First notebook entry: Introducing myself

Hi there..
I'm a 27 year<strike>s</strike> old guy, Ive been learning English for a long time and I wanna improve it... I'm a nice guy, charming very friendly and much more... =) I hope to make good friends and have lots of fun while we learn and improve our English... see ya around..

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

Hello!!everyone.
introducing myself
I was born in japan at tokushima.
Now I have lived in tokyo for four years.
I have to acquire English because of work.but I seldom understand English.
Taking advantage of this opportunity,I want to go to abord.
My hobby is to play the guitar,reading a book,making a domestic trip alone by the car,and watching a move.
My favorite foods are SUSHI,YAKINIKU,spaghetti,and RAMEN.
Thank you form now on.

Hi Yoshi! 

I have been through Tokushima, but I don't know it very well. I am more familiar with Takamatsu. The Inland Sea is very beautiful.  Mmm, I'd love to have some sanuki udon!

I think your English will naturally improve if you can listen to it and use it, especially with native speakers. Do you have friends who speak English fluently? Listening to them and speaking with them will help. 

I want to correct this sentence for you:
"My hobby is to play the guitar,reading a book,making a domestic trip alone by the car,and watching a move."

Because you have more than one hobby, you need to say, "My hobbies are..." Also, the wording could be changed to sound more natural:
My hobbies are playing the guitar, reading books, taking trips in the car by myself, and watching movies.

I hope that's helpful!

Rae

In American English (I'm not sure about British usage), we generally put "mountain"after the name, but if it is an important mountain, we put "mount" before the name, as in Mount St.Helens, Mount McKinley, Mount Ranier. (Usually, Mount is shortened to Mt.) I think the same rule apples to lakes. Usually, "lake"is put after the name, but if the lake is large and important, "lake" is put before the name: Lake Erie, Lake Superior, etc.

Dyeing. "I am dyeing these shoes pink to match this dress."

I don't know what that means. Where did you find that phrase?

I don't know the context, but I guess "the withdrawal" is America pulling troops out of Iraq. When America pulls troops out of Iraq, a new era will begin. In the new era, America will be less involved in unfortunate parts of the world.