个人-家乡上海,Hometownlarge city-located-east of China-famouslandscape andskyscrapers as well as -tourists attractions for example. SH-not only beautifulbut also prosperous（繁荣的）importanteconomy in China。 local peoplefriendly (hospitable)-senior people-relaxed lifestylewhile young peoplestrugglemake a living. There are-delicious local food-such as-. My favorite-. Have lived-sincefriends and relativeslive If study abroad-homesick- Shanghai international financial center Rice dumplings wontons sugar cake,A difficult thing I did well-旅游篇,Sharetravelled alonehigh schooldream placenever-visitdiscussed with parentsworriedsafety-dangerousyoung kid. convincedparents. plan the trip- surf the internetlooking for informationin order to make itinerary(行程）started the trip -summer holidaymotelclose to attractionsexperience-interesting-local foodimpressive-made new friendshappy-adventure Rare play piano outside the OH,A difficult thing I did well-学习篇,It is difficult for me-to study English-particularspeakingreasons1steven thoughhave learnt for many yearsno environment for speakingless opportunitytalk withforeigners2ndvocabulary enoughnot good atexpressingin sentences-3rdgrammarpoor-mistakese.g-Im like dogsembarrassed me Our teachermethodimprove-Englishpractice makes perfectretell and diary writingsocialize with foreign friends-learn language and culturefeel-comfotable-communicate. Confidentstudy overseas.,A change in my life,I have been living-hometownhave never been to-other places-go abroad improve Englishin order to-IELTS. I took English courses at *schoolwheremet-classmatesat the same age-as me. became friendsvery soon. learntthat-practiceeffective way-particularly for spoken English. In a short period of timeimproved a lot. In the past- was afraidnow-feel-comfortablecommunicate in Englishlearnt a good lessonmore-confident-handlemy lifeby myself.,An important stage in my life,Talk abouttimeprepare the IELTS testin SHyou knowhave been learningEnglish-for 10 yrsgood at reading and listeningnot satisfiedspeakingface foreignersneverousmany mistakessuch asin the training schoolteachertaught-methodto retell story-watch movies-feel-comfortable-talk in Englishhandleproblemsstudy overseas,An improtant decision I made,Going to graduateuniversitywhat should I do nextparents asked mewhether-job-continue to studymade up my mindto study-majorinterestinghelpfulcareerpromissing future. What I will learn overseas-make me more competitivelabour market-because of -knowledgesurvival skillschose-to study inUK-applieduniversity-famous for-academic reputation-as well asresearch facilities . The study lifeenrich life experience-,Meeting a person speaking a different language,First timehigh schoolwere informedforeign classmatesexchange studentsUSA-one of them was Jason18 yrs oldwas interested inChinastarted to know China from Jackie Chens Kongfu movie Deskmatefriends-I helped him with mathshown him around in SHas a tour guide-in spare time-learnt ChineseChinese traditions such as presenting sth with both handssaid-foodyummyback to USA-chat onlinenever forget-,个人-house,Live-apartment (flat)bedroomsdinning roombalconysitting room-cozycomfortable. Relaxreading bookslistening to music.Neighborsfriendlywarmheartedhelp each other. communitysafeneighborhood watch program-convenient-traveland-go-shopping-for groceryclean gardenbig lawnwalk dogssocial activity,Age-change-,When Iyoung-rebellious-didnt listen-becauseparents-fussybabbling(喋喋不休的）i thought they wereout of datearguedhairstyle-clothesway of studyI thought-generation gap between ussince they were middle agedwhile I was an adolescentturning point was when-I went to college-look after myself-realizedhow difficult and stressfulraise a kidsorry-for what I have done,If I have a million dollars房子篇,Happy surprisedreamsbuy many things1st thingbig housebedrooms-my own roomdecorate in my style paint favourite colorthere shoud be a gardenbeautiful scenery with flowersplant vegetables for my dinner tabledouble garageluxious cars such as-swimming poolswimexercise-spa poolrelaxdrink wine while readinga spacious sitting roominvite friendsfor a partylive with my parents-their dream house,If I have a million dollars旅游篇,More than crazyit has been-dream-travel around the worldwith parentsbest parentslook after mespenttime and effortappreciate. However-havet-enough moneyto travlenow-afford-visit-famous cities Europesuch as Parisexperience-different culture-local food and drinkparticularlyFrench wine and Swiss chocolate Africawild lifelions, cheetah, elephantsamazing-adventure,An occasion which I were late,Seldomget late in my lifeonce-When I was-1st yr- collegemy watch stopped ticklingwas not awareStarbuck Coffee breakfastincl