December 2008
1 post
Congresswoman hangs up on Obama
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081203/pl_politico/26780_1
Quetion :
1) Why does she has a confusing like this ?
2 ) What can you do if you stay in this situiation ?
3 ) How many time was you confused by the people like this ?
Vocabulary :
1) Congresswoman
2 ) legitimate
3) Prankster
November 2008
8 posts
Homework 9-12 (November 25)
4406033:
This Friday was my birthday. My housemates and I had dinner at China star (a Chinese restaurant) to celebrate my birthday.
It seems that American people pay attention to children’s birthday. The parents will ask friends and relatives to their own house to celebrate child’s special day.
There is a big difference how Chinese people celebrate birthday. People always go to a good...
11/25/08 Birthday
On Friday last week, i visit my friend ‘s birthday. It has a lot of fun. My
friend is Khanh which sames my name . He invit about 10 people.5 of them
are Native English people. First, we sing together by Vietnamese songs
while, other peoples play card. Also, there are a lot of Vietnamese food
which is very deligious such as chicken soup India, chicken wings, bread,
spageti,...
News 11/2008: Human turning up volume in oceans
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97058246
1) Do you bilive the sound in the world higher than before? Why ?
2) Should the people do some activitive to reduce our sound by travels or industrials?
3) What can we do
Vocabulary
Global
environmentalists
sonar
Party
This week , i had my friend’s birthday. We planed to go bowling at night and
then we would go to restaurent. 9 my friends who is VietNamese people and Chinese.
They were born in Us and some of them live in US about 8 to 10 years. They Mario,
Eric, Lina, Nam, Phuc, Ky, Nhu,Xuong, Line. We got 2 lane and seperate about 5
people per lane. Because over 9 pm, so we just buy a ticket...
California , earthquake drill
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/quake_drill
Question :
1) What can the people do when Earthquake ? I think should we run away or just motionless ?
2) Should we live in a place where has Earthquake such as Japan or California State? I want to know this
3) Should we teach student how to deal Earthquake ?
Vocabulary :
1) Funiture
2) Mock
3)Seismologist
Should the legal age for drinking alcohol be...
Why do the people like to drink alcohol ? they drunk because they are sad? Or they are drunk Because they are boring? Or they are drunk because they are happy ?I think they drink alcohol because they want to get drunk ? Should we let our young people get the feeling of alcohol? In my opinion, the people who are under 21 should not use alcohol because they will get troubles easily,...
11/06/08 News : Military smoking rates higher than...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96476915
Doctor Micheal Wilson search 2/3 troops Us in Iraq ues tobacco.It is the military culture of smoking.They from 18-25 years old.
Questions :
1. Should military stop their troops smoking ?
2. Who among military or gorverment will be to blame about military use tobacco a lot?
3. Should government support to people who get...
4 November : Talk with native English
Last tuesday, i met some friends in speaking class. We told about
cheating in test and what is the best subject which the students like and
which one is hardest.They told me 4 subject which is Math, Chemiscal,
Physic and Biology.I ask them “why do you think that subject you like?”They
told me because that is basic in life and it’s neccessay in thier
major.Another...
October 2008
11 posts
azumit:
Azumi’s point is that I agree with when...
Hello !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Earthquake in Pakistan Kills a lot of people !...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/world/asia/30quake.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
Earthquake magnitude made 170 people die on wednesday 10/29/2008 about 5:10 a.m at ISLAMABAD which is the poorest area of Pakistan.15,000 people left and were homeless.There is about 2,500 house were damaged and 500 had collapsed.In the past, October 2005, 75,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands...
Scream forest and ghosts
ashort:
khanhpham:
Talk with Native American: on Friday, 3 my friends and i went to Scream Forest. It was a entertainment for Halloween. They have two kinds of games; one is Scream forest which we have to find a way to escape that Scream forest. And another one is Hollow Scream which we sit on the truck and listen a ghost story. A ticket is 13 dollars, both of games is 23 dollars. We chose...
Scream forest and ghosts
Talk with Native American: on Friday, 3 my friends and i went to Scream Forest. It was a entertainment for Halloween. They have two kinds of games; one is Scream forest which we have to find a way to escape that Scream forest. And another one is Hollow Scream which we sit on the truck and listen a ghost story. A ticket is 13 dollars, both of games is 23 dollars. We chose Scream Forest game. We...
strangths and weaknesses
ashort:
yoon:
My strength and weakness is forgetting easily. Sometimes it helps that when I had a bad experience or mistake, I can escape quickly form the bad memory. However, sometime it is not helpful because I forget important thing such as homework easily. Forgetting easily is one of my streength and weakness. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this with us. What can you do to help you...
Hello !
What are your strengths and weaknesses as a...
I have been US about 10 months, this country is very interested for me .During time study abroad, I studied a lot of new things in this 10 months , such as how to cook food, clean house, take care myself, independent that i never did in my house, before.
I know the time study abroad that challenge student a lot, but after that they will stronger than the time they living with parents. In 10...
News : Obama looks to Florida as a bright spot !
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95949929
Obama went to Florida and prepare for voting this week. On monday, Hillary Clinton in Olando introduced about him.On tuesday, he appear in Miami.And then,he talked about econony of Florida.This state has a large working - class. He said ” 115.000 workers lost their job in Florida this year, more than any other state in this...
Go out with friend
On monday! After class, i and 6 my friends went to play pool together.
We played at pool hall. basement of VCU common. Before we play pool, i played
tennis with Nam who is my roommate. Due to Eric buy a new pool stick ,he wants
to try his new stick and he hoped he would play better than before, but not
different.It’s cost about 100 usd, his mother bought for him. We had a bet, who
lose...
September 2008
12 posts
How I had a wonderfull weekend with my friend and...
On Satuday this weekend, I met my friend host family in their house and ate dinner with them. That was great. My friend name is Linh. She is studying ELP in VCU and I met her 4 months ago in listening class after that we became a friend. I and Linh want to speak English so on Satuday she introduced me with her host family. They picked us from VCU’s library to their house in Bronwood Road....
Iraq Passes Provincial Election Law !!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/world/middleeast/25iraq.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=iraq%20passes%20provincial%20elections%20law&st=cse&oref=slogin
New Voca:
-Negotiation/n/: the act or process of negotiction; mutual discussion of the term of a transaction or agreement.
-Legislatio/n/: the act of making or enacting laws . A law or body of law enacted.
-confiscating/adj/: to seize as...
September 23,I bought some things
Tuesday, i have a conversation with native American people. First, we told about biofuel, I told them about How can you make gas from animal manure, in Vietnam, some countrysides , some people who make a hole, then they animal mature to that hold, after than they cover it and waiting about couple months . They will make a pipe to lead gas from that hole to a kitchen where has stove .In city they...
FBI NEED MORE POWER TO COMBAT THREAT
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94687783
FBI Director is Robert Mueller . Committee Chairman John Conyers wanted to grill the dire new director about new investigative power and they wanted to know about t investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks but Mueller seem to parry.He thought he has a good relationship with commitee.Thier conversation about several hours. They...
Play tennis
ashort:
khanhpham:
This week, i ‘m very happy about that i joined with Tennis Club VCU. Every afternoon, i ride bite go back to my house and i see some tennis courses . I really like to play tennis and join with them , but i thought my skill speaking English’s not very well, and how can i speak with my teammates so i just pass it a couple time. In my mind, i want to try go that office to ask...
Play tennis
This week, i ‘m very happy about that i joined with Tennis Club VCU. Every afternoon, i ride bite go back to my house and i see some tennis courses . I really like to play tennis and join with them , but i thought my skill speaking English’s not very well, and how can i speak with my teammates so i just pass it a couple time. In my mind, i want to try go that office to ask them about...
Important person
Snapping Salmon
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94395937
This story talk about a fish biologist, she is Mary Edwards . She really loves salmon and her favorite is take some pictures of fish underwater, in rivers and lake of the Pacific Nortwest.
She used some equipment water to go down water.She has worked for 8 years .She has so much knowleage about...
Ice-cream
Today, after class at 6:00 pm i walked on Broad street to buy ice-cream with my friend,Linh .Suddently, i saw my friend he is American people.During, he was writing on the paper about vote for Obama. And then, i and my friends went to ice-cream store to buy ice-cream. I buy a medium cup with socholate, walnuts, almonds and my friend buy a small cup with socholate and cream, Eric got a drink...
News film " Bankok Dangerous "
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94287700
This link talk about “Bankok Dangerous” is a good film that i’m awaiting .Because the film has my favorite actor Nicolas Cage, his name is Joe in this film .He usually act in action film .Bankok is a capital of ThaiLand, it’s big and dirty with a lot of criminal.
New vocabulary :
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My mother
I speak with a native English speaker out side of...
On September 2, i spoke with some native English. The first group, they asked me about my country. I described my country has a long beach, there are a lot foods ,then i asked them “Is China a threat to the US ” both people said “no, i don’t think so”, then i asked them ” how ‘s your feeling about there is a lot of stuffs from China in Us “ They...
August 2008
2 posts
My Goals
What motivated you to come to VCU to study English...
One time, my friend ‘s studying in VCU who introduce for me about his VCU school . He gave me a website of Vcu www.vcu.edu and some information about VCU . I ‘m amazing about it’s ranking , more than 30 thousand students , more than 192 major , there is big gym, swimming pool ,big common..ect . I also search some VCU ‘s picture , I really suprise it’s building
I...