Anecdotes

An anecdote is a short interesting story from the past. Often about the speakers past. In this lesson we are going to practice anecdotes.

First read my anecdote below and prepare some questions to ask me about it.

In my childhood the school holidays were six weeks long. Every year, for one week, I would go to a seaside town with my family. It was always fun. For the other five weeks I was almost always free. There was very little school homework, therefore usually I did fun things with my friends. For example: riding my bike, going to the swimming pool and playing cricket. England's summer is cooler than Japan's, therefore for English people, summer is the best season. The weather was good and I was very free, so my childhood summer holidays were extremely fun. 

Now please write two anecdotes. They can be about anything in your past. They should be between 80-120 words long.

子供の頃、学校の夏休みは六週間だった。毎年家族と一緒に一週間ぐらい海辺の町に行っていた。いつもそれは楽しかった。他の五週間、私はほとんど自由だった。学校の宿題はあまりなかったので、たいてい友達と一緒に楽しい事をした。例えば、自転車に乗ったし、スイミングプールに行ったし、クリケットをやった。日本の夏よりイギリスの夏の方が涼しいので、イギリス人の場合、夏は一番いい季節です。天気が良くて凄く自由だったので、子供の頃の夏休みは非常に楽しかった。