Friday, 31 October 2008
30th October, 2008
THAT “OTHER WOMAN” IN MY LIFE
Today I did some reading in the afternoon. The story which named THAT “OTHER WOMAN” IN MY LIFE affected me deeply.
The author is a man after 22 years of marriage. He had discovered the secret to keep love and intimacy alive in his relationship with his wife, Peggy: He started dating another woman. And it was Peggy’s idea, actually. “You know you love her,” Peggy said to the author one day, taking him by surprise. The “other woman” Peggy encouraging him to date is his mother, a 72-year-old widow who had lived alone since the author’s father died 20 years ago. Right after author’s father died, he moved far away from home and started his own family and career. When he moved back to his hometown six years ago, he promised himself that he would spend more time with his mom. But with the demands of his job and three kids, he never got around to seeing his mom much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.
Then he began his first date with his mother. They had a nice talk over dinner. Nothing earth-shattering just catching up with each other’s lives.
After that they went out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes they took in a movie, but mostly they talked. The author told his mom about his trials at work and took with pride about the kids and Peggy. His mom filled him in on family gossip and told him about her past. All of this were important to him, a part of his life.
At last, he said:” Like many baby boomers I tend to fill my calendar to the brim as I struggle to fit family, career and friendships into my life. I often complain about how quickly time flies. Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance to slowing down.”
This story really made me thinking a lot. Parents are care-givers for children. But the children will not be care-for forever and they will grow up. Life is too short. We need to spend time with the people you love. That will make us closer!
Beside above all, I also learned many new words. I enjoyed it very much!
Today I did some reading in the afternoon. The story which named THAT “OTHER WOMAN” IN MY LIFE affected me deeply.
The author is a man after 22 years of marriage. He had discovered the secret to keep love and intimacy alive in his relationship with his wife, Peggy: He started dating another woman. And it was Peggy’s idea, actually. “You know you love her,” Peggy said to the author one day, taking him by surprise. The “other woman” Peggy encouraging him to date is his mother, a 72-year-old widow who had lived alone since the author’s father died 20 years ago. Right after author’s father died, he moved far away from home and started his own family and career. When he moved back to his hometown six years ago, he promised himself that he would spend more time with his mom. But with the demands of his job and three kids, he never got around to seeing his mom much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.
Then he began his first date with his mother. They had a nice talk over dinner. Nothing earth-shattering just catching up with each other’s lives.
After that they went out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes they took in a movie, but mostly they talked. The author told his mom about his trials at work and took with pride about the kids and Peggy. His mom filled him in on family gossip and told him about her past. All of this were important to him, a part of his life.
At last, he said:” Like many baby boomers I tend to fill my calendar to the brim as I struggle to fit family, career and friendships into my life. I often complain about how quickly time flies. Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance to slowing down.”
This story really made me thinking a lot. Parents are care-givers for children. But the children will not be care-for forever and they will grow up. Life is too short. We need to spend time with the people you love. That will make us closer!
Beside above all, I also learned many new words. I enjoyed it very much!
Task 2
29th October, 2008
This is an analysis of my abilities by myself.
I have been here for three weeks. I can feel everything is getting better and better. But there are still a lot of problems in my English study. Though my pronunciation and speaking are both ok, my listening is real poor. Many times, especially when I just came to Britain, the people around me can understand what I said, but I can’t catch the point they made.
I think there is two main reasons for my poor listening. The first one is vocabulary which is the most important thing make me can not understand the other people. When I was in China, I spent a lot of time to study the grammar, and neglected to remember more words. So in my further study I will spend more time on vocabulary. The second one is different people from different country have different pronunciation. I really need some time to be suitable with them.
And now, three weeks have gone. I think I’m much better than before. Thank teachers and my friends very much!
This is an analysis of my abilities by myself.
I have been here for three weeks. I can feel everything is getting better and better. But there are still a lot of problems in my English study. Though my pronunciation and speaking are both ok, my listening is real poor. Many times, especially when I just came to Britain, the people around me can understand what I said, but I can’t catch the point they made.
I think there is two main reasons for my poor listening. The first one is vocabulary which is the most important thing make me can not understand the other people. When I was in China, I spent a lot of time to study the grammar, and neglected to remember more words. So in my further study I will spend more time on vocabulary. The second one is different people from different country have different pronunciation. I really need some time to be suitable with them.
And now, three weeks have gone. I think I’m much better than before. Thank teachers and my friends very much!
27th October, 2008
5 COLLOCATIONS WITH RESEARCH:
carry out, explore, seek in , investigate, find out. about..
5 COLLOCATIONS AIM:
random, select, evaluate, purpose, representative.
5 PHRASAL VERBS AND 5 WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW FROM THE BACKGROUND, FIND THEIR MEANINGS FROM A DICTIONARY.
5 PHRASAL VERBS:
pilot project, anecdotal evidence, it would be useful…, lack of, less is known….
5 WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW FROM THE BACKGROUND:
potential, recruit, essential, decade, campaign. (All of them have been found in the dictionary. Now I know what do them mean and how to use them.)
carry out, explore, seek in , investigate, find out. about..
5 COLLOCATIONS AIM:
random, select, evaluate, purpose, representative.
5 PHRASAL VERBS AND 5 WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW FROM THE BACKGROUND, FIND THEIR MEANINGS FROM A DICTIONARY.
5 PHRASAL VERBS:
pilot project, anecdotal evidence, it would be useful…, lack of, less is known….
5 WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW FROM THE BACKGROUND:
potential, recruit, essential, decade, campaign. (All of them have been found in the dictionary. Now I know what do them mean and how to use them.)
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Task 1
ABOUT ME!
I'm Winkie who come from China.Tianzi LI is my Chinese name.
This is the frist time I came to Britain.And I arrived at night last friday.
In my opinion,London is a beautiful city.Though I don't know about of the culture of it,I really like it.I believe that I'll have a great study-life here.
When I was in my country,my major is journalism.We studie something about how to interview,how to writte news,and so on.Now I chose the similar curse which named "MA MASS COMMUNICATIONS"in London Metropolitan University to let my study continue.
After I graduate from here，I'll come back to my hometown to be a journalist.That is a important dream in my life.And I will try my best to let it come ture!
My hometown which named QingDao is in Shandong province.It is a seaside city.Most of my friends are stay there.So I often feel lonely in London.But I think I will have many new friends soon.
I'm Winkie who come from China.Tianzi LI is my Chinese name.
This is the frist time I came to Britain.And I arrived at night last friday.
In my opinion,London is a beautiful city.Though I don't know about of the culture of it,I really like it.I believe that I'll have a great study-life here.
When I was in my country,my major is journalism.We studie something about how to interview,how to writte news,and so on.Now I chose the similar curse which named "MA MASS COMMUNICATIONS"in London Metropolitan University to let my study continue.
After I graduate from here，I'll come back to my hometown to be a journalist.That is a important dream in my life.And I will try my best to let it come ture!
My hometown which named QingDao is in Shandong province.It is a seaside city.Most of my friends are stay there.So I often feel lonely in London.But I think I will have many new friends soon.
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