Writing & composition (Part 5): writing conclusions/書き、作文: まとめ、終わりのこと

Hello again!


This is the last point. The conclusion (まとめ、終わり) is the finish. It sometimes repeats the idea of the topic, in different words, and is a way to end your writing. 

例えば:
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school.

In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries. For example, in my history class I sit next to a student from Malaysia. I have never met anyone from Malaysia before, so I am learning as much about culture as I am about history in that class.  It is incredible! In my Japanese class, there are students from eight different countries, and each one of them speak great English. Some of them could already speak two or three other languages before they came to this university.

Right now, the university is preparing for the school festival, and I cannot wait to see the food stands they will have and all the different kinds of food from all over the world they will serve. I can sample Indian curry, Turkish kebabs, souvlaki from Greece, and roast pork from Nigeria. Even more, I can also see an Ethiopian coffee ceremony, and try Korean herb tea with some great Taiwanese sweets.

There are many more things to say about university life, and this is only one thing. But it is a rich thing that shows how different it is from the world of my high school. Without a plane ticket or a passport, I have already met people from other cultures and places. I am looking forward to the day when I really do have a plane ticket and passport. Where will I go? I do not know, but I am excited to find out.  
I hope this helps you to write paragraphs and compositions in English!

I'll keep adding more to this page as I go along, so keep checking! 


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