Teaching & Learning English
I need a new name We reviewed classmates travel ad posters, discussing color schemes, layout, fonts, visual focus and content arrangement. The first poster had clear visual guidance, we suggested emphasizing the private jet service to rationalize its pricing. The night-city themed poster looked dull and blurry, with unnoticeable text and missing key info, despite its nice street view. The … Read more
This seminar revolved around cultural identity, traditions and the idea of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”. We first debated how to define local and foreign identities, from perspectives such as physical traits, and nationality, then we talked about why deep cultural understanding often comes from lifelong experience rather than just academic learning. … Read more
Our final MYP ELL seminar was an enjoyable ELLmmy Awards ceremony. With a mix of meaningful and fun award categories, we nominated classmates, shared our thoughts and voted for winners, looking back on three years of ELL learning. The atmosphere was relaxed and cheerful. We celebrated each other’s strengths and growth, and references to our … Read more
I was 19 when I got assigned to Outpost Vega, a remote listening station perched on the edge of the Perseus Arm-so far from Earth that even the nearest colony was a three week jump away. My job was simple: monitor deepspace signals, log anomalies, and report nothing unless it was a confirmed threat. No … Read more
Our second seminar was about what makes a good blog post, including general discussions and feedback on a real travel blog example. We mainly talked about two questions: how to create a unique writing style, and whether self expression or audience focused content makes blogs more attractive. The talk about writing style was basic with … Read more
This times seminar was about travel and literary quotes, it was an interesting discussion where we dove deeply into the core meaning of traveling, why we travel and what values we achieve. My performance during this seminar was nothing exceptional. I only chose to speak a couple times which made climbing the score board significantly … Read more
Travel is the perfect chance to explore new places, discover new scenery, and also get to relax myself. Today I’d like to share mycruise trip during the May Day holiday. My trip began at the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal. Even though I’ve been on a cruise before, the view was still shocking. The huge cruise … Read more