Andrew

Andrew is one of the teachers at St.George TAFE. He had an extraordinary experience in his life, he was born in England but he grew up in Australia. He has been to Thailand for a few years, because his wife worked there as an Australian Embassy in Bangkok. During that time, they adopt two children whose names are Nut and Mum. After that, Andrew and his wife decided went back to Australia with too children. Now they are living in Sydney and their children are very happy.
By the way, Andrew also is a prison visit officer for Australian prisoners in overseas jails and he can speak the language of Thailand. His life is interesting and he is a good teacher.

If I could be an animal, I would be...

If I could be an animal, I would be a bird. Because it can fly in the sky. It can look down at world and breathe the fresh air. If I could be a bird, I would around the world. It’s so fun.
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Harmony Day

Australia’s National Harmony Day held on 21 march each year. People celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity and to say “no” to racism. The people who live in the world all created equal. All of us need a peaceful place. Harmony day is a great idea to let different cultural people to understand each cultural and to be friendly. I thought that is very good for the world people to be harmony.

City of Perth

Perth is the capital of Western Australia; it’s in the south-west corner of Australia and is one of the sunniest cities in the world. There are many clean beautiful beaches, excellent for swimming, surfing, boating and fishing.

Most of the city is flat and there are many kilometres of cycle track. The climate of Perth is warm to hot in summer, the average temperature is 29° at daytime, 17° at night. It has cold and wet winter; the average temperature is 18° at daytime and 9° at night. Perth has an average 8 hour sunshine per day.

The population of Perth is 1340000, the people are friendly, relaxed and love the outdoors. They like the sun and water very much. In the weekends, many people cycle around city. Perth is the culture centre of Western Australia.

Perth has several museums and art galleries; it has 4 universities with many students. The main industries of Perth are tourism, grape growing and mining. Anyway, Perth is a beautiful city.

City of Fuqing

Fuqing is a flourish city of about 1.3million inhabitant, located in the southern of China and near the China Sea. It has lots of rivers and lakes. It’s called “town of water” by Chinese.

Fuqing’s climate is changeable. The average temperature is 19 °, but minimum temperature is -1° in the winter, it’s pretty cold. In summer the maximum temperature will up to 40°, so the residents always like to stay a home in this season.

It has a big harbor, the harbor of Jiangying is the very advanced in the world, it has been built recently and it not completely finished really. It’s the most important harbor in China. So the economy is booming in Fuqing.

Fuqing’s people are friendly and helpful. It has many popular country’s tasty food and entertainments. Their lifestyle is busy and competitive. There are many visitors from around the world. It’s a beautiful city for travel.

LuXun

LuXun was born on 25, September, 1981. He was a famous writer; his articles have been translated into many languages and sold around world. He once studied in a private school. The wooden desk he used has put in a Chinese museum. Because it has a story about the desk.

When LuXun was 13, his father got a serious illness then his family was poorer and poorer. He did all the housework and bought medicine for his father before he went to class. One day, he was too busy to go to class on time. The teacher was very angry with him and the teacher said: “Don’t come to class if you are late again.” LuXun was sad and didn’t explain. He came back to his seat and carved the word “early” on his desk. He made a promise in his heart that he will not be late again. The word encouraged his life to advance all the time.

In China, we often can see his articles in the school books, but it’s a pity he died early.

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My first day in Australia

My first day in Australia

My first day in Australia was very happy, also I felt a little tired. When I arrived at the airport, it was 6 o’clock. I hadn’t got a good sleep in the plane all night. I was delighted to see my mother and friend; I hadn’t seen them for a long time, especially my friend who left China over ten years before me. We were the best friends when we were very young.

During the way they took me back home, we talked a lot about their life in Australia, and I saw Australia is very different from China. There were the low houses, fresh air and very kind people. When I went home, I had a shower first, than I met my cousin who I hadn’t met before ,he was lovely. At night, some friends and all my family went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. The food was very nice and I found Australia seafood was very special.

I was happy together with my family, and I realised my life would never be the same again. That night, I got a nice sleep.

COMPUTER HEALTH

COMPUTER HEALTH
Everyone who uses a computer a lot knows about getting a sore neck and shoulders. With a few simple exercises you can prevent pain and make sure you don't suffer permanent damage. We were never meant to sit with our arms held in front of us for eight hours a day. We were never meant to sit in a car holding our arms out in front; and we were never meant to sit to eat, sit to watch television and sit around for long periods each day. Our twentieth century lifestyles are not ideal for our health.

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ozesl/HEALTH.htm
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Patricia’s Podcast

Patricia’s Podcast
1. Who can borrow from the TAFE library?
All TAFE students and staff.
2. What do you need to bring to join in?
TAFE Card.
3.How many items (things: books, videos, etc) can you borrow?
You can borrow up to 10 items( 6 print plus 4 audio visual items).
4.What is included in print items?
books and magazine
5. How long can you borrow books for?
2 weeks.
6.How long can you borrow videos for?
1 week.
7.What happens if you want them for a longer time?
I can renew them
8.How can you renew books or other library items?
Renewals can be made in person or over the phone or Internet.
9.How many times can you renew items?
Twice.
11.Can you search the library catalogue from home?
Yes.
12. Can you return books after-hours?
Yes.
13.When is the library open?
Mon-Thur : 9am-8 pm Friday : 9am- 6 pm.
14.How can you make photocopies or print from one of the library computers?
TAFE card and loan money of TAFE card
15.How much does it cost?
20c.
16.Is it the same price for Student Association members?
10c.
17. What other services are provided?
help students find information and any trouble with the library.
18. What ESL resources do they have?
lots of resources for ELS student, they got book, excise book eg.
19. Can you borrow books from other TAFE libraries?
Yes.
20. What is a good idea for ESL students?
ESL students can borrow books (dictionaries, readers or grammar books) before buying them, that way they will know which one they prefer, eg

Stolen of generation

In my opinion, this govertment polices really were a big mistake. It gave many Aboriginal trauma and had a big effect on their lifetime. It's bad for Aboriginal and white people to be friendly.
Goverbment need apology to members of the stolen generation and return their freedom of life. Also allow them make some legal claims.
The past had been happening, we only can get better in the future, Don't make the same mistake again.

Welcome to my blog

My name is Bing Chen, I come from Fuqing, China . I have been here for seven months . Welcome to my English blog.