A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: language. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése
A következő címkéjű bejegyzések mutatása: language. Összes bejegyzés megjelenítése

2014. február 13., csütörtök

Letter Writing - Lv. Political Agitator 



A few days ago I gave this task to one of my students:

Write an open letter to Á.J., president of the Hungarian Republic.


Your letter should be civilized, yet it should bring across your, and your nation's

despair.





In your letter:



-  tell Á. about the 3 biggest problems of Hungary today (1 paragraph for each problem)

-  mention your and the people's preference to fixing said problems. (1-2 sentences each)

-  call the president's attention to the gravity of the problems once more



Your letter should be verbally strong, but not offensive or prejudiced.






An Open Letter to the President of Hungary


Dear Johnny Á., 


My name is ##>>\\||, but this is not important because I represent everybody in Hungary. I'm the voice of the people. 


I, and the people write this letter to you, because the country is deep in shit. It is not an honor to be Hungarian anymore, it is a pain.


I want to address three problems which you need to fix:


1. It is very expensive and difficult to start a family today. Doctors are corrupt, the system is rigid and the childbirth is not natural. Less and less people want to have children. And without children this country has no future.


2. It is very expensive and difficult to start a business today. Taxes are sky-high, bureaucracy is impossible and administration seems endless. The government must make the life of companies and businesses easier and more flexible. Without companies the country will have no tax money and without money this country has no future.


3. It is very dangerous to be proud of being Hungarian. National pride is now nationalism and more and more people drop it. We must like, or love our country and our identity because without the love for Hungary this country has no future.


We ask you to open your eyes, start using your voice and act for the country and her people. 


 ##>>\\|| and the Hungarian People

2011. március 20., vasárnap

Make Your Books Go Digital: A Wonderful Way to Learn the Languge

On of the greatest strategies to learn a language is to read it as often as possible. Luckily, our target is English and it is very simple to find material published in this language. Up to today, however, reading digital texts, articles and eBooks was a little uncomfortable as the screen burnt our eyes, the laptop overheated our lap, the desk made our back crooked. Well, good news: not anymore!


I, with the help of a very nice friend, have got myself a Kindle, which I believe could revolutionize language learning (as well).


Kindle is a product sold by amazon.com and it is a platform for reading. Unlike a computer screen it doesn't apply TFT of LCD (or the obsolete CRT) technologies, but uses electronic ink. This material is much like paper, which means it isn't illuminated by LEDs, thus doesn't tire your eyes any more than conventional paper, and book reading does. It's not easy to explain the way it feels, but everyone I asked was astonished. 


Also, helping us in reading books in foreign languages is the integrated dictionary, that tells the meaning of an unfamiliar word with a single button push... Neat, right? 


Help Me English encourages you to get your own Kindle device and start reading, and in order to trigger your desire for having one, all students who wish to test it will get the device for a day's use - free of charge!


For further information, refer to amazon.com!


Take it easy, 
hope to see you in class!    




dani