To my classmates

Hello everyone!! First of all, I want to say “thanks a lot” to everyone. I enjoy taking writing class from spring to today. I love this class’s atmosphere very much. I can talk anyone in this class because you are so kind!! In fact, I am not good at memorizing person’s face and name, so I was afraid of making a good relationship with you.However, eventually the atmosphere in this class is fit to me so I can make good friends through regular class, some party and so on.

One of my best memory is taking Imatatsu’s Eibei Kennkyu class in front row together. Some of you made fan for Imatatsu. Then I felt how fun being a member of this writing class is. Another precious memory is Halloween party. Especially some boys’ costume play were interesting. I also enjoy playing dress up my school uniform with friends.

Anyway, I hope that I can enjoy keep in touch with all of you even if we are separate from different writing class. Thank you and don’t forget me!!

                    

                                                                                                              From Kaori

What I have done this year that I am proud of

What I have done this year that I am proud of is teaching English at cram school. Let me tell you why I think so.

I believe that teaching English at cram school is connected to my dream. I have a dream to be an English teacher someday. This dream has not changed since I was junior high school student. I can learn how to teach English effectively to students through teaching at cram school. Of course I make a mistake sometimes. For example, I couldn’t give some students a lesson on English well last week. However, this failure makes me better because this opportunity gave me to think how to improve my lesson better. Thanks to this failure, yesterday I could teach English better than before. This process is need for not only cram school teacher but also whole English teachers. Therefore, teaching English at cram school is good practice place for me to teach English. I am proud of having a good opportunity to teach English.

The most urgent issue in Japan

            I believe that increasing in the number of NEET is the most urgent issue in Japan. Nowadays this problem is caused by several reasons such as growth of population, mental problems and so on. Today let me tell you why I think increasing in the number of NEET is the most urgent issue in Japan.
            First, they have no chance to get money enough. Even if they work somewhere as part time job, their revenue than regular employees’. Therefore, most NEET cannot live on their feet without their parents support. Furthermore, almost all the NEET do not care about themselves seriously because they could live as usual, thanks to their parent's support. However if their parents pass away someday, how do they survive? For this reason, they have to earn money enough to live on their feet. Thus, NEET will not able to get money enough unless they transcend their situetion.

           Second, the environment of NEET is dangerous in a way because they can live without attracting public attention. For example, some NEET shut themselves in their house all the time. That is, they do not have to care about public attention. It seems to be a good way for some people who do not like having relationship with other people. However, there is the fact that today’s society cannot work without other’s relationship, so they have to conquer their weaknesses to making relationship with other people. Therefore, their environment makes them to be out of society.
            In conclusion, increasing in the number of NEET is the most urgent issue in Japan for these reasons. If the government do not take any action, this problem caused other problems such as economical issue, commotion of a crime eventually. (269words)

About Boyfriend

I agree this opinion that having a boyfriend or girlfriend will make your life better!! Actually I have a boyfriend who have been together for 2 years and 9 month. Today, I will tell you why I support this opinion with my experiences.

 

First, spending time with boyfriend is enjoyable and relaxing. For example, I always enjoy dating somewhere like aquarium, cinema, shopping mall and so on because I can walk everywhere with a person who I love!! If both boyfriend and I don’t have much money, relaxing at home and going to the park which is near his or my house is also enjoyable. In addition, according to some statistics which I have seen before, most people tend to feel mentally relaxing when they spend time together. That is, what we do something fun is not so important, the important thing is how long we stay together. In short, spending time with boyfriend make more enjoyable and relaxing time than doing something alone.

 

Second, good boyfriend can give me moral support. Luckily my boyfriend is kind, cool, and good at sports and study so I always rely on his help even if he lives far away (he lives Shiga prefecture). For example, when I feel some disappointment for some reason, he always call me and listen to my problem. After that, he always cheer me up saying some cheerful words like “I assure that you can do it well.” This words from boyfriend makes me more positive. Even I faced some hardship, I could have conquer everything with my boyfriend’s support. Especially both he and I live alone so we need each other’s support. Thus, thanks to boyfriend, I am able to keep my mind positive.

 

In conclusion, it must be true for most people that having a boyfriend or girlfriend will make your life better!! (304words)

Learning foreign language (TOEFL)

I disagree with the opinion that children should start learning a foreign language very early. Mainly I have three reasons for my opinion.

 

First, I suggest that children should learn their own country’s language culture, language more than foreign language. Though it may be good thing to speak English so frequently, it does not make sense not to their own country’s culture at all because foreign language is only the tool for communication. As you know most children has little knowledge about their own country’s culture, language and so on. In short, teacher and parents should give their children an opportunities to learn their own country’s thing.

 

Second, I would like to say that learning foreign language from junior high school is not too late. As for me, I started learning English when I was junior high school and this was first time to study a lot of words, grammars, sound and so on. Some students learned English since they were in elementary school, however I could get more score than theirs, and could get qualification to go to British and America department in Nanzan University, so it is not important when to start leaning foreign language. Thus, it is enough to learn foreign language from junior high school.

 

Third, learning foreign language can be harmful for children sometimes. For example, my brother who is in junior high school started learning English in first of elementary school. However he came to feel how English is difficult, and he was sick of learning English eventually. Nowadays the score of English tests are always bad. If he learned English more later, this problem would not occur. Thus, learning foreign language very early is not always give good effects for children.

 In conclusion, I don’t support the opinion that children should start learning a foreign language very early. (306words)

Skills for the Modern World

I think that managing information technology device well and accepting new information are important skills in order to succeed in the world. Let me tell you why these skills is needed concretely.

 

First, I will tell you about managing information digital device skill. Nowadays, information digital device is necessary for our lives. For example, we rely on using the internet to search what we interested in, keep in touch with a business person who lives away from our area and so on. In a sense, managing information technology is one of commonsense to succeed in the modern world. Thus, managing information technology is essential skills for us.

Second, I will tell you about accepting new information skill. Though this skill sounds easy to have, most people don’ have this skill in fact because they tend to be stereotype as you grow up. When you become adult, you may feel difficulty to change your mind.

However information is always changing. Someone says that the information you get today will be old tomorrow so we have to face the situation we have to adjust to new information. Thus, we should have accepting skills in order to get lots of new information every day.

To sum up, managing information technology device well and accepting new information is essential skills in order to succeed in the modern world.(224words)

Pros of technology for communication

I agree with the idea that technology help us have a better communication in family. Technology helps our communication in family. The primary reason for this opinion is that not every time we spend time with our family. As for me, since I had been in junior high school, the main way to communication is using mobile phone because my junior high school and high school were far away from my home. I always left for school at 5:50AM and go back to home at over 20:00. As I write, I have no time to communicate with my family directly. Instead of communicate at home, sending e-mail has become to main way to have a communication in family. Thus, some people like who is too busy to making time to communicate with family have no choice but to rely on Technology.

However, someone still say that it is not real “communication”. They may have the point, nevertheless I insist that real communication existed surely. I will tell you the reason precisely. First of all, communication needs some element such transmit and receive, language and non- language, information and emotion. Using technology can include all elements. For example, when we talk by using phone, we can find out a person over the phone’s emotion from his or her voice. Sometimes we could feel something from silence as well as directly communication. As for me, when I broke up with my boyfriend (now he came back to meJ) and tell about the fact to my mother, she began to cry. I convinced that my mother feel my sad emotion and I also feel sympathy then. Thus, we can meet the consistent of communication by using technology, often called “phone”.

In conclusion, for these reason, I support the idea that technology help us have a better communication in family. Nowadays most people must be busy having a communication in family, so it is better way to rely on technology to communicate with family than have no communicate with them. (334words)