What are these?
The below one  is a "hashioki" but it isn't the subject what I want to tell about.
The upper things are important.
These are my toenails, my big toe nails.
The left one is my left big toe's nail and the right one is my right toe's nail.
These tow nails slipped out of toes one by one, the former did in Spring, the later did in June.
It were causeed by my lack of muscle strength, especiallly of core muscles.
Every time I inform it, I feel very regrettable.
I've had bunions on both foot since my young age.
Because I've had no pain, I haven't seen it as a problem.
However, the more often I go to the mountains, the more often my big toe's nails slip out.
The same is true of the ballet lesson.
After I started to put on the pointe shoes, it occurs often.
You might think it strange, the problem of the foot sometimes is connected with the weakness of the core muscles.
Fortunately, in my case, there is no bleeding.
First, my nail is cracked in the middle and grow with a crack, finally slip out.
It doesn't need  special care.
Every time I tell anyone I have no bleeding and pain, they think it strange. 
By the way, when I googled "left big toe's nails", I hit an article.
The article said about her/his bleeding (like a bruise, red and purple), under the right big toe nail.
To my surprise, that bleeding occured spontaneously without being hit or pressured.
The author thought it strange to take various tests such as xray and the blood test.
The result was nothing.
What's a strange symptom!

 

 

 

After taking TOEIC practice exam, I wanted to know much more about TOEIC.

Above of all, TOEIC® Speaking Test!

Because I'm not going to get a job in any companies, I don't need "Official Score Certificate of TOEIC" to put on my resume.

Actually, TOEIC® Listening & Reading Test isn't related to my work and dairy life.

I'm studying English to speak with people from overseas about each other, and about the culture, social issues, what we think about them.

So, it isn't very important especially to get high score of TOEIC®Reading.

On the other hand, I think to study for TOEIC® Speaking Test is very usuful to me.

It shows me how to improve my basic English speaking skills gradually.

 

【TASK】                   【EVALUATION CRITERIA(Required skill)】 

① read a text aloud      →→→ ・Pronunciation ・Intonation and stress

② describe a picture           →→→ All of the above, plus ・Grammar, ・Vocabulary, and ・Cohesion

③ Respond to questions   →→→ All of the above, plus ・Relevance of content and ・Completeness of content

④ Respond to questions using information provided →→→ All of the above

⑤ Propose a solution     →→→ All of the above

⑥ Express an opinion     →→→ All of the above

 

Actually, ① and ② motivate me to try it. 

 

And after knowing TOEIC® Speaking Test, I found one content page named "speaking challenge".

In this page, a lot of English learners challenge to read a text.

Although each text takes only about 10 sec or less than it, I can distingish them.

There are a lot of ways of reading. One sounds like music, another sounds a connection of words.

To listen to various voices and expressions is my fun.