2009年12月13日 星期日

Backpacking travel and tour travel trip

Most of people like to take a trip. They have several options such as backpacking travel and tour travel trip. There are some similarities and some different parts about backpacking travel and tour travel trip.

There are several different parts between them. First, backpacking travel is difficult for you to think where you want to go to, where you have to live……etc. Therefore, you have to prepare schedule in advance. However, tour travel trip is much easier because you don’t think those problems, just follow schedules and tour guides. Second, outlays are much higher if you want to backpack travel. By contrast, tour travel trip’s outlays are much cheaper, because we can get discount on fees. Third, as s backpacker, you can go everywhere and don’t be afraid that you may influence other members because of personal factors. Finally, you can make more friends than backpacking travel if you choose tour travel trip. Not only can you make more friends, but also you learn how to establish interpersonal relationship in a group.

Furthermore, the two type of travel also have similarities. You can realize different culture no matter which type of travel you choose, for example.

To sum up, backpacking travel and tour travel trip not only have some similarities and some different parts but also have advantages and disadvantages. It depends on you to think which one you suit.

2009年12月3日 星期四

Good lies

Good lies – Type 1

Topic sentence: White lies


Explanation: Sometimes, we want to make people feel better and confident.


Example A: A person is not very smart, but I say “You are very smart.”

Example B: A boy is cheated by his friends at school. He doesn’t talk to his parents, because he doesn’t want to let them worry.



Good lies – Type 2

Topic sentence: encourage lies


Explanation: It can make someone cheer up.


Example A: Mary paints a dog, but it doesn’t look like a dog. However, I say “You are good at painting, the dog is very vivid.”

Example B: A player loses a game and we say”You will play better next time.”