The Place I'll Remember My Whole Life

The place I'll remember my whole life. The first thing that came into my mind was Kaarina, my homecity.

We moved here from Salo when I was something about two years old. I remember only a bit from our first house in Kaarina. It was a rowhouse. Red one. I remember that in our neighbour lived a boy, who seemed so big to me. But later my mom told me that the kid was only six years old. But he seemd big to me because the difference between our ages was more than few years.

Kaarina is a pretty large city. So basically here is much space but not that many people. There are at least four schools (I'm not quite sure, because now Piikkiö is a part of Kaarina), but only one high school. There is a library, but it is not as good as Turku's. And there isn't a movie theater. I think it would be better if we had one because there are smaller cities than Kaarina with a cinema. But this is a nice city. Kaarina is pretty beautiful. It's next to the sea. There are parks and forests, places to do sports, a health center and a lot of other necessary things.


Picture from http://www.kaarina.fi/

I remember when me were building our own house. It's pretty close to the beach.  I wanted the house to be pink. Well, of course we didn't paint our house pink, it became yellow (thank God). Now later I think it was really good that my parents didn't listen to my advices in house painting. The house would have been awful. But, hey, I was something like six years old. And my favourite color was pink. So, I guess I can forgive myself.

Our house

Kaarina is the city where I have grown. I went my kindergarten here, I started my school here, I got my first friends here and I'm going highschool in Kaarina too. And of course I'm living here. So I think that Kaarina is worth of a place that I can call home. Of course some day I'll move away from Kaarina, but I can always call this place my home. I believe that people can have two homes or even more. Sometimes one of them is more important than the others or sometimes they are egual. But the most important thing that everybody has a home. Or a place to return.

Anna V.

Vocabulary

Define= "määritellä" -> mark out, limit, describe, explain, decide, detail

-describe the nature

 The hills were defined to the sky.

-define something as something

 70% of the workers can be defined as low-paid.

-to explain the exactly meaning of a word

 Define sadness.

adj.  definable

adv. definably

n.     definer

My English Learning History

  It all started when I began my school in first grade. I was six years old.

  There were butterflys on the class wall with colors. (One butterfly was red, one blue...etc). Next to each butterfly, was a text with the name of the color in English. The teacher taught us colors in English with these pictures. She also taught us how to introduce ourselves in English. (My name is...). Every time I didn't have anything to do in the class, I studied the colors. Then I taught English is easy.

  My English classes began when I was in third grade. The first classes were easy, we learned how to introduce ourselves in English - which I already knew how to - and to say "hello" and so on. Then we got our English textbooks. I didn't understand anything about it. And then we had to learn more and study more words. Then I started to think that english was difficult. I wasn't good at it anymore. And that's why I began to hate English. Because I wasn't good at it.
  In fifth grade we had a vocabulary exam. This time I thought the words were easy. I knew every word and I got a top grade. I was so happy. The teacher smiled at me. I was really proud of my myself. After that exam, I started to like English again. I studied hard and I got good grades. I felt that I was good at it, which made me study even more. English became one of my favourite subjects.

   I have read few English books. (Percy Jackson And The Olympians -series). I didn't understand all the words, but I did understand what the book said. And it's really awesome to read an English book.  
   I have also watched anime and movies with English subtitles or just with the English soundtrack. English books and movies - and of course music - have helped to improve my English a lot.

  English is a very important language, it's a word language. You have to learn how to speak English, for your future. You can't travel abroad without knowing English, nobody understands you. In university many of the books are in English.
  We have exchange students in our school, and I'm talking in English with them.
  So, this all proves that English is very important, for everybody.

   Anna