いそがしいしゅうまつ　A Busy Weekend

このしゅうまつは、いそがしかったです。

金曜日のよるにアパートのジムでうんどうしました。人はたくさんいました。そして、土曜日にかのじょとかいものにいきました。マティンスというスーパーでたべものとみずをかいました。コストコでもかいものにいきました。そして、うちでばんごはんをつくりました。ビーフとやさいをたべました。おいしかったです。それから、日曜日にうちでべんきょうしました。たいへんですから、けんきゅうをしました。

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  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2023 at 5:22 PM

    げつようびからきんようびまで、いろいろなことをしていたみたいですね。どれがいちばんたのしかったですか？

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