英作文の時間を多く設定したい

　今年の夏は就寝中もたくさん汗をかき、熟睡できない夜の連続でした。ところが、９月中旬のここ数日間はぐっすり眠れ、睡眠時間は十分に確保できるようになりました。今朝５時の室内気温は２８℃、湿度は５０％、気圧は１０１３hPaで誠に快適です。夜間に良い睡眠が得られれば、それに比例し日中の脳活動も良くなると考えらます。

　群馬県の今日の日の出は５時２５分と大分遅くなり、夏至では４時２６分でしたから、朝、ブログを書く私にとって大切な朝が１時間も少なくなってます。しかし、充分な睡眠時間の確保こそが健康の基盤です。そして、日中は自分の考え通りに活動したいものです。

　ところで、日英対照・天声人語秋号は９０日分【３ヶ月分】あり、一日に２日分ずつ読んでます。毎日、新たな英単語に遭遇し、青春時代の試験勉強の再現です。記憶方法は、１、筆記体で「書いて」覚える、2、発音記号とアクセントを確認し「声に出して」覚える。3、パソコンで「聞いて」覚える、4、実際に「使って」覚え、五感を総動員させてます。やはり繰り返しが効果があります。幼児は日本語を覚える天才です。勉強ではなく生活で使います。模倣したいです。

　それにしても、高校で週１時間でも「英作文」の時間が設定され、それを３年間続けていたら、今頃は何でも英文にできていたことでしょう。英語教育の改善が急務です。

Dear my friends who are crazy about an effective way of studying English and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for our mutual understanding will be done after my breakfast in Japan time.

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　This summer, I sweated profusely while sleeping and had many nights where I couldn't get a deep sleep. However, over the past few days in mid-September, I've been able to sleep soundly and get enough sleep. Even so, the lady I like still appears in my dream. This morning at 5:00, the indoor temperature was 28°C, the humidity was 50%, and the air pressure was 1013 hPa, which is very comfortable. I believe that getting good sleep at night will proportionally improve brain activity during the daytime.

　Today's sunrise in my Gumma Prefecture was quite late, at 5:25 AM, compared to 4:26 AM on the summer solstice, which meant I lost an hour of my precious morning time, when I usually post on Facebook. However, getting enough sleep is the foundation of good health. And I want to be able to function during the day I want to.

　By the way, the Japanese-English comparison of the Autumnal issue of Tensei Jingo is 90 days' worth (three months' worth), and I'm reading two days' worth per day. I encounter new English vocabulary every day, which is like a restudying for exams in my youth. My memorization methods are 1. "Write" in cursive to memirize, 2. Check the phonetic symbols and accents and "speak" them out loud to memorize, 3. "Listen" to them using the computer to memorize, and 4. "Use" them in actual sentences to memorize, engaging all five senses. Repetition really is effective. Young children are geniuses at memorizing Japanese. This is because they use it in their daily lives, not just study. I want to imitate them.

　Even so, if high school had set aside even one hour a week for "English composition" and continued it for three years, I'm sure I would be able to translate any Japanese sentence into English by now. Improvements in English education are urgently needed.