By Luo Haoyue

On December 2nd, students came to the library to share interesting experiences and stories with foreign teachers. Dr. Thomas James Hughes and Mr. Brett Gearing attended the English corner.

Brett talked about his opinions on the rich and the poor. He thought that compared with the poor, some people who were born in rich families didn’t know how to strive for what they wanted in the world. Then Brett said he once worked in a big store and was responsible for putting the commodities back onto the shelves every day and he was often on his business trips from California to Pennsylvania or Virginia (California is located in the west of the USA while Pennsylvania and Virginia are located in the east). However, he wasn’t satisfied with the supervising mode of his boss, so he quitted this job. He told the students that someone became the boss because he could do his own job well, but it didn’t mean he could be a good boss.

Thomas answered the questions about the differences between Scotland and England, which mainly lied in the traditional costumes, accents, climate and the food. Scottish kilt was the representation of Scottish traditional costumes because there were more mountains in Scotland and thus Scotland was colder than England. He suggested the students listen to the speeches of Prince William if they wanted to learn the authentic British accent.

At the English Corner, students could practice English and learn more in their chat with foreign teachers.