A letter to me (the first week)

Dear Me，

I have arrived here on 26^th July, and I was very nervous while I was opening the door of my room. I even can not believed that a new life was just begining as well as a challenge for me. After a few minutes, my stressed heart became peaceful a bit,because the condition of accomodation is not bad for me,anyway, it was better than that of China during studying.

 

In contrast, there was just a few disadvantages in terms of the time of life in UK.For example, I think I will can not sleep well every night in future as a lot of cars was just making noise outside the window of my room.Meanwhile,the bed was more uncomfortable than that in my home. I miss my bed as well as my parents. I felt very hungry but I just did not know how to buy staff for eatting.More unfortunatly,the British food looks just like a challenge for me, I think I have to learn cooking at least.And I wish I can adapt to eat British food in future.

 

In terms of study, I wish I will pass the test in the and of languge course, so I have to try my best to learn English. I expect next 6 week’s living in this school.I look the experience in UK as a imprtant period for my life.

 

Overall,I will try my best to study and live in UK.Today is just a beginning for me.

 

Jerome Wang

 

 

Do you think the weather can influence our moods?If so, in what way?

Actually, I usually worried about weather and air condition in the past. So, I think the answer should be “yes”. My home town located in the north of my country, as a result, the weather is not stable during the whole year. There are different weather in different periods of time in a year. 

Anyway, I think the condition of weather does affect our moods. 

Take me for example, I really hate rain, sometimes I just did not want to do anything in a raining day, I would become very depressed and over-sensitive while I was hoping and waiting for sunshine. So, I will just stay in my room during raining unless some important thing I have to do. 

On the other hand, I’m crazy about winter. I feel fortunate that I was born in the north of China because I can play with my friends on a snowy day in my hometown.

Summaries and My Opinion

<Acid Rain in Norway>

Many transporting and living issues have generated the creation of acid rain which is a critically environmental problem these years. As a research of Norway, this problem has been tackled by both short term and long term ways such as reducing emissions of pounds. People also should pay their attention on solving this problem absolutely.

<Skylarks in Decline>

Skylarks, as the most common birds in UK, have been decreased by many human living changes these years. Both the areas of lowland farms and behaviours become the impacts on habits of skylarks and lead to the decline of population. To solve this problem, we should design a variety of plan that skylarks could adapt to live.

<How has the natural environment changed around the world and in my country>

With the development of technology, some natural place have been affected by human being activities. Environmental problems have been a pivotal issue in our living. Some natural tourism spots have been destroyed due to our behaviours as well.

Take an important place of my hometown for example, it a artificial lake which is located in a community only 10 min from my home. I remember that I went to there with my friends every weekend when I was a child, it was the best area for playing and getting relax. But unfortunately, it has been polluted by a lot of rubbish such as some plastic bags and bottles. We will never can see such beautiful scenery anymore.

To solve these important problems, we should change ourselves to prevent our environment and pay our attention on our behaviours. As well, governments have to plan some policies to  protecting natural areas while technology is developing.

About song named “i ain’t got no”

This sone likes a kind of Blues Songs, and it made me feel relax and optimistic. The words of this song are very simple, but the singer maybe wants to express her profound thinking about her life, which may be racialism. As everyone know that, in that age, she felt unequal with others kinds of people who with other colours of skin. But in this song, she wants to express her outgoing lifestyle and optimistic attitudes. 

My experience on current course

I have been Birmingham 5 weeks already, I think this will be the most unforgettable experience in my life. Because this is the first time I leave to other country for studying my degree that looks just like a challenge for me, not only due to language but also the culture shock.

My language does have been improved on a new level due to this course, so I want to convey my thanks to two beautiful tutor who are Oana and Novaira, thank you for your teaching. As every one know, I am the only boy of my current class, so sometimes I was very lonely, but I remember that it likes someone once said, a successful man should learn to enjoy loneliness.

Otherwise, living in UK just likes a challenge for me, foe example, I just can not adapt to eat british foods until now. I am missing the foods of my hometown which were cooked by my mom while I am missing my parents and my friends as well.

Anyway, I think this course is necessary not only because it could improve my language skills, but also I can adapt the living style of UK at first time in some ways. I hope I can pass the tests of the end of course successfully.  

Culture Shock

Actually, I am facing the most important culture shock in my life now. I have already been here 3 weeks, but I just cannot adapt there culture and living style. In other words,  the culture of China and UK are different as if they are day and night, either in education or diet. I really do not like British foods, it is not tasty but very expensive, I miss the foods of my hometown now.

According to the weather in Birmingham, it is very changeable that sometimes the sunshine is beautiful when the rain is coming at the moment. But the environment of UK is really better than that in China. 

I think I have to change myself to adapt there ways of living. So the first thing I should do is just that I have to try to improve my language skills to communicate with locals better.

Cosmetic Surgery

To a large extent, I believe that cosmetic surgery have many benefits which are more than disadvantages.In today’s society, cosmetic surgery is a popular project that more and more people, especially women, will accept.

There are numerous advantages to do a cosmetic surgery for women, sometimes maybe also for men. For example, in some kinds of jobs, the more beautiful appearance just means the more opportunities to get a better job. Although the interior of someone is also important, but in my opinion, appearance is the first impression when meet a person first time because we do not know about someone’s interior in the past.Next then, it is also good for finding more friends , even a better partner. Actually, other abilities are still stable in a long term period, but cosmetic surgery could change peoples’ appearance in a short time.

In terms of the dangerous about doing a cosmetic surgery, in fact, there were a few dangerous in some types of them. But in a large extent, most of them were harmless, more specifically, today’s technology is better than that in the past.

Overall, I think that cosmetic surgery is good for people in many ways.

The Story About Sam

Last week, the cancellation of the interview made Sam a bit nervous because the new type of test was unpredictable. The interviewers changed the interview into a practice which looked like a competition for them. The interviewers of this company wanted to test their cooperative ability that they had to sell shavers to women and worked together in a team. Firstly, Sam was very shy to communicate with women, but he know that this test decide his future in this company. In other words, in order to get this job, he had to try his best to change himself. Finally, he sold all the shavers to women successfully, as a result, he had been introduced into another factory which produce shavers.

The News About Greg Oden

Greg Oden is a basketball player in NBA who did not played since 2009 because of his injury. He is a talented basketball player who was the first pick of the NBA Draft in 2007 but the career of sport is unfavorable for himself.

Recently, Greg Oden officially signed with the Miami Heat on Wednesday.This means a new beginning for him. Actually, there were a bit of difference between the press of China and US about the his news.

According to the Chinease press of 163(which is a big press in China), the reporter perhaps wish to more people will pay their attention on the rebirth of Greg Oden,it is more exaggerate than that of others presses which looks more like a hype which is just a characteristic of the press in China.The news about him have recorded by most of his excellent stories in the past ,even some news about him when he was a student in university. More specificly, reporter use most of content to describe his new team which was the champion of the whole US last year.Maybe they want to people will pay close attention to him and his team next year.

In contrast, the news of washingtonpost about him looks more authoritative and credible than Chinease press.They said that there was no press conference, no giant photos on display, just a statement from Heat President Pat Riley and an admission by Oden that he’s “a work in progress.” In fact, the welcome was a little less intense than he’s used to.

Overall, I wish he will behave better than before and he will get a better future in the Miami Heat.