F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [W]

Homework

Tell me about the differences between modern family and your own family.


Vocabulary

This week was a blur –Ā  the week goes by so fast or was so busy

Liaison – a person who works between two parties/things

Shelter – means to have something over your head to protect you from weather
You have lived a sheltered life –Ā your parents or family has protected you too much from the real world

Chores – a task for people to do at home (often parents make children do it to learn to work)

privilege –Ā to have a rare opportunity (positive thing)


Grammar

I am learning/studying English (okay)
I am studying in high-school (can’t use learning)
I learned Chinese last year (if you say studied, it doesn’t mean you know it)


Writing exercise

Original

Today is the Chinese university entrance exam day, there are over 50000 high school students participate this exam in shanghai. Students prepare this exam for more than 15 years, when the children study in the primary school, even in Kindergarten, the parents start thinking the road of their children. after primary school, some of the students will go to public middle school, some of them will go to the private school which need additional test and pay more money. So sometime this kind of schools are only for the family that has money.
High schools are not for everyone, because high schools are for students who prepare to go to university. So about 55% of the students will study in high schools. And at last, about 30-40% of the students can pass the university entrance exam and get further education in university.
I also have the experience to take part in the Chinese university entrance exam. My mom said that my future life was depended on this exam, good result gets better life, bad result gets worse life. I donā€™t understand much about it when I was small but I was just hard learning every-day and committing to it for many years.
Although, I change my original life through this exam, but the completion of the entrance exam is too serious for children who face the huge pressure. they must go out of the school and learning additional classes. There are a lots of home work to do after school, and no enough time of sports and sleeping which is important for their growth and health. School and Education is not a mould, everyone is different so one exam canā€™t fit for everyone. So kids education should be tailor made, set one path to go university is not reasonable.

EditedĀ 

Today is the Chinese university entrance exam day, there are over 50,000 high school students who willĀ participate in/participating in this exam in shanghai. Students prepareĀ for this exam forĀ more than 15 years, startingĀ when the children study in the primary school, orĀ even in Kindergarten. The parents start thinking aboutĀ the road pathĀ of forĀ their children. After primary school, some of the students will go to public middle school, some of them will go to theĀ a private school which needs additional testing and pay more money. So sometime these kind of schools are only for the families that have money.
High schools are not for everyone, because high schools are for students who prepare to go to university. So about 55% of the students will study in high schools. And at last, about 30-40% of the students can pass the university entrance exam and get further education in university.
I also have the experience opportunity/privilegeĀ to take part in the Chinese university entrance exam. My mom said that my future life wasĀ dependentĀ on this exam, good result gets can give you aĀ better life, bad result gets worseĀ would give you a more difficult life. I donā€™t didn’tĀ understand much about it when I was small but I was just studyingĀ hard learning every-day and committed to it for many years.
Although, I changed my original life through this exam, but the completion of the entrance exam is too serious for children who face the huge pressure. They must go out of the to cramĀ schoolĀ and learn additional subjectsĀ classes. There are a is lots of home work to do after school, and not enough timeĀ for sports and sleeping which is important for their growth and health. School and Education is not a mould, everyone is different so one exam canā€™t fit for everyone. So kids education should be tailor made, setting one path to go university is not reasonable.