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Time of Mourning Over in China: The three days of mourning for the earthquake victims came to an inauspicious end on Thursday afternoon at 2:28 PM. There were no horns or sirens heard, where I live at least, to mark the end of the period. Although rescuers are still [...]
I am not a confrontational person by nature. So when my apartment was robbed and I lost an expensive camera, I was hesitant to approach my boss and ask him for some restitution. Why did I even consider asking him for some money? There was a clause in my contract which stated that the school [...]
Don’t get me wrong. I am still greatly disgusted by the actions of The New Travel Weekly in Chongqing which basically used the earthquake rubble as a backdrop for a model shoot. However, within the last 12 hours, it has become more clear to me why the magazine decided to ‘pull’ this outrageous stunt. Since last [...]
A Chinese magazine is in big trouble, News24.com is reporting today, after it printed “pictures of scantily clad women posing in rubble for a special report on the country’s devastating earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.” The report identifies the guilty magazine as The New Travel Weekly which according to the article is “a lifestyle magazine” based [...]
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Sometimes I just do not have the energy to lead a ESL topic discussion so I will resort to using a series of random questions that your English students can discuss amongst themselves. After all, the purpose of an ESL conversation class is to get your students talking.
Warmup: Divide students into groups [...]
Many tear stained faces have been trained on television sets across China recently to watch CCTV’s dramatic coverage of the rescue effort in the wake of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. The bombardment of graphic images and heartwrenching stories have been overwhelming for many, especially considering that such a flow of raw information from a tragedy was never [...]
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Technology is an interesting conversation for students of all ages. There are many ways to go with this ESL topic but talking about how technology affects humanity is always an interesting route to take.
Warmup: Ask your students to tell you who Bill Gates is and why he is famous. Ask your students [...]
My most recent experience with recruiting agencies was not positive. I had traveled some distance to meet with a recruiting agent because I thought she could offer me a job that she had advertised on the internet. Instead, she told me that the job that I wanted was “not for me” and that she had [...]
The wailing sirens have stopped now. The cacophony of car horns have now ceased. 2:28 PM on Monday May 19th, 2008. One week after the horrible earthquake in Sichuan Province. As I looked down upon the city just now, I saw people bowing their heads as they walked along the streets and sidewalks. And I [...]
I recently wrote a post about State Council Decree 492 and how this new ordinance in China has most likely affected the Chinese government’s decision to be so open and transparent in the aftermath of Monday’s earthquake. Over the weekend, however, as I have watched the powerful images and devastating numbers flow out of Sichuan on CCTV, it occurred to me [...]
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