Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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My dear students

I am happy that many of you are reading the newspapers every morning and some have even come up to ask me what certain words mean. You are really trying and I am proud of your efforts!! I am glad also that some of you do exactly what I suggest you should do like, go into the 938 website and actually read the articles. This is responsible learning. This means that you are truly interested in your studies. Please continue to read other articles either from the Internet or the newspapers. This is to get you used to the massive amount of reading which you will have to do what term starts.

Please try also to listen to the English channel of the radio, it is good exposure for you. Next lesson, I suggest you listen to an English song and tell me what you have learnt from that song. Happy Listening!

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

i felt very sorry that i did not read the newspaper ,ithink that is very boring.but i know i must do that,what's more ,i hope i can do the best!And now i have a bad memory,last night my roommate told me some difficulty words ,at that time,i can remember but now i forget almost,i am very vexed!Also when i deside to resite some words ,i want to sleep!

Anonymous said...

I think I am worse than yu because I know few words,and I don't like reading newspaper too, because there are too many new words,I can't finish one passage within 30 minutes,even though I've checked them,I still forget them.For vacabulary,I'm going to be mad.

Anonymous said...

oh,i finally enter your blog,i know what wrong,yesterday i wrote two in your"welcome to my blog", i told you about my weekend,but i felt so sorry because i did not read newspaper,i just read the news in Chinese,i think i am not good at talking,when i speak English i always do not what should i say,i think there are very little vacabulary in my mind.
i have learn English two month,i can not see my progress,oh....i will try my best// tomorrow i will come,bye,have a good night//

Anonymous said...

I have already listened English songs,it is very nice.i ike it very much!

Anonymous said...

i like some of the English songs very much .now .i am listening news in channel 5 everyday.thank you of your advice !happy everyday!!

Anonymous said...

I like the English song "yesterday once more "very much,and it is an old song,which left a great impression on me.Yes,just like what it is sang in the song,"those were such happy times and not so long ago,how I wondered where they 'd gone,but they are back again just like a long lost friend"when I think of the beautiful memories in the past,they just like happened yesterday,so clearly ,so sweety,and so unforgetable,even sometimes make us want to cry, isn't it?so I think it is really a song to let us think of the past easily,and many memories even can give you some motivation,and encourgements.However,it sounds beautiful,can help you relax when you are tired,so i like it very much!

Anonymous said...

I want to tell you something about me in these days . last Sunday I found I didn't receive the allowance from Singhealth. so I tell it to Mr Lai. He said he would help me ,until yesterday night , he told me he would gave me the message in Friday .In addition , I also send a email to the Singhealth . but there is no response. I don't what can i do now. Please tell me . Thank you

Anonymous said...

From last week,I don't know that why I become so crazy about English.And I'm eager to speak English and I want to find Singapore students to talk with them,because I want to listen to some their Singlish and I must get used to it.Now ,I find that my ability of listening has been improved,but my reaction to it is rather slow.Sometimes,Ijust listen to it,but I can't remember clearly after finishing it.Oh,my dear friends, have you have the same meaning as me? What shall I do ?Whatever, "just do it".Come on!!!my dear friends and my lovely teacher.

Anonymous said...

I like English songs, Because I think some of the singer thy prouncate the English words very amazing , I like it very much. Thhank your asdvises .

Anonymous said...

Yesterday I watch a CD called Homerun.It tells us a story between an elder brother and his poor little sister.Singapore saw what happened.
KUN is from a poor family of 4,his father,who works very hard but couldn't make enough money to support the whole family,his mother,who just got pregnent,his sister XIAO FANG and he.
One day,when KUN had XIAO FANG's shoes repaired ,he lost XIAOFANF's shoes.Terrible! But XIAOFANG just only have one shoes.How can she go to school without shoes?KUN was so sorry and very worried about her,but he had no idea.When he went home and told all the things to his sister,XIAOFANG was cried silently.Both of them are very good children,and they don't want their parent to know about it because the poor family can not even afford their food.At last,the two poor childen decided to change shoes when they go to shool.Xiao Fang wears AKun's shoes to go to shool,then after finished her shool,she must run to change shoes with AKUN so that he can go to shool with his shoes.Of couse KUN will be very late for shool .Day after day,they change their shoes everyday.
IN order to give his sister a pair of shoes,KUN will run for 'yueye'.And he just wants to rank the third place,because if he managed ,he can get a pair of shoes as a reward.But his own shoes have already worn worse.
At that day,KUN tried his best to run and he thought a lot about his family and his classmates during running.But there is a problom here.In front of the road is a very big mass of mud......
But at the same time ,his mother was going to give birth.XIAOFANG had to run to send an 'jieshengpo'.But she must run a long way to get the 'jieshengpo''s house.So she wear KUN 's slipper to run down the mountain.But during the way,the slippers went bad and she coulcn't wear it.For her mother ,she made her mind to run without shoes.But few minutes later ,another problem come.In front of her,there are many broken glasses......
About at the same time ,both KUN and XIAOFANG made up their mind to struggle.KUN spare all his effort to get through the mud and XIAOFANG was running on the glasses.....
At last XIAOFANG managed to get the 'jieshengpo' and her mother gave birth to a very cute baby.Here ,KUN also did a good job.He ran 1st.But he cried,because the reward isn't the pair of shoes.So sad!
At last one of KUN's friend,MING SHUN,who dislike KUN ago and now has already changed his mind,gave KUN two pairs of shoes for preseent,one pair is for XIAOFANG ,and one is for KUN.

Anonymous said...

Just now i wrote a lot to you but i do not know what happened to my computer,it disapper.i say a lot about what i thought today our visited the newater,and i want to thank you and Joy who company with me all the way ,and i also want to thanks Danyang Ruijie Dandan who care of me,because every i took the bus i felt very sick.today i felt better,thank you that i only can say.maybe tomorrow i will tell you what i said in the first comment,good night,i will come tomorrow/bye

Anonymous said...

I feel very happy that you asked me to do presentation this morning ,because i am not brave enough to stand up and speak freely ,thank you for giving me this chance,my dear teacher.

Anonymous said...

Dear James:
Today I'm really very thankful to you !I always forger something ,which I told you last time !This time what I forget is a very important message !During the way I went to school ,I realised that !I felt very regret and very angry with myself !If I didn't told the doctor the right number how can he contact with me ,and how can I know the time when I should go to KK!I'm really very sad!And I really don't know what to do with my big fault!So when I reached our class,I was very sad and worried!You are so kind that you asked me some questions !And it is you that help me to inform the doctor Guo Lin's handphone number!You are so kind to me !Thank you again my dear James !Thank you for your help !Though I knew it's Miss Ann informed the doctor !But without you ,Miss Ann couldn't know !Thanks ,thanks !

Anonymous said...

helo.i was depressed very much, because what i wrote just now disappesred .i dot not know why!what a pity !but .......
this afternoon we saw a movie which names Finding Nimo.nimo is a baby fish's name.when he was young ,his mother was dead for protecting them from a shark.only nimo survived . his father was so sad that he named his last baby nimo that was his wife fovirate.,and said that he would stop anything from happening to his son. as nimo growed up ,to going to school he was extrmely naughty. and he can do a lot his father donot allow him to do .one day he was caught by men,and was put a fish tank.his father was looking for him though the Ocean for a long time,even though all sea animals knew his son was losting and his father was seeking.after experiencing loads of troubles ,the poor father and son got together.thought the film i leaned that the love of parents is so great!we ought to make them happy instead of angry and disppointed .OVER!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Guo Lin:I also want to thak Guo Lin for helping me !Guo Lin ,thank you very much !May you have a happy weekend!

Anonymous said...

hi,tomorrow is wanen's Day,here i may you this year have a happy mood everyday,and first your body must be very healthy.and your children study well.times went so fast,two months have past,after one month we will finish the English course,so i only want to give you my best wishes//good night,i will come tomorrow/bye

Anonymous said...

hi,today i was so happy,not because i did something or went somewhere i just stayed at home i chatted on the Internet,i saw my parent through the net,both of them said i put up weight,but i really do not know...i just want them do not worried about me,i can heard my mother's happy voice.
Thanks to the computer,i can connect my family when i far away from home .i want to share my feeling ,a happy day//
so i will study harder and harder.good night/bye

Anonymous said...

Finally, i come & i see ~

Anonymous said...

I have told you that I watched a movie,but I am very sorry to tell you that I told you the wrong name.I think I am a very careless persson sometime,but don't think I am always a careless person.last week I took newspapers from downstairs,but I think maybe I just read a little of it ,then put at home ,I think I shouldn't take more I should finish them.But I don't like read newspapers,when I was in China I didn't read newspapers any more.But recently I am reading a long noval,I think it is very interesting I will finish it.

Anonymous said...

Teacher i want to tell you i went to bugis juntion to see the famous stars!It's so exciting,I can't imange i would meet them in a so near distance!!!i am very happy to tell my friends in China,and they are envy of me!!this afternoon we saw our new teacher she was very kind,i don't know how to say!!At last i want to say the teachers and teaching style are very different from China ,i am very happy i can study here

Anonymous said...

hi teacher .i made a mistake too.just mow i didnot knoe the reason why what i wrote disappeared.i was so upset....... last weekend we went to IT show .it is extremely crowed.so we didnot see loads of things.we hade visited for 8 hours. we walked and walked slowly all the time .wo were absolutely exhaused.but it is worthy because i hade bought the camera i wanted for a long time .all though it is not the best in my mind .howeverthe seller gave many things .and the price is down,due to the mentor charging for 2 hourses .he is talktive.sunday i cooked at home ang i wanted to cook馒头。but i cant .ididnot know why i could noy made the same like in china .itis terrible.i cannot waste it and i have to eat it up!!ok!!!

Anonymous said...

hi,come again.today we change a teacher to teach us English,at frist i think everyone feel shy,but we all try our best,and the new teacher is very humour,when we do role-play i think we did a good job,we enjoyed the class.
this remind me of when i was in high school,our chinese teacher have a baby,so someone else need to instead of her,then a new young teacher came,we had a good time together for about three month,we really enjoyed ourselves during the time ,but the day i remenbered,all of us cried,we needn't want her leave......when i think this i still very sad.
i like the teacher very much,i miss her,but i haven't seen her for three year.
i am very to tell you my story,when i learn my English well,i will tell you more about me,it is really happen lots of things on me.Thank you ,good night,bye

Anonymous said...

I also bought my laptop from the IT Show.I want to share with you the feeling of using my own computer.
The most exciting thing is I finally saw my parents through the internet and chat with them.Both my parents and I were exited.
I really had a great weekend.

Anonymous said...

I listen to the radio on my way school. But I'm always stuck by some familar words that I can't remember the meaning at once. What's more, I even can't catch the main meaning! How sad I am~
Sorry to have made so much spelling mistake last time-_-!