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Summary of The Graduation Present
A young man who had admired a sports car was getting ready to graduate from college. He known that his father can offered him everything he wanted. On his graduation day, his father called him and handed a beautiful wrapped gift box to him. He opened the box and found a Bible with his name embossed in gold. Young man was so disappointed so he shouted his father and left the Bible. Many years passed, young man was very successful in business and had a beautiful home and lovely family. He thought about his father because he had not seen his father since he graduated. Before he makes arrangement, he receives a telegram telling he father had passed away. When a young man had arrived his hometown, he search through his father’s important papers and saw a new Bible. Then he opened the Bible a key belong to a sports car he had desired dropped from the back of the Bible.

1. What do you like best about your peer's summary?
If there are ten points, I will give her 7.5 points. Her summary includes all points but it is too diffusive. There were also some verb tense mistakes.
2. Is it clear what is being summarized?
Yes, it is clear very much. She follows the time order.
3. Is the thesis of the original essay clear in the summary?
Yes, it is. She points out three points. First, the young man wanted a car which would be bought for his graduation present by his father. But the young man finally received a Bible. Second, when the young man was successful in business, he realized his father was old and he should go to him. However, his father was dead already. Third, he backed to his father's house searching some information. He found the Bible. He read it. There was a car key dropped from the Bible. The car, which he had desired for his graduation present, had bought by his father already.
4. If you have read the original source, did you identify the same thesis?
Yes, I did.
5. Did your peer miss any key points from his or her summary?
No, she didn't.
6. Did your peer include any of his own opinions in his or her summary?
No, she didn't.
7. Did your peer include any unimportant details in his or her summary?
No, she didn't.
8. Were any points in the summary lost?
No!!!

The Graduation Present -Summary

Summary
There was a man who was ready to graduate from college. He knew his father would buy a car which he wanted for his graduation present. He was waiting for receiving the present but finally he got a leather-bound Bible. He shouted to his father “With all your money you give me a Bible?” Then he left home and left the Bible. After many years, he was good in business and had wonderful family. He realized something. Meanwhile, there a telegram comes. His father had passed away and gave him all possessions. He backed to his father’s house and found the Bible. He read the Bible. There was a car key dropped from it. The car which was all he wanted was paid in full by his father.

Teaching Speaking _Summary

Teaching Speaking

Summary

Teaching adult learners speaking is associated with their personalities. Risk-takers will be talkative but will make errors often. On the other hand, shy students may take long time to speak but their English contains fewer mistakes. Speaking lessons usually combine with pronunciation and grammar. It is necessary for effective oral communication. A grammar or reading lessons may incorporate speaking activities. Activities may include imitation, answering verbal cues, interactive conversation or an oral presentation. Moreover, information gaps are also used for speaking practice, as are surveys, discussions, and role play.

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Teaching Speaking
Speaking English is the main goal of many adult learners. Their personalities play a large role in determining how quickly and how correctly they will accomplish this goal. Those who are risk-takers unafraid of making mistakes will generally be more talkative, but with many errors that could become hard-to-break habits. Conservative, shy students may take a long time to speak confidently, but when they do, their English often contains fewer errors and they will be proud of their English ability. It's a matter of quantity vs. quality, and neither approach is wrong. However, if the aim of speaking is communication and that does not require perfect English, then it makes sense to encourage quantity in your classroom. Break the silence and get students communicating with whatever English they can use, correct or not, and selectively address errors that block communication.

Speaking lessons often tie in pronunciation and grammar (discussed elsewhere in this guide), which are necessary for effective oral communication. Or a grammar or reading lesson may incorporate a speaking activity. Either way, your students will need some preparation before the speaking task. This includes introducing the topic and providing a model of the speech they are to produce. A model may not apply to discussion-type activities, in which case students will need clear and specific instructions about the task to be accomplished. Then the students will practice with the actual speaking activity.

These activities may include imitating (repeating), answering verbal cues, interactive conversation, or an oral presentation. Most speaking activities inherently practice listening skills as well, such as when one student is given a simple drawing and sits behind another student, facing away. The first must give instructions to the second to reproduce the drawing. The second student asks questions to clarify unclear instructions, and neither can look at each other's page during the activity. Information gaps are also commonly used for speaking practice, as are surveys, discussions, and role-plays. Speaking activities abound; see the Activities and Further Resources sections of this guide for ideas.

Laugh around you:Just like Heaven Final

Laugh around You：Just like Heaven

What do you think about comedy? According to a dictionary, comedy means branch of drama that deals with everyday life and humorous events. When people watch comedy films or TV programs, they easily fall into the situation. They follow the plot and then show their emotion out, such as laugh, cry, or scream. Most people can't resist the attraction of comedies, either can I. A delightful romantic comedy is my favorite. I would like to introduce a love, funny movie to you. It is Just like Heaven.

This movie told about Elizabeth, acted by Reese Whitherspoon, who had a serious car accident. Then her spirit came out from her body. When she came back to her apartment, she felt something strange and changing. David acted by Mark Ruffalo had already lived in her apartment. After David rented Elizabeth apartment accidentally, the last thing he wanted was a mate. Then she showed up, insisting the apartment was hers. David felt ridiculous and couldn't believe why a guset came to his apartment without walking through the door. He was convinced she was a spirit. She was convinced she was still alive. But while Elizabeth had discovered she had a distinctly ethereal quality-she could walk through walls-she had totally convinced. She was not a human. As Elizabeth and David searched for who Elizabeth was and how she came to be in her present state, their relationship has been deepend into love. Unfortunately, they had little time before their prospects for a future together permanently faded away.

In conclusion, the film is very humorous, interesting and touching although the story is not so realistic. However, it brings me into the situation that I have not had before and it also inspires me to have another ideas about love. Therefore, I think love is not only a medium that connects with people from the world but also a liaison between human and ghosts.

Describe a chart

A bar chart showed the quantity of motorcycles and vehicles tugged away in Xingchu. As can be seen from the chart, motorcycles were towed away by the police had increased. At the beginning, there were 6539 motorcycles had towed away but now it had increased to 14633.

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Laugh around You：Just like Heaven
What do you think about comedy? According to a dictionary, comedy means branch of drama that deals with everyday life and humorous events. When people watch comedy films or TV programs, they easily fall into the situation. They follow the plot and then show their emotion out, such as laugh, cry, or scream. Most people can't resist the attraction of comedies, so can I. A delightful romantic comedy is my favorite. I would like to introduce a love, funny movie to you. It is Just like Heaven.

This movie told about Elizabeth, acted by Reese Whitherspoon, had a serious car accident. Then her spirit came out from her body. When she came back to her apartment, she felt something strange and changing. David acted by Mark Ruffalo had already lived in her apartment. After David rented Elizabeth apartment accidentally, the last thing he wanted was a mate. Then she showed up, insisting the apartment was hers. David felt ridiculous and couldn't believe why a guset came to his apartment without walking through the door. He was convinced she was a spirit. She was convinced she was still alive. But while Elizabeth had discovered she had a distinctly ethereal quality-she could walk through walls-she had totally convinced. She was not a human. As Elizabeth and David searched for who Elizabeth was and how she came to be in her present state. Their relationship has been deepen into love. Unfortunately, they have little time before their prospects for a future together permanently fade away.

In conclusion, the film is very humorous, interesting and touching although the story is not so realistic. Finally, comedy films always bring audiences a lot of surprises and joy.

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Laugh around You：Just like Heaven

Laugh around You：Just like Heaven
What do you think about comedy? According to a dictionary, comedy means branch of drama that deals with everyday life and humorous events. When people watch comedy films or TV programs, they easily fall into the situation. They follow the plot and then show their emotion out, such as laugh, cry, or screen.


Most people can’t resist comedies, either can I. A delightful romantic comedy is my favorite. I would like to introduce a love, funny movie to you. It is Just like Heaven. This movie talks about Elizabeth, acted by Reese Whitherspoon, has a serious car accident. Then her sprit comes out from her body. When she comes back to her apartment, she feels something strange and changing. David acted by Mark Ruffalo has already lived in her apartment. After David rents Elizabeth apartment accidentally, the last thing he wants is a company. Then she shows up, insisting the apartment is hers….until she disappears right before his eyes. He is convinced she is a spirit. She is convinced she is still alive. Convinced she is a ghost; David tries to help her cross over the “other side”. But while Elizabeth has discovered she does have a distinctly ethereal quality-she can walk through walls-she has totally convinced. As Elizabeth and David search for who Elizabeth is and how she came to be in her present state, their relationship deepen into love. Unfortunately, they have little time before their prospects for a future together permanently fade away.


In conclusion, the film is very humorous, interesting and touching although the story is not so realistic. However, comedy films always bring audiences a lot of surprises and joy.