To be honest, I've been struggling about my English skills. ( I very often fall into the situation, though...) Although I can communicate with others in English, listen to and read English things such as newspapers or news to a certain extent, I'm not content with my present skills. So, I've been making every effort to learn English.

To encourage and liven myself up, I try to take English tests and have time for English with my fellow English-lovers. Yeah, these ways really work, add to this I want to ensure and improve the skills. However, I've been groping my way about it; what else needs to be done? or what should I do to make a breakthrough?.
I might not grasp my weaknesses such as grammar, vocabulary or reading and the efficient ways to improve.
To know that, one of the ways is taking English tests such as the TOEIC or STEP test, but I'm wondering how do examinees or learners learn their weaknesses through the tests. In the STEP test, we can jot things down on the question sheets and bring them home, but in the TOEIC, we can't do either at all. So, in the later, we could keep making the same mistakes again and again.

Uh....of course, I'll keep learning English from now on because I've been enthralled by how interesting it all is. That might be the best way, but if you have any ways to improve or advice, could you tell me?

As I wrote before, I've been endeavoring to pass the 1st grade. ( I don't know whether my efforts will bear fruit or not, though..)

Thanks to Emi-san, who is the linchpin person of our circle and for me, not only this blog, I've also learning writing on a certain web site that I have my diary corrected by native speakers who also learn languages such as Japanese, French etc. As I can get many ideas and expressions on the site, I've saturated in writing focusing on grammar, expressions and structure more than ever. Of course, It takes longer to finish writing than before, however, I feel it that it's so helpful and indispensable for me to improve more and more.

Well, to pass the 1st grade I'm going to buckle down to write an essay. I've not done in accordance with the structure, however, I'm intrigued.
So, I'll pick up a topic from many kinds of themes and try to write my essay on it.

After I and my son came home, I checked E-mails. One of them were the result of TOEIC test which I took last month.

Well, the result was....................................



"795"(L: 400/ R: 395)(@0@;)..........

What!??...........................................More....more......5 points........please give me.......(T T)

aha.....ahahahaha.....(^^;) ..Not so fast.....what we called...

Anyway, never give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (-..-)q

I've never told anybody, though.....I took TOEIC test today. Although I considered whether to tell or not, I decided not to do so because I wanted to avoid a pressure cooker. (^^;)

The place I took was for the first time, so I was a bit nervous..lol lol lol Yeah, you know, I must be fainthearted. lol lol lol However, I determined to make all-out efforts.

After the test I felt that the listening section was worse than last time..I don't know what score I could get, but merely I felt. On the contrary, the reading section's score would be better, I felt. This time I got down to part7 at first. So, I could finish it 5, 6 minutes earlier than a reading time limit. (^^) On top of that, part5 was easier. (I felt)

Well, I'm looking forward to the result. I hope it'll be better...But, of course, I'll intend to take even it's worse.

Yes! I'm drinking!!! Not having a drink but drinking!!! lol lol lol

最近、チビがお昼寝をしたりしなかったりという日が続いており、なかなか毎日決まった時間、量の学習はできないでいます（＾＾；）なので、英字新聞、英語でのニュースは必ず毎日読む、聴くのですが、そのほかの学習は交互にやったりしています。

今日は、文法の復習とTOEIC問題（part 5）をしたんですが、ほんと、私の“くせ”がいやになります、、、（＾＾；）くせというか欠点でしょうか、、、（笑）
品詞選択等、ケアレスミスが足を引っ張っているんです、、、、（T　T)例えば、、、、

It was all done so ( ) that I had my computer in hand well before I had to borad the plane.
A. speedy
B. speeded
C. speeding
D. speedily

単純に考えても答えは、D　です。なのに、何を血迷ったのかAを選択してしまった私、、、（＞　＜）今日は時間を計って解いたのですが、精神的にせかされるとこのような失点もしばしば、、、。もったいないことをしてしまします、、、。　早合点というのでしょうか、、、そそっかしいと申しましょうか、、、、。

この“そそっかしさ”を克服することが緊急課題だとわかりました（笑）
自分の必要とされている課題が見つかっただけでも、よしとしなきゃなんないですね、、、。悔しがっている暇があれば、再復習ですね。、、、、ハイ、、、、。（あ〜〜っ、、、でも自分で自分が情けない！！！（−■−））