The English speaking test for metropolitan high school entrance examinations seems to be causing controversy.

I do not know the content of this test, so I do not have the qualifications to speak about it.

However, one thing is for sure.

"Many foreign people (especially foreign students) are in trouble because of Japanese people who run away from English all the time"

I say this as a matter of fact.

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The other day at the university, when I heard an international student told me that when she asked about a building at the university's guard gate, he was marked with an X on his arm and told, "I am not a student at the university."

"I (Ebata) lost my temper"

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You don't have to speak English.

Just in words, shouting

'Go Straight Five Minutes. And, Left, S4, Maybe, that's it"

will be perfect.

"Go straight for five minutes walking, and turn left, you could find the board written "S4". that might be your target. I hope it is helpful for you"

There are very few Japanese who can speak like that.

Shout out every English word you can think of! That will help 80-90% of the foreign students," I have been saying for a long time, but this country shows no sign of changing.

I was outraged and said, "If the university guard runs away, who will be able to help the foreign student?" , and I apologized to the student on behalf of my country (Japan).

"I cannot help but just say 'I am sorry from the bottom of my heart' as a Japanese".

I bowed deeply to the foreign student.

After that, I spent the next 20 minutes or so taking on all of her complaints about Japan (more on this later).

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Anyway, just my concern is that the English speaking test for the Tokyo Metropolitan High School Entrance Examination is,

"Is it possible to get the score just by shouting a list of words, or not?"

As long as that speaking test does not 'lead to the mass production of even more Japanese who run away from English,' I don't care about anything else.