My presentation about China in speaking class

    Because I am a Chinese, I am going to talk about a custom in China.
    In Japan, when people eat out with their friends, they often split the bill. However, in China, people do not split the bill. If you say something like "Let's split the bill.", you would be thought as a penny-pinching man! When people in China finished their meals, they will say "Let me pay all the bills!" and do not let their friends pay the bill.
    It is said that it is because of the strong pride Chinese have, but I do not think so. In my point of view, the price in China was cheaper and it was convenient not to split the bill. Though the price is increasing, this custom still remains. When I hung out with my friends in China, we went to billiards and two restaurants. One of my friends paid all the bills at billiards, the other paid all the bills at one of the restaurants and I paid all the bills at the other restaurant.
    Another reason is that Chinese are happy to pay the bill for people they like or love. Chinese are usually thought to be cold, but they are really affectionate to people they like or love.  

My daily life in recent

    I am busy recently. I have a lot of report to write in November and a presentation in December. In addition, my band started having concert about twice a month. Though I am busy, I feel I am happy and satisfied. Especially because of my band activities. All songs we play are written by me and it is nice that people listen to our songs. I want many people to listen to our songs and enjoy our concerts.

About me

    I haven't introduced myself.  I'm a Chinese brought up in japan. I came japan when I was in first year in elementary school. Since then, I move between China and Japan for many times. I mainly stay in Japan now. I live in Yokohama but I am from a metropolitan high school called Kokusai high school. I had lived in Tokyo till I was in second year. I play the band and write song in a rock band. Because I like the famous British rock band, Oasis, the songs I wrote are similar to their songs. We w are going to have a concert on 31th, Octorber for the first time. I am really looking forward to it. All members if my band are really exciting now.

How to improve my English

    What is the most important to improve English is speak English as you can. For example, make foreign friends who speak English and have conversations with them in English. In Sophia University, it's easier than in other universities to make foreign friends because there are many foreign students and the area of Sophia is not large, if any it is small. 

   Texting to your foreign friends is also a good way to improve your English. When you are speaking, there is not enough time to think about correct grammar, but if you are writing, there should be enough time to think about grammar. If you get used to write by using correct grammar, you can speak in correct way. Texting is important because you only use words or phrases which people speak in daily conversation, so you can improve your speaking ability by improving your texting ability.

SKIN by Roald Dahl

Hello! Thank you for you viewing my Blog. It's my first posting.

    This is what I think aboout "SKIN" by  Roald Dahl.
    The ending is mysterious. Drioli goes with the man who says he is a hotel owner and he wants to buy the picture on Drioli's back and what Drioli must do is that only spends a rich life in hotel and show off the picture on his back to the guests of the hotel on the beach.
    However, less than  a few weeks latter, the picture should have been written on his back is exhibited in Buenos Aires for sale and in the story it is written that there is no hotel the man had mentioned.
    I think Drioli is cheated. A part of skin where the picture is written is removed from his back and there is no idea that what becomes of Drioli after his skin is removed.

9th, Octorber, 2013