Week 13 : Assignment - Summarize the classmate's opinion blog post

◆ Summarize the main points of your classmate's opinion blog post and then say whether you agree or disagree and why. Link to the original blog post.

    If you want to gogo: here~!

    Summary: Each people has different personality and individual experiences. The experience makes people choice in a situation. That is, the choices which someone think it is good are thought bad for you while choices which someone think the worst was regarded the best to you.

   My opinion: She wrote the point very well. I agree with this part. Everyone has their own perspectives and lifestyles and it is very important. Of course, we can learn various opinions from abundance of differences which make advice more helpful, but advice is just advice. For example, if there is one friend. She earns a lot of money and she enjoys her life, so she says, "We don't have to get marriage and also we don't need to get birth. It is enough." However, the things which someone think it is bad are good to me, and also the things which someone think it is good are bad to me. Everything what I worry depends on me. If we do something with own belief, we can do everything without worries.

Week 12 : Optional Extra Credit - Essay ( What do you want most in a friend )

◆ Answer the following question with a 200-300 word essay on your blog.

What do you want most in a friend: someone who is intelligent, someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

    I am greedy, so I sometimes want my friends to change to the characteristics what I like. I know it is a greed, but I cannot lick a fault out of mine easily.
    There are quite a lot of friends of mine. Their characteristics are very diverse, but they have something in common with each other. They are reliable. An intelligent? A sense of humor?  These are also important, but "RELIABLE" is most important to me in a friend. This because, I have hurts in friends. I was poor at relationship with friends. I have been betrayed. They liked me, but they didn't believe me out of envy. I thought why they hate me? Is there any belief between me and them? If they are friends of mine, why they did like that? When I was a high school student, I heard so many times "You are strange". I thought they didn't accept me. Then, there is specific story why I think "Realiable" is important.
    When I was a high-school student, there is a friend of mine, S. J has an effervescent personality so she had a lot of friends. There are, however, some trouble in complicated relationship. I was very sorry when she was in a bad situation. Then, one day, she was induced to bad happened. Some students said that she was heresy. In our school, there is a club that many christian students gathered and prayed together. Some students ridiculed her. I helped her because she was my friend! By the way, she was crying and yelled at me. She thought I spread a rumor! I was angry and I want to solve the problem with her, but she didn't believe me anymore. That was unfair. I was very sad. I was a christian and she knew that, but why? I was depressed. After a long time, she knew the truth, but it was too late.
    After this time, I realized that there should be "Reliable" among friends. It is not only privilege but also responsibility.

 

Week 12 : Assignment - Essay ( The best way of learning about life )

◆ Answer the following question in a 200-300 word essay:

Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by listening to the advice of family or friends. Other people believe that the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of these two different ways of learning about life. Which do you think is preferable? Use specific examples to support your preference.



    Each person has their own thinking about life They think in different ways about the best way about life, because they grew up in many different kinds of environment. Then, so do I. There are two main kinds of opinion about the way of learning life: listening to the advice from others and expeience, and I write this essay to say my thinking.
    Before I write my opinion, I would compare these two situations. Each situsation has advantages and disadvantages. The former, learning about life by listening to the advice of family or friends has advantage. Once, there is such a saying "Many hands make light work". If we undergo something bad, we have to get advice not keep the problem. If one woman who is just 17 years old is sexually assaulted by her acquaintance, it would be hard pressed for her. She, however, won't say anything because it is shameful. Nevertheless, she should get brave and tell to her family or friends. Living life is sometimes harmful, but it would be better if we live together. Meanwhile, listening to the advice from others also has disadvantage. Your friend worry and give an advice to you but this advice are not available for you, because your friend and you have different values. You also might want your family or friends to just listen to your trouble, not give an advice. They, however, want to give an advice for you, because they might think it is right.
    Meanwhile, the latter, learning about life through personal experience also has each advantage and disadvantage. First, I have something to tell you about advantage. There are quite many things that we have to experience as a being such as giving birth or military life. As a woman, giving birth is privilege and we cannot argue without experience. We don't know how wonderful is. Men also has this privilege. In the society, a lot of men who served in the military talk about their military life. In this time, some men who didn't serve in the military doesn't talk with his friends, because they don't know the life of military. Many people learn the life through the experiences now. There are, however, disadvantage, too. Learning everything in the world isn't for everyone. There is a limitation. Although we want to experience, we cannot do that because of some restrictions. In this time, we have to ask somebody such as family or friends or read book of theme what you want to know.
    There are a lot of situations just like I wrote, but I prefer the latter one. I prefer to learn about my life through my experience. I want to experience as much as possible. Getting advices from my acquaintance is just indirect, but I think I realize the life through experience directly. I would wake to the stern realities of life. I might know by experience myself such as getting married, Childbirth, and especially getting older. I don't know 40's life. I don't know 60's life. I just wait and live hardly until I'm 40 years. When I reach that years, I would live hardly, too! Life is experience.

Week 11 : Optional Extra Credit - Write about a book, a film or TV program, or a song

◆ Write 200+ words about a book that you have read, a film or TV program that you have seen, or a song that you like. Tell why you like it.

    When I was a little girl, my father took me to bookstore. He always wanted to teach the moral of the book. My father showed me one book that day. It was a collection of short stories by Tolstoy. I read the book from morning till night. It was very funny! Since then, one of my favorite book is "a collection of short stories by Tolstoy".
    There are several reasons why I like this book. First, this book has a lot of stories and these are quite short, so it is not boring. Nevertheless, these are moral! These stories teach me a lesson. One story taught me that we should help poor people as a being, a christian. It is pretty simple and easy, but we don't fulfill, we can't practice well. I sometimes read this book, so I realized what I can do, what I have to do. Second, Tolstoy was a christian, so he wrote the book with the view of christian. When he taught a leasson, he wrote about our God and his authority. We are humbled in front of his authority. When I was a child, I believed my God throught this book.
    I learned a lot of things such as my belief, existence of God and our responsiblities for people around us through this book, "A collection of short stories". Therefore I like this book.

Week 11 : Assignment - Write a summary of the info. that I found.

◆ On the blog, write a summary of the information that you found. Link to the original source.

    The Korean wave, also known as "Hallyu" is very spread all over the world with K-pop, Tv dramas, TV entertainment and etc.. At first, Hallyu was used by the Chinese press in the late 20c to explain the growing popularity of K-pop in China.
    After decade later, however, Korea has became a role of new center of culture in Asia. Korea successed as a cultural exporter. Korea also has high quality cultural product incorporating Western culture, but we never lose our traditional values and cultural identity.
    The center of Hallyu was emerged by Korean TV dramas and now Korean pop music is also spread beyond Asia, reaching as far as Africa, Latin America and so on. The Hallyu's popularity has rised through digital technology and online media, because these make the gap among the countries smaller.
    The famous News, CNN and BBC, reported that Korea has become "Hollywood of the East" and said, "Korea has national brands such as Samsung and Hyundai. The booming enjoyment of Korean culture makes foreigners prefer for other Korean products and lifestyle. "The interest in Korean culture has further triggered a rise in inbound foreign tourists."


Original sourse : here !

Week 10 : Assignment - How could the students be kinder to the environment?

◆ How could Chongshin University or the students be kinder to the environment? Write a report with your ideas. If you do research, quote with quotation marks or paraphrase your source. Tell where the information comes from and provide a link back to the original source.



    I wrote this report about how could be kinder to the environment as the students of University. Among a lot of ways we can do, I choose some of these. If you want to know more, Click!!
  
    1. INVEST IN YOUR OWN COFFEE CUP
       Nowadays, many students go to coffee shop such as "Grazie", Cafe bene, or Ti-amo etc.. A lot of cups from these cafe are symbol of waste. Invest in a recycling cup, which not only cuts down on waste. "Most coffee shops will happily fill your own cup, and many even offer you a discount in exchange!". We can save the money and protect our environment. It kills two birds with one stone.

    2.  TURN OFF LIGHTS
       When you leave a room, turn off the lights. We can save the energy!

    3. TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT NIGHT
       Turning on computers at night wastes a lot of energy involuntarily. By turning off your computer instead of leaving it in sleep mode, you can save "40 watt-hours per day".

    4. USE BOTH SIDES OF PAPER
        We write a lot of reports for assignments and we take notes in the class. "When you're finished with your documents, don't forget to take them to the recycling".

    5. TAKE A SHORTER SHOWER
       Nowadays, many women take a shower for a long time. We, however, have to take a shower in a short time for saving water. "If everyone in the country saved just one gallon from their daily shower, over the course of the year it would equal twice the amount of freshwater withdrawn".

Week 9 : Optional Extra Credit - Write about one of your other classes.

◆ Write 200+ words about one of your other classes. What is the most interesting thing you have learned in that class this semester?

    This semester was very hard for me to endure because I experienced a lot of things that I never have had. I learned "How to teach", so I rehearsed of teaching in the first time. Especially, I remember the course "Classroom English". In this course, students had to teach just like a teacher! People called this teaching, "Micro-teaching" This experience was a new one on me. Even the professor who taught this subject was a native speaker! I was very nervous everyweek.
    I, however, desired for this subject. I want to be good at teaching in English! Then, I realized interesting things in this class. There are three interesting things I have learned. First, I was interested in using "Google Drive". Before I presented, I shared my script for my present with professor through Goodgle Drive. It was innovation! The professor could give some feedback immedietly. Thanks to this course, I could learn and use a good method. Second, the one of the interesting thing was "Feedback" from professor. About two weeks later I presented, the professor gave a paper to students. There are some feedback on that paper. Through this way, I learned what I have to correct. Teaching something in English was very hard, but "Feedback" made me challenge! Then the third one is that each student had to present third times in one semester! It was shock because I never had this experience before! I taught three subject: vocabulary, listening, speaking lesson. Presenting in English was the first time in my life! It was very good experience for me. This course would be helpful when I teach my students!

Week 9 : Assignment - Write a review of the lecture

◆ Write a review of the lecture. Who was the speaker? What were the speaker's main points? Would you recommend the lecture to another student? Why or why not? Include a link to the video.

http://www.ted.com/talks/arianna_huffington_how_to_succeed_get_more_sleep.html


     This is the lecture that urges many people to think about their life. Arianna Huffington shared her idea, "Small idea" that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night's sleep. According to her speaking, many people tend to think that a kind of sleep deprivation is one of the symbol of pride. Honestly, however, they are not. To be a good leader, High IQ or living busy do not influence. The essential of leadership is being able to see the iceberg before it hits the Titanic. Therefore, she urged us to discover the great idea through getting more sleep. She said that we can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness.
    After I watched this lecture, a lot of friends of mine emerged in my head. Nowadays, many young people cannot sleep, or don't sleep enough. They are always busy because there are a lot of things to do everyday. My friends wake up in the early morning everyday, and most of the young people also do like my friends. They always worry about their life, so I want to recommend the lecture to them. To be an influential person, we have to own abilities for looking at the big picture. Looking at the big picture is crucial in these highly competitive times. That is, we have to take a step back to reconsider things we have. Taking it easy is better than impatience.

Week 8 : Optional Extra Credit - Write a 200+ word “how to” essay

◆ Write "How to" essay about one of the following:
    A. How to study English
    B. How to cook your favorite food
    C. How to get rid of a boyfriend/girlfriend

< How to cook your favorite food >

    Many women all over the world like to cook. There are, however, two parts of the women who like to cook. Some are very good at cooking and others like to cook but are not good at cooking well. I'm involved in second part. Although I am not good at cooking, but I like to do cook! Therefore, I would make "Kimchi-jjigae" which is the one of my favorite food.
    To make Kimchi-jjigae, some ingredients are required. This is, however, a very simple recipe that doesn't involve too many ingredients.
   - Chopped kimchi
   - ⅓ pound of pork shoulder, cut into bite sized pieces
   - One Ts of hot pepper paste
   - ½ teaspoon of sugar
   - 3 cups of water
   - 1 stalks of green onions
   - chopped 1 package of tofu, cut into bite sized cubes
    With these ingredients, we can start cooking. First of all, we can combine the kimchi, hot pepper paste, kimchi liquid, pork shoulder, and sugar in a pot. Second, we add water and bring to a boil over hight heat and cook. Third, we add tofu and lower the heat to medium low and Cook for a minute. Then we add green onion and remove from the heat.
    Kimchi-jjigae is one of the most popular food in Korea. If you make this according to priority, you can enjoy the masterpiece!

Week 8 : Assignment - Write a review of the how to video

◆ Write a review of the how to video. Write your opinion of the quality of the video and list the main steps. Include a link to the video.

    < How to get a good nights sleep >

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsDbEdMG8-Q

    This video was interview format. An interviewer asked questions about "How to sleep enough", and an interviewee anwered the questions. They talked each other naturally, but their talking is organized well. An interviewee said that nowdays many people can't sleep at times ago, and why they can't sleep well. Then they suggested some possible solutions in order. It was clear to listen and understand.
    According to the interviewee, many people worried sleep, and also cannot sleep. Espeically, women has "Insomnia" twice as much than men. Why the women undergoes Insomnia? They suffers this because of all stuffs that make them work: making lunch in the morning, thinking about time they have to do. Then they made suggestions to solve this problem. First, make a "To do list". She said that people have to get it out of their head. That is, "Take problems from head to page" is the one of the solutions we can do. Then, second we would do is "Stop working yourself before the sleep". A lot of people are busy just before they sleep such as drinking, watching TV, but we have to make relax ourselves to have a good night. There should be no stimulations. Third, "Make a routine going to bed". If we repeat some process, our body awares that it is time to sleep and lie down gradually.
    The most important thing is that, however, people who have an insomnia must go to the doctor. If you cannot sleep more than three nights in one week, you should meet a doctor. Finally, they had conversation precautions. You need to get some exercise but don't do that too close to bedtime. You also have to don't have caffeine after 3 p.m. The last one we can do is that you have to try to live regularly: trying to go to sleep around same time every night and also wake up in the same time, even if on weekend. People would be better if they follow the rules.

Week 7 : Optional Extra Credit - About my dream job

 

Q. What is your dream job? Write at least 200 words in which you explain the job and why you are interested in it.

 

    There are so many jobs in the world that people have difficulties to choose their jobs. Even some people don't have any dreams for their life. I also had uncertain future before I entered a Chongshin university because I went through a few failures when I was in high-school. I wanted to be a producer who produces music program in the radio station, but my parents wanted me to be a nurse. The cause is that my female cousins are all nurses, so my parents thought that I have to be a nurse naturally like my cousins. I, however, don't want to be a nurse, but then I cannot see the blood. Because of this problem, I came into conlict with my parents. Finally, I couldn't be both a nurse and a producer.

    It is hard to live without any dreams. It was painful. Soon, however, God led me to the Chongshin university and helped me to find my dreams. Although, I'm majored in English Education, I don't want to be a teacher, yet. I want to work in the international nonprofit organization or in the company like Toms which sells a lot of shoes or bags. If a certain consumer buys a pair of Toms shoes, the same thing is delivered for supporting poor children to underdeveloped countries. This purpose is inspired me and I want to work in the company like Toms. If I achieve my goals, I can do both two things what I like. First, I like to design something so I usually take pictures, draw some pictures, and write about everything. Then, second one is the volunteering. I am a christian and I have to service to poor people, of course. After I got into the Chongshin University, I have tried to find my dream with praying according to my plan. I wish I become a great person!

 

Week 7 : Assignment - Write a classified ad for your assistant.

Week 6 : Optional Extra Credit - Someone I admire

 

  

After I got a mission ; Tell about what person I admire, I agonized.

Actually I thought my mother. She is the person that I respect most but I wanted to write another person. Then, I recalled one woman. Her name is Sheryl Sandberg.

I saw her on the facebook for the first time. She is a COO(Chief Operating Officer) of the Facebook. She is also a vice president of Google.

I usually use a lot 'Facebook' and 'Google' and I sometimes wonder who is leader of Facebook.

After I knew the leader, I was shocked! The leader is A FEMALE! It was awesome.

Nowadays, she is admired the most as a woman in the world.

 

Here are reasons why I admire her. First, she is influential in the world as a woman. She is only female member of director. She doesn not feel inferior to other mans. Rather, She leads other mans. She doesn't hesitate when pushing the matter forward. She gives me excitement and she gives me a challenge. After I knew her, I have tried to find my dream and to live impassionedly. Second, she admits her fault with grace. One day, there was a new employee and he has been in Sheryl's company for only two weeks. Then, during the meeting, he pointed out Sheryl's mistake in front of many other predecessors. Many people were shocked and embarassed, but Sheryl didn't get angry. She admitted her mistake with a smile and bowed his thanks. If I was Sheryl, it was hard to admit my fault in front of other a lot of people because she was leader.

Of course, there are many other women like Sheryl Sandberg.

Nevertheless, I admire her because of her modesty.

 

If you want to know her, search on the Google and you will get some information about her.

I bet you also would admire her!

 

 

Week 5 : Assignment - Review of a book

Tear glittrs when it gets light
- Su-yeon Eun

Hyewon Choi

 

 

 

   There would be nobody who wants to suffer hardship. Rather, almost everyone want to live happily without anxiety. So with Ms. Eun’s (a writer of this book) case. The writer of this book also wanted to live happily. This book, Tear glittrs when it gets light, however, is well-known to people as success stories of women who was sexually assaulted by her father. What ‘success’ means in this book does not mean getting rich but overcoming tragedies in one’s life. This was not a book before, but a company collected data and combined in one book. She wrote this to ask someone for help during she stayed in refuge.

 

   Her father was a paster. He was very hospitable to everyone, but not to her. For 9 years, Ms. Eun was raped by him. Her mother and her liittle brother just ignored her even though they knew how she was suffered. Living with family was murder. She attempted suicide several times. She also tried to ask people for help but they didn’t help her rather they ignored her. Someone tried to tell her some advice but this didn’t add up to any help for her. Finally, the paster, her father was under detention for 7 years. The writer of this book is also trying to live happily now!

 

   This book deeply inspired me and made me feel guilty. I thought we have to concern for somebody who is suffered by something and help them. We are just so indifference that someone get hurts in bad situation. I recommend you to read this book and think about this event.

Week 4 : Optional extra credit - What I learned in Chapel or other classes.

◆ Tell about something interesting that you learned about in chapel or one or your other classes.


  These days, the church that I attend is in danger. This is one of the megachurches in korea. Recently, however, people are shaken so atmosphere in the church is too dark.

  Our official is very witty and humorous but on last week, he cried at sermon. He broke off in mid-sentence and cried for quite a long time. He said that he knew that the church is in danger and it is so hard to believe. It was so hard to him even though he was leader of us. He said over and over again, "We have to pray for our church.." I was deeply worried.

  There are churches for our God but nowdays, there are so many people who think that the churches are ours. I was worried about that. I was thinking during that worship. Why we are hard pressed? What depressed us? Well, Really, are we praying for our God in right way? Are we appreciating? Are we repenting of our sins everyday?  Then, official said we have to take our packages out and just follow our Jesus. We are so greedy that we are hard. Thus, we should follow him.

  I pray for everyone can pray in right way so we can be firm as a rock in front of our Jesus.
I hope we would be happy in our God.

 

Week 4 ; Assignment - Write a travelblog - Indonesia!

◆ Write a travelblog about a place that you have gone. Include photos if you can.

 

 

On January 26, 2013, I saw the heaven on earth when I took a trip to Bintan in Indonesia.

At first, my mother and I went to Singapore but we wanted to go to Bintan. Bintan Island is famous as paradise. We went to there without hesitation.

 

 

We had get aboard a small cruise then we sailed for 50 minutes to Bintan, Indonesia.

 

 

 

We landed at a small port because to go to Bintan, people have to sail.

Bintan is very hot and humid mixed with rain but it was not raining when I was there.

 

 

 

 

On arrival, we could see statue of Eagle.

It was very huge so we could relax under the statue against the sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 This is Bintan resort. This resort is very large and has atmosphere of Southeast Asia.

The report staff are friendly and courteous.

When we arrived at resort, they played instruments and welcomed us.

 

For dinner, we ate buffet. It was really nice!

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Bintan resort, there are swimming pool!

I was very excited when I saw a swimming pool!

I swam and drank some smoothie in this pool.

There are so many foreiners and they became my friends for 2 days!

Also I stay in contact with them.

 

 

Umm, I'd like to tell you about one place in Bintan, Indonesia!

I recommend you to go there with friends or family.

This is 'Jungle Mangrove'!

 

 

 

 

Mangrove is trees that grow in this area.

It was amazing because these trees are not putting down deep spreading roots under the ground.

We could see the roots on the water.

 

 

These are Mangrove!

 

 

 

We could go inside getting aboard boats.

The weather was very hot so I was roasting.

 

We could see some animals such as monkeys, snakes and squirrels.

I was very excited. My mother and aunts were excited too!

 

 

 

 

Even though there are so many insects and bugs, so people feel pain

because of the hot and humid weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Nevertheless, I recommend you to go there if you have a chance!

If someone ask me about Bintan Lagoon, I would answer like this.

"Bintan is a heaven on earth no matter what they say!"

 

 

 

 

Week 3 : Optional Extra credit 2 - Club, Church

◆ Write about a club or church group you are involved in.
     What does the club do? Why did you join?



  I attend my church, Sarang every sunday. But I'm not involved in any groups or club. Because It hasn't been long since I changed church. It was hard to change but I had a dream so I changed. Anyway so I couldn't join any clubs or groups. But I do group bible study every week. It is said "GBS". I'm involved in one group. There are about 10 people in one group.

  In group, people usually contemplate Bible and talk to each other about it. After services, we gather up to pray. Also we have a private meeting.

  I joined "GBS" after I registered to church. But yet this is obligation duty for each person, I really want to join this group and study bible. This because, I think this is not obligation but right for all disciple of Jesus. Also I already know that "GBS" is specialized than other church so I can learn bible easily. Then I registered and joined this church and this group.

Week 3 : Optional extra credit 1 - Send a thanks e-mail

I send my english thanks e-mail and also BBC the e-mail to professor NAM.
Please check it :)

Week 3 : Assignment

◆ Wrtie a thank you letter (200-300 words) to someone.
    Include at least two of the following ideas.
    - How that person has helped you
    - What you have learned from that person
    - A good memory that you share
    - Things that you enjoy doing together



 

Daebangdong, Dongjakgu, Seoul. March 27, 2013

Chongshin Univ. Dorm. Sadangdong, Dongjakgu.

Dear Mijeong

  I'm writing to you to say my thanks for our memories we have had. Since I entered Chongshin University, I have met a lot of friends and have had many good remembrances. Also we spent time together on a recent.

  As you know, I'm quite introvert so it's hard to meet someone at first. But you are very kindness so I feel there is no distant. Also you are quite good listener and I have learned it from you. Because listening is difficult and I'm not good at listening. I just talk to others. I often think that I should listen to other's story and you make me remind everyday.

  I also want to share a good memory. Do you remeber that we went to Soongsil University? It was my first time that I spent time with my university mates. When we walked from Soongsil to Chongshin, we talked about a lot of things. Even though It was very short, This memory was impressive to me.

  I think it's because we get so busy in our lives, we cannot spend a lot of time together. Nevertheless I really like you as your friend. While nowadays, I'm so glad you live in dormitory. You look so relaxed and happy.

  I hope we will be more closeknit. Give my appreciation and thanks.

  Best wishes, Hyewon.

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Week 2 : Assignment 2 ( Reading )

◆ Reading : Read about an inspirational person. Fill in the following information.

 

- Web address : http://enews24.interest.me/news/article.asp?nsID=129414

 

- Name of the person : Mi-kyeong KIM

 

- Author’s name : News24

 

- Why is the person inspirational?

  Nowadays, Mi-kyeong KIM is one of the famous woman. She  appeared on television a few times, her face has become quite well-known. She is a company representative and she also is a doctor of EWHA woman's university. However, she said she is just a woman and a mother for my children.

  She is my inspirational nowdays because of her surroundings. She was very poverty. She lived in rural area and had no dreams in childhood. But after she went up to Seoul with no definite goal, she started to find her dreams, and now she became a one of the influential woman to many people. She makes people to think deeply. When she says something, there is a complete change in the mindset. 

  Why is Mi-kyeong inspirational for me? Another reason is that she is a Christian. She doesn't tell about Jesus on TV Show but people know she is christian. She is a woman who exercised considrable influence over people. So lots of people start to have a curiosity about our God.

  Lastly, she serves for poor around us. So she organizes a group that donates to poor. [http://happybean.naver.com/happyenergy/HappyEnergyFamousView.nhn?artclNo=123461794775]

 

  To sum up, people like her regardless of age including me. I know that a great man is always nearby us.

 

- Write two useful phrases that you found in the article :

   " Fight myself who was on yesterday not others."

   " We have to compare by ourselves everyday."

 

Week 2 : Optional extra credit 3 ( B&B)

* Write a business e-mail to the B&B that is advertized on page 13 of your textbook.
  ( I tried to upload on Educlass but it did not work. So I post on my blog.)



  Hi, I saw your advertisement of B&B in a magazine. I was interested in your place. So I'm writing an email to check something that you were advertised and also ask something else.

  I want to go there in August 4, 2013. I cannot ensure how many person will take a trip. But maybe three include me will go to there.

  I would write demands as following : Air conditioner, walk to stroll, Wi-fi, first-aid medicine, etc.

  Then, it is said that there are single room and double room. What's the price differential between single and double? Should we use the double room? Also, we will arrived at evening, is it possible to serve the dinner? If it is possible, do we have to pay an extra? Lastly, are there any other people at the same day and night?

  I have never visited to B&B. So, I don't know well about it. However, I'm very excited! Would you explain in detail, please? It would be very helpful if you explain me of any other informations, such as what should we take pack.

  I look forward to receivng your letter.

  Thank you.

Week 2 : Optional extra credit 2 - Email a request for information to an international organization.

UNV [+UNVolunteers Nicaragua]
Email address : information@unvolunteers.org

I send an e-mail for asking information to an international organization "UNV"
Also I send an BBC e-mail to professor. Nam. Please check it! :-)

Week 2 : Optional extra credit 1 - Something that I did this week.

  On March 14, I went to an amusement park with my boyfriend. My friend, Joy and her boyfriend joined us and we had dates together. Usually, we couldn't go amusement park. The admission price was so high for students like us! The admission price was 25000won to 30000won. However, God is always on our side. We had tickets that make us enter into the amusement park. We had to pay just 10000won! 10000won! That day, it was very freezing but we were very excited! So we held hand each other and went to the amusement park, Lotteworld!

  Lotteworld is divided into two sections. One is the outside, the other is the inside. Anyway, we went outside first! Fortunately, there were a few people because of the cold weather. We were very excited and went on the rides that usually couldn't ride on account of lots of people. Even though my hair was waving in the wind and my boyfriend shuddered, we went on lots of  rides.

  However, we couldn't stand in cold. So we got indoors. The merry-go-round was in there. This is very famous because famous actors were filmed at here before. So we took pictures near by this.

  Over time, All of us were getting tired. So we ate hamburgers and Churros! It was very delicious. Also we talked to each other for a long time. Yes. We had a good time.

  It was the first time that I went to an amusement park with my boyfriend. It was also the first time that I went there with my friend's couple. At first, it was a little bit awkward. But it was a great time! It was a nice day for me!


March 16, Sat.

Week 2 : Assignment

[ Sending Business Email ]
C. Make a draft of a letter to one of the organizations you found last week.
Email to SIM [ Http://www.sim.org ]
(Actually, I want to send an Email to UFM(Unevangelized Fields Mission) but suddenly it doesn't not link to site)

Paragragh 1 : Saying how I saw the information of the organization “SIM”.

                      Saying why I’m writing a letter.

Paragragh 2 : Saying how long I want to serve and evangelize.

                      Saying where I want to go to serve and evangelize.

Paragragh 3 : Asking about that it would be acceptable.
                      Asking about cost to participate.

Paragragh 4 : Final comment.
Paragragh 5 : Closing the email.

 

  Hi, I'm Hyewon Choi from South Korea. I saw the information of your organization on the Internet.
I'm writing to you because I want to know something about your organization.

  I want to serve and evangerlize for short-term missionary work. Also I want to serve in the Africa or Europe.

  Is it possible to serve where I want to go? I looked up where I can go on the internet. I wondered if it is possible. Also How much the cost is to participate?

  It would be very helpful if you could inform me of any other informations, such as what should I do for mission.

  I look forward to hearing from you. 

Week 2 : In-class Activity

[ March 14 ] Today's goals
1. Essay writing practice
2. Write a formal business letter
3. Recognize formal and informal expressions
4. Organize a letter into paragraphs


Warm-up
* Have you ever travelled aborad as part of a group?
   I went to Indonesia in this winter with my family.
* Group travel
   Advantages : save money / take pictures of each other / not lonely / not boring
                         get information / safer / don't have to plan
   Disadvantages : arguments / sacrifice your priorities / no personal times / no freedom
                              bad egg / too much planning / wait for people  / count everyone


1. Essay writing practice
  Q. The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide?
 
  The best way to travel I prefer is not in a groupd led by a tour guide but in a group themselves. Traveling with  a tour guide has few advantages while it has many disadvantages.

  Of course, taking a trip led by guide is easy to travel. Because the guide makes a plan durig a whole travel, so travelers don't have to do that. However, this can be the weakness. No wonder travelers don't know the schedule. They can be unconcerned with that. Also, traveling with the guide has formal visit. Then, travelers can't feel any culture or view of there.

  Meanwhile, traveling just in a group themselves has a lot of advantages.
  First, travelers can plan to travel by ourselves. This makes feel them excited. Also they can feel like a leader of one project.
  Second, travelers can get a memory which would not easily  be forgotten. Because travelers can register for a long time and they can take a lot of pictures each other. This can be the most strength of traveling with the group. Because this help people to avoid feeling lonely that can be exist in traveling alone.
  Finally, travelers can save the money without a guide rather than the other case, traveling with the guide. Because travelers have to give some tips to guide.

  To sum up, I think the best way to travel I prefer is in a group just by themselves.


2. Write a formal business letter
  This July I will travel to Venice and I am looking for suitable accommodations. I saw your advertisement on the newspaper. So I send an email to get an information of your apartment. We will register for four nights.

  I will ask some questions as following : Is there air conditioner? Is it possible to use Internet? How much is booking apartment? and Could you give me precise details about prices?

  It would be very helpful if you could inform me of any other things.
  I look forwarrd to hearing from you.
 

3. Recognize formal and informal expressions.
   Writing book p. 11

4. Organize a letter into paragraphs
    Writing Book p. 12

Week 1 : Assignment

◆ Buy textbook : I bought 'Real Writing 3' on March 11.
◆ Create English Writing Blog : I made my blog. An Address is 'choiihyewon.blogspot.kr/'
◆ Optional extra credit (Write about 5 interesting facts about myself on the blog) : I was done!
◆ Enter my blog address here : I was done!
◆ Find three English Websites for organizations that aloow you to travel for mission or volunteer work. Fill in the following information about each organization.

Organization 1 :
Web address : http://www.sim.org
Name of organization : SIM(Sudan Interior Mission)
Type of volunteer/mission work : SIM members serve God among many diverse people groups in Africa, Asia, and South America. They served only for Sudan but there are more than 1,600 active missionaries serving in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia and South America.
Destination (where do you go to do this kind of work) : The office of this organization or Africa
Cost to participate : It is free!
Write 2 questions you could ask about this organization :
1) What do people have to join this organizaton ( in detail ) ?
2) What kind of volunteering does organization have when the organization goes to there?

Organization 2 :
Web address : http://www.ufm.org : There are history more than 80 years.
Name of organization : Unevangelized Fields Mission
Type of volunteer/mission work : Short-term Mission work. Publishing. Education etc.
Destination (where do you go to do this kind of work) : Anywhere to Educate
Cost to participate :
Write 2 questions you could ask about this organization :
1) This organization is so huge. So does organization have any problems?
2) Can I join the group according to my wish?

Organization 3 :
Web address : http://www.aim-us.org
Name of organization : AIM - African Inland Mission
Type of volunteer/mission work : evangerlize in area that there is no gospel.
Destination (where do you go to do this kind of work) : East Africa.
Cost to participate :
Write 2 questions you could ask about this organization :
1) Are there any problems when you do mission work in area that there is no gospel.
2) When you succeeded to mission work in there, how was it?

Week 1 : Optional extra credit - Introducing about my 5 interesting facts!

  Since I was child, I have heard "You are so an all-round person, right?"
Are you interested in me?
OK, I will talk to you about my interesting facts!

  First, I am a only daughter. However, I have never heard "You are like an only child." Rather, I heard so many times " You have a brother, right?". But unfortunately, I don't have any brothers/Sisters. I do want have them. Do you want to be?

  Second, I am mixed-blood person. My grandmother who is mother of my mom is Japanese. But I have never met her. Becasue she passed away so long ago before I was born. I really miss her.

  Third, I do like singing a song. When I was middle-school student, I wanted to be a singer. So I had a lot of auditions. Even, A popular singer taught me how to sing a song very well. Although I'm not good at singing a song now, I really like it. Actually, I have learned "Flute" for 7-8 years. So I have a talent for music a little bit.

  Fourth, I was a swimmer when I was in the elementary school. I was a swimmer representing my town. I won the medal in the National Games. My parents was proud of me very much.

  Finally, I'm hopeless in English even though I'm in the English Education Department. I'm not good at speaking English or writing Essay. However, I will try my best!

Thank you.

Intro.

Hello.
My name is Hyewon Choi.
This is my first time using a Blog.
This is A Blog for my courses "Writing Class" of Heidi :)
I really excited because of taking this course with you!
I hope you enjoy, thanks you so much.