TopicsfortheLong-run

GradingCriteria:

Expressinterests,ideasorexperienceseffectively;

Speechisfluentandreadilycomprehensible;

Nosystematicerrorsingrammarandvocabulary;

Beabletousecomplexstructures;

andappropriatecohesivefeatures.

Includeaccurate

Topics:

Describeasuccessofyours.

Youshouldsay:

Whatitwas?

Howyougotit?

Whatdidyoudointhesuccess?

Describeapieceofequipment(machine).

Youshouldsay:

Whatitis?

it?

Whendidyouuse

Whatbenefitsdiditbringyouandexplainwhyyouuseit?3.Describesomethingyoumadebyyourself.

Youshouldsay:

Whatisit?

Whenandwheredidyoudoit?

Whydoyoumakeit?

Howdidyoumakeit?

Describeaninterestingtrip.

Youshouldsay:

Whereandwhenyouhavebeen?

Withwhomyouwentthere?

Describethesceneryandexplainwhyyouthinkitisspecial?

Describeasportsstar/afamouspersonyouadmire.

Youshouldsay:

Whothepersonwas?

Whathedid?

Whatwasspecialofhimorherandexplainwhyyouwouldliketomeethimorher

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Describetherolemusicplaysinyourlife.

Youshouldsay:

Whatmusic(song)youlikebest?

Whyyoulikelisteningtomusic?

influencesyousomuch?

Andexplainwhythiskindofmusic

Describeaninstructivebookyouhaveread.

Youshouldsay:

Whatthetitleofthebookis?

Whatthecontentis?

Whenyoureaditandexplainwhythebookisinstructiveorimportanttoyou?

Describeaperiodorage,whichyouthinkisinterestingorexciting.

Youshouldsay:

Whenitwas?

Whatdidyoudoduringthatperiodoftime?

Whowerethefriendsyougotinatthattimeandexplainwhyitisspecialtoyou?

Describeabusytimeinyourlife.

Youshouldsay:

Whenwasit?

Whatdidyouatthattime?

Whywasitbusy?

andexplainhowdidyoufeel?

Describeapersonwholivesneartoyou.

Youshouldsay:

Whenyoubecameneighbors?

Howoftenyouseeeachother?

Whatyoudotogether?

Andexplainwhetherhe/sheisagoodneighbor?

Whenitcomestoasuccessofmine,Ihavetomentionmyimpressiveperformanceinthefootballmatchagainstthefootballteamoftheschoolofarchitecture.Iregardedmyscorewhichhelpedthewholeteamtowinasasuccessofmine.Thegametookplacethissemester.ItwasthefirsttimethatIplayedasastrikeronthefieldsoIfelt

quitenervousbeforethematch.Therefore,beforethisverygame,Itooklotsof

traininginmyfreetimeandpracticedoffensivetechniquesandgraduallyestablishedteamchemistrywithmyteammateswhenwecarriedouttheoffensivetactics.Atthebeginningwestrikersdidn’tmadeefficientoffencebecauseofmymistakes,butnoonecriticizedme,theyjustencouragedmeandwenevergiveup.Duringthebreak,thecoachtaughtusthatweshouldcooperatemoreandonlyifweworkedasteamnotasindividualswillwewinthegame.Hiswordsmovedmeagreatdealandactuallystimulatedthewholeteamtoactmoreactively.Asaresult,wecontrolledtheballformostofthetimeinthesecondhalfandhadmorechancestoinfiltratetheirdefencesystem.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutmyscoreinthisgame.Honestly,Ithinkitwasamiracletome.Sincewhenmyteammatepassedmetheball,Iwasnearthegateblockedbytworivaldefenders.Perfectposition,butthewrongtime.I‘vegotnochoicebuttofocusonmyshooting.Atthatmoment,IusedallthestrengththatIhadandaimedatablindspot.Andboom!!itworked.Nowadays,Ireallyappreciatethissuccessinmyfootballcareerbecauseittaughtmetheimportanceofteamwork

Whenitcomestoapieceofequipment,Ihavetomentionacalculatorwhichbringsmemuchconvenience.IboughtitintheCASIOdetailstorewhenitfirstcameoutontheChinesemarketbecausemyAmericanfriendshowedmehowcompetentitwasandrecommendedittomeduringmystayintheUnitedStates.Thiscalculatorlooksveryuniquesinceitisinstalledwithcoloredscreensandawiderangeofbuttonswithdifferentfunctions.Thiscalculatorisnotonlycapableofsolvingsomebasicmath

problemsbutalsocompetentofplottingsomemathematicgraphsonthescreento川ustratesomecomplicatedproblems.Moreover,itisequippedwithseveralgamesthatIcankillmytimewithwhenIamboredwiththosemathematicproblemsoranalyzingdataandgraphs.IuseditwhenIwasfacedwithmymathematichomeworkordataanalysisinmylabreport.Unlikeothercalculators,thiscalculatorisquiteeasytorealizesomecomplexfunctionssinceitisdesignedcustomer-friendly.Therefore,themostimportantbenefititbroughtmewashelpingmesolvethosecomplexmathematicproblems.However,forthemostofthetimeinmyhighschool,Ijustusedtoitinteststoensurethecorrectnessofmycalculation.ThereasonwhyIuseditisquitesimple,noonewillsaynotoacompetentmachinewhichbringsmuchconveniencetothelifeandcouldevenbringalotoffunwhenyouareboredofcalculating.

WhenitcomestosomethingImadebymyself,IhavetomentionaplasticpawninchessgameImadewhenIlearntindustrialproductioninafactory.Itisapawnjustlikeanyothertypicalpawns,whichhasaroundheadandadelicate-carvedcylinderandawideandstablefoundation.IstillrememberthetimewhenIstartedtoworkonmypawnwasasunnyafternooninmyseniorhighsummervacationafterwehadlearntbasicoperationaltechniqueonthelathewhichisamachinethatrollsveryfasttocutmartials.Atthebeginning,thereasonwhyIwantedtomakeapawnisjustbecauseIhadtofinishmyworkassignment,butintheend,IfoundIdiditjustforfun.NowletmetellyousomethingabouthowImadethepawn.Firstly,Idrewlinesonthemartialstoshowwheretocutandwherenotto.ThenIstartedthemachineandcut

themartialwithcaution.

IcouldrememberwhenIcutit,myeyeswerefixedonthepawnfornearlyhalfanhour.

AllIdidatthatmomentwastopolishmypieceofworkasdelicateasIcould.WhenIfinishedthisprocedure,Ifiledthepawntomakeitasmoothsurfaceandlookedlikeanactualpawn.That’sallabouttheprocessthatImadeit.Thoughitcouldn’tbecomparedtothosefinely-madepawnsbybigcompany,itisstillcherishedbymebecauseitwashandcraftedallbymyself.

WhenitcomestoaninterestingtripthatIoncehad,IhavetomentionmytriptoSingaporewhenIwasinhighschool.IwasonanexchangeprogramthatIgottheverychancetovisitthisbeautifulgardencity.Andofcourse,Iwenttherewithmyschoolmatesandsomeofmyschoolfaculties.IstayedthereduringmyseniortwowintervacationandaccidentallycelebratedmyfirstoverboardChineselunarnewyear.Nowletmeintroducethebeautifulscenerytoyou.IhavetoadmitevenifIjustwalkedonatypicalstreetinSingapore,Icouldstillappreciatethebeautifulscenerysincethiscitywasbuiltasifintheheartofafinelydecoratedgardenwithplantsandflowersofawidevariety.ThemostunforgettablescenestherewerethebeachesandtheseawhenIvisitedSentosa,alocalresort.Icouldneverforgetthesunbathedontheshinningfinesand,thewavescameandwentintheshore,thecrabscrawledinalinetopassthepedestrianpavedbycoloredrocks.Whatastonishedmethemostwasthesettingsunatthehorizonwheretheboundarybetweentheskyandtheseabecameblurred.Thistripisspecialtomenotjustbecauseofthesebeautifulscenery,butalsobecausethistriphassomethingtodowithmyfirsttimes.ItwasthefirsttripthatIhadwithoutmyparentsandalsothefirsttripthatIhadoverseas.ThefirsttimeI

visitedtheseathefirsttimeIcelebratedChinesenewyearnotathome.Iguessthat’s

whyIthinkthistripisinteresting.

WhenitcomestothepersonthatIadmire,IhavetomentionSteveJobs.SteveJobswasantalentedinventorandentrepreneurwhowasknownbytheworldastheGodfatheroftheAppleInc.In1976,heandhisfriendsetupApplecomputercompanyandlaunchedthefirstportablepersonalcomputer-Macintoshwhichwasfirstlywiredtoamouseandwasdesignedcustomer-friendly.Inthedecadesthatfollowed,hewentthroughupsanddownswiththecompanybutnevergotdefeatedbythefailure.ThankstoSteveJobsiMac,iPhone,iPodallthoseelectronicdeviceshaveswepttheworldwithcrazeandhavemadeprofoundchangeinmoderncommunication,entertainmentandevenourwaysofliving.LikeanyotherApplefans,IuseAppleproductseverydayandcouldn’timagineaworldwithoutwritingemailsonthelatest-releasedMacbookPro,textingmybestfriendwithiPhone8,orjoggingwithmyearphonespluggedintotheiPodNanoattachedtomyshirt.Sadly,Jobspassedawayin2011becauseofcancerwhichwasashocktothewholeworldatthatday.SteveJobswasspecial,unlikeotherITentrepreneurs,wasamanpursingtheharmonybetweenperfectionismandbeautyandamanwhonevergotdefeatedbychallenges.HewasnotatypicalITnerdbecausehealwaysstudiedArtinuniversityandcombinedhisunderstandingofbeautywiththecutting-edgetechnologytogivebirthtothosefascinatingproducts.ThereasonwhyIwouldliketomeethim,ifIhadthechance,isthatIwanttoaskhimthekeytosuccessandtheoriginofhisoriginality.Andasafanofhim,Ithinkmeetinghimisamustofcourse.

Whenitcomestotherolemusicplaysinmylife,Iwouldsayit’saclosefriendtomeacuretoeverythingandanindispensablejoyoflife.Icouldn’tfigureoutareasonwhypeopledon’tlikemusic,becauseoverall,listeningtomusiccouldrelaxyourbodythatgoesthroughalongdayoftiringwork.Whenyoufeelupsetordepressed,plugginginyourearphones,lyingonthebedandturningupthemusicvolumewilldefinitelycomfortyou.Icouldn'timagineonedaywhenIforgettolistentomusicorforgettobringearphonesandmyiPodtoajoggingsincemusicissomethingwhichIcouldn'tlivewithout.AsforthemusicIlikebest,Ithinkcountrymusicismyfavoritetype,becauseTaylorSwiftismybestsingerandcountrymusicisheroriginalstyle.Therefore,Igetthechancetobeexposedtolotsofcountrymusicsongs.ThereasonIlikecountrymusicisthatthistypeofmusicsoundsquiterelaxingandlyricsarecloselyrelatedtoourevery-daylives.Moreoverthemusicianswhoplaycountrymusicusuallyplayguitarandwearcasualclotheswhichmakethemnotdistantfromnormalpeoplelikeme.Thereareseveralreasonswhycountrymusicinfluencesmesomuch.Firstofall,Iamaddictedtoguitarandcountrymusicinspiremetoplayguitarbetter.Secondly,Ilistentocountrymusicinthemorningandgetaboostofenergy,musictomeisthebestantidepressant.Finally,withoutcountrymusicIcouldn’krtowsomefamoussingers,suchasTaylorSwift,johnDenverandsoon.Tosumup,Musicisexcellentpartourlife.

WhenitcomestoaninstructivebookthatIhaveread,Ihavetomentionthe<C++PremierPlus>whichisoneofthebestbooksonprogramming.Itwasatthehighschool,thatIweredeeplyimpressedbythemagicofthecomputerprogrammingbuthadnochancetobeexposedtothisimpressiveinstructivebook.WhenIenteredtheuniversity,myfriendrecommendedthisbooktomeandthatwasthetimewhenIgotmyhandsonthebookandexploredanewworldofcomputerprogramming.ThebookmainlyintroducestheusageandcriteriaofthesoftwareC++,whichisaprogrammingsoftware.Atthebeginning,thebookintroducessomehistoryofthissoftware,andthenitgivesdefinitionsofconcepts,justlikestackandqueue.Thenit川ustratesatemplateprogramandexplainsitindetail.Intheendtherearesomeexercisesforustostrengthenourabilitytobuildbetterprograms.Ihavereaditforeightmonths,butIjustfinishedahalf.NonethelessIthinkthatthebookissoinstructivethatithascultivatedmyinterestintheprogramsoftware.Firstly,thebook’sorderofintroductionsuitsthelogic,soitiseasyformetounderstandit.Besides,theexercisesthebookgiveareeasytounderstand,butIcanlearnalotfromthealgorithmdesign,thereforeIevenregardprogrammingasapleasureorhobby.Lastbutnottheleast,itwillbebeneficialinthelongterm,becauseinthefuturewhenIcooperatewithothers,havingcompetentprogrammingabilityisessential.That’sallaboutthebook.

Whenitcomestoaperiodofage,whichIthinkisinterestingorexciting,Ihavetomention

thetimethatIspentinhighschool.Iwillneverforgetthisperiodoftimeforever.ItwasthetimethatIfoughtwithallmystrengthtorealizeonesimplegoal-succeedinginthecollegeentrance,soatthattimeIhadtomaketightschedulestofullyuseeverypieceoftimewisely.Ikeptonlearning,takingexams,reflectingonthemistakesImadetobecomemorecompetent.AlthoughIhavegonethroughupsanddownsintheprocess,Ihadnoregretatall,becauseIhavetriedmybest.AtlastIgainedagreatdealofthingssuchasabrave,toughanddeterminedheart,comprehensive

knowledgethatIwillbenefitfromforever.WhatIcherishthemostinthisperiodistheclosefriendshipI’vebuiltwithmyclassmates.Tobehonesttheyarelikemybrothersandsisters,thoughwearenotgeneticallybondedtogether.Thereasonwhytheyarespecialandimportanttomeisbecausetheyaccompaniedmethroughallthosetearsandlaughterinhighschool.Icouldstillrememberhowexcitedwewerewhenweplayedfootballonthesun-bathedfieldwhenwefinishedthelastexamsinonesemester.Moreover,theyareveryspecialsinceIfeltastrongsenseofbelongingwhenIwaswiththem.Althoughthetimeofhighschoolhasended,Istillcan’tforgetexcitementIoncehadandmissmyfriendssomuch.

Whenitcomestoabusytimeinmylife,IhavetomentionthetimethatIwasinseniorthree.FacedwithboththeChineseChemistryOlympicscompetitionandthecollegeentranceexamination,Iwentthroughthisperiodoftimewithnoeaseatall.Inordertoprepareforbothtests,Ihadtomaketightschedulestofullyuseeverypieceoftimewisely.Forexample,beforemyarrivalattheschoolandaftermydeparturefromtheschool,inmymom’scar,IlistenedtoEnglishrecordinginordertoachievehigherscoresinthelisteningtest.Moreover,atschool,Iseldomtookbreaksbetweenclassesonlytoaskmyteachersquestionsasmuchaspossibletofillthegapsinmyknowledgesystem.Besides,afteraquicksupper,Istudiedatschooluntil11pm,writingcountlessquizzesandhomework,recitinglongpassages,andreflectingonthemistakesImadeinthedaytimetestsandwonderinghowtodobetterintheexamsahead.Thereisnowaythatthisperiodtimewasn'tbusyifyouweretosucceedintheexambecausethecompetitionbetweentheseniorthreestudentswhoweregoingtotakethecollegeentranceexamwasfierce.Besidesthetimewaslimitedwhenweconfrontedtheabundantlessonswithnumerouspointstoremember.Duringthattime,IfelttiredandsometimesnervouswhenIgotpoorscores,but