School Life

Being an elementary school student, I wasn’t good at studying, especially in English, and usually got poor grades.  My mom sent me to a cram school and encouraged me to try to make friends with English and other subjects again and again.  ”Never give up, and triumph will be yours.” said my mom to me.  Not until I went to a cram school on the neighborhood did I have interest in English.  There, I improved my ability of English gradually and grades got better and better.   Eventually, I found the passion for learning it.  As an English lover, I applied to Department of Applied Foreign Languages in National Tainan Commercial Vocational Senior High School, where could content my enthusiasm for English.

  I had a knowledge-enriched school life in NTCVS.  Not only did I keep paying close attention in class, but I also studied hard and did my utmost to study English.  In my free time, I listened to English broadcasting radio such as ICRT.   English textbooks, I study every issue of Advanced Studio Classroom magazine to train my reading skills and increase vocabulary.  Furthermore, for the sake of examining my English ability, I took General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) for the elementary and intermediate level and passed it.   Apart from English, I strived to equip myself with computer software abilities.  Finally, my efforts paid off.  I get a grade C license of application of computer software.  In addition, I love drawing pictures and designing.  As a consequence, I served as the director of academic and art affair section two times.  If there is any competition about these, I will be bond to participate in them.

  Not only academic education, but I also kept unforgettable memories with my classmates over these three years.  For example, we had such many activities as volleyball games, field trips, athletic meet, and so on.  Once in a while, we crazily and delightedly cheered for our championships; however, sometime failures depressed us.  Apart from the above, I also had several best friends and we usually went out for playing or for shopping.  They would be willing to listen to me and provided useful suggestions as I encountered troublesome or annoying matters.  But most important of all is that they respect and support me for good.  It was my pleasure to own these genuine and intimate friends.

Family Background

My name is Ching-Ti Chen.  I am a seventeen-year-old teenager, born in Tainan City.  There are nine members in my family, including four adults and five children.  Because of the tough financial support and the low pay earned only by my mother, we five girls all have been taught to make good use of money and cherish everything since we were very young.  Father once occupied a sir in the military camp 30 years ago.  Accordingly, he is severe about our behavior, correcting our mistakes.  My mom is a career woman and I respect her very much, thinking of her as a superwoman.  She always encourages me to be more mature and be an independent person.  My elder sister studies in Department of Fashion Design in Tainan University Of Technology.  She is knowledgeable and good at art.  As I get into troubles, she will also listen to me and offer some constructive advice.  My three younger sisters bring laughter to us all the time and make the whole house filled with happiness.  My grandparents are over 70 years old; but they still healthy and usually concern about our daily life.  It’s my pleasure to own such a lovely and harmonious family.