I finally got around to updating the www.ielts-ielts.com page I created a few weeks ago and also wrote two lessons for www.englishryan.com.
Besides that, just spent the weekend relaxing and eating ‘zong zi’. Zong zi is a Chinese food made of rice wrapped in a leaf, and it tastes awesome!
It’s cold (again) in Shanghai, so I spent most of the weekend studying Chinese. I am now trying to learn the characters, but it is REALLY difficult. For example, check out this video:
Maybe I should entitle this blog the ‘apology’ blog seeing as that is all I ever seem to write in it. But sorry that there have been so few updates. I spent the weekend outside with some friends, taking advantage of the awesome weather (t-shirt time!)
Last week, I taught some lessons on how to express yourself when you are annoyed by something. We used phrases like:
It bugs me when…
I find it irritating when…
My pet peeve is…
I am just sitting down to make lesson plans for the coming week and thought perhaps an interesting topic would be how to express yourself when you like something. So here are some phrases you can try out:
I came across this forum http://www.usingenglish.com the other day. It is a great resource and is always active with both teachers and students. If you have any English related questions, check it out!
But sorry that there have been so few updates. I spent the weekend outside with some friends, taking advantage of the awesome weather (t-shirt time!)