Tag Archives: students

Saturday Afternoon Rambles

Posted on 2 November 2010 by gypsy

When the weather is right, we love going for long Saturday walks. As part of our reward for putting in a lot of kilometres, we enjoy stopping for a bowl of noodle soup, especially at an Ajisen Ramen restaurant, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, communication, ESL blog, FT, Hong Mei Park, Jiangsu, students, teaching esl | 3 Comments

Changzhou – Fashion City

Posted on 31 October 2010 by gypsy

Yes, Changzhou is the City of Fashion, at least for a few days as the exhibition centre at the Changzhou Olympic Stadium finds itself busy with buyers and sellers interested in fashion. It is “brand name” time featuring the top … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Halloween

Posted on 30 October 2010 by gypsy

Yes, Changzhou is getting ready for Halloween too. Well, the truth be told, it isn’t much of a deal at all. It is more of a store thing and something for kids in schools – no trick or treating in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, culture, ESL blog, foreign teacher, halloween, Jiangsu, students, teaching esl | 2 Comments

Crowds are a Fact of Life in China

Posted on 19 October 2010 by gypsy

I took this picture from the banks of the river that separates downtown Shanghai from the Expo site. Don’t be fooled into thinking that everyone is outside enjoying the air on this ferry. The inside cabins are packed as tight … Continue reading →

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Interactive ESL Lessons

Posted on 14 October 2010 by gypsy

Teaching ESL at the university level is very satisfying as it is so easy to find something to talk about with the students. They are old enough to have some life experience, even if they don’t have the English words … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, communicate, communication, ESL, ESL blog, foreign teacher, interactive lessons, Jiangsu, students, teaching esl, TEFL, xinbei | 4 Comments

San Jing Primary School – SanJing Xiao Xue – 三井小学

Posted on 13 October 2010 by gypsy

This is a grade four class at San Jing Primary School, one of the new “key” schools in Changzhou. The teacher here is Sarah. She is our contact person at this school for all of our needs as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Changzhou, China, Chinese, chinese language, communication, elementary school, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, Mandarin, primary school, SanJing Xiao Xue, students, teaching esl, xinbei, 三井小学 | 2 Comments

17th Jiangsu Games

Posted on 12 October 2010 by gypsy

Last night we went to the opening ceremonies of the 17th Jiangsu Games. We got picked up by people from the FAO who were the ones to “gift” us with the tickets to the event. We walked down to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17th Jiangsu Games, C.I.T., Changzhou, China, Chinese, culture, ESL blog, FAO, fireworks, Foreign Affairs Office, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, students, teaching esl, xinbei | 5 Comments

Monday Stroll Through XinBei

Posted on 5 October 2010 by gypsy

Yesterday we began, as usual, with a long walk as it was a non-teaching day. Not long after we began our walk, we saw these three children on the other side of the street looking excited because the saw “laowai.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, Chinese, chinese language, co-teacher, communication, ESL blog, foreign teacher, Jiangsu, jiaozi, Mandarin, students, teaching esl, xinbei, 饺子 | 3 Comments

Where Wednesday Becomes Sunday

Posted on 25 September 2010 by gypsy

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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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival – Zhong Qiu Kuai Le – 中秋快乐

Posted on 22 September 2010 by gypsy

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 7 Comments