Open F2F Class notes 31st August (Eddie)

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At present, my goals are improving my English to pass IELTS, eliminating Chinglish and speaking and thinking in English like a native speaker. This is why / To help me achieve that, I bought several books including IELTS course books as well as literary books (a few novels). Reading is essential to becoming familiar with idioms and other types of word usage in another language. Beyond that, I want to focus on exercises which follow the IELTS exam template, such as conversations about daily scenarios or topics of previous tests.

Working out is essential to staying healthy.

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At present, my goals are improving my English to pass IELTS and eliminating chinglish and thinking and speaking English as a native speaker.So I bought a bunch of books including study materials direct at the exam and literary books, and I think reading could increase the input. Beyond that, I want to do some exercises which are focused on the exam, such as to practice conversions relating to daily scenes or topics of past exam paper.

I have a dog and a cat and parrot and a duck.

I have a dog, a cat, a parrot and a duck

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What would you do when you graduate from university? Continue study, work in a company or be a civil servant in government? Maybe these are most of graduates situation. When I finished my college education, I thought about this question. I didn’t want to be a public servant which I thought it doesn’t have any passion. Parents are very like it and think it is steady and ask their children to fight for it. So do my parents. My parents still don’t give up persuading me to be a public servant, but they respect my choice. I had no idea about the direction of continuing study. I was confused to choose which school and major. As a result, I decided to work.

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What is the best choice for someone who has just graduated from University? Continue to study, get a job in a company or embark on a civil service career working for the government? Most graduates are likely to be confronted with these choices. When I finished college, I was faced with the same situation. I didn’t want to be a public servant which I thought was boring and soulless. Parents are very keen on their children working as civil servants as they think it is a steady job and encourage their children tolean toward civil service. My parents were no exception. They still haven’t given up trying to persuade me to become a public servant. They do respect my choice though, which, given my lack of guidance or knowledge about post graduate options at the time, is the best I could have made.