27th,Friday!

Hello,everyone.　Today, we went to Macquarie Center and talked about Australian life. Then, I found that every students in Rikkyo University thought that this three week has a lot of fun! And I think so too. Australian life is very good for our English skills and there are many different cultures compare to Japan. In these reasons, We can spend wonderful time in Australia! See you!

26th Thursday

I ate fried rice and egg roll. We gradually can tell foods which are delicious.

Today, we play dodge ball and dorokei. I tired soon because I haven't exersised for a long time.

Futhermore, we are more friendly. When we come back to Japan, I want to continue this relationship.

25th February

We went to the Federal Life Park on the excursion. It took 1 hour to go there from Uni by bus.
This was very nice because we could see kangarooes and Koalas. They are cute so much. We could take a photo with koala. It is a priceless memory.

In Sydney, there are 2 zooes, Taronga zoo and Federal Life Park. I wanna go to the other zoo too if I have a chance.

good bye!

24.Tuesday

Hi,guys! In the morning,we studied english. After class,we went to the cafe "bills' in city. It was wonderful because there were beautiful view, good tasting foods and good mood. We enjoyed having lunch very much,but it was not cheap(^-^;)
I've never been this happy.Thanks. Bye.

2 Feb Wednesday

Hello. My name is Junpei. I have had very massive time here.
Today, I went the pool in Macquarie Uni. I heard water is in short supply here, so I think maybe the pool is not clean...
But that is my mistake. There were very clear and beautiful water there. I could spent very exciting time there.
My mission is not only to study English but also to enjoy Australia. I will do my best. Thanks.

Sun 22th Feb

Today, I went to Sydney with my friend, keisuke, from Osaka. Then, we went to the Rocks Market, the Opera House and Sydney Tower. We had a great time.

It rained a lot today!

Hello! my name is Yusuke. Today, we went to Macquarie University and played soccer! We can play soccer, basketball,tennis and so on in MQ university. Because of this, we enjoy playing sports everyday. But today, when we played soccer , suddenly it rained a lot! Then we tried to continue playing, but the rain was too strong to go on. So, we decided to go to Macquarie Center then. And ate lunch together. We could spend very funtastic time! We want to go to beach, but recently Australia has a lot of rain. I want sunny day! Thank you!

Fri 20th Feb

Today, it is fine.
But we have the lesson from morning till afternoon.

In the morning class, we went to the MQ Center and played treasure hunter.
We have the list of the famous materials of Australia and ask the people who know what they are in the supermarket. It is the speaking and listening exersise.

MQ center is near to the University and have many shops. It is very convenient.
We call it MAKOSEN.

We are going to watch the soccer game.
My friends are playing soccer now.
I am looking forward to see the cool apearance of them.

Thu 19th February

Today we had the Business English class.We learned how to write business letter.
The teacher is ........
You know why!!!!!!!!!
I ate lunch at food court in MQ University.There are various food there.Therefore I couldn't help selecting.
In the afternoon, the boys played basketball in MQ University.
MQ University is very large, so we enjoy anywhere.

City

I went to the city yearsterday.
Then I saw the city on the cruise whose name is :Captain Cook:
It was pretty good to see the view.
We could see the sea ,the Harbar bridge,the Opera house.
After that,we went to the QVB which is the shopping mall.
But we could not buy anything because there are no shop opened.
So we went to the :333 BAR:
We had a good day.
We enjoyed sightseeing and we were very tired.


I missed my train.



So ,




You know why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tue 17th February

Hello!! My name is Junpei. This is the first time I write a blog in Australia. We have a very changeable weather today, too. I'm looking forward to staying under 40 degree under the sunshine!!
Today, I learned how to "describe" something we saw. I learned many new adjectives about person, clothes, and so on. But I thought what is important in plactical English is to listen to "key words" in listening. Everytime I speak, speak, speak, listen, listen, listen.....in English here.
Maybe if I continued this life for some time, my English will develop very very much!! Because if I missed important things in English, it will affect my life directly. So, I always must try my best to do everything in English.....
My life is almost OK here, but I already want to eat "ONIGIRI" now......
I will try my best after today. That's all. Thank you.

Mon 16th February

I'm in General English 4. There are 18 students in my class. One of us from Russia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In addition, there are two Korean, two Colombian, two Vietnamese and seven Japanese. Two of Japanese are from Okinawa International Uni, and one is from Yokohama City Uni, and there are four Rikkyo University students. What a wonderful class! In this three weeks we will improve Speaking skills, Reading skills, Listening skills and Writing skills in this class. Today, we learned how to do presentation through introducing ourself, and how to write an essay. Moreover, we learned about origin of St Valentine's Day and discuss about it. I enjoyed my classes, and I'm enjoying making friends!!!

Sun 15th February

It is also rainy today. However, I took a walk neighborhood. I enjoyed very much, because I can feel I'm in Australia! This afternoon, my host mother held lunch party. I took part in this, and I enjoyed having lunch and talking with parents' friends. Their conversation was too fast to understand, but I concentrated on it for three hours and gradually I could understand their informal English, but even so I didn't learn about wine, so I cannot get about it and cannot express it's taste. I think we should learn more about this. Anyway, I could enjoy today!!!

Sat 14th February

Today (not todei...todai!!), we arrived at Sydney around six. First, we checked how to use mobilephone. Next, we looked for a bus driver of Macquarie Uni for a half and an hour. After we found him, we went to Macquarie Uni. We arrived so fast, so we waited for host families for 30 min. After that, each host families pick up one by one.
I don't know what everyone did. However, In my case, I went to host family's house, and went to shopping centre and bought a mobilephone. Today, it is rainy and I'm very tired. Therefore, I went to bed very early...

During our stay in Australia

1. What were the main things we learned or discussed in our classes ( or that we did during the weekend)?
2. In what way, and how much did we actively participate in / contribute to the quality of our classes? How about activities outside of class?
3. What kinds of problems or troubles are we encountering in our classes? How about in our daily lives outside of class?
4. Anything else?