Posted on 2011-05-05 By FoxKe | Filed under Reading Notes9 Comments
This story is written by Tim Vickrey, who is an experienced teacher and writter.Synopsis of this story
Mary's father died when she was one week old, so she was the Queen of Scots when she was a baby. At first, she lived with her mother in Scotland. When she was five, she went to France to marry the king of France's son, Francis, who was one year younger than Mary.In 1559, Francis’s father died, so he was the king of France, and Mary was the Queen of France and Queen of Scotland too.In......Read more...
Posted on 2011-05-03 By FoxKe | Filed under Reading Notes0 Comments
This story is written by British writer Rowena Akimyemi.Synopsis of this storyThe Clarkson family live in a country near Cambridge.The owner Molly has a big,old house with a beautiful garden.She has three children,a son Roger and two daughters Jackie and Diane.They don’t like their mother.Molly is a rich woman,and their children all want her money,even her sister’s husband Albert.Everyone is angry Molly.Diane wants money to go to Amenican.Roger wants his mother sell her house to......Read more...
Posted on 2011-04-04 By FoxKe | Filed under Website Matters0 Comments
So far, foxke.net has converted to a personal English blog successfully.I registered this domain on July 1st, 2010. At the very start, this site was defined as a reading blog which used to doing reading notes. On March 30st, 2011, I registered the domain, foxke.org, as my Chinese blog. Then the reading notes were merged to the new site, and foxke.net was used to my English blog. So now, I have two blogs, one is a Chinese blog, another is a English blog.This English blog is mainly used to publish......Read more...
Posted on 2011-03-30 By FoxKe | Filed under Practical Writing0 Comments
Write a letter in about 100 words to apply for a membership in a community service team. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead.SampleDear Sir,I have heard that a service team which aims to help the old and the handicapped will be organized in our community. I am very interesting in it and want to join the team.I now study in Tongji University and my parents live here. It is know to all that it is a virtue to help others in need. As a college student, I am e......Read more...
Posted on 2010-11-27 By FoxKe | Filed under Practical Writing12 Comments
Write a letter in about 100 words to apply for a scholarship from a foreign university. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead.SampleDear sir,I wish to apply for admission to your department as a graduate student. I am writing to ask whether it will be possible for you to grant me a full scholarship.I have just graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and got my bachelor’s degree last month. During my four years in the university, I have p......Read more...
Posted on 2010-10-26 By FoxKe | Filed under Practical Writing0 Comments
Write a letter to inform a colleague of a coming visiting scholar in about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using “Li Ming” instead.SampleDear Anna,Please allow me to take this opportunity to introduce a visiting scholar, George Martin, from University of California at Berkeley. He will be a member of our Program of Asia-Pacific Economy for nine months.George is an enthusiastic and enterprising scholar. He has done various researches on American and Asian economies......Read more...