Thursday, July 9, 2009
My experience visiting"The Taste of Chicago"
Chicago is a beautiful city. A city where you can find any kind of events or entertainments for the all family. One of these event is called "Taste of Chicago". It happens every year on the last week of June and first week of July, it is the largest food festival. It takes place at the Grant Park, it is on down town of Chicago.On the "Taste of Chicago" you can enjoy different kinds of food, like Italian food, Mexican food, etc. Also you can enjoy different presentations like music, dances, It is on the pavilion .Since I came to the Chicago almost 12 years, I have been visiting the "Taste of Chicago" because I like to enjoy the weather, the food, the presentations and I like to take a walk once in a while. i can tell you since I was visit it enjoy every year. Maybe you think, how it is possible! if ti happens every year nothing changes but, it's not true, every year you can have different experiences.For example, last Thursday I went to the "Taste of Chicago" with my English class so, this year I have a different experience, I've never been there with a large group. When I was at the classroom I saw he face of my classmates, some of them were happy like a little kid, others act like it was a normal day.Then at 10:50 we left the school and went walking to Grant Park. While we walking, I had the opportunity to talk with some of my classmates that never talk to. I liked it. I was enjoying the walk and talk with them. When we arrived, some of them were taking pictures. Then some bought tickets for the food.I enjoyed sharing time outwith the class, my teacher and the weather. But most of the time, we can;t enjoy all of the people there because some times it makes me sick.If you ask me if would go again with my class; my answer is "YES!" but, I would like to spend more time with my classmates because on this occasion I feel like I didn't spend enough time to share.This is why I invite to you visit the " Taste of Chicago", it s fun and entertaining.I you can enjoy next time!
But was it Murder? By Jania Barrel,Rod Eliot Detective Inspector

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Taste of Chicago
In,15 minutes we were at taste of Chicago.The weather was fantastic.It was a pleasure walking and talking with my classmates. While we were walking everybody was hungry. As soon as we reached at taste all of them brought their tickets. There are huge crowds. I don't like people are bumping eachother.It is a pleasure to walk slowly. They have got so many different types of food stoles. I had Pizza's and ice-cream. After we finished eating.We went by the fountain. It is lovely to walk around.Eric had his camera with him. He took some pictures. At last wewent on the ride. The kids were painting their faces.Band was too loud. It is very well organized event I ever been too. It is for whole family event. Olderly people enjoys too. While we were coming outside we show big trailers on the either side of the road All of us had great and unforgetful time.
I will remember my teacher and my ESL-4 class forever. We had a lovely time at this event. We were there for 1 1/2 hours only but we enjoyed our time. Best time i ever had since i came in chicago.
(I am sorry not have join with class but i have pretend this essay)
Leena Patel


Monday, July 6, 2009
Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago
If there was a "Book of Grates Ideas",Corona's idea would be in first place.In order to make our class more interested she took as to "Taste of Chicago" festival,and she was so successful doing it.
Although,not everybody came,I had a great time.There was a lot of food,but somehow I always found beer first.Food at the festival wasn't that special,but hanging out with my teacher and classmates was very enjoyable.Somehow after 30 minutes our class were group of four people,and that was the best part of the day.Walking around we saw a group of people doing some dance performance and talk about some very amazing jump which we never saw,but we pay for it.Anyway,we keep walking when we saw a huge circle on the midle of street,that was ferris wheel.It was very scary,and I denided to ride on it but Corona make me do it.That was great experience.We took many pictures of the city and festival it self and they look very good.After that we were stuck taking a picture of Corona and horse,but horse wasn't very friendly.I think he was scared of us.Finally we came to the end of street Ben decide to buy a bigest turkie leg ever.He was so funny.We made some pictures with that leg too,and after we finish our last beer we left the festival.
Going on festival was a great idea.Seeing Corona stuck with a huge piece of watermelon,drinking beer with Erick and Ben eating a huge turkey leg is definetly something I'm looking forward to see again.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Taste of Chicago
Taste of Chicago


Taste of Chicago
see you next year!
Taste of Chicago
The Taste of Chicago.
On Thursday I had a very good time with my school friends. We went to the taste of Chicago. We decided to go because our teacher Corona told us about last level 4. She said she had a lot of fun with them.
We walked from the school to The Taste of Chicago. We walked around ten minutes. I really wanted to go because I went last Saturday with my cousin, and that was a lot of fun too. This is my opinion I could see some people didn’t want to go, and they went because they didn’t want to lose points.
I like to socialized with people, and improve my English. One of the things what I liked was hung out with Corona, Ben, and Eddie. I think we had fun than anyone in the class because we stood together to the end.
Another thing I liked was to ride the treadmill that was Corona’s idea to ride that thing. That was an exited thing. We took many pictures, on the treadmill, and all the way up we saw the city that was amazing. Then we decided to go to eat some.
Then we went to the fountain, there were horses we took picture we them, and more picture by the fountain. After that, there was circle with many people, we decided to go, and it was show of dancing, and flipping over that was a good entertainment for us. Then we went for more food because we were hungry. Everyone bought something to eat. One of the Fannies things was when Ben bought the big turkey leg. Everyone was making fun of that, but each of us beat the turkey leg, and a picture.
In the end of the day each of us was tired, and we decided to go home. One of things I really liked was hung around with Corona, Ben, and Eddie. I think we had a good time each of us, and we stood together to the end.
I’d repeat this experience next year because it is interesting to meet new people. Have fun with different kind of people, and make new friends.

As a class we really have fun at the Taste Of Chicago. I used to hear about the Taste Of Chicago, my cousin invited me to there, last weekend, but I didn’t have time to go because I had to work. But this week Ms Corona said that she went to the taste with her students last summer, and they really have fun on it, so corona decided to go whit us this year. I like this class activity.
We stared to go after eleven o’clock. It is my first time to visit the Grant Park. It’s a beautiful park near the Lake Michigan. We took a lot of picture on the way that we went to the taste as a class. Even I was so hungry, but I couldn’t walk faster to the taste because there was many thing interests me. We arrived at eleven thirty and, there were a large number of people at the taste, we lined up to buy some tickets. We couldn’t stay together because there were too many people. We separated in to several group to hang around. I was hungry so I want to find food immediately, so I walked very fast along. There were many kind food interests me. Finally I found a booth name Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse, and bought some Entrana Skirt Steak with Sweet Plantain. It tastes very great. After that I went back to join corona, Erick and Eddie as a group. We rode the wheel, before I rode it, I was very afraid of it ,it look very fast. But in fact, it’s not as fast as I thought. It was very exciting. While we were yelling, we took a lot of picture. Then we went to the fountain we saw some horses, and saw a group of jumper’s show. At last I bought a huge turkey leg , it was real huge and take picture of it too.
I have a lot of fun in this trip, “those all are our memory” said Ms Corona. That’s true.
Taste of Chicago
It is not so far from school,and it is not so expensive to eat there.
I tried everything possible I could like,and everything was delicious. There was one thing I did not like. There were a lot of people , and the lines were very long. Also, I wish they would have had good brazilian food.I will definitely go again next year because of this great experience.
Taste of Chicago
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Taste of Chicago,o,o
TASTE OF CHICAGO
I also had some good times with my classmates and Ms. Corona. i also had a lot of opportunities to make a practice in English with my friends. I am very upset because i had to leave early. i missed rest of the event. i guess you guys have a lot fun. i hope i would go there again next year with the same group and Ms. Corona.
Taste Of Chicago
The least would be too many people and the weather is too hot..
I would have to see if the weather is hot or not before going there again...
Taste of Chicago
Friday, July 3, 2009
An Experience of "Taste of Chicago"
We went to the Taste of Chicago on july 2!!!




Friday, June 26, 2009
Emergency Murder

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Emergency Murder

Emergency Murder.
By Janet McGiffin.
She is Dr. Maxine Cassidy. She is small and slim with short brow hear.
She is a woman doctor. She is a young doctor dedicated at her career, she is pretty woman , and basically she one of the main person in this interesting book.
She lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a successful doctor. She works at Mercy Hospital. Six months ago she was working in her own research, but she decided to stop the research. She stared to work at Mercy Hospital. A lot of people know her because she is a great person.
It’s was in July at midnight. Maxine was working at Mercy Hospital when a woman came at the hospital in a taxi her name was Nanette. Nanette came at the hospital very sick, she was wearing rare clothes, and she had problems to breathe. Then she fell in Maxine hands, and she got her. Then Maxine took her to the emergency room. Maxine tried all what she could, but it was impossible. Nanette was gone, she died, and nobody knew the reason why she died. After, she talked with Dr. Hank husband of Nanette, and Maxine told him to make an autopsy with her bury. Then Aaron is a doctor, and friend of Maxine. She called to ask him. If he could make the autopsy then he said yes. Two days later she got the answer, and the answer was Nanette died of heart failure.
Then they were in the Nanette funeral, but Maxine didn’t believe the answer of the autopsy. In the funeral Maxine was talking with Dr. Virginia, and was telling her what happened in the hospital with Nanette, and Maxine was in shook, and then she asks her how she knew what happened with Nanette. Then Virginia said everybody know what happen in the Mercy Hospital every day. Then Maxine was talking with Stanley, and she made a conclusion Nanette died for poison. Then she had to prove. Then she called to Aaron then she went to his lab to ask him. If he had blood from Nanette to make another autopsy, and he said yes, but he asks her if she was sure because she can be in trouble after. Maxine said yes it was okay. Then he sanded the blood to Texas, and days later he got the answer, and the answer was Nanette died of poison. Then Maxine was the suspect to kill her because six month ago she was doing a research about poison. Then Grabowski appered . He couldn’t find anything to prove Maxine killed Nanette. Then Grabowski and Maxine stared to work together to find the murder. Later Maxine was attacked three times because the murder of Nanette tried to kill her because she was making a lot of questions about Nanette. Then Maxine worked hard to find the murder, and later she could prove it. Virginia killed Nanette.
Jojo's Story ---- Chirs


Chris is the secondary character that having essential role in the Jojo’s story. He is a slim young war reporter of an English newspaper with yellow hair. Although he wasn’t the main character but he was mostly leading the story development. He came to the villgae with the UN soldiers to safe Jojo and sent him to the Children’s House. He was try to let jojo understand what is war and what should jojo going to do. He try to gave hope to jojo. I think he was the metaphor of the writer himself. He was a kind man. He was trying his best to help jojo and stop everything that going to the wrong way in this war because of his kindliness. He wants to show everyone that how did the people dying in jojo’s country. He wants to uncover the truth of this war, so that he can stop the war killing people, and let world return to peace. He doesn’t want any fighting, he believe that killing cannot bring peace. He wants to use his pen and camera to stop the fighting, and bring a better tomorrow to the word. But finally he failed. After he went back to England, jojo take up a gun. Jojo wants to fight. Chris was fail to safe jojo, and he was fail to stop the fighting and the war being again and again.
Why does the problem of fighting going to like this? I think there are many reasons can account for this problem. First, many people only think about themselves. They don't think too much for the other people. Thus, the fighting was been happened. Moreover, bad communication will also take partial responsibility. However, none of them like fighting. This world needs love and peace, and everyone should keep it all the time.
Jojo's Story

Jojo who is Jojo's Story's character. He is a ten years old and happy boy because he lives with his family. However, when a man appear, his life would change. The man kill people who live in Jojo's village. Everyone is dead, only Jojo is alone. He always think why isn't he dead. He feel very hungry and afraid because he doesn't know the man will come back or not so he just stay in his house. After, he hear a strange sound who is soldiers and a man-Chris. Chris is a writer and photographer. He said Jojo must leave because the village is very dangerous and may be has a war. Finally, Jojo follow Chris to Children's House. He meet Doctor Nicky and grown up in that.
Emergency murder-------Janet Mc Giffin

But Was It Murder-Alex Forley

I read "But Was it Murder" in this week , and I choose and describle the charater is Alex Forley. In the story ,Alex is very important role for he is death in the begin of story. His death is major point and start a story
Alex Forley is 35 years old. He is owner of an antique funiture shop for he is rich and great taste person. Also, he has a lot of money because his mother left it all to Alex. After his mother death ,he became a rich young man. He has a girl griend-Amanda Grant. Alex Forley has a beauitful house in BlackheathVillage located south east London. His house looks like 18th century house and he lives there over 15 years after his mother gone. His biger garden growning round roses. But all of his luck are gone in his bad day. He was die in November 5th Guy Fawkes Day.
The Fruitcake Special and other stories:brains

Jennifer,Jungle Love of Margaret Johnson


book:The Amsterdam Connection
character:Elly van Praage
Elly is a young woman in her early thirties who looks like a typical Dutch woman. She is tall and very blonde .Also,she is a very good cyclist so she looks athletic. Elly is a detective working for the Amsterdam police and fights against criminals in that city. However,the most important thing about this young woman is that she is also very good friend. She is a smart and observant person ready to put herself into very dangerous situations for her friends. In conclusion,I thing that this young Dutch woman is a good detective and a great friend.
The Real Aunt Molly ----Molly

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Jungle Love(Lisa)
Finders Keeper

In this story Harry Chen is the character. He was a thief. He wasn’t a person. He was a very greedy person & selfish . At University of Singapore. He was a archeology. His job was to find old antique and put in the museum at university. One day head of department send him to find old grave on island. He could not find anything except old pot. As he was returning from that grave he knocked of the pot and broke it. When he bend down to pick up the pieces he found small thin pipe, the length of his tiny finger. He put small pipe in his pocket. When he returned professor was asking him what did you bring. He lied to him and said I don’t have anything. Professor was disappointed because Harry Chen couldn’t find anything. Actually Harry Chen lied and put that clay pipe in his pocket. He was sitting at the coffee shop and looked at the clay whistle and it was written BE STILL on it. He thought let me blow it and he blew it and everything was still. Nothing was moving. People were frozen like statues. He blew the whistle again and once the normal returned. He likes to buy from antic shop but cant buy from his salary. His favorite shop is selling expensive things. He used to hate fat tourist who buy but don’t have value or beauty. He always think that wasn’t fair. He took out the whistle and blew in that shop. He took his favorite piece from and shop and a small jade dragon. He felt existed that he had ever felt in his life. He could walk any shop and take whatever he wants. He felt like a god and powerful. He could use the whistle to get himself anything he wanted. Nobody knows his secret. Sadly, he couldn’t see future. So he cannot play horses , buy a lottery ticket and find out numbers. One day he took off from work. He kept one bag ready to put his shopping. He decided to have a coffee before starting. While he was having his coffee he was looking at fat and rich tourists who were putting more films into their cameras. Harry finished his coffee now time to whistle about to blew there was a brilliant, blinding light that shot through his eyes. He dropped the whistle in his confusion. Tourist was taking picture of his wife using the flash from his camera. But he had dropped the whistle. He looked around and felt some thing under his shoes. He looked down. The whistle lay in pieces. He felt shooting at the tourist. But his time had stopped. He felt afraid, robbed. He felt that it wasn’t fair for him. The name of the book is “The Fruitcake Special” and the title of the story is Finders Keepers characters of the name is Harry Chen.
The Amsterdam Connection-the character of Raul Sanchez.

Kate Jensen's friend max Carson was murder in Rotterdam. She was go to Rotterdam because Kate wanted to find out the skiller. In process of looking for evidence, Kate knew raul had been offered a lot of monry to lose matches. Kate needed Raul and Elly's help. After Raul and Elly found the skiller Christiaans, they were injured.
Raul Sanchez comes from Combia. Like every Combia people, he was handsome with dark brown skin and lots of curly black hair. In this story, he is a good goalkeeper at Rotterdam City Football Club and a nice man. He also working too hard and to take care his family, make they lives better.Maybe he has some problem,but he still tried his best to help kate catch skiller. Actually, he can appeared his fail that not easily. He is belong society in each story perhaps have.
But was it Murder? The character of Jamie Bowen

I read the book "But was it Mureder?".And They have some majyor characters.I choised a character 'Jamie Bowen'!He is not the hero of a novel.But he is important for this story.
Jamie Bowen is policeman at New Gross Police Station,London.He is twenty-eight years old.His parents were rich and he had been to Canbrigde University.Bowen was honest and intelligent and a good policeman.But he was alwys falling in love with the wrong women.They were either married,or not interested in him,or totally crazy.All that education ,but he can't get a girlfrend.He is not bad looking ,with dark eyes and all that black curly hair.
Usually,Bowen is working with Eliot.It has worked with Eliot since time when Jamie became a detective.
One day,it was occurred.Alex Forley was dead. He had everything :good looks,money,a beatiful house in London,an attractive girlfrend abd a close group of frends.But now is dead and Detective Inspecter Rod Eliot wants the answers to two simple quetions. Was it murder?And if so, who was the murder?So they are reserching about this mueder.
JOjo's Story


Jojo's story has three character.Character name are Jojo,Chris Doctor Nicky.My favorite character Jojo.Jojo is ten years old.Jojo was not died.But he think the only person here.All the others are dead.He is live one person in the village.His father died,his mother died,his sister died,his brother died.his all family died.He is afraid and he is very hungry.Than the sound outside he know that sound.it is chicken.his favorite chicken.Chicken name is Whitetail.Jojo is nick name Whitetail.The sound of the lorry come with soldiers.He is afraid because he think soldiers kill him.But soldiers simile him.Chris will help Jojo.And than Jojo went to Children house.
The Fruitcake Special -- Anna

Emergency murder -- Shirley (by Janet McGiffin)
One night, Nanette who looked very sick came into that hospital and she died very soon. Shirley felt strange of Nanette's wearing because she never dressed like that. After Shirley and Maxine knew that Nanette died from posion which called tetrodotoxin. So shirley and Maxine tried to find out who is the murder
The Amsterdam connection



Summary: Reporter Kate Jensen travels to Amsterdam when a friend is found dead there. Her search for the murder takes her to parts of the city that tourists never see, and to a man prepared to kill to hide the truth. Kate soon discovers that football can be a very dangerous game.
One of the characters: Jos van Essen
He was tall, with the most beautiful dark brown eyes and the whitest teeth. His body looks fit with black skin. He was a retired football player. Before he retired, he had played for Holland and belonged to Rotterdam football club many times as a striker. He was a great football player and real star. He was also very good-looking. There were always reports in the newspapers about his girlfriends, who were usually models and actresses. People were surprised because he was only twenty-eight, still quite young to retire. Actually he didn’t want to retire. He didn’t want to leave from his favorite, football. He left from football because of some mysterious reasons. His apartment had a lot of equipments for security. There were three or four locks on the door. The security was liked a bank. It seemed liked he was afraid of something bad would happen to him.
Max was Kate’s friend and Max was dead. The policemen believed that Max was dead in a mugging. But Kate didn’t believe that and she thought that it linked to a serious plot about Rotterdam football club. She believed that Max was dead in a murder. She asked Essen for help because he was a retired football player of Rotterdam football club and he also was Max’s friend. Finally, Essen was willing to help Kate to find out the truth and gave her some important information about Rotterdam football club. They decided to meet the next day for another important information. But the next day never came for Essen because he was found dead outside his apartment.
After I read the story, I believe that Jos van Essen is a good person. He was forced by someone to fake a score of match. Although it would take a lot of money, he really didn’t want to do that. Finally, He preferred to retire early. He left his favorite sport and dream. Unfortunately he didn’t get to tell Kate about the truth before he was murdered.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The funniest thing I ever saw
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Here is a link so you can see it because I didn't know how to post video here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drf33wdvvbE
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The funniest thing I ever saw

The funniest thing I ever saw was the super roller coaster. This picture I saw on the internet last year. When I looked this picture, I could feel centrifugal force and I thought I didn't have courage to play it. I took this picture to my young sister, after she saw it, she felt confuse and asked me this picture is real or not. However, I didn't know because I just saw it on internet. On the other hand, I thought this picture may be was false. If we sat on the top and the thrust was very fast, I thought before we landed, we would die already. By the way, even if the super roller coaster is real and the thrust not very fast, I don't play it because it is very horrible.
Monday, June 15, 2009
The funniest thing I ever saw
The funniest thing I ever saw was my pet was biting my friend. Before I came to US, I had a snake as a pet. One of my friends had snakes as pets too and whenever he came to my home, he was used to taking my snake out and play on his hands. One day, this friend came and wanted to take it to play. And I warned him that my snake was on a bad mood because I just changed a living area for it. When a snake changes a living environment, it would be irascible. But my friend ignored my warning, so he was bit by my snake. At this time, I didn't know what I should do because My friend and I don't have the experience of being biten by a snake. We tried to pull it off, but the harder we pulled the snake the more it constricted my friend's forearm. Finally, I thought of an idea. I used a blower and turned it on toward the head of the snake. A few second later, the snake released its mouth from the forearm of my friend then I caught on the snake's head immediately and put it to its living place. After this case, I never saw my friend take my snake out to play again. Whenever I think of this case, I still can't withhold laughing.
Mr.Bean ...

I copy url The Thin Blue Line - Night Shift from You Tube.
you can watch it here!!!
The Thin Blue Line - "Night Shift" (1/4)
The Thin Blue Line - "Night Shift" - (2/4)
The Thin Blue Line - "Night Shift" - (3/4)
The Thin Blue Line - "Night Shift" - (4/4)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Funniest Thing I Even Saw Was Funny Sleep



The funniest thing I even saw was baby funny sleep. when I am unhappy , I will see those pictures.Look at this picture, this little girl sleeps on the table , and she does not fall down. how magic is it! baby sleeps at anytime, anywhere she wants. Even, I don't know who are those girls, I still so thankful, people who took those picture and shared to us. Sometime, I saw those picture I will laugh and forget unhappy although just couple moments.
The funniest thing I ever saw was "KABUKI"
THE FANNIEST THING I EVER SAW WAS...


In England, the history museum recently exhibited the most mini-cars. This ultra-mini-car made in 1963 in Peel engine plant in the United Kingdom, as a city car. Its length of 1.34 meters, 0.99 meters wide and weighs 59 kilograms, the appearance of a unique, only three wheels, a door (open the left side of the car) and a lamp. The carrying capacity of the car is only one adult, plus most of their shopping bags. This ultra-mini cars are not in line with how the 21st century automotive safety standards, but British law: This lightweight three-wheeled small car of the road is entirely legal. This super-mini car is the price of the current 35,000 to 50,000 pounds. That is the fanniest thing i ever saw.
The Funniest Thing I Have Ever Seen


Saturday, June 13, 2009
The funniest thing I ever saw
The funniest thing
Friday, June 12, 2009
THE FELL
Snoring*zzzzzzzzz*
Funniest moment
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The funnest thing
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Just Because...- -!
It's my plan
Yes... I'm Here
for everybory
hello every one
There is several reason that why I came here to learn Engilsh. first,I think it's necessary to know this language of living here. Second, I would like to get a university,it's my goal,and ESL is a beginning of this,and take this summer will let me finish my ESL faster.That's the reason why i'm here.
thanks.
I'm here
New Student at Harold Washington College
Why I take this course
why am i taking an ESL4 class?
I'm in HWC !!!
Thumpty-thump
I can understand English.But sometime I'm in troble...Becouse how do say....
But, I'd like to study hard.I try everything! Actuary I looked foward this ESL.
I wanna friends.I'd like to make friends. I was excited for I met new classmate.
Nice to meet everybody.
By the way, I want to go HWC and I'd like to lern marketing,manegiment...etc.
So,Ineed study hard.
I AM HERE???
The reasons why am I here
Why I am taking this class?
One is improving my English, prepare to the next study. My goal is become a nurse, it's easy to find a job. So, English is a realize problem I have to solve it, if I want to stay here.
The other reason is... I need to make some friends in here. This is the first time I have left China so far. My home, my parents, my friend, all of these is in China. It's the new life when I have taken off the airplane, stood on America.
The last is I am not a lazy person, I need to do something and can't just stay at home, just cook and wash everyday. People hope themselve becoming a useful person in society, at least I am.
So do my best, whatever I will. That is.
Wen
How is important learn english to me.
Angelica
What I want to learn in this class
hello
so far i have allot of fun