Last Assignment-Good Place To Study :)

1. Condition (Locations &Cost)

2. Environment (Seats & Decorations)

3. Services (Drinks & Internet)

Place to study

It’s good to find a place to stay after school. There are a lot of places that we can spend the time on our work or with friends. People choose the place for studying depends on different reasons. We thought that Maui Wowie Hawaiian Café is a good place to study.

First of all, Maui Wowie Hawaiian Café is located near to Pasadena City College. It was just located right cross the street. We can easily know how to find it. The walking distance is extremely short. Beside this, the prices of the drinks are reasonable too. Students can afford it and it is worth paying for a cup of nice coffee. Moreover, this place provides a comfortable sitting area which makes us feel relaxing and enjoy the time we spend here. Also it has a Hawaiian style of decorations. Those beautiful decorations made us felt like we were actually there near a beach in Hawaii. This place was perfect for us to study because it is not crowded and it is kind of quiet. Quietness is definitely an important things when we looking for a place for studying. Lastly, this café is absolutely good place for students to working on their studies. They provide soft and comfortable sofa for customers to relax, and serve with varies kind of drinks for people to choose what they prefer. Another exciting thing for us is the free Internet, which means we can stay here to spend our leisure time to do computer assignments instead of going to Starbucks. Cause Starbucks always so crowded and sometime rarely to find a place to sit down.  So it is good that Hawaiian Café provide us a cozy place with free Internet for us to study.

In conclusion, we spend a lot of time at that café. The good service and space attracted us. We really enjoyed the time when we were there studying. If you are looking for a place like this, we strongly recommend Maui Wowie Hawaiian Café.

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Rewrite-Touching the Void

A Worth Watching Movie

     Touching the Void is the real story about two young climbers who attempted to climb the mountain in Peru. After they reached the peak of the mountain, everything changed. Although Simon and Joe both got into trouble, they were talented mountain climbers.

    First of all, the climbing journey to reach the top of the mountain in Peru was perilous. No doubt Simon and Joe were brave to make this attempt. If I were Simon or Joe, I would not go climb the mountain. It is because climbing the mountain is an absolutely dangerous outdoor activity, because there are lots of unpredictable things that will happen. In addition, when they reached the peak and tried to go back to the base camp, everything went wrong. Unfortunately, Joe broke his leg and he couldn't move anymore. Simon gave him the rope and tried to save him. However, it was useless. Simon made a decision and cut the rope immediately. This made Joe fall into a deep crevice. Simon was clever and he tried to stay calm. Although that might not be the best way to save his friends, he did the only thing that he could do in that dangerous situation. Last but not least, everything was far beyond their imagination. On one hand, Simon ran out of gas for melting the snow for drinking water. On the other hand, Joe tried his very best to climb up from the crevice. After that, he found some water to save himself. They did not give up and they could go back to the base camp eventually.

   In conclusion, Simon and Joe did not give up when they face difficulties. They tried they best to save themselves and each other. Therefore, they were talented mountain climbers.

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Reason for choosing PCC’s ESL Program

Reason for choosing PCC’s ESL Program

                Nowadays, every community college is providing ESL Program for students. It helps us to build up the foundation of English. We have studied in PCC’s ESL Program for a long time and  have   good reasons why we chose PCC’s ESL Program.

                First of all, PCC’s ESL classes always consist of a small number of students. There are around twenty to thirty students per class. In a small class, it is easier for teacher to take care of every student and satisfy students’ needs. Therefore, students can learn in a more effective way. In addition, there are lots of resources for learning English, which are provided by PCC. For example, The Learning Assistance Center (LAC), the School library, the Reading Center and the Writing Center. Besides, PCC has an ESL Lab which provides tutoring to help ESL students to improve their English. It also provides lots of English book and DVDs. We can seek for help from these resource centers. Last of all, PCC has divided the ESL Program into five levels. It provides Grammar, Writing, Pronunciation and Listening Classes to fit every student’s needs. Students can choose the most suitable class for themselves and learn with other students in the same level. So that students can make improvements step by step.

          In conclusion, it is important for us to choose the right way to learn English. We choose PCC’s ESL program not only because of the rich teaching resources, but also for the high quality education. Students can benefit greatly through PCC’s ESL Program. It will definitely be a good choice.

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-PCC has a Learning Assistance Center which provides various resources for students and free tutoring.
-PCC provides students an ESL Center for students to search for differernt ESL materials for learning English.

-PCC has good techers that help students to learn effectively and efficiently.

 

459 HW#4

                         Learning in Different ways
   As we have different learning styles and Intelligences,we have different learning ways. Having your own learning styles and intelligences are important. There are a few ways I prefer for learning.

   First of all, I like the Visual learning style. Reading is an important part of learning. When I am reading a text, I look at the written words, numbers and pictures. I can understand and memorize the main idea of the text. Besides, Visual learners use pictures and flashcards to capture the whole idea. They can familiarize themselves with what they have learnt.  In addition,Auditory learning style is a good wayto learn too. As we know, ears are sensitive. We can receive information and knowledge easily and quickily through our ears. We can learn from others by listening. For example, we can learn and obtain information by listening to the radio. We can also learn from other people's mistakes. It is a good way to train ourselves as a good listene too. Finally, I have good interpersonal intelligence for learning. Interpersonal intelligence makes me get along well and communicate with others. If I have problems for my studies, I can seek help from my friends and classmates. If I know things that others don't know, I can help them too. If I can teach others, this means I am familiar with what I have learnt. You can find your own learning styles and intelligences through different classes. 

   In conclusion, everyone has different learning styles and intelligences. There are many ways for us to learn. They will make your studies fun and more effective.

HW #3-Questionnaire Results

The VARK Questionnaire Results
Your scores were:
-Visual:6
-Aural:9
-Read/Write:9
-Kinsthetic-5

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Learning English in Good ways We know some good ways to study English outside classes. Nowdays English is important to our daily lives. There are lots of opportunities for us to learn English because it has become universal language around the world. As students we are looking for different ways to learn English. First of all, we think a book club is a good choice for spending our leisure time. It provides relaxing environment and variety of study resources for students. We can share our reading experiences and disscuss the problem that we did not figure out in the class with different kinds of students. In addition, the habbit of reading is another good way to improve English. There some good sources like newspapers, fiction, magazines, and articles from the Internet. By reading those we can improve our writing skills, vocabulary, and slang. Besides, we will also bulid up our confidence if we read the articles or English passages loud. Last of all, we think listening is one of the important parts to learning English too. We can improve our English in a relaxing way, such as by listening to same English songs. We can learn some new words from the lyrics and pronouncition of the words. To sum it up, we will become a life long learner and a better student for learning English. No matter which is grammar,pronounciation or writing. English is useful to our lives.

                           
                                 Learning English in Good ways

We know some good ways to study English outside classes. Nowdays English is important to our daily lives. There are lots of opportunities for us to learn English because it has become universal language around the world. As students we are looking for different ways to learn English. First of all, we think a book club is a good choice for spending our leisure time. It provides relaxing environment and variety of study resources for students. We can share our reading experiences and disscuss the problem that we did not figure out in the class with different kinds of students. In addition, the habbit of reading is another good way to improve English. There some good sources like newspapers, fiction, magazines, and articles from the Internet. By reading those we can improve our writing skills, vocabulary, and slang. Besides, we will also bulid up our confidence if we read the articles or English passages loud. Last of all, we think listening is one of the important parts to learning English too. We can improve our English in a relaxing way, such as by listening to same English songs. We can learn some new words from the lyrics and pronouncition of the words. To sum it up, we will become a life long learner and a better student for learning English. No matter which is grammar,pronounciation or writing. English is useful to our lives.        

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HW#2

               Learning English

                 My first experience learning English was fun. When I was a three years old girl, I started learning English. My first time for learning English was at kindergarten. First of all, I still remembered that I learnt 24 alphabet in my first English class at school. It was a really fun and interesting experience.  Teachers taught us to write the alphabet. As you know, all the alphabet are formed by curved and straight lines. It was difficult for me to write in a tidy and neat way. Luckily, my parents spent near a whole day and accompanied with me for my homework. In addition, teachers taught us to sing the alphabet song. I used to sing all the time when I was a child. I was quite excited when I first sang this song. My teachers told us to hold our classmates’ hands and sang together. I was the one who sang with the loudest voice. Moreover, I sang this song to my parents after they picked me up from school to home. Last but not least, my parents bought us a lot of DVDs for me to learn English. Those DVDs were all learning tools for kids. I loved Disney characters    when I was small. They bought me lots of Disney DVDs and they taught children simple English and made children familiarize with it. I loved that program very much and I was exciting when I watched them. To sum it up, learning English is fun and you will become a life learner for learning English. No matter it is vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation, English is useful to your life.(232 words )

3 Questions

a)Why are you studying English?Explain with details.
Nowadays,English is quite important.People use English as a second language.As a Chinese,I want to speak English fluently,so I am here to learn English.Apart from this,I want to create my own business in the future.I probably need to meet other businessmen and their native language may not be Cantonese.English is the only language that people use and speak all around the world.Studying English is important to my future.That's why I need to work hard on English in order to acheive my goals and future plans.


b)Do you use English very much when you're not in the class?Explain what situations you need to use it in.
I always speak English when I'm not in the class.Although my English is not good,I try my best to speak in oder to build up my confidence for speaking English.I need to use English for ordering meal and ask for some information.Since I live in the America,I need to get used to everything around.I need to speak English in different occasions.Besides,there are lots of native at my church and I have to attend the English worship every Sunday.Some of my friends from church are America Born Chinese.They don't know how to speak Cantonese,so we need to chat in English.




c) How do you feel when you use English? Are you sometimes nervous, comfortable, or...? Explain.


To be frank,I felt shy when I spoke English at the very beginning of my arrival to the US.Now,I am getting better and I try my best to speak as much as I can.Let me share some experiences with you.As I mentioned before,I go to church every Sunday and there are many natives.They are kind and helpful.At the very beginnig,I don't know how to communicate with them because of the differences in languages that we speak.I felt bad and I just talked to some Chinese.The natives kept talking to me and they wanted to make friends with me.I tried to speak to them and I felt great.Now,I can communicate with them and they can understand what I say and ask.I feel great when I speak English.