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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 .

Journal#13

We are going to watch a movie on Thursday. After we watch the movie, write a summary describing the main idea and some of the important details.

Journal#12

Today we talked about the three kinds of love (agape, phileo, eros). Write a paragraph explaining how these three kinds of love are diferent. What kind of relationship has which kind of love?

Journal#11

Recently, we talked about our dreams and our passions. One of my dreams has always been to visit the 7 continents. So far, I have been to North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. In August, I will get even closer to accomplishing my goal. I am visiting my good friend in London and then we are going to Morocco which is in Africa. In the next few years, I would like to go to Australia and Antartica!What dreams do you have? These may be funny or silly. They may be serious or even impossible. Make a list of 10 things you would like to accomplish (see, do, eat, climb, run, have, etc.) before you die.My list includes:1) Obtain a PhD2) Travel to the 7 continents3) Visit all 50 states (I have 7 more to go!)4) Get married5) Have children6) Own property7) Get a black belt in a martial art (I have a green belt in karate)8) Skydive (I did it for my 30th birthday!)9) Run a marathon10) Live a life that honors and glorifies God.

Journal Entry #10

We are going to the beach this Friday. Wait until after our trip to write this journal. If you aren't going to the beach, choose another great place to visit and write about that.Choose one of these topic sentences and write a complete paragraph.1) Corona Del Mar is a wonderful place for many reasons.2) Corona Del Mar is not a great place for several reasons

Corona beach is a wonderful place for many reasons. First, the sea is very beautiful . There are a lot of beach in California, but I think the Corona beach is the best. The water is clear , and we can see many fishes. Second,the view is wonderful. The sunset view and palm trees make a good combination. Finally, there are also a lot of children. They are very tiny and cute. For these reason,the Corona beach is a wonderful place.