Hi guys,
Thanks for your comments last week (or was it last last week)? It was interesting to read about the different ways people would respond to this situation of young kinds throwing stones at pigeons. As many of you mentioned, the context and our feelings at the time can often influence how we respond to such situations. Daiki, Satoru, Yuu, Miya and Toru said they would say something to stop the kids. Daiki would ask some nearby adults to stop them or perhaps report them to their school so their school teacher can discipline them. Tohma also noted that it might be difficult to tell them to stop alone. Terumi, Yoko, Haruki and Masayoshi said they would probably keep quiet, thinking in their minds (please stop please stop). Yoko and Mayumi said they would perhaps stare at them or “give them the evil eye”. Masayoshi said that he would probably complain about the situation that night with his family and friends. And Tomohiro by far had the most original solution: screaming like a mad-man to try and scare the pigeons away. Very creative!
Actually, this really happened to me. One day when I was walking past the little park nearby SATY I saw a group of boys throwing stones at some pigeons. So many people, adults included, just walked past them and said nothing. I couldn’t believe it! Not only is it wrong to hurt animals, it’s also dangerous to throw stones – they could hit someone, or even break a window of a nearby house. So, I walked over to these boys and “gave them a lecture”. I told them that they should stop immediately, and that they should think about the consequences of their actions! They were so surprised, that they apologized immediately and ran off!! I’ll never forget this day!
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Anyway, on to this week’s blog topic. In the listening exercise today, we heard about people talking about their experiences at high school, and a few characters talked about going to high school reunions. Some characters implied that they would love to go to their high school reunion, while others said that it would be hell. (By the way, when we say a “high school reunion” we mean a formal reunion where all people from the high school are invited. These are normally held every 5 or 10 or so years after graduation).
So I want to know… how would you feel if you got an invitation to your high school reunion? Would you be very happy to go, or would you rather not go. Why? Please write your blog entry by next Tuesday (27th) midnight. Also, please give a brief comment to the person who wrote before you. Finally, please try to write about 150 words (some of your comments last time were a bit too short).
Best Wishes,
Kris
Thanks for your comments last week (or was it last last week)? It was interesting to read about the different ways people would respond to this situation of young kinds throwing stones at pigeons. As many of you mentioned, the context and our feelings at the time can often influence how we respond to such situations. Daiki, Satoru, Yuu, Miya and Toru said they would say something to stop the kids. Daiki would ask some nearby adults to stop them or perhaps report them to their school so their school teacher can discipline them. Tohma also noted that it might be difficult to tell them to stop alone. Terumi, Yoko, Haruki and Masayoshi said they would probably keep quiet, thinking in their minds (please stop please stop). Yoko and Mayumi said they would perhaps stare at them or “give them the evil eye”. Masayoshi said that he would probably complain about the situation that night with his family and friends. And Tomohiro by far had the most original solution: screaming like a mad-man to try and scare the pigeons away. Very creative!
Actually, this really happened to me. One day when I was walking past the little park nearby SATY I saw a group of boys throwing stones at some pigeons. So many people, adults included, just walked past them and said nothing. I couldn’t believe it! Not only is it wrong to hurt animals, it’s also dangerous to throw stones – they could hit someone, or even break a window of a nearby house. So, I walked over to these boys and “gave them a lecture”. I told them that they should stop immediately, and that they should think about the consequences of their actions! They were so surprised, that they apologized immediately and ran off!! I’ll never forget this day!
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Anyway, on to this week’s blog topic. In the listening exercise today, we heard about people talking about their experiences at high school, and a few characters talked about going to high school reunions. Some characters implied that they would love to go to their high school reunion, while others said that it would be hell. (By the way, when we say a “high school reunion” we mean a formal reunion where all people from the high school are invited. These are normally held every 5 or 10 or so years after graduation).
So I want to know… how would you feel if you got an invitation to your high school reunion? Would you be very happy to go, or would you rather not go. Why? Please write your blog entry by next Tuesday (27th) midnight. Also, please give a brief comment to the person who wrote before you. Finally, please try to write about 150 words (some of your comments last time were a bit too short).
Best Wishes,
Kris
