Dali city In this January I travelled to Dali city where is a gorgeous place located in Yunnan Province nearby the Earhai Lake and Diancang Mountain.There is a great abundance of sunshine in this area throughout the year.This was my first time to go there alone though went there two times before with my parents. Without parents together I feel less restrictive. Dali city is an ancient town with a lot of historical buildings. It is a typical antique city since it is surrounded by city wall and there is a city gate at east, west, north and south respectively. All the path in the town were paved by stone and just allow people to walk or ride bicycles. There are massive stores on both side of the lane which sale all kinds of the local characteristics food, souvenirs and so on. There are also some bars where are the popular place to enjoy nightlife among young people. In my view, the best way to enjoy the time in Dali is to rent a bicycle so that you get anywhere easier than walk. You can ride to the Erhai Lake to appreciate the fascinating scenery of nature. Believe me you will love what you see there very much. Here is a photo of the Erhai Lake taken by myself.

My hobby I really like photography，I think it's a way to preserve the nice time which I have experienced. In my view，I'm good at taking photos for landscapes rather than people because I am not good at communicating with a person who I don‘t familiar with. When I was in high school my parents often took me to the tourist attractions where had so many people. Then I would try my best to take a photo without any person. I would climb to a rock or went to a place where tourists wouldn’t walk there so that I could find a better angle to take photos. And then，in the university， I learned how to fix my photos with Photoshop，which makes the photos better. During the holiday，I often hung out and took photos for anything，cars，architectures，sky，flowers and so on. Because of this hobby，I also like travelling. I have been to most parts of China. And now I‘m not satisfied with this，I want to travel around the world to take more gorgeous pictures. It is my dream.

I'm a little nervous about IELTS IELTS：International English Language Testing System 8月1日，我要考雅思了，我有点紧张，因为我对我的写作和口语不太有信心。好像对于大多数中国人来说，写作和口语是难点，阅读和听力是强项，因为前者是输出型，后者是输入型。从小我们就学英语，学了10年多，但是还是不会说，真的是哑巴英语。希望我在考试中能取得好成绩，这样我去新西兰的机会就大了。 I will have the test on 1st August，I feel a little nervous because I don't have confidence in my writing and speaking. For most Chinese people，writing and speaking are difficult but reading and listening are strengths，because the former is the output type, the latter is the input type. We started learning English at a very early age and already have learned more than 10 years ，however ， we still can't speak well，we call it ‘dumb English’. I hope I could get a nice score in the test so that I have a bigger chance to go to NewZealand for my postgraduate study.

Some people comprehend many languages ， how can they achieve it？ 有些人掌握了很多种语言，他们是怎么办到的？ Some people comprehend many languages ， how can they achieve it？

about language There are several languages around the world. People speak different languages in different countries，which makes the international communication difficult especially between eastern countries and western countries. If someone know many languages he or she can know more thing about the world than someone only speak one language. For instance, my friend alex he speaks English well. When he travelled to America last year, he learned a lot of western cultures cause he could communicate with local people. If he didn't know English he maybe just had a sightseeing tour in USA and learned nothing about this country. From my point of view， language is a tool which can make the world smaller. We study it not just for examination. The point is whether we can use it in our lives not just doing reading or listening test. So practice is necessary, practice makes perfect. Don't be afraid of making mistakes, just talk talk talk. More speaking more fluency.