Wednesday, August 1, 2007

essay

Yuki Sakai 08/01/07

Last year, thousands of international students came to America to study English. Most of them came from Asia, South America, and Middle East. They left their family, and they spent a lot of money. Why did they choose to study in America? Is there any difference between studying in their home country and studying in America? There are many reasons why people study English in America. These include learning English from an American teacher, making international friends, and having a lot of opportunities.
First of all, we can learn English from an American teacher. Since their pronunciation and grammar are correct, we can learn real English. Besides, we are given some feedback when speaking with them. So, they respond to our speaking, In addition, we can learn American culture. We can have a lot of information by learning. It is a good thing in the future.
Second, we can make international friends. We have a chance to meet them at school and at dormitory. By communicating with them, we can improve English and we can hear global English which has different accents. Also, we can learn various cultures. Moreover, if we have a problem about solving problems, we can help each other to study English. By studying each other, we can improve our English more and more.
Finally, if we go outside, we have a lot of opportunities. For example, at a restaurant, we have a chance to order in English. It is very practical to practice speaking English. We also have a chance to make American friends. Since they speak to us without constraint, we can make friends easily. In addition, we have an opportunity at the movie theater. Though, the English in the movies is difficult to understand, it is a good way to practice listening.
In conclusion, studying in America is more practical than studying in your home country. Even if we spend a lot of money, we should study in America. Don’t you want to study English in America? If we study in America, we will be able to get a good job. Finally, we can have a great experience studying in America.

Journal # 15

Write about your plans for the rest of the summer

The rest of the summer, I have two weeks vacation. I don't have so many plans, but I have one plans. This is my family's visiting America. They will come middle of August. I have three people in my family. My father, my mother, and older sister. My mother and sister are living in Japan, but my father is living in Malaysia. So, they come various countries. We will go to Disney land and stay at Disney land hotel. I am looking forward to seeing them because I have not seen them for a month. When we meet, I will tell them about American life.
I have another plan. I will go to Los Angels. I have never been to there until now. I have wanted to go there for a long time. But, I had no time to go there. I will go there with my Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese friends.

Journal#14

write about your experience at the Angel game

I went to Angel game last Sunday. It was the first esperience that I saw baseball game.
I was really excited before the game starting. The baseball studium was very large . It was the largest baseball studium that I ever seen. There are two Angel's big caps in front of studium.It was symbol of the Angel's studium. In the beginning of the game, fire works rose. Most audience were Angels fun,and some of them were opponent fun. Most of them wore red T-shorts and red caps. The first point was Angel's point. They were clearly more storong than opponent team. Although there were no homeruns, they hit the ball many times. Sometimes,they hit the two base hit.so, I was also very exited after game starting. The audience are make some noise. It was very good. I had a good experience .