Field Trips to Downtown Manhattan May 10, 2013

This Friday, PC TECH students traveled to several Manhattan places of interest, including Wall Street, a typical Chelsea neighborhood art gallery, and Wall Street.  Each location provided many opportunities for informal English conversation and an increase in vocabulary.

Another student has created  a role-play with an etiquette theme.  Yui composed this dialogue:

A:  Excuse me.  I was absent from class yesterday.  Can I borrow your notes please?

B:  Sure!  When do you have time for lunch?

A:  For what?

B:  What are you saying?  If you borrowed something from someone, you would treat that person to lunch, right?

A:  I see… But it’s too expensive for me… I don’t have enough money this month… OK!  I’m going to ask another student.

B:  WAIT!  Wait!  Wait!  So… how about snacks?

A:  Oh my gosh…

Jerry came up with a composition about informal and more formal ways of speaking:

When I am in school, I try to speak more correctly with my classmates.  I always use correct grammar and try to be more aware of what I’m going to say.  With my friends, it is completely different because I feel more comfortable.  Sometimes we discuss many different kinds of topics.  We always use slang, and sometimes the grammar is not the most correct.  For example, with someone who is a stranger, it is different.  I always try to use correct grammar.  When I speak with my parents, I feel more free because everything is natural in the relationship. 

PC TECH: English Language School in New York City