F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Speaking exercise

My name is WenJing and I graduated this year. I majored in architecture and I am 23 yo. I actually don’t want to be an architect because last year I had an internship in 2 different companies / I was an intern in 2 different companies. So I was tired because I worked late everyday. I think I drew a lot of drawings which didn’t  have meaning / but they were not meaningful . Sometimes I needed to analyze some sites or do some research and then I drew some diagrams to explain my ideas and the results of my research. I think this is the right course of action / right way to do things but in the reality the course is the opposite / is reversed. They don’t do the research first. They just draw something to explain their ideas but it is not according to the research. The research doesn’t matter. We just need to make the customer think I am a specialist/expert./ I just need to look like an expert in front of the client. So I wasted a lot of time doing this.
I feel disappointed. But I don’t know what I should do. I don’t know… I have an interest in a lot of things. I have a lot of hobbies but they are just interests not passions. I am not sure I would enjoy making a living by doing this / I am not sure if doing it as a job suits me.

When you are good at something you will be proud. You are very good at it because you did it again and again  so you got/became better than others. you are proud of yourself and you have confidence.

First I started to have an interest in interior design  a long time ago because I was living in a very ugly / horrible place / my room was horrible and my parents’ room didn’t have any sunlight. They just wanted many rooms but didn’t think about how to plan they just wanted more space. This is my first point I actually didn’t  know what architecture was and I wasn’t sure what the teachers would teach me / I didn’t know what I would learn in this class. My teacher thought I was good at drawing so I decided to try.

Last year I thought maybe I should go abroad to study. Then I came here because I needed to pass my IELTS test but I gave up for 2 reasons. First I didn’t know what major I liked so I had to consider staying in architecture or changing my major.
The  second reason was my parents didn’t  support me and going abroad would require a lot of money and last year my mother was sick and she lost her job because her company went bankrupt so I didn’t  want to make it hard for my parents / to bring more trouble to my parents So I thought if I go abroad I must be to sure to have the ability to earn this money back. So I gave up.
I don’t know. I am looking for a  job  these 2 week and I was supposed to have a test on July 12 but I had cold feet and I canceled.
I think English is very important if I can speak English well I can have more job opportunities. According to my current situation I think English is the first priority because I am not sure about the rest.


My name is WenJing and I’m graduate this year. I major in architecture and I am 23 yo. I’m actually don’t want to be an architect because last year I have an intern in 2 different companies. So tired because I worked late everyday. I think I draw the lot of plans they don’t have meaning. Sometimes I need to analyzed some sites or do some research and then I draw some diagrams to explain my ideas and the results of my research I think this is the right course but in the reality the course is the reversed. I am not do the research first. I just draw something to explain our ideas not according to the research. I don’t have research. So just to make customer think I am a specialist. So I waste a lot of time to do this.
I feel disappointed. But I don’t know I should to do something. I don’t know I am really interested in something. I have a lot of hobbies but just interests not passion. I have to make a living by doing this.

you will be proud. Because I am very good at so because I do it again again I am better than others. I am proud of myself and I have confidence.

First I have interest in interior design because I lived in a very sucks / my room is horrible and my parents’ room doesn’t have sunlight. They just want many rooms not to think about how to plan they just want more space. This is my first point I’m actually don’t know what is architecture and if I major in this I don’t know I will learn something so I just think maybe I try and teacher thinks I’m good at drawing……

Last year I think maybe I should go abroad to study. Then I come here and I think because I need to pass my IELTS test but I give up. 2 reasons. First I am don’t know what major I want to chose so I majored in architect or change to another major/department and second reason is my parents don’t support me and go abroad it spends a lot of money and last year my mother was sick and she lose her job because his company is broke up so I don’t want to make it hard to make my parents have more troubles. So I think if I go abroad I must to sure I have ability to earn this money. Spend this money is useful so I give up.
I don’t know. I am finding my job then this 2 week and I suppose to have a test in July 12 but I have cold feet and I canceled.
I think English is so important if I have this ability I can have more job opportunities. According to my current situation I think English is the first because I am not sure about the rest.

Vocabulary

passion : something you really love
Singing is my passion.

action : fact / process of doing something
He did an action for the camera.

customer / client : someone who pays you to do something
Our clients are mostly rich.

priority  : what is the most Important.
My first priority is to help my parents.

confident: believing in oneself
I am confident in my ability to draw.

the rest :everything else / what remains
imagine

interior : the inside of something
I was interested in interior design

Grammar

singular (1) plural (2+)

Tom is tall -> He is tall
WenJing studies architecture -> She studies architecture
My parents have a crazy taste .-> They have a crazy taste
I forgot my glasses, they are on the table.

general you
When you come to China for the first time. you feel it is crazy

Pronunciation

draw / drew / drawn

test

text

plural