My hobbies

I'd like to write about my hobbies. I love running, swimming, and getting exercise. Every end of the weekend, I run about an hour except on rainy day. In addition, I love to wear and buy clothes. However, these days, I don't have enough savings, so I can't buy clothes, but I used to buy clothes insanely until just a few years ago

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Music I like

I'm going to write about music I like. I usually listen to Japanese pop songs. For example, Kazuyoshi Saito, Number Girl, and Elephant Kashimashi. In addition, I often listen to American and British music, such as The Beatles, The Animals, and other present popular rock and pop songs. While I riding my bicycle, I wear headphones, and listen to music.

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Classes

Last week, most of the classes have started. There were a lot of classes I had to take until this year, to tell the truth, I'm going to throw up because of the many classes. Most of the classes I had taken were very interesting, such as translation class. However some classes were boring, and I couldn't interested in them, but unfortunately, I must take those classes!

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Hobby

As I said before, I like running. Last February, I ran in Kumamoto Castle Marathon, it was really tough race. The next day of the full marathon, I wasn't able to move my body completely, but I want to try next year again. I also like to read novels. I love Haruki Murakami, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Masaru Sato, and so on. Sometimes I read Ernest Hemingway, or other foreign writer written in Japanese, so I want to be able to read novels written in English one day.

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Part time job

 I'm working a part-time job at a sports shop which running in AEON mall located in Kashima town. I have been working for more than 4 years. The shop sells many kinds of sports goods, such as running shoes and wear, baseball and football goods. I'm familiar with most of the field. I earn about 60,000 yen per month.

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Sports

I like to play sports and get some exercises. When I was in junior high school and high school, I had been belonging in tennis club for 6 years, so I like both playing and watching tennis. In my spare time, I often go swimming, and also I running twice a week.

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Foods

I'd like to write about food I like and dislike. I have ate a lot of dish so far, and I particularly like omelet rice. There is a restaurant that serves omelet rice in Namikizaka area. It is really delicious, and when I chance to go to downtown area, I often go there. I eat any food, except devil's tongue. I hate that smell, texture, and looks.

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BR 1-01: Survivors-The Night the Titanic Sank-

"But the Titanic is unsinkable, someone said calmly."(p14)

Have you ever seen "Titanic" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet? That movie was touching and tragic, I felt the importance of love and bond through it.

Unfortunately, they don't appear in this book. This book is written about the tragedy of Titanic. If you read this book, you can understand what was happening on Titanic. In addition, you may feel the fear of thrown overboard, and people's feelings who were shivering on a boat in a frigid environment.

Incidentally, the South Korean ferry sank off South Korea's southeast coast. It's really tragic and painful accident. If you see the news and interested in an accident in oceans, I recommend you to read the book.

Reference

Carin, Jenner. (2001). Survivors-The Night the Titanic sank-: Dorling Kindersley Limited, London.

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Self Introduction

Hi, I'm Toru. I'm a senior student of KGU, and of course I'm in faculty of Foreign Languages. Last year, I was enrolled again this university in order to get teacher license, and become an English teacher. So far, I enjoy this university. I made some friends, and classes are very interesting. This year, I want to get Pre-1 and 1st grade on STEP, and also get more than 800 on TOEIC test.

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Letter to a host family

Hi, I'm Toru. Please call me Toru. First of all, thank you so much for having me at your home while I study at XXX university. I really appreciate it. Next, please let me briefly introduce myself.    

There are 5 people in my family, my parents, grandparents, and me, also we have a miniature dachshund. I'm a third year student of KGU. I'm in the Faculty of Foreign Languages, and I'm majoring in English. I love running and getting exercise, for example, swimming, playing tennis, and other sports. In addition, I love to read novels written in English, especially novels by Ernest Hemingway, and Truman Capote. If I have a chance, I want to go to the library, ant get involved in reading books. I also I want to run in both urban areas, and in nature in Texas. Because this is my first time to visit Texas. I heard that there are so many beautiful places, such as the ocean, mountains, and wilderness areas. What's more, I want to visit them at any rate.

Lastly, the main reason why I decided to visit Texas is to learn as much as possible English. I want to become an English teacher in the future in Japan, but I worry about my lack of fundamental lack of English skills, which means speaking, writing, hearing, and reading. I believe that I can improve and enhance may English abilities to have a conversation with all of you, and also making friends who speaking English has a positive effect on me. Furthermore, I will not only study English, but also I want to learn about the differences between American and Japanese culture and customs. I'm looking forward to seeing you seen.

Sincerely,

Toru

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