👋 Hello B1 learners! Read the story about Marina’s language learning journey. Then answer the question below: "Marina started learning German six months ago. At first, she was very excited. Every day, she listened to German songs, watched videos, and kept a diary in German. She practised speaking with her friends and felt happy when she learnt new words. After a while, Marina began to feel tired. She noticed that speaking was still difficult. Sometimes, she forgot words she had studied before. This made her feel frustrated and a little sad. Marina decided to change her learning plan. She thought, “Maybe I should take more lessons or find a language partner to practise with.” She hoped these changes would help her enjoy learning German again. Marina asked her friends for advice on how to stay motivated when learning is hard. She wanted to keep going and reach her goal of speaking German well."

Hello everyone! Recently, my summer vacation ended. and later semester has started. I feel very happy because I love spending time with my friends. I love university's friends! School is sometimes busy and a little hard, but being with my friends makes me fun and meaningful. Now winter is coming soon! To be honest, I dislike winter because I'm sensitive to cold. However, this year I feel different!! I am actually excited about winter because my best friend from junior high school who went to America will come back during the winter. We have been close since junior high school, and even now we send messages to each other every day. I love her. I really miss her. I can't wait to she come back japan.

On the way home from school, I ate hormones in Noge, and after that, I drank a lot while going around the izakaya one after another. Walking down the bustling street, entering a new store, and when you notice it, there is a series of ladder sake. I stopped by a small restaurant that I don't usually go to, and the food and atmosphere I encountered there were fresh and interesting. The time to drink while laughing with my friends passed quickly, and even in the late night, it was still regrettable. As a result, I drank until quite late, and the next day was completely off. My head was a little heavy because of the hangover, but it was a fulfilling day.

Good morning every one! It's been a little over a week since the new semester started, and my Korean and English classes have resumed. I'm a little tired these days, but I'm having fun. It's a bit challenging, but I'm really enjoying it and finding it very rewarding. The weather has also changed suddenly. It was so hot just the other day, but now it's getting cooler, and I can feel autumn approaching. I recently tried a sweet made with sweet potatoes, and it was absolutely delicious. With only three months left this year, I hope I can accomplish everything I want to do so I won't have any regrets.

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I have never been seen a famous person. For example, actor, comedian, musician and so on. Have you ever seen these person in city? I often go to Tokyo's lively area (Shibuya, Shinjuku etc.), but I've never seen them. I maybe terrible unlucky. According my friends, they have seen famous comedian in Japan. I want to see famous comedian or actor at least once. Of course, I have seen them at theater. But it is a little bit different. In theater, audience know that famous people's appearing. I think that important point is "surprise". In city, I maybe very surprise if I see famous person. This emotion might be so important.

What motivates you to apply for this volunteer job and how do you believe it aligns with your personal or professional goals? I'm motivated by deadlines and pressure. as an English learner, I understand that the pressure from living in a different country and learning a different language. I worked for a British school as a teaching assistant and gained the CELT-P (Certificate in English Language Teaching – Primary), so if I can help beginners to learn English, it makes me feel valued. I'm motivated by continuous learning and improving. I'm always open to learn new things and developing myself professionally. I enjoy interacting with Learners from different countries. I'm motivated by goals and achievements. if I have something to work towards and help beginners with English, it makes me feel good about myself and it gives me a high level of satisfaction. when I traveled in the United States and Europe, I also got a lot of help from local people. so I also want to share my knowledge and help beginners to learn English.

I’m gonna share a very popular term in our country called“三观”, the term looks short but actually is a little bit complicated because its maker put three concepts in the term. Anyway, let me break it down below. During childhood, we probably have formed 3 mindsets or something beliefs(actually I am not sure the correct words to phrase that), I will line them up in the form of questions. 1. How you view the world and what are your opinions of things happening on other people? 2. What are the principles you value in social life? How much you can stick to? 3. What do you think your life is supposed to be and how you should live it? Since then, you have been bearing these three questions for a while until some certain age where you eventually become “adults”, where the answers to the questions no longer change significantly. The reason why people here mention “三观” more often is, apart from judging something popcorn silently among news pages or social media, we are also likely to make friends depending on it. Imagine you get to know someone, afterwards find out you two share so much same or similar perspectives upon things, as well as you are more and more aware of that as time passes by. How could it be if you don’t like each other? That is all I can think of right now. If you have any questions or ideas, please let me know.