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Today we talked about the topic "Should parents be able to choose whethere to vaccinate their children or not". Standing the view that all children should be vaccinated,even though there are a little possibility of side effects, vaccination might be obligatory. However, focusing on the tiny possiblity of side effect which might lead harmful aftereffects to the children, I'd like to say vaccination depends on parents' choice.
In that case, I think if parents want to refuse vaccination to their children, they have to submit reasonable reasons for it, such as a doctor's letter to prove how the child can't take the vaccination. For example, if some children have allergey and it would be the cause of side effect after vaccination, they don't have to take it.
As a result, I feel I should have created my ideas at the point of general view. I might have focused on too specific matters.
Thank you, Mark for giving me the thoughful topic as always.

Thank you very much.See you soon.

It was another great lesson. You listened to me very carefully and suggested better way of saying or explained the nuance of each phrase. I am very grateful for all you pointed out. I really learned a lot. Thank you very much. see you soon.

We had a good time with fun talk. You lead me to good way. See you soon!!

We started reading new article entitled "The real-life objects that inspired Harry Potter" which Mark picked up for me. He always picks up articles with topics which I'm interested in, so I enjoy reading them. This time, the article was challenging for me but he explained very clearly so I could understand it. I learned many useful new words and phrases.
Thank you for the lesson and I'm looking forward to the next lesson.
See you soon!

double lesson

I'm sorry for my late response.
The topic was 'Should we remove the borders between countries and allow people to live wherever they choose?' That's also an interesting questions as always. "maintain control of their country""negative impact on the economy""conflict between the local people and the new arrivals""naturally suspicious of outsiders""earn trust""waste pollution" I should memorize these expressions firmly. And the web vocablary list is really helpful to get key words and phrases.
Thank you, Mark for usual great lessons.

Today's topic is 'Should we remove the borders between countries and allow people to live wherever they choose?' It's a controversial topic. After I made a speech about it, Mark gave me better expressions and other ideas. "take advantage and illegally harvest human organs""relegious beliefs""Opt-in and Opt-out",,,etc.
Thank you very much, Mark for the exciting question and ideas. I'll keep review the past lessons to improve my skills.

I enjoyed today's lesson. See you soon.

It was very interesting to hear about your lifestyle, and your place being surrounded by nature and wildlife. I even learned that birds have long lives and also how to protect trees from animals. It was so much fun talking about that. Thank you.

Double lesson.

Today, we talked about the controversial and divisive issue of changing the pacifist constitution.
Laws are all for Japanese people to obey. The constitution is for the government to obey. Thanks to the constitution, we have kept the peaceful society for 70 years. If it is changed, then Japan may be dragged into conflicts. Furthermore, if the defense forces is changed to armed forces, the badget for the arms would be enormously increased. Who pays it?
Japan is now struggling with huge deficit. I think we have to expect more what would happen after the change. Then, I asked Mark to tell me the key words to describe environmental issues. He taught me a lot of hot items such as conservation, deforestation, biodiversity, ecosystem and gave me the explanation. Thank you very much, Mark. You always give me significant information and ideas. I'm going to make a final burst for the test. Thank you for your help!

It was a great lesson. You let me speak a lot and helped me with better expressions. I learned a lot even though it was only 25 minutes. Thank you sooo much.

This is the second lesson.

Today'topic is "Who should be responsible for the care of the elderly - the government or the family?" It's a hot issue for the ageing sociey. I made a speech and Mark changed some expressions to natural ones.
"nursing home""elderly care home""have busy lives""introduce a volunteer programme to provide support""have the influence""be left unsaid""organized lunch and event""transportation and social networking for the elderly",,,,Thank you very much for these useful and valuable expressions.
Also, many other ideas and suggestions he offers me are greatly appreciated. See you next time, Mark.

We finished reading an article "Traveling world with cats and a dog". There were many new expressions for me. If I could understand the nuance of English I think I'm able to enjoy reading in English more, so his lessons help me a lot.
Thank you for the lesson and see you soon!

Mark, this morning I checked the CNN site to learn about a recent development of Russian gate, and was shocked by another terrorist attack at New York. The world is too eventful: Typhoons, a track running over people, suicide club (?) at Kanagawa (not far from my place). Take care!

Today I deliver a small speech for "Should smoking be banned worldwide?" Mark checked my ideas for the topic and gave me more suitable expressions and other persuasive ideas. I could make up my ideas. Thanks to his advice, my insufficient expressions have been improved.
Thank you, Mark for your great lesson as always.

We had a good time as usual. See you soon!!

Today, I made a speech about "Should large companies in Japan make English their official language?"
I managed to provide 2 main reasons to explain my answer, but still need to improve some expressions. Mark brought me key expressions and useful words for me.
*set an example to someone
*lead by example
*introduce this new idea/rule
*make something a priority
*raising the importance of .....
*raising the profile of ....
....etc.
Thank you very much for your suggestions and instruction. See you next time, Mark.