Kaigaikensyu1 -Week 1-

I went to Leicester, England in this summer as an overseas training (kaigaikenshu), so I write about my experiences through the overseas training. Then, I write about week one, from 23rd July to 28th July, at first.


Monday, 23rd July

We was supposed to get together at our university at 6 a.m. and went to Fukuoka International Airport by bus. In the airport we went through embarkation procedure and then took the 10:30 flight for Incheon International Airport in Korea. we arrived at the airport at 11:55 a.m. it took about 90 minutes. Then, we left the airport for Heathrow Airport in England. It was about 13 hours to take in the flight! I was so tired and bored. I talked with my friend, played cards and games, watched movies, listening to music, and slept while abroad an airplane but it was too long to kill time because it was almost half a day.

After getting to Heathrow Airport, we went to De Montfort University, which we went to by bus in weekday, and then we met our own host family and went to their house. When I got to their house, I called my parents and I slept at 1 a.m.


Tuesday, 24th July

I woke up at 8 a.m. and ate two pieces of toast which melt cheese on and salad. In the day, we went sightseeing in Leicester city from 1 p.m. Leicester is a multiracial and multicultural city, so I could see many kinds of people, such as Westerner, Asian, Arab, and so on.

I was surprised that my host family had other international students. One of of them is from Spain and the other is from Turkey. Both are cheerful and friendly. In my case, my host family has a child who is 17 years old, so I could make friends with him.


Wednesday, 25th July

The day was the first day that we took classes. Our teachers were Emma and Sarah who were very kind and always smiled for us, so we enjoyed the classes.


Thursday, 26th July

I have got a minor development in the day. I was lost with my friend when we went back our host family's house, so we wandered near the houses for 1 hour. Eventually, we were able to get back the houses but we were so nervous and tired.

Friday, 27th July

In the morning, I took classes, Listening and Reading, and from afternoon we did sightseeing in Leicester by "Open Top Bus".

Saturday, 28th July

The day was all day excursion to London. I had to get on the first bus, so I had to wake up at6 but I overslept. However, I could barely catch the bus. At 8 a.m. we went to London by coach, and arrived there about 2 hours later. At first, I saw “Big Ben” when I took a boat trip on the Thames River because “Big Ben” is beside the Thames River, so I took some pictures of it. We went to Piccadilly Circus. where is is a famous road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster. The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in a central location at the heart of the West End. Its status as a major traffic intersection has made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting point and a tourist attraction in its own right after we had a lunch in the street Then, we got on "Tube" which subway is called in England. I was surprised that tube came every 5 minutes so we didn't have to wait. After that, we went to "Harrowds" which is well known all over the world but I bought nothing because it was so expensive in London. In spite of that, I went to a souvenir shop and bought souvenirs for my family and my friends. We came back home at 9 or 10.

QUESTIONNAIRE in England

QUESTIONNAIRE ENGLISH HOUSES

Q1. Which do you like old houses or new houses?
A) old houses B) new houses

Q2. What kind of houses do you live in?
A) detached house B) semi-detached house
C) cottage D) terraced house
E) bungalow F) flat

Q3. Is your house built of brick? If no, what is your house built of?
Yes
No( )

Q4. Do you have a fireplace and a chimney in your house? If yes, do you use them?
Yes, and use them.
Yes, but don’t use them.
No

Q5. How many rooms are in your house? If possible, please tell me the detail, for example, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, and so on.
A) 3~5 ( )
B) 6~8 ( )
C) more than 9( )

Q6. What kind of heating do you have in your house?
A) radiators B) gas heating
C) floor heating D) other( )

Q7. Do you take off your shoes when you go in your house?
Yes No

Q8. Do you have both a front garden and a backyard? If yes, what purpose do you use them?

Self Introduction

Hello! My name is Hi-Ho. I’m from Kumamoto, Japan and 20 years old. Now, I’m in Kumamoto Gakuen University and my major is English.

I love music, so my hobbies are listening to music, especially rock, and playing the guitar. But, it is not easy to be able to play the guitar smoothly so I practice it now.

I like rock especially so my favorite Japanese musicians (bands) are “hide”,“X-JAPAN”, “THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS” , "the pillows" and so on. Um… too many to name.
Moreover, in foreign bands, I like “Nine Inch Nails”, ”Stone Temple Pilots” and oldies(The Beatles etc…) Do you like music? If you answer “Yes”, who musician do you like? Please tell me about them.
What do I like reading? I like fantasy stories, for example, “The Load of the Rings”. I was greatly moved by the movie, so I read it written in Japanese. Now, I want to read it written in English.

By the way, my dream is an English teacher. When I was a high school student, I met a great English teacher. English he taught is very interesting so I like English. That’s why I want to be an English teacher like him.

“How do you like to spend your free time?” “What are your hobbies?” I want to know about you.
I’m looking forward to seeing you!

Yours cordially

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