Suggestion

Generally speaking, I was wondering about when do we will take the IELTS exam again  and once we have registered, i want to  say something which is in order to obtain  high marks let us share our language whether if it is idioms , phrasel verb , ...... Etc ( it could be also an introduction or conclusion or overview)

If it is a good idea let us start and share if you do not mind .

I just thought and sharing what i'm thinking

Looking forward to see your opinions.

fantastic weather

When I came back to London from Saudi I found the weather totally awesome and that surprised me because it was freezing that gives me an idea about the weather in London it is changeable and it is not settled . Recently, the sky looks clear and blue therefore,there will be sunny days . Although, in Saudi Arabia, the weather is really boiling/absolutely scorching .

Climate difference between London and Wuhan

I love the temperate climate in the UK.  Generally speaking, it is warm in winter and cool in summer compared with the weather in Wuhan city. There is enough and balanced rainfall in all seasons .The temperature difference between day and night, winter and summer, are much more narrow than Wuhan.

Although many people complain about the changeable weather, I do not really mind it, maybe because I carry an umbrella every day.

When it comes to Wuhan, it is typical of subtropical monsoon climate. However, my city is located in the middle part of China, which is far away from the sea, so the sea does not affect the climate deeply. Sometimes, absolutely scorching or chilly weather happened.

The rainfall happens on the August and September mostly.

Lightning hit the top of Guangzhou Tower in 28th March, 2013.

Hi! I want to show you this picture, which I found it from a Chinese Website. At this time, it was in the morning in my city, but, the sky was dark as a night, and lightning, thunder and shower rain came. When I saw this picture, I thought, I was lucky not there, because, I could image that, it might be danger, when I was going out.

On the top of the tower, is the ferris wheel. During this time, there were a lot of people visit in it. When the shower rain was coming, the ferris wheel stop working, and some people started to scare. 

My haircut

Hi! Last Friday, I went a saloon shop, which was called Mr Topper's. It was my one-to-one class teacher Eric introduced to me. This shop was really cheap, it was only 9 pounds!! :-D

Address:
33 Oxford Street
London

Postcode: W1D 2DS

wana go back to China  ,,,,,,,,,,,,, my lovely delicious country

an interesting topic i have discussed

I was setting up next to a black guy whose doing his master degree on Arts in Epsom so, We have discussed about how to apply your studies in the real life with something that could gain from it a considerable benefit to help your country to evolve, in particular, we have been talking about the fact that the government should offer a brightest people a scholarship to make a research on something that could help the country to make a development. Furthermore, there is a theory that says every action has a reaction. On that situation the action is going to the school to learn and the reaction is applying your studies into a material that could conclude something useful with it.

what is even more ,Nowadays, the people are looking for something that can usually earn from it money quickly without much effort like the footballer which is not any sort of development , whereas the Engineers or other fields will make more effort than the footballer but less money earned .

it is glaringly obvious to conclude that you have to be a part of your country and you have to go back to help them to make any development even if it’s a small amount of it otherwise you don’t have to be one of your country because u haven’t helped .

that discussion made me to think about the future of my country  and how would it be if my studies applied to it to help my country to grown  .

Note: I have says to that guy that if u don’t have goals and approaches your life will be difficult to live and there will be something strange .

 what do u think of the positive/negative impact on this topic?

I’m looking forward to see Fiona’s comment especially .

A goodbye and Good Luck gift

As we are no longer going to be all together in morning classes any more, I wanted to leave the group a little gift - I think you will all enjoy it! Watch the clip, it contains some wonderful advice and will inspire, motivate and touch you. Parts of it make me laugh out loud, some parts bring a lump to my throat. Let me know what you think! It would be lovely if you could also put up something to share with the gruop - it doesn't have to be a youtube clip, anything you think would be nice to share with the group. See some of you on Monday morning, and the rest of you.... I hope we can keep in touch on the blog and I'm sure we'll bump into each other around the school.

record

Totally ,we won the negotiation,,,,
We need 80m Euro, which includes 30m Euro to enlarge the stadium and update the seat somgthing in first year and 16m Euro to buy players to make sure we can get good result.
Finally ,we got more than we want, totally 80m Euro ,but they will buy the players for us, whats more ,if we win the game ,they will pay us extra 20m Euro.
So,best case is that if we get the first place ,we will get 80m + 16m + 20m Euro.
which will be a great negotiation.

Your IELTS results

Hope you're enjoying your study break. The big day is nearly here, your IELTS results are out on Friday. The easiest way to find out your result is to check it online - you will need the candidate number given to you on the day of the test. Alternatively, you can come and get your result from me during my lunchbreak (12.00-1.15), but if you choose to do this, please let me know in advance. Unfortunately we can't give out any results over the phone or by email. I will give you your official IELTS certificate on Monday in class. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

How did it go?

I was thinking about all of you today and wishing you Good Luck. I hope it went OK. Are any of you staying in London or are you going back home? Let's keep in touch and see you all in April.

Deception with Keith Barry — blindfold driving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ScH1ALEn2E


Hi! My one-to-one teacher showed this video in the class, and I posted this video link to share this video. Don't do it when you are driving.

Cass visit day confirmation

I have finally spoken to Ravji about Cass Visit day, I also give him a list with the names of those who'll be attending the event. Ravji is fine with us going to the event, although he has cancelled the lesson for others on Wednesday. Now app you have to do is register online for CASS ViSiT DAY on the 10th of April. :)

About Blogger

Today, Fiona needed me talking about the Blogger, tomorrow. I think, because of the Blogger is a Social Network, you can put everything what you want, but except your personal secrets. Secondly, you can share your life experience, just use it like using the Facebook. Also, you can put some emergency information on it. Do you all agree with that?

Mock IELTS test :)

Hello everyone, i just want to inform you all that on Monday we are going to do an IELTS practise test. So if everyone can come on time. The test'll benefit all of us. See you all on Monday. :)
Good luck

Cass Visit day .....

Hello everyone, I just recived a phone call from cass. As I requested the details for the cass visit day. Anyways the one on the 10th of april is actually in the afternoon, so I'll talk to Ravji and see if he is fine with us moving the lesson or something. If everyone can please just comment if they think it is fine, and please register. Thank you  my lovelys

A fun way to improve your reading speed

When TV news presenters are reading the news, their words are displayed on a cue prompter, or an autocue, which moves as they read. Click here to go to a website where you can paste a text (try taking a text from the BBC site) then you can decide how fast or slow the autocue runs. I'll show you how to use it in class this week if you like!

Any one can help me !

Further an improvement on the reading skill , any body can help me? because i am anxious about how to skim / scan the academic reading passages as fast as i can .

Please if u know do not be afraid to tell me .

Your presentations - next week!

This short clip by Accenture (a firm of management consultants) offers some great advice on giving presentations. If you find any other good Youtube clips, please post them so we can all see them.

Have a look at the trailer for Arbitrage. I've heard that this film is well worth seeing. It's set in the world of hedge funds, arbitrage, currency markets etc so as well as being a very watchable thriller, you might also learn something about finance :-) I'm probably going to see it over the weekend, so it would be fun to discuss it on Monday. Another film I really recommend is Margin Call, starring Kevin Spacey, which is set against the collapse of a bank similar to Lehman Brothers. It's out on DVD.

English websites

http://www.englishclub.com/


I think this one is better than last one. There are some other links in this websites, such as Games, Quizzes, lessons and so on.

English Websites

http://www.ecenglish.com/

I used to use this website to search such as grammar if I have some grammar problem.

MONEY AS DEBT II

Hello again,

I just watched this film and I understood many things I wasn't sure about. 

A very easy-to-understand explanation of the world's economy and banking.

It is 1h 17m long, so take your time ;)

ps: speech starts from 2' 45''                      http://vimeo.com/6822294

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IMPROVING YOUR ENGLISH SKILLS WITH HUMOUR!!

All the English skills that you need are gathered in one site http://www.efl.net/. I would recommend clicking on the Funny Videos where reading and listening become enjoyable. There is a wide range of clips that might interest you.

Everything in one website.

Hey guys, i found this really good website where you can practice listening, grammar and vocabulary. There is also a section for business and IELTS, which i think it's great for most of you (the ones who are going to business universities).

This is the website.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/

English in your whole day

As a part of my improvement English skill especially in writing , when i am on the facebook or twitter i usually try to use the collocation or the pharses which is in READY for IELTS , for instance , i used this one ( for those aiming to get a high mark for every each part of your education studies, u must really work hard to achieve/gain a considerable benefit) .

just to practice it .

please i want your comment if it is a good idea or not ?why ? why not

thanks

fiona i am waiting your comment which is i think it will be the first one :)

listening skills

Hey all , i would like to suggest a good idea in order to improve our English listening skills ,which is when u are listening to a music try to catch any of the phrases or vocabulary that might be useful to your English language , on the same hand , u will improve your English listening skill .

that is my everyday activity in order to improve my listening .

i hope it is a good idea for you . please inform me if u want any further information :)

thanks

Kengo's favourite website

www.ielts-exam.net There are more than 50 writing questions in this website so you can practice a lot.

My suggestion will be i-player channel on BBC website,the reason why I recommend this because on one hand every video will be improve your listening skill and learning more vocabulary through watch the video and read the subtitle.On another hand from this website you can find huge number of different topics or news of UK and worldwide which are enhance your knowledge as well. BTW,if you want to make it more challenge, you are free to turn the subtitle off,and just have test how much you can understand?So,here is the website address below, have a try, and hope you enjoy. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

Decide on a date for CASS VISIT DAY

Hello everyone please chose a date, can everyone have a look and tell me what date you prefer by tomorrow. The dates are  the 13 March and 10 April. Our Easter holiday starts on the 25th March and ends on the 8th of April. So would you prefer to go 2 weeks before we break up for holiday or 2 days after the holidays. 

Thank you 

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The crossword method helps me improving my english.
I started with the easy ones. By solving them, i am advancing my vocabulary.
I recommend you all using this way!
Best wishes!  

Sound app

Interactivephonemicchart

British and American English charts are included. Tap on a symbol to hear the sound, or tap and hold to hear an example word.

View and listen to over 650 words in the Wordlist. Record and playback your own pronunciation.

Practise your phonemic spelling using the built-in phonemic typewriter. Copy and paste the phonemic symbols into documents (on supported devices).  and so on.....

www.soundspronapp.com/

Hello everyone!
I would like to introduce you this app as we are getting ready for our IELTS in march.
It focuses mainly on the reading passage as well as useful vocabulary. It also has 18 test for matching headings with paragraphs and plenty of word games where you can practise your English skills!!
It is free :))

                               

All of these apps are from a software called Grammar Express, which has 13 different apps to download.
I haven't checked them properly yet, but they look really good for practicing on the move :D
The amazing thing is that all of them are free!!

Useful apps and websites

Some of you have already enjoyed playing the 4 Pics 1 Word app, and it would be great if we could share some other apps or websites that are fun and help you improve your English. Two that we have already looked at are the IH My Words app for recording vocabulary, and I also showed you the Sounds app to help with your pronunciation. Over the weekend I'd like you each to suggest an app or website that helps you practise your English, and then write 2 sentences - in English :-) - saying why you like it and how it has helped you with your English.

Have any of you tried the game/app that Victor showed us last week? It's called 4 Pics 1 Word and it's completely addictive! I really recommend it. I wonder who will be the first one to get to Level 10?

Hi guys!
I hope that all of you had a great Valentine's Day spent with your loved ones,
I wish you all a good night and the best of luck for tomorrow!

Here is the Youtube clip we watched in class today!

Hello everyone,
I would like to invite you to visit and experience how real traders and brokers deal with metal commodities.
This visit will encourage us to keep studying business in order to understand the global market.

Britain`s Museum of Popular Music

The British Music Experience gathers a whole collection of many objects, including images and videos of the most famous bands and musicians in music history. A interesting option for music fans.
The entry is 13.00 pounds for adults and 6.50 pounds for children.

      London Transport Museum:

•  Covent Garden
• Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 18:00, Friday 11:00 to 18:00
• Price---- group: 9.50 pounds

I never have been there before.    :-D

Natural History Museum

I'd suggest going to visit the Natural History Museum, as there are many different types of old creatures that we did not know about yet.

There are no entry fees and its open Mon-Sun from 10:00 - 17:00.

shakespeare's globe

This is the picture of Shakespeare globe , i'm really interested to go there to see what works have been done from shakespeare

The journey takes 30 minutes from International House London to there

The journey starts from Holborn Underground Stn taking central line towards Epping to Chancery Lane Stn and then, take bus 45 towards Streathem Hill,As soon as u getting off in Blackfrairs South Stn, walk to the Shakespeare globe and enjoooy it

Note : if u are famillier with Google Maps u can use following Post Code to know how to reach there :

Shakespeare globe post code is London SE1 9DT 

Cass Visit Day‏

Hello guys, as most of us have an offer from Cass Business School and received an invitation to Cass Visit day. I thought that it would be a good idea if we all go together as it will be better for us so we can encourage each other to be more sociable and help each other to communicate with other prospective students. 

Anyways the main point is that we all need to agree on a date. Those who received the invitation you would know that the dates are on 13^th of March and 10^th of April. So can you all please agree on a date then go on the link in the email that you received. Also if anyone who did not receive an invitation but would like to visit to please let me know and I will add you as my guest.

London Metal Exchange

I would like to visit London Metal Exchange ,I think it might be useful for our business course.Maybe we dont understand what exactly happening there, but we begin to understand what we going to learn about in university.

local sightseeing

Maybe we can do some sightseeing   around Holborn. For example Sir John Soanes Museum or London zoo

Royal Air Force Museum

What about visiting the Air Force Museum?
 They have a world-class collection of aircrafts, and the Museum shows the story of aviation from early bi-planes to the latest strike-jets. The entrance is free, and by bus it takes 30 minutes to get there.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ this is their website, so you could get an introduction about what it will be about.
I'm looking forward to your response.

Welcome to our blog

I hope you enjoyed our trip to the British Museum on Friday and the discussions in class this morning about the role of museums. Some of you mentioned that you would like to do some more trips, so I'd be really interested to get some ideas about where you'd like to go. I look forward to reading your suggestions!