Christine


 * Hi Christine, good luck in the exam Friday. Here is the final draft of your Graph Description. I suggest you finish it and make some improvements. **

This graph shows the number of exercise machines which had broken down between January and July 2009. Overall…

There was a dramatic increase in April where it peaked at 75. From January to February, numbers of exercise machine breakdowns went from 33 to 37. From February to March, there was a slight decrease to 35. However, between March and April, the trend increased rapidly to 75. Between April and May, it returned to 33. From May to June, it decreased sharply to 12, which is the lowest figure in this period. From June to July, the figure remained stable at 14.

In conclusion, the numbers of exercise machine breakdowns decreased between January and July.

Hi Christine, hope your preparations for your writing exam are going well. You have done an excellent job on your essay, except for the opening line and conclusion. Be careful to write a catchy general statement at the start and finish with a well-summarised argument. Please don’t begin anything with “Nowadays” because teachers hate it.

Online learning is better than learning in a classroomNowadays, online learning has become more popular, as it claim that you can arrange the time by yourselves with your achievement. Therefore the general public have assumed that it is better than learning in a classroom. However, I believe that students should attend the classroom for two important reasons.

The first reason, in my opinion, students should not only gain knowledge from the textbooks. Actually, they could learn more in their schooldays. For instance, they will make friends from other stratums of society, it can help them to acquire more valuable information from other people, besides it could be broader their social lives. Moreover, discipline is entirely important section that they have to learn, it cannot come out from the text book or website, as they are going to work after their graduation, they will become an important person in the future, therefore they should know the proper aspect while the schooldays.

The second reason, I believe that human being will do nothing without pressure, they cannot perform their goal at the year end. Surely most of people are unenterprising when nobody set the plan for them. For instance, if you study at home alone, finally you will acquire nothing, because you cannot concentrate on studying for a couple of times, such as surfing another websites or playing online games. While you trust yourself that you can catch up the schedule afterward. In addition, it is a good experience to learn how to handle pressure. Without a doubt, they will have more pressure after they worked in the real world, so it is the right time for them to learn the skills.

In conclusion, online learning is not better than learning in classroom, since classroom training is a part of schooldays. We must not rely on online learning because there are still so many that we have to learn except the textbooks. (where is your summary?)

P16 Write a short paragraph stating who you agree with 80 words

I agree that the ‘Digital Revolution’ can help in education. Some people do not sit at the same way with me, because they think that online education is not good for young students. However, I believe that technology can help to acquire more information and high level education. On the other hand, if students use it according, it can be more efficient to get valuable information. In conclusion, Information and Technology will go to next high level, that’s the fact we can’t escape. The only thing that we can do is, show more concern to our children.

P.22 Write an email

Dear Mr Bhavinder : Thank you for your praise of the Business English Classes. Regarding the writing class that you interested in. We can offer a tailor-made schedule to you, details are as follow: Course last: 10 weeks Course length: 2 hours per session / once a week Course location: At your office If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind Regards Bjorn Donaldson

P.25 Write a summary about Jose

Jose was enjoying his schooldays very much, because it was the place that got him interested in music. His high school was located in the country, which is small & only have 100 students. Even though he claimed that he was not a good student, his favourite subjects were Music and Science. He has many friends at that moment, especially Don Vargess, who is the drummer in his band. Eventually, his new album “School Dayz” published last week, that’s the essential reason why brought him so many schooldays memories.

P.28 Write a summary about yourself

My high school is located at mid-level of the peak, which is a very traditional education style. They mostly focus on discipline and academic. I have chosen Commerce as my major subject, therefore, Accounts & Economics are my favourites. Miss Liu, who was teaching me Accounts for 3 years, is my dearest teacher. However, she is the strictest that I have never met before. On the other hand, she got me interested in Account, I was very glad that when I received the distinction results from her hand. I have many friends at school, and now we still keep in touch, I met them and Miss Liu two months ago to have a big Dinner in Causeway bay.

P.33 Write a story

This is a story regarding Jeanne’s how to learn about riding a bicycle. When she was five years old, she tried to learn this from her brother. Firstly, they were playing in the street with other children, afterwards her brother allowed her to ride by herself. Jeanne felt scared and excited in the beginning, so her brother showed her how to push off without using pedals. Jeanne learnt how to balance very quickly, and then she tried putting one foot on the pedal. Although she felt off so many times, she was able to ride a little distance with both feet on the pedals after a while. After that, a disaster was happening to her, she tried to ride down a little hill, but she hit a stone and swerved straight into a horrible stink rubbish bin. Her brother was rolling on the grass laughing at her and didn’t stop for a long time. At this moment, Jeanne felt very tried and frustrated, she threw the bike down and kicked it. Then she sat on the grass and cried. Eventually, she did not give up and tried for few more hours. At the end of the day, she rode all the way up the street without falling off again.

P.58 Write 5 sentences about your city
 * 1) The tallest building in my hometown is International Finance Centre Phase II.
 * 2) IFC have drawn in the most multinational companies, which they setup their headquarters there.
 * 3) IFC was made of steel and concrete, it is the highest cost building in Hong Kong
 * 4) IFC had been completed in 2003, 490 meters high, it is the 3rd highest building in the world
 * 5) IFS is the most modernization building in Hong Kong

P.65 Rewrite sentences
 * 1) We send the plans to the client.
 * 2) We give the clients an estimate.
 * 3) The client gives an answer to us.
 * 4) We send the plans to the council for approval
 * 5) We take the plans to the builder.

P69 Plan and Write a paragraph

My House in Hong Kong is a traditional style. Firstly, Hong Kong’s buildings are usually made of concrete and steel, because this material can construct skyscrapers, therefore it can allow more people to live in. For instance, 100 years before, Hong Kong’s typically houses were only two or three floors and mostly over 1000 feet. However, the developers and architect nowadays have been changed their mind. Fortunately, mine is around 50 years old, so it’s much larger than the typical house. Furthermore, I am very proud that I can live there, because it has 3 bedrooms, so we can live separately and have more privacy. Ultimately, traditional houses in Hong Kong will be eliminated from the typical house, because the developers divide into small houses, they can gain more profit.

P72 Write a paragraph about your dream house

I wish my dream house is located in countryside, which have a wide grassland, so that I can lie down on the grass and breath the fresh air every day. My dream house should be a wooden and traditional style, and it will have many verandas. For eco-awareness and economics, I will install solar power energy system on the top of the roof. On the other hand, my dream house may have at least six bedrooms, therefore, I can live with my mother, sister and some unannounced guests. I also want a large kitchen because I enjoy cooking for my family, I like to make different countries’ food to them. The last facilities is essential, I have to set up a 24 hours animal hospital for free, therefore when my pets or my neighbours’ pets feel sick, they can diagnose by the veterinarian immediately.