#3 Six Minute English

I choose the episode which talk about tea's story. The title is "How do you like your tea ?". This title attract me because I like to drink tea anytime.

Tea is grow in mountainous areas of China and several thousand years ago. There are stories when you ate the younger leaves and it had an interesting effect on you. It make you just kind of sanative.

When tea first arrived in Britain in the 17th century it was expensive and only elite afford to drink it.

Alice asked a question that it is "Where was the teabag invented? Was it in...".
Then the answer is in the 20th century US by the Thomas Sullivan. 

Although I don't understand tea's history and type, I still love drink tea. In fact, I love drink Assam black tea and Darjeeling black, that they flavor is so pretty. 

#2 Vocabulary Exercise

1.dispute (noun)a serious argument or disagreement

   example:The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.

2.fade (verb)to gradually disappear

   example:Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade.

3.amid (preposition)while noisy, busy, or confused events are happening - used in writing or news reports

   example:The dollar has fallen in value amid rumors of weakness in the US economy.

4.leverage (noun)influence that you can use to make people do what you want

   example:Diplomatic leverage by US.

5.agenda (noun)a list of problems or subjects that a government, organization etc planning to deal with

   example:Measures to combat terrorism will be high on the agenda.

#1 Greeting

Hi, everybody. I'm Mary.
I'm a student of Information Management department.
I like to read comic and watch youtube everyday.
My hobby is painting,but I like to draw shoujo mangas.
I also like to listen music, my favorite singer is come from Japan.
They are KOBUKURO. I very love their songs that always inspire me.
My English is a little weak, so I very expect to learn more about English in this course of CALL.I share my painting on my blog to everyone.