Best way to improve speaking skill I think it's just speak, speak, and speak! I run into to a article writing about IELTS speaking section that the good way to practice speaking. It's sometimes difficult to find good language exchange partner in Japan and I often take a speaking lessen on Skype. But from the article, the best alternative way to practice speaking is writing a lot. It makes sense to me that if you can't make a sentence in writing you can't speak. It means It should be difficult to speak what I'm writing now more than what I'm writing while speaking, rather would be worse. Is writing the shortcut for speaking?

Homework about Academic writing This is my homework for short introduction and what I think about academic writing. Doesn't this sound right?? Hello everyone, I’m Hideyuki from Japan. My experience of writing in English is limited as far as writing mostly same phrase in business email with other colleauges overseas. I would like to improve my writing skill and this course will help me a lot. Academic writing is needed for students in order to express their works properly, and also important skill for people those who are using English for any proposes.

English once again It's been so long time since I posted a notebook last time because I was just busy around me like moving a place, working so hard and drinking beer with my friend everyday.. to be honest, I think I have lost my zeal for learning language. Ok, I need to catch up on it and start to learn English once again!

My grandma was brave. It's been for a while since I wrote a notebook last time. I had a lot things, First, my grandma passed away last month. she had been sufferd a cancer, and three years ago, she was told at six months to live. She had terminal cancer when she realized. she was given two option that the one is to admit hospital which she could take some treatment, let`s say radiation therapy to live as much as she could by that, and the another is to come home and live at home as usual. she chose latter. but she can enjoy the rest of the life for after three years with beloved family. I admire her and really wish she is being happy somewhere above the cloud.

Couch Surfing I hanged out with a girl which I found on Couch Surfing today. She lived in France, but she was born in China and moved to France when she was six. She was really clever and I enjoyed to talk about a lot of topics with her. Seeing new people through Couchserfing has been excited so much!

International Party Last week, I went to a international party. I have been a lot of opportunities to meet several people and speak to in English than before. Talking with people at noisy bar with drinking beer make it harder to get understand what people speak in English as I loose concentrate on English. However, drinking too much beer, wine, and vodka... and all of sudden the Time has come! "Oh I understand all! That`s kind of magic!! How fun it issss!!!" Yep, no magic. It was just go crazy with drinking too much. I don`t want to remember of headache next day ^^;

The topic I picked up might be for computer nerd a bit... But did you know that Adobe had launched new service that CS6 corrections can be available by a monthly fee including 20G cloud base storage? Besides, If you subscribe and become a Adobe Creative Member, you could be given new function or service through the internet if the update released. I've just been thinking of learning how to use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop but too expensive to purchase it so It's perfect timing finding it!

English gatehring I attended the gathering of online English school I used to learn and met up a teacher and other students today. The teacher was going over to Japan from Philippines and students were all Japanese. We chatted each other, enjoyed with food and beverage in the building. It was good opportunity to talk other student in person as it is basically one-on-one online lessen with teacher, I never have a chance to know others.

Played windsurfing I went to nearby ocean to play windsurfing today. Since there was almost no wind I had difficult to move forward. The first time I played the wind was too strong to control well for beginner, and second time was too much weaker today. Yes, that's the nature! Hopefully there will come to good condition for the third time.