School Life -revised

  I am studying at Department of Applied Foreign Languages in National Tainan Commercial Vocational Senior High School.  Since I was admitted to the school, I have made up my mind to study hard and make good use of the following three years to improve my English ability due to my strong interest in English.  I am willing to participate in various kinds of English competitions because I believe that no matter I win or fail, I will more or less make some progress in English with the assistance and training from the teachers and my own preparation. Nevertheless, I am still confronted with some obstacles, but I never give up and try to find good ways to overcome them.  Everytime after each competition, I do benefit a lot from these experiences and have great advancement. For instance, I have learned how to pronounce words more exactly, how to read sentences with more emotions, how to express my ideas naturally in front of lots of audience, and how to make my presentations more animated with proper gestures or interactions.  I always pay attention in class and make efforts to do well on my homework, studies, and reports.  As a consequence, I can keep being the top five in my class.  What's more, sometimes I will talk to my friends or myself in English.  Although it sounds a little crazy, but this kind of practice makes me behave more naturally when I have to interact with foreigners in real life.  To my delight, all my efforts paid off because I passed the Intermediate-level Certificate of General English Proficiency Test ,and was awarded third place in the Level 2 of the Test of English Ability Association. 
  When it comes to some invigorating moments in my high school life, it is the season when the sports competitions start that I have a good time enjoying the games.  Most of my classmates are good at playing basketball and volleyball and they oftn practice playing basketball and volleyball after school. Sometimes I join them, too.  Hence, my class always succeed in sports competitions.  The time that we spend on playing balls and taking part in the competitions are all my favorite memories that I won't forget forever.
  In addition to some English-related activities, sometimes I will become a volunteer to do something in the library and in the hospital.  Not only is it a good opportunity to have more social experiences but it is also a way to help others.  For instance, when I acted as a volunteer in a hospital, I learned how to communicate with different kinds of people, and tried to provide proper aids with those who were in need.  I think these skills are what I can't learn in school, but they are definitely useful to me and broaden my horizons.