Teaching & Learning English
May 19, 2024 It’s been two weeks since I boarded the colony ship bound for Centi-526c, a newly discovered exoplanet 555 light-years from Earth. As I gaze out the observation deck window, watching the familiar blue and green marble of my home planet disappear into the distance, and I can hardly believe this is real. … Read more
Why Travel Seminar Reflection During our last week’s seminar, we talked about the topic ‘Why Travel’. We discussed the concept of travelling, the benefits and disadvantages of … Read more
The is the link of my blog (I accidentally lost it!) What a hellish trip
During this seminar, I realized that I was being cautious when sharing my personal views. For this reason, I have deeply reflected on this experience. Firstly, I realized that the reason why I am hesitant to express my views easily may be due to insufficient preparation, fear of immature viewpoints or incorrect expression. However, … Read more
last few weeks, we had a class discusion–A seminar about “why travel?”. Two students in our class prepared some quesions and asked forstudents discuss and response, the two students will write down their main idea on the board for our reference. From my perspective, this seminar was pretty unseful and meaningful, because the main concept … Read more
Well, why travel? This is indeed a very vast and interesting topic. Last Monday, in English class, we had an intense debate about “why travel”. Overall, it was a deep, philosophical, and entertaining talk about the purpose, strategies, difficulties, and more of traveling. A few days ago, our teacher, Dr. Terrett, gave us all quotes … Read more
Nowadays, with technology and advance transportation being spread and used globally, traveling has became an essential in our lives. Traveling is a very interesting and vague topic, such as the significance and meaning, the pros and cons, and the word “travel” can also be defined and interpreted in many ways. On May 6th … Read more
Last few weeks, OCAC 8th graders went on a field trip to Hangzhou, a city renowned for its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. It was an exciting opportunity to step out of the classroom and immerse ourselves in a new environment. However, as with any trip, there were both highs and lows. Here’s a … Read more
Our OCAC 8th grade school trip to Hangzhou started off with a great start. It was my first having a field trip out of Suzhou with the whole grade. I woke up very early that day, I was super excited, I had to get to school as soon as I could, and not knowing what … Read more
Since I did not go on the trip to Hangzhou, I am going to talk about my vacation in York instead. First, I am going to talk about the York Art Gallery, which is truly impressive. The gallery houses an extensive art collection, including works by renowned artists. We have spend hours admiring the paintings, … Read more
Regarding the previous seminar we’ve had, the whole thing was revolving around the question of “Why travel?”. First, there is no way a question, a topic like this can be fully covered with just some personal thoughts, because when people share an opinion, they tend to make it one-sided, and that does not represent the … Read more
In the last four days, grade 8 students went to Hangzhou. Hangzhou has a lot of beautiful mountains ⛰️and lakes🏞️, the weather is clear☀️, it’s perfect for outdoor activities, for example hiking🥾. Actually, hiking was exactly what we were doing, we spent four days hiking in places om Hangzhou with our teachers and friends. We … Read more