Hi, italki! My name is Kake. I'm a university student in Osaka, Japan. My dream is to study abroad and work internationally. So I need to improve my English. But, because I'm not (very) rich, I was looking for a way of learning English for free. I going to make the most of this platform with no financial cost. I'm new here so I haven't decided yet how I'm going to use italki, but writing diary entries would be my main focus. In addition, I'd like to try language exchange online. I can teach Japanese and Japanese culture (but sorry, I'm not very good at anime and video games). I'm from Osaka, so I can also teach Kansai direct like "NANDEYANEN!" I will take the IELTS exam in November to prepare for the student exchange program of my university. But my English definitely falls short of the IELTS 6.5 level. I'm really glad if you can correct my sentences or even just give a response. And also, I will help Japanese leaners (people who learn Japanese) because it is the only one thing I can contribute now. Gonna, wanna, gotta : these are all contractions. They are OK when texting friends but not suitable for formal writing. Especially not suitable for resumes and job applications. I suggest avoid using them while you are learning.

Hi Kake! 私の名前はデニズです. I'd love to help you with your English. I am looking for Japanese language partners. 😊 Gregory made good corrections. "gonnaing to" for example you combined the informal contraction "gonna" with the formal "going to". Indeed formal is better for exams. gonna = going to , so "gonnaing to" would be a repetition. 😉 For my TOEFL exam I looked at mock exams online. They have certain specific ways in which they want you to do things. Same for Noryoku Shiken, some things can be counterintuitive, best to check what nitpicks each exam has. I got a score of 100 out of 120. Results were "Good" for "Speaking about academic course content" and only "Fair" for "Speaking about familiar topics". 😤 I got "High" for everything else. Note section said "vocabulary is limited", I don't particularly agree with that assessment. 😂