Assignment1___Bright

1.Hi my name is Bright. I live in a very peaceful neighborhood, and is surrounded by farmland. In my neighborhood, sometimes you can see people smoking in front of their home, and they always sing songs loudly at night, and so I don’t like them very much. There are a lot of things I like to do after school. Such as Reading novels, biking, and or shopping. However, among all these activities, playing computer is probably my favorite.

2. Wow Canada is so big, where in Canada do you live?
It is interesting that it snows a lot in Canada, cause normally you can’t see snow in Taiwan.

Have you ever been to the U.S? Cause Canada is very close to the U.S.
Have you ever seen any wild deer or bears? Cause I have heard that the wildlife in Canada is rich.

Assignment1___Derek

My name is Derek. I live in Fangliao Township, Pingtung country. There are six people in my family. They're my father, mother, sister, brother, grandma, and I.

My father is a police officer. My mother works in a bank and my grandma is a housewife. My sister and brother are students.
My neighbors are very good, so I like to play with them. I like them very much.
I like to ride a bike because I can do some exercise, and it`s fun. I often ride my bike to the park and also play with my classmates. I like to play computer games, too. When I finish my homework, I will play the computer games with my brother, sister, and my classmates.
If I live in Canada in the future, I think I will like to watch the maple tress. I like to explore the colors of the leaves and taste the Maple honey. I like to eat some sweet. Ha...
I think the living quality in Canada is high because you can make some money (better than Taiwan). And there are a lot of lands which have a plenty of wild animals. Moreover, the scenery is also very beautiful. The snow will cover the land in the winter. I like it, but I am afraid of the cold weather. Anyway, I like to be your friend. Do you? Hope to share some secrets with you here. See you next time.

Assignment1___Steven

1. Hi, my name is Steven, I live in a small town called Neipu in Pingdong County. Pingdong County is known as a sunny state in Taiwan, and is famous for its agriculture products. My neighborhood is lovely and friendly and is surrounded by farmland, and so the scenery is amazing. And unlike other places in Taiwan, there not much no pollution here. The air is clean, and you can see trees everywhere.
Even though the school work is heavy, I normally play different kinds of sport with my neighborhood kids. And it is a lot of fun playing together. I also enjoy using computer to social network with others, because nowadays it is a good way to communicate with others.

2. I am surprised to know that Canada is rich in natural resources but I hope people do not waste these resources but make good use of it.
I heard there’s Polo bears in Canada, I know they’re in trouble as the ice melts down in Arctic, but I do want to see them.

Do you support Canada’s immigration policy? Why

Have you traveled to the U.S before? If you do, what do you think is the difference between Canada and the U.S?

Assignment1___Max

Hi, my name is Max.I live in the south of Taiwan, Pingtung. There are four people in my family.I'm twelve years old. I'm a Nan Jung Junior High School student.
My father is a worker, and my mother is a housewife. My sister is an elementary student.
We live in Sinpi. I like to play computer games, but don't like to study. My father likes sports very much. He can play tennis, basketball, badminton with me on weekends.
My sister studies hard. She likes to read and studies very much. I hope she will be my model in the near future. She doesn't like to play computer games, but I hope I can share my experiences with her. Then she can play them well.
My mother is very busy, because she cleans the house and teaches our homework. My sister helps my mom when she is free. I have a blessed family, so I love it.

Actually, Taiwan is different from China even though we share the same language, Chinese. I would like to say Taiwan is Taiwan, not part of China. We have our special culture, habits and accustoms. China is tyrant, and they don't have much freedom. We can talk and share our opinions as our wishes, but they cannot. Maybe they said some wrong words, then they will be in prison. Ha...joking.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you because I think Canadian are all rich. Your government can sell wood and oil, then you can get a lot of money. In addition, I know the weather there is very cold, so there are lots of snow.I will want to go to Canada for skiing,and there are many ski locations there. the views in Canada are so beautiful.

I think I don't have too much money to immigrate Canada. But I really hope I can travel there to see the beautiful snow, maple trees and you. Are you expect to see me?

Assignment 1

Welcome to PenPal News, a place on the web where you will read, share and discuss news with a penpal. Your classes in Vancouver and Taiwan have been matched, and you have been assigned one or two penpals. Over the next six weeks, you will be writing to each other, learning about news events occurring in your penpals’ location.

Here’s your first assignment:

1. Introduce yourself to your penpal. Write about the neighborhood where you live and things you like to do after school. (Please write at least a paragraph.) If there’s one thing your penpal should know about where you live, what is it?

2.

STUDENTS from Taiwan:
- Read this article about Vancouver.
- Tell your penpal about two things you found interesting or were surprised to learn about where they live.
- Write two questions you have about the place where your penpal lives.

STUDENTS from Vancouver:
- Read this article about Taiwan.
- Tell your penpal about two things you found interesting or were surprised to learn about where they live.
- Write two questions you have about the place where your penpal lives.

Assignment 2# Max Pan

1. Yes. I agree with that students should learn other religions or take ethics at school because we can learn what the different are between religions. The results will bring me some ideas to understand the beliefs in the different people. We have learnt the religions at school, but we don’t have the specific courses to learn them. I am happy to follow what I got in learning.

2. Yes. Knowing different cultures which are from other religions helps us respect others. By way of understanding and learning, we will know the people around the world and it helps me know more knowledge and beliefs.
I have some friends who are Christians. Before eating their food, they have to pary to God. I feel very interesting.
3. If we get more chances to contact religious pluralisms, we will have lots of visions to understand the world. Why people will have conflict with others because of cultures or religions. Then I can learn how to respect others.
There are some activities for celebraing Xmas, like sing songs and a show. We all enjoy the wonderful time.

4. There are some advantages. For example, we will know religious cultures to enrich my knowledge. I can respect other cultures even if this people has different believes.
Shortcoming: If the courses are religions, someone will feel bored. They will feel sleepy are in class. Sometimes, if my classmates have some different ideas, they will have some strong argues in class. I also feel interested in it.

HW-Assignment 7, Max

We will have a presidential election on Januuary14th, 2012, Taiwan. There are three major presidential candidates, Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen, and James Soong. They replace different parties and demonstrate different opinions, and all of them believe they will be the next Taiwanese presdient. I am not interested in the polictics, so I don’t know how to express my thinking. Sorry.

I feel sad recently because I like one of my classmates. She refused me a few days ago. In the beginning, we were good friends, but now we are like enemies. We haven’t talked for many days, and this made me very discouraged. I hope we can be friends like before.