English corner

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Dysentery

I have never forgotten the illness I got in spring 1982 when we prepared for an earthquake that never happened. We made a tent between two trees in those days. We lived outside over a month. I did not know why I came down with the illness. I had dysentery which I couldn’t control. I felt no power to walk, I couldn’t eat anything, I could bear the pain. When I went to see a doctor, he treated me and gave me some oral medicines and injections. They were effect that I felt up to eating more. And became better and better.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Using idioms

When I studied at Technology College, a classmate had a sweet tooth. She always bought some candies, cakes and fruits. Another classmate learned all the Math’s expressions by heart. They fell head over heels in love. After finished the Technology College, they decided tie and knot and see eye to eye on almost everything. They bought a large house which costs an arm and a leg. Now they sold the house, shake a leg, they became rich men.
There has a big mouth person who heard this story; he is nosey about the couple. I couldn’t tell him anymore, so he had a long face. Finally I told him that I just pulled his leg.

Monday, March 19, 2007

My friend wants chang his lifestyle

I charted with my friend this morning. He asked me a lot of questions about Canada, because he wanted to immigrate this year, It is very difficult to make a decision which he thinks about too many things. He wanted to change his lifestyle, what should he do? and what should I talk to him?

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Folk remedies in my country

Folksay said that folk remedies cure special sick or urgency sick, but you should use them carefully. There are the numbers of folk remedies in my country. I will show you a few of the folk remedies.
1. Ginger cure cold
You use a boiler which is filled with some water, then put the boiler on an oven, when the water is boiling, put some ginger in the boiler. Wait 10 minuets, turn off the oven, wait 5minuets, the water become warm. Then the patient drinks a bowl of water. You will feel well.
2. Red potatoes cure wrench of foot
If you wrench your foot, do not worry, using this way can cure it.
Using fire broil red potatoes then put some alcohol, mix together until they become mud. Then using the mud make a pancake, keep the pancake warm in the pan (do not hurt your skin), take out the pancake, put on your wrench of foot. When it become cool, you put it in the pan and warm it. Use a few times, you will feel wall. Do not have any problem.
We have too many folk remedies. I only take two of them; I hope it will be useful in our life.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Presentation

I did my presentation which is about territories of Canada today. The territories of Canada are located to north of Canada. It includes Nunavut Territory, Yukon and Northwest. Nunavut is the largest and newest of the territories of Canada, it was separated officially from the vast Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. In the Yukon, there are eight different language groups of which seven are Athapaskan. Northwest Territory in 1870 became Canada's first territory. The three territories are all in the Arctic Circle. They converge at the North Pole.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

My choice

This is my choice that we immigrated to Canada. It was June22th 2005, I never forget the day when I was landing in Canada. It was a long trip which took 14 hours in my life. I was so excited that I came to Canada. After four years waited, it became true.
I decided to immigrate to Canada four years ago. That time, my wife and I had good job, we worked for a big petroleum corporation, but we wanted have a challenge and change our lifestyle. We made a plan to immigrate to Canada. I did not know that we need wait for too long time. During that time, I did not know what I should do.
It was March 8th,2005 after three years waited for, I got my landing paper. We decided to go to a new country. But we had some problems: such as how to quit our jobs? How to sale our house? How to go to Canada? And we also worried about our future, how can we live in Canada?
Today, I live in Calgary, we have a different life from the one in China. We are studying English all of us. We hope we will get new jobs in Canada. We have begun our new life.

Monday, March 5, 2007

Spring is coming


Do you feel that Spring is coming? The Spring is the first season of the year, the weather is warmer and warmer, the day is longer and longer. Ice and snow are melting, Grasses and trees are growing, birds and animals come out.The world become more beautiful. Spring is the most beautiful season. I like Spring.