British style: Saturday, 13 July 2024

Only the order of month and day differs—you can choose either format.

For detailed date formatting: Complete Guide to Writing Dates in English

2. Write About the Day's Events

Next, write about the day's events. Writing chronologically from waking up to bedtime makes it easier:

Examples:

I woke up at 7AM today.
I hurried to get ready and went to work.
For lunch, I had ramen with my colleague at a new ramen shop that recently opened.
After work, I went to the gym.
Before bed, I watched Youtube.

Tip: Rather than writing one sentence at a time, using conjunctions to combine two sentences into one creates better writing.

3. Write Your Thoughts About the Events

For further improvement, include your thoughts about the events. Write your feelings, thoughts, and opinions about what happened.

The reason for writing thoughts is that it becomes practice for outputting your ideas. While chronicling events in English is already writing practice, expressing your feelings in English can lead to greater English improvement.

Example Prompts and Level-Based Usage

Even when told "English journal content is free," beginners might wonder what to write. So next, we'll introduce example prompts good for English journals.

These are examples of prompts actually used in the English correction journal app 'LangJournal.' We recommend choosing prompts according to your English level.

Beginner-Level Prompts

For those not accustomed to writing in English, we recommend writing about daily life and personal interests:

Morning routine from waking up to leaving home
How you spend relaxing evening time
Attractive places in your town and why you like them
Events or festivals held in your area
What got you started with your hobbies
Recent movies, TV shows, or books you've seen/read
Favorite music or artists
Special memories with family
Recent activities with friends
A day at school or work

Intermediate-Level Prompts

Intermediate learners with basic English knowledge should write about things beyond themselves. Past experiences, history, and local events are good examples:

Local events
Traditional local food and clothing
Local historical buildings or important architecture
Places you'd like to visit someday
Recent travel experiences
Cross-cultural experiences during travel
Your next planned trip
Your eating habits
Regular exercise you do
Daily stress relief methods

Point: Beyond just introducing these topics, being conscious of how they relate to you will greatly strengthen not only writing ability but English thinking skills.

Advanced-Level Prompts

Advanced learners aiming for English qualifications or business-level English should tackle prompts requiring global perspective, such as modern social issues or scientific/technological progress:

Effects of climate change
Advantages and disadvantages of digitalization on society
Issues regarding equal educational opportunities
International health problems and disease outbreaks
Effects of global economic fluctuations on Japan's economy

We've limited this to 5 prompts, but there are many other examples. Please try challenging complex topics!

Ready-to-Use Example Sentences

Next, we'll introduce useful example sentences for English journals. We've organized them into three categories: weather, emotions, and health.

Weather Expressions

Basic Weather Vocabulary:

Sunny: bright, clear, beautiful day
Rain

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