CHANGE IN EPE

Hello ESL 100 Students,

This post is to announce the EPE date has been changed. The EPE for ESL 100 will be administered on Tuesday (October 8th), not Wednesday (October 9th). I apologize for the change in date, but there have been a change in circumstances.

Please remember to bring a bluebook to class on Monday (October 7th).

Sincerely,
Ms. Pam

Being Sick

Doesn't being sick suck? I've been sick all weekend with a horrible cough, sore throat, running nose, and headache! I've also tried a countless number of home remedies to avoid getting worse.

One of the most disgusting remedies was a honey, garlic, lemon concoction. Researching home remedies, I stumbled upon this site & recipe:

http://www.smokinhotmom.com/2012/01/natural-healing-garlic-syrup/

Mix together thoroughly: (Ruby and I just put everything in the blender)

• 1/2 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed is preferable)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 5 large cloves of garlic – minced or pressed
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or  1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
• a dash of cayenne powder

Put it in a container and keep fresh in the fridge.

Deciding to give this garlic, lemon, honey syrup a try, I pulled the ingredients together and took a spoon-full. MAN WAS IT NASTY! It looks a lot better than it tastes, but tastes a lot better than it smells! At the end of the day I couldn't get myself to eat enough of the syrup to feel better. Guess I better stick with Theraflu.

Assignment: What are some home remedies you and your family use when you get sick? Tell me about them and provide the recipe & pictures if you can. Describe what the remedies taste like. Do they make you feel better?

Post Due: Friday 10/4/13 11:59pm

Hello Citrus ESL 100 Class!

Great job on completing the first blog posts! Here's your second blog assignment!

I'm sure you have all heard some interesting idioms/expressions in English. Idioms and expressions are used as marketing schemes or in everyday conversations.

For your next post, I want you to choose two idioms that you find interesting and write about them! Tell me what they mean, where you heard them, and why they're interesting to you. You can even posts pictures to help illustrate the idiom.

Here's an example:

You Rock! You Rule!
I've always wondered about the expression "you rock" and "you rule". Why do we use rock and rule to illustrate that someone is doing good? Are rocks and rules a good thing?

This expression interests me because people would always use it when I was growing up. Whenever I did a good job at something my teacher would say, "You rock!"

A rock is a hard round object, so how is being a rock or "rocking" a good thing? Very strange!

Life in Hong Kong

Every school vacation my family and I would travel to Hong Kong. Life in Hong Kong was so different from life in the United States. There are two distinct differences between Hong Kong and the U.S.

The first difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. is size. Hong Kong is a small island filled with tall skyscrapers. Although the U.S. has skyscrapers in its major cities, such as New York and Los Angeles, there is a lot more space in the U.S. than in Hong Kong. When I first started living in Hong Kong, I had to become accustomed with the size. Everything was smaller! In the U.S. there is so much space that everything is bigger. So size is a "big" difference between the two places.

The second difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. is the transportation system. In the U.S. it is not uncommon to own a car even if you are living in a large city like New York. However, in Hong Kong owning a car is a luxury, and not everyone can afford to have a personal car. In Hong Kong the transportation system is elaborate and a significant part of how people travel. Where as in the U.S., many people travel by driving their own cars.

Tell me about your city and/or country. How does life in the United States compare?