1.amusing

amus•ing / mju z / adj. funny and enjoyable: an amusing story / game / incident She writes very amusing letters. I didn’t find the joke at all amusing. note at funny
 amus•ing•ly adv.: The film amusingly pokes fun at the media.

Snug’s example - My teacher’s manner is amusing.

2. courteous

cour•te•ous /k ti s; NAmE k rt/ adj. polite, especially in a way that shows respect: a courteous young man The hotel staff are friendly and courteous. discourteous
 cour•te•ous•ly adv.: ‘I don’t think we have met,’ said the chairman courteously.

Snug’s example - A teacher is courteous to his students.

3. alluring

al•lur•ing / l r ; NAmE l r / adj. attractive and exciting in a mysterious way: an alluring smile
 al•lur•ing•ly adv.

Snug’s example – My teacher has an alluring smile.

Title : English Language Program in VCU Solution

Problem1 : Some ELP students are not satisfied with what they are taking.

1)Most ELP students think that pronunciation class is the least helpful to them.

       Solution1 : combine with speaking class

       Advantage : Decrease time and money

                        Students can learn and apply well                                        

       Solution2 : change the curriculum for more helpful

                      - Search other successful curriculums (move the time)

                      - study or survey for improve students’ skill

                       Advantage : decrease students’ complaints

2)  Students who are taking both ELP courses and academic courses at the same time think that ELP courses are unhelpful to their academic courses.

       Solution1:  change the rule

                     ( students cannot take both courses at the same time)

                      Advantage : students can attention their ELP courses

                           - they can improve their skill

                           -they will study harder for taking academic courses(exit ELP)

Problem2 : Some ELP students think that ELP officers are not helpful to them

        Solution1 :   ELP officers take program of service for more kindness

                           -need some money

       Solution2 :   ELP officer make sure their job for decrease students’ confusion

Sources

- http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/index.html

-http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/success-ell.html

- http://esl.about.com/od/esleflteachingtechnique/a/fun_survey.htm

vanvu:

Thesis: three important qualities of a good roommate are respectful, trust, and clean

     1. The most significant characteristic of a roommate is respectful. It is obvious that everyone is totaly different from hobbies to activites such as listening music, watching films with extremely high volume or staying alone quitely. When we live together, the oppositions cannot avoid. In some tense situations, these will lead to fighting or break relationship. Therefore, we have to respect each other.

     2. Another quality for a roommate is trust. It is very dangerous when staying with a suspicious person. We are always careful whatever we do or talk about. He or she can steal valuable something or tell our stories for others that are lies. As a result, our life is very discomfortable due to precaution continuously. Moreover, this worry will drive us crazy, and one day it can be boomed into the war between two people.

     3. Cleaning is also an important factor for living together. I know that everyone has contrary characterictics. However, cleaning enough to protect our health as well as our roommate is compulsory in public. If you live alone, you can do whatever you want such as smoking in the bedroom. In contrast, when you live with someone else, you must obey this basic rule. That is aslo the way to show your good trait.

 I agree with the 3points.  If someone asks me what are some of the important qualities of a good roommate, I would answer the qualities are a good human relationship and a sense of unity. A good human relationship could make student’s school life more comfortable and a sense of unity make student’s school life easier. 

     People have lots of opportunities to meet people who have various characteristics. First impression got the important role to evaluate others. It is major factors to have and to keep the relationship with others.  Based on personal experiences, people have the thinking about whether the first impression is right or not. 

     The first, it is possible that people can have label about others when they evaluate the opposite through the first impression. All people do not express themselves at the chance of the first meeting. Therefore, when they evaluate other people at the moment, they tend to judge the opposite by experiencing just a part of characteristics. It is hard for them to say that they know the other well. However, the first impression helps people make the strategy when they meet someone. For example, to take a competitive advantage, when a business man has the first meeting with a client, he should know who the client is, what characteristic he has and what his communication skill is. To catch it up, depending on the first impression is effective and good way to establish the business strategy.

      On the other hand, some people do not judge others depending on quick evaluation. They tend to think that it is possible that the first impression causes wrong evaluation. Moreover, people can find out different characteristics of others keeping long term relationship. It allows people to maintain deeper relationship with others and to have exact understanding about them. However, it takes people long time to recognize the characteristics of others and required more chances to understand each others. 

      Based on the aspects of two points, I agree with that people do not define a person’s character because they think that the first impressions are sometimes wrong. Keeping the continual relationship and meeting, people can find different side of person’s character. Therefore, I think that people should not judge others by the first impression.

yisaak:

Some people say that for most people, the best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. I agree with this opinion.

1.     People will enjoy the companionship when they are traveling in a group. A group touring tends to have many members. These people travel together eat together and stay in the same accommodation. During the trip, they can make a new relationship and they will never feel lonely.

2.     People will enjoy the comfort and safety of group travel. Sometimes, traveling alone may face with dangerous situations. This might be because that people tend to have insufficient information about the touring places. However, a guide has a lot of information including places and he/she can give some useful tips.

3.      When people travel in a group, they can save the cost. Because there are a lot of places discounted when people are in a group. Therefore, people may be able to enjoy an economical trip.

 I agree with his idea. 3 reason are good.  also, if people travel in a group, they can share their information. ^^

Thesis : I prefer to spen most of my time with friends because keep me frome feeling lonely, it is enjoyable to talk with, friends teach me new things.

1. Friends keep me from feeling lonely. if i want to do something, i invite a friend or friends and we do it together.

2. I like talking wiht my friends. if l have a problem, i talk it over with my friends and they help me solve.

3. I learn a lot from my friends. I can learn many new things and interesting things by sharing with my friends. 

rosebian:

Students go to school everyday, so students need a good class which has three characteristics such as good classmate, teacher, and infrastructure. Students are more exciting to go to class if they can have good classmates. Classmates, who study in the same class, are very friendly and like to help each others. Classmates can become a best friend, or share weal and woe in their life. Moreover, teacher is important person of the class, and we can think teacher is the soul of the class. Teacher has a self- confident, a best knowledge of their subject, and a active voice. The infrastructure is very crucial. Students can feel boring because the class is very dark, small, and humid which is used for a long time without fixing or rebuilding. The more students have the best class, the more they have exciting for studying. Finally, there are three important characteristics of a good class which students need for their study.

 I agree with her opinion.  When I was high school student, my math teacher had not a activi voice. So, students could not attention her class. Also, some classmates did ignor the teacher.  But, the teacher did not care.  I remenber that the teacher was not good teacher.

That student meet a good teacher is very important. The teacher can make right direction, student following the teacher.  In school, teachers should teach not only academic subjects but also skill how to make a good relationship. Therefore, a teacher is very important a person, the teacher should has good characteristics. The characteristics of good teacher are well prepared, open minded, and a good communicator.