EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 3 3/3

Long holiday for me is not really can make me relax because it changes my body clock.  On holiday I usually weak up at 11:30, and it is totally different from weekdays.  In recent days, the weather is extremely good, and I even give up to play basketball in indoor court.  I think the summer is coming now is the best time for camping.  I don't want to stay at home all the time and face my computer all the time.  I want to enjoy outside, the trees, the fresh air, and the blue sky.  I went three times to basketball court in 4 days, even if it makes my body feel tired, but I still feel very happy.  Today is the last day for my holiday, I should do something which make me ready to come back to class.  Staying at home, and do some homeworks for next week is a good choice because next week only have 4 days, so it will be a busy week.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 3 2/3

I am so sad today because I used out my money last night.  I love basketball so much, and I bought around 500 dollar basketball gear like  basketball shoes and coat.  I was wondering if it is worthwhile, but I really like that shoes which name James 10.  The funny thing is while I was going to Champs I was thinking don't think too much after I arrive there because if I think too much in there, I probably will think buy this expensive shoes is not worthwhile.  Actually I know if a shoes is putted a famous start's tag, it will enhance its price much higher, but I still want to buy it.  Taking about basketball I usually appear very crazy, so sometime I can't control myself to buy something.  Money spend on sport gear like water pass in the river.  It never stop.  I should find some ways to control myself.  Anyway,let's go to play basketball this afternoon and try my new shoes. 

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 3 1/3

A new week starts today, and I am wondering how can I plan this week because this week only have four days, but people still have lots of works to do.  Essay1, presentation, and general works drive me crazy, and I must finish all of them before Friday.  Except planing these works, I also need to consider my holiday.  Actually it isn't a holiday because I think before I get into university, I have no holiday.  Even if school physically give holiday, I couldn't feel relaxed.  I plan to finish NAA and IA before Tuesday and during this two days write outline for my essay.  Wednesday is a entire day for me to finish essay in electric version.  This week I am sure will be a busy week for students.  Especially for some people who couldn't manage their time properly; however, I don't want to be one of them.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 2 3/3

Today we have a party in Stenly Park for my friends who had already passed EAP 145.  They will come back China in next week.  On the one hand I feel very happy for them.  On the other hand, I am start to worry about myself.  After two months, where will I be?  I am going to repeat 145 or go Ualberta?  My English is very bad since I was a middle school student.  Everytime after test my other sujects's score are much higher than English; however, I passed 140 even if I used two times, but I still think as long as I work hard, I can pass 145 in one time.  I want to go to university in this year September, so I only can fail one time in 145.  I don't want to wait second time because if I rely on second time my attitude will become nervous.  I asked my friends what is the most important part in this course, and they said is writing.  I think I will focus more on this part.  Even if I don't have huge vocabulary, I can use what I know to express my meaning.  The third week will start tomorrow.  Reminding myself work hard.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 2 2/3

Today is Chris's birthday.  There are lots of students in second floor celebrate his birthday.  I don't like the place where is very crowded, so I just send email to him.  Actually, Chris is a person who I really respect because I have been in his class four months and he gave me interesting classes and many knowledge.  Amber is the person who teache me 145 now.  I write this blog is for apologizing to her because I forget her birthday.  In China we have a slang which mean if someone be your teacher even if only one day, his position will like your father in your entire life.  Actually, amber have more closer relationship with me because before I take EAP course I was in her PM1 class, so we know each other before I know Chris.  I just want to say sorry to her because I even didn't sent e-mail to her to celebrate her birthday.  This is my bad feature which follow me long time, I usually regrad to do something such as this time.  I need to treasure present time and only put pass time in my memory.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 2 1/3

Today is a hard day to get up to school.  I don't know why I frequently feel tired every Monday, but I clearly know it relates my activities on the weekend.  Every weekend I have a lot of plans; for example, go restaurant with friends, watch movies, play basketball.  These activities make me feel tired, even if I have two days to relax; however, I don't know how can I change because I have no time to do my personal things from Monday to Friday.  Every weekend is the only time I can do something to help myself.  Anyway, I am going to change my schedule from Monday to Friday.  New schedule will be created for me to get more time to study and relax, but I really don't know if it is healthy or not.  From this week every Monday to Friday study after school, I will go to bed first and sleep around 2-3 hours then get up to study more.  I think it will better for my 145 course life.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 1 3/3

My group got the highest score in summary writing activity.  It makes me very happy because my works were accepted by other group; however, the summary writing is still a difficult point for me.  The reason of that is I am still in getting experience phase, and the experience that I summarized is writing main points.  After finish main points writing, I just need to expand all the main points by giving descriptions and summarizing facts.  The big problem still is my grammar. Grammar mistakes are frequently appear in my any different work.  I usually receive the same comment from different teacher which is "good idea, good format, and bad grammar."  Actually, I don't have enough opportunities to get touch with grammar practices; therefore, many grammar knowledge are forgotten.  Only several ways can help me with my grammar that are studying by myself or getting more speaking experience.  Perfect grammar skill benefits every writing in my English study life; therefore, improve my grammar skill is the thing I must to do.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 1 2/3

This is the fist time for me get touch with argumentative essay, and teacher showed us a pretty long essay example makes me feel more confused.  Especially in body paragraphs, everything drive me crazy because everything is different from what Chris taught us; for example, the citations must follow every support ideas, but Amber said we can just write 4 citations, even if there are six facts.  I am still thinking that, but I think teacher hasn't finished teaching this type essay; therefore, more things will come in later classes, and new things probably make me feel better.  The successful thing I did in class is I understood how to write examples.  I wrote four similar facts for one support because I didn't know what these examples should be.  Teacher gave back to me, and I fixed my examples; finally, teacher said my understanding is right; however, she just said my comprehension is right, so I still need to improve my examples.  As for thesis statement, I will look at the three links which Amber shared with us and the power-point document to make thesis statement writing become better.

EAP 145 - YANG, Fan - Week 1 1/3

The first of EAP 145 class unlike EAP 140, everything makes me feel more relaxed; However, there are lots of things were introduced in the class.  The big problem is our homework.  The homework are very clear in the word document, and it contains five sections, but I don't know what the homework exactly need to look like; for instance, the formatting, the content, the structure.  This is the only same feeling I have when the EAP 140 started.  Teacher gave us a few minutes to try our NAA, and it made feel more confused.  The five "W" questions and a "H" question can't always be answered but even if teacher mentioned that, I still don't know what specific things I need to do.  If there is no answer for the question what should I do? Remaining an blank in there or writing "no answer“ there?  You know after Chris's class, everything is given the best way to finish.  There are lots of questions in my mind, but I think after a few days everything will become more clear.