Valentine’s Day is on February 14 in Korea. On that day, many girls and young women give candies to their boyfriends. There is another special day like Valentine’s Day in Korea. We call that day ‘White Day.” White Day is on March 14. It is just the contrary of Valentine’s Day. Many boys and young … Read more
Noriko Watanabe says that Americans plan romantic activities; whereas, Japanese do not. There are many different concepts of romance between Americans and traditional Japanese. There are different ways in which they show their affections, such as by giving gifts, creating romantic situations and planning romantic activities. First, Americans often present gifts to their lovers in … Read more
Lorena Vazquez feels Mexicans and Americans are similar in their ways of being romantic, but Mexicans are more romantic. There are many points of similarities about romance between the United States and Mexico in the areas of special dinners, gifts, and music. A special dinner is considered romantic in both Mexico and in the United … Read more
Hsiu-Mei Yen feels that Americans and Chinese express themselves romantically in very different ways. There are a lot of differences between Americans and Chinese in romance. The main differences are in physical actions and oral expression. In physical actions, Americans are ardent. They show their passion by hugging each other when they meet together. In … Read more
Shen Yu discovered Valentine’s Day in America, is very different from in China. Shen Yu from China February 14th was Valentine’s Day. In America, this day is very different from in China. In China, it is only boyfriend’s and girlfriend’s day, but my teacher and my friends in America told me that Valentine’s Day is … Read more
In the last reading class, Mr. Peters talked about blind dates and asked us if anyone had had a blind date in the past. After we made sense of the words, we couldn’t help laughing. It’s an interesting thing. Maybe we can try to do it some day. I know it is the popular thing … Read more
Students in Monika Hofer’s beginning level ESL class used their newly learned English to write some impressive poetry about Valentine’s Day. Sunhee from Korea wrote this poem about changing sadness to happiness. Be With YouYou don’t have to be sad, I’ll take your sadness, And change you with more happiness from my smile. You don’t have … Read more
Students write about an imaginary cheating incident. Note the special idioms and expressions they used to describe this situation. Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper! Seong Ah Kim from Korea and Seung-Hye Lee from Korea On the test day, a student who hadn’t prepared for the final exams copied from the classmate sitting next … Read more
Language in context: Read this information about cheating. Thinking carefully about the situation being discussed will help help you understand unfamiliar expressions better as you read. Try to guess the meaning of the expressions in bold print. Academic dishonesty has become a big issue. Teachers always say, “Keep your eyes on your own paper. Anyone caught … Read more
Some students use all kinds of cheating techniques, from copying answers from another student to using sophisticated technology. Is cheating becoming more common? Ways Students Cheat on Exams Anotai Udomwittayakrai from Thailand Consequences of Cheating Olga Lucia Botero from Colombia Students Have to Learn, Not Cheat Dorothea Baerthlein from Germany He Got Caught Cheating! Tatsiana … Read more