Students of Nakayama Junior high...

...especially (特別に) 2nd year students: read this!

Maybe these words are familiar (よく知られた) to you:

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I lived in Taiwan when I was young. I went to an elementary school in Taiwan, and when I was 12 years old, I went to a junior high school in Taiwan too. But when I became 13 years old, I became a junior high school student in the U.S.

When I went to the U.S., I knew some English. At first, my classes were difficult, but I usually studied hard at home. When American students studied for one hour, I was studying for two hours. So, homework and tests were not too bad for me.

But school was still very difficult for me. There were many students at my school. But when I was in school, I didn’t have many friends. I spoke Chinese, but there were not many Chinese students. I spoke some English, but English was still very strange to me. I was afraid of English and I didn’t speak it. So, I didn’t meet many friends.

After one year in the U.S., I met some good friends. We played basketball and video games together. But sometimes, I hope I can go back to junior high and try hard at English.
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(just a test, to see if you're paying attention; different version for the 3rd year students will follow tomorrow, maybe)