essay 2 (My treasure)

I think that my treasure is my family. Thanks to my family, I can live happily. They have also supported me for a long time. When I feel sad, they always encourage me to be able to act as soon as possible. When I feel happy, they always share my happiness and they are pleased with me. Therefore, I always appreciate the thing that my family cares about me.

My father always works for himself. So, he manages to earn our living. However, when I have some questions of my homework, my father always answers politely. Also, when I break my bicycle by mistake, he repairs it easily and tightly. Then, as he is good at driving, he takes me out in order to go to various places. Thanks to him, I have a lot of memory.

My mother works as an officer. She has the illness of waist, but she always works overtime lately. In her holiday, my mother always cooks, washes clothes of my family, cleans by vacuum cleaner, and goes shopping. Also, as my younger sister is a high school student, my mother gets up early and makes lunch for her. In addition, when I am in trouble, she talks some problems over with me.

My younger sister is a high school student. Though she is younger than I, she is more massive than I. She is able to tell other people her own ideas, and she often cares a lot about them, too. I look up to her very much on these points. I think that she will be the woman who everyone will need.

My father and my mother have brought up me and my younger sister for 19 years. And my younger sister has spent 15 years living with me. I have sometimes quarreled with them, but I think that it is very important thing for me to exchange a lot of ideas with them. I think the experience makes me better. My father, my mother, and my sister are indispensable and important for my life. (342 words)

essay 1 (Self introduction)

Hello, my name is Takanori S. Please call me "Taka". I am 18 years old and have three members in my family. My mother works as an officer. My father is an architect, and he has continued this job for 25 years. My younger sister is a junior high school student. She will be a high school student if she gets through the entrance examinations.

My favorite food is fruits. Especially, I like apples and grapes. Because their tastes are sweet and they make me comfortable. Also, fruits can be changed to a lot of sweets. For example, cakes, jelly, pies, and so on. So, I would like to make them and eat them with you when I arrive at your home.

My favorite sport is soccer. I watch soccer games at least once a week and think that the more aggressive they are, the more exciting they become. Therefore, let's watch the video which records the soccer game in Japan together when I arrive there!

Then, I also like cooking, so please tell me the recipe you know if you are good at cooking. Some of the dishes I can cook are Chinese fried rice, curry and rice and omu rice. So, I would like to have recipes at least 10.

　By the way, as I will go abroad for the first time in my life, I have some questions.　First, I don’t know what kind of food is sold in your region. Please tell me the kitchen stuff which is sold there before I go shopping.
Second, I don’t know which vehicle I should use. Please tell me how you use it.
Third, I don’t know the law of your region. If there are some things that I should pay attention to, please tell me them in detail. Anyway, I may make some mistakes in my daily life, so please tell me what I should do! (318 words)