Lisa's English Study Room

2005-11-19T03:47:00.000-08:00

My answer about the Interview with a university student

What is he studying?
He is studying Building Construction Management at UTS.

What year is he doing?
He is doing his final year and his fourth year.

What subjects has he done?
He has done a bit of everything early, a bit Architecture, Engineering ...lots of subject and everything to do with construction industry.

What subjects has he enjoyed the most?
Maybe the Structural Engineering and Architecture subjects.

Is the course a practical course?
A bit of really and a bit of mix.

Has he done any subjects from other degrees?
Law subjects.

Has he got any plans to continue studying?
In the future he is not really sure. At moment he not get into industry and experience many diffrent parts of jobs to see you what's he likes.

What are his plans for when he finishes uni?
He doesn't know. Maybe he'll go to the beach if it is good weather and he'd like to go overseas to Europe to travel a bit see couple of his friends over there.

2005-08-27T02:32:00.000-07:00

Mature adults shouldn’t live with their parents

In my opinion the mature adults shouldn’t live with their parents. The boy who he has already 26 yeas old but still at home. I think this is a not good social trend. The children will never fully mature and become fully responsible as long as they are living at home letting 'mommy' and 'daddy' provide for them.

To begin with, some young adults don’t want to work and contribute at home when he lives with their parents. They depend on their parents even doesn’t pay room or board. It is a big problem for their family.

Secondly, there are many different hobbies and ideas between children and parents. It will be making too much noise and affecting emotion.

To sum up, when a child becomes an adult he needs to leave the nest and spread his wings in order to be able to accomplish on his or her own the art of living!

2005-08-08T03:42:00.000-07:00

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is one of the famous movies stars in Hollywood. His full name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV who was born in 1962 in Syracuse, New York. He has black hair, blue eyes, 1.7m height and 91kg weight.

He has a stepfamily. His father Thomas Cruise Mapother III is an electrical engineer, died of cancer in 1984. Mother’s name is Mary Lee Mapother and stepfather’s name is Joe South. He has three sisters: Lee Anne Mapother, works in publicity and marketing for Cruise's company; born in 1959. Marian Mapother, has a teaching degree, born in 1961 and Cass Mapother, owns a restaurant in New Jersey, born in 1963. The only son (among four children) of nomadic parents, young Tom spent his boyhood eternally on the move and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the US and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his mother and her new husband.

Tom's first two marriages, to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, ended in divorce. After a high-profile relationship with his Vanilla Sky co-star Penelope Cruz, Tom is now dating Katie Holmes. He adopted two children, his daughter Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise was adopted in January 1993 and son Conor Anthony Kidman Cruise was adopted in 1995.

Tom enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane, eating fish and chips in newspaper, surfing at nearby beaches. Tom has two dogs, Basil and Murray, and one cat, Harvey.

At the age of 14, Tom's ambition was to become a priest and he spent a year in a Franciscan monastery considering his calling.
His past jobs include scooping ice cream at a local shop and serving as a waiter in a restaurant.

2005-08-03T13:17:00.000-07:00

Tom Cruise

Full name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV

Date of birth: July 3, 1962

Place of birth: Syracuse, New York, USA

Nationality: American

Job: Actor, Director, Producer

Family: Father: Thomas Cruise Mapother III, electrical engineer;

died 1984 of cancer

Mother: Mary Lee Mapother

Stepfather: Joe South

Sister: Lee Anne Mapother, works in publicity and marketing

for Cruise's company, is currently Tom's publicist; born1959

Sister: Marian Mapother, has a teaching degree;

born 1961

Sister: Cass Mapother, owns a restaurant in New

Jersey; born 1963

Daughter: Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise; adopted

January 1993

Son: Conor Anthony Kidman Cruise; adopted

Love life: Tom's first two marriages, to Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman, ended in divorce. After a high-profile relationship with his Vanilla Sky co-star Penelope Cruz, Tom is now dating Katie Holmes. February 1995

Height: 1,78m

Weight: 91kg

Likes: Enjoys skydiving, scuba diving, and piloting his Pitts Special S-2B stunt plane eating fish and chips in newspaper from the local take and catching the surf at nearby beaches

Pets: Tom has two dogs, Basil and Murray, and one cat, Harvey.

Favorite country to visit: Switzerland

Ambition: At the age of 14, Tom's ambition was to become a priest and he spent

a year in a Franciscan monastery considering his calling.

Interesting things about Tom: Attended fifteen different school because his parents

moved around a lot. Past jobs include scooping ice cream at a local shop and serving as a waiter in a restaurant. Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. Also, chosen by "People" magazine as "Sexiest Man Alive."

2005-07-23T14:10:00.000-07:00

FAMOUS AUSTRALANS--- Caroline Chisholm (1808--1877)

Caroline Chisholm was born in England. She arrived in australia in 1838 and set up a home for other women who had come to live here. She started a loans plan to dring poor children and families to Australia. She arranged free trips so that the families of convicts who were transported to Australia could come to join them. Her face has appeared on stamps and bank note.

2005-07-23T03:03:00.000-07:00

Honeymoon in Fiji (3)

2005-07-21T23:53:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody!

This is Lisa. Your new classmate. I'm happy to be able to join Our Class 2005 English blogs.
I come from Beijing China. I have come to Sydney for 6 months and I live in Hurstville. Today is my second day at St George TAFE. I'm so happy to meet lots of teachers and students here. I hope I can speak Eglish well and Ican get to know many people and make new friends.

I study English full time. I work as beautician part time. I just do this job 2 days a week. I really like this job, because I not only can practise my English with the client but also can learn some skills about beauty care.

I am a friendly and kind girl. I like to see movies, to go shopping and swimming. I enjoy travelling with my family.

2005-07-21T14:33:00.000-07:00

Famous Ausrslians----Steve Vizard

Steve Vizard was born in Melboume in1956.

He set up and led Artist Service, an award-winning production house which has made television programs. He was the President of the Screen Producers Guild and Director of Film Australia and the Australian Children's Television Foundation.

In 1998, Steve was an eleted delegate from Victoria to the Constitutional convention. He wrote a book about the convention Two Weeks in Lilliput.

Lisa