There are many interesting things to do in Hong Kong

Did you know that Hong Kong is an international metropolitan city? It is a center for everything, so if you are looking for an exciting and interesting place to visit, come to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a part of China, but it is not in China, so you need get a visa to visit Hong Kong. It’s near to China so you will just need to walk on a bridge for about five minutes. Hong Kong’s cultural mix with western and eastern, so you can visit two culture places. It’s a small city but the population is about 7 million. Although it’s so crowded, there are many interesting things to do.

If you like theme parks, you should go to Hong Kong because there are two theme parks Disney and Ocean Park. Hong Kong Disney is the second Disney in the Asia which was opened about two years ago. Disney has a nice environment for a family day because it is fun for children and relaxing for adults. Ocean Park is a place of ocean creatures; you can attend the animal show and see other animals. This show can make you relaxed and happy. It’s also has electronic games for you to enjoy. Ocean Park also is a place you must be there because it is the only place that has cable cars going from one mountain top to another.

In addition, Hong Kong is best place for families, Hong Kong is a colorful city. Full of entertainment. It doesn’t have night time because the night time is more lively. It has karaoke places to sing songs and drink beers. You and your friends can gather together for a chat. This type of activity style you cannot find in the U.S, so you can enjoy this city’s lively atmosphere. Another famous place is Lan Kwai Fong. It’s in the downtown area of Hong Kong. After 6 P.M, many foreigners and natives go there because there are over one hundred restaurants and bars. It is just around the corner from the city’s busy Central business district, so it’s the perfect place for after work drinks, dinner with friends and great night out.

In addition, Hong Kong is a food paradise. It has food from around the world. A lot of different cultures food. If you want any kinds of food, for sure you can find it there. And the price is low because Hong Kong is near to China and Thailand. These countries supply food supplies food to Hong Kong, so the food in Hong Kong is cheap and tastes good. I recommend Dim Sum to you because in Hong Kong Dim Sum is a very famous food. Every morning, people in Hong Kong go to Chinese restaurants to enjoy Chinese tea and Dim Sum. The Chinese tea can refresh you and help you digest food. Dim Sum is so good because it is hand made and fresh, so it is a delicacy and delicious.

Finally, Hong Kong is very special and brilliant place. If you want to find interesting things to do, you must go there, and see for yourself. If you have never visited Hong Kong, this is your heavy loss because Hong Kong has two different cultures, and you just pay once for the specialty of Hong Kong. You can go to one place to learn about two cultures, both Western and Chinese, you will certainly find interesting things to do. I strongly recommend you come visit my city for your next vacation.

Christmas is my favorite holiday

Which festival is the most important holiday of the year? Christmas holiday in the middle of the winder is the most important holiday in the year that has been celebrated around the world for many years. It is a joyful religious holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ . The story comes from the Bible. Now, many non-Christians also begin celebrating happily to welcome a new year. Christmas is my favorite holiday because presents are changed, the city seems to be filled good spirit and my whole family gets together.

First, presents are changed. I begin sending Christmas cards early in December to some friends, acquaintances, and co-workers. When the Christmas holiday comes, we just begin preparing a lot of presents for my relatives and other friends again. I am so happy that the gifts and cards with my thoughts and blessings are given to them in the special holiday. In addition, I can also receive some greeting cards or presents from friends of different places and get a lot of surprises. Remember when I received an invaluable CD by ZeQin Zhu, a well-known artist of china, and she is my favorite artist. It was ever autograph my best friend went to her concert in YunNan by airplane and after great effort get it. Of course, I still look forward to recieving a present for me from Saint Nicholas who is a kindly man with a red cloak and long white beard . Anyway, this is always a beautiful dream in my childhood.

Second, the city during Christmas seems to be filled good spirit. It is so attractive in the evening. Trees by the street sides have different colors of lights like milllions of stars in the sky. They bright the whole street like it is daytime. In huge shopping windows, decorations attract people to stay watching. Suddenly, a line of fireworks shoot up into the sky and open out quickly like a huge flower far away in space. Crowds cheer up in the steet. The best attraction is the very tall Christmas tree in the city. It is almost twenty stories high, decorated with different colors ornaments. It is so beautiful!

Finally, my whole family gets together. No matter where I may be the rest of the year, being at home with my family and friends for Christmas is a must. In the Christmas era, our house will be full of cousins, aunts and uncles that might not see each other during the year. Everyone joins in to help in the preparation of the festivities. Some members go to choose a Christmas tree to buy and bring home, and then decorate the tree. Others make a lot of food for dinner. In the Christmas evening, the dining room table looks much like a Thanksgiving feast of turkey or Chinese traditional dish, including steamed fish, roast pork, water dumplings and burned goose. All people enjoy the tasty food and have a warm chatting together with music and lights. It seems that nearly every family has its own unique Christmas activities. After dinner, adults play cards around the table beside the furnace together. Children play games or watch TV. The wonderful diversity of food, music, prayers and games all make Christmas the holiday of holidays on this evening.

Christmas is celebrated by Christians, but it is also celebrated by many non-Christians as a secular, cultureal festival. I love the music and lights. The best I love being able to get together with friends and family and just greet each other. I think Christmas is great and it makes me feel warm from inside. I wish everyone enjoy in the holiday as I do.

Spring Festival is My Favorite Holiday

How do people celebrate their most important festival in a different country? In China, the spring festival is one of important holidays, so we celebrate the last day of the old year and the first day of the New Year. It is also a custom and tradition in Chinese Folklore. Both the Han majority and Ethnic Minorities celebrate this holiday. It shows us that the spring festival not only a historical holiday in China, but has also become more and more popular.

The spring festival is the busiest and special festival for every Chinese person. All cities are filled with a joyous atmosphere. People will clean the house at the end of the last year, and then decorate with some red ornaments. We hang two big Chinese lanterns in the eaves of our house. A famous Chinese proverb says” Good things come in pairs”. It means more and more lucky things will come. In order to make the holiday’s atmosphere, the Chinese government will put a lot of flowers around the streets. It gives us a feeling that we are living in the New Year. More and more people would like to come out their house to visit their relatives and look at the flower show. Children will set off fireworks together throughout the day. In addition, the huge discount in the stores will attract everyone to come shopping and to buy some necessities for their family.

The warm atmosphere is not only in the streets, but also in the houses. People make a big and delicious dinner on the last

day of the old year, which is called New Year’s Eve. Normally, on New Year’s Eve, every main street is a blaze of light, but there is hardly anybody in the street. Everyone tries to come back from every corner of the country to join the family dinner. Before we have dinner, we will serve food to our ancestors. Chinese families have kept this ceremony throughout the generations. Then, the elders cook many traditional foods, such as Chinese hand made dumpling, spring rolls, rice cakes, noodles and some seafood dishes. My favorite food is rice cake, which is a very traditional food in Chinese culture. We always make it round because in china, it means the New Year will not lack anything.

Moreover, every New Year, kids will get money from their families. For the normal family, the adult will give a new one hundred bill in a red envelope to their children. It means a new and good beginning of the New Year, and everything should go step by step from the beginning. This kind of custom also expresses a deep expectation from their families. Children will understand it when they grow up. Friends and some relatives always visit each other after the first day of the New Year. Everyone deeply understands people like to stay with their parents on the first day. After the first day of the New Year, they will meet together and talk about some of the last year, and then give each other many wishes for the New Year.

Overall, during the Spring Festival, smiles always appear on everyone’s faces. When the Spring Festival is coming, that means spring is coming and everything will wake up and become alive. Spring is a season of hope-seeding. It contains people’s complete wishes. That is why it has became a very important holiday in Chinese culture, and why it is so important to me.

The great hobby

One day without reading grows spikes on one's tongue. A long time ago, a Korean politician said that. He said reading is the best valuable activity that people can do. Since letters and paper were invented, reading has been a loved hobby. But now many people don’t read books due to technical entertainment. New entertainment has visual fun, so people can access much easier. That’s true, but still reading has advantages to be great hobby. Reading leads us to an amazing world if we pick up a book. There are reasons why reading has been loved for thousands years.

Reading is a completely free activity that anyone can do. If we have a bunch of written paper, we can read anywhere. We can read a book in bed, on the subway and even in the rest room. We don’t need any electron, playground or outfit. Moreover, reading doesn’t need the appointed time. Whenever we want, we can read a book. We can read a book when we are waiting for someone or something. Also we can do it before going to bed. How flexible it is! Reading only needs just someone who wants to read a book and a book. So if we pick up the book, we can read anywhere and anytime.

In addition we can learn many new things from books. The book teaches knowledge. In any books, there is a lot of information. If you don’t know how to use a machine, just find a book. And if you want to know history, just open the book. The purposes of books are saving information and sharing it. Also, we can learn wisdom from books. Books are written by people, and we can connect with them. Even though writers don’t exist anymore, we can connect with books. And we can learn many things from them. They teach precepts to live wiser, and we can learn philosophy. We can be professional, and wise people through reading.

Above all, fun is the best reason to read. Books invite us to fantasy worlds. We’ll have indirect experience through amazing real story. We will laugh, cry, get angry and be moved in the books. It’s like living another life. Also, we can go into the other’s imagination. When we open the book, we will be in the future or fantasy world. We will meet marvel vividly, so it will delight us. If we find this pleasure, we won’t be able to close a book easily before we read it completely.

Books are very important property, and reading is really good activity and hobby. It doesn’t matter where we are, or when it is. Just when we open book, we will be in new world, and we will learn many things. If you want that, don’t hesitate. Just find a book, and open it. Afterward, you will understand why reading has been loved for thousands of years. Pick it up, and let’s go!

The Happiest Day Of The Year

“We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish a merry Christmas and a happy new year.” what a beautiful song! Have you ever heard about the story of Christmas? Once upon a time, Santa rode four deer and went to people’s houses to give out gifts. Santa would enter the houses through the chimneys to give out the gifts the children have always wished to have. After the story has been told. The children get excited and expect this day to come. However, Christmas is not only exciting for children but for adults as well because of the gifts, the sprit of the city and the family reunions.


First, I would like to exchange presents with my family and friends on this holiday. Before Christmas, I normally go shopping and get some ideas about what kind of gift I’m looking for. Then, I have to decide to buy a gift that I like or choose a gift that I expect the person would like. After the gifts are bought, I would wrap them up by myself. When that day comes, I would be so excited to open all of those gifts that I received. I wish I could receive a gift that I have desired for a long time. I can imagine during that moment, I would be so happy and be giving the best wishes to everyone.


Second, The city seems to be filled with good spirit. Some people are dressed like Santa and give candies to everybody who passes by them on the street. Places like downtown are so crowded. People sing Christmas songs and songs that are related to Christmas which attracts people to watch. When you are walking on the street, you will discover that most stores are decorated with Christmas trees. Also, you will notice the prices to be cheaper than usual before Christmas. There is a big Christmas tree in downtown Chicago that attracts a lot of visitors to go there to take pictures. Even though the weather is cold, the heart feels warm in this season.


Third, my whole family gets together on Christmas. Some of my uncles and cousins that live in other countries or cities will come back on this day for a reunion. We are always excited to see each other no matter how far the distance is, and how much time has passed since we last saw each other. We would talk just about anything during the dinner as we have not been like this for such a long time. I think it is a good time to improve out relationship, especially for the person who I have not seen for a long time. After dinner, the children would mostly play “hide and seek”. As for adults would be playing mahjong or just plain old chat. It would be a day full of rejoicing.


The important day of the year, Christmas, is the happiest day and everyone anticipates that day to come. In my opinion, it is the only day that brings everyone in the big family to meet in one place. This is what makes it so important. We are happy to exchange gifts, walk down the street listening to the concerts and gather with family. Noting beats the excitement of being able to stay together as one family during this holiday.

Keep Reading

“Knowledge is power!” Francis Bacon advocated the importance of reading hundreds of years ago. In the present day, reading has been developed to be a great hobby. There are many great facilities such as bookstores and libraries. These great facilities encourage people to read frequently by increasing access to books. Reading is a great hobby. It improves the mind of the individual reader, and induces the progress of humanity.

Perhaps the easiest activity for anyone to do is reading because it is completely free and accessible nowadays. When I arrived in Chicago, I observed that I could find books everywhere. I felt surprised that there were three bookstores near my home. I always go to bookstores to read books with my family. When I enter the bookstore, I can feel freshness and ease filling the air. Everyone there looks so peaceful. The staff there is also very kind and patient. Bookstores are a great refuge for reading. In addition, I enjoy the library in this city as well. I usually go to the Chicago public library to borrow some books. I also study in library. It’s convenient to do research there. These great facilities are open to everybody and provide good environment for people who enjoy reading.

Reading is a good habit. We read for study or just for fun. Most of my teachers have told me that if I want to achieve a high level of English, I was supposed to read by myself above and beyond attending classes. Through reading books that are relevant to my major, I could learn more knowledge, but also learn how to do research and to think independently. Sometimes reading is hard and boring because it’s for studying, but sometimes reading is kind of relaxing. It’s a life style for picking up a book and reading casually. I always see many people reading novels on the bus, but I am so curious how wonderful the books could be to attract the people from beautiful views just outside the window.

Many books are written by knowledgeable people. When we read a book, it looks like we enter the author’s world, and it seems we are in dialogue with the smart people. Every new book is an exotic and exciting adventure for us, but it’s safe for us to experience because it’s just a book. Reading a book is like going on a journey. With reading, we could travel and meet many friends. We could communicate with them, and achieve common ideas with them. Our emotions change with their fates. Moreover, books are a good way to make friends. No matter where we come from, books connect us. We have so many common topics to discuss from the same book. How fantastic it is! We could make friends from both fictional and nonfictional books.

Although there are so many activities in our life, reading is still the trendiest thing. Reading is a great hobby that has lasted for thousands of years. Almost all great people like reading. Reading gives us wisdom, insight and inspiration. Additionally, we could sense peace from reading. Regardless of how trends change, it is safe to say that reading is always a great hobby we should maintain.

Many interesting things to do in my howtown

Have you ever been to China or heard of a small town in China? There is a place I love most that is my hometown—KaiPing. It is located in south China which is a small town, and was never famous until recently. However, after the government of KaiPing applied for UN World Cultural Heritage, it slowly has famous. If you go there today, you will discover there are many interesting things to do in my hometown.

Firstly, you can visit the historic buildings. There are many famous parks and fort buildings there. For example, there is the Cultural Relic Park where they are many historic cultural and amusement places to see. Some students come here to learn about its history, and you can see children with their parents on the roller coaster. Also, a lot people barbecue in the wide lawn on holidays. Also, the fort buildings symbolize thousands of years of history and they are everywhere throughout the village. Many travelers have visited the famous attraction and go there to understand the history.

Secondly, you could also take in the City Square. You can watch shows and do activities in the City Square. There are many charities that hold shows, and the government or some of schools hold shows on festival days. Plenty of people have been attracted to this place. In the evening, you can see the elder people dancing, some children skating, some of couples going for a walk and some young people running there. It is a very fantastic place.

Thirdly, there are famous department stores for your shopping and eating enjoyment. Many young people like to shopping in the shopping mall. For example, at JinQiao City, there are many fashionable stores, but they are more expensive than other places. However, the Travel Shopping Street is cheaper and many travelers enjoy purchasing gifts there. Also, my hometown is famous for its native snacks such as Chinese Herb Tea, Beef Chow Fun, Tofu Square, Duck Soup. In fact, there is a tasty festival in my hometown. These foods are cooked with traditional methods and extremely delicious. You can eat in stalls.

Now, you recognize a little bit about my hometown. Do you think you would enjoy traveling there? Recently, you do not only find its native customs, but also you find it accepts the foreign culture. After a couple years, you perhaps find another gorgeous aspect. Overall, my hometown is the most beautiful village in the world, and you will enjoy the activities. Go see for yourself.

Many interesting things to do in Alexandria

Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, and it is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern.The governor called Alexandria"The pearl of the Mediterranean sea and Egypt".Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the 5 century B.C{Romans generation}.The old city in the 5 century became the capital of the Greek-Romans Egypt.The ancient Alexandria is considered the center of culture and learning of the ancient world, so the Romans and Greeks are used the Hieroglyphic language to write books by ancient Philosophers in Alexandria.They are also used the lighthouse to guide the ships to the right route.The legendary lighthouse was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Alexandria is a beautiful city to spend good time with family and friends. We can do a lot activities like:visit famous places, celebrate Christmas, and do many things in night time in Alexandria.

Visiting famous places is important for spreading the culture in Middle Eastern and Egypt.The new library of Alexandria is one of the most important sites that we have to visit in Alexandria to reflect the revival of the ancient library of Alexandria Building a new library was a great project to develop the culture.The library has 500,000 million books from different civilizations, and it has also a lot of ancient maps for the creation of Alexandria in the 5 century.Alexandria has a few ancient manuscripts written Hieroglyphics languages and other manuscripts that burned in the 5 century.The library has eleven levels.Stanley Bridge is one of two main roads in Alexandria.It has a short length and width.In addition, we can walk on the Cornish to enjoy the fresh air and see a beautiful view of the sea, especially the sunset and sunrise.We can also enjoy a good time at the beach because Stanley has a lot of cabins with different view.Stanley Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Alexandria.

Christmas in Alexandria is more wonderful than Cairo.People celebrate Christmas every year.We make a lot of decoration in the Christmas tree , and we put a gold star in a top of Christmas tree.We also put colorful balloons on every side and in the bottom a lot of presents.Most houses decorate the holy family house that include:Jesus, Mary,Joseph and three wise men.We put in it colorful lights and Christian song.We always attach a lot of bells in the house door.For example,if someone knocks the door, these bells make a beautiful sounds.In Christmas, we usually go to church to attend the mass and pray,so the servants of the church make a bid party to join together with love and humility.Christmas means loving each other and forgetting disputes.

Finally, There are many things to do at night time.We can go to the restaurants with our friends to eat delicious Egyptian foods,for example,we always eat{shish kebab, shrimp,grilled chicken, Egyptian salad,different meats, and a lot of vegetables}.Most people always drink tea after finish eating dinner.We can go to the movies to watch a lot of films like:comedy, romance, action, and watch drama.In Alexandria, we can spend our time with our family to go shopping, visit our relatives in another city, and have a walk on the Cornish to breathe fresh air.Spending time with family is very beautiful and enjoyable.

Perhaps, the tourists don't really know about Alexandria,so most tourists like to visit Alexandria.They will find many fascinating sight worth a visit around Alexandria, Egypt.Some tourists like to go to the Alexandria and spend their time swimming and submerging in the sea. They enjoy breathing a fresh air in a beautiful beaches. Actually, Alexandria is one of the most tourism regions in Egypt, so people come from around the world.

Many interesting things to do in Alexandria

Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, and it is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern. The governor called Alexandria "The pearl of the Mediterranean sea and Egypt". Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the 5 th B.C{Romans generation}.The old city in the 5 th became the capital of the Greekand Roman Egypt. The ancient Alexandria is considered the center of culture and learning of the ancient world, so the Romans and Greeks are used the Hieroglyphic language to write books by ancient Philosophers in Alexandria. They are also used the lighthouse to guide the ships to the right route. The legendary lighthouse was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Alexandria is a beautiful city to spend good time with family and friends. We can do a lot activities like: visit famous places, celebrate Christmas, and do many things in night time in Alexandria.

Visiting famous places is important for spreading the culture in Middle Eastern and Egypt.The new library of Alexandria is one of the most important sites that we have to visit in Alexandria to reflect the revival of the ancient library of Alexandria. Building a new library was a great project to develop the culture.The library has500,000 million books from different civilizations, and it has also a lot of ancient maps for the creation of Alexandria in the 5 th.Alexandria has a few ancient manuscripts written Hieroglyphics and other manuscripts that burned in the5 century.The library has eleven levels. Stanley Bridge is one of two main roads in Alexandria. It has a short length and width.In addition,we can walk on the Cornish to enjoy the fresh air and see a beautiful view of the sea, especially the sunset and sunrise. We can also enjoy a good time at the beach because Stanley has a lot of cabins with different view.Stanley Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Alexandria.

The Value of Reading

As C.W. Eliot said, “Books are the quietest and

most constant of friends; they are the most

accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most

patient of teachers.” Reading a good book is

even better than having a great counselor. We

can find comfort and the help we need from

books. The Information Age generally accepted that reading is very important. Food is indispensable to life, and reading is essential for living. Having a good counselor in our life is

necessary since he/she would give us advice and help us to grow to become a better person.

Reading is something that can make one’s heart twinkle forever and uncover the magical sunrises that await you. Reading good books would provide the advice we need and to help us make better decisions.

Reading can be a great hobby and a leisure activity which can be done anywhere at any time. It is the supplest of all different ways to acquire knowledge. For instance, we can always read before going to bed. Instead of talking to a counselor, we can easily find peace and joy from

reading fiction or nonfiction books, which may prepare us to have a good night sleep. Whenever

we have spare time, such as on the train, the bus, or the plane, we can always find something to

read based on our interests to satisfy our desperate needs of knowledge. Just like a counselor,

reading can comfort us and it can even be done during our leisure time.

Furthermore, in our daily life, we would encounter different things. It is even better than a

counselor since we don’t have to make an appointment or spend a lot of money to find help.

There are many reading choices, such as fictions, nonfictions, newspapers, magazines, and

advertising flyers which are distributed everywhere or posted everywhere. Knowledge may be

obtained in many ways, but the best and the easiest way of getting knowledge is through

eading. Reading may help us to gain a variety of different knowledge. For example, I love

reading newspapers because they contain a large amount of information from different countries

from around the world. Nevertheless, not every counselor can provide good advice; however,

we can always find something new to learn in different readings. Therefore, finding the right

book to read would always benefits us more. There are all kinds of books in the society, but

what I want to emphasize is that no matter what we are interested in, we should read

selectively.

Besides, I can always find the advice I need through reading books. In most cases, I like to

read books that are nonfiction. Unlike fiction which can take you into a fantasy land, nonfiction

would have information that reflects reality. Nonfiction also analyzes culture and humanity in

different ways. It provides me with examples on how certain people resolve their crisis, or how

one becomes successful. When it is difficult for me to make a good decision, reading nonfiction

books would help me become familiar with the situation. I can also find comfort from reading

knowing that someone had been through what I am going through now. Sometimes, it would

even help me to improve my analytical skills. Therefore, reading would help me to make a

better decision.

Consequently, reading is helpful, important and essential. Even better than having a good

counselor, reading can help us to become a better person because we can always find comfort

and advice through good books. Good books are usually flooded with all kinds of information

about our life, so we should make a habit of reading.

Reading is Great Hobby

“In the book, there is a house of gold; on the book, there is a shade of jade.” This is famous poem in China. It means reading books will let you learn something worthier than money. Everyone has different hobbies, and reading is one of my hobbies. If you are gloomy or bored, you should read a book. Reading is great a hobby because it’s completely free activity that you can do. You will learn a lot of things from books, and you can enter a fantasy world.

First, reading is a completely free activity that anyone can do. Reading is suitable for all kinds of people, such as old people, young people or children. You can read your book everywhere, such as in a park, library, and train or some where you feel comfortable. In addition, there are two ways for you to borrow a book. First, you can go to library and take it home for free. Second, if you like computers, you also can find news articles, magazines or some other interesting stories in the internet, so you can just stay home and read them. It is also free.

Second, you can learn many things from reading. You can learn about famous people over the world, such as their poems, proverbs, and experiences. Maybe there are some famous people you’ve never heard of. You can learn about culture of countries; it learns about culture from around the world and let you compare what is the difference around the world. You can also learn different subjects, such as history, geography or psychology. Reading books can help you with your courses, so you can connect reading to your courses.

Finally, reading a book is like a movie in your head. It would let you enter a fantasy world. When you are reading a story just like a movie playing in your head, you can imagine everything by yourself. If you like science books, you can produce a science fiction movie in your head. If you like love stories, you can produce a romantic movie. You can think about whatever you want to.

Therefore, reading books is great hobby. It just let your brain keep working and makes you intelligent. Knowledge is never ending; there are lessons for you to learn from outside of school. Otherwise, you can look for happiness, look for fun, know the famous story of biography and history, so reading books is helpful for you to learn about the world. You will acquire a lot of knowledge from reading

Christmas is my favorite holiday

“Merry Christmas”, I love this greeting. Christmas is my favorite holiday, I really enjoy this special holiday. I have celebrated every Christmas with my family and friends since I was a child. I am very exciting and get the most relaxation during this holiday. When the holiday comes, presents are exchanged, the city seems to be filled with good spirit, and my whole family gets together.

Exchanging presents is the best way to celebrate Christmas. People can be closer by exchanging presents. The first thing you should do is prepare the presents for the family members and friends. I usually buy a lot of different gifts for them. Then I separate and wrap each gift for everyone. I am very happy when I know how excited they are as they receive the gifts. I always like to guess what I will receive from my family and my friends. It is so exciting to receive the gifts.

The second reason that I love Christmas holiday is the city seems to be filled with good spirit. The stores have gorgeous Christmas decorations. There are a range of toys with the Christmas greetings and Christmas pictures in the store. The owners of restaurants make special diverse food with good price for the holiday. The Christmas songs are fill the city. In additional people wear the beautiful Christmas clothes. They go shopping, have fun and keep a smile on the face all day.

Finally, I like Christmas the best because my whole family gets together. We all take vacation on the Christmas day. We usually buy a lot of food such as meat, vegetables, fruit, and snacks. We enjoy the food together. After the dinner, the whole family relax in the living room. We watch TV, talk, and play games. The children are the most exciting because they would be allowed to eat more snacks and to play for hours.

Christmas is the best and most exciting holiday. People greet each other with “Merry Christmas” on the holiday. It is wonderful how presents are exchanged. The city seems to be filled with good spirit, which reminds us that our lives are so beautiful. It is so gentle and fragrant that the whole family gets together. I hope everyone in the world could enjoy every Christmas just like my family.

Educational Television

Xinxin Hou

ESL99

10-07-08

What did we do with free times? Well, mostly we spent it on watching TV.Television has invented by Farnsworth. Farnsworth was the
first of the two inventors to successfully demonstrate the transmission of television signals, which he did on September7, 1927. In the twenty scentury,
television become the most popular entertaiment and education device in the human society. There are three ways to learn something by watching
the news, study classes on the education cannel and watch "how-to " show on the TV.

In America people spent more than twenty-million hours on watching television every year. We can keep up on what's happening in the world by watching the news, such as politics news. The hotest news of politics news is Presidential Election resently.We can watch the speech or the debates of candidates and their views on changing the lifves of us over the election on the television.The younger generation like to watch the entertainment news,
like the new albums of music, music videos and movies.They like to know the news about singers, movie stars too.About sports news, there're a large amount of fans too. I'd say that the 2008 Olympic in China got all the attentions of every people in the world.

There are some classes offered through the television also. the images and the sound on the TV screen can be good for your memory. It is better than you just read the book. It can help you achieve your educational goals. The educational access channels producers programed the high quality classes for us and our family too. You can get college degree with television programs.Encompassing a wide range of subjects. It includes Math,History and Business..... It provide the live interactive programing,
ineractive DVDs and video base. You feel just like you are study in the classroom. Thoes just a few of the amazing programs of the education channel.

You can watch "how-to" demonstration through the television,
such as how to cook ,how to dance and how to keep youself healthy. All kinds
of interesting things are useful in our lives. I like to watch how to keep your
self healthy. It shows you and your families how to eat right, how to exercise
and how to keep away from diseases.Thoes are more fun and useful for
everybody who want to have a relax time.

Althrough some some people said that watch TV is wasting time and some TV shows can have bad effect for children.I still think TV shows
have thier passtive way for us to watch.When I watch TV with my youger brother. He likes to watch "Sesame Street", "Scooby Doo".He has nothing but pleasant memories with happieness, peace, understanding and learning.When the
family sit in front of TV and watch shows together,laugh together,and learn together. What a happy family time!

Above all, watching TV is educational.
Education TV service offers teaching programs on all subjects for people of
different professions as well as for students, children and aged people. No
doubt, it provides the widest education and has the largest audience. Everyone
of us, more or less, benefits from watching TV. Indeed, TV has a great influence
on people's lives, work and study.

Christmas is my favorite holiday

There are many holidays celebrated throughout the world. Christmas is one of the traditional holidays to celebrate the birth of Jesus. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On that day, many people like to go to church to enjoy their time, to stay together at home with family and to sing Christmas song. Christmas is my favorite holiday because of the presents, the good spirit of the city and my family getting together.

Firstly, it is well-known that the Christmas holiday is about spending the time for gift giving. Everyone is happy to exchange presents, which is a traditional custom to express our wishes to our friends, relatives and co-workers. Every Christmas holiday I receive many different kinds of precious presents. Last year, I received a Christmas card from my best friend Mei, that was one of a beautiful and unique gift for me as it was made by Mei herself. Giving is a joy seeing the one opens a present with joyful emotion, and receiving is the time with surprise and delight. Every year, I enjoy the moment of choosing some special gifts for my friends, relatives and partners. Even as time goes by, our memory of Christmas holiday will stay forever as our precious presents.

Secondly, when Christmas is coming, the city seems to be filled with good spirit. Every place has displays of various decorations including Christmas trees, lights, nativity scenes and holly. People are well dressed to celebrate Christmas traditional holiday. You can hear different Christmas songs and poems anywhere, and you can see the red hats and dresses fill with the world. We are like princess in a fairy kingdom. I am accustomed to hanging out with my friends on that day as we can receive the special gift from Santa Clause. It is a wonderful time for us to embrace ourselves into a city with good spirit.

Finally, Christmas is a time for family to be together. We get together to decorate our house and be ready for our Christmas dinner. My younger sister and I always volunteer to decorate Christmas tree with gifts, lights and dolls, and my parents prepare our delicious dinner which is with turkey, pudding, and roast duck. I like to stand by my parents to learn how to make a turkey, but until now I still haven’t learned to how to make it delicious, so the only thing for me is to enjoy our dinner. After our dinner, our family spends this wonderful time singing songs and chatting with each other. Laughter and happiness are full of our house. Christmas almost always creates a sense of family and belonging.

Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, which has both a strong religious and traditional meaning. The Christmas holiday is an amazing time for me, because I love the presents, the good spirit of the city and being together with my family. The Christmas holiday is approaching, I hope Santa's bag is stuffed full of goodies for all of us in 2008.