Month: August 2017

Learning English through Workplace CommunicatioYou are a human resources officer. Recently your boss has observed that the office is very untidy, and people are not disposing of their rubbish properly so there is rubbish even in the aisles. He has asked you to write an article for the company’s web.........Read More

Black Queen and Ange‘Oh, look!  Here comes that girl again.‘No wonder why her nickname is “The Black Queen”.  See her gloomy and dark face.  It seems she finds the whole world disgusting.‘She dislikes us?  Why?  It’s so unreasonable!  She looks so unkind.  That’s why she’s got no friend at all.T.........Read More

Dear EditorI am writing in response to Chan’s letter about dog-meat eating. I think dog eating should be banned as it is cruel and inhumane.First, Chan mentioned that dog meat eating is a tradition of many Asian countries. However, tradition changes from time to time because of various reasons. The.........Read More

Dear EditorI am writing this letter to express my view on the consumption of dog meat. I have read Pat's letter dated May 2, 2017 which is supporting dog meat eating. However, I hold some reservation on her ideas and I think that dog-meat eating should be banned.First of all, she said that dog meat.........Read More

I had two classmates whose characters were extremely opposite. The first one was called Sally. She was very hard-working and clever. She always read books to beef up her language. When she was in trouble, she would figure out the problems and think of some means to deal with them. Also, she would st.........

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Today is Sunday with a very bright sun. It is very hard to find a fantastic time with such a pleasant weather and me being free. Therefore, it is time to bring my dog, Tony, out for a walk.Firstly, we went to a park which is close to the sea. We first had a little walk on the paths to get some exerc.........Read More

Secondary school’s school hours often start from eight o’clock until around three o’clock in the afternoon. However, I suggest that the school hours of secondary school be shorter.Firstly, the workload in secondary schools is usually very big. Unlike primary schools, the homework in the secondary sc.........Read More

Dear EditorRecently, I have read a post on your newspaper and I have some opposite ideas to share with the readers and you.In the first place, although dog meat eating is a tradition of China and some other countries, traditions can be changed when they have some problems. For example, people burn .........Read More

John was once a naughty boy but he had changed his bad acts. However, there were still some unhealthy habits which affected his health. He was never the healthiest.He was never healthy because he had always eaten unhealthy food. Every day when he went back home, he tucked into a pack of potato chips.........Read More

I have a lovely dog called Sally. It’s brown in colour and with fluffy fur. It’s really cute and it always cheers me up.It was a sunny Sunday morning , and it was the best time to go out with Sally.‘Sally! Let’s go out and have a walk!’ I said.I took Sally to the park which was nearest to my home. I.........Read More

Dear EditorI am writing to express my opinion on the serious situation of depression of teenagers due to different things in life.First of all, why are they upset? The stress is from different sources such as the expectation of parents, teachers and the studies. Such stress directly affects their e.........Read More

The book that I am going to share with you is ' Kate Kazoo, Swithceroo, Karate Katie'. It is about Katie's friend, Kevin. He quits the relay team as he has started learning a new skill, karate. He even starts to brag in front of his classmates and friends by showing them his karate forms. This makes.........Read More

I am a piece of coloured paper which was made in a factory in China. I have forgotten which part of China it was and also how I was born. Well, I think everybody can hardly remember what happened during their birth. I don't know what colour I am. Some said I am pink, and some said I am purple. I hav.........Read More

I am an ordinary bus stop. My leg is huge, my body is long and fat, and my head is round and flat. On my face, there are three big numbers,'1', '0', and '8'. However, they can't block my view as my eyes are big and can see everything clearly.Look! Another bus stops in front of me right now. There ar.........Read More

Last Sunday, I had a chance to take care of an adult whose body size was smaller than mine. No, I didn't do voluntary work by visiting a hospital. The one I had to take care of was my mumEarly in the morning when I woke up, it seemed a strange accident had happened in my flat. I dragged my feet out.........Read More

What a fantastic Sunday morning! I woke up as usual, but I felt quite strange. Why? It was because it was too quiet. Where's my mum? Why wasn't she making breakfast for me? I couldn't guess the answers. When I was walking to the kitchen, I saw something tiny on the floor. It was like a toy fairy wit.........Read More

I was made in a big factory in France. I was made of linen, a sturdy brownish fabric. So I am still very strong even though I am 127 years old. Let me tell you my story.I can still remember the first place I lived in. It was a stationery shop. I had been there for a month, but no one came to buy me..........Read More