bike. There is a convenience store, but that’s only. There is no other facility. I’m boring when I wait train. Kumamoto station is very good place. It’s good place where I wait train. Good stations I think are I cannot become be boring when I wait train.

My favorite pet

My favorite pet is cat. I like animals. I like dogs, birds, too. But, I like cats the best in animals. Cats are cute. I have two cats. Although I have two cats, there are not these cats at house. There are not these cats outside of my house, too. Because my grandfather dislikes cats. And, he dislikes animals, too. So, I cannot have pets at my house. There are these cats in my relation's house. There are two dogs and a cat. This cat dislikes these cats. So, there are these cats in my relation's cabin. One is gray cat, one is orange cat. This gray cat is very quiet. I have never seen the cat being angry. This orange cat is shyness. I worry about these cats. These cats are little fat. I worry about health of these cats.

My favorite class in high school

My favorite class in high school is English grammar when I was 12th grade. Before I was 12th grade, I didn’t like English grammar. Because I couldn’t understand explanation of English grammar which English grammar’s teacher I was 11th grade or less. But, next year, new English grammar’s teacher came to my high school. He was very unique and interesting because how to speaking was very interesting. And, his explanation of English grammar was easy to understand. He taught us kindly why this answer is collect. I haven’t seen his angry since he came to my high school. He was very kind, too. I think there was no people who dislike him in my class. I have told with him out of class.

My favorite shoes

My favorite shoes are running shoes. The shoes have the best memory in junior school. When I was junior school student, I belonged to track-and-field club. The practicing was very hard. In summer, it was hardest. My shoes changed every year. The practicing was too hard, and my shoes were broken every year. Someday, I have run for one hour. When I was elementary school student, I dislike running. But, belonging to track-and-field club, I think I became faster running than I was elementary school student. When I broke my best record, I was very pleased. I wanted to belong to track-and-field again. But, I played basketball. Although I belonged to basketball in high school, I’m keeping my running shoes at house now.

My favorite memory of high school

My favorite memory of high school is high school ekiden. When I was high school student, I belonged to basketball club. But, I was good at running long distance. Track and field club in my high school had 1 man. So, it needed 7 men to join ekiden. I was called by track and field's teacher to join practicing ekiden. I had been called about it three times. Before starting to practice basketball, I practiced ekiden. First, 1st grade in high school member is one only. Next year, other members called are baseball club members. Finishing ekiden, the teacher gave a cake. It was present for joining ekiden. Last meeting, this record was best record in my high school. It was very pleased.

Essay 2-2b: My favorite place is library on 2nd floor

My favorite place is 2nd floor in university library. When I have no class, I always go to library. In library, I do homework prepare for doing, and use a computer, read   newspaper written English, or sleep. I do homework on 2nd floor in library. 2nd floor has facilities I use them and it is very useful because I can do almost homework there.

This university has three floors, and all floors are very large and comfortable. 1st floor has lending desk, studying desks, computers, and books. 2nd floor has studying desks, computers, studying rooms, and animation and video corner, and books. 3rd floor has studying desks, books, and studying rooms. Although library has 3 floors, I go to library on 2nd floor.

On 2nd floor, there are many studying desks, computers, newspapers, and animation and video corner. I always go to library on 2nd floor, and I use it. When I have to do homework, they are very useful.

I always use a studying desk, when I go. It’s the time when I study English and French, read books, and sleep there. There are two kinds of studying desks in library. One is tables for four persons. I hardly ever use them because I always study alone. So I use other tables. It’s desk for 1 person. They are very comfortable because there are near windows. So I can study well and sleep well. I cannot sleep sitting table for 4 people.

Computers in library on 2nd floor are most convenience for me in library because I almost have to use them when I do homework. This homework is English classes of reading, speaking, and writing, and I have to do philology’s homework outline, too. There are also computers on 1st floor, but it’s so many people there that I cannot study and do homework well.  2nd floor is very quiet, so I always use  2nd floor’s computers.

There are a lot of newspapers on 2nd floor, too. It’s not only Japanese but also English. At first, I was not interested in both newspaper, but, I have to read newspaper written English because English class of reading homework is reading English newspaper. I dislike reading  newspaper, but I became be interested in English newspaper because grammar of English newspaper is different from normal English grammar, but it’s more difficult for me to understand than English grammar. I will study it harder.

Animation and video corner has many CDs and DVDs. When I was 1st year student in university, I used to use this corner. That time, I was free, but, this year, I have to do many things for classes, so I have used it only once this year. It was the time when I wrote a movie review. Next year, I’ll find a job, so I may not use it again next year. I want to watch movies and listen CDs more.

KGU has many functions. It’s not only library but also cafeteria, bookstore, convenience store, and bakery. Every functions is very useful. All functions in KGU, I like library the best. Library is a place for not only reading books but also studying, so I think library is the most need place in university.