I Might Have a Problem

The administration ticket for Eiken hasn't come yet. I think I forgot to apply Eiken, maybe, possibly, definitely. I checked the website, but I couldn't find my name or ID. 

Ok. I'll take the test next time on January. I'll never forget to apply any English test. Sigh. 

Tea and Sweets

Today, I'll tell you about tea in my city. I live in Matsue, Shimane prefecture. Matsue is not a good place to cultivate tea trees, but we drink a lot of green tea. In fact, we consume the second largest amount of green tea next to Shizuoka. 

We usually drink green tea at 10 am and 3 pm. At the tea time, we have not only sweets but also have pickles and nishime, boiled veritable dishes with tea. 

Many families drink maccha green tea casually. We usually drink matcha without tea ceremony form. 

Since we drink a lot of green tea, there are many good Japanese sweets shop here. According to a survey, we spend the largest amount of money among all over Japan on wagashi, Japanese sweets. Of course the sweets here are so nice. Why don't you come here to have delicious sweets and tea?

Nine Days To Go

I'll take Eiken for the first time next Sunday. I've solved a workbook for preparing for the test. It was harder than I'd thought before. Of course there are many problems, but lack of vocabulary is the biggest problem for me. It takes a lot of time to get enough vocabulary for the test, but I'll do my best until the day of the test. 

Good Result

I had an ear examination by CT today because I felt awkward on my left ear. I was worried about the result, but I got a good news that there was no sign of the recurrence of the illness. 

According to some articles, the illness that I had an operation eight years ago often causes a recurrence. I'm a quite lucky person. 

Japan Won the Silver

Japanese women's table tennis team was defeated by China at Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. 

Ai Fukuhara upset world No. 2 player at the first match, but after that Japan lost three matches. Japanese team was not able to win the final, but they played quite well. I believe they will win against Chinese team in the near future. 

Preparing for Eiken

I'm preparing for an English test, Eiken pre-1st grade. I've never taken the test, so I bought a workbook for the test that I will able to get used to the form of the test. 

Lack of vocabulary is a big problem for me. There are many words in the book I've never seen. 

Another problem is that I don't read articles carefully. I don't need to be hurry. There would be plenty of time for solving problems. 

Reading these articles for workbook's problem, I've found there are many interesting topics in the book. I didn't really like preparing for English tests, but not so bad. 

Ontake Volcano

The eruption of Mt. Ontake killed and injured many hikers. I'm really sorry for the victims. Unfortunately, no one predicted the eruption this time. I think it's hard to predict when and where there will be a eruption. 

According to the newspaper, there are about 100 active volcanos in Japan. Some volcanic mountains are popular sightseeing spots. To prevent another victims, authorities should announce the risk of visiting active volcano areas.