I think my listening, speaking, reading and specially writing have improved during this English class. I found it interesting that we wrote a story with new vocabularies every week. It really helped me to memorize all the vocabularies. Reading journals not only helped my reading skill, it also it affected my writing a lot. I found it very intersting to do group works in the class for, during group works my speaking skil has improved a lot.

successful woman

Anousha Ansari is the first space tourist. She paid twenty million dollar for this trip to made her dream comes true. She is a very successful woman. In a talking show presented by Opera she mentioaned that after Iran's revolution her family immigranted to America. She was sixteen yers old in that time and that was beggining word of English. She felt lost and scared,but she learened the language perfectly and she began exceling at schlool. Seventeen years after she arriving graduated in master degree Electrical engeneering started working immidiately at MCI tellecomunicatioan. She got married and couple started their own business . They maxed out their credit and saved every penny. After just seven years they made alot of profit and sold the company for seven hundred million dollar.

She mentioaned thet ever since she was a child she always gazed at the stars and always wanted to know how feels like to be actually that the mystery of space gone her to it. Eventually, she went to space and made her dream came true.

She explained that they got to orbit and they became weightless. She said it was wonderfull and after forty eight hours she arrived at the international station. Anousha said the best part was the spectacular view right outside the window. She added it was an amazing moment thet no one can see any border and any sign of wars, that was just pure peace and beauty.

She mentioaned that it only takes about ten, fifteen minutes to get to the orbits . She said she saw thirty two sunsets and aunrises every day. She explained it was difficult to eat and drink because nothing had weight.
Finally she return to the earth after eight days.

Cultural shock

The lecture is about culture shock. What is culture shock? culture shock happens when people go to the different country with diffetrent culture. In this situation everything is new like city, people, foods. People have different norms and values in different culture. What is value and norm? value is people's ideas about something and norm is something that they normally do. For instance, in Chinees culture family always can be considered number one and being independent is number two. However, in Americam culture being independent can be considered number one and family is number two.

The proffesor presents more information about culture shock and defence mecanism.
In culture shock sometimes people get mental disease such as being unconfortable,angry and homesick. At first every thing is new, and people do things in a different ways. Actually, in culture shock people use defense mecanisim. There are four defense mecanisim . There are repression, regression, isolation, regection. Repression means people push things that bothers them down. regression means people go back, they act younger, silly or crazy. Sometimes they go back home. Isolation means people are really themselves. Regression means people doesn't like the new culture and regect that.

There are six symptoms of cultural shock. First, people from the same culture always get to gether and complain. Second, is blank. For insrance, they say oh,waht? did you say something? they don't want to cennect with different people. Third one is temper and are very angry. Forth , people get sick, stomach pain, long cold and skin problem. Fifth is people afraid . Sixth, is they don't feel safe.

Four stages of culture shock are listed as follows. First, is excitement means it's like honymoon and everything is interesting and new. Second is understanding the differences, ideas, foods. Also, people should take care of themselves. This stage takes about two months. Third stage is adjustment that people start learning the language, and they make new friends. Fourth stage is recovery that people getting better .

At the end the some cures are suggested by the lecture. First, people should keep themselves busy. Second is hardworking , going out and excersising. Also , people should be active and socialize. Finally, learn the new language and customs can be another good way to cure cultureshock.

assignment

The easiest assignment that I did in 5a was the first assignment about idioms. We were asked to write three idioms and thier history. In my point of view, the hardest assignment that we did in 5a was writing a critique about the article.
The article was written by intenational student. It was about the international and Us born students relationship.

critique

In my point of view, many family businesses was destroyed by Wallmart arrival. In fact, it's not fair that many families lost their jobs, for another business comes. Alot of families have tried many years to have a sussesful business, so they become really disappointed.

I certenly agree that Wallmart doen't have any benefits for employees. In fact, employees are given a minimum wage and, they aren't given any benefit. Many of them can't afford even doctor's fees. However, the Wallmart owners say, they are really responssible and benefitial for employees.

wallmart

Wallmart is a big American chain store that sells everything such as cloths, foods, elecrical tools, and other things. As it can be seen in the video, after Wallmart arrival many family businesses destroyeds. Some American family are reaaly upset and dissapointed, for they have attempted for many years to have a successful business. For instance, there is an old man who says he was working very hard since 1982 to have a successful business and can serve people in a best way. He added Wallmart chain stores ruined his business and all his attempt that he did in many years.

As it can be shown, people who works in Wallmart are also furious. They want to have union. At first, Wallmart made many promises. It suppose to have many benefits for employees. After a while, employees understand that it isn't true. Wallmart doen't have any benefits for them. For instance, they couldn't get health card, or insurance. Moreover, working in Wallmart is very difficult, for it's always very crowded . Furthermore,The employees don't get paid enough.

However, the Wallmart owners and managers are happy and confident. They says Wallmart havs many benefits for employees and proud of it. Finally, employess feel ignored, not confident, scared and angry. Therefore, they want to have union.