GETTING THE SCOOP Quick, said the editor. Get that story ready. We need it in this edition to be ahead of the other newspapers. This is a scoop. Zhou Yang had just come back into the office after an interview with a famous film star. Did he really d...
MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT Unforgettable, says new journalist Never will Zhou Yang (ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin (HX), was to strongly influence his life as a jo...
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Not many people have the chance of being a pioneer and experiencing a real-life adventure. But those who will go to live in this new undersea city will be able to do just that! There will be no suffering here. In fact it is so comfortable that it has...
My first visit was to a space station considered the most modem in space. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity. Inside was an exhibition of the most up-to-date inventions of the 31...
Spacemall: [email protected] 15/11/3008 (Earthtime) Dear Mum and Dad, I still cannot believe that I am taking up this prize that I won last year. I have to remind myself constantly that I am really in AD 3008. Worried about...
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A PARTICULAR BRITISH CELEBRATION There is one celebration that happens in Britain and nowhere else in the world. It is called Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night and takes place every year on November 5th. It is particular because, unlike most festiva...
People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirte...
People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirte...