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: Hi, Hikari, Takuma. What are you looking at?
: Hi, John. We are looking at *results of a *survey about the school trip)
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In the survey, 243 first-grade students(at our high school were asked the question: "Where
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: Oh, the most popular place is Okinawa. I understand that because we can swim in
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beautiful sea and its culture is very interesting. Have you ever been to Okinawa?
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: Yes. I went there on an *elementary school trip and a family trip last year. My best me
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s in Okinawa is *snorkeling in the sea. There were a lot of beautiful fish in the water, and
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excited when I saw them. I had a really good time during each of the trips.
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: I went there on the school trip when I was a second-grade student (at junior high s
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During the trip, we didn't stay at a hotel.
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: We visited some houses and stayed there. I stayed at Mr. Higa's house. He and his
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were very kind and did many things for me. For example, they took me to some
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places and made me some traditional dishes. I also had an experience (of taking care
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cane in their field. I had no chance to see sugar cane before coming to that field)
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very interesting. Staying with Mr. Higa and his family is my best memory in Okinaw
: Wow, you both enjoyed staying in Okinawa. I have become more interested in visi
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listening to your stories.
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: I'm happy about that. If you visit Okinawa, you will like it very much, too.
: Well, I've heard that a lot of students go to Kyoto or Nara on the school trip. But
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shows that only fifty students want to go there. I'm a little surprised about that. And
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is more popular than Kyoto and Nara
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: Look! Some foreign countries were chosen, too. And your country is the most
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: I'm happy about that. *Hawaii is also popular, right?
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: Yes, it's as popular as Nara. A lot of Japanese people go there on their trips ev
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