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Ive been studying at an American high school for about nine months. Unfortunately, I'm going
to go back to Japan next month. But I've had a lot of fun, and I've learned alot during my time here.
One of the things I learned is that I shouldn't be afiraid of making mistakes when I speak English.
When I first arrived in the US, I was really nervous. I was worried about my English, so I didnt
speak much. I felt really lonely. But one day, I went to a school party. I met some international
students there. When I talked to them, I noticed that they were making a lot of mistakes in Englisn,
but they didn't care. They told me that it was more important to communicate than to try to speak
perfect English. Since then, I started to talk to my classmates more.
After I started speaking more,
I quickly made a lot of new friends. I still make mistakes when I speak English, but I've stopped
worrying.
Another thingIlearned here is that there are lots of things I don't know about Japan. Many
people I've met here are interested in Japan. For example, in my first week of school, my classmates
asked me lots of questions about Japan and its culture and history. Sadly, I couldn't answer some of
the questions. When I looked for the answers, I discovered that Japanese culture and history were
quite interesting. I've been learning about Japanese culture and history since then.
I feel sad because I have to leave soon, but I'll never forget mv time in the US. I've learned so
much here, and I hope to study here again.
(1) When Takeru first arrived in the US,
a.
he was nervous, and he didn't talk alot.
b. he wasn't confident, but he talked to a lot of classmates.
he was excited, and he attended many school parties.
C.
d. his English was perfect and he didn't make any mistakes.
(2) What did Takeru notice at the school party?
a. Alot of his classmates were international students.
b. Alot of his classmates were good at English.
c. The international students there were trying to speak perfect English.
d. The international students there didn't care about making mistakes in English.
(3) How did Takeru learn that there were a lot of things
didn't know about Japan?
a. He read a book about Japanese history.
b. He watched a TV show about Japanese culture.
c. He learned some Japanese words from his classmates.
d. He couldn't answer some questions about Japan.
