November 2009
3 posts
VOCABULARY
AMIABLE: adj. pleasant; friendly and easy to like agreeable: an amiable tone of voice Her parents seemed very amiable. ami•abil•ity /emiblti/ noun [U] ami•ably adv.: ‘That’s fine,’ he replied amiably.
e.g. Building a shopping center in your town is amiable for many reasons.
ABSORBING: adj. interesting and enjoyable and holding your attention completely: an absorbing book / game
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OUTLINE - Problem of ESL in VCU
1. Problem: Some ELP students are not satisfied with what they are taking.
Solutions
1. ELP officer should conduct surveys and find problems and then examine what students want to learn.
2. ELP should makes another test after students get their level
(make sure students get right levels)
3. ELP should combine level which is 1,2 of each level into learn and make more level so...
Do teachers should be paid according to how much...
Teachers should not be paid according to how much their students learn.
1. Teacher should more care about teaching their students not payment.
2. If teacher be paid according to how much their students learn, the purpose of education could be wrong.
3. There are lots of students who have different grades. It is quite unfair if teachers teach studetns who do not want to study hard.
For these...
October 2009
6 posts
Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made...
tpqr11:
Thesis : People should make desicions quickly because emergency situations require quick decisions, people can save the time to prepare their goal, and peopla can develop their results.
support 1 : emergency situations require quick decisions
support 2 : people can make their time to prepare something
support 3 : peopla can develop their results.
You made good points. But...
Universities should require students to take...
: Universities should require students to take classes in many subjects for three reasons.
1.The mine purpose of universities is giving a opportunity to accumulate knowledge of all students. Students try to learn more by taking classes. However, some students want to take classes only what they want. This will not help to collect their knowledge in many ways. Therefore, universities should...
Morden technology is creating a single world...
Thesis Statement: I disgree with technology is creating a single world culture.
Support1: there still exist other culutures beside of technology.
technology is not only the culture of each countries.
Support2:
characteristics of a good class
mowrk:
What are the characteristics of a good class?
1. Lively and free discussion- All students can communicate with their teachers and classmates easily and free. The students can learn more important knowledge, which can not be learned in textbooks, such as the social relationships or the manner of communication with each other.
2. Fun and varied activities - Not to be bored a class; the...
Three Characteristics of a Good Class
shimj:
To be a good class, students and teachers should get along with each other. To make it happen, students should participate in a class. Both students and teachers should follow general rules and expect each other. Teachers should have a little bit of humor which would make students have interests and make students participate in a class.
This is the good point to make a good class. what...
"Three characteristics of a good class"
A class is one group of the community in a school. Each class contain many students who have different characteristics. Therefore, between students may have arguing each other or between teacher and student may have different ideas. This situation is very natural. The imfortant thing is how to class gose with less arguing each other. There are three characteristics of a good class.
One imfortant...
my speaking class is ...
Good!!! Haha….
I felt like free talking with international students.
I really like this mood because I can talk very freely.
auctually in summer intersession speaking was really uncomfotable to me.
So, when i had speech infront of stusents and teacher. i kept forget what i have
to say and what i want to say.. i just kept nervous.
I think relationship with classmates and teacher is...
NEWS STORY
“Health Care, Universal”
This news is from speaking book.
This is very good chance to know abos u.s. ‘s problem
Questions
1.If the U.S. government introduce a universal health care system, do you
think people going to abuse the health care system?
2.Do you think the U.S. government should meire care of partial plans, like
Medicaid, Meficare, and C.H.I.P or all...
SPEAKING REFLECTION
Last sunday my academic friend asked me about his project.
He said he needs my help. I was surprised WHAT? do you need MY help??
i was wondering what kind of help does he needs?
he said it is Big project in his class. It is interview the international student.
Also while interview he is recording me. So it comes to remembrance that when i
recorded with World students.i was really nervous...
NEWS STORY
this news id from speaking text book
“Pharmaceuticals, advertisong of”
Question
1. Should drugs compa nise be allowed to advertise prescription drugs direct to
the publis?
2.Should drug companies be allowed to talk directly to patients?
3.Do you think that drug companies advertises are helpful when you buy drugs?
Vocaburary
-profitable:yielding profit; remunerative: a...
September 2008
14 posts
AT CHEESECAKE FACTORY.
On saturday, i went to Cheesecake Factory in Short pump with my roommates and
friend. Maybe some people know Sung Hee, her nickname is Eva. She going to
living America after this semester, so we try to hang out every weekend.
when we looked up the menu, we were suprise because there were many kinds of
foods and drink. I was trying to find food that i knew and Eva(sung hee) was
looking...
NEWS STORY
http://nb.nate.search.empas.com/search/all.html?sc=a0&z=A&q=The+8+worst+apologies+ever
This is ver interesting story
I thinke most people have experience about these apologies.
QUESTIONS
1. Have you ever used these ways when you apologize people?
2. In your opinion, which is the worst way to apologize people?
VOCABULATY
1.component: a constituent part; element; ingredient.
...
Sep.14
Todat is the most important holiday in South Korea it called Chu Suck.
So i visited my firend’s parents house in northern virginia, we usually have dinner
with family in this holiday, but my family is in korea so i had dinner with them.
At there i met some America friends, and we talked about Chu Suk during we
talking i found one interestiong information that was in Chinese hoilyday...
NEWS STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/green.polar.bears.japan.ap/index.html
MY QUESTIONS
1. Do you think this happening is related with Global warming?
2.Are Polar bears okay to live in a zoo even if there is outside?
MY NEW VOCABULARY
1.polar:Of or pertaining to the North or South Pole.
2.mold:A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
3.algae:Any of numerous...
At church
i went to church at sunday, and during service, my american firend text me
she said what r u doing
and i said “i am still in sermon.” And she said it’s not correct
because sermon is noun and they don’t use like that
she said ” i am currently in service” is more correct expression.
but i wanted to say more specific because service means whole time at...
WEEKLY NEWS
ashort:
yeajin:
“THE U.S. SEEKD RELEASE OF OLYMPIC PROTESTERS “
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/oly.china.protests.ap/
QUESTONS
-WHY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ARRESTED 10 AMERICANS TO 10
EVEN IF OTHER FOREIGNERS WERE ARRESTED ONLY COUPLE MORE
DAYS?
-WHY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DID NOT TOLERANCE AND
OPENNESS IN THIS CAES?
NEW VOCABULARY
-URGE: to impel, constrain, or move...
chia-ju:
Mr. Max Liu is the important preson in...
azumit:
My mother is my important person.
...
harbeyp:
Antanas Mockus, the most famous mayor of...
van12345:
my important person
Yeajin: wow! you...
harbeyp:
Antanas Mockus, the most famous mayor of...
“THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE”
WEEKLY NEWS
“THE U.S. SEEKD RELEASE OF OLYMPIC PROTESTERS “
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/oly.china.protests.ap/
QUESTONS
-WHY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ARRESTED 10 AMERICANS TO 10
EVEN IF OTHER FOREIGNERS WERE ARRESTED ONLY COUPLE MORE
DAYS?
-WHY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DID NOT TOLERANCE AND
OPENNESS IN THIS CAES?
NEW VOCABULARY
-URGE: to impel, constrain, or move to...
what i talked with American students?
first of my speaking class we visited in american class and i talked with a lot of
american students.
my question was “what is the most memorable moment in your life?”, “have
ever eaten Korea food?” and “have you ever gone Europe? ”
first person was Korean girl, and i was surprised because i met 4 people of
Korean people.
it was okay that i talk with only...
August 2008
2 posts
my goals!~
I got it!!
hello guys~
this is my first time so .. i don’t know..
BUT
before i watched it fewtimes cuz my roommate was do this.
anyway~~~~~~~
my motivate to come to VCU to study English is very very simple.
becuse i want to study english!
before i came here my parents were very nervous and worry about me
becuse we naver live seprate. but onething very good is my three aunts live
here so that...