Monday, December 19, 2005

Hard Rock and Heavy Snow

Dec.18
I attended the Sunday service. Actually I am looking back and writing this on a church bench. The past week was a very tiring week because of the snow.
Dec.17
I bought a lot of rock and roll music tunes from the iTune music store. The tunes include Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, and Rock and Roll ( of Led Zeppelin). These tunes make me sentimental and happy. I wanted to buy I Love Rock and Roll, but it wasn’t available.
Dec.16
I went to teach writing. The topic was tortilla.
Dec.15
I gave a test in the listening skill class. Even though I told them to learn vocabulary, word order, and listening comprehension questions, some students took very bad scores. What can I do to improve their English skills? I must start thinking about it again, deeply.
Dec. 13
I shoveled the snow off the garage roof. I didn’t realize until last year that the snow melts on the roof and goes into the building if you don’t shovel it off.
Dec.12
It snowed so heavily that I left home at 6:00 am to go to work. Normally it's an hour's drive to get to my office, but you can’t guess how long it will take on a snowy day. Some students told me that it took twice as long as a normal day drive.

Monday, December 05, 2005

It's Getting Cold

Nov. 21-Dec.5
While I was struggling to write an essay for the journal of our department, the snow started falling but it’s not falling so hard, so that I can still drive on the road easily. Compared to the past years, it came a little late. In January and February, we’ll have a lot of snow.
Nov.20
Together with other people from my neighborhood, I cleaned up the town where I live early in the morning. I went to see what my daughter was doing in the cram school during daytime.
Nov. 19
I edited and recorded for the mid-term test of my listening and speaking class.
Nov. 18
Just another day of teaching writing.
Nov. 17
Taught listening and speaking class. Made a mid-term test in the afternoon.
Nov.16
Talked with Jos for a long time.
Nov. 15
Taught integrated skills class.