Week 11

Good news: NO oral English class next week due to the holiday!

BUT, if you still want to collect a mark towards your final semester grade, you may still make a comment! You can comment on the news by Tara. But please, don't give a verbatim (word for word) report about that, as your comment would then not be considered. use your own words please (and pse don't copy your classmates' comments).

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  • Good evening,teacher!I am sorry to be late for this comment.

    About the love lock on the bridge,on my opinion,it's a very romantic scene.If I have a chance to go to Paris,I will go there and lock one.But according to the news, these locks have threaten the security of the bridge and the passing boats.Many citizens signed a petition to protect the bridge.Some think it should be forbidden. I think it has been a attractive and meaningful scene in Paris,so we can take steps to improve it.Like firm the bridge or others. It has been something witted the love and the time.We can carefully make it better. :)

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    • Thank you, Zhou Yuqi ... I'm happy to learn that some of my students wouldn't mind to see me again! Of course, I am also looking forward to see my students (my Class 12 students too) as I always miss them when there is no class (that is the truth!). :)

      Yes, I agree; maybe they should find another way of expressing their love. One of my Class 12 students suggested they plant 'love' trees! At least it would be more environmentally friendly. :)

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    • CC, so what will you do one day to romantically express your love for your lover/bf? Or what would you allow him to do to express his love romantically to you?! Why does China sound so unromantic?! Oh, and I don't think the scenery on the bridge is worse now; those locks actually make the bridge look better with more character! See the pictures I have posted above. :)

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    • Linlin, you didn't 'hear' the news, you 'listened' to the news as that is what this exercise is about!

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    • Wang Shuaitian, are you sure that Nan Shan tower is in Korea? Is it not in Taiwan? Btw, there can be many other ways too to express one's love in a romantic way; one must just be creative and innovative!

  • 2394003426?profile=originalYou mean, the 'weight' of those padlocks have increased to 93 tons? Yes, that is a lot! But I learned that the average weight of an elephant is around 2 tons (about 2000 kg's). So, that means then that 93 tons would equal to about 46 elephants ..! Haha, it doesn't really matter, does it?! :)

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    • Mary, you were not supposed to READ the news, but LISTEN to it! It is a listening exercise and not a reading one! And by the way, the government shouldn't find all the solutions. Governments are not God to be the people's provider (though some governments falsely pretend to be)! The people caused the problem; so, maybe they can come up themselves with a solution!

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    • 2393092134?profile=originalCynthia, they did not "put the love lock down the river" ...! They hung the locks up on the bridge fence and then threw the keys into the river! If they'd thrown the locks into the river, there would have been no problem with the weight on the bridge!

      It looked like this in this picture:

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    • Thank you, Hou Yan. Haha, it's not only those couples that think it is romantic; even others think that too (like some old teachers)! You'll be surprised what strange things people do to express their love! :)

  • Hello,teacher.I saw the news about the Love Lock Ritual in Paris .There is a lock bridge over the River Seine.As we know ,Paris is a beautiful city  full of romantic. Couples visit the city in their honeymoon or in wedding anniversary. Many Lovers in Paris in order to express their undying love could write down their names on the padlock and lock it on the bridge.Then throw the keys below the river .This custom expressed  peoples wonderful dreams.But now millions of  locks made the bridge overwhelmed. A few days ago,many locks were dismantled.City Hall is now asking tourists to refrain from taking part .This custom may end from now on.And this incident has caused widely concern.Whether it is wright or not,we must stand  in different sides to analyse .

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