To My Friend--topic 2

My dear friend,
     I am so glad that you will come to Winnipeg for learning English! I think that you will enjoy Winnipeg as me! I have been in Winipeg for one year. I would like to give you some advices.:)
     First of all, Winnipeg's wather is very dry. You should protect you skin and wimter is very cold. You should bring warm clothes, gloves, scarf, shoes. I know you love to go shopping as me, but unluckly, Winnipeg is not enough good for shopping.:( So you should bring all of clothes that you like.
     Second, if i was you, i would brought some food of our city because after you came here, you can not buy it in Winnipeg. The food may reduce your homesick.
     Third, I think you can bring some small stuffes that is Chinese souvenir because some people may stay with you for a short time then they will go back to their own country. Before they leave, you can give them it as a gift.
     Then, i propose you to live homestay because when you just come here, you will have homesick. But your homestay familiy will make you feel better and when you talk to them, you will know about Canada's culture.It will be good for you. You also can tell them about our country! If you do it, your speaking will improving very fast.
     Next, the most important is studying! I am in IEP for studing English now. IEP, which helps international students study English, is great Engilsh program. In IEP, you will make a number of international friends, practice your speaking and have fun. For example, every week we will have activity. The teachers of IEP are very kind. By the way, if you want to practice more, you can bring some books from our country, such as, writing, grammar. We finish classes early, so after school you can go to library to finish your homework first, then at night you can do what you want. I hope you will study hard.:)
     These things are what i want to tell you. Actually, I just tell you basic things that you need to konw. Other things you can find by yourself. :) I hope you will love Winipeg!!:P





regard
Catherina

Chinese New Year's Story:P

I know many peolpe konw we have especial Chinies New Year. In China, we have another different calender and it is slower than the calender which we are using. Now, i am going to tell you a story about why we celebrat it. How do we celebrat and why we do it. You will know from the story.:)     Long time ago, there is a horrible gryphon which is called Nian. He lives in the deep of sea. every year's one day, he crawl to land from the sea and eat people. That day is called New Year's eve. So, this day people run away to hide in hill. One of New year's eve, a old begger come to countey but everybody is buzy to run away, nobody ignore him. Only a old women give him some food and tell him to run away. The old begger smail and say:'' if you let me stay at your home one night, i will help you to drive the gryphon." but the old women still say:'' run away.'' the old begger smail and say nothing.     In the midnight, the gryphon rush to country. he find this country is different than before. The old women's front gate and window stick red paper; in the house is very bright and burning with candle. The gryphon is odd yell and he shiver with his body.When he almost get door, some detonation pass from yard. The gryphon shiver again and he frighten. So that is what,the gryphon is afraid of red, flare and detonation. At that time,the old women's door was opened, a old man who wears a long red robe is smailing to look at him, then the gryphon runs away with afraid.  After New Year's eve is first day of new year, people who run away is come back to their country, they look at their country as the same before,they are supprised. The old women tell them all of things about last night. So people know the way to drive the gryphon. So every New Year eve, people stick couplet next door. Couplet is a red paper that was writen lucky worlds. People also light firework and turn on bright light. After New Year's eve, people will visit friends or go to parents home. haha, this is a story about Chines New Year.:)

United 93

1. I don't believe that this film has been made too soon after the 9/11 attacks because after 5 years, people may go out little bit from the tragedy. Even though the dead people's family are still heardsick but after they watch this film, they will remamber they were heroes. This film can comfort the people who lost their family.

2. United 93 cas filmed in real time because it realy happened in pleople's lifes. It makes people remember this day forever and people know that they didn't waste their lifes because they saved other's lifes. It tells everybody anyone can be a hero. Hero is around us.

5. The terrorist are repressnted revenge because USA fight to their country, and distory their home so they want to revenge, and that is why the director choose not to explore this.

6. Because they don't want to hurt anybody.

7. Because they know they all will die and they don't want to die and do nothing. They know too planes have already attacked The World Trade building so they want to fight for their country and they want to die a heroic death because they love their country.

10. If the passengers had  not decided to fight back, the plane would attacked The Write House or other building and would made more people die.

☆My First Time of Volunteer☆

  This is my frist time to write blog and I have no idea what I want to write. I attempt to think what I have already done since I came to winnipeg, actually nothing, I always focus on my study but not about speaking. So,my speaking have already become to my big problem in my study. After I found out this problem that makes me feel upset. Even though my homestay mother said to me I can speak very well. However, I know she try to console me. After two days, I asked her about volunteer's imformation. She was so happy to hear about this and helped me to find a website. Finally, I discovered a church where I can be a volunteer and there are lots of things I can do, such as, sunday school, English conversation. After I considered which one I  should go, I decided to go all of them! On sunday, there is sunday school that take care of children when their parents do religious service. I love kids, so i was very exciting when I went there. I went to office to meet school leader and told her what I want to do here and why I came here. the leader is so kind, she brough me to a classroom and introduce to another girl who is also volunteer there is named Jem. I said hi to the kids, but they just looked at me for a while, then continued playing withh their toy. Sudenlly, I felt so sad because they did't answer me.:(`` Jem said my name to them again and let them say hi to me. As soon as they said hi and smiled to me, continued playing with their toy. I know toies are attractiver than me.when I didn't know how to be with them, a little girl came to me and started to ask me questiones, she is so pretty and cute. Sometimes I couldn't understand what she said, then I said can u tell me what you mean? she likes to explain her questiones to me. I was so happy from her questiones. For example, she asked:'' do u know my father's name"? "no" I answered. She asked again:" do you know my mother's name"? " no"I answered. "do u know your father's name "? "yes." "what's his name"?...haha! She is so cut. The time ran quikly, their parents came to bring them home. After i said bye to them, i felt a little bit sad because when i stay with them, I don't have to think about anything and relexing. This is my first time of volunteer, I think I did well！yeah!

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