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
Seong-Ah Kim and Seung-Hye Leeshow how easy it is for students to write the test answers on notes and pass the notes to one another. Piboon Choklerdpatana and Nelma Toledo Mendonca demonstrate the technique of using signals to cheat. Angela Teixeira and Seung-Hye Lee have their eyes on their own papers. Angela Teixeira shows how … Read more
Casinos are a well-known place for people to go and gamble. But what do casinos do to get you to gamble more? In this blog post, we will explore some of the psychological tricks casinos use to get you to gamble more. From using psychology to create an addictive environment, to making you feel like … Read more
Online gambling is a booming industry, with billions of dollars being wagered every year. Thanks to the power of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), casinos are benefiting immensely from this growth. This article takes a look at some of the ways AI and ML can benefit online casinos, from better odds analysis to … Read more
When I was in my last year of high school, I had a tough test in physics. The night before I went to a party, so I didn’t study. Of course, I got home too late to study. Well, the next morning I woke up and realized that I had that test, so on the … Read more