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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Where Wednesday Becomes Sunday
Today is a school day here in China. I know that it is Saturday as I write this, a day that is not a school day. But today, though it is Saturday, September 25th, for the teachers and students, it … Continue reading
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Hong Mei Park – HongMei Gong Yuan – 红梅公园
Today, since we had a day off from teaching and because it was sunny and not to hot, w e walked about eight kilometres to Hong Mei Park. This is the main entrance to the park. The park is found … Continue reading
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival – Zhong Qiu Kuai Le – 中秋快乐
I took this photo yesterday evening as the forecast for today was cloudy and scattered rain. A good thing I did as the forecast is right on. Why this photo? Well, it is the centre piece of today’s festival holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, communication, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, Mandarin, mid-autumn festival, moon, moon cakes, students, teaching esl, Zhong Qiu Kuai Le, 中秋快乐
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Earning Respect in the Classroom
This is the main building in which I teach, building number three. Maureen has most of her classes in building four. However, we do share one teaching room on the third floor of this four story building, a classroom that … Continue reading
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Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, classroom, communicate, communication, ESL blog, foreign teacher, FT, Jiangsu, respect, school, students, teaching esl, xinbei
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Culture and Friendship
Yesterday evening we were invited by the Mayor’s office to attend the unveiling of a new book by a celebrated author who had spent quite a few years living and writing in France. This is a picture of him unveiling … Continue reading
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Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, communicate, culture, ESL blog, expats, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, Mandarin, moon cakes, teaching esl
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Street Photography in Changzhou
On a long walk taking in another old area that we used to stroll through we came across this scene of two couples with one young girl who are resting in the shade under a truck’s bed. They are waiting … Continue reading
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Learning English is Hard Work
There are a lot of hours that go into preparation to teach, there isn’t much question about that. Creating the lesson plan is just the first part of the process. Once the plan is in place, one has to run … Continue reading
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Tagged adapting lessons, brain storming, C.I.T., Changzhou, China, course preparation, ESL blog, foreign teacher, lesson planning, teaching esl, teaching style
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Skies Over Changzhou
For all the stories one hears about smog and pollution, this scene is one that wouldn’t be expected. Yet, this is exactly as it looks – blue skies do exist in China. But to be honest, not that often. Usually … Continue reading
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Tagged air quality, C.I.T., Changzhou, China, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, monitoring, pollution, smog, xinbei
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Getting Ready for a Bit of Culture
This is another scene from a walk down Jingling Lu as we headed towards our home which is about a kilometer to the north. This is the Changzhou Grand Theatre, the site of a symphony performance that we will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Jiangsu Games, C.I.T., Changzhou, Changzhou Grand Theatre, China, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, teaching esl, xinbei
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JingLing Lu
Well, some things never change, even in this city where change seems to be the first word in this city’s life. I remember our first walk down JinLing Lu as we headed into the centre of the city. We passed … Continue reading
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