Hello everyone!
Welcome to the 3rd online discussion for this term!
This week's topic will be:
Do governments have the right to censor art and the media?
As usual, please include your original opinion and respond to the ideas of 2 of your classmates. All comments should be completed by Thursday so Vic and Megumi can have time to summarize your ideas for Friday's lesson.
Good luck and have a fantastic week everyone!
=-)
Jennifer
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Monday, 2 May 2011
Online Discussion #2
Hey everyone,
Hope you have enjoyed the second mini-holiday! We won't have another day off for a whole 4 weeks now! =-)
It's time for our next online discussion, and this week's moderators are Ayca and Efe.
The topic will be:
Affirmative action in education: Should universities use positive discrimination to increase diversity?
As usual, please include your original opinion and respond to the ideas of 2 of your classmates. All comments should be completed by Thursday so the presenters can have time to summarize your ideas for Friday's lesson.
Don't forget to bring your homework tomorrow on choosing academically reliable sources. Also, last week we did not review the article for your Gun Crime essay. Please bring in the article and any notes you prepared for last week. Tomorrow we will discuss the main ideas of the article to ensure that everyone fully understands the ideas in the text.
Have a great night everyone and see you all tomorrow!
=-)
Jennifer
Hope you have enjoyed the second mini-holiday! We won't have another day off for a whole 4 weeks now! =-)
It's time for our next online discussion, and this week's moderators are Ayca and Efe.
The topic will be:
Affirmative action in education: Should universities use positive discrimination to increase diversity?
As usual, please include your original opinion and respond to the ideas of 2 of your classmates. All comments should be completed by Thursday so the presenters can have time to summarize your ideas for Friday's lesson.
Don't forget to bring your homework tomorrow on choosing academically reliable sources. Also, last week we did not review the article for your Gun Crime essay. Please bring in the article and any notes you prepared for last week. Tomorrow we will discuss the main ideas of the article to ensure that everyone fully understands the ideas in the text.
Have a great night everyone and see you all tomorrow!
=-)
Jennifer
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Volleyball time ~
Hi, guys,
After doing your essay and preparing presentation all day, this time i have to introduce you 'volleyball' to take a rest!!
I already book the volleyball court on next Saturday(07/05/2011) afternoon 2pm-4pm.
All of you are welcome to come to play with us.
The total hire price is 40pounds; thus if there are more people coming, each individual can pay less.
By the way, having a good holiday!!
Best Regards,
Chin-Han, Tsai
After doing your essay and preparing presentation all day, this time i have to introduce you 'volleyball' to take a rest!!
I already book the volleyball court on next Saturday(07/05/2011) afternoon 2pm-4pm.
All of you are welcome to come to play with us.
The total hire price is 40pounds; thus if there are more people coming, each individual can pay less.
By the way, having a good holiday!!
Best Regards,
Chin-Han, Tsai
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Online Discussion #1
Hey everyone,
Hope you are enjoying the break so far and all the sunshine!! Take advantage while you can in the UK, it doesn't last!
I hope you have all been able to join the blog without any problems, but please let me know if you do have any.
So, the first online discussion of the summer term is here! Yadan and Tsai will be our presenters for this discussion, so they will be reading and summarizing all of your comments here on the blog in class on Thursday.
This week's topic is:
Should governments spend money on space exploration?
Participate in this discussion by commenting on this post. You must write an original opinion, as well as respond to the opinions of 2 of your classmates! All comments should be submitted by Wednesday the latest so Yadan and Tsai have time to prepare for Thursday.
Finally, I want to say thank you again for all your participation in the badminton tournament last week! I had so much fun and I hope you all did as well! I was so impressed, and I really look forward to playing with you all again soon! Big congratulations to Parry as well for being on the winning team! And thanks to out lovely supporters who just joined in the fun and cheered =-)
See you all Wednesday and have a wonderful break!!
=-)
Jennifer
Hope you are enjoying the break so far and all the sunshine!! Take advantage while you can in the UK, it doesn't last!
I hope you have all been able to join the blog without any problems, but please let me know if you do have any.
So, the first online discussion of the summer term is here! Yadan and Tsai will be our presenters for this discussion, so they will be reading and summarizing all of your comments here on the blog in class on Thursday.
This week's topic is:
Should governments spend money on space exploration?
Participate in this discussion by commenting on this post. You must write an original opinion, as well as respond to the opinions of 2 of your classmates! All comments should be submitted by Wednesday the latest so Yadan and Tsai have time to prepare for Thursday.
Finally, I want to say thank you again for all your participation in the badminton tournament last week! I had so much fun and I hope you all did as well! I was so impressed, and I really look forward to playing with you all again soon! Big congratulations to Parry as well for being on the winning team! And thanks to out lovely supporters who just joined in the fun and cheered =-)
See you all Wednesday and have a wonderful break!!
=-)
Jennifer
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Welcome!
Hi all,
I would like to say a warm welcome to all the new students to PMG and to our class blog this term! I hope you will use this space to communicate with each other and me, as well as ask any questions you may have, post tips and suggestions about life here in the UK, and even photos of our class and school! This is a space for all of us to use and share so please feel free to post anything that interests you here!
I will be posting our first online discussion and any messages I have to you here on the blog shortly so let me know if you have any problems signing up.
Looking forward to seeing you all at badminton tomorrow! Enjoy the sunny day =-)
Jennifer
I would like to say a warm welcome to all the new students to PMG and to our class blog this term! I hope you will use this space to communicate with each other and me, as well as ask any questions you may have, post tips and suggestions about life here in the UK, and even photos of our class and school! This is a space for all of us to use and share so please feel free to post anything that interests you here!
I will be posting our first online discussion and any messages I have to you here on the blog shortly so let me know if you have any problems signing up.
Looking forward to seeing you all at badminton tomorrow! Enjoy the sunny day =-)
Jennifer
Monday, 14 March 2011
New Dictionary Available
Hi everyone,
Marwah found this new dictionary that is available for learners. It is comprised of key words useful for academic writing, their definitions, synonyms, and common collocations. The book is available in 3 levels, and looks very useful for learning more academic vocabulary and its usage.
Here are the amazon links where they are available to buy. The price is 5.99 per book.
starter level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300101947&sr=8-1
improver level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365462/ref=pd_sim_b_1
advanced level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365470/ref=pd_sim_b_2
Hope this helps some of you!
=-)
Jennifer
Marwah found this new dictionary that is available for learners. It is comprised of key words useful for academic writing, their definitions, synonyms, and common collocations. The book is available in 3 levels, and looks very useful for learning more academic vocabulary and its usage.
Here are the amazon links where they are available to buy. The price is 5.99 per book.
starter level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300101947&sr=8-1
improver level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365462/ref=pd_sim_b_1
advanced level:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Cobuild-Key-Words-IELTS/dp/0007365470/ref=pd_sim_b_2
Hope this helps some of you!
=-)
Jennifer
Friday, 11 March 2011
Online Discussion #5
Hi everyone,
It's time for our last online discussion!
This week's topic is:
Do beauty pageants cause more harm than good? Consider how do they impact both societies and individuals?
Remember to post your original comments and respond to your classmates' ideas!
Who will this week's presenters be?
=-)
Jennifer
It's time for our last online discussion!
This week's topic is:
Do beauty pageants cause more harm than good? Consider how do they impact both societies and individuals?
Remember to post your original comments and respond to your classmates' ideas!
Who will this week's presenters be?
=-)
Jennifer
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