English I

Sunday, July 12, 2009

David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Let's learn together - Episode 71 - Peppy 10 (US vs. UK)

Let's learn together - Episode 72 - Peppy 11 ( ing adjectives)

Let's learn together - Episode 73 - Peppy 12('ed adjectives')

Let's learn together - Episode 74 - Peppy 13 (English pronunciation)

Let's learn together - Episode 75 - Peppy 14 (Love Idioms)

Let's learn together - Episode 76 - Peppy 15 (used to vs would)

Let's learn together - Episode 77 - Peppy 16 (conditional 2 )

Let's learn together - Episode 78 - Peppy 17-th-pronunciation

Let's learn together - Episode 79 - Peppy 18 ( prepositions)

Let's learn together - Episode 80 - Peppy 19 (Eye Idioms)

This was a piece of writing by one of my students who was no longer in this world because of a terrible accident a few years ago (perhaps in 2005). She was a student of K35 in the English Department. She wrote it in my Writing lesson in which I told all my students to start writing with the word SOMETIMES.

I always have a strong feeling when I read it. Today, I would like to share with you. To tell you the truth, I've never carried this activity again since that bad news.

Sometimes ………

Sometimes, my life seems to be meaningless. That occurs when I have too much failure. I know that life always gives me trials and never welcomes me. The Bible says that, “Every opening door and immense ways also lead to the decline”. It means that people have to pass the challenges if they want to be glorious. But whimsically, I am a person of fantastic hopes and my ideas are often away from the reality now and then. So, even a small challenge can make me lose all my hopes. Do you know that I need you beside me on our way to the future? But you came and went away. You leave me alone in the broken world. I am not myself as my heart was stolen by you.

Sometimes, I wander on the streets in cold winds. I feel too cold. The coldness makes my soul freezing and callous forever, but I don’t feel lonely when I miss you. I bury my remembrances in the bottom of my heart. I am happy when I know that you are happy. Don’t think that I am a high-minded person. I am not. I am selfish. I don’t want to lose you. I don’t want anybody to love you except me, but I can do nothing when you don’t love me anymore. I know I will not fell cold without you, I will not be lonely when I see people hands in hands. I realize that it is hopeless if I still miss the one who never misses me. Sua flowers in Hanoi could keep you for me and one day they also can’t keep me here. I will go to another place where I feel wretched. You know, I will go …… .

Sometimes, I think idly as if what I think of is in my last dreams. Everything is mixed up and it does not exist. That is the way I cultivate for our love so that I will love you more and more when we are together.

My, dear! There were times that I call “Sometimes”.

By Nguyen Hong Tham - Hanoi 2001.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Let's learn together - Episode 82 - Peppy 21(Head Idioms)

Hi there,

Let's learn together.

Episode 82

Cheers,

English I

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Let's learn together - Episode 81 - Peppy 20 (mouth idioms)

Hi there,

Let's learn together.

Episode 81

Cheers,

English I

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Goodbye Michael Jackson, Goodbye!!!

Michael Jackson

He was not only the King of Pop, but he was the King of Me. He led my life through his music. His words are magic and haunting every step I make.

“If you want the world a better, take a look at yourself and then make a change.”

“We are the world. We are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving.”

“Heal the world. Make it a better place for you and for me and for the entire human race.”

Goodbye Mike. You’re gone but never forgotten. You’re forever in my heart.

07 July, 2009.

Man in the Mirror

We are the world

Heal the world