Hello It is the author's opininon: "People learn and develop throughout their entire lives. I think that in our modern world it is very essential to be familiar with computer technology. So, if I had a chance to give a child a gift it would be a computer. I think that computers play an essential role in our lives and they bring many benefits to our society. Moreover, children can learn by use of computers. In the following paragraphs I will give my reasons to support my answer.
First of all, by use of computers children can play many games, which help to improve children's ability to think logically, think about their next step, etc. Moreover, playing games develop many important qualities such as attention, patience, persistent, etc. Second of all, computers help children to learn more about anything by use of Internet. They can find new friends even from another country. Children will improve their communication skills, gain more knowledge and experience. Also, children have a great opportunity to learn more about other countries, their history, traditions and customs. Finally, computer skills can help a child to find his or her first job. A child can find an ad in the Internet about a job offer or he or she can make a resume and place it in the Internet. Personally, I think it is a great experience and big step forward towards a future career. In addition to those practical benefits, computer technology helps children to do their homework faster. They can type their data into the computer, easily check the grammar, correct mistakes and then print it out. Moreover, there are plenty different kinds of educational programs that can help children learn how to read, write, draw and even how to behave and speak a foreign language. To sum up, I believe that children should learn how to use computer because this knowledge will help them in the future to be more self-confident and enterprising. Furthermore, computers can greatly improve and simplify their lives if children know how to use them. " On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Elham Moazzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *In God We Trust > > *Hello Friends, A nice conversation! > > Thank you for your participation in this topic. I got pretty good answers > from all of you. > > To sum up, When we want to buy a toy for a kid, we should consider two > important factors in this regard. the first one is the usefulness of a toy > and the second one is its quality. > > We should buy things that are suitable for the his age. For example if he > is between 3 and 12, Lego toys with appropriate level of difficulty will be > one of the best choices, but if he is less than 3, Lego are not suitable > ones since his intellect has not developed enough to image completely and > too coordinate between his mind and his hands. Colorful books are a good > gift for them so his mother can show the images to him in order to develop > his mind quickly. > > The second important factor is the quality e.g. the material that the toy > is made up of because toys are in nearest touch with children, they take it > in their hands, they embrace it and even they put it in their mouth so I > think a great attention has to be paid to the quality of toys. > > So, Appropriate to his age and by considering the usefulness and quality of > toys, I hope that all of you can buy beautiful toys for your beloved kids. > > Thank you very much. > > *Elham* > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Nguyen Thuy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Nam, >> >> You are not only a great uncle but also a great teacher, and may be a >> great great father in the future!^^^^hi! >> Hope to see both your niece and you in person in Hanoi. >> >> Best regarads >> Nguyen Thuy >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* NgoNam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:29 AM >> *Subject:* [ESL Podcast] Re: A gift to a child >> >> Hi, >> >> I wholeheartedly agree with you. You're a great aunt! ^_^ >> I also have a niece, and finds it extremely difficult when choosing a >> suitable toy for her. Intellectual toys are always my top priorities. >> However, two major problems facing when deciding what toys to buy are the >> quality and the usefulness of those toys. When mention the quality, I mean >> the substances, the materials that are used to produce those toys. I'm very >> worried about that because I've heard toys made in China are often very >> harmful, even dangerous for children as they were made from poisonous >> materials :( Children are childish (^^), they can't protect themselves, they >> may put everything to their mount no matter how dangrous it is. Therefore, >> It would be much more dangerous to give children such deadly things. That's >> why I always hesitate when choosing a China origin toys and prefer wood toys >> since they're often much safer. >> >> My second concern when choosing a toy is its usefulness, its functions. >> That toy must be suitable with the age, and therefore the ability (the >> intelligence) of the child. Once I bought my niece a jigsaw toy, however I >> didn't know how to teach her to play even though it was not too compicated. >> After a long time of thinking, I finally found the method. It's certainly >> that I didn't ask her to join all pieces of the jigsaw together but just >> only one piece left in order to complete the picture. However, she still >> couldn't join that last piece because she even hadn't recognized and >> distingished different colours. So I decided to join the piece slowly in >> order for her to see and after that unjoined it and put it next to >> the remainder. She did her job perfectly in this time. By that way, I >> increase the level of difficulty by rotating the piece and unjoining more >> pieces. >> Gradually, she made all the members of the family greatly surprised by her >> talent of playing with the whole jigsaw pieces. It was marvelous, everyone >> could hardly believe that ^_^ >> >> From that story, I realized that each toy has a variety of functions, >> these functions can be guided in the introduction part and also be >> discovered by yourself. Having useful toys is very important, >> however learning how to play with them is more significant. Renewing an old >> toy by finding out a new function or a way of playing with it. >> >> Cheers, >> Nam >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Nguyen Thuy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Friday, December 05, 2008 1:30 PM >> *Subject:* [ESL Podcast] Re: A gift to a child >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> It is my belief that toys have a great influence on children's >> development. The problem is that how we can choose toys suitable for them. >> Some toys can help children's brain develop quickly, while some might >> destroy their internal ability. Many scientists have shown >> that children might become violent if everyday they play with guns, tanks, >> etc, and I totally agree with them. Therefore, it is advisable for >> parents to be careful when selecting toys for their children. My brother has >> two nice "angels", and certainly I often buy presents for them on special >> events. I highly appriciate the intellect of LEG0- toys. I think LEGO-toys >> are very useful for improving children's imagination. With some colourful >> pieces of LEGO toys my brother's older sister can sit for hours to image >> and creat many things such as houses, train, bus, etc which are usually >> considered as marvelous "masterpices" by her. However, it should be noted >> that LEGO toys should only be given for children who are over two years >> old whose brains are mature enough to image. My brother's >> three-year-old daughter is also keen on learning how to count and do some >> simple calculations, therefore i often buy some thin books including number >> for them. Sometimes i select colourful pictures of animals, flowers or other >> objects like square, ovan, tangle, etc; with a view to helping my niece >> be able to realize the diffrences beetween them. Along with books and >> pictures in my opinion, VCD, CD music also play an important role in >> improving children's memory because they often tend to copy what they >> see and listen on TV. I believe that the children will >> feel music better if they are exposed to it at early age. Finally, I would >> like to say that children can become much smarter than we expecte if they >> are taught and brought in right ways in early childhood. >> >> >> >> > > > -- > The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's > determination. > -- The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
