Momo and Ringo Ringo: I joined the basketball team in April. At first, practice was tough, but I kept going. In January, we had a game. It was my first game against another school. Momo: Cool. Were you nervous ? Ringo: Yes, I was . I played the whole game. Momo: Nice. How was the game ? Ringo: We were lucky. We won 64-62. We were relieved, but happy. Momo: Nice! Good work! tough: 難しい　 keep going: （動詞）しつづける　 nervous: 緊張して　 whole game: ゲーム全体　 lucky: 運がいい、ラッキー　 re

Ms Kabocha Ms Kabocha: What did you do in the summer vacation, Ste? (夏休みに何をしましたか？) Ste: Well, I went to Niigata city. I went shopping with my host family. We ate soba for lunch. It was delicious. We went to the science museum too. It was so cool. I saw many interesting things. We also went to Teradomari and ate really good seafood. I ate shrimp! We went to Nagaoka too. We saw the fireworks. It was great! I really enjoyed my summer vacation. to talk about ～: ～について話すこと

Were you a happy child? Yes, I was. I liked playing video games and football with my friends. Were your friends all football fans? Yes, they were. Most kids love football in the U.K.. Were you in a club? No, I wasn't. I played badminton a lot in high school though. Was it nice in the UK? Yes, it was. My hometown is nice and very safe. Sports equipment is really good here in Japan though. It wasn't very good in my school. A lot of the stuff was broken or poor quality. as a chi