Peer Review of Fergie's Summary

1.What do you like best about your peer's summary? (Why? How might he or she do more of it?)
After reading Fergie’s summary, I preferd the last part she wrote. It clearly described the story. She might can simplify the sentences.

2. Is it clear what is being summarized? (i.e. Did your peer list the source, and cite it correctly?)
It is clear being summarized. I think that some part of the summary is too specific.

3. Is the thesis of the original essay clear in the summary? (If not, write out what you think that thesis is.)
It is clear in the summary. I can know what the story happened from Fergie’s summary.

4. If you have read the original source, did you identify the same thesis? (If not, how does it differ?)
Yes, I identified the same thesis from Fergie’s summary.

5. Did your peer miss any key points from his or her summary? (If so, what are they?)I think that Fergie didn’t point out that the young became a successful businessman.

6. Did your peer include any of his own opinions in his or her summary? (If so, what are they?)
In Fergie’s summary, I didn’t read about her on opinions.

7. Did your peer include any unimportant details in his or her summary? (If so, what are they?)
It’s not necessary to point out that the father called the man into his private study. It just needs to summarize the father gave son a bible.

8. Were any points in the summary lost? (If so, where and how might it be fixed? Why do you think it might be important?)
“The young man was angry and stormed out of the house, he never come back home until his father passed away.” This sentiece can be fiexed.
I will fix it into “ The young man stormed out of the house. After years, becoming a successful businessman, the man received the news of his father’s death.”
I think fixed it into that can point out what happened in the time of the man’s leaving.

Summary of a Full Box of Kisses

Summary of a Full Box of Kisses
A man punished hid daughter for wasting a toll of gold wrapping paper. The girl still brought the gift to her father. When her father opened the box was empty, he was get angry again. The girl tearfully told Father that the she blew kisses into box. The father was crushed and begged for girl’s forgiveness. The man kept the box for years. When he was discouraged, he took out an imaginary kiss and remembered the child’s love. He realized that there is no more precious possession than that.

Summary of a Full Box of Kisses

Summary of a Full Box of Kisses
A man punished hid daughter for wasting a toll of gold wrapping paper. The girl still brought the gift to her father. When her father opened the box was empty, he was get angry again. The girl tearfully told Father that the she blew kisses into box. The father was crushed and begged for girl’s forgiveness. The man kept the box for years. When he was discouraged, he took out an imaginary kiss and remembered the child’s love. He realized that there is no more precious possession than that.

Summary of the Graduation Present

Summary of the Graduation Present
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. His dream graduation present is a sports car. On Graduation Day, his father gave him a leather-bound Bible. The young man was very disappointed and angry to leave home without the Bible. Leaving home without contact for many years, the young man had a very successful career. When he contacted with family, he got the news which his father had died. When he back home and opened to read the Bible, a care key fell from the Bible. The key was to the sports car which he wanted.

The summary of Why am I learning Chinese

Jenny(2007) found that "Learning a new language can be an eye-opener for language." we are always language learners as well. Our knowledge about language expands spontaneously. The number of Chinese students in the university are growing. Because of that, she is eager to increase the knowledge of the Chinese cultural and language backgroound. During the learning in the class, she discovered the differences about Chinese and English which can assistant hers teaching of Chinese studemts. There is also some advantages in the students' comprehension of her approachs and willings.

Assignment of Unit 11

Chart 1

Chart 1 shows the financial condition of STIP company in 2004 to 2006. As can be seen, overall, total funds of STIP is approximately 7.2 billion. The top three categories are reconstitution, transit, and bridges which cost about 4.8 million. In fact, over 620,000 of funds are divided into miscellaneous fees. However, the fewest expenditure is safety.

A Funny And Touched Cartoon: Handa Shonen Shi

In today’s world, most people are under higher pressure about career, livelihood, and so on. Therefore, the release of pressure is important. In my own way, I watch some comedy TV programs or movies, or have a cup of coffee with friends. It is easy to relax for me. After relaxing, I will have more energy to keep working.

One day, my friend recommended me a cartoon,“Handa Shonen Shi.” After watching it, Handa Shonen Shi became one of my favorite comedy cartoons. Handa was a nine-year-old boy who always made troubles. Once in a car accident, Handa had a very serious condition of an injury. Thereafter, Handa had a super power which he was able to communicate with ghosts. Moreover, many ghosts who could not cope with their problems when they were still alive always asked Handa’s help. When Handa discovered that he had this ability. He resisted to accept that he could communicae with ghosts. Gradually, he was used to come across the ghost to ask for assistant and start to help them to achieve their wishes. During the story, it always happened a lot of funny things.

To sum up, the main purpose of those ghosts is that they hope their feriends and families could be happy. Therefore, after the problems were solved, they will have no regret to be an angel. Dring Handa assistanted them, there were also many funny things happened. When you watch this cartoon, you may be touched and laugh at the same time.

Academic Sentences

1. In the view of some experts, attractive people have more favorable personal attributes than unattractive people.

2. It is possible that economic sanctions are ineffective.

3. Alcohol may cause people to become violent.

4. Passive smoking may be possible to cause cancer.

5. According to this preliminary study, recycling is a good solution to the waste disposal problem.

6. Physical exercise may reduce depression.

7. Based on the limited data available, deep tunnels are safer and less vulnerable to earthquake shaking than are shallow tunnels.

8. Private schools seems to provide a better education than do public schools.

Qualification (p.65)

Last year all overses students completed University Resitration forms. Most of overseas students finished University Liberary Membership Application forms. A majority of foreign students fulfilled National Health Service Registration forms. Most of alien students applied for International Student Identity Card Application forms. There were a minority of overseas students completed Accommodation Office Application forms. It was rarely that foreign students sent for Magazine Subscription forms.