How can you become successful in English class
learning English is not a easy thing, it can be really difficult to study English if you don't learn it in the right way, so how can you be successful in English class? Here are some advice for you.
First, you must be active in classes. You can talk to the teachers, ask them questions or do something else that can make you thinking about the things you are learning. When you are talking to the teachers, you can practise your English in the same time. Don't just sit there and listen to the others, you should get involved in the class.
Second, do you homework as carefully as possible. While you are doing the homework, you will practise the thing that you have leanrt, also you will know what your problems are. Then you will have a chance to pick up the things that you don't understand.
Finally, if you have any question about the words, you'd better ask the teacher to explain them for you. Because the teacher can explain them more clearly than the dictionary.
With these advice, I hope you can become successful in English class. GOOD LUCK!
What is the importance of reading biography
There are a lot of successful people in the world, they did some great things in many different fields. However, if you want to know how they succeeded, the best way is to read their biography.
The biography can tell you many things about the famous people, such as their experiences, background, hobbies and so on. You can get to know this person through the biography very well and get a lot of knowledge from it. So it is very important to read the biography to know about some famous people's life.
Biographies are always about successful people, it will tell you how did those people success, it include their experiences and thoughts in details. If you want to be successful, you'd better read some biographies, they will give you the key to success.
In conclusion, the importance of reading biography is to increase you knowledge and help you success.
How was your first week of school
After a short winter holiday, I enrolled a new school called Wan Yuan US High School. This is a big challenge for me because I have to study all my subjects in English. Also, most of the students there are older than me. However, my first week of school is very good. I made some friends and learnt a lot of things.
I like this school because the teachers here are great! For example, Mr. Manno is a nice teacher, he is kind, helpful and approachable. When I was in the local Chinese school, the teachers there were very strict at us, but the teachers here are not so strict. In addition, this school is new, so the condition here is good. Our classrooms are colorful, which I like most and there are many useful new books in the
library.
However, there is something I don’t like of the school------ the break time is too short. We only have 5 minutes of break time between each class, which is too short for us to go to the bathroom. If we go to the bathroom, we probably will be late for the next class.
That is all about my first week of school.
What are your goals next week
I am very excited about studying in this new school. I have two goals for next week.
First, I want to read more books in the library. There are many nice English books in the library, and there are totally new! I have read “Diary of a wimpy kid” last week in the library. This book really attracted me because it is an interesting book with funny pictures. So next week, I want to read more books.
Second, I want to make more friends at school. I think friends are very important at school, we can have fun together, we can study together, we can enjoy good time together.
Friends can make our school life better.
These are my goals next week, I hope they will come true.
My Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals in China, Chinese people will gather together with their families on that day and have a big dinner. Children will receive red packets from their parents. Some people will also do the fire work.
This year, my family and I went to Guangzhou, where my grandparents, uncle and aunt live, to celebrate the Chinese New Year. At the new year eve, all of our relatives gathered at a local restaurant. There were 15 people in this big family. Five of them were kids,that was my cousin Menmen, who is 4 years older than me; Xinxin, who is 4 years younger than me and two other kids.
The food we ate was so-so, but we still could have “fun” with our big brother Menmen. We took him into a dark room upstairs and ran away when he was in the room. We couldn’t stop from laughing at
that time because he was lost. Soon, Menmen came in with a poker-face. Later we asked Menmen to play game with us, but he said he won’t unless we go to that dark room. Then I walked into the room with Xinxin. Suddenly, Menmen closed the door quickly. We were very afraid. then, we found a lift, so we escaped from that terrible room at last.
After that, we celebrated birthday for my grandfather and I received many red packets from my parents.
I think I had a wonderful time at Chinese New Year!
First, you must be active in classes. You can talk to the teachers, ask them questions or do something else that can make you thinking about the things you are learning. When you are talking to the teachers, you can practise your English in the same time. Don't just sit there and listen to the others, you should get involved in the class.
Second, do you homework as carefully as possible. While you are doing the homework, you will practise the thing that you have leanrt, also you will know what your problems are. Then you will have a chance to pick up the things that you don't understand.
Finally, if you have any question about the words, you'd better ask the teacher to explain them for you. Because the teacher can explain them more clearly than the dictionary.
With these advice, I hope you can become successful in English class. GOOD LUCK!
What is the importance of reading biography
There are a lot of successful people in the world, they did some great things in many different fields. However, if you want to know how they succeeded, the best way is to read their biography.
The biography can tell you many things about the famous people, such as their experiences, background, hobbies and so on. You can get to know this person through the biography very well and get a lot of knowledge from it. So it is very important to read the biography to know about some famous people's life.
Biographies are always about successful people, it will tell you how did those people success, it include their experiences and thoughts in details. If you want to be successful, you'd better read some biographies, they will give you the key to success.
In conclusion, the importance of reading biography is to increase you knowledge and help you success.
How was your first week of school
After a short winter holiday, I enrolled a new school called Wan Yuan US High School. This is a big challenge for me because I have to study all my subjects in English. Also, most of the students there are older than me. However, my first week of school is very good. I made some friends and learnt a lot of things.
I like this school because the teachers here are great! For example, Mr. Manno is a nice teacher, he is kind, helpful and approachable. When I was in the local Chinese school, the teachers there were very strict at us, but the teachers here are not so strict. In addition, this school is new, so the condition here is good. Our classrooms are colorful, which I like most and there are many useful new books in the
library.
However, there is something I don’t like of the school------ the break time is too short. We only have 5 minutes of break time between each class, which is too short for us to go to the bathroom. If we go to the bathroom, we probably will be late for the next class.
That is all about my first week of school.
What are your goals next week
I am very excited about studying in this new school. I have two goals for next week.
First, I want to read more books in the library. There are many nice English books in the library, and there are totally new! I have read “Diary of a wimpy kid” last week in the library. This book really attracted me because it is an interesting book with funny pictures. So next week, I want to read more books.
Second, I want to make more friends at school. I think friends are very important at school, we can have fun together, we can study together, we can enjoy good time together.
Friends can make our school life better.
These are my goals next week, I hope they will come true.
My Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals in China, Chinese people will gather together with their families on that day and have a big dinner. Children will receive red packets from their parents. Some people will also do the fire work.
This year, my family and I went to Guangzhou, where my grandparents, uncle and aunt live, to celebrate the Chinese New Year. At the new year eve, all of our relatives gathered at a local restaurant. There were 15 people in this big family. Five of them were kids,that was my cousin Menmen, who is 4 years older than me; Xinxin, who is 4 years younger than me and two other kids.
The food we ate was so-so, but we still could have “fun” with our big brother Menmen. We took him into a dark room upstairs and ran away when he was in the room. We couldn’t stop from laughing at
that time because he was lost. Soon, Menmen came in with a poker-face. Later we asked Menmen to play game with us, but he said he won’t unless we go to that dark room. Then I walked into the room with Xinxin. Suddenly, Menmen closed the door quickly. We were very afraid. then, we found a lift, so we escaped from that terrible room at last.
After that, we celebrated birthday for my grandfather and I received many red packets from my parents.
I think I had a wonderful time at Chinese New Year!
Why is the path to success not perfect
There are many successful people in this world, they did lots of great things to make this world better. However, all of their paths to success were not perfect, or even very difficult. For example, Steve Jobs's path to success was really difficult.
After Steve graduated from high school in 1972, he went to a college and stayed there for only one year. Then, in 1974, he disigned computer games for a company. When Steve was 21 years old, he founded the Apple company in his friend's garage and then founded the NEXT company in 1985. Steve was kicked out of the Apple company because the people there didn't like him. After a long time of hard work, Steve finally became the CEO of Apple. After that, Steve became more and more successful.
Through this example, we all can see that the path to success is not perfect, because the world is fair, nobody can success without any we must work hard to make our dream come true.When the problems come, don't give up.
I have a dream as well, I want to be an equestrienne in the future. I practise riding horses almost every weekends. It is very difficult and it is also quite dangerous, but I still love it. So I think my path to success haven't been perfect so far, I still need to work harder to achieve my goal.
After Steve graduated from high school in 1972, he went to a college and stayed there for only one year. Then, in 1974, he disigned computer games for a company. When Steve was 21 years old, he founded the Apple company in his friend's garage and then founded the NEXT company in 1985. Steve was kicked out of the Apple company because the people there didn't like him. After a long time of hard work, Steve finally became the CEO of Apple. After that, Steve became more and more successful.
Through this example, we all can see that the path to success is not perfect, because the world is fair, nobody can success without any we must work hard to make our dream come true.When the problems come, don't give up.
I have a dream as well, I want to be an equestrienne in the future. I practise riding horses almost every weekends. It is very difficult and it is also quite dangerous, but I still love it. So I think my path to success haven't been perfect so far, I still need to work harder to achieve my goal.
If I am a powerful speaker
A good speaker can be very powerful, they can encourage people, start a war or even change the world! If I am a powerful speaker, I would like to do lots of things to change the world.
First, I will go to many places, where people live with rare animals, to give many speeches. I will try my best to stop those people from killing or hunting elephants, dolphins and rhinoceroses. I will help those people to realize how important it is to protect animals and environment.
Second, I will give speeches to the citizens in China to help them improve their quality. Although Chinese people's lives have become better and better, the things like littering, spitting and vandalism always happen. I want to use my "power" to change this, I want to help those people develop their quality and make China a better palce.
These two things are the most important things I would like to do if I am a powerful speaker.
First, I will go to many places, where people live with rare animals, to give many speeches. I will try my best to stop those people from killing or hunting elephants, dolphins and rhinoceroses. I will help those people to realize how important it is to protect animals and environment.
Second, I will give speeches to the citizens in China to help them improve their quality. Although Chinese people's lives have become better and better, the things like littering, spitting and vandalism always happen. I want to use my "power" to change this, I want to help those people develop their quality and make China a better palce.
These two things are the most important things I would like to do if I am a powerful speaker.
Why we do literature circles
Reading is a good thing, we can learn lots of knowledge from the books. However, if we read alone, we might feel quite boring. So when we read books in a literature circle, it would be much more interesting.
Each group has 4 memers, everybody in the group has their own job. For example, someone will find the new word for us, someone will draw a time line, and my job is to draw pictures accroding to the story. All of us working together to help each other understand and analyze the article.
Why do we do literature circles? We do this because it can help us to understand an article better and faster. It can improve our reading skills as well.
Each group has 4 memers, everybody in the group has their own job. For example, someone will find the new word for us, someone will draw a time line, and my job is to draw pictures accroding to the story. All of us working together to help each other understand and analyze the article.
Why do we do literature circles? We do this because it can help us to understand an article better and faster. It can improve our reading skills as well.
How happy I am
I am very happy right now because my English and Public Speaking teacher, Mr. Manno is leaving for Korea tomorrow! Do you know what that means------Mr. Manno is going to study how to teach AP courses and then come back to teach us! Also, no more public speaking like pretending Hitler or Obama and no more "surprise"!
I think Public Speaking is the most horrible class, I'm quite afraid of it. We always have to give a speech, which the topics are quite unusual, in the class without any preparation, sometimes we have to act or copy somebody. Having this class is like sitting on a roller coaster, we are extremely nervous and terrified.
However, tomorrow Mr. Manno won't be here to give us the Public Speaking lesson. Instead, we are going to watch a movie during the class! So I am very happy!
I think Public Speaking is the most horrible class, I'm quite afraid of it. We always have to give a speech, which the topics are quite unusual, in the class without any preparation, sometimes we have to act or copy somebody. Having this class is like sitting on a roller coaster, we are extremely nervous and terrified.
However, tomorrow Mr. Manno won't be here to give us the Public Speaking lesson. Instead, we are going to watch a movie during the class! So I am very happy!
The King's speach
In history, Bertie was a great King of England. However, Bertie was a stammer at first and he was afraid of public speaking. The movie "The King's Speach" tells us the story of how did Bertie got over his stammer and became a good public speaker.
In my opinion, Bertie could became a good public speaker is because of Lionel Logue. Lionel was Bertie's doctor and teacher, he helped Bertie fixed his stammer. Lionel was a clever doctor, he knew that he must make Bertie feel relax while he is speaking. He talked to Bertie and tried to be a friend, so Bertie was not nervous when he was talking to him. Lionel also did lots of exercises with Bertie, Which could make Bertie relax and confident. All things that Lionel did were very helpful.
One the other hand, Lionel was very confident. He didn't treated Bertie as a King or afraid of him. Lionle treated Bertie as a friend and made Bertie lesson to him, that could help Bertie forget he was the King and practise speaking with Lionel patiently.
these are my thoughts on "The King's Speach" movie.
In my opinion, Bertie could became a good public speaker is because of Lionel Logue. Lionel was Bertie's doctor and teacher, he helped Bertie fixed his stammer. Lionel was a clever doctor, he knew that he must make Bertie feel relax while he is speaking. He talked to Bertie and tried to be a friend, so Bertie was not nervous when he was talking to him. Lionel also did lots of exercises with Bertie, Which could make Bertie relax and confident. All things that Lionel did were very helpful.
One the other hand, Lionel was very confident. He didn't treated Bertie as a King or afraid of him. Lionle treated Bertie as a friend and made Bertie lesson to him, that could help Bertie forget he was the King and practise speaking with Lionel patiently.
these are my thoughts on "The King's Speach" movie.
Ice-skating
This Saturday, I went ice-skate with my friend Lydia.
When we first stood on the ice, we were a bit scared because the ice was very smooth that we almost lost our balance. I was held the handrail so I didn't fell down. We moved slowly like two snails.
Luckily, we found our balance quickly and started to move faster, it was great! We held each other's hand and skated very fast. We were chatting while we were skating. Lydia told her life in Pinghe Billingual School, which is my previous school; I told her my life in US High School. We were both very curious about each other's school life.
Then, Lydia started singing. She is very good at singing, when we were classmates, she always sing for me and we even joined the singing copetition together. This time, I could hear her singing again!
We really had a good time together this Saturday, I hope we can be good friend forever.
When we first stood on the ice, we were a bit scared because the ice was very smooth that we almost lost our balance. I was held the handrail so I didn't fell down. We moved slowly like two snails.
Luckily, we found our balance quickly and started to move faster, it was great! We held each other's hand and skated very fast. We were chatting while we were skating. Lydia told her life in Pinghe Billingual School, which is my previous school; I told her my life in US High School. We were both very curious about each other's school life.
Then, Lydia started singing. She is very good at singing, when we were classmates, she always sing for me and we even joined the singing copetition together. This time, I could hear her singing again!
We really had a good time together this Saturday, I hope we can be good friend forever.
Snow
I like snow very much, but I have never seen the snow until I was 10. I grew up in Xiamen, where is in the south of China and it never snows. At that time, my dream was to see the snow.
In the winter of 2008, I was in the UK with my family. I can still remember the first time I saw the snow there------One day, in the morning, my mum rushed into my room and woke me up. She opened the window and all I saw was the world covered by the white snow! I was so excited. I ran out of the room and took some snow in my hand, I could feel the coldness of the snow in my hands. When I looked up, the snow was floating in the air like many beautiful fairies in white dresses.
A few years later, we moved to Shanghai. I always can see the snow in Shanghai in winter. I am still excited to see the snow here because they are really beautiful and amazing!
In the winter of 2008, I was in the UK with my family. I can still remember the first time I saw the snow there------One day, in the morning, my mum rushed into my room and woke me up. She opened the window and all I saw was the world covered by the white snow! I was so excited. I ran out of the room and took some snow in my hand, I could feel the coldness of the snow in my hands. When I looked up, the snow was floating in the air like many beautiful fairies in white dresses.
A few years later, we moved to Shanghai. I always can see the snow in Shanghai in winter. I am still excited to see the snow here because they are really beautiful and amazing!
If I were Mr. Manno
Mr. Manno is our English and Public Speaking teacher, if I were him, I would like to teach English class in these several ways.
First, I will tell the students an English story, watch an English movie with them or read an English book with the students which has a theme.
Next, I will lead the students to discuss about the story from the book or movie and share our ideas. I will also help them to understand the things that they don't know before.
Then, I will let the students do a interesting English homework, such as draw a picture, write an article or make a PPT to show their understanding and thoughts of the things that they have learnt.
Finally, we are going to prepare for a performance. For example, we can make a show or a drama according to the theme. We can show what we have learnt to the student's parents.
If I were Mr. Manno, I would teach English class like this
First, I will tell the students an English story, watch an English movie with them or read an English book with the students which has a theme.
Next, I will lead the students to discuss about the story from the book or movie and share our ideas. I will also help them to understand the things that they don't know before.
Then, I will let the students do a interesting English homework, such as draw a picture, write an article or make a PPT to show their understanding and thoughts of the things that they have learnt.
Finally, we are going to prepare for a performance. For example, we can make a show or a drama according to the theme. We can show what we have learnt to the student's parents.
If I were Mr. Manno, I would teach English class like this
The importance of a school field trip
Today my class had a school field trip to the Science & Technology Museum. Although I have been there for many times before, it is still fun to be there again with my new friends. In my opinion, the school field trips are very important.
We can learn many important things during the field trips, which we can not learn at school. Or we have learnt something at school, then we can see, hear or feel what these things are during the field trips. For example, we have learnt about the scientifc method in the science class. And today, we could see thoes great scientists using the scientific method to do some experiments.
Also, field trips can broaden our views and help us understand the knowledge better and faster. For example, all of us know something about spiders, but today in the museum, we had a chance to see those real fluffy spiders.
I think these are the importance of a school field trip.
We can learn many important things during the field trips, which we can not learn at school. Or we have learnt something at school, then we can see, hear or feel what these things are during the field trips. For example, we have learnt about the scientifc method in the science class. And today, we could see thoes great scientists using the scientific method to do some experiments.
Also, field trips can broaden our views and help us understand the knowledge better and faster. For example, all of us know something about spiders, but today in the museum, we had a chance to see those real fluffy spiders.
I think these are the importance of a school field trip.
If I had to create my own school club
There are many school clubs in our school, which are created by many students. If I had to create my own school clubs, I would like to create a left-hander club and an equestrianism club.
There should be one left-hander in every ten people,I am a left-hander, so I would like to create a left-hander club to let all the left-handed students in our school gather together in this club. Left-handers are quite different in some way from the right-handers, most of the left-handers have the similar abilities. I would lead my club member to do some studies about left-hander and share our experiences.
I also would like to create a equestrianism club because I like horses very much and I started to learn equestrianism when I was six. I think horses are very elegant and they are the symble of freedom. Equestrianism is not very popular in China, so I would like to create this club in order to let more people in China know this kind of sport and know more about horses. I would lead my club members to learn how to ride horses and teach them more about horses.
There should be one left-hander in every ten people,I am a left-hander, so I would like to create a left-hander club to let all the left-handed students in our school gather together in this club. Left-handers are quite different in some way from the right-handers, most of the left-handers have the similar abilities. I would lead my club member to do some studies about left-hander and share our experiences.
I also would like to create a equestrianism club because I like horses very much and I started to learn equestrianism when I was six. I think horses are very elegant and they are the symble of freedom. Equestrianism is not very popular in China, so I would like to create this club in order to let more people in China know this kind of sport and know more about horses. I would lead my club members to learn how to ride horses and teach them more about horses.
If I were the president of student counsil
The president of the student council must be very responsible ,helpful and have leadership. If I were the resident of the student council, I would like to to these several things to make the school a better place.
First, I would like to hold more activities at school, such as a ball, a sport meeting or art day. I will make sure that every student enjoy the activities. I think these activities can make students happier and more active.
Second I would like to have a meeting at every Friday, any student who has some suggestions or good ideas can come to tell us. Then we can reflect these ideas or problems to our teachers and our principal, so the problems of the school can be solved faster.
Last, I would like to every students and teachers that they can write to me if they have any advice for me or for student council, if we did anything wrong or something good , please let us know. It is very important to know our weakness and our strenth, it can help us improve our work.
These are the things that I would like to do if I am the president of the student council.
First, I would like to hold more activities at school, such as a ball, a sport meeting or art day. I will make sure that every student enjoy the activities. I think these activities can make students happier and more active.
Second I would like to have a meeting at every Friday, any student who has some suggestions or good ideas can come to tell us. Then we can reflect these ideas or problems to our teachers and our principal, so the problems of the school can be solved faster.
Last, I would like to every students and teachers that they can write to me if they have any advice for me or for student council, if we did anything wrong or something good , please let us know. It is very important to know our weakness and our strenth, it can help us improve our work.
These are the things that I would like to do if I am the president of the student council.
What Book Should We Read Next
After the “biograqhy” unit, I think we should read some classic books in class because classic books can help us improve our reading skills and tell us more about the history.
Recently, I am reading a classic book named《The Prince And The Pauper》. This book was written by a famous writer called Mark Twain. This is a story of two young boys, one is called Edward, the prince of England; the other one is called Tom and he is a poor pauper. One day, Tom went to the palace and met Edward. Tom wanted to be a prince and Edward wanted to have more freedom like Tom, so they exchanged their clothes. After that, Edward was taken away by the guards because they though he was the pauper and Tom stayed in the palace. Then “pauper”Edward led a wondering life. At the same time, “prince” Tom was trying to pretend like a real prince in the palace, but the other people still thought he was mad. After a long time of hard work, Edward came back to the palace and became the King again.
In my opinion, this book is very nice, it is not too difficult, also it is not too easy for us to read. We can learn that everybody are equal. Our status are not important, the most important thing in our life is character. We should be kind, brave and honest.
These are the reasons of why I think we should read《The Prince And The Pauper》.
Recently, I am reading a classic book named《The Prince And The Pauper》. This book was written by a famous writer called Mark Twain. This is a story of two young boys, one is called Edward, the prince of England; the other one is called Tom and he is a poor pauper. One day, Tom went to the palace and met Edward. Tom wanted to be a prince and Edward wanted to have more freedom like Tom, so they exchanged their clothes. After that, Edward was taken away by the guards because they though he was the pauper and Tom stayed in the palace. Then “pauper”Edward led a wondering life. At the same time, “prince” Tom was trying to pretend like a real prince in the palace, but the other people still thought he was mad. After a long time of hard work, Edward came back to the palace and became the King again.
In my opinion, this book is very nice, it is not too difficult, also it is not too easy for us to read. We can learn that everybody are equal. Our status are not important, the most important thing in our life is character. We should be kind, brave and honest.
These are the reasons of why I think we should read《The Prince And The Pauper》.
Can We Survive
Long, long ago, there was no houses, no cars, no supermarkets. People had to go hunting for food and escape from the beasts, so they could survive.
Today, we don’t have to worry about the beasts and we don’t have to go hunting for food because there are supermarkets. Life seems much easier than before. However, we have to face another serious problem------pollutions. Nowadays, you can seldom see the blue skies because there is air pollution, the air we breath is not clean at all! The air is the mixture of dust, chemistry and things like PM2.5. The polluted air can cause many diseases. We can’t “escape” from the polluted air because it is everywhere! I always get ill when the air pollution is too heavy.
Water is a very important part of our life, we drink water, we use water, 70% of our body is water. However, there is water pollution, all the water we use might be very dirty, it contains lots of hemistry. There is no big difference between water and poison because the polluted water can also cause diseases. My parents always buy mineral water from the shop because they think the city water is not good for health.
These terrible pollutions can cause many problems and it is harmful to our health. Can we survive from the polluted Earth? I think we have no choice now, we must stop polluting the Earth and protect the environment. Otherwise, we won’t survive.
Today, we don’t have to worry about the beasts and we don’t have to go hunting for food because there are supermarkets. Life seems much easier than before. However, we have to face another serious problem------pollutions. Nowadays, you can seldom see the blue skies because there is air pollution, the air we breath is not clean at all! The air is the mixture of dust, chemistry and things like PM2.5. The polluted air can cause many diseases. We can’t “escape” from the polluted air because it is everywhere! I always get ill when the air pollution is too heavy.
Water is a very important part of our life, we drink water, we use water, 70% of our body is water. However, there is water pollution, all the water we use might be very dirty, it contains lots of hemistry. There is no big difference between water and poison because the polluted water can also cause diseases. My parents always buy mineral water from the shop because they think the city water is not good for health.
These terrible pollutions can cause many problems and it is harmful to our health. Can we survive from the polluted Earth? I think we have no choice now, we must stop polluting the Earth and protect the environment. Otherwise, we won’t survive.
Horses & I
I love horses very much since I was very young, I even wished that if I could become a horse.
I started to study equestrianism when I was six years old. One day, I went cycling with my parents along the beach in Xiamen. Suddenly, I heard a strange noise came from the woods next to us. We
walked into the woods and we saw lots of horses. It was a club for people to learn equestrianism. I was so happy and I decided to join that club. Then, I started to learn equestrianism formally. I was one of the youngest students in that club that time, but the coach said that I was a good student. My favorite
horse was called Mickey, he was from England, so I could only speak English with him. Mickey was very tall and strong, his hair was black and white. Mickey loves running, and he could run very fast, he was not lazy as well. I think that’s why I liked him.
Then, my family moved to Shanghai, it was hard but I had to say goodbyto Mickey and other horses. Luckily, we found a new equestrianism club in Shanghai very soon. There are more horses here
than Xiamen, I hope I can make more friends with horses and improve my equestrianism skills.
I started to study equestrianism when I was six years old. One day, I went cycling with my parents along the beach in Xiamen. Suddenly, I heard a strange noise came from the woods next to us. We
walked into the woods and we saw lots of horses. It was a club for people to learn equestrianism. I was so happy and I decided to join that club. Then, I started to learn equestrianism formally. I was one of the youngest students in that club that time, but the coach said that I was a good student. My favorite
horse was called Mickey, he was from England, so I could only speak English with him. Mickey was very tall and strong, his hair was black and white. Mickey loves running, and he could run very fast, he was not lazy as well. I think that’s why I liked him.
Then, my family moved to Shanghai, it was hard but I had to say goodbyto Mickey and other horses. Luckily, we found a new equestrianism club in Shanghai very soon. There are more horses here
than Xiamen, I hope I can make more friends with horses and improve my equestrianism skills.
A new language
There are a lot of amazing languages in the world, I only learnt two of them------ Chinese and English. Chinese is my native language, so I could speak it when I was a baby. English is the international language of the world, it is very important to learn this language. I started to learn English when I was in the kindergarten. However, if I can learn another language, I would like to learn German.
One of my classmates told me that German is the most difficul language for us to learn because the pronunciation is very strange. However, Germany is in the center of Europe, and it is also a very
powerful country. There are many nice college in Germany, which you can learn science in them. As I know, German people are very rigorous and polite, also, there are a lot of great German scientists, so I still want to learn German.
In addition, Germany is a beautiful country with a long history. My father has been to Germany, he said that there are lots of amazing ancient buildings like churches, palaces. I would be happy if I can go there, but I can’t go unless I can speak German.
I think these are the reasons for I want to learn German.
One of my classmates told me that German is the most difficul language for us to learn because the pronunciation is very strange. However, Germany is in the center of Europe, and it is also a very
powerful country. There are many nice college in Germany, which you can learn science in them. As I know, German people are very rigorous and polite, also, there are a lot of great German scientists, so I still want to learn German.
In addition, Germany is a beautiful country with a long history. My father has been to Germany, he said that there are lots of amazing ancient buildings like churches, palaces. I would be happy if I can go there, but I can’t go unless I can speak German.
I think these are the reasons for I want to learn German.
My favorite class
We have seven different classes this semester, I think all of them are nice. However, my favorite one is Science.
I was interested in Science since I was in middle school, I am very curious and I want to know how the world goes. I think I can know more about the secret of the world in Science classes, so I like Science class very much. Mr. Doyle is our Science teacher, he is really kind and helpful, not like evil Mr. Manno. In Science class, we always have some questions about the things that happened around us. Then we will make a hypothesis. After that, we will do some interesting experiments in order to proof our hypothesis. Finally, we will analyze the result of the experiment and have our conclusion. It sounds very complicated, but it is fun. I always get enlightenment from it, which makes me very happy.
On the other hand, there is a big difference of teaching method between Mr. Doyle and the Chinese teachers. When I was in Chinese school, my Science teacher always tell us the answer instead of let us do the experiment and find answer by ourselves. As Mr. Andy said “it is not important to know the answer, the important thing is to know how.” Now, Mr. Doyle always let us do some experiments to proof our hypothesis, I think it’s a good way to study Science.
I was interested in Science since I was in middle school, I am very curious and I want to know how the world goes. I think I can know more about the secret of the world in Science classes, so I like Science class very much. Mr. Doyle is our Science teacher, he is really kind and helpful, not like evil Mr. Manno. In Science class, we always have some questions about the things that happened around us. Then we will make a hypothesis. After that, we will do some interesting experiments in order to proof our hypothesis. Finally, we will analyze the result of the experiment and have our conclusion. It sounds very complicated, but it is fun. I always get enlightenment from it, which makes me very happy.
On the other hand, there is a big difference of teaching method between Mr. Doyle and the Chinese teachers. When I was in Chinese school, my Science teacher always tell us the answer instead of let us do the experiment and find answer by ourselves. As Mr. Andy said “it is not important to know the answer, the important thing is to know how.” Now, Mr. Doyle always let us do some experiments to proof our hypothesis, I think it’s a good way to study Science.
Starting The Hobbit
《The Hobbit》is a novel, which is my English teacher Mr. Manno’s favorite book. Since it is Mr. Manno’s favorite book, I think it should be a interesting book.
We are going to read《The Hobbit》next week, I am really excited about it. This is the first time that I read an English novel with my classmates, I think it will be fun because we can discuss about the story and share our thoughts together like a literature circle. It can
help us understand the story better and faster, also we can know the different ideas from the others. It can also make us think about some meaningful questions, so we can understand the deep meaning of the
story.
I am also looking forward to read the exciting story. I like the stories with creative and interesting stories. Although they are not real stories, they are still attractive because we can see the author’s wonderful fantasy. I like imagine as well, I think build my own
“wonderland” is the most interesting in the world! We can do whatever we want, see whatever we want and hear whatever we want in our fantasy world. The authors of the books wrote their imaginations in the books.
I’m very excited to read《The Hobbit》next week.
We are going to read《The Hobbit》next week, I am really excited about it. This is the first time that I read an English novel with my classmates, I think it will be fun because we can discuss about the story and share our thoughts together like a literature circle. It can
help us understand the story better and faster, also we can know the different ideas from the others. It can also make us think about some meaningful questions, so we can understand the deep meaning of the
story.
I am also looking forward to read the exciting story. I like the stories with creative and interesting stories. Although they are not real stories, they are still attractive because we can see the author’s wonderful fantasy. I like imagine as well, I think build my own
“wonderland” is the most interesting in the world! We can do whatever we want, see whatever we want and hear whatever we want in our fantasy world. The authors of the books wrote their imaginations in the books.
I’m very excited to read《The Hobbit》next week.
What should I do
Nowadays, we often need to take a taxi because they are very convenient. However, there sometimes have some problems------
If I am in a taxi and the driver farts, what should I do? Would it be rude to roll down the window?
In my opinion, I think it is not rude to roll down the window. If you roll down the window, you actually do the driver a big favor, because the fresh air will comes into the car and the bad smell will gone. I think when the driver farts, he will want to roll down the window as well, but it would be embarrassed if the driver roll down the window by himself,
so if you do it, the driver will not think that you are rude.
In addition, you can find another excuse to roll down the window. For example, you can ask the driver if you can roll down the window because you get carsickness, you need some fresh air. Then you can
roll down the window. If you do it in this way, the driver will not think that you are rude at all.
If I am in a taxi and the driver farts, I will find an excuse to roll down the window.
If I am in a taxi and the driver farts, what should I do? Would it be rude to roll down the window?
In my opinion, I think it is not rude to roll down the window. If you roll down the window, you actually do the driver a big favor, because the fresh air will comes into the car and the bad smell will gone. I think when the driver farts, he will want to roll down the window as well, but it would be embarrassed if the driver roll down the window by himself,
so if you do it, the driver will not think that you are rude.
In addition, you can find another excuse to roll down the window. For example, you can ask the driver if you can roll down the window because you get carsickness, you need some fresh air. Then you can
roll down the window. If you do it in this way, the driver will not think that you are rude at all.
If I am in a taxi and the driver farts, I will find an excuse to roll down the window.
The Mysterious Light
Light is in every part of our life, but in my mind, light is the most inscrutable and mysterious thing.
First, light has no mass. As we all know, things that have no weight can float everywhere in the air, but light just goes in straight lines. Then which powerful energy puts the light in straight lines? I am very confused with this question.
Also, I think if we can find some substance that travels faster than light, then, we can become “time travelers”. For example, we travel to another planet, then travel back to the Earth in the speed that is faster than light. Then, we stand in front of the telescope and wait to see our image on the other planet reaches the Earth in the speed of light. I
think there is no difference between the substance which travels faster than lights and the time machines, so scientists, stop looking for time machines and go find the super velocity of light!
Now, you can see how tricky and inscrutable the light is. However, without the light, the world will be completely different from now, so we must be nice to the light around us.
First, light has no mass. As we all know, things that have no weight can float everywhere in the air, but light just goes in straight lines. Then which powerful energy puts the light in straight lines? I am very confused with this question.
Also, I think if we can find some substance that travels faster than light, then, we can become “time travelers”. For example, we travel to another planet, then travel back to the Earth in the speed that is faster than light. Then, we stand in front of the telescope and wait to see our image on the other planet reaches the Earth in the speed of light. I
think there is no difference between the substance which travels faster than lights and the time machines, so scientists, stop looking for time machines and go find the super velocity of light!
Now, you can see how tricky and inscrutable the light is. However, without the light, the world will be completely different from now, so we must be nice to the light around us.
The Mysterious Light 2
One day, when I was painting, I have discovered an interesting thing------ The paints are so amazing, when I mixes two colors together, it will turns into another different color. Suddenly, I think if I mixed two lights that have different color, will it turns into a new color like the paints?
When I went home, I wanted to proof my hypothesis. Then, with my father’s help, we did an experiment. First, we went to a room and turned off the light, it was totally dark there. Then, we took out two torch, we use a red cloth to cover one torch and a yellow torch to cover the other torch. Finally, we opened the torches and the light showed on the white wall. The amazing thing happened, the light turned into orange, just like the paints!
I was so excited, I was also very proud because I have proofed my hypothesis. After that, I think light is not only tricky, but also very fun.
When I went home, I wanted to proof my hypothesis. Then, with my father’s help, we did an experiment. First, we went to a room and turned off the light, it was totally dark there. Then, we took out two torch, we use a red cloth to cover one torch and a yellow torch to cover the other torch. Finally, we opened the torches and the light showed on the white wall. The amazing thing happened, the light turned into orange, just like the paints!
I was so excited, I was also very proud because I have proofed my hypothesis. After that, I think light is not only tricky, but also very fun.
About My Autobiography
Last week, I wrote my autobiography for the first time. Before that, I thought autobiographies are boring, but this time, I realized that writing my own biography can be really fun and.
I wrote lots of interesting stories in my autobiography; those interesting stories will even make me laugh. I think those tories will make the readers laugh, which is good for my grade. At least, when
Mr. Manno reads my autobiography, he will not fall asleep. According to the stories, I also put some nice pictures in my autobiography. Some of them are the photo of me, and some of them are the pictures use for symbolism. I think these pictures can make the book more colorful. According to Mr. Manno’s requirement, I use a lot of descriptive language in my autobiography, such as words of imagery and symbolism. I also tried to be creative on my titles of my book. I
think a good title can attract the readers and makes them want to read the stories.
About my grade, I think at least, I will not get a bad grade because I worked very hard on it. I hope I can get a good grade or full mark.
I wrote lots of interesting stories in my autobiography; those interesting stories will even make me laugh. I think those tories will make the readers laugh, which is good for my grade. At least, when
Mr. Manno reads my autobiography, he will not fall asleep. According to the stories, I also put some nice pictures in my autobiography. Some of them are the photo of me, and some of them are the pictures use for symbolism. I think these pictures can make the book more colorful. According to Mr. Manno’s requirement, I use a lot of descriptive language in my autobiography, such as words of imagery and symbolism. I also tried to be creative on my titles of my book. I
think a good title can attract the readers and makes them want to read the stories.
About my grade, I think at least, I will not get a bad grade because I worked very hard on it. I hope I can get a good grade or full mark.
Living In A Hobbit Hole
I have started riding《The Hobbit》this week, I think this book is very interesting. The book have mentioned about the hobbit hole, where the hobbits live in. the book said that the hobbit hole is very tidy and comfortable, so I think it is quite lovely. If I have a hobbit hole, I would enjoy living in it. Living in a real hobbit hole can be fun! There are lots of plants like trees, grass and flowers are around my hole, they are beautiful and can make the air fresh. Also, there is a garden near the hobbit hole. I always want a garden because I like planting plants. If I have a garden, I would be happy, I
will plant lots of vegetables and flowers in my garden. There are plenty of foods in a hobbit hole, there are lots of testy cakes, drinks. I like eating, too. I think testy food can make me feel comfortable. In addition, life in a hobbit hole is very peaceful, I don’t have to worry about anything. There is no hunger, no disease and no homework.
I think these are the reasons that why I would enjoy living in a hobbit hole.
will plant lots of vegetables and flowers in my garden. There are plenty of foods in a hobbit hole, there are lots of testy cakes, drinks. I like eating, too. I think testy food can make me feel comfortable. In addition, life in a hobbit hole is very peaceful, I don’t have to worry about anything. There is no hunger, no disease and no homework.
I think these are the reasons that why I would enjoy living in a hobbit hole.
The Difference Between The Two Family
After reading the first fifteen pages of《The Hobbit》, I know that there are two interesting families in this story. One is Biobo’s mother’s family, the Took family; the other one is Biobo’s father’s family, the
beggins family.
I noticed that although both of these two families are hobbits, there is a difference between them. The Took family doesn’t like most hobbit families, they liked to go adventure. We know that most of the hobbits prefer to live a comfortable and peaceful life, they like to eat as well, so adventures for them are useless. As the book says, some members in
the took family would leave them and go adventure without telling anyone who is not a family member.
However, the Beggins family doesn’t like adventure, they just like to stay at their holes and enjoy their life. Although the Took family was rich, the other hobbits respect the Beggins family more, I think it is because they think the Took family is strange.
I think the difference can impact Bilbo a lot. From now, Bilbo is still such a typical hobbit, who likes to live a peaceful and comfortable life, this is because his father’s family likes to do this, too. However, I believe Bilbo will go adventure with Gandalf at last because he is the posterity of the Took family, so he should like to go adventure. I think the difference between this two family is very important, if they don’t have this difference, then Bilbo would not be Bilbo anymore and this
story won’t happen, too.
beggins family.
I noticed that although both of these two families are hobbits, there is a difference between them. The Took family doesn’t like most hobbit families, they liked to go adventure. We know that most of the hobbits prefer to live a comfortable and peaceful life, they like to eat as well, so adventures for them are useless. As the book says, some members in
the took family would leave them and go adventure without telling anyone who is not a family member.
However, the Beggins family doesn’t like adventure, they just like to stay at their holes and enjoy their life. Although the Took family was rich, the other hobbits respect the Beggins family more, I think it is because they think the Took family is strange.
I think the difference can impact Bilbo a lot. From now, Bilbo is still such a typical hobbit, who likes to live a peaceful and comfortable life, this is because his father’s family likes to do this, too. However, I believe Bilbo will go adventure with Gandalf at last because he is the posterity of the Took family, so he should like to go adventure. I think the difference between this two family is very important, if they don’t have this difference, then Bilbo would not be Bilbo anymore and this
story won’t happen, too.
Understanding 《The Hobbit》
Now, our class is reading《The Hobbit》, I think this is a really interesting book. Some of us think that the language used in this book is quite strange because it is old “English”. However, I am used to it because I have been to the UK, and the people there really speak like
that.
To help myself success at understanding this book, I will look for the words that I don’t understand immediately. I think learning new words is very helpful when I am reading a book, it can help
me understand the sentence better.
Also, if I feel confused about the meaning of some paragraphs, I will read them twice. I realized that this is a good way to understand the meaning of the book, when I read some paragraphs carefully for
the second time, I will notice something important, which I didn’t noticed at the first time.
In addition, I will join our literature circles and share my ideas. I think when we are in our literature circles, we will learn more things from
other classmates, which I have never thought about before. This will also make us think very deep about the book, so we can understand it better.
that.
To help myself success at understanding this book, I will look for the words that I don’t understand immediately. I think learning new words is very helpful when I am reading a book, it can help
me understand the sentence better.
Also, if I feel confused about the meaning of some paragraphs, I will read them twice. I realized that this is a good way to understand the meaning of the book, when I read some paragraphs carefully for
the second time, I will notice something important, which I didn’t noticed at the first time.
In addition, I will join our literature circles and share my ideas. I think when we are in our literature circles, we will learn more things from
other classmates, which I have never thought about before. This will also make us think very deep about the book, so we can understand it better.
The Song
In the book 《The Hobbit》, there is a very long song with no name on page 17 to 18. This song was sung by the dwarves before they go on the adventure with Gandalf. I think the dwarves liked to sing very much, they also sang a song to make Bilbo angry for fun on page 15.
However, this time, this song is different, it is not funny, it is serious. I think this song is talking about that the dwarves are going to go on an adventure with Gandalf, they are going to go to a mysterious place, which was very flourishing a long time before. The purpose of the adventure is to find the gold and the harp there. According to the song, they might also fight with the dragon because the dragon took away their treasures. Anyway, we can see that this is going to be an exciting and dangerous adventure.
I feel the tone of this song is very aggressive, the dwarves were trying to encourage themselves. “There might be dark days ahead.” said King George, when the dwarves sang the song, they might think so, too. At that time, they were a little bit afraid and nervous because
this adventure could be very dangerous, so they need to sing this song to give them strength. When they were singing, they might feel very confident and proud. The reason that why they have these feelings is that there were going to do a great thing, they were going to get back the gold and the harp. They might change the world because of this adventure. I think when the dwarves were singing this song, thousands of feelings would spring out of their mind, and so did Gandalf and Bilbo. Bilbo might go to the adventure with them because of this song.
However, this time, this song is different, it is not funny, it is serious. I think this song is talking about that the dwarves are going to go on an adventure with Gandalf, they are going to go to a mysterious place, which was very flourishing a long time before. The purpose of the adventure is to find the gold and the harp there. According to the song, they might also fight with the dragon because the dragon took away their treasures. Anyway, we can see that this is going to be an exciting and dangerous adventure.
I feel the tone of this song is very aggressive, the dwarves were trying to encourage themselves. “There might be dark days ahead.” said King George, when the dwarves sang the song, they might think so, too. At that time, they were a little bit afraid and nervous because
this adventure could be very dangerous, so they need to sing this song to give them strength. When they were singing, they might feel very confident and proud. The reason that why they have these feelings is that there were going to do a great thing, they were going to get back the gold and the harp. They might change the world because of this adventure. I think when the dwarves were singing this song, thousands of feelings would spring out of their mind, and so did Gandalf and Bilbo. Bilbo might go to the adventure with them because of this song.
A Horrible Day
Today, I went to the dental clinic in Pudong. Because I am wearing a brace, so I have to go to the dental clinic every month.
I think the dental clinic is the worst place in the whole world! Not because the condition there is not good, it is because every time I go there, I have to endure pain. The dentist is the most dangerous person, he looks like an angle, but he is even eviler than Mr. Manno!
He has lots of shiny and scary tools, which can kill people easily. Now you can see how terrible the dental clinic is, so don’t go there for fun!!!
I think the dental clinic is the worst place in the whole world! Not because the condition there is not good, it is because every time I go there, I have to endure pain. The dentist is the most dangerous person, he looks like an angle, but he is even eviler than Mr. Manno!
He has lots of shiny and scary tools, which can kill people easily. Now you can see how terrible the dental clinic is, so don’t go there for fun!!!
The dwarves and the Hobbits
In the book《The Hobbit》, both hobbits and the dwarves are interesting “creatures”, although they look quite alike, but they have completely different personalities.
The first difference is very easy to see from the book, the dwarves like adventures, they are braver than hobbits. The dwarves were planning a journey with Gandalf to fight against the dragon and get back their treasure, while the hobbits were living a peaceful and comfortable
life in their hobbit holes. Hobbits will never think about things like go on a journey which will make them late for dinner, fight against the dragon or get back the treasure. For hobbits, these things are useless and ridiculous. However, the dwarves are more aggressive than hobbits, they prefer to go on a dangerous adventure for their treasure to have a peaceful life.
The second difference between them is that the hobbits have better temper than the dwarves. As we can see from the book, when Gandalf was trying to let Bilbo go on the adventure with him, Bilbo didn’t become angry with that. Although Gandalf was quite annoying that time, Bilbo still talked with him politely. However, when Bilbo asked about the history about the dwarves, Thorin, the dwarf became angry. He thought that Bilbo should know everything from the song and the map.
I think these differences make the hobbits and the dwarves two different “creatures”.
The first difference is very easy to see from the book, the dwarves like adventures, they are braver than hobbits. The dwarves were planning a journey with Gandalf to fight against the dragon and get back their treasure, while the hobbits were living a peaceful and comfortable
life in their hobbit holes. Hobbits will never think about things like go on a journey which will make them late for dinner, fight against the dragon or get back the treasure. For hobbits, these things are useless and ridiculous. However, the dwarves are more aggressive than hobbits, they prefer to go on a dangerous adventure for their treasure to have a peaceful life.
The second difference between them is that the hobbits have better temper than the dwarves. As we can see from the book, when Gandalf was trying to let Bilbo go on the adventure with him, Bilbo didn’t become angry with that. Although Gandalf was quite annoying that time, Bilbo still talked with him politely. However, when Bilbo asked about the history about the dwarves, Thorin, the dwarf became angry. He thought that Bilbo should know everything from the song and the map.
I think these differences make the hobbits and the dwarves two different “creatures”.
Who can Defeat The Dragon
From the book《The Hobbit》, we can know that the dwarves wanted to go on an adventure in order to get back their treasures. However, if they want to get them, they have to fight against with the powerful dragon, which can blow fire and it once destroyed the dwarves’
home.
Before they go, there was another one who might go with them, he is not a dwarf, but a hobbit, his name is Bilbo Baggins. Then which will be more successful in fighting with a dragon, the hobbit or a dwarf? I think the dwarf would be more successful.
The reason why I think so is that the dwarves are stronger than the hobbit. We know that although dwarves are very short, at least they are taller and stronger than hobbits. Your size is very important in a fight, if you are too small and weak, like a hobbit, you might lose. The stronger guy can hurt you easily.
On the other hand, the hobbits hate things that make them uncomfortable. Fighting with a fierce dragon can be really “uncomfortable”, or even painful, so the when hobbit is fighting with the dragon, he doesn't have enough courage,he can’t endure the pain.
Although the hobbits have other advantages, such as they walk very quietly and hide quickly, I still think the dwarves would be more successful.
home.
Before they go, there was another one who might go with them, he is not a dwarf, but a hobbit, his name is Bilbo Baggins. Then which will be more successful in fighting with a dragon, the hobbit or a dwarf? I think the dwarf would be more successful.
The reason why I think so is that the dwarves are stronger than the hobbit. We know that although dwarves are very short, at least they are taller and stronger than hobbits. Your size is very important in a fight, if you are too small and weak, like a hobbit, you might lose. The stronger guy can hurt you easily.
On the other hand, the hobbits hate things that make them uncomfortable. Fighting with a fierce dragon can be really “uncomfortable”, or even painful, so the when hobbit is fighting with the dragon, he doesn't have enough courage,he can’t endure the pain.
Although the hobbits have other advantages, such as they walk very quietly and hide quickly, I still think the dwarves would be more successful.
Is Bilbo A Hero
There is an interesting happened in chapter 2, it was Bilbo’s first time goes on an adventure with Gandalf and the dwarves. However, Bilbo was in a big trouble soon after he left his home------ Bilbo was
caught by the trolls, so the dwarves came and rescue him, but they were all caught by the trolls and Bilbo was “free” at that time.
In my opinion, Bilbo is not a hero in chapter 2. There are two reasons. The first reason is Bilbo made this trouble and he brought the dwarves into trouble, too. Because it was Bilbo’s first time to be a burglar, he wanted to proof himself, but he did actions without think about them carefully. He went into the wood without knowing how to hoot like an
owl, so when he is in trouble, he doesn’t even know how to say “help!” Then,Bilbo tried to steal a purse from one of the troll’s pocket, but the troll noticed him and caught him, that’s how the trouble begun. I know Bilbo wanted to proof himself, but he should know that the trolls are dangerous, he shouldn’t rile them from stealing things. If he didn’t do this, all of them would not be in trouble.
The second reason is when the dwarves were caught and kept in the sack, Bilbo was free. However, he didn’t do any action to save them, instead, Gandalf came and use a smart way to save them. I think Bilbo is not a hero in chapter 2, I think Gandalf is the hero.
caught by the trolls, so the dwarves came and rescue him, but they were all caught by the trolls and Bilbo was “free” at that time.
In my opinion, Bilbo is not a hero in chapter 2. There are two reasons. The first reason is Bilbo made this trouble and he brought the dwarves into trouble, too. Because it was Bilbo’s first time to be a burglar, he wanted to proof himself, but he did actions without think about them carefully. He went into the wood without knowing how to hoot like an
owl, so when he is in trouble, he doesn’t even know how to say “help!” Then,Bilbo tried to steal a purse from one of the troll’s pocket, but the troll noticed him and caught him, that’s how the trouble begun. I know Bilbo wanted to proof himself, but he should know that the trolls are dangerous, he shouldn’t rile them from stealing things. If he didn’t do this, all of them would not be in trouble.
The second reason is when the dwarves were caught and kept in the sack, Bilbo was free. However, he didn’t do any action to save them, instead, Gandalf came and use a smart way to save them. I think Bilbo is not a hero in chapter 2, I think Gandalf is the hero.
How I feel about the English Class
I think I feel quite good about English class so far. Recently, we are reading an really interesting book named 《The Hobbit》.
During English classes, we discuss about this book and share our ideas in literature circles. We all have different “jobs” in our literature circles, so we help each other understand the meaning of this book in different ways. At the same time, we can know each other’s thoughts about this book and we can also ask anything that we don’t understand in English classes, I think this is a good way to help us improve our reading and thinking skills.
In addition, I have a suggestion for our English class. I think we sometimes don’t have enough time to read the book because when we finished our homework, it is usually time for us to go to bed, so sometimes we can’t finish reading it. If we didn’t finish reading the
chapter, we might feel confuse on the next day’s literature circles, so I think we should have more time to read this book in order to understand it better. I hope my suggestion will help us improve our English class.
During English classes, we discuss about this book and share our ideas in literature circles. We all have different “jobs” in our literature circles, so we help each other understand the meaning of this book in different ways. At the same time, we can know each other’s thoughts about this book and we can also ask anything that we don’t understand in English classes, I think this is a good way to help us improve our reading and thinking skills.
In addition, I have a suggestion for our English class. I think we sometimes don’t have enough time to read the book because when we finished our homework, it is usually time for us to go to bed, so sometimes we can’t finish reading it. If we didn’t finish reading the
chapter, we might feel confuse on the next day’s literature circles, so I think we should have more time to read this book in order to understand it better. I hope my suggestion will help us improve our English class.
Choices
Far across the river, there is a school called Pinghe Bilingual School, which is my previous school. As you can see from its name, this is a bilingual school, it offers both international courses and Chinese courses. However, the students can’t study both courses for ever because they need to specialize in one course.
My classmates, who are in grade 8 now, they still have one and a half year before graduate from middle school. However, now is the time for them to choose which way to go. I heard that my classmates are very busy and anxious now because it is hard to make choices. Some of them are going to high school overseas, some of them are going
to study international courses like IB, only a little of them are going to study Chinese courses. For those students who want to study international courses,
they have to prepare for it now. There are many difficult and tricky English
exams for them, so they are trying to recite vocabulary as much as possible,
some of them are even trying to remember the dictionary! It seems cruel and ridiculous, but they have to do so.
They way to success is not perfect, especially for Chinese students, so they have to study very hard and make lots of decisions.
My classmates, who are in grade 8 now, they still have one and a half year before graduate from middle school. However, now is the time for them to choose which way to go. I heard that my classmates are very busy and anxious now because it is hard to make choices. Some of them are going to high school overseas, some of them are going
to study international courses like IB, only a little of them are going to study Chinese courses. For those students who want to study international courses,
they have to prepare for it now. There are many difficult and tricky English
exams for them, so they are trying to recite vocabulary as much as possible,
some of them are even trying to remember the dictionary! It seems cruel and ridiculous, but they have to do so.
They way to success is not perfect, especially for Chinese students, so they have to study very hard and make lots of decisions.
Elves, Hobbits and Dwarves
Now in chapter three, there is another creature called elves come out in the book 《The Hobbit》. Although I don’t know much about the elves, I think they are quite interesting and they are different from the hobbits and the dwarves.
The first difference is their behavior, I think the elves are naughtier than the hobbit and the dwarves, they sing funny songs, tease and make laugh at the dwarves. Bilbo like them, but the dwarves think that the elves are foolish and annoying. The hobbits and the dwarves are
not so boring like elves, they just focus on their works and never laugh at somebody.
The second difference is their values and believes. From the story we can know that the elf doesn’t “understand”the dwarves’ love of gold and treasure, he might think that going on a dangerous journey just for treasures and gold is not worthy. For the elves, gold and
treasures are not so important. However, for the dwarves, treasures and gold are equal to their lives, they are really important, so they think they should go on this journey. Also, the elves are more righteous than the hobbits. As the book says, the elf felt angry when he was thinking about the dragon, which had destroyed the dwarves beautiful home. However, before this chapter, when Bilbo heard about the dragon, the only thing that he cares about is his own safety. He
would be afraid if the dragon comes to his home, if the dragon is far from him and he is safe, he didn’t care what the dragon has done. The hobbits just want their peaceful and comfortable life, they don’t care what is going on outside their homes.
I think these are the differences between elves, hobbits and the dwarves.
The first difference is their behavior, I think the elves are naughtier than the hobbit and the dwarves, they sing funny songs, tease and make laugh at the dwarves. Bilbo like them, but the dwarves think that the elves are foolish and annoying. The hobbits and the dwarves are
not so boring like elves, they just focus on their works and never laugh at somebody.
The second difference is their values and believes. From the story we can know that the elf doesn’t “understand”the dwarves’ love of gold and treasure, he might think that going on a dangerous journey just for treasures and gold is not worthy. For the elves, gold and
treasures are not so important. However, for the dwarves, treasures and gold are equal to their lives, they are really important, so they think they should go on this journey. Also, the elves are more righteous than the hobbits. As the book says, the elf felt angry when he was thinking about the dragon, which had destroyed the dwarves beautiful home. However, before this chapter, when Bilbo heard about the dragon, the only thing that he cares about is his own safety. He
would be afraid if the dragon comes to his home, if the dragon is far from him and he is safe, he didn’t care what the dragon has done. The hobbits just want their peaceful and comfortable life, they don’t care what is going on outside their homes.
I think these are the differences between elves, hobbits and the dwarves.
The Elf
In chapter 3, there is an elf called Elrond, he is the only elf who has a name so far. Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves went to his house and had a rest there.
Elrond seems is a very important elf, he was the chief of both elves and heroes before, he is strong, wise and kind, the others respect him as well. From the book, we can know that Elrond is very rich because his house is really big and he has lots of things for the dwarves to eat.
I think Elrond is very important, here are several reasons. First, he is very clever. As the book says, he gave the best advice to improve the dwarfs’ journey plan. May be he told them the best way to go and the right thing to do. Also, Elrond knows all kinds of runes, which is very helpful. He helped Thorin find out where does the swords came from
according to the runes on them. He also found the moon-letter on the maps, which could give hints and clues to the journey.
In my opinion, Elrond is not like other elves, he is not childish and annoying. I think he is very kind and helpful.
Elrond seems is a very important elf, he was the chief of both elves and heroes before, he is strong, wise and kind, the others respect him as well. From the book, we can know that Elrond is very rich because his house is really big and he has lots of things for the dwarves to eat.
I think Elrond is very important, here are several reasons. First, he is very clever. As the book says, he gave the best advice to improve the dwarfs’ journey plan. May be he told them the best way to go and the right thing to do. Also, Elrond knows all kinds of runes, which is very helpful. He helped Thorin find out where does the swords came from
according to the runes on them. He also found the moon-letter on the maps, which could give hints and clues to the journey.
In my opinion, Elrond is not like other elves, he is not childish and annoying. I think he is very kind and helpful.
The Dwarves' Magic
In the book《The Hobbit》, the dwarves seems don’t have any magic, they are just a normal folk who love treasures very much. However, in chapter 3, I realized that the dwarves do have a special magic.
The special magic the dwarves have is the “moon-letters”. Moon-letters are a kind of rune-letter, which were invented by the dwarves. “Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them, not when
you look straight at them. They can only been seen when the moon shines behind them, and what is more, with more cunning sort it must be a moon of the same shape and season as the day when they were written.”said the book on page 59. As you can see, the dwarves are very interesting and creative. They chose to use this special way to write massages, they read massages in a very special way as
well. They are also very clever, I think the moon-letters are quite useful at some times.
So far, I can’t understand why the dwarves use moon-letters, why they don’t just use normal letters to write things and put on the date, it’s much easier than writing the moon-letter.
The special magic the dwarves have is the “moon-letters”. Moon-letters are a kind of rune-letter, which were invented by the dwarves. “Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them, not when
you look straight at them. They can only been seen when the moon shines behind them, and what is more, with more cunning sort it must be a moon of the same shape and season as the day when they were written.”said the book on page 59. As you can see, the dwarves are very interesting and creative. They chose to use this special way to write massages, they read massages in a very special way as
well. They are also very clever, I think the moon-letters are quite useful at some times.
So far, I can’t understand why the dwarves use moon-letters, why they don’t just use normal letters to write things and put on the date, it’s much easier than writing the moon-letter.
The Magic I Would Want To Have
Having magic is a very exciting thing, we can do whatever we want with magic. I want to have magic as well, the magic I would want to have is the ability to talk with animals.
Nowadays, the lives of animals have changed a lot, some of them live with human, they are human’s good friends; the others still live in the wild world, the land for them to live is very small so their live become harder. If I were a person who can talk with animals, I will help
them, let other people understand their thoughts andfeelings.
First, I will help the pets. The owners of the pets always want to make their pets happy, but they don’t know how because they don’t understand what their pets think. Then I will talk to the pets and
tell their thoughts and feelings to their owners, so the owners can find a right way to make the pets happy.
Also, I will talk to the wild animals. As we all know, people are now killing animals and taking away their habitats. I will tell people their feelings, I will speak for them and protect them, I hope I can help those wild animals in this special way.
Nowadays, the lives of animals have changed a lot, some of them live with human, they are human’s good friends; the others still live in the wild world, the land for them to live is very small so their live become harder. If I were a person who can talk with animals, I will help
them, let other people understand their thoughts andfeelings.
First, I will help the pets. The owners of the pets always want to make their pets happy, but they don’t know how because they don’t understand what their pets think. Then I will talk to the pets and
tell their thoughts and feelings to their owners, so the owners can find a right way to make the pets happy.
Also, I will talk to the wild animals. As we all know, people are now killing animals and taking away their habitats. I will tell people their feelings, I will speak for them and protect them, I hope I can help those wild animals in this special way.
My Root
During this holiday, my parents and I went on a really special trip. We are now in Chongqing, which is my grandfather’s home town. In China’s tradition, the home town of a person’s grandfather is his
or her “root”.
Chongqing is a lovely city, people there are very kind and they love to eat spicy food like hot pots. My grandfather’s brother and his big family live there, it includes three aunts, three uncles, three cousins and lots of other relatives. Actually, this is the first time that we go back to our “root”. We went to a small town near the Changjiang River, which is the place my grandfather used to live when he was a child. Now, our Li family still lives there, they are warmhearted, they were very happy and excited to see us. They took us to a local restaurant and celebrated the return of the family members. We ate hot pots and the men drank some wine as well.
The interesting thing is seniority in the family is a little bit wrong, two little children should call my father grandpa. Also, I am the aunt of a girl who is two years older than me! However, it doesn’t matter, the important thing is we are back now. They miss us and my grandfather very much, they hope we can stay there for a few more days.
Now, I can answer the question: who am I and where do I from?
or her “root”.
Chongqing is a lovely city, people there are very kind and they love to eat spicy food like hot pots. My grandfather’s brother and his big family live there, it includes three aunts, three uncles, three cousins and lots of other relatives. Actually, this is the first time that we go back to our “root”. We went to a small town near the Changjiang River, which is the place my grandfather used to live when he was a child. Now, our Li family still lives there, they are warmhearted, they were very happy and excited to see us. They took us to a local restaurant and celebrated the return of the family members. We ate hot pots and the men drank some wine as well.
The interesting thing is seniority in the family is a little bit wrong, two little children should call my father grandpa. Also, I am the aunt of a girl who is two years older than me! However, it doesn’t matter, the important thing is we are back now. They miss us and my grandfather very much, they hope we can stay there for a few more days.
Now, I can answer the question: who am I and where do I from?
The Amazing Wedding
My three cousins and I
During our trip to Chongqing, we attended
my cousin’s wedding. I have three big cousins in Chongqing, all of them are boys and they are much older than me. This time is my cousin Ace and his wife Elly’s wedding.
My aunt took me to the big hall, it was so beautiful inside! There were lots of red roses and other flowers, there are also many pictures of Ace and Elly. The lights in the hall were pink, blue and purple. I thought I was in a dream. Then my cousins came and my dad took some photos for us.
Later, the wedding began. The bridegroom Ace was waiting for the bride at the end of the stage. I think he was a bit nervous because there were so many people watching at him. Then the bride Elly
came out with her father, she is so beautiful in a red dress. After they met on the center of the stage, they put rings on each other’s finger and kissed each other. The bride also throw a bunch of red roses, the person who caught it will marry soon.
Soon, they came down from the stage and proposed toasts with everybody. This is China’s tradition. After that, the bridegroom started to deliver red packets. Those red packets are quite special, only the children there can get them. I was really lucky because I was the first
one who received the red packet. I opened it, there is 58 yuan in it, it is a lucky number.
At last, the wedding finished. I think it was wonderful.
my cousin’s wedding. I have three big cousins in Chongqing, all of them are boys and they are much older than me. This time is my cousin Ace and his wife Elly’s wedding.
My aunt took me to the big hall, it was so beautiful inside! There were lots of red roses and other flowers, there are also many pictures of Ace and Elly. The lights in the hall were pink, blue and purple. I thought I was in a dream. Then my cousins came and my dad took some photos for us.
Later, the wedding began. The bridegroom Ace was waiting for the bride at the end of the stage. I think he was a bit nervous because there were so many people watching at him. Then the bride Elly
came out with her father, she is so beautiful in a red dress. After they met on the center of the stage, they put rings on each other’s finger and kissed each other. The bride also throw a bunch of red roses, the person who caught it will marry soon.
Soon, they came down from the stage and proposed toasts with everybody. This is China’s tradition. After that, the bridegroom started to deliver red packets. Those red packets are quite special, only the children there can get them. I was really lucky because I was the first
one who received the red packet. I opened it, there is 58 yuan in it, it is a lucky number.
At last, the wedding finished. I think it was wonderful.
The Goblin's Song
On page 68 of the book 《The Hobbit》, there is a song sang sung by the goblins. This song makes me really uncomfortable. It is different from the dwarves’ song and the elves’ song.
We know what the elves’ song is like, it is very silly and childish, but they are not hurting at anybody. However, I think the goblin’s song is very dark and evil, it is talking about making other people painful and uncomfortable.
When the elves were singing the song, they were very happy because there were visitors coming to them. Although the song is silly and childish, the elves were still very kind and friendly, they were just
making fun at the visitors. However, when the goblins were singing the song, they were not friendly at all. They were trying to hurt people and make them painful. Also, they were trying to be scary and make people frightened. The goblins might feel happy when the other people are frightened.
In addition, the languages the elves used in the song are different from the language that the goblins have used in their song. The language in the elves song is very funny, it is not very serious
because it is used for make fun at the other people. Those words usually make people feel relaxed. The language in the goblin’s song is different, it is very dark and scary, it makes people feel nervous and afraid when they hear the song. From the words in the song, we can foreshadow that something bad is going to happen. The language also shows the evilness of the goblins, they are not kind or friendly, nobody likes them.
From these two songs we can see that the elves are different from the goblins. They treated Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves in different ways.
We know what the elves’ song is like, it is very silly and childish, but they are not hurting at anybody. However, I think the goblin’s song is very dark and evil, it is talking about making other people painful and uncomfortable.
When the elves were singing the song, they were very happy because there were visitors coming to them. Although the song is silly and childish, the elves were still very kind and friendly, they were just
making fun at the visitors. However, when the goblins were singing the song, they were not friendly at all. They were trying to hurt people and make them painful. Also, they were trying to be scary and make people frightened. The goblins might feel happy when the other people are frightened.
In addition, the languages the elves used in the song are different from the language that the goblins have used in their song. The language in the elves song is very funny, it is not very serious
because it is used for make fun at the other people. Those words usually make people feel relaxed. The language in the goblin’s song is different, it is very dark and scary, it makes people feel nervous and afraid when they hear the song. From the words in the song, we can foreshadow that something bad is going to happen. The language also shows the evilness of the goblins, they are not kind or friendly, nobody likes them.
From these two songs we can see that the elves are different from the goblins. They treated Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves in different ways.
My Favorite Dwarf
In the book 《The Hobbit》, there are many dwarves. Although they are all dwarves, they have different personalities. My favorite one is Thorin, the king of the dwarves.
The book talks a lot about Thorin, so I think he is quite important. I like Thorin because I think he is very smart and helpful. He knows a lot of things about history, he has lots of knowledge as well. This can help him make the best decisions and do the right action. For example, when Thorin was caught by the goblins, he didn’t become very nervous and frightened, instead, he was calm. He said to the Great Goblin: “We were on a journey to visit our relatives, our nephews and nieces, and first cousin, second and third cousins, and the other descendants of our grandfathers.”
The second reason that I like Thorin is although he is the king, he is not bossy, arrogant or lazy at all. He does his work by himself, he didn’t order the others to do works for him or sit there and do nothing. Also, he treats other people equally, he respects other people,
lesson to their ideas and help them.
These are the reasons for Thorin be my favorite darf.
The book talks a lot about Thorin, so I think he is quite important. I like Thorin because I think he is very smart and helpful. He knows a lot of things about history, he has lots of knowledge as well. This can help him make the best decisions and do the right action. For example, when Thorin was caught by the goblins, he didn’t become very nervous and frightened, instead, he was calm. He said to the Great Goblin: “We were on a journey to visit our relatives, our nephews and nieces, and first cousin, second and third cousins, and the other descendants of our grandfathers.”
The second reason that I like Thorin is although he is the king, he is not bossy, arrogant or lazy at all. He does his work by himself, he didn’t order the others to do works for him or sit there and do nothing. Also, he treats other people equally, he respects other people,
lesson to their ideas and help them.
These are the reasons for Thorin be my favorite darf.
The Tone of the Book
Now we are reading the book named《The Hobbit》. The tone of this book is very interesting. Just like Mr. Manno said, the tone of the book is comedy mixed with darkness and seriousness. Sometimes, when there are interesting and funny things are happening, the darkness comes without expecting. Also, when there are something that is very serious and terrible is happening, the comedy happens.
For example, in chapter 4, the Bilbo Gandalf and the dwarves were in a dry cave, they were comfortable and happy. then the dark thing happened. The book says: “It turned out a good thing that they had brought little Bilbo with them, after all. For, somehow, he could not go to sleep for a long while; and when he did sleep, he had very nasty dreams. He dreamed that a crack in the wall at the back of the cave got bigger and bigger, and opened wider and wider, and he was very afraid but could not call out or do anything but lie and look. Then he dreamed that the floor of the cave was giving away, and he was slipping------beginning to fall down, down, goodness knows where to.” After that, the goblins came. At first, the tone is comedy, everybody were happy and comfortable, it is also very good that they didn’t lost
little Bilbo. It makes the reader feel relaxed and happy. After the comedy, the darkness and seriousness came. Bilbo had a bad dream and they were caught by lots of goblins, they were surrounded by those evil creatures and they were in great danger, so this example can show the tone of this book is comedy mixed
with darkness and seriousness.
I think read this kind of book, which the tone is comedy mixed with darkness and seriousness can be really interesting, if it only has comedy, the story will be meaningless; if it only has darkness and
seriousness, the book will be boring.
For example, in chapter 4, the Bilbo Gandalf and the dwarves were in a dry cave, they were comfortable and happy. then the dark thing happened. The book says: “It turned out a good thing that they had brought little Bilbo with them, after all. For, somehow, he could not go to sleep for a long while; and when he did sleep, he had very nasty dreams. He dreamed that a crack in the wall at the back of the cave got bigger and bigger, and opened wider and wider, and he was very afraid but could not call out or do anything but lie and look. Then he dreamed that the floor of the cave was giving away, and he was slipping------beginning to fall down, down, goodness knows where to.” After that, the goblins came. At first, the tone is comedy, everybody were happy and comfortable, it is also very good that they didn’t lost
little Bilbo. It makes the reader feel relaxed and happy. After the comedy, the darkness and seriousness came. Bilbo had a bad dream and they were caught by lots of goblins, they were surrounded by those evil creatures and they were in great danger, so this example can show the tone of this book is comedy mixed
with darkness and seriousness.
I think read this kind of book, which the tone is comedy mixed with darkness and seriousness can be really interesting, if it only has comedy, the story will be meaningless; if it only has darkness and
seriousness, the book will be boring.
If I Could Be A Character
There are lots of interesting characters in this book, if I can be any one of them, I would like to be Elrond.
The reason that I choose Elrond is I think he is a very omnipotent elf. As the book says, he is “as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.” Also Elrond is really helpful and generous, he provided food and rooms for the
dwarves and helped them to read the moon-letters and gave them suggestions. Although he is not very important in Bilbo’s adventure, I think he was a great elf before.
The second reason that I would like to be Elrond is his life is quite peaceful and comfortable. He has a big house and lots of food, he is rich as well. However, this kind of life is different from the hobbits’ life, Elrond has been on adventures before, he doesn’t stay at one place forever.
The reason that I choose Elrond is I think he is a very omnipotent elf. As the book says, he is “as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.” Also Elrond is really helpful and generous, he provided food and rooms for the
dwarves and helped them to read the moon-letters and gave them suggestions. Although he is not very important in Bilbo’s adventure, I think he was a great elf before.
The second reason that I would like to be Elrond is his life is quite peaceful and comfortable. He has a big house and lots of food, he is rich as well. However, this kind of life is different from the hobbits’ life, Elrond has been on adventures before, he doesn’t stay at one place forever.
How Do I Feel About My Report Card
My parents and I are will receive my report card of my grades soon. Report cards are not strange things to us because we often receive report cards from our middle schools before.
Honestly, my fist feeling of report card is that it is the most dark and evil thing in the world. Our report cards come from our evil teachers, who always trying to make us in trouble and give us “special
surprises”, so our report cards can’t be a good thing. Then our evil parents will get them! If our score on the card is good, they might be happy, but most of the time, they think that we should be better. Sometimes, I feel disappointed when I did well but my parents think I should be better. Therefore if our score is good, the only thing we can be sure is our parent won’t be angry. However, if our score is not good, we’d better wear a helmet because our parents will be mad at us. They might shout at you, give you lots of extra homework or even beat you. Luckily, my parents won’t do that, but they will be unhappy, which will make me nervous or annoyed.
This time, I am not too worried about my report card because I think my grades are OK, they won’t be too bad. Also, I am hopeful, I hope I can get a report card that the grades on it are good because I
have worked very hard.
Honestly, my fist feeling of report card is that it is the most dark and evil thing in the world. Our report cards come from our evil teachers, who always trying to make us in trouble and give us “special
surprises”, so our report cards can’t be a good thing. Then our evil parents will get them! If our score on the card is good, they might be happy, but most of the time, they think that we should be better. Sometimes, I feel disappointed when I did well but my parents think I should be better. Therefore if our score is good, the only thing we can be sure is our parent won’t be angry. However, if our score is not good, we’d better wear a helmet because our parents will be mad at us. They might shout at you, give you lots of extra homework or even beat you. Luckily, my parents won’t do that, but they will be unhappy, which will make me nervous or annoyed.
This time, I am not too worried about my report card because I think my grades are OK, they won’t be too bad. Also, I am hopeful, I hope I can get a report card that the grades on it are good because I
have worked very hard.
Why the Sky Is Blue
Today’s weather is very good, it is sunny outside. When I looked up at the sky, it was blue, and then I thought why the sky is blue, why it is not pink or the other colors?
This might be a silly question, but I just want to know why. I don’t have the conclusion yet, but I have a hypothesis. I think it is about the reflection of light. We know that light has many different colors, and different colors of light have different wavelengths. When an object
is in light, it will absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect some
wavelengths of light, so the color of the wavelength of light that is reflected by the object is the color of that object. I think the sky is blue is because the atmosphere absorbs the other colors of light and reflects the blue light.
However, if the atmosphere reflects blue light and absorb the other light, do the objects on the ground influenced by the blue light? If the atmosphere absorbs the other colors of light, so the objects on the ground can only reflect the light that the atmosphere reflects. I think
if there is no atmosphere, the color of the objects will be different from now because there is not atmosphere to absorb and reflect it, the light from the sun will go straight into the Earth.
Now I think light has become more and more tricky, it is always trying to make me confused!
This might be a silly question, but I just want to know why. I don’t have the conclusion yet, but I have a hypothesis. I think it is about the reflection of light. We know that light has many different colors, and different colors of light have different wavelengths. When an object
is in light, it will absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect some
wavelengths of light, so the color of the wavelength of light that is reflected by the object is the color of that object. I think the sky is blue is because the atmosphere absorbs the other colors of light and reflects the blue light.
However, if the atmosphere reflects blue light and absorb the other light, do the objects on the ground influenced by the blue light? If the atmosphere absorbs the other colors of light, so the objects on the ground can only reflect the light that the atmosphere reflects. I think
if there is no atmosphere, the color of the objects will be different from now because there is not atmosphere to absorb and reflect it, the light from the sun will go straight into the Earth.
Now I think light has become more and more tricky, it is always trying to make me confused!
How Smart the Dog Is
Today, I watched a TV program talking about a really intelligent dog called Maggie. Maggie has a strong ability to calculate, she can add, subtract, multiply and divide. For example, you say 5 plus 5, then she shows her answer by move her claw up and down ten times. When
her answer is correct, her owner will give her a cookie.
I think although dogs are clever, but it is almost impossible for them to understand the meaning of numbers and the meaning of add, subtract, multiply and divide. I think the reason for Maggie can do
calculations is her owner will give her hints when she gets the correct answer. The owner herself might not notice that she is giving a hint, we can’t notice as well, but the dog can. The expression in the owner’s eyes, smelling or something else might change when Maggie got the correct answer, so Maggie will stop moving her claw.
Animals are very sensitive, although they can’t do calculation by themselves, they can find the correct answer from the tiny movement of human.
her answer is correct, her owner will give her a cookie.
I think although dogs are clever, but it is almost impossible for them to understand the meaning of numbers and the meaning of add, subtract, multiply and divide. I think the reason for Maggie can do
calculations is her owner will give her hints when she gets the correct answer. The owner herself might not notice that she is giving a hint, we can’t notice as well, but the dog can. The expression in the owner’s eyes, smelling or something else might change when Maggie got the correct answer, so Maggie will stop moving her claw.
Animals are very sensitive, although they can’t do calculation by themselves, they can find the correct answer from the tiny movement of human.
My favorite Riddle
In this chapter, there is a riddle game between Gollum and Bilbo. I think both Gollum and Bilbo is very good at riddle games, they made lots of good riddles and got the correct answers. In chapter 5, my favorite riddle is Gollum’s one, which talks about the fish.
From the book, the riddle says:
“Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
I think this is a very interesting riddle, it includes the fish’s life habit and their characteristic.“Alive without breath,” shows that the fish doesn’t breathe because it lives in the water. “As cold as death” shows that fish is cold-blooded animal. “Never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking.” Shows that fish lives in water. The language that Gollum used is very accurate, but it is also not too easy to find the answer.
In addition, the language in this riddle is very concise and clear. Gollum didn’t use big, long sentences or difficult vocabulary, so the language is simple and succinct, that is very easy to understand. I think when we are talking or writing, we should always make our
language concise and clear, it is like the art of languages.
The language in this riddle is rhymed as well. For example, “breath” and “death” is rhymed; “drinking” and “clinking”is rhymed. I think rhyme can make the language more beautiful and interesting, just
like a song. When somebody is reading rhymed riddle, they are like singing an interesting song.
From the book, the riddle says:
“Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.”
I think this is a very interesting riddle, it includes the fish’s life habit and their characteristic.“Alive without breath,” shows that the fish doesn’t breathe because it lives in the water. “As cold as death” shows that fish is cold-blooded animal. “Never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking.” Shows that fish lives in water. The language that Gollum used is very accurate, but it is also not too easy to find the answer.
In addition, the language in this riddle is very concise and clear. Gollum didn’t use big, long sentences or difficult vocabulary, so the language is simple and succinct, that is very easy to understand. I think when we are talking or writing, we should always make our
language concise and clear, it is like the art of languages.
The language in this riddle is rhymed as well. For example, “breath” and “death” is rhymed; “drinking” and “clinking”is rhymed. I think rhyme can make the language more beautiful and interesting, just
like a song. When somebody is reading rhymed riddle, they are like singing an interesting song.
Bilbo’s Choice
In the book《The Hobbit》, chapter 5 is about the story happened between Bilbo and the nasty evil creature called Gollum. I think this part of the story is very important to Bilbo because this is his first time that he saved himself.
After Bilbo realized that Gollum became tense even he was invisible, Bilbo must do something to protect himself. We know that Bilbo had a sword, but Gollum didn’t have any weapon, so the fight can be unfair because Bilbo kill Gollum easily by his sword. However, Bilbo didn’t kill
Gollum. Instead, Bilbo hurt Gollum and made him couldn’t go further. I think the reason why Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum is because he is a kind hobbit, there are love and mercy in his heart.
As the book says: “And he was miserable, alone, lost. A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo’s heart: a glimpse of endless unmarked days without light or hope of betterment, hard stone, cold fish, sneaking and whispering. All these thoughts passed in a flash of a second.” (Tolkien, page 96) Maybe Bilbo felt sorry for Gollum because he is so poor, his life is full of darkness and it’s hopeless. Gollum didn’t have a good life like Bilbo, he can’t see the sunlight but the darkness, he doesn’t have a lovely home but hard stones, also he doesn’t have tasty food but cold fish. Bilbo thinks that the destiny is already very unfair to Gollum, so it would be too cruel. I think that is the reason that Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum in the end.
After Bilbo realized that Gollum became tense even he was invisible, Bilbo must do something to protect himself. We know that Bilbo had a sword, but Gollum didn’t have any weapon, so the fight can be unfair because Bilbo kill Gollum easily by his sword. However, Bilbo didn’t kill
Gollum. Instead, Bilbo hurt Gollum and made him couldn’t go further. I think the reason why Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum is because he is a kind hobbit, there are love and mercy in his heart.
As the book says: “And he was miserable, alone, lost. A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror, welled up in Bilbo’s heart: a glimpse of endless unmarked days without light or hope of betterment, hard stone, cold fish, sneaking and whispering. All these thoughts passed in a flash of a second.” (Tolkien, page 96) Maybe Bilbo felt sorry for Gollum because he is so poor, his life is full of darkness and it’s hopeless. Gollum didn’t have a good life like Bilbo, he can’t see the sunlight but the darkness, he doesn’t have a lovely home but hard stones, also he doesn’t have tasty food but cold fish. Bilbo thinks that the destiny is already very unfair to Gollum, so it would be too cruel. I think that is the reason that Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum in the end.
How Do the Goblins Know Bilbo Was At the Gate
In chapter 5, after Bilbo defeated Gollum, he was in trouble again. When he was trying to get through the gate, he was stuck. Although he had the ring on his finger, the goblins still noticed him. I think there are two reasons that goblins know Bilbo was at the gate.
First, when Bilbo just met the goblins, the goblins could see him because his ring was not on his finger, so the goblins could see him. Although Bilbo put on the ring and became invisible, the goblins
still know that he is around their place.
Second, at that time, one goblin saw a shadow by the gate, so there must be something outside. Bilbo was invisible that time, but he still has shadow in the sunlight, so that is the reason that the goblins know he was at the gate.
First, when Bilbo just met the goblins, the goblins could see him because his ring was not on his finger, so the goblins could see him. Although Bilbo put on the ring and became invisible, the goblins
still know that he is around their place.
Second, at that time, one goblin saw a shadow by the gate, so there must be something outside. Bilbo was invisible that time, but he still has shadow in the sunlight, so that is the reason that the goblins know he was at the gate.
Which Dwarf Is the Most Surprised To See Bilbo
In chapter 6, Bilbo has escaped from the goblins. Soon he found the dwarves and Gandalf. Because Bilbo wanted to give them a surprise, he hid in bushes while Gandalf and the dwarves were having an
argument.
During the argument, Gandalf thinks Bilbo is his friend and wants to find him. However, the dwarves disagree, they think he is useless and they don’t want to go and rescue him, especially Dori. Dori argued with Gandalf vehemently and said lots of words. Therefore, I think Dori is the most surprised one when he saw Bilbo. In addition, when Dori was carrying Bilbo, he dropped him, he might feel sorry for him, but now Bilbo is back, so he felt released in a sudden and very
surprised.
argument.
During the argument, Gandalf thinks Bilbo is his friend and wants to find him. However, the dwarves disagree, they think he is useless and they don’t want to go and rescue him, especially Dori. Dori argued with Gandalf vehemently and said lots of words. Therefore, I think Dori is the most surprised one when he saw Bilbo. In addition, when Dori was carrying Bilbo, he dropped him, he might feel sorry for him, but now Bilbo is back, so he felt released in a sudden and very
surprised.
Rescue From the Eagles
In the book 《The Hobbit》, chapter 6 tells us a really interesting story. In this chapter, there is a type of creature called eagles. The eagles have rescued Bilbo and the group when they were nearly burnt by the fire.
I think the eagles saved them is because they know Gandalf, who had healed their lord’s wound. We can see that Gandalf had saved the eagle-lord before and they are friends, so the eagle-lord would save Gandalf and the group to redound his kindness.
Also, the eagles don’t like the goblins, so they don’t want the goblins to catch Bilbo and the group and make more troubles.
I think the eagles saved them is because they know Gandalf, who had healed their lord’s wound. We can see that Gandalf had saved the eagle-lord before and they are friends, so the eagle-lord would save Gandalf and the group to redound his kindness.
Also, the eagles don’t like the goblins, so they don’t want the goblins to catch Bilbo and the group and make more troubles.
Why Won’t the Eagles Fly To Where Men Live
In chapter 6 of the book 《The Hobbit》, because the Lord of the Eagles is the friend of Gandalf, he has decided to carry Gandalf and his group across the plain below. However, the eagles won’t fly to
the place where men live.
The reason for the eagles won’t fly to the place where men live is that they will get hurt from men so they are quite afraid of them. The men will shoot at the eagles with their bows because they think the eagles are after their sheep. Although the eagles want to repay their thanks to Gandalf, they will not make themselves in trouble or get hurt.
the place where men live.
The reason for the eagles won’t fly to the place where men live is that they will get hurt from men so they are quite afraid of them. The men will shoot at the eagles with their bows because they think the eagles are after their sheep. Although the eagles want to repay their thanks to Gandalf, they will not make themselves in trouble or get hurt.
About My Report Card
This Friday, I have received my report card. Before I opened it, I was a little bit nervous and worried, I thought“what will happen if my grades are not good?” I nerved myself and opened the envelop and took out the paper inside. I glanced at the paper, I saw lots of E and a few G on it, I was scared. “Why my grades are so bad!” I thought, then I looked at the right side of the paper and saw 5 A and 3 B. I am quite happy with my grades. I get A in English, Chinese, Algebra, Basic CS and Speech. I get B in Global Studies, Physical Science and
Lab.
I will continue working hard on those subjects that I get A. For the subjects that I get B, I am not very happy with them. I didn’t have any class like Global Studies when I was in Chinese school, so this is a completely new thing for me and I knew nothing about it before. I
will try my best to get used to it. I think when I get used to this subject, it will be very interesting. I get B in Physical Science as well. I will spend more time on Physical Science and do my homework and tests more carefully to catch up the grade 9 students. I really want to improve my Physical Science grade because I like science.
Lab.
I will continue working hard on those subjects that I get A. For the subjects that I get B, I am not very happy with them. I didn’t have any class like Global Studies when I was in Chinese school, so this is a completely new thing for me and I knew nothing about it before. I
will try my best to get used to it. I think when I get used to this subject, it will be very interesting. I get B in Physical Science as well. I will spend more time on Physical Science and do my homework and tests more carefully to catch up the grade 9 students. I really want to improve my Physical Science grade because I like science.
Pudong and Puxi
A month ago, my family has moved our home to Puxi, which is close to my school. Before that, we lived in Lianyang community in Pudong New District. Although these two districts are both in Shanghai, they are very different from each other.
The buildings in Lianyang community are very new and modern, the streets are clean and wide. People live there are from all around the world, there are lots of Korean and Japanese people, our neighbor
is from America. There are a lot of imported shops that sells foods and goods from other countries, my mother often by tofu from a Korean supermarket. However, it is hard to find some local Chinese shops like vegetable market, meat market or local snack shop. When we live there, everything cost a lot, we feel like we were not in China, and the life wasn’t so convenient.
Now we live in Puxi, the life here is more convenient, there are many supermarkets and shops around us, the school is near my home as well. Things are not so expensive like they were in Lianyang. I think
Puxi is more like local China. Our neighbors are all Chinese, most of them are elderly people. However, the buildings here are quite old, the streets are not so clean and wide.
I think these differences make Shanghai more special, it has both modern parts and local parts.
The buildings in Lianyang community are very new and modern, the streets are clean and wide. People live there are from all around the world, there are lots of Korean and Japanese people, our neighbor
is from America. There are a lot of imported shops that sells foods and goods from other countries, my mother often by tofu from a Korean supermarket. However, it is hard to find some local Chinese shops like vegetable market, meat market or local snack shop. When we live there, everything cost a lot, we feel like we were not in China, and the life wasn’t so convenient.
Now we live in Puxi, the life here is more convenient, there are many supermarkets and shops around us, the school is near my home as well. Things are not so expensive like they were in Lianyang. I think
Puxi is more like local China. Our neighbors are all Chinese, most of them are elderly people. However, the buildings here are quite old, the streets are not so clean and wide.
I think these differences make Shanghai more special, it has both modern parts and local parts.
Pipi’s Story
In the corner of my room, there sits a toy bear named Pipi. Pipi has fluffy grey hair, a big smiling face and two big round feet. He is not a teddy bear, but he is the most respected toy in my home. A long time ago, when my mother is very young, she met Pipi at a shop, she bought him and brought him to home, then Pipi became a member in the family. My mother likes Pipi very much, they have been good friends for many years.
Later, a new member joined the family, and that is me! However, Pipi seems not so special and important in the family anymore, because I have instead his place and became the center of the family. This is a nightmare to Pipi, everybody in this home is taking care of this little creature, who can cry, eat and talk, nobody want to play with Pipi. Also, I was afraid of Pipi when I was a baby, so my mother hid him under the pillows.
Many years passed away, Pipi was still hiding under the pillows. I think he must be very sad and disappointed. One day, I found Pipi under those pillows, I am not afraid of him anymore. I took him out, my mother told me the story of Pipi, and I feel very sorry for Pipi. I gave Pipi a big hug and put him in my room, so that every day we can see him and he can see us, so he is not so lonely. If he can understand me, I want to say: “Please don’t think I am an evil, I can never replace you.”
Later, a new member joined the family, and that is me! However, Pipi seems not so special and important in the family anymore, because I have instead his place and became the center of the family. This is a nightmare to Pipi, everybody in this home is taking care of this little creature, who can cry, eat and talk, nobody want to play with Pipi. Also, I was afraid of Pipi when I was a baby, so my mother hid him under the pillows.
Many years passed away, Pipi was still hiding under the pillows. I think he must be very sad and disappointed. One day, I found Pipi under those pillows, I am not afraid of him anymore. I took him out, my mother told me the story of Pipi, and I feel very sorry for Pipi. I gave Pipi a big hug and put him in my room, so that every day we can see him and he can see us, so he is not so lonely. If he can understand me, I want to say: “Please don’t think I am an evil, I can never replace you.”
Public Speaking Homework
Finally, today we have finished the debate unit in public speaking class. In this month, I the only thing I did is debate, again and again, with different partners and different topics. I have learnt lots of things from the debate unit. Actually, this is the first time I took part in a debate, so this is a new experience for me. First, I have learnt how
to play as a good devil’s advocate, which is really difficult. I played as the devil’s advocate from the beginning to the end of this unit, I learnt that even I disagree with some opinions, I still have to think that I agree with it and forget my own opinion. Second, I have learnt how to criticize other students. While the opposition is explaining their ideas, I would find the mistakes in their language and the weakness of their examples. I think this is really helpful because when I play as a devil’s advocate, I usually don’t have many good ideas, so I must find the opposition’s mistakes and get enlightenment from them.
When I am having a debate, the thing I like is lots of idea will come out of my mind, which can open my mind and make think deeper. I think having lots of ideas that support my side is a very good thing,
although I am quite disagree with the opinion. The thing I don’t like is to play as the devil’s advocate because every time, I have to think really hard for ideas and examples for my side. Sometimes, I have no idea or examples for my side, and that makes my very worried. For example, when I had the debate with Jenny, I couldn’t find many good points that can show a mean, odd and very thin person is attractive.
to play as a good devil’s advocate, which is really difficult. I played as the devil’s advocate from the beginning to the end of this unit, I learnt that even I disagree with some opinions, I still have to think that I agree with it and forget my own opinion. Second, I have learnt how to criticize other students. While the opposition is explaining their ideas, I would find the mistakes in their language and the weakness of their examples. I think this is really helpful because when I play as a devil’s advocate, I usually don’t have many good ideas, so I must find the opposition’s mistakes and get enlightenment from them.
When I am having a debate, the thing I like is lots of idea will come out of my mind, which can open my mind and make think deeper. I think having lots of ideas that support my side is a very good thing,
although I am quite disagree with the opinion. The thing I don’t like is to play as the devil’s advocate because every time, I have to think really hard for ideas and examples for my side. Sometimes, I have no idea or examples for my side, and that makes my very worried. For example, when I had the debate with Jenny, I couldn’t find many good points that can show a mean, odd and very thin person is attractive.
Beorn
In chapter 7 of the book 《The Hobbit》, there is a new character called Beorn.
Beorn is a skin-changer, sometimes he is very great and strong man with black hair, he has huge arms and lots of beard; sometimes he is a big black bear. I think his is a person with a very bad temper because he gets angry easily. Gandalf said: “You must be very polite when I
introduce you. I shall introduce you slowly, two by two, I think; and you must be careful not to annoy him, or heaven knows what will happen. He can be appalling when he is angry, though he is kind enough if humoured. Still I warn you he gets angry easily.” (Tolkien, page 126).
I think Beorn is different because he is very odd, he can change his skin, he has a bad temper and gets angry easily. Also, he lives in the oak-wood along and he built steps on the great rock. In addition, he is very mysterious, Gandalf can’t tell Bilbo and the dwarves much
more about him, also, the great wizard Gandalf seems quite afraid of Beorn. Gandalf said: “I cannot tell much more, though that ought to be enough. Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giant came. Others say that he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came into this part of the world, and before the goblins came into the hills out of the North.” (Tolkien, Page 127). I think these things make Beorn very different.
Beorn is a skin-changer, sometimes he is very great and strong man with black hair, he has huge arms and lots of beard; sometimes he is a big black bear. I think his is a person with a very bad temper because he gets angry easily. Gandalf said: “You must be very polite when I
introduce you. I shall introduce you slowly, two by two, I think; and you must be careful not to annoy him, or heaven knows what will happen. He can be appalling when he is angry, though he is kind enough if humoured. Still I warn you he gets angry easily.” (Tolkien, page 126).
I think Beorn is different because he is very odd, he can change his skin, he has a bad temper and gets angry easily. Also, he lives in the oak-wood along and he built steps on the great rock. In addition, he is very mysterious, Gandalf can’t tell Bilbo and the dwarves much
more about him, also, the great wizard Gandalf seems quite afraid of Beorn. Gandalf said: “I cannot tell much more, though that ought to be enough. Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giant came. Others say that he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came into this part of the world, and before the goblins came into the hills out of the North.” (Tolkien, Page 127). I think these things make Beorn very different.
If I Were a Skin-Changer
In the book 《The Hobbit》, Beorn is a skin-changer, who can be both human and animal. I think being a skin-changer is like having a kind of magic, it can be very interesting.
If I were a skin-changer, and I had to help Bilbo and the dwarves, I would like to change myself into a big strong horse. The reason for this is because horses are very strong, they can run for a very long distance but they will not feel tired, that is good for adventure because
they have to go for a long distance. Also, horse is very good at carrying things. If I were a horse, I would carry Bilbo and some dwarves on my back, so we can go faster, Bilbo and the dwarves won’t feel very tired as well. In addition, horse is quite meek, they won’t get angry easily, so Bilbo and the dwarves don’t need to worry about to make me angry, we can be good friends and trust each other.
However, some people may think horses are very craven, but actually, the real good horse is very brave, sometimes even beasts will be afraid of it. Therefore, if I were a horse, when I meet the beasts, I will make them frightened. On the other hand, I am not as strong as the beast, I can carry Bilbo and the dwarves run away very quickly. Because horses can run very fast, so we usually won’t get in any trouble.
If I were a skin-changer, and I had to help Bilbo and the dwarves, I would like to change myself into a big strong horse. The reason for this is because horses are very strong, they can run for a very long distance but they will not feel tired, that is good for adventure because
they have to go for a long distance. Also, horse is very good at carrying things. If I were a horse, I would carry Bilbo and some dwarves on my back, so we can go faster, Bilbo and the dwarves won’t feel very tired as well. In addition, horse is quite meek, they won’t get angry easily, so Bilbo and the dwarves don’t need to worry about to make me angry, we can be good friends and trust each other.
However, some people may think horses are very craven, but actually, the real good horse is very brave, sometimes even beasts will be afraid of it. Therefore, if I were a horse, when I meet the beasts, I will make them frightened. On the other hand, I am not as strong as the beast, I can carry Bilbo and the dwarves run away very quickly. Because horses can run very fast, so we usually won’t get in any trouble.
Why Did Gandalf Leave the Group
In chapter 8, Gandalf, who is the leader of the group left them again when they were in Mirkwood. Nobody was happy about that because Gandalf is very smart and he can help them whenever there is a
dangerous.
This time, Gandalf left because he had to go to the south and solve some pressing business. Before Gandalf leave the group, he said to them: “It is no arguing. I have, as I told you, some pressing business away south; and I am already late through bothering with you people. We may meet again before all is over, and then again of course we may not. That depends on your luck and on your courage and sense; and I am sending Mr. Baggins with you. I have told you before that he has more about him that you guess, and you will find that out before long. So cheer up Bilbo and don’t look so glum. Cheer up Thorin and Company! This is your expedition after all. Think of the
treasure at the end, and forget the forest and the dragon, at any rate until tomorrow morning.!” (Tolkien, Page 150). I think Gandalf didn’t want to leave the group, but he had to, so he encouraged them before he leave. Gandalf was trying to make the group able to solve problems without him.
dangerous.
This time, Gandalf left because he had to go to the south and solve some pressing business. Before Gandalf leave the group, he said to them: “It is no arguing. I have, as I told you, some pressing business away south; and I am already late through bothering with you people. We may meet again before all is over, and then again of course we may not. That depends on your luck and on your courage and sense; and I am sending Mr. Baggins with you. I have told you before that he has more about him that you guess, and you will find that out before long. So cheer up Bilbo and don’t look so glum. Cheer up Thorin and Company! This is your expedition after all. Think of the
treasure at the end, and forget the forest and the dragon, at any rate until tomorrow morning.!” (Tolkien, Page 150). I think Gandalf didn’t want to leave the group, but he had to, so he encouraged them before he leave. Gandalf was trying to make the group able to solve problems without him.
Dwarves’ Song
In chapter 7 of the book 《The Hobbit》, there is a song sung by the dwarves. When they were singing, they were at Beorn’s house. There are some similarities and differences between this song and the dwarves’ song in chapter one.
The main idea of these two songs is adventure, which is very serious. They have mentioned the natural view they are going to see during the adventure. For example, in chapter one, they sang: “The pines were roaring on the height, the winds were moaning in the night. The fire was red, it flaming spread; the trees like torches blazed with light.” (Tolkien, Page 18). The song in chapter 7 is about the wind in the forest, which is also a part of nature. However, these natural things are full of darkness and make people feel uncomfortable.
On the other hand, the tone of this song is quite different from their song in chapter one. When the dwarves were singing the song in chapter one, they were aggressive, they were trying to encourage
themselves. Although they might feel afraid and worried at that time, but they also felt proud because they were going to do some great things that will change their lives.
However, when the dwarves were singing the song in this chapter, they seemed not so aggressive or full of hope, instead we can feel the darkness and seriousness of the adventure. For example,“The wind
was on the withered heath, but in the forest stirred no leaf: there shadows lay by night and day, and dark things silent crept beneath.” We can see that everything, include the wind is very dark and dangerous, so we can know how hard the adventure is.
The main idea of these two songs is adventure, which is very serious. They have mentioned the natural view they are going to see during the adventure. For example, in chapter one, they sang: “The pines were roaring on the height, the winds were moaning in the night. The fire was red, it flaming spread; the trees like torches blazed with light.” (Tolkien, Page 18). The song in chapter 7 is about the wind in the forest, which is also a part of nature. However, these natural things are full of darkness and make people feel uncomfortable.
On the other hand, the tone of this song is quite different from their song in chapter one. When the dwarves were singing the song in chapter one, they were aggressive, they were trying to encourage
themselves. Although they might feel afraid and worried at that time, but they also felt proud because they were going to do some great things that will change their lives.
However, when the dwarves were singing the song in this chapter, they seemed not so aggressive or full of hope, instead we can feel the darkness and seriousness of the adventure. For example,“The wind
was on the withered heath, but in the forest stirred no leaf: there shadows lay by night and day, and dark things silent crept beneath.” We can see that everything, include the wind is very dark and dangerous, so we can know how hard the adventure is.
A Day in Pinghe Bilingual School
Today, I am really happy and excited, I went to my middle school to see my classmates and teachers there.
I got up early in the morning, then my mother and I sat on the underground for an hour. Finally, we have arrived at the school. I walked straight into the classroom, the first person I saw was my best
friend Lydia. Everybody were surprised, Lydia rushed at me and gave me a big hug. My classmates found an empty seat for me and I sat there just like a normal student. Before class begun, we have decided to let the teacher don’t notice me. Soon the English class began. The teacher came in and delivered the homework notebooks. After that, she talked about the homework and some problem of it. She didn’t notice me until she looked around the classroom. When she saw me, she said: “Oh, we have a new comer today!”Everybody laughed and started to make funny stories of me told them to the teacher. Later, my one of my classmates Patty told her the truth. The teacher seemed very happy to see the “new comer”; she asked my name and said “welcome”.After that, the real class began.
It was lunch time after English class. I went to the canteen with my friends and had a meal there. I think the food in Pinghe is so tasty. After lunch, I met my homeroom teacher Mr. Ding. He was very
happy to see me. He asked: “Did you have your lunch?” I said: “Yes.” “Good. How is the food in your new school?” he asked. “Not as good as here.” I said. “You should eat more here today.” Then we all laughed.
I didn’t play or make“troubles” with my classmates today because they were very busy. However, it is still very good to see my classmates and teachers again.
I got up early in the morning, then my mother and I sat on the underground for an hour. Finally, we have arrived at the school. I walked straight into the classroom, the first person I saw was my best
friend Lydia. Everybody were surprised, Lydia rushed at me and gave me a big hug. My classmates found an empty seat for me and I sat there just like a normal student. Before class begun, we have decided to let the teacher don’t notice me. Soon the English class began. The teacher came in and delivered the homework notebooks. After that, she talked about the homework and some problem of it. She didn’t notice me until she looked around the classroom. When she saw me, she said: “Oh, we have a new comer today!”Everybody laughed and started to make funny stories of me told them to the teacher. Later, my one of my classmates Patty told her the truth. The teacher seemed very happy to see the “new comer”; she asked my name and said “welcome”.After that, the real class began.
It was lunch time after English class. I went to the canteen with my friends and had a meal there. I think the food in Pinghe is so tasty. After lunch, I met my homeroom teacher Mr. Ding. He was very
happy to see me. He asked: “Did you have your lunch?” I said: “Yes.” “Good. How is the food in your new school?” he asked. “Not as good as here.” I said. “You should eat more here today.” Then we all laughed.
I didn’t play or make“troubles” with my classmates today because they were very busy. However, it is still very good to see my classmates and teachers again.
Happy Time with Lydia
Today, afterschool, I went to my friend Lydia’s home. This is my froth time visiting her big house.
This time, we went to cycling at the garden of the housing estate. There are three bikes, two big ones and her small one. Unfortunately, the small one is broken, so we have to ride the really big bikes. It took me a long time just trying to sit on the bike, it is very high and heavy, so I had to climb on to it. I loosed my balance many times. Once I had sat on it and then fall down. Later, Lydia came. She held the bike for me when I was climbing. Then she pushed the bike and I started riding. Then we rode to Betty’s house, who is also our classmate. We wanted to ask if she wants to play with us, but her grandpa said she wasn’t at home. After that, we cycled along the roads and went to a snack shop. We bought some snacks and put them in the box on my bike, which made my bike even heavier. Luckily, I didn’t fall down
when I climbed the bike this time. We cycled back to Lydia’s house when the dinner was ready.
After dinner, I said goodbye to Lydia and went home with my mother.
This time, we went to cycling at the garden of the housing estate. There are three bikes, two big ones and her small one. Unfortunately, the small one is broken, so we have to ride the really big bikes. It took me a long time just trying to sit on the bike, it is very high and heavy, so I had to climb on to it. I loosed my balance many times. Once I had sat on it and then fall down. Later, Lydia came. She held the bike for me when I was climbing. Then she pushed the bike and I started riding. Then we rode to Betty’s house, who is also our classmate. We wanted to ask if she wants to play with us, but her grandpa said she wasn’t at home. After that, we cycled along the roads and went to a snack shop. We bought some snacks and put them in the box on my bike, which made my bike even heavier. Luckily, I didn’t fall down
when I climbed the bike this time. We cycled back to Lydia’s house when the dinner was ready.
After dinner, I said goodbye to Lydia and went home with my mother.
The Strongest Theme
In my opinion, the strongest theme in from The Hobbit is greed. The story is mainly about the adventure of Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves. However, the real purpose of this adventure is to help the dwarves defeat the dragon and take bake their treasures. If the dwarves are not so greedy, they can just find a new place to live after their home had been destroyed. They might don’t have treasures, but
they can have a peaceful life. However, the dwarves are so greed about the treasures so that they even put themselves into a great danger and went on a very uncomfortable journey in order to get back their treasures.
Also, the main character Bilbo and the other hobbits are very greedy, they are greedy for food and comfort. “Bother burgling and everything to do with it! I wish at home in my nice hole by fire, with the kettle just beginning singing!” thought Bilbo. (Tolkien. Page 36) Whenever Bilbo is uncomfortable, he always thinks of his hobbit hole, which is can make him comfortable. “ ‘I am dreadfully hungry,’ groaned Bilbo, who was suddenly aware the he had not had a meal since the night before the night before last. Just think of that for a hobbit!” (Tolkien. Page 106) Now we can see that Bilbo is very greedy for food as well, he can’t be happy without food.
In addition, Gollum is very greedy, he is greedy for his ring. For some reasons, Gollum wants his ring very much. “My birthday-present! Curse it! How did we lose it, my precious? Yes, that’s it. When we came this way last, when we twisted that nassty young squeaker. That’s it. Curse it! It slipped from us, after all these ages and ages! It’s gone, Gollum.” (Tolkien. Page 93)
In the story, there are lots of other greedy creatures. The dragon and the men who live in Lake Town are greedy for treasures, too. The trolls are greedy for food. These creatures behave in different ways according to their greed for different things, so there is the story of The Hobbit and its theme is greed.
they can have a peaceful life. However, the dwarves are so greed about the treasures so that they even put themselves into a great danger and went on a very uncomfortable journey in order to get back their treasures.
Also, the main character Bilbo and the other hobbits are very greedy, they are greedy for food and comfort. “Bother burgling and everything to do with it! I wish at home in my nice hole by fire, with the kettle just beginning singing!” thought Bilbo. (Tolkien. Page 36) Whenever Bilbo is uncomfortable, he always thinks of his hobbit hole, which is can make him comfortable. “ ‘I am dreadfully hungry,’ groaned Bilbo, who was suddenly aware the he had not had a meal since the night before the night before last. Just think of that for a hobbit!” (Tolkien. Page 106) Now we can see that Bilbo is very greedy for food as well, he can’t be happy without food.
In addition, Gollum is very greedy, he is greedy for his ring. For some reasons, Gollum wants his ring very much. “My birthday-present! Curse it! How did we lose it, my precious? Yes, that’s it. When we came this way last, when we twisted that nassty young squeaker. That’s it. Curse it! It slipped from us, after all these ages and ages! It’s gone, Gollum.” (Tolkien. Page 93)
In the story, there are lots of other greedy creatures. The dragon and the men who live in Lake Town are greedy for treasures, too. The trolls are greedy for food. These creatures behave in different ways according to their greed for different things, so there is the story of The Hobbit and its theme is greed.
The Mood of Chapter 11
The story that happened in chapter 11 is that Bilbo and the group went to the Mountain. They found the secret door but they couldn’t open it. The dwarves tried to use tools to break the stone of the door, but they still couldn’t open it. Then a thrush came, it caught a snail and knocked it one the stone, later it make a loud crack. Then, there is a hole on the stone. Thorin put his key into the hole and the door opened.
While I was reading this chapter, first, I feel very excited because they have finally arrived at the Mountain. Also, Bilbo and some of the dwarves have found the secret door! For example: “But at last unexpectedly they found what they were seeking.” (Tolkien. Page 224) “No sign was there of post or lintel or threshold, nor any sign of bar
or bolt or key-hole; yet they did not doubt that they had found the door at last.”(Tolkien. Page 224)
However, later I started to feel quite disappointed and worried because the dwarves couldn’t open the door. For example: “Mining work, they saw clearly, was no good against the magic that had shut this door; and they grew terrified, too, of the echoing noise.” (Tolkien. Page 226)
At the end of this chapter, the mood becomes excited again. The thrush came and made the key-hole on the stone, then Thorin put his key in it, finally, the door opened.
While I was reading this chapter, first, I feel very excited because they have finally arrived at the Mountain. Also, Bilbo and some of the dwarves have found the secret door! For example: “But at last unexpectedly they found what they were seeking.” (Tolkien. Page 224) “No sign was there of post or lintel or threshold, nor any sign of bar
or bolt or key-hole; yet they did not doubt that they had found the door at last.”(Tolkien. Page 224)
However, later I started to feel quite disappointed and worried because the dwarves couldn’t open the door. For example: “Mining work, they saw clearly, was no good against the magic that had shut this door; and they grew terrified, too, of the echoing noise.” (Tolkien. Page 226)
At the end of this chapter, the mood becomes excited again. The thrush came and made the key-hole on the stone, then Thorin put his key in it, finally, the door opened.
The Races in My Fantasy World
In my opinion, creating a fantasy world is very interesting. I have spent nearly a year to create my own fantasy world in my mind, now it is completed. However, I think I can’t use words to describe my world because I can only image it as pictures or movies in my mind. The races in my world all have magic, they are all very nice and kind.
First are the Mermaids. They live in the big shells, corals and big conches in Mermaid Ocean with the other sea creatures. The palace of the Mermaid Kingdom is a very big coral reef, and the Mermaid King lives in it. I would include the Mermaids because they are the only race that lives in the ocean, so they can take care of the ocean. Also, I like mermaids, I think they are beautiful.
Second are the Fairies. Fairies live on a huge “cloud Island” in the sky, there are beautiful plants everywhere in their Kingdom because fairies love plants. Fairies in my world all have wings, so they can fly. However, sometimes, they will ride butterflies or dragonflies to travel. The Fairy Queen lives in a palace which is built in a giant tree, the other fairies live in tree holes, flower huts or mushroom houses. There is also a Tooth Fairy and a Tooth Palace on Fairy Cloud. I would
include the fairies because they are lovely and they can take care of all the plants in my world.
Third are the Wizards. The Wizard’s magic is the strongest in my world; they always have magic wands with them. The Wizards live in Wizard Land surrounded by the dark forest, they live in the old and magical houses in their kingdom. The Dark Castle lives the Wizard King. The Wizards seem very evil, but actually, they are very kind and
helpful. I would like to include them because they are very powerful and smart, they can invent lots of amazing things.
All of the races in my world are “skin-changers”, they can change themselves into human. Whenever there is a meeting or gathering, they usually change themselves into human. At school, they are all changed into humans as well.
The King of all the races and his family are humans, but they can change into any race if they want to. In the center of this world, there is a beautiful palace, and the royal family live in it. I would like to include them because they are the governor of this world, they are brave, smart and kind. They keep the world peaceful and safe.
There are a few other kinds of creatures in my world, like unicorns, reindeers which can fly in the air. There is no dark or dangerous race like goblins in my world, everybody is nice and friendly, everything is bright and beautiful, the world is full of happiness.
First are the Mermaids. They live in the big shells, corals and big conches in Mermaid Ocean with the other sea creatures. The palace of the Mermaid Kingdom is a very big coral reef, and the Mermaid King lives in it. I would include the Mermaids because they are the only race that lives in the ocean, so they can take care of the ocean. Also, I like mermaids, I think they are beautiful.
Second are the Fairies. Fairies live on a huge “cloud Island” in the sky, there are beautiful plants everywhere in their Kingdom because fairies love plants. Fairies in my world all have wings, so they can fly. However, sometimes, they will ride butterflies or dragonflies to travel. The Fairy Queen lives in a palace which is built in a giant tree, the other fairies live in tree holes, flower huts or mushroom houses. There is also a Tooth Fairy and a Tooth Palace on Fairy Cloud. I would
include the fairies because they are lovely and they can take care of all the plants in my world.
Third are the Wizards. The Wizard’s magic is the strongest in my world; they always have magic wands with them. The Wizards live in Wizard Land surrounded by the dark forest, they live in the old and magical houses in their kingdom. The Dark Castle lives the Wizard King. The Wizards seem very evil, but actually, they are very kind and
helpful. I would like to include them because they are very powerful and smart, they can invent lots of amazing things.
All of the races in my world are “skin-changers”, they can change themselves into human. Whenever there is a meeting or gathering, they usually change themselves into human. At school, they are all changed into humans as well.
The King of all the races and his family are humans, but they can change into any race if they want to. In the center of this world, there is a beautiful palace, and the royal family live in it. I would like to include them because they are the governor of this world, they are brave, smart and kind. They keep the world peaceful and safe.
There are a few other kinds of creatures in my world, like unicorns, reindeers which can fly in the air. There is no dark or dangerous race like goblins in my world, everybody is nice and friendly, everything is bright and beautiful, the world is full of happiness.
Our World Expo
Last week, we held a world expo. It was very fun, everybody brought their posters of the countries and the local food to school. My country is Canada, so I brought some maple syrup and some waffles. However, the middle school students ate all of the waffles without maple syrup on them in a sudden while I was visiting other countries. When I came back, there wasn’t any waffle left, so I had to borrow some food from Nina and pour the maple syrup on them. Luckily, it is still very tasty.
The good thing is that the middle school students didn’t eat my poster, my poster was nice and safe. During the holiday, I spent two days decorating the poster. I really enjoyed making the poster, when I finished it, I think it is very beautiful. I decided to put a maple leaf on my poster, but the leaf was broken when it arrived at my home, so I didn’t put it on the poster. However, Nina’s poster wasn’t so lucky. Her country is South Korea, so she brought some rice balls. When I was visiting her country, Angela was there, too. She ate one rice ball. When she just put it in her mouth, the juice in it sprayed out of her mouth and splashed on Nina’s poster. We all laughed, but nobody knew what happened to Angela. Later, Bill came. He ate the rice ball and sprayed the juice on his clothes. After that, nobody dared to eat
the rice balls.
Then I walked around in the hall and tried some other food which is not dangerous. I ate the sausage from Germany, red jujube from The United Arab Emirates and roast meat from Brazil. I think our world expo is more interesting than the others, we didn’t need to line up or buy tickets in order to visit a country, so this is the best world expo.
The good thing is that the middle school students didn’t eat my poster, my poster was nice and safe. During the holiday, I spent two days decorating the poster. I really enjoyed making the poster, when I finished it, I think it is very beautiful. I decided to put a maple leaf on my poster, but the leaf was broken when it arrived at my home, so I didn’t put it on the poster. However, Nina’s poster wasn’t so lucky. Her country is South Korea, so she brought some rice balls. When I was visiting her country, Angela was there, too. She ate one rice ball. When she just put it in her mouth, the juice in it sprayed out of her mouth and splashed on Nina’s poster. We all laughed, but nobody knew what happened to Angela. Later, Bill came. He ate the rice ball and sprayed the juice on his clothes. After that, nobody dared to eat
the rice balls.
Then I walked around in the hall and tried some other food which is not dangerous. I ate the sausage from Germany, red jujube from The United Arab Emirates and roast meat from Brazil. I think our world expo is more interesting than the others, we didn’t need to line up or buy tickets in order to visit a country, so this is the best world expo.
Free Write
Time passes by so quickly, soon we are going to finish our life in grade 9, and then we are going to grade 10! That sounds very excitig, but
I’m not excited at all.
Next semester, we probably are going to read a very thick and ugly book called Book Thief, and that book is full of darkness which will make us have bad dreams at night. Why can’t read some other books like Anne of Green Gables, or The Secret Garden.
Also some of us might change an English teacher next semester! I think that makes us very anxious and sad. Although Mr. Manno is very evil, he is our homeroom teacher, he should teach us, not the
other teachers. We can’t imagine that our homeroom teacher doesn’t teach us.
Now, I really want to go to my 8th grade.
I’m not excited at all.
Next semester, we probably are going to read a very thick and ugly book called Book Thief, and that book is full of darkness which will make us have bad dreams at night. Why can’t read some other books like Anne of Green Gables, or The Secret Garden.
Also some of us might change an English teacher next semester! I think that makes us very anxious and sad. Although Mr. Manno is very evil, he is our homeroom teacher, he should teach us, not the
other teachers. We can’t imagine that our homeroom teacher doesn’t teach us.
Now, I really want to go to my 8th grade.
Free write
Finally, our Roots and Shoots club is going to plant seeds at roof garden next Monday! I am so happy because I like to plant flowers and vegetables. Yesterday, we went to the roof with Mr. Doyle and pour the fruits we have collected into the worm’s box. I am afraid of worms so I stood far away from the box and watched them. They told me that it was very dirty and there were lots of flies in it.
After that we helped Mr. Doyle to translate the Chinese names of the seeds into English. It was quite difficult. Sometimes we got very funny names like: Japanese sweet baby, or wild flower which can live for many years. Luckily, we have done all the translation jobs and we are going to do some researches on each kind of plants.
After that we helped Mr. Doyle to translate the Chinese names of the seeds into English. It was quite difficult. Sometimes we got very funny names like: Japanese sweet baby, or wild flower which can live for many years. Luckily, we have done all the translation jobs and we are going to do some researches on each kind of plants.
Free Write
I am so happy that we are learning about sound waves in Science class. Finally, there is something that I have learnt before I came to this school. Before this unit, we learnt pressure, force, work, power and machines. The other students have already learnt these things in their middle school, but I knew nothing about them! That is quite unfair. My friends always tell me that Chemistry is very difficult to learn, that makes me worried because I haven’t have Chemistry class in my middle school yet, so later, when we have Chemistry classes, how can I survive? However, I don’t want to think too much about the Chemistry class right now, I just want to enjoy the sound waves unit.
Free Write
Next Monday, we will have the Sports day and a practice of how to escape from the building when there is a fire or earthquake. I think it is necessary for us to practice how to escape when there is a fire or earthquake, because these things can kill us.
I remember I have experienced two times of earthquake. The first time was in 2006, I was in Xiamen, which is a city near Taiwan. At that night, there was an earthquake in Taiwan, but we can feel it as
well. I was doing my homework that time and my mother was in the living room. Suddenly, the pendant lamp in the living room started swaying, that is very unusual because it is very heavy, it won’t sway because of wind. There must be an earthquake! My mother, grandpa, grandma and I went out of the room and ran out of the building through stairs. That was very scary, I thought I will never see my home again. However, the building didn’t fall down, it is fine.
The second time was in 2008, and I was in Xian. One day, my grandpa and I were at home. I was sitting in of the window while my grandpa was at kitchen. Suddenly, I saw the other buildings swaying.
“Earthquake!” I shouted. Then my grandpa came and we put some food and water under a big table and hid under the table. We can’t run out of the building because it is too tall, we were on 24th floor. Half an hour later, my mother came home and told us it was safe, so we came out and went out of the building.
Earthquakes are very dangerous, so we must know how to protect ourselves when there is an earthquake.
I remember I have experienced two times of earthquake. The first time was in 2006, I was in Xiamen, which is a city near Taiwan. At that night, there was an earthquake in Taiwan, but we can feel it as
well. I was doing my homework that time and my mother was in the living room. Suddenly, the pendant lamp in the living room started swaying, that is very unusual because it is very heavy, it won’t sway because of wind. There must be an earthquake! My mother, grandpa, grandma and I went out of the room and ran out of the building through stairs. That was very scary, I thought I will never see my home again. However, the building didn’t fall down, it is fine.
The second time was in 2008, and I was in Xian. One day, my grandpa and I were at home. I was sitting in of the window while my grandpa was at kitchen. Suddenly, I saw the other buildings swaying.
“Earthquake!” I shouted. Then my grandpa came and we put some food and water under a big table and hid under the table. We can’t run out of the building because it is too tall, we were on 24th floor. Half an hour later, my mother came home and told us it was safe, so we came out and went out of the building.
Earthquakes are very dangerous, so we must know how to protect ourselves when there is an earthquake.
Have My English Improved
From January to now, 4 months have passed away. I think my English has improved in these 4 months, because all of our classes are taught in English (except Chinese), and we need to talk with our teachers a lot.
In this semester, we are reading an English book named The Hobbit. When I read this book, my English is also been improved. I need to learn lots of new words, and get use to the language that Tolkien uses. This book is not easy to read, so I need to think a lot and try to
understand it better.
In addition, we have Physical Science, Math and Global Studies this semester. We need to learn lots of vocabularies from these subjects, these vocabularies are quite difficult, but they really improved my English. If I don’t study these subjects in English, I won’t know the
vocabularies. Also, I learned to express my answers and ideas in
English.
We also have Public Speaking classes. I think this class is very fun but a little bit scary. All we need to do is stand in front of the class and speak English. I think my English has improved a lot in this class because I learned how to give speeches in English in this class.
In this semester, we are reading an English book named The Hobbit. When I read this book, my English is also been improved. I need to learn lots of new words, and get use to the language that Tolkien uses. This book is not easy to read, so I need to think a lot and try to
understand it better.
In addition, we have Physical Science, Math and Global Studies this semester. We need to learn lots of vocabularies from these subjects, these vocabularies are quite difficult, but they really improved my English. If I don’t study these subjects in English, I won’t know the
vocabularies. Also, I learned to express my answers and ideas in
English.
We also have Public Speaking classes. I think this class is very fun but a little bit scary. All we need to do is stand in front of the class and speak English. I think my English has improved a lot in this class because I learned how to give speeches in English in this class.
Free Write
Today I didn’t come to school because I can hardly walk. The wound one my knee makes me feel very painful, I can’t bend my leg as well. Yesterday, I fall down when I was doing the 100 meters race. I fall
down when I was just about to arrive at the finish line! I think I fall down because my body was still moving very fast but my leg slowed down. Then, Mr. Eaton came and sent me to the nurse office. The nurse put some liquid medicine on the wound, it was very painful, I felt like there were lots of sharp needles on my knee. Mr. Eaton went to the library and brought me some newspapers. I stayed in the nurse office for a while. Later, the nurse said I could go out, so I went back to the field.
After the sports day, many students didn’t feel well. I know that Nina and Angela were sick, I hope they are fine. Also, I want to say thank you to my classmates and teachers for helping me, especially to Johnson, he carried me from third floor down to fist floor and then back to third floor again.
down when I was just about to arrive at the finish line! I think I fall down because my body was still moving very fast but my leg slowed down. Then, Mr. Eaton came and sent me to the nurse office. The nurse put some liquid medicine on the wound, it was very painful, I felt like there were lots of sharp needles on my knee. Mr. Eaton went to the library and brought me some newspapers. I stayed in the nurse office for a while. Later, the nurse said I could go out, so I went back to the field.
After the sports day, many students didn’t feel well. I know that Nina and Angela were sick, I hope they are fine. Also, I want to say thank you to my classmates and teachers for helping me, especially to Johnson, he carried me from third floor down to fist floor and then back to third floor again.
The Dwarves’ Songs
In chapter 15, the dwarves sang a song in Dale when the men from the lake and the elves came. I think this song is very similar with the song that they sang in chapter 1.
These two songs are both talking about the dwarves’ hometown, treasures, the mountain and their king. The dwarves all feel very proud and hopeful when they are singing these two songs, so I think the tone of these two songs is almost the same. These two songs can give the dwarves strength, when they sing these songs, they can become stronger and cheer themselves up.
Also, there is a difference between these two songs. I think the song in chapter 15 sounds more confident than the song in chapter 1. In chapter 15, when they were singing, the dragon Smaug was dead, so
they are not afraid of anything that time. Although they didn’t kill the dragon by themselves, they still think that they are heroes and they have got back their treasures. For example “Under the Mountain dark and tall, the king has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, and ever so his foes shall fall.” (Tolkien, page 284).
These two songs are both talking about the dwarves’ hometown, treasures, the mountain and their king. The dwarves all feel very proud and hopeful when they are singing these two songs, so I think the tone of these two songs is almost the same. These two songs can give the dwarves strength, when they sing these songs, they can become stronger and cheer themselves up.
Also, there is a difference between these two songs. I think the song in chapter 15 sounds more confident than the song in chapter 1. In chapter 15, when they were singing, the dragon Smaug was dead, so
they are not afraid of anything that time. Although they didn’t kill the dragon by themselves, they still think that they are heroes and they have got back their treasures. For example “Under the Mountain dark and tall, the king has come unto his hall! His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread, and ever so his foes shall fall.” (Tolkien, page 284).
Free Write
The life is so hard with a broken leg! The wound is on my knee so I can’t bend my knee. Every day, I have to walk with a straight leg, just like a penguin. However, penguins won’t feel painful when they are walking.
The good thing is that I feel much better now. I can walk by myself since yesterday and my knee doesn’t feel very painful now. I want to say thank you to all of my teachers and classmates for helping me
during these days, especially to Johnson, Wendy and Drew. Wendy and Johnson always hold my hand when I was walking. Wendy said that she is my crutch. Drew always carries my books for me. The people here are so kind and helpful, they always make me feel warm and comfortable.
However, I went the dentist this afternoon, which is a place that full of evilness and pain. When I sat on the chair, there were six doctors around me. That was really scary because doctors are all evils. They think my teeth are a good model, so they let five young doctors came and watch in order to get more experience. The doctors did something to my teeth and that makes me very uncomfortable, but I can only say “look down, look down, the evil doesn’t care.”
The good thing is that I feel much better now. I can walk by myself since yesterday and my knee doesn’t feel very painful now. I want to say thank you to all of my teachers and classmates for helping me
during these days, especially to Johnson, Wendy and Drew. Wendy and Johnson always hold my hand when I was walking. Wendy said that she is my crutch. Drew always carries my books for me. The people here are so kind and helpful, they always make me feel warm and comfortable.
However, I went the dentist this afternoon, which is a place that full of evilness and pain. When I sat on the chair, there were six doctors around me. That was really scary because doctors are all evils. They think my teeth are a good model, so they let five young doctors came and watch in order to get more experience. The doctors did something to my teeth and that makes me very uncomfortable, but I can only say “look down, look down, the evil doesn’t care.”
Free Write
During the trip to Yiwu, I realized an interesting thing, there are many students in our school are left-handers! It really surprised me because left-handers used to be very rare in my primary school and middle school, I was the only left-hander in the class and the other
students are very curious about me when I am writing.
However, there are two left-handers in my class now, Ann and I. Hasil and his sister are also left-handers. Bill told me that he used to be a left-hander, but his parents don’t allow him to write with his left hand. This kind of thing happens very often in China, lots of teachers and parents don’t allow their children write with their left hand for no
reasons, but actually, this is very bad for the children because they didn’t follow the natural rules. Some of these children have become stammers like Bertie. Luckily, my parents didn’t do that to me. They are happy that I am a left-hander because this actually is a mark of our family. My uncle and my mother’s grandfathers are all left-handers, but it is strange that my parents are not.
In order to “protect” me, my parents have warned the teachers who tried to make me into a right-hander to leave me along. When I was in primary school, I had an argument with my Math teacher because he didn’t allow me to write with my left hand. A few days later, he gave up. As you can see that it is very hard for left-handers to “survive” in China, and all the survivors must have the same experiments like mine.
I just want to say that there is nothing wrong to be a left-hander, we also have some special abilities that right-handers don’t have. We should protect the left-handed children from being “killed” by their parents or teachers, and tell them no matter you are a left-hander or a right-hander, we should always be proud of ourselves.
students are very curious about me when I am writing.
However, there are two left-handers in my class now, Ann and I. Hasil and his sister are also left-handers. Bill told me that he used to be a left-hander, but his parents don’t allow him to write with his left hand. This kind of thing happens very often in China, lots of teachers and parents don’t allow their children write with their left hand for no
reasons, but actually, this is very bad for the children because they didn’t follow the natural rules. Some of these children have become stammers like Bertie. Luckily, my parents didn’t do that to me. They are happy that I am a left-hander because this actually is a mark of our family. My uncle and my mother’s grandfathers are all left-handers, but it is strange that my parents are not.
In order to “protect” me, my parents have warned the teachers who tried to make me into a right-hander to leave me along. When I was in primary school, I had an argument with my Math teacher because he didn’t allow me to write with my left hand. A few days later, he gave up. As you can see that it is very hard for left-handers to “survive” in China, and all the survivors must have the same experiments like mine.
I just want to say that there is nothing wrong to be a left-hander, we also have some special abilities that right-handers don’t have. We should protect the left-handed children from being “killed” by their parents or teachers, and tell them no matter you are a left-hander or a right-hander, we should always be proud of ourselves.
Free Write
What’s wrong with the weather today? The wind out side is so strong that the trees are bent. I can hear the wind roaring and screaming all the time, it sounds like the wind is mad and angry. The sky is so gray that I can’t see the sun at all. I hope the weather will become better
tomorrow.
tomorrow.
Free Write
It is rainy today. Actually, I don’t like rainy days because everything is wet and I have to bring an umbrella with me. It is also very inconvenient to do work in the rain.
This lunch time, our Roots and Shoots members went to the roof and planted the short sun flower seeds. At first, we were all very excited because it is our first time to plant seed on the roof. We brought all the seeds and tools upstairs. However, when we opened the door, it was raining outside! We were disappointed, but we still need to plant the seed in rain. I am responsible for the sun flowers so did some research on how to plant them. First, we poured the soil in to a big pot. After that, Mr. Doyle put some earthworms into the soil. I stood away from them when they put the worms into the soil, because something bad will happen if I see the worms. Then we buried the sun flower seeds 2 centimeters under the soil. Finally, we poured some water to the soil to keep it wet.
Now the seeds have all things they need to germinate, which is water, air and temperature. I hope that they will germinate soon.
This lunch time, our Roots and Shoots members went to the roof and planted the short sun flower seeds. At first, we were all very excited because it is our first time to plant seed on the roof. We brought all the seeds and tools upstairs. However, when we opened the door, it was raining outside! We were disappointed, but we still need to plant the seed in rain. I am responsible for the sun flowers so did some research on how to plant them. First, we poured the soil in to a big pot. After that, Mr. Doyle put some earthworms into the soil. I stood away from them when they put the worms into the soil, because something bad will happen if I see the worms. Then we buried the sun flower seeds 2 centimeters under the soil. Finally, we poured some water to the soil to keep it wet.
Now the seeds have all things they need to germinate, which is water, air and temperature. I hope that they will germinate soon.
How Do I Feel About The Hobbit
Finally, I have finished reading The Hobbit! It is a long story that we have spent one semester reading it. My feeling about this book now is quite different from my feeling when we first started.
When we just stated, I felt very excited because it was my first time to read an English book with all of my classmates,I think it is very fun because we can talk about it and share our ideas. I was very hopeful at that time as well, because I think the story is going to be very
interesting, I didn’t know what will happen in the following chapters. I really looked forward to read more about their adventure. Now, I have read the whole book, and I am not so excited anymore, instead, I feel a little bit sad. I think it is the ending makes me sad. Thorin, Filli and Killi all died at last. Also, when Bilbo went back to his hometown, the other hobbits don’t respect him as they used to, just because Bilbo went to the adventure. I think Bilbo is also a little bit sad, too. I really hope Bilbo will continue his good life and be friends again with the other hobbits.
When we just stated, I felt very excited because it was my first time to read an English book with all of my classmates,I think it is very fun because we can talk about it and share our ideas. I was very hopeful at that time as well, because I think the story is going to be very
interesting, I didn’t know what will happen in the following chapters. I really looked forward to read more about their adventure. Now, I have read the whole book, and I am not so excited anymore, instead, I feel a little bit sad. I think it is the ending makes me sad. Thorin, Filli and Killi all died at last. Also, when Bilbo went back to his hometown, the other hobbits don’t respect him as they used to, just because Bilbo went to the adventure. I think Bilbo is also a little bit sad, too. I really hope Bilbo will continue his good life and be friends again with the other hobbits.
What Can I Do To Be Successful
The end of this semester is coming soon, so we are very busy because we have lots of final projects to do. I must work very hard on the projects to be successful.
For English project, I really want to do the video project. However, there are seven people in our group, so we have to divide the group. If I want to be successful in the video project, I can practice my acting skills. We are going to act out a scene from the story, so acting skill is very important for us. Also, I need to find proper costumes. I think the video will looks very good if we have proper costumes. However, I want to do the written project as well. I think it is very hard to choose either a video project or a written project. If I choose the written project, I can paymore attention on the details of the story and think deeper while reading the book, this will help me to get more ideas.
For Public Speaking project, Wendy and I are going to perform the musical named “Castle One a Cloud” after Bill and Harry’s “Look Down”. I can practice singing and acting in order to success in this project. Also, I will help Wendy to become an angry woman.
I will try my best to do the projects, and I hope I can get good grades for both projects.
For English project, I really want to do the video project. However, there are seven people in our group, so we have to divide the group. If I want to be successful in the video project, I can practice my acting skills. We are going to act out a scene from the story, so acting skill is very important for us. Also, I need to find proper costumes. I think the video will looks very good if we have proper costumes. However, I want to do the written project as well. I think it is very hard to choose either a video project or a written project. If I choose the written project, I can paymore attention on the details of the story and think deeper while reading the book, this will help me to get more ideas.
For Public Speaking project, Wendy and I are going to perform the musical named “Castle One a Cloud” after Bill and Harry’s “Look Down”. I can practice singing and acting in order to success in this project. Also, I will help Wendy to become an angry woman.
I will try my best to do the projects, and I hope I can get good grades for both projects.
Thoughts about the Guest Speaker’s Story
This Friday, a special guest speaker from West Point came to our school and gave us a speech about his story. His is a Korean, and his name is Daniel.
During the speech, Daniel told us that we should have our own dreams, and we should chase after it. When he was very young, he knew his dream is to become the leader of soldiers. Then he worked
very hard to chase after his dream. Although there are lots of difficulties,
Daniel never gives up. Finally, his dream came true. I think our dreams won’t come true without hard working, it is impossible that I wake up one morning and become a princess. Our dreams will come true if we keep chasing them and never give up. We should be strong and try our best to overcome the difficulties.
Daniel also said that we should never miss any opportunities. Opportunities are very important to our future, sometimes, they can change our life. We should never miss an opportunity because we are
shy, we should always be confident and do our best.
However, Daniel said that our life can be sad sometimes. For example, he was very sad when his grandfather and his friends passed away. When we failed or we are sad, we should always be strong and keep
going. We should face the difficulties with a smile.
During the speech, Daniel told us that we should have our own dreams, and we should chase after it. When he was very young, he knew his dream is to become the leader of soldiers. Then he worked
very hard to chase after his dream. Although there are lots of difficulties,
Daniel never gives up. Finally, his dream came true. I think our dreams won’t come true without hard working, it is impossible that I wake up one morning and become a princess. Our dreams will come true if we keep chasing them and never give up. We should be strong and try our best to overcome the difficulties.
Daniel also said that we should never miss any opportunities. Opportunities are very important to our future, sometimes, they can change our life. We should never miss an opportunity because we are
shy, we should always be confident and do our best.
However, Daniel said that our life can be sad sometimes. For example, he was very sad when his grandfather and his friends passed away. When we failed or we are sad, we should always be strong and keep
going. We should face the difficulties with a smile.
Free Write
Last Wednesday, we went to the dance lesson. The teacher taught us two kinds of dances, one is jazz, and the other one is waltz. Jazz is very fast, and it is quite difficult to learn. Waltz is slower, and it is very elegant. I really want to learn waltz, but the teacher chose me to learn jazz.
While we were dancing jazz, we need to move very fast. Sometimes, I felt my legs are tied together because I didn’t move fast enough. I think this dance is very funny, because when we were dancing,
everybody looked like turkeys. When I watched the teacher dance jazz, I thought it is easy. However, when I tried to dance, it was not so easy. We all tried our best to learn it, and we have improved a lot.
We will have another dance lesson on next Wednesday. I hope I can dance better in next lesson.
While we were dancing jazz, we need to move very fast. Sometimes, I felt my legs are tied together because I didn’t move fast enough. I think this dance is very funny, because when we were dancing,
everybody looked like turkeys. When I watched the teacher dance jazz, I thought it is easy. However, when I tried to dance, it was not so easy. We all tried our best to learn it, and we have improved a lot.
We will have another dance lesson on next Wednesday. I hope I can dance better in next lesson.
Free Write
The end of this semester is coming, that means summer holiday is coming, too! I always go visit my grandma during summer holidays, she lives with my uncle and aunt in a city called Anshan, which is in
the north part of China. The weather is always very cool in Anshan, so it is a good place to go in summer. My mother also told me that we are going to celebrate the Spring Festival in Anshan next year! That will be my fist time to celebrate Spring Festival in the north. The way that people celebrate Spring Festival in the north must be different from the south. There is going to be lots of ice and snow, people will do fireworks all the days. And it is going to be very cold there.
However, before the holiday, I still have lots of work to do. We have to finish the final projects for English, Public Speaking and Chinese. We need to prepare for the terrible final exams. Also, we will have a model UN conference! Oh, my tofu brain can’t do so many things.
the north part of China. The weather is always very cool in Anshan, so it is a good place to go in summer. My mother also told me that we are going to celebrate the Spring Festival in Anshan next year! That will be my fist time to celebrate Spring Festival in the north. The way that people celebrate Spring Festival in the north must be different from the south. There is going to be lots of ice and snow, people will do fireworks all the days. And it is going to be very cold there.
However, before the holiday, I still have lots of work to do. We have to finish the final projects for English, Public Speaking and Chinese. We need to prepare for the terrible final exams. Also, we will have a model UN conference! Oh, my tofu brain can’t do so many things.
The Giants in My Life
There are three giants in my life, one is my father, one is my mother, and one is my grandma.
My mother is a giant in my life, she always stays with me. Since I was born, she gave up her job and stay at home to take care of me. When I was a baby, she taught me to talk and read stories for me all the time. When I have problems in my studies, my mother is always my best teacher. She is good at enlightenment education, she can help me to solve the problems. My mother is also very good at math and physical science, so she often talk about them with me.
My father is another giant in my life. He always encourages me to be brave and try to do something that I have never done before. My father is good at English and management, so I can learn from him.
My grandma is also a giant in my life. I really enjoy chatting with my grandma because she can make me happy. She is good at physical science, too. We often discuss about science together.
As the youngest member in this family, I hope someday I can do better than the giants in my life.
Picture, from left to right: my mother, me, my grandma.
My mother is a giant in my life, she always stays with me. Since I was born, she gave up her job and stay at home to take care of me. When I was a baby, she taught me to talk and read stories for me all the time. When I have problems in my studies, my mother is always my best teacher. She is good at enlightenment education, she can help me to solve the problems. My mother is also very good at math and physical science, so she often talk about them with me.
My father is another giant in my life. He always encourages me to be brave and try to do something that I have never done before. My father is good at English and management, so I can learn from him.
My grandma is also a giant in my life. I really enjoy chatting with my grandma because she can make me happy. She is good at physical science, too. We often discuss about science together.
As the youngest member in this family, I hope someday I can do better than the giants in my life.
Picture, from left to right: my mother, me, my grandma.
Free Write
I am so busy these days, I have lots of final projects to finish and the final exams are coming soon. I need to spend at least three and a half hours to finish my homework every day. However, after the exam week, we will have activity week. On the first day of that week, we are
going to go to Happy Valley. I have been there many times, we always go there during filed trips. I seldom go ride the roller coasters because I will feel very uncomfortable if I sit on them. However, this time, I decide to go ride the roller coasters. Then one Tuesday, we are going to sell the things that we bought from Yiwu. Our group bought lots of things from there, but we only spent a little money. I hope we can sell all of them and get some money for the donation. After Tuesday, we will get our exam results, then we will have parent
meeting. On Friday, holiday begins!
going to go to Happy Valley. I have been there many times, we always go there during filed trips. I seldom go ride the roller coasters because I will feel very uncomfortable if I sit on them. However, this time, I decide to go ride the roller coasters. Then one Tuesday, we are going to sell the things that we bought from Yiwu. Our group bought lots of things from there, but we only spent a little money. I hope we can sell all of them and get some money for the donation. After Tuesday, we will get our exam results, then we will have parent
meeting. On Friday, holiday begins!
Summer Holiday Plan
Summer holiday is coming soon! Summer holiday is the longest holiday in every year, we have two months of time to do whatever we want. I have some plans for summer holiday.
First, I am going to travel. I will travel to Guangzhou to visit my grandparents, my uncle, my aunt and my cousin. Then I will travel to Anshan to visit my grandma, my uncle and my aunt. Also, I will go
visit some places where I have never been to before with my parents. Maybe we will visit some other countries. Last summer holiday, we went to Phuket Island. I think that is a wonderful place for holiday, the seas, beaches and the hotels are very beautiful.
Second, I will continue my equestrianism lesson. I didn’t take any equestrianism lesson since February this year, because I am too busy, so I decide to take the lessons during summer holiday.
Third, I will spend some time at home to read some books and draw some pictures. Maybe I will visit my friends as well.
I really want to go on a cruise during the holiday, but I am not sure that if my father has enough time.
These are my holiday plans, I think I will be very busy this summer.
First, I am going to travel. I will travel to Guangzhou to visit my grandparents, my uncle, my aunt and my cousin. Then I will travel to Anshan to visit my grandma, my uncle and my aunt. Also, I will go
visit some places where I have never been to before with my parents. Maybe we will visit some other countries. Last summer holiday, we went to Phuket Island. I think that is a wonderful place for holiday, the seas, beaches and the hotels are very beautiful.
Second, I will continue my equestrianism lesson. I didn’t take any equestrianism lesson since February this year, because I am too busy, so I decide to take the lessons during summer holiday.
Third, I will spend some time at home to read some books and draw some pictures. Maybe I will visit my friends as well.
I really want to go on a cruise during the holiday, but I am not sure that if my father has enough time.
These are my holiday plans, I think I will be very busy this summer.
The Last Blog for the Semester
Time passes by so quickly, now we are at the end of this semester! I think the first day that I came to U.S. High School was just yesterday. I like this school very much and I think it is different from all the schools that I have gone to.
The thing that I liked about being in this school is all my teachers and classmates are very nice and kind, everybody is good friends. Also, our classes are very interesting, none of them are boring. During the classes, we are not only learning, but also we are “playing”,and the
classes are always full of laughter. I think the knowledge we learn is very useful and challenging. If we worked hard, we can always get good grades, and this makes me more confident. In addition, the condition of this school is very good. Our classrooms are new, and we have some high technology equipment.
The thing that I don’t like is that all of our teachers, except our Chinese teacher, will be changed next semester! Our parents and we are all very unhappy about this. We don’t want our teachers to be
changed so often, because it will influence our study. Every teacher has his or her own style of teaching, so we need to “get used to” each other. Now, we are all “get used to” each other and become good friends, it is not good to just change the teachers! Also, I think the homework this semester is too much. Sometimes, I couldn’t finish my homework until 11 p.m. It is very bad for our health if we can’t get enough sleep every day. It is also not good for our eyes to stare at our notebooks and computers for too long as well. I suggest that give us less homework this summer holiday and next semester. In addition,
although our school condition is good, there is not enough equipment for us to use. For example, our Theater Arts Show is coming soon, but we don’t have any costumes or small microphones which we don’t need our hands to hold them, and that makes us quite disappointed.
During this semester in U.S. High School, I have leant a lot of things. First, my English has improved a lot here. Now I am able to read an English novel, write English essays and give speeches in English. In Science class, I have learnt how the world works and a little bit of
chemistry. I like science very much because I think it is interesting and it can satisfy my curiosity. The most challenging class is Global Studies. In this class, I have learnt what is going on in the world, how to write resolutions and how MUN works. Although this class is difficult, it is really useful and it can heat up our tofu brains very quickly.
That is all of my thoughts of this semester. I hope next semester will be more interesting.
The thing that I liked about being in this school is all my teachers and classmates are very nice and kind, everybody is good friends. Also, our classes are very interesting, none of them are boring. During the classes, we are not only learning, but also we are “playing”,and the
classes are always full of laughter. I think the knowledge we learn is very useful and challenging. If we worked hard, we can always get good grades, and this makes me more confident. In addition, the condition of this school is very good. Our classrooms are new, and we have some high technology equipment.
The thing that I don’t like is that all of our teachers, except our Chinese teacher, will be changed next semester! Our parents and we are all very unhappy about this. We don’t want our teachers to be
changed so often, because it will influence our study. Every teacher has his or her own style of teaching, so we need to “get used to” each other. Now, we are all “get used to” each other and become good friends, it is not good to just change the teachers! Also, I think the homework this semester is too much. Sometimes, I couldn’t finish my homework until 11 p.m. It is very bad for our health if we can’t get enough sleep every day. It is also not good for our eyes to stare at our notebooks and computers for too long as well. I suggest that give us less homework this summer holiday and next semester. In addition,
although our school condition is good, there is not enough equipment for us to use. For example, our Theater Arts Show is coming soon, but we don’t have any costumes or small microphones which we don’t need our hands to hold them, and that makes us quite disappointed.
During this semester in U.S. High School, I have leant a lot of things. First, my English has improved a lot here. Now I am able to read an English novel, write English essays and give speeches in English. In Science class, I have learnt how the world works and a little bit of
chemistry. I like science very much because I think it is interesting and it can satisfy my curiosity. The most challenging class is Global Studies. In this class, I have learnt what is going on in the world, how to write resolutions and how MUN works. Although this class is difficult, it is really useful and it can heat up our tofu brains very quickly.
That is all of my thoughts of this semester. I hope next semester will be more interesting.
The Wonderful Car Museum
07/08/2013
This Saturday, I went to Shanghai Car Museum with my parents. Before we arrived, I thought the cars in the museum are just normal cars that we can see them everywhere on roads.
However, the cars in the museum are all wonderful old cars that rich people used long time ago. My favorite one is an old car with red body and green wheel and decorations, but it does not look like a real car, it is more like a lovely carriage. There are four seats one the car, tow in the front and two at the back. The lights on it are my favorite; they are quite different from the lights on our cars these days. The lights are like oil lamps, and I think they are interesting and pretty. I think the only weakness of this beautiful car is that it doesn’t have a ceiling, so it would be very uncomfortable to drive this car when it is raining.
The museum also showed the visitors how a modern car works. For example, there is a device that looks like a spring above the wheel, so when the road is not flat, this devise can reduce the bump of the car.
Before we left, I decided to “drive” a car. There are some special machines for visitors to sit in them and drive the car which are showed on screens, but the steering wheels and the pedals are just like real ones. However, while I was driving, I realized that I am a terrible driver! First, I broke one door. Then, I broke the other door. Also, I nearly crashed into a snow hill! Now I prefer to ride a horse instead of driving, because horses won’t crash into snow hills and they don’t have doors for me to break.
When we left the museum, I saw those plain modern cars running on the roads again. Now I think all the cars that we use today are so ugly!
This Saturday, I went to Shanghai Car Museum with my parents. Before we arrived, I thought the cars in the museum are just normal cars that we can see them everywhere on roads.
However, the cars in the museum are all wonderful old cars that rich people used long time ago. My favorite one is an old car with red body and green wheel and decorations, but it does not look like a real car, it is more like a lovely carriage. There are four seats one the car, tow in the front and two at the back. The lights on it are my favorite; they are quite different from the lights on our cars these days. The lights are like oil lamps, and I think they are interesting and pretty. I think the only weakness of this beautiful car is that it doesn’t have a ceiling, so it would be very uncomfortable to drive this car when it is raining.
The museum also showed the visitors how a modern car works. For example, there is a device that looks like a spring above the wheel, so when the road is not flat, this devise can reduce the bump of the car.
Before we left, I decided to “drive” a car. There are some special machines for visitors to sit in them and drive the car which are showed on screens, but the steering wheels and the pedals are just like real ones. However, while I was driving, I realized that I am a terrible driver! First, I broke one door. Then, I broke the other door. Also, I nearly crashed into a snow hill! Now I prefer to ride a horse instead of driving, because horses won’t crash into snow hills and they don’t have doors for me to break.
When we left the museum, I saw those plain modern cars running on the roads again. Now I think all the cars that we use today are so ugly!
The Wonderful Art Museum
07/10/2013
Last week, my parents and I went to an art museum. However, this museum is quite special, because the exhibits there are all made of glass, so it is also known as the Glass Museum.
When we were in the museum, we felt like we were in a big time machine. First, we went back to ancient times, which the glasses are so different from the glasses we use today, because they don’t look like glasses at all. Instead, I think they look like colorful jades.
Glasses were very precious at ancient times, so only rich people can use them. My mum told me that when Columbus arrived at America, he got gold from Indian people by giving them small glass balls, because Indian people had never seen glass before and they liked it very much.
In my opinion, they glasses in ancient time are better than the glasses people made these days, because they are more colorful and
elegant.
Then we were in the world of modern glasses, and there are lots of glass crafts which were made by famous artists. However, I don’t like them very much, because they look odd and are not very useful.
Soon, lots of “future glasses” were around us. Those glasses are made from high technology, some of them can clear themselves, and some of them can keep warm. I think several years later, all of the glasses in the world will become high technology.
There were also some performances about making glasses in the museum, and they were amazing. The first one was using glass tubes to make a Hello Kitty’s head. There was a man sitting in front of a big table, and there was a device which looks like a gun and can make fire on the table. The man put a glass tube on the fire until it became very soft. Then he blew air by his mouth into that glass tube, and the end of the tube started to expand. Soon, its shape was like a ball. After that,
the man put the ball on the fire again and used a special tool to make two ears and a nose on the ball. Later, the man took out another glass tube, but this one is smaller and it is pink. The man put it on fire while he made it very flat. All of the audience was very confused because nobody knew what he was making. Suddenly, I knew what he was making; he was making the bow on Hello Kitty’s head! The reason is that the glass is pink and its size can only make a bow. Later, the man folded the two parts of the flat glass and made beautiful bow. Finally, he stuck the pink bow on Hello Kitty’s head. It is a very lovely glass craft, the man who made it must be very proud of himself.
Then there was a “Hot Glass” performance, which took place in a factory room. there were two men in that room, they used a long stick to get liquid glass from a big oven that had the temperature of 2500°c.
One of them made a swan and the other one made a pumpkin. Many people wanted to touch the swan and the pumpkin, but they were still several thousand degrees hot.
After we left the museum, I think it can be very nice if I can make glasses, because I think it is fun and creative.
Last week, my parents and I went to an art museum. However, this museum is quite special, because the exhibits there are all made of glass, so it is also known as the Glass Museum.
When we were in the museum, we felt like we were in a big time machine. First, we went back to ancient times, which the glasses are so different from the glasses we use today, because they don’t look like glasses at all. Instead, I think they look like colorful jades.
Glasses were very precious at ancient times, so only rich people can use them. My mum told me that when Columbus arrived at America, he got gold from Indian people by giving them small glass balls, because Indian people had never seen glass before and they liked it very much.
In my opinion, they glasses in ancient time are better than the glasses people made these days, because they are more colorful and
elegant.
Then we were in the world of modern glasses, and there are lots of glass crafts which were made by famous artists. However, I don’t like them very much, because they look odd and are not very useful.
Soon, lots of “future glasses” were around us. Those glasses are made from high technology, some of them can clear themselves, and some of them can keep warm. I think several years later, all of the glasses in the world will become high technology.
There were also some performances about making glasses in the museum, and they were amazing. The first one was using glass tubes to make a Hello Kitty’s head. There was a man sitting in front of a big table, and there was a device which looks like a gun and can make fire on the table. The man put a glass tube on the fire until it became very soft. Then he blew air by his mouth into that glass tube, and the end of the tube started to expand. Soon, its shape was like a ball. After that,
the man put the ball on the fire again and used a special tool to make two ears and a nose on the ball. Later, the man took out another glass tube, but this one is smaller and it is pink. The man put it on fire while he made it very flat. All of the audience was very confused because nobody knew what he was making. Suddenly, I knew what he was making; he was making the bow on Hello Kitty’s head! The reason is that the glass is pink and its size can only make a bow. Later, the man folded the two parts of the flat glass and made beautiful bow. Finally, he stuck the pink bow on Hello Kitty’s head. It is a very lovely glass craft, the man who made it must be very proud of himself.
Then there was a “Hot Glass” performance, which took place in a factory room. there were two men in that room, they used a long stick to get liquid glass from a big oven that had the temperature of 2500°c.
One of them made a swan and the other one made a pumpkin. Many people wanted to touch the swan and the pumpkin, but they were still several thousand degrees hot.
After we left the museum, I think it can be very nice if I can make glasses, because I think it is fun and creative.
Free Write
07/13/2013
I can hardly believe that summer holiday has begun! In my mind, the first day that I came to U.S High School was just yesterday. Time passes by so quickly, and we have all graduated from grade 9.
For many of us, this summer is quite special, because they have just graduated from their middle school. Some of them even went to their graduation ceremony. My middle school graduation will be in the next summer, but unfortunately I can’t graduate from my middle school because I left there. Till now, I only have graduated from
kindergarten. It sounds funny, but it is true.
Maybe my parents and I will visit France during my summer holiday, but that depends on if we can get our visas from government. We have to wait for a long time to get our visas, and that bothered us a lot. My parents have to hand in lots of documents to the government people, and those government people have to go back to our hometown, which is far in Sichuan, to check our documents. Is it so difficult to make sure that we are good citizens? Although I am quite evil sometimes and somebody calls me “little goblin”, we are still good people, for we have never stole anything or killed anybody.
I hope we can get our visas as soon as possible, so that we can visit France. I really don’t want those government people to ruin my
holiday.
Because of th Internet problem, I couldn't open Weebly yesterday. Sorry.
I can hardly believe that summer holiday has begun! In my mind, the first day that I came to U.S High School was just yesterday. Time passes by so quickly, and we have all graduated from grade 9.
For many of us, this summer is quite special, because they have just graduated from their middle school. Some of them even went to their graduation ceremony. My middle school graduation will be in the next summer, but unfortunately I can’t graduate from my middle school because I left there. Till now, I only have graduated from
kindergarten. It sounds funny, but it is true.
Maybe my parents and I will visit France during my summer holiday, but that depends on if we can get our visas from government. We have to wait for a long time to get our visas, and that bothered us a lot. My parents have to hand in lots of documents to the government people, and those government people have to go back to our hometown, which is far in Sichuan, to check our documents. Is it so difficult to make sure that we are good citizens? Although I am quite evil sometimes and somebody calls me “little goblin”, we are still good people, for we have never stole anything or killed anybody.
I hope we can get our visas as soon as possible, so that we can visit France. I really don’t want those government people to ruin my
holiday.
Because of th Internet problem, I couldn't open Weebly yesterday. Sorry.
Free Write
07/14/2013
Oh, no! Mr. Weather must be very angry and upset these days. The strong wind out side is wailing and screaming terribly. There are also thunderstorms, rain just pour down from the dark sky.
The reason why the weather is so bad is that there is a typhoon coming! In my mind, this kind of weather is quite unusual in cities like Shanghai, because typhoons seldom came to Shanghai.
Extreme weathers like these days are very common in Xiamen, which is an island city near Taiwan Strait. I have lived in Xiamen for 11 years, so I am quite familiar with the weather there.
Every year, a strong and powerful typhoon will “visit” Taiwan first, and then it will come to Xiamen. When a typhoon is there, the weather is much worse than the weather these days in Shanghai. Our home was next to the sea, so we were always the first one who faces the typhoon. The wind roared and screamed around our building, and it was like a dinosaur with its head on our widows, and roared as loud as it could.
Then, thunderstorm came. The rain was like bullets kicking on our windows, and it was very scary. For the thunders, they were so loud and they sounded like they were going to swallow the whole city.
During typhoon days in Xiamen, people can hardly walk straight outside, and their umbrella will be bent by the strong wind easily. If you have to stay outside, you’d better wear a helmet, because there are doors, trees and some kinds of boards flying in the air!
There are some good things about typhoon days. When the rain stops, our windows will become very clean! Also, we didn’t need to go to school when there was a typhoon!
Oh, no! Mr. Weather must be very angry and upset these days. The strong wind out side is wailing and screaming terribly. There are also thunderstorms, rain just pour down from the dark sky.
The reason why the weather is so bad is that there is a typhoon coming! In my mind, this kind of weather is quite unusual in cities like Shanghai, because typhoons seldom came to Shanghai.
Extreme weathers like these days are very common in Xiamen, which is an island city near Taiwan Strait. I have lived in Xiamen for 11 years, so I am quite familiar with the weather there.
Every year, a strong and powerful typhoon will “visit” Taiwan first, and then it will come to Xiamen. When a typhoon is there, the weather is much worse than the weather these days in Shanghai. Our home was next to the sea, so we were always the first one who faces the typhoon. The wind roared and screamed around our building, and it was like a dinosaur with its head on our widows, and roared as loud as it could.
Then, thunderstorm came. The rain was like bullets kicking on our windows, and it was very scary. For the thunders, they were so loud and they sounded like they were going to swallow the whole city.
During typhoon days in Xiamen, people can hardly walk straight outside, and their umbrella will be bent by the strong wind easily. If you have to stay outside, you’d better wear a helmet, because there are doors, trees and some kinds of boards flying in the air!
There are some good things about typhoon days. When the rain stops, our windows will become very clean! Also, we didn’t need to go to school when there was a typhoon!
My Microscope
07/16/2013
A new microscope has just arrived at my home! My parents bought it for me on Taobao, they think it will be very good for me to have a microscope so that I can explore the microscopic world. I am very interested in that, because I really want to see the things that we can’t see just by our eyes. Also, we will have biology class next semester, so it is good for me to use a microscope to observe some animal’s and plant’s cells.
This microscope can magnify things 100 times, 200 times, 400 times, or 600 times. That is so amazing! However, it is not easy to see the cells clearly under the microscope, because I have to keep changing the distance between the slides and the objective until the image is clear. Usually, the images are very clear when the cells are 100 times or 200 times magnified, but they will be very unclear if they are 400 times or 600 times magnified.
I have seen the skin cells of a frog through my microscope, and they are so disgusting! I saw lots of little green dots gathered in a very small area when they were 200 times magnified. Then I saw the paramecium, and I think they are very cute. People put different colors on them so that we can see them easier. Some of them are red, some of them are blue, and the others are purple. I could see the cell walls, cytoplasm and nucleus of the paramecium. However, I think it is very unfair for the paramecium of being watched by people under
microscopes.
There are still lots of things for me to see through the microscope, I
hope I can discover something new that nobody had seen
before!
A new microscope has just arrived at my home! My parents bought it for me on Taobao, they think it will be very good for me to have a microscope so that I can explore the microscopic world. I am very interested in that, because I really want to see the things that we can’t see just by our eyes. Also, we will have biology class next semester, so it is good for me to use a microscope to observe some animal’s and plant’s cells.
This microscope can magnify things 100 times, 200 times, 400 times, or 600 times. That is so amazing! However, it is not easy to see the cells clearly under the microscope, because I have to keep changing the distance between the slides and the objective until the image is clear. Usually, the images are very clear when the cells are 100 times or 200 times magnified, but they will be very unclear if they are 400 times or 600 times magnified.
I have seen the skin cells of a frog through my microscope, and they are so disgusting! I saw lots of little green dots gathered in a very small area when they were 200 times magnified. Then I saw the paramecium, and I think they are very cute. People put different colors on them so that we can see them easier. Some of them are red, some of them are blue, and the others are purple. I could see the cell walls, cytoplasm and nucleus of the paramecium. However, I think it is very unfair for the paramecium of being watched by people under
microscopes.
There are still lots of things for me to see through the microscope, I
hope I can discover something new that nobody had seen
before!