Monday, 21 January 2013

Curent Event

In Brentwood Bay, a man have 45 poodle-bichon frise cross dogs, 
but the man can't take care of these dogs very well and he don't have
adequate food for them, because there are too many dogs in his home. 
B.C.SPCA took these dogs into their custody on Jan 9, they were 
examined, groomed, treated for any health issues, and these females
were examined if they are with child now. But the man still wants to
bleed these dogs, he doesn't give up them, so he applied to SPCA all 
the time. Although the man does that, the general manager of
community relations for B.C.SPCA says these dogs have 90 percent
chances will find new homes, but the outcome still can't be ensure.

News

                          A notice of the police
    Police on Sunday vowed to step up efforts against substandard fireworks as the Spring Festival, China's biggest holiday, approaches.
    
   Police will also step up patrols during the Spring Festival holiday, which falls on Feb. 10, the statement said.
    
   Since December, police nationwide have confiscated more than 230,000 boxes of substandard fireworks and detained 1,545 suspects.
    
    And they also called on citizens to buy quality fireworks and take necessary precautions when setting them off.


   http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTUyOTM3Mjk2.html

Saturday, 19 January 2013

current event


 A case of animal hoarding has led the SPCA to remove 45 dogs from a Brentwood Bay home on Jan. 9th 2013. When people found that, one puppy had died already, a few dogs had been pregnant, all the dogs there were dirty, seemed to be treated terrible. Nobody knew if these dogs had physical or emotion disease.After all, SPCA took away these poor 45 dogs from the man who hoarded these dogs. But to my surprise, the man is trying to ask back these dogs. The dogs are being treated for parasites and are receiving care for medical issues by SPCA in downtown now. The BC SPCA said the dogs will not be available for adoption until legal custody issues are finalized, likely in February. Most people including I, think the man doesnt have the ability to take good care of those too many dogs, and he shouldnt have the right to ask he dogs back ! 

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

current event


Apple’s new retina display product line-up has image retention issue

When Apple’s MacBook Pro was launched with Retina , It was a new start for

display . But Apple hasn’t managed to maintain the standards of its Retina display

in the new line-up of products.

More people complain they Retina display has “image retention issue”

In the first , when pixel response time not high enough a ghosting effect is seen

which is a motion blur. Another one is permanent damage made to the screen due

to the ongoing display of a static image is known as burn-in.

http://www.videofy.me/rxmhhwjw/608450

Costa Concordia disaster - Current Events

  Costa Concordia disaster

  January 13, 2013 a enormous ship, Costa Concordia was crashed into a unknown reef just like Titanic 100 years ago. Titanic was just as  great grieve. Anyway, in Costa Concordia, was a partial sinking of a Italian cruise ship. Luxury cruise ship Costa Cruises called the hotel above the water super extra-large representative of Italy. There were about 4252 passengers on the ship and losed 32 lives. This was so sad about the lost lives. Schettino, a captain of the ship was arrested because he didn't try to save the passengers.                                                                                                                                                    I thought he was wrong to do that.  

  To compare with Titanic, Costa Concordia is more than twice bigger than Titanic and there were 2223 passengers on the ship. Sadly 1517 lives were lost. The main reason was the number of lifeboat was not as many as Costa Concordia.

   I wish no disaster happen again at an excursion steamer and ships. Also we cherish for the lost lives in Costa Concordia.

Current event

   A women who is in USA named Tanya Angus was dead in Jan.13th. Her parents said she was dead by heart disease.  When she was 21 years old and had a boyfriend; she was a active and health girl. She liked ride and dance. She was a manager in a company. One day, her body suddenly grown up. Because of this thing she loss her job and her boyfriend. Her doctor said she had a acromegaly. Her heart, joint and lungs started grow up. After she pathogenesis, she was over 2.3 meters, 181kg and she was dead when she was 34 years old.

                 Mo Yan, A Great Chinese Writer

Mo Yan, the first Chinese national to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, is likely to earn about 200 million yuan( US $ 32 million) this year, thus becoming the top earner among Chinese writers. He will also get a large amount of royalties from his books which have become best-sellers across China since he won the prize. Meanwhile, Mo's works have become the most sought after materials for film and TV adaptations. Mo Yan will generate considerable revenues for many companies over the next three to five years. But it is hard to predict how big the revenues will be. China has not won a Nobel Prize in Literature before, so it is unclear how the market will react.

Current events


India protests in Goa after rape of schoolgirl




2012.1.15
On today a girl who is seven years old was raped in school toilet in India. And after that things happened hundreds of people have protested for that girl.
Protestors shout slogans while demanding capital punishment for rapists in Delhi. And because that things happened the policeman caught the headmistress. Parents and local residents held a protest outside the school late on Monday when news of the rape came out. During that two months many rape things happened in India, so many women want to protect themselves and they think the government should change the laws for the rape. Because a very familial things happen is a girl who study in university and she is twenty three years old, after that girl was raped she can't abide so she died, people want to help her to institute an appeal but it's not work because the law don't have this kind of rules .



current event


On Jan 14th, 2013, a forty-year-old woman called Alison Constance Easton and her two children( a ten-year-old boy called Alexander and a six-year-old girl named Katie ) who were found dead in a double murder-suicide that has left at west Ottawa neighbourhood. When father came back home and then found them dead, he phoned the police right now. The police sources found a knife in the house, so they confirmed that the murder weapon was a knife, but until now, no cause of death has been given.

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

English Article!!!

You must print out an English language article that you read for your current event.

Your paragraph must be in your own language.  Any translation or copying will result in an automatic zero. 

CURRENT EVENTS

On Jan 14th 2013, there was a murder-suicide happened in west Ottawa. A woman(Alison Constance Easton,40) and her two children(Alexander Corchis, 10) (Katheryn Elizabeth Corchis, 6) who were found dead in a double murder-suicide that has left a west Ottawa neighborhood. Police said they were called to the home at 25 Granite Ridge Dr. on Monday at about 5:30 p.m. ET after a man found the bodies of his wife and two children. Police sources found a knife so they confirmed that the murder weapon was a knife. Until now, there is no cause of the death has been given.

Current Events

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Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held annually on the second Monday of January. It is held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached the age of majority (20 years old) over the past year, and to help them realize that they have become adults. Festivities include coming of age ceremonies held at local and prefectural offices, as well as after parties amongst family and friends.

Coming of age ceremonies have been celebrated in Japan since at least 714 AD, when a young prince donned new robes and a hairstyle to mark his passage into adulthood. The holiday was first established in 1948, to be held every year on January 15. In 2000, as a result of the Happy Monday System,Coming of Age Day was changed to the second Monday in January.

Coming of age ceremonies are generally held in the morning at local city offices.
All young adults who turned or will turn 20 between April 1st of the previous year and March 31st of the current one and who maintain residency in the area are invited to attend. Government officials give speeches, and small presents are handed out to the newly-recognized adults.

Many women celebrate this day by wearing furisode and "zori" sandals. Since most are unable to put on a kimono by themselves due to the intricacies involved in putting one on, many choose to visit a beauty salon to dress and to set their hair. A full set of formal clothing is expensive, so it is usually either borrowed from a relative or rented rather than being bought especially for the occasion.
Men sometimes also wear traditional dress, but nowadays many men wear formal Western clothes such as a suit and tie more often than the traditional hakama. After the ceremony, the young adults often celebrate in groups by going to parties or going out drinking.

The celebration of one's coming of age reflects both the expanded rights but also increased responsibilities of new adults. However, disruptions to some ceremonies in recent years and a general increase in the number of 20-year-olds who do not feel themselves to be adults have caused some
concern among older Japanese.

Current Events


Current Events -

Be ready to do a current event with a partner.
You will learn about a current event and be ready to present the details in class.
Your presentation should be about 2-3 minutes each or longer if you use a video clip.  

The assignment:

  1. Print out the English news event article:

      • write one paragraph about the event, in your own words.
      • Write about the details: who is involved, where does it take place, why does it happen,
        what happens and how does it happen


  1. Find a media clip (youtube, news channels etc) or pictures that relate to the event


  1. Be ready to teach at least three new words to help students understand the news event that you will cover. You can use words from the vocabulary section of the website or pick out a few
    words that seem important and teach them to the class. You can create a multiple choice
    exercise or just have definitions ready.

Websites to help you choose an article.





Feel free to find an article on a different website.

Friday, 11 January 2013

PERSONAL METAPHORS

PERSONAL METAPHORS

1. If I were a type of music, I would be Hip-hop because Hip-hop is very interesting, exalting and make people feel positive.
2. If I were a day of the week, I would be Friday because Friday is the last day of work and can make people happy.
3. If I were a food, I would be rice because rice is full of glucose and can make people full of energy.
4. If I were a color, I would be green because green means health, can make people feel comfortable and can cure eyes degree a little bit.
5. If I were a planet, I would be the sun because sun can make living things keep growing, nothing can grow without the sun.
6. If I were a song, I would be FANTASTIC BABY because it is very uplifting, have been around for more than hundreds of millions of people.
7. If I were a television character, I would be Yu Jae Seok because he is the best emcee in Korea, he is a funny guy.
8. If I were a cartoon, I would be The Simpsons because it is very cute.
9.If I were a movie, I would be Lost in Thailand because it is very funny and impressive.
10. If I were a bird, I would be Lark because it is very gentle.

10 sentences


1.If I were an animal, I would be a lion, because lion is king of animal world and lion is very strong.
2.If I were a car , I would be Bentley, because Bentley is very expensive.
3.If I were a day of week , I would be Saturday, because people don't need to work on Saturday.
4.If I were a kind of food, I would be a pizza, because pizza is very yummy and it is easy to cook.
5.if I were a kind of colour, I would be blue, because blue is the colour of sky, it looks very clean and beautiful.
6.If I were a type of building, I would be house, because house is big and it has yard.
7.If I were a kind of plant, I would be birch, because birch can become very high.
8.If I were a season of the year, I would be winter, because winter has snow and Spring Festival.
9.If I were a kind of song, I would be pop, because pop music is very popular.
10.If I were a natural phenomenon, I would be snow, because when snow cover the world, it's very beautiful.


10 sentences

1. If I were a colour, I would be a blue because sky is blue, sky symbolize freedom.

2. If I were an season of the year, I would be winter because in winter we have snow, snow are so much beautiful.

3. If I were a food, I would be a fried sauce noodles. because are delicious.

4. If I were a cartoon character. I would be superman because he is a hero.

5. If I were an animal, I would be a panda because it is so cute.

6. If I were day of the week, I would be a Friday because this is last day for work.

7. If I were a planet, I would be a earth because earth are our home.

8. If I were a word, I would be a freedom because everyone like free.

9. If I were a bird, I would be eagle because it is symbolize brave.

10. If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a bed because can let me relax.

10 sentences


  1. If I were a kind of animal, I would be a fox, because fox has freedom, it is neither precious nor common, the intellectual fox has a distinctive appearance.
  2. If I were a day of the week, I would be a Friday, because Friday is the last day for school in a a week, and people would have a weekend to enjoy.
  3. If I were a kind of food, I would be ice-cream, because I want to be liked by children and bring people cool feelings during the hot summer.
  4. If I were a kind of colour, I would be red, because red is the first colour in the rainbow, ebullient red is an outstanding colour, which stand for the ambition.
  5. If I were a plant, I would be bamboo, because bamboo is a word in my Chinese name, standing for the vigour.
  6. If I were a season of the year, I would be spring, because the beautiful flowers would full of the whole world.
  7. If I were a bird, I would be a magpie, because in our tradition, the magpie's call means lucky.
  8. If I were a word, I would be an ''a'', because a is the first word for people to learn, it is not complicated but simple.
  9. If I were a natural phenomenon, I would be snow, I like to see the snow covering the whole world it is the prettiest view in my mind.
  10. If I were a type of music, I would be light music, because it relax the people who are under too much pressure.

Personal Metaphors


  1. If I were an animal, I would be a fish. Because fish stands for freedom, and you can swim freely all over the ocean.
  2. If I were a season, I would be Fall. Because I was born in Fall and I love the falling leaves which is beautiful.
  3. if I were a day of the week, i would be Friday. Because Friday is the short day of school and when Friday comes, the weekend is coming.
  4. If I were a color, I would be red. Because red means happiness and energetic. And red stands for Chinese Spring Festival.
  5. If I were a plant, i would be grass. Because it has tenacious vitality. It always reminds me to keep going .
  6. If I were a bird, I would be an eagle because eagle is powerful, strong and it can fly through the sky.
  7. If I were a type of music, I would be country music because country music always makes me feel comfortable and relax.
  8. If I were a type of transportation, I would be a bicycle because it is environmental friendly and it can let our body healthy.
  9. if I were a cartoon character, I would be SpongeBob SquarePants because he is always happy and he can play with his friend Patrick Star whenever he wants.
  10. I f I were a language, i would be English because it is the official language in the world and a lot of people speak English.

PERSONAL METAPHORS

Personal Metaphors

1. If I were an plant, I would be rose because roses are beautiful with sharp thorn which can protect itself.

2. If I were an musical instrument, I would be a violin because  violin makes wonderful sounds.

3. If I were an bird, I would be a eagle because I could fly high with sharp beak and huge wings.

4. If I were a type of music, I would be a classic type of music because classic is soft and makes calm.

5. If I were a animal, I would be a tiger because tigers are strong and fast.

6. If I were an planet, I would be a Earth because it's most beautiful planet in the solar system.

7. If I were a day of week, I would be Friday because it's the day before weekend.

8. If I were a colour, I would be black because black is the colour which are mixed all the colours. Also black can match with any other colours.

9. If I were a movie I would be Harry Potter because it's fantasy, famous and interesting.

10. If I were season of the year, I would be spring because it's warm and cozy with flowers. 

10 sentences

 1. If I were an animal, I would be a bird, because the bird is free to fly all over the world and it can see beautiful sights and have a different experience all the time.
 2. If I were a day of the week, I would be Friday, because Friday is a short day and after Friday, I will have weekends and then I can have enough sleep as well as do what I like to do.
 3. If I were a colour, I would be blue, because blue lets me feel clear and comfortable, like the colour of the sky.
 4. If I were a plant, I would be lavender, because it has a pretty colour and it is my favourite flower.
 5. If I were a musical instrument, I would be guitar, because I like playing the guitar and my host father teaches me to play the guitar.
 6. If I were a season of the year, I would be winter, because I was born in winter and I like snow, although winter is cold.
 7. If I were a type of music, I would be country music, because this kind of music is quite soft and then lets me feel comfortable and peaceful.
 8. If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a bed, because a bed can let people feel warm and when people are tired, they can sleep on bed and people can do anything on the bed, like watching TV on the computer and reading books and so on.
 9. If I were food, I would be ice-cream, because I love eating ice-cream and when I am hot or when I am angry, ice-cream can let me cool or happy.
 10. If I were cartoon, I would be grey tiger, because he is interesting and clever as well as he does not give up although he meets deeply difficult thing.

1. If i were a bird, i would be a eagle because eagles are strong, clever and can catch quarry tumultuously and fleetly.

2. If i were a car, i would be a Ferrari because Ferrari is cool, fast and can win other cars in the game.

3. If i were a kind of food, i would be rice because rice is delicious, scented and can give energy to people.

4. If i were a color, i would be blue because green is the color of life, and can make us to feel the nature.

5. If i were a movie, i would be The Expendables because this movie is magnificent, and can make people excited.

6. If i were a day of the week, i would be Friday because Friday is the end of the week, and it can make us relaxed.

7. If i were a type of music, i would be Jazz because Jazz is popular, songful and can make us exhilarated.

8. If i were a plant, i would be oliver because oliver is tasty, and it stands for peace.

9. If i were a season of the year, i would be winter because winter is cold, beautiful and we can skiing.

10. If i were a song, i would be Payphone because it is songful, popular and this is the only English song i can sing.

Alan Wang

   If I were a plant , I would be a Cactus , because the cactus is brawny.

   If I were a color , I would be white , because white Symbolizes Pure.

   If I were a food , I would be noodles , because it's delicious.

   If I were a animal , I would be wolf , because the wolf is unity.

   If I were a season of the year, I would be autumn , because it's cool outside.
  
   If I were a day of the week , I would be Saturday, because people don't need to get up early and don't worry about tomorrow have to get up early.

   If I were a type of building , I would be library , because I have lots of books and I can give people knowledge.

   If  I were a natural phenomenon , I would be rain , because the air will be fresh.

  If I were a piece of furniture , I would be bed, because when people lie down on the bed he feel comfortable.

  If I were a comic character , I would be Naruto , because he has a great dream and he always Persistent for his dream. 

Personal metaphors By Nyanya

1. If I were an food, I would be Peking Duck because Peking Ducks are delicious and famous!
2.If I were an season of year, I would be summer. Because summer, which is the sign of sunshine, beach and skirts! Everyone enjoys the summer!
3.If I were an type of music, I would be metal music because metal is strengthful and can encourage people.
4.If I were an colour, I would be dark red because it is not only elegant but also undertone.
5.If I were an day of the week, of course I would be Saturday because people can have a rest in Saturday and do not have to worry about the work.
6.If I were an animal, I would be a cat. Cats are independent and attractive!
7.If I were an natural phenomenon, I would be the rain because the rain will makes people calm down.
8.If I were an plant, I would be a cherry blossom because it's beautiful!
9.If I were an musical instrument, I would be a cello because cellos are deep and pleasent to hear.
10. If I were an word, I would be delicious because everyone loves something delicious!

IF I WERE @*!#$$%


If I were a animal, I would be an eagle because  it's the king of sky.
If I were a plant, I would be a pine because it's tall.
If I were a car, I would be a roller coaster because it's funny.
If I were a type of music, I would be pop because it's popular.
If I were a color, I would be white because it's pure.
If I were a season of the year, I would be summer because it's full of vigour.
If I were a type of building, I would be skyscraper because it's grand.
If I were a word, I would be "athanasia" because it's impossible.
If I were a song, I would be "Road trip" because the words of this song is like a poem
If I were a fragrance, I would be body note because it's original.

Personal metaphors-candy


Personal metaphors
If I were a colour, I would be gold because it's same colour as gold.
If I were a food, I would be cook because it's taste delicious.
If I were a type of music, I would be piano because it's very interesting.
If I were a bird, I would be eagle because it's brave.
If I were a word, I would be easy because it's very easy to say.
If I were a planet, I would be give me not because it's very beautiful .
If I were a season of year, I would be spring because many flower will open that time.
If I were a movie, I would be hungry game because it's show me brave.
If I were a song, I would be love mail because it's a very lovely song.
If I were a animal, I would be dog because it's honest.

Work

If i were a car,I would be a Jeep,Because Jeep is good car

If i were a animal,I would be a snake Because snake so cool.

If i were a animal,I would be a lion,Because lion have powerful force and look
like king.

If i were a colour, I would be a red,Because red representative enthusiasm

If i were a word,I would be a sun,Because sun is warmth.

If i were a music,I would be Heavy metal,Because Heavy metal is very  powerful.

If i were a movie,I would be comedy,Because  comedy  fun

If i were a building,I would be a The Eifel Tower,Because the Eifel Tower  Represent the love and romance.

If i were a plant,I would be good phant,Because good plant test good

If i were a strong person,I would be my dad,Because my dad told me how to become a good and strong person. In my heart he is my hero so i wanna be like his.

Personal metaphors

                                          Personal metaphors
    壹:If I were a car, I would be a Maserati because Maserati have a good performance and fast.
    贰:If I were a bird , I would be a hawk because hawk are fast clever and fierce.
    叁:If I were a colour , I would be yellow because yellow means wisdom
confidence mild, bright and cheerful.
    肆:If I were a type of music, I would be symphonic music because that is my favourite type of music and can make you happy and emotionally.
    伍:If I were a song, I would be Ava Maria because that music can make you peace and happiness.
    陆:If I were a season of the year , I would be winter because winter is cold and is close spring so can give people  hope. 
    柒:If I were a plant, I would be bamboo because bamboo stand for Humble comity, integrity noble.
    捌:If I were a natural phenomenon, I would be storm because storm is strong and brave.
    玖:If I were a word, I would be freedom. Because when you don't have freedom you will be dead.
    拾:If I were a food, I would be rice because it's plain but it's improtant.

IF I WERE******

Work by Fantastic Peter Lee IF I WERE A/AN*******

  1. If i were a song. I world be “The theme of SSS”. Because this song is my favourite one. It can make me feel peaceful and full power. That is charge song for me.
  2. If i were a car. I world be a Benz. Because it is a handsome and safe car. The most important thing, that is full in art. That is a car full in art.
  3. If i were a movie. I world be “ Angel Beats”. Because it was told me that nothing is impossible to a willing heart. If you dream nothing is impossible.
  4. If i were a letter. I were be letter “L”. Because the “L” it is my first name. It looks like a shoes. That is means i can go around the world to make my dream come true.
  5. If i were a plant. I would be bamboo. That is a spacial plant. It always growing on time. When it start growing, we all know that spring is coming.6.
  6. If i were a cell phone. I would a iphone. Because it is the best cell phone in the world. I like it. But just a little bit expensive.
  7. If i were a animal. I would be human. Because the human is best animals in the world. What do you think of this?
  8. If i were a book. I would be “DAOMU” that is my favourite books by now. It is a myth of some people who working for the rob a tomb. That is so good.
  9. If i were a song. I world be “The theme of SSS”. Because this song is my favourite one. It can make me feel peaceful and full power. That is charge song for me.
  10. If i were a car. I world be a Benz. Because it is a handsome and safe car. The most important thing, that is full in art. That is a car full in art.

Thursday, 10 January 2013

I would be XXXXX

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Work by amazing Allan Yuan If I were a/an *********

1.If I were a animal . I would be a eagle .Because eagle is a kind of birds . They can fly freely all over
the world .That's my dream.

2.If I were a song . I would be “My love ” .Because this song is my favourite one . It can give me hope. To see my “friend” once again.

3.If I were a season. I would be spring .Because spring is a season of hope can be put back to earth.

4.If I were a word. I would be English .Because English is a lot of people's first language . They always take about with English .

5.If I were a plant . I would be a tree . Because tree can clean air .They give all organism life .

6.If I were a color .I would be red. Because red is a festive color it can give people happiness.

7.If I were a transport . I would be a bicycle . Because bicycle is a very comfortable transport ,and they can keep our health .

8.If I were a TV program . I would be a cartoon . Because cartoon is very interesting program ,they can keep people fun most of all kids happy.

9.If I were a building . I would be a school .Because school is important of people ,in school we can study a lot of knowledge .

10.If I were a gametic shape . I would be a triangle .Because triangle can keep buildings strong .