Monday, January 28, 2008

Good way for writing


If people want to learn a language well, they need to do well in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Which one is more important? I think all of them are important and each of them has its own function.

Listening and speaking are mainly for using, that is, in daily life communication is usual to learn a language. Reading can be used in book, newspaper and magazine. When you scan or skim, you need to use reading skills. And then, writing is usually used in academic paper or essay. For university students, writing is an essential part to master.

How to write well? No matter for native speaker or those people who are learning this language, they all need to think about! In my opinion, vocabulary, structure and editing are significant.

First of all, vocabulary is really basic for a student to write. If people want to write a vivid essay, they need to command more vocabulary. So they can use them flexibly. With some good vocabulary, the essay can become better. Moreover, the structure of an essay should be clear and coherent. If so, readers can get the meaning easily and fast. Therefor, when people write an essay they should try their best to make the structure easy to understand. What is more important, editing is an indispensable step for writing a good essay. Nobody can write a perfect essay at a time, so we need to edit for several times. During this process, we can find some mistakes and make it better.Anyway, if people want to write a good essay, they need practice more.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

New semester~!


How time flies! Last long holiday has gone and a new semester is coming~
During last vocation, I did lots of interesting things. On the boxing day, I went shopping with my friends all day. It was really crazy! Although I heard lots of things on this day were very cheap before, I still cannot believe that there are so many people and so cheap stuff. Moreover, my friends who study in The University of Saskatchewan came to Calgary to have a visit. We had a great banquet on Christmas Eve. What a good moment! We talked a lot about our new lives in different universities and memorize some interesting things when we were in China. What is more important, I went skating in UC this holiday. I was so excited that it was the first for me to skate on the ice. Actually I did not know how to skate but after some practice I could it. I love this game and I believe I can do it very well in the further.
After a wonderful holiday, the new semester which is really important for me is coming. Because this semester is the last semester in EAP program so I must do very well to pass it.
I heard when you are in EAP III you must do your best, or you can not pass it before. Now I understand it exactly. There are lots of assignments and homework no mention to the exams. To be honest, I am a little bit worried about it. However, when I think I can go back to my hometown after this semester and the great life in the university, I am full of motivation.
I will try my beat!!!