Funky Phrasals
But I was looking for something to quote in the blog. Let me find something about the BBC World Service. It's a great way for you to practice listening and keep up with world news at the same time.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Learning English with the BBC World Service
I learn world news from the BBC World Service, but you can use it to learn English. They have several pages to help people learn English including one with links to things that will help teachers. For example, here's what they say about what I call "verb-preposition combinations":
My golden week
My golden week
Jessica
When it comes to "Golden Week ",most of us will smile and look forward to a wonderful vocation,including me.However ,things got changed this year .Why ? Because I didn't go on a vocation as usual .Instead,I became a volunteer to guide for the tourists from all over the world,in Hiro-saki Park.
From a tourist to a guide, it made a big change.It was the first time for me to be a guide ,especially for the languages, for I should act in Japanese,Chinese,and English!!!It was so challenging that it made me excited. On
29th of April, we had a brief information meeting about Hiro-saki Park and the beautiful cherry blossoms.And then I did some search for further information.On 3rd of May, the early morning, I ran into a Chinese tourist,coming from the Yan Tai City, Shan Dong Province,China. It made me feel excited to see Chinese here.And then ,I just guided him through Hiro-saki Park in Chinese.It seemed that speaking in Chinese is more comfortable for me to make it not only clear but also interesting!When I spoke in Japanese ,I just felt that I was a machine not having feelings ,for I'm just not able to find the proper way to introduce things.That made me feel sad. And the first day was so hard.Not only from my confusion ,but also for the bad weather.It rained for a while and then stopped.And then it rained for a while and then stopped...What's more,there was so strong a wind that day. I felt a little sick that day.Ah...
However,things get changed.On 4th of May , I met with a very excellent guide named Sao Sato. He is a guide who had worked for Hiro-saki P ark for over 8 years.He has a very beautiful booklet that containing all the information clearly and vividly.There are many tourists make appointments with him before they come here. He is so popular among tourists.I followed him when he did the guide work .He was so excellent! The main point of his introduction was not only to tell tourists how beautiful it is, but also to tell them the reasons why they are so beautiful and special .If I were a tourist ,I would prefer him as my guide.
I learnt a lot from him and other excellent guides,and then ,I tried to guide the Japanese people totally by myself . It was hard for the first time .But when it turned to twice ,three times ,it worked in a right way .That made me excited!!!
On 5th of May ,the last day for our guide .I did a good job and they gave me praise.
This special journey ,I met a lot of people ,who not only expanded my experience of life and work ,but also understood some inner things,such as spirit ,love and human sympathy and so on.I was so grateful that I could be a guide .I received a lot from people around me ,and they were all my heroes to guide me in my life . I like this feeling .Trying to give ,not always demanding for yourselves.The world is ours. We should do something to make people feel happy and in turn we ourselves would be happy,as well.
This golden week,I learnt a lot though it was so tiring.I felt so happy ! What's more ,I just experienced the whole process of the cherry blossom blossoming .From a bud to a flower ,it was so amazing!!! It changed every day and night, like our life...No one knows what it will be in the future ,we just walked through the life tunnel,some day we may die ,like the cherry blossom's flowers to be fallen and scattered about.But we showed the beauty of ourselves to the world,to ourselves.Then that's enough.We don't have to regret .That's the best statement,for life, for ourselves.
The golden week was gone ,but the experience remained, forever!
Jessica
When it comes to "Golden Week ",most of us will smile and look forward to a wonderful vocation,including me.However ,things got changed this year .Why ? Because I didn't go on a vocation as usual .Instead,I became a volunteer to guide for the tourists from all over the world,in Hiro-saki Park.
From a tourist to a guide, it made a big change.It was the first time for me to be a guide ,especially for the languages, for I should act in Japanese,Chinese,and English!!!It was so challenging that it made me excited. On
29th of April, we had a brief information meeting about Hiro-saki Park and the beautiful cherry blossoms.And then I did some search for further information.On 3rd of May, the early morning, I ran into a Chinese tourist,coming from the Yan Tai City, Shan Dong Province,China. It made me feel excited to see Chinese here.And then ,I just guided him through Hiro-saki Park in Chinese.It seemed that speaking in Chinese is more comfortable for me to make it not only clear but also interesting!When I spoke in Japanese ,I just felt that I was a machine not having feelings ,for I'm just not able to find the proper way to introduce things.That made me feel sad. And the first day was so hard.Not only from my confusion ,but also for the bad weather.It rained for a while and then stopped.And then it rained for a while and then stopped...What's more,there was so strong a wind that day. I felt a little sick that day.Ah...
However,things get changed.On 4th of May , I met with a very excellent guide named Sao Sato. He is a guide who had worked for Hiro-saki P ark for over 8 years.He has a very beautiful booklet that containing all the information clearly and vividly.There are many tourists make appointments with him before they come here. He is so popular among tourists.I followed him when he did the guide work .He was so excellent! The main point of his introduction was not only to tell tourists how beautiful it is, but also to tell them the reasons why they are so beautiful and special .If I were a tourist ,I would prefer him as my guide.
I learnt a lot from him and other excellent guides,and then ,I tried to guide the Japanese people totally by myself . It was hard for the first time .But when it turned to twice ,three times ,it worked in a right way .That made me excited!!!
On 5th of May ,the last day for our guide .I did a good job and they gave me praise.
This special journey ,I met a lot of people ,who not only expanded my experience of life and work ,but also understood some inner things,such as spirit ,love and human sympathy and so on.I was so grateful that I could be a guide .I received a lot from people around me ,and they were all my heroes to guide me in my life . I like this feeling .Trying to give ,not always demanding for yourselves.The world is ours. We should do something to make people feel happy and in turn we ourselves would be happy,as well.
This golden week,I learnt a lot though it was so tiring.I felt so happy ! What's more ,I just experienced the whole process of the cherry blossom blossoming .From a bud to a flower ,it was so amazing!!! It changed every day and night, like our life...No one knows what it will be in the future ,we just walked through the life tunnel,some day we may die ,like the cherry blossom's flowers to be fallen and scattered about.But we showed the beauty of ourselves to the world,to ourselves.Then that's enough.We don't have to regret .That's the best statement,for life, for ourselves.
The golden week was gone ,but the experience remained, forever!
According to Times,Chinese people have the cult of Apple.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2117765,00.html
Please read it for further information! Thanks!
Please read it for further information! Thanks!
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