Learning Vocabulary !

If I see a vocabulary word I don't understand, I will use the dictionary to find the word's meaning. Then, I study the meaning of the word and make a sentence. I think it is the best way for me to learn vocabulary easily. Some people have trouble learning English, especially vocabulary. They don't know how to remember and use the word. Today they will learn the vocabulary, but they will forget it tomorrow. If you are learning some vocabulary and using them regularly, you will remember it. This is the way I learn new vocabulary. Anyway, more listening, speaking, reading and writing can improve your English. So do it your own way!

Smoking experience........

I don't smoke, so I don't have any experience with smoking. My father was smoking before, but now he quit it. When I was young, I always saw my father smoking, but he didn't smoke too many cigarettes a day. I don't like smoking. It drives me crazy. So I told my father to quit smoking, because smoking will harm your health. It also influences your family's health. So please quit smoking. Six months later, my father quit smoking. He told me he was never smoking again, although he has stress at his work. When he sees his friends smoking, he will tell them not to smoke. Now, we have a healthy environment to live in, and also have a strong body. So please quit smoking for your health.

My interesting job !

My interesting job is pilot. However, to be a pilot is not easy. It requires good vision, language ability, strong body and clear mind. Beside these, you should have a smart brain to solve many problems in the airplane. When you fly in the sky, security is the most important thing to everyone; many things would influence you, like wind or weather. Making a plane and making passengers safe is the pilot's job. You should control everything in the plane. Although being a pilot is difficult, I still want to try it. I want to make my dream come true, and also hope that day will come soon!

Stress? It's not a problem for NFL coaches

Reference:
Colston, C. (2007). Stress? It’s not a problem for NFL coaches. USA Today. Retrieved on Sep. 17, 2007 from:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-03-14-coaches-stress_N.htm?csp=34


Summary:

“If you love your job, you don't really think about the time or the work that you're putting in.” You will enjoy your job. According to this article, everyone has different stress, including professional sports coaches. A coach has many problems in different ways. Coach has to be responsible for their accomplishment; on the other hand, a coach has to connect with players. It is not easy to balance between these things. Some teams’ accomplishments are very good but the coach and players’ relationships are not good. So the coach’s job is full of stress and difficult. Anyway, doing your best in the job is your responsibility. Just do it!


Reaction:

I think coach is a stressful job. Why? Because it is not only teaching you how to play and win the games. For me, the coach is like my second father. He cares everything about our team. Our coach once told me, “If I have any problems or need help, let me know, not only in the technique of basketball.” I feel he really cared about us. This is why I can understand coach’s stress. So when I have stress, I will try to reduce stress. I don’t want stress to affect my emotion. Trying to reduce the stress is very important.

Plyometric Training for Basketball.

Reference:
Chu, D. (2004). Plyometric Training for Basketball. Retrieved on Sep.09, 2007 from:http://www.donchu.com/articles/article9/

Summary:
This article tells us how to train for basketball. To be a basketball player is not easy, it requires to training and practice. Plyometric training is an excellent way to train for the demands of basketball. Training programs should include repeated high intensity work, followed by periods of recovery that mimic the specific tasks associated with basketball. However, basketball is a very demanding and physically challenging game. So if you want to have a good showing during the game, you should do your best when you are training for basketball.

Reaction:
When I finished reading this article, I was thinking about the past. I was a basketball player before. I started to play basketball when I was 12 years old. Even now, I still play it. But it is not a specific duty. I loved basketball! I always talked about basketball with my friends. If we had free time, we watched and played the basketball game together. We also had the same dreams. Anyway, basketball could be my life. So basketball was the best way to display my memory.

Campus Life!

I love the SIUC campus! It is so big and beautiful. When I first came here, everything attracted me, even the trees or animals. This campus also has a big lake. There are many animals in the lake, tortoies, fishes, and ducks: it looks like a beautiful picture. If I have free time, I like to walk around the lake, and enjoy nature. Beside these, there are many beautiful buildings on the campus. Although they are old, I still like it. The landmark of this university is a bell tower. Every day, we can hear the sound of the bell. Dear friends! If you can come here, I will take you visiting around the campus, I believe you will love it!

Low-fare, Long-Haul: Second Time Around

Reference:
Kjelgaard, C. (2007, Aug. 24) Low-fare, Long-Haul: Second Time Around Aviation. Retrieved on Aug. 31, 2007 from: http://www.aviation.com/business/070824-second-low-cost-long-haul.html

Summary:
This article tells us that with the rise of the price, the aviation transport service must find out a way to survive under the environment of higher cost. Because of the cost of fuel, maintenance, personnel, etc. airline companies are unable to reduce cost, and they must reduce the flight cost via other ways. However, adopting the cooperative tactics with several airlines and reducing the cost of operating effectively, airline companies can provide the passenger high service quality with the low price ticket. In many big cities of the world, the airline companies pooled to manage together. Whether the passenger traffic or the freight transportation can reduce the cost of the company’s operating effectively, this is the only way the aviation industry can continue surviving.

Reaction:
I am interested in aviation, so everything about aviation, I will pay attention to read. This article tells us about the operation of an Airline Company. The author describes how airline companies reduce the cost. It is a big problem for every company and they need to face it. However, the company can’t reduce the low cost and lose their due service. So finding the best way to solve the problem is the important job of an Airline Company.

CESL student's stress........

The most stressful part of being a CESL student is money. I think time is also very important. Although learn English requies spending much time, I hope I can learn it as soon as possible. Every term, I have to pay two thousand dollars for CESL. It is pretty expensive and is only eight weeks. So I have to study hard and pass the TOEFL test; then I can study in SIU. I hope I can finish CESL class this year and enter SIU in spring next year. Anyway, I should study hard to improve my English. Labels:Patrick