SONGJIANG ENGLISH LANGUAGE SALON
AT THE
SONGJIANG YOUTH & CHILDREN CENTER
SUNDAY 20 May 2012
From 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
ENGLISH SALON
for students from grade 4 to grade 12
FREE for qualifying Students and Parents !!! (mian fei de)
GROUP DISCUSSION TOPIC FOR
Sunday 20 May
There is no English Salon on public holidays and during the July and August summer holidays.
DOGS ARE MAN’S BEST FRIEND
For the Public Speaking excercise you should consider:
• Which wild animals are dogs related to?
• When did dogs become domesticated?
• Why are most dogs such lovely pets?
• What are the different characters between dogs and cats?
• What kind of dogs are “working dogs”?
• In which countries are dogs often cooked and eaten?
• Why???
STUDENTS: PRACTICE YOUR ORAL ENGLISH IN SUNNY SONGJIANG
FOR WHOM? All students and their teachers / lecturers
and native English speakers
WHEN? Every Sunday afternoon from 3.00 to 5.00 pm
WHERE? Songjiang Youth Activity Center MAP
Ren Min Bei Lu # 1625
Opposite Song Jiang new town Library
THE COST? Free, Gratis, Nothing THE BENEFITS? You will be speaking like a native soon if you participate fully You will overcome shyness when speaking English You will become more resourceful You will enjoy the cameraderie and much more What is an English Language Salon ? Official Lion Dance Opening on 27 March 2011 The oral English abilities of students are greatly improved with students who attend English Language Salons regularly. Games are staged from time to time, not only for entertainment but also to engender an element of competition; all games have an English speaking element in them and are highly educational. A warm welcome to all (Song jiang super students) At the Songjiang English language Salon, learning English is made fun. Besides, a student who is not yet convinced of the need to be a good English speaker if he/she wants to be succesful in the world, will soon be convinced of how useful and how much fun it is to be able to exchange ideas with people form far away lands. At the English salon information will be given about common mistakes made by Chinese students, cultural taboos and answers to common linguistic questions that many students have.. What does a typical English Salon program look like ? SUNDAY 27 March 2011 China and/or the rest of the world. topic of interest, 3:30 pm Introduction of the English language game which will be relaxing and fun for all. to watch and useful hints on How to make the discussion meaningful, interesting and, above all, on how to keep the Discussion going and not die an untimely death. favorite guest or Native speaker or senior student, who will be the moderatorfor the group. The Native English speaker will keep the conversation going, ensuring that the topic is discussed in great detail and that everyone in the group has the pportunity to speak and voice their opinion. result of the discussion andparticularly relate some of the funnier moments and/or a synopsis of the discussions. 5.00 pm Closure and see you next week. Next week's topic on the website About the Song Jiang English language salon organisers: Prof. Luo from Wellington, New Zealand, married with 4 children, is a long time friend of China: SUPER SONG JIANG SALON SHOTS SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 13 May 2012 FRANK HAD PREPARED A RIVETING PPT ABOUT SPORTS. 弗兰克准备了一个十分吸引人的关于体育的演示文稿。 FRANK ASKED HIS AUDIENCE WHAT THEIR FAV SPORTS WERE...... 弗兰克询问他的听众们最喜欢的体育运动。 WONDERFUL AND FUNNY SPEECH. 激情风趣的演讲。 SHALL WE DANCE...... 让我们一起来跳舞。 WE ARE BUSY PREPARING OUR SUPER SPEECH...... 我们都在准备我们的超级演讲。 SUPERRR TEACHER LUO WAS SOOOO HAPPY WITH THE GROUP SPEECH...... 超级教师罗老师十分乐意小组演讲。 AND THE WINNER HAS......... TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE. 获胜者面对众多奖品很难抉择。 TOM'S SUPER SPEECH WAS REALLY SOMETHING...... 汤姆的超级演讲十分了不起。 JAMES SAID：THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME, SUPER TEACHER LUO. 詹姆士说：超级教师罗老师，十分感谢您的鞭策指导。 MASTER SMALL-FRY AND HIS PREPARED SPEECH...... 聪明的小孩在演讲。 LADIES LAST, THE SUPER BAD BOYS CRIED...... 女士最后，这个坏男孩叫喊着。 GOODBYE AND...... SEE YOU ALL NEXT SUNDAY @ 3.00 PM. 大家再见，下个星期天3点见。 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 15 April 2012 Happy first birthday to the SongJiang Super English Language Salon. 欢庆松江英语沙龙成立一周年。 A busy salon. 热闹非凡的沙龙。 And the winner is ...... Frank. 获胜者是 ...... 弗兰克。 English group discussion. 英语小组讨论。 English language group narrative. 使用英语在小组里叙述。 Full concentration on the English speech writing. 大家都全神贯注的投入到英语演讲和写作里。 Role playing in the Enlish language. 使用英语进行角色扮演。 Selecting a present from the closed bag is not an easy matter. 在口袋里选择一件礼物可不是一件容易的事情。 Teacher Luo, Teacher Luo ... Ladies first. 罗老师，罗老师 ... 别急，女士优先。 The "Pass-the-parcel" English game. 英语游戏：传递包裹。 The pianist needed a break from an exhausting performance. 这位小钢琴家在尽兴演出后需要好好休息一下。 An interesting speech... Well done!!! 非常有趣的演讲... 非常好！！！ Happy faces at the SongJiang SUPERRRR English Salon. 在松江英语沙龙里笑容随处可见。 Interesting group work. 有趣的团队合作。 It is all about pronunciation. 这些都是关于发音的。 Ladies last... how un-gentlemanly... 女士优先... 别太粗鲁... Mark is one of our most faithful students since March 2011. 马克是自2011年3月以来我们最忠实的学生之一。 That is quite a problem. 这确实是一个问题。 The newbies had a good time too. 这位新学员也享受着这一美好时光。 The team with All the answers. 所有答辩者的团队。 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 11 March 2012 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 19 February 2012 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 25 December 2011 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 2011 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON 17 JULY 2011 SONG JIANG ENGLISH SALON 10 JUNE 2011
An English language Salon is a sophisticated, moderated, English Corner where English language students can practice their spoken English and their listening skills with their peers, as well as with native speakers from Great Britain, Canada, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and other countries where English is the main spoken language. An English language Salon is held in, well appointed, adequately illuminated rooms and that are comfortable in winter as well as in summer,
And, as a not insignificant bonus, students also learn vital life skills like inventiveness, common sense and resourcefulness. 
The Songjiang English Language Salon differs from the common English corner in that it is structured and well managed.. Students have the opportunity to check the topic for the next week's English language salon, often at their regular school, with their regular English teacher and carry out some research so that the student can speak on the topic with some authority.
Small prizes aroccasionally awarded fto students who excelled in their oral English and/or research done on the topic and their presentation at the English Salon..
The website also features interesting short articles in English about topics of general interest for students. 
3:00 pm Warm welcome to the students and teachers and guests.
Introduction of guests and their backgrounds
Address of some interesting experiences of the guests in
Power point presentation by guests or students on any
with explanations of new words in Chinese.
4:00 pm Introduction and explanation of the discussion topic, things
4:15 pm Formation of discussion groups. Students will select their
4:45 pm The spokes person from every group will tell all present the
The topic for the next English speaking Salon is publized on the website. This gives students a chance to do some reseach and prepare themselves. Some English teachers discuss the next English speaking Salon with their students and guide them into excellence.
Prizes are occasionally given to outstanding contributors.
The Songjiang English language Salon has been organised by Prof. Luo Jiang Qiang,from Shanghai Jiao Tong University ICEC 
Prof. Luo is a columnist and a frequent contributor to the "Shanghai Daily" newspaper, the China Daily" and other National and International newspapers.
He came to China for the first time in 1982. He has lived in Beijing, Shanghai Pudong and, since 2007, in Songjiang.
He was nominated for the Shanghai Magnolia Award in 2007.
He has had a long and distinguished career in education in China, among others, at::
Shanghai International Studies University, Songjiang,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jin Cai Senior High school, Pudong,
Jiao Tong Senior High school , Puxi
Shangnan Senior High school, Pudong
Xiang Shan Senior High School (Art school) Pudong
Hong Shan Junior High school, Pudong
Prof. Luo is a columnist and frequent contributor for the Shanghai Daily (English language) newsaper and the China Daily
He was a volunteer teacher for Shanghai Expo English
He has been the organiser and Host of the opening performances at the Pudong Education Department English culture weeks for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010
Prof. Luo Jiang Qiang has a cheerful disposition and has a keen sense of humour; he is continuing his studies in Chinese history, culture and archaeology.
His many interests include: Collecting Chinese antiques. Classic Art, Oil paintings and Sculptures, Collecting Vintage cars from 1912 onwards, Antique musical boxes from 1830 as well as Antique Cameras (1890) and Antique phonographs from as early as 1898.
He has a large collection of Chinese Hong Bao Shu and Chairman Mao Ze Dong medals and books and newspapers about the new China from 1949,
His pet hobbies are: Photography and Classical music. His sports activities include Swimming, Tennis, Horse riding and Cycling.
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