speaking class

In the last speaking class, I talked about finals and reports with my classmates. So I am going to write about them. I have 14 finals. I think my easiest final will be writing Ⅳ, because I only write essay in the last class. I think my most difficult final will be theory of international organization. It will be open-book test, but it will be very difficult. I have one report. I have to write the report by January 27. It is about Christianity. I have not finished it yet. I have not started writing yet. I have not started researching yet. I will use Internet for my report. I like finals better than reports, because I hate writing reports. I have started studying already. I started studying a week before. I studied four hours yesterday. I talked about the theme with Nozomi in the class. She has 11 finals. She thinks writing Ⅳ will be easiest final too, because she just write essay in the final. She thinks theory of environment will be her most difficult final, because it will be closed-book test. She has two reports. She has not finished yet. She has not started writing yet. She has not started researching yet. She is going to use Internet for her reports. She likes finals better than reports, because she does not like writing reports. She has already started studying for finals. She started studying from last Sunday. She studied three hours yesterday, because she had to do her homework. She had to read English book and wrote report.

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interview test

I had an interview test in the speaking class. So I practiced speaking and thought answers for it.

1.Tell me about your self.
I am Saori Nitta. I live in Kumamoto, but I lived in Hokkaido when I was an elementary school student. I graduated from kusunoki junior high school and kumamoto kita high school. I am in Kumamoto Gakuen University. My major is English. I have a part-time job at a cake shop.
2.What are your greatest strengths?
I am good at listening, so I like to guide my friends. Also I can keep smile, if I am in bad condition and I can keep promise.
3.What are your greatest weaknesses?
I am an indecisive and shy person. Also I am not good at getting up early, so I am careful to go to bed early.
4.Why do you want to leave your present position?
I learned English, and the other subject in KGU. Also I got some qualifications. So I want to put my knowledge of them to job.
5.Why should I hire you?
If you hire me, I am sure that I do my best for the company.
6.Where do you see yourself five years from now?
I will work in this company, and I will get some qualifications.
7.Describe your ideal company, location and job.
My ideal company is not so big with homey atmosphere. I want to work near my house. My ideal job is service occupation that I can use my English skills.
8.Why do you want to work at our company?
Because I have a part-time job at a cake shop, so I like service and I have experience in it.
9. Why don’t you have a job now?
Because I am learning many things in my university. I want to get knowledge and skills before I get a job.
10. What good books have you read lately?
I read ‘Ryuseinokuzuna’. Keigo Higashino wrote it. I like his novels. It was a mystery novel. I was moved it.
11.Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.
First, I reflect that my bad points. Next, I think how to improve it. I am careful that I do not make the same mistake again.
12.What are your outside interests?
I like to watch movie, watch sports and hang out with my friends.
13.How do you feel about reporting to a younger person or a woman?
I do not mind, because I work with younger people and women in my part-time job.
14.Whould you lie for the company?
It is a difficult question, but may be, I do not lie for the company, because I think it is bad to lay whatever situation.
15.Can you work under pressure?
Yes, because I can accomplish my job if there are many things to do.
16.What makes you angry?
I do not like a person who does not keep promise, and selfish.
17.What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
My toughest decision was which university I entered, because there were some choices.
18.Tell me about the most boring job you ever had.
My most boring job was to sort post cards in post office, but I tried to do it faster.
19.I’m concerned that you don’t have as much experience as we’d like in English.
I think my English experience is not enough, but I am going to study English through work.

I was little nervous in the interview test, but I tried to speak a lot of things about me.

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Reading Ⅰ

I attended speaking class today. We talked about reading newspapers, magazines and comic books. I talked with Yoshie about the theme. So I am going to write about the theme.

I read newspapers about once a week, because I have no time to read it. I take Kumanichi newspapers. I think it is good, because I can get a lot of information from the newspapers. I like the sports section best, because I like soccer. I read PINKY, because I like Emi Suzuki who is a model of the magazine. I buy it once a month, because it is a monthly magazine. I read NANA, because it is very interesting and popular. I buy about once every three months. I read Seven Teen when I was a junior high school student, because it was a famous magazine. May be, I have thirty comic books or so. I have ever read English newspapers. I usually go to the school library once a week, because I have to do my assignments. I only read TV timetable section of newspapers when I was a child. However, I liked reading books when I was a child. I read a lot of children’s stories.

Yoshie reads newspapers about once a week, because she is busy recently. She takes Kumanichi newspapers. She thinks it is good, because she can learn a lot of things by it. She likes TV timetable section best, because it is useful for her. She reads PINKY, because she likes the models of the magazine. She does not buy it recently, because she has no time to read magazines. She reads Bokuragaita and Sunadokei, because they are very interesting story. She does not buy it, because she read them before. She read Seven Teen before, because she liked the magazine. She has about fifteen books. She has ever read English newspapers. She usually goes to the school library everyday, because she studied in the school library. She did not read newspapers when she was a child.

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Cars and other transportation

I attended speaking class today. We talked about the theme ‘CARS AND OTHER TRANSPORTAION’. I talked with Saori about the theme too. So I am going to talk about it.

I have a car license. I got the car license last year. I have ever driven the car. My family has a ‘wagon R’. The car is purple and square. I have moped. The moped is brown and cute figure. I do not like to go moped riding, because it is very, very cold when I ride my moped in the winter. I think I am not a careful driver, because I sometimes drive my family’s car too fast. I have never been in a traffic accident. I want to ‘Land Cruiser’, because it is very cool. I went to Kumamoto Driving School, because it was the nearest driving school from my house. I like driving car, because driving car is very interesting and cars are useful. I go to school by train, but sometimes I go to school by my moped. I have ever paid a fine because of speeding.

Saori has a car license. She got her car license last spring. She has ever driven a car. She has an ‘ek wagon’. The ek wagon is silver and square. She has a bicycle. Her bicycle is orange. She does not like to go bicycle riding, because she usually uses her car. She thinks that she is not a careful driver, because she drives her car too fast. She has ever been in a traffic accident. The car accident left a dent in her car door. She wants brown car next, because she thinks that brown is very cute color. She went to Kikuchi Driving School, because it was near from her house. She likes driving her car, because she drives her car everyday and cars are useful. She go to school by her own car. She has not ever paid a fine.

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Reading books

I attended speaking class today. We talked about ‘Reading books’ in the class. There were some questions of the theme. I talked with Kana about it. Now, I am going to talk about it.

I like reading books, because I can pass my time by reading books. The last book that I read was Ryuseinokizuna. It was a mystery novel. Keigo Higashino wrote it. I read it about a month ago. I took about two days to read the book. I liked it, because it was interesting. It was about three brothers whose parents were killed when they were children. The best book that I have ever read was Tegami. Keigo Higashino wrote it too. I read it about a couple of years ago. It was about brothers. The older brother killed other person. I like mystery novel and romance novel, because I can enjoy reading. I usually read one or two books in a month, because I have no time to read books. However, I want to read more books. I usually read books in my house, because I can relax in my house. I go to the school library about twice a week or so, because I have a lot of assignments. I usually use personal computers when I go to the school library.

Kana does not like reading books, because she is always tired of reading books. The last book that she read was Aozora. It was a romance novel. Natsu Hoshino wrote it. She read it about a week ago. She took two hours to read it. She liked it, because she was moved it. It was about a girl who lost her precious person. The best book that she has ever read was Koizora. It was a romance novel too. Mika wrote it. She read it when she was a high school student. It was about a girl whose boyfriend got cancer. She likes romance novels and romance comics, because she likes these stories. She reads books once a year, because she does not like reading books. She usually reads books in the train, because she goes to school by train. She goes to the school library about once a week, but she does not read books there. She does her homework and studies when she goes to the school library.

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cell phones

I talked about cell phones and computers with my classmate in the speaking class. I talked with Yui about the theme too. So I am going to write about it.

I like cell phones, because they are very useful. I have two cell phones. They are docomo and softbank. Both of two have cameras. I can make telephone calls free when I use softbank cell phone. I usually make telephone calls two times every day. Do you know “Tadatomo”? It is very useful for people who talk by cell phone a long time. I talk with my friends by cell phone every day. So I spent a lot of money on charge of cell phone before. However I can talk with my friends free! Maybe, I send twenty e-mails every day. I spend on it \12,000 every month. I first had my own cell phone when I was in the third year of junior high school. My favorite points of my cell phone are color and shape. My cell phone is white and very cute shape. The most expensive charge for my cell phone was \20,000. By the way, do you like to use picture writings in e-mails? I like to use them very much, because they are very cute. I especially like docomo’s picture writings. So I use docomo’s cell phone for a long time. I have used my cell phone about one year. To change the subject, I like softbank’s CM. A dog plays father in the CM. It is very funny and the dog become popular in Japan. Have you ever watched the CM at least once, haven’t you? I like computers, because they are very convenient. I do not have my own computer, but my family uses a computer together. I use it for get information that I want to know and do my assignments. I do not send e-mails by the computer.

Yui likes cell phones, because they are convenient and she can get a lot of information. She has a cell phone. It is docomo and it has a camera. She makes one or two telephone calls every day. She sends ten or twenty e-mails every day. She spends on \10,000 every month. She first had her own cell phone when she was a high school student. Her favorite points of her cell phone are design and color. It is pink and design is cute. The most expensive charge for her cell phone was \12,000. She likes to use picture writing in e-mails, because she likes sends a lot of them. She has used her cell phone one and half years. She wants to buy new one. She likes computers so-so, because she is not good at use them. She uses a computer with her family, but she wants to have her own computer. She uses it for homework and sends e-mails. She uses it about an hour every day.

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Money

I talked about money with my classmates in speaking class. So I am going to write it. I usually get money by part time job’s wage. I get about 60,000 yen a month. I spend a lot of money shopping, because I like shopping very much. Shopping helps reduce stress. Sometime, I spend too much money. So I try to save money. In the speaking class, I talked with my classmate. Now, I collect our talk. She gets money by part time job’s wage too. She gets about 30,000 yen a month. She has two bank accounts. They are in Kumamoto family bank and Higo bank. She also has a post office account. She does deposit more often than withdraw, because she wants to go abroad to study English. She has an ATM card. She used it only when she went to America. She spends 400 yen a day, because she takes bus everyday. The most expensive thing that she bought recently is boots. It costs about 10,000 yen. She started save money when she entered KGU, because she wants to study abroad. She usually spends on her wage on buying clothes, because she likes shopping. She has a VISA card. If I gave her 10,000 yen, she would buy clothes, chocolate and ice cream because she likes shopping and sweets.

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My best friend

I talked about best friend in speaking class two weeks before. So I am going to write about my best friend. I have many very, very good friends. So it is hard for me to decide my best friend. Maybe, my best friend is Misa. I have known her for five years, since I was in the first year in high school. We were in the same class three years in the high school. She is one of my congenial friends to me. So I was always with her. I know her everything, and her knows everything of me too. She is beautiful and has a good figure. She is kind and stable person. She goes to technical college to learn about service now. She lives in near my house, so we can often meet. I often hang out with her for example shopping, karaoke, eating out and so on. We traveled in Amakusa with other friend last summer vacation. We are going to go to Tokyo next winter vacation, because one of our friends lives in Tokyo now. I am looking forward it. By the way, I talked about best friend with my classmate in the speaking class. So I will collect our talk. Her best friend is Saori. She has known her for two years, since she wan a university freshman. She met her because they were in the same department. Saori has long hair and she often wears black clothes. She is a stable person. She is in KGU now. Shiori meets her almost everyday.

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Television and Movies

In the speaking class, we talked about television and movies. I talked with my classmate so I am going to write about it. My classmate last saw “rapture hotel”. It was a comedy movie. Takako Matsu, Shingo Katori and others were in it. It was about many people who stayed at a hotel. “Notting hill” is the best movie she has ever seen. It was a romance movie. She often watches movies. However she can’t watch movies recently, because she doesn’t have free time. Her favorite movie star is Julia Roberts because she is very beautiful. She likes to see movies with someone because she likes to talk about movies with her friends. She likes foreign movies because they are large scales. Also she likes TV. She watches TV almost everyday. She likes “ROOKIES”. It was a drama about high school students. She was moved when she saw it. She watched TV about three hours last night because she had a lot of free time last night.

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