Recently I had a lot of speaking tests. Some were good, some were not so good. English speaking tests are difficult because the students don't get much practice time. Many students want to speak a lot, but the words don't come... Because there is so much grammar in the textbooks, the teachers don't have a lot of time for speaking practice. Sometimes students are too shy or scared of making mistakes. I remember when I was at school. I was the same. Languages were very diffic

We had some hot days already this. Some days were nearly 30 degrees already. I am thinking about the summer now and if it will be super hot. Last summer was very hot. I heard it will be hot again this year. If it is so hot again, I will die! I like summer in Japan. But if it is too hot, it is very difficult. My son is still very small. He is just one year old. It can be dangerous if small children get too hot. I hope we can go to the beach this year. Sometimes we go to the