Friday, July 3, 2015

English nouns are a bit tricky

Hi, I'm Takehiko. Welcome to my latest article. How are you going? Now, here goes.
In this article, I'm going write about English nouns. I'm learning English, so learning English nouns as well now. I've learnt there're three types of nouns: countable nouns, uncountable nouns, & countable & uncountable nouns.
When I use English nouns, I have to use them according to English grammar. When it comes to countable nouns, I have to add the indefinite article 'a/an', or the definite article 'the' right in front of the nouns, or also have to end the nouns with 's' to show it's plural: for example, 'I have a dog. The dog's given birth to two puppies lately. The two puppies are now growing well.'
Next,when it comes uncountable nouns, I must not use the indefinite article 'a/an ' & end them with 's': for example, 'I saw a piece of sheet. It gave me a lot of information. I love collecting information.'
Using countable nouns & uncountable ones is easy for me. But I'm still not good at distinguishing countable nouns & uncountable ones. In my opinion, this fact proves I still have to continue learning & practicing English to get used to.
Finally, countable & uncountable nouns. I've learnt some English nouns can be used as a countable noun & an uncountable one: such as, 'coffee', 'salad', 'time' & so on. They are extremely tricky for me to understand.
When it comes to Japanese, there're some grammar rules relates to nouns as well. But it seems to me the rules are not used grammatically among Japanese people.
Anyway, that's it from me today. How were the article & my English? Thank you for your time & reading. I'd be grateful & glad if you'd visit read my next article. I'll go now, take care.




smartphones are poplar among Japanese people

Hi, I'm Takehiko. Welcome to my latest article, & it's a pleasure to see you. How's it going? Now, let's get started right away.
In this article, I'm going to talk about smartphone in Japan. Many Japanese people possess & use smartphone such as iPhone, Galaxy, etc nowadays. But to be honest, I quit possessing & using my iPhone although I used to use a couple of years ago. This is because I don't need any smartphones now. I possess & use a feature phone, & I use it only for calling others. Plus, one more reason is because smartphone bill is generally higher than feature phone's. It's economical for me to posses & use only a future phone.
Many Japanese people often use their smartphone while doing something such as walking, watching TV, having a chat with others, pedaling a bicycle & so on. Using smartphones while doing something sometimes dangerous. And it has caused car accidents, bicycle ones, or other ones. They seem to be addicted to smartphone.
But I don't think smartphones are bad for humans. If humans use smartphones effectively, appropriately &safely, I'm so sure smartphones should help humans a lot.
Anyway, that's all this article. How were it & my English? Thank you for reading, I truly appreciate it. I've got tired just a little, so I'll go. See you next my latest article here.





Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Have you ever heard of 'TOEIC'?

Hi everyone, I'm Takehiko. Welcome & good to see you again. How you doing? In this article, I'm going to write about 'TOEIC'.
First of all, what's TOEIC? TOEIC stands for 'The Test of English for International Communication', & it's one of international English tests. It can be divided into two tests; The TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test & The TOEIC Listening & Reading Test.
Nowadays, TOEIC is the most famous & popular English test in Japan, & many Japanese people take it. But why? There might be some reasons for this. In my opinion, this is because many Japanese people love learning English like me, taking many various tests or exams & getting various licences or qualification. They usually proud of the licences & qualification they obtained or achieved in the past.
By the way, many Japanese companies or farms are adopting English as their official language now. In addition to this fact, they also propose their employees to have TOEIC, especially for employees promotion.
Now, let's move on to Japanese people taking TOEIC. Some of many of them have got a high score including perfect score on TOEIC, but apparently most of them can't speak English fluently. As the result of this, TOEIC is sometimes or frequently criticized for its effect among Japanese people.
If you ask me, I don't have a plant to take TOEIC for now because I don't think I need to take. But I'll continue learning & practicing English on my own, & running this blog to improve my English.
Anyway, I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye to you guys. Thank you for joining & reading as usual. It was great & glad seeing you. Why don't you visit & read my blog real soon again if you like? See you then, bye.