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I gave some presents to my mother on her birthday. She works hard at night, so I wanted to help her relax. One of my gifts was herbal tea that has several benefits, like promoting calmness and reducing stress. I’ve tried some herbal teas...

What should I do to speak English fluently? My dream is to be able to talk with people from other countries in English. That’s why I’ve been studying English speaking. So, what am I doing now? Recently, I’ve been practicing by translatin...

If I could return to my high school days, I would choose a different school — a coeducational one. My high school was an all-boys school, so there were only guys around me. If I had the chance to go back, I’d try different hairstyles, we...

My hobby is studying English, and I want to use English in my future work. I got a TOEIC score of 705 a year ago, and I’ve been studying ever since. My goal is to get 800 on the TOEIC. When I took the test last month, I scored 795 — so I...

What would you do if you could take a week-long vacation? If I had the chance, I’d love to visit some remote islands that I can’t usually go to in everyday life — like the Ogasawara Islands or the Tokara Islands. These nature-rich island...

One of the most difficult issues for me is how to manage stress well. I tend to feel it easily — from relationships, work, and more. Once I feel stressed, I often replay the same scenes in my mind over and over, trying to fight back agai...

I took the TOEIC Listening & Reading test this morning.My target score is 800, because I want to work for a foreign-owned company and earn a higher salary.My highest score so far is 795, which I got last month.If I had answered just ...

In The Shawshank Redemption, a very famous movie, there’s a line that says,“They can’t take that away from you.”It refers to the music and freedom in your mind. In Night and Fog, a powerful documentary about life in Auschwitz concentrati...

At the end of the week, I always want to give myself a little reward. When I work overtime on Friday, I sometimes treat myself to a nice dinner. As I’ve said before, I love curry and rice — and of course, it has to include corn! Just thi...

I love curry and rice so much. That’s how much I love it — I could eat it for every meal, every day. There are many kinds of curry: curry with rice, dry curry, curry with naan, and more. My all-time favorite is a halal chicken curry with...