Q: Describe the best present/gift you have received Requirement:
i. Who send it?
ii. When did you receive it?
iii. Detail information about the present.
A: I have a Japanese friend. His name is Naoki Watanabe.I met him in Guangdong Sanyo company in 1997. We worked together there for 3 months. Last year, he visited me in golden week. He gave me the Walkman which is made in Sony in Japan.I use it for listening to English.It is small and delicate(exquisite ,fine),it is just as same as casette tapes.The color is light purple and it has a very clear voice.He told me that the price of walkman was 10,000 yen.(ten thousand yen,about90 u.s dollars) It helps me a lot for improving my English.I usually take it with me to listen to English after work .
Q:In Korea, when will people send the present?
A:In Korea ,firstly,people send gifts on special holidays,such as in Spring festival, we give our parents money,clothes,etc.Or we give our children red bags with some money,It means that we give them a next year's good luck.again,in a friend or relative's wedding,we usually give bride or groom a gift,the wedding gife includes money,craftwork,flower,new clothes and life necessities,also,on someone's birthday,we give him or her a gift,the birthday gift includes birthday card, flower, new clothes ,secondly when close friends will part, they will give some souvenir gifts each other for happy memories of their friendship.
Q: Compare the gift which people have received 10 years ago to the present
that people now are receiving, what's the difference between them?
A: Ten years ago, the gifts people received were simpler and cheaper ,but nowadays they are pretty fine by appearance, higher quality, more beautiful packaging I think people will send flowers as gifts, They are beautiful and cool, especially flowers can be used in all aspects both good thing and bad thing.
Q: What do you think are the differences between families in and past and today, and what have caused these changes?
A:In KOREA, about 20 years ago families were large, each family had at least 4 or 5 members,but now they are small,especially in big cities,they have one child.In countryside,they have no more than two children.
The main reason for this is that we have the family planning policy,which is permitted to have one child.This policy has been executed for about 20 years.
Q: What has your government done to support families?
A: Our government provide the policy to encourage us to receive aids of money if we are too poor
Q: What is the interesting building in you country/city?
What is it located?
What is used for? Explain why you think it is the most interesting?
A:I am from Foshan. In my city, there is an interesting building whose name is Baihua plaza.
It is located in the center of my city It has 65 storeies, and is the highest building in my city.It is used for offices on 10th floor and over,It also has shopping mall from the first floor to the 8th floor.We can buy everything, such as foods, clothes, cosmetics, stationery , sports goods, and so on.The most interesting floor is on the 9th floor. It ha s a food street where you can eat various kinds of foods, such as Japanese foods, Thai foods, French foods.I like to visit there on weekends.
Q: What do you think are the differences between your grandpa's house and your building.
A: My grandpa's house is made of wood and soil. It is not strong.On the other hand ,my house is made of steel and concrete. So it is strong. In addition , his house is small. It is about 30 square meters and mine is large, about 100 square meters.
Q:do you enjoy cooking ,why?
A:I like cooking. I came to be fond of cooking.I can cook what I like. If I have enough time, I can cook for my family.