Create a story / homework 5 - edited

The most unforgettable day in my life

I suddenly woke up. It was two o’clock in the morning. I couldn’t realize what had happened to me. I thought I heard some weird sound in my room. But when I looked around my room, it seemed silent and dark like every night.

Out of the blue, something struck my head with a scary sound. I looked back in anger and saw a white thing shaking in the dark. It was too dark so I couldn’t see it exactly. It looked like a person hanging over a rope. I was so frightened that I couldn’t move.

When I trembled for fear, something hit me on the head again and someone shouted. As soon as I heard it, I stood up and ran to the door. As I opened the door, there were my friends setting off firecrackers and shouting. One of them walked to me with a cake and started singing ‘Happy Birthday’.

It was a surprising party for my birthday. Finally I cried out of happiness. It is the most unforgettable birthday in my life until now.

Compare two pictures / homework 4 - edited

Why is the music important to the different groups of people?

Both pictures show different kinds of musical performance. One of these pictures is about a specific musical performance. In the picture, we can see people wearing special clothes and unfamiliar musical instruments as well. Their ethnic clothes look like they are for a specific ceremony. Besides, they seem serious.

And if you concentrate on the musical instruments, you can find that they are rhythm instruments, you can find that they are rhythm instruments. So it could be a kind of religious ceremony. Rhythm instruments are usually used to encourage someone or create the atmosphere of some important ceremonies more seriously. That’s my opinion but it might be close to the truth. The rhythm music makes people who attend the ceremony solemn and sedate.

On the other hand, the other picture shows people who seem happier and lighter than the first group. They are playing modern instruments while the group in the first picture is playing ethnic instruments. I’m not sure but maybe they are a family. The man who is in the middle might be the youngest man in the group. So it seems to me that they are playing music to give him a happy moment. It could be a special memory for him. If he is not so good at relationship with his friends in school, the experience which is singing in the middle must be a nice way to solve that kind of problem.

So both of them need music. Music is one of the most important things. It can move our mind, that’s why they need it.

Create a story / homework 3 - edited

I’m Alive!!!

That day, my life changed forever. The morning was the same as yesterday. I made coffee and read a newspaper at my office with the sun shining through the windows. When I was just sitting on my chair and twiddling my thumbs, out of the blue, I started feeling stomachache. It was such a ghastly pain that I tumbled off the chair and shouted. Fortunately, John who is my co-worker in the next room dashed in toward me and called an ambulance.

I didn’t know how much time had passed, but I realized that I was on a bed in hospital when I came around. And I heard someone said the date which I would die. I was shocked but I didn’t move because they seemed not to want to talk with me about it.

I started to think about everyone I know and everything I regretted as soon as I heard it. I couldn’t sand the flow tears, so I woke up.

But when I opened my eyes and looked around, I found people crying. They were standing around and old woman in the bed next to me. As luck would have it, the person who would die on the date was not me but her who was as old as 102 years old!

And the reason of my pain was coffee which I drank in the morning. It had gone off 2 years its expiration date. I felt as if I had been reborn. Since that day, I’ve tried to be friendly and thoughtful to everyone I know. And everything which is around me became valuable. I can say I was reborn. It’s true.

Article / homework 2 - edited

A Great Way to Spend Your Free Time

I’m still a stranger in Dublin. So I often feel uncomfortable although I have plenty of free time. When I first came here, I used to sleep during my whole free time. One day, I felt so nervous even though I had slept more than enough. So I thought I had to do something special to unwind.

But I didn’t have any idea, so I went out without a plan and started to walk around. While I was walking around the city, I saw a great deal of things that I had never noticed before. Everything on the streets was coming to me newly. Since then, planless walking became my new hobby. On the streets, there are plenty of things which are fascinating, like buildings, things for shopping, people selling flowers, singing birds and buskers. It makes me feel alive and healthier. I’m not sure if you agree with me. You may think that it is just something to kill time. But I’m sure it would be obviously be a fresh experience.

The moment you concentrate on everything around you, you can find everything that you know is changing into other things you’ve never seen before. It means, they become special thing to you. It is a kind of repetition of difference. Every time, everything is changing. Walking around and concentrating on them would be knowledge of life.

Letter / homework 1 - edited

Dear Anne

Hi! Sorry for not replying faster. I read your e-mail yesterday, but I was very busy.

Anyway, I was very happy while I was reading your e-mail. It’s been a long time, it’s very exciting.

Actually, anytime is ok to come to Korea. As you know, all 4 seasons are beautiful here. So it depends on your taste. In spring, there are various kinds of flowers, and the weather is nice. If you come here in spring time, you can smell everything of spring and hear the sounds of birds. In summer, it’s too hot. But we have sea, you can swim. And you can see a beautiful scenery in fall. The leaves turn red and yellow, the sky is clear. What I do love is winter. It’s so cold but not so cold because there are a lot of warm things. The snow is cold as well, but it makes us feel warmer. To see the scenery which is covered with snow is one of the most breathtaking sceneries. So what I want to tell you is every season is good for trip.

And you told me, you wanted to meet friends who are our own age. I think… a kind of summer camp would be good. So I recommend you Habitat which is a volunteer service to build a house for the homeless. If you participated in it, you would meet nice friends and feel full. It must be a hard time, but you’ll get invaluable experience.

So if you come here in summer, you should bring summer clothes. 4 seasons in Korea have distinct differences, so make you sure the time. Except winter season, your baggage may not so heavy.

Thank you again for your invitation to join your group. What season do you want to come? After knowing the day, I’ll arrange my schedule. It means I’m very excited. I’ll wait for you on the day you will come. Haha. Do you know? I’ll be a nice guide for you!!!!

I’m waiting for your answer.

Big hug.

Saemi.

Homework 3/9

1. There are more SUBWAYs than McDONALDs.
Whereas you see more McDonalds than Subways, there are more Subways than McDonalds.
Despite you seeing more McDonald s than Subways, there are more Subways than McDonalds.


2. The Irish beat the English in cricket on Thursday.
Besides their beating the English in cricket on Tuhrsday, the Irish are also more handsome than the English.
Whereas the Irish look smaller than the English, the Irish beat the English in cricket on Thursday.


3. There are a lot of people who can't afford healthcare in the USA
Although the USA is the strongest country in the world, there are a lot of people who can't afford healthcare there.
Despite being the strongest country in the world, there are a lot of people who can't afford healthcare in the USA.


4. Women do 66% of the work, but women earn 10% of the income.
Although women do 66% of the work, women earn 10% of the income at the most.
Despite women doing 66% of the work, women earn 10% of the income at the most.

What you need for the perfect picnic

If you have a plan to go on a picnic, you should prepare something below.
And you'd better prepare it before you sleep in the night before the picnic day.
First, you'll need a light bag. But if you have a car, you may prefer picnic basket to other bags. Don't forget to bring a mat! and if you often feel cold, you'd better put a cardigan in the bag. Some medicines for emergency also will be usefull.
If you feel so excited that you couldn't sleep well, prepare some food for a perfect picnic.
I recommend you special food. Gim-bab(rice rolled in dried laver) is the best food for picnic!
To make Gim-bab, you have to prepare enough boiled rice, plenty of pickled radishs, enough boiled fish pastes, some spinach, a carrot, some eggs, some mayonnaise, a can of tuna, a few sesame oil and enough dried laver.
First, spread dried laver, put and spread the boiled rice on it. And then, put a slice of pickled radish, a slice of boiled fish paste, a few spinach, a slice of carrot, a slice of fried egg, some tuna, and a little mayonnaise on the spreaded rice. Next, roll it up in the dried laver and put sesame oil on it. The last thing is to chop it.
After then, put them in a lunch box. If you don't like the food, skip it and you can cook whatever you like to cook. And the lunch box will be putted into the picnic basket.
Make sure you don't forget to bring quite a few cutlery and enough drink.
Now, you've done to prepare your picnic! But the night is over. You have to go out to go on a picnic now without sleepying... Anyway, enjoy your picnic!