What's with English? ----------------------------------------------- 1) English seems complicated. 2) English requires a different mindset than Chinese. 3) English pronunciation is dreadful. 4) English speaking with confidence is easier said than done. 5) English requires tons of vocabulary but we don't really want to "stuff" them in the head. 6) English is an international language that we need it no matter where we are at. 7) English textbooks are easy to find and there are a lot of them but we don't want to read them anymore. 8) English exams are tiring but we don't have much of a choice but to take them. ----------------------------------------------- The TRIALS: Don't you worry that I'll be showing you "seas of words" in English, one after another. We both will probably be bored to death. Just tell me more about you and let me know you better. A Brief Introduction to the History of the English Language and the IPA system: So we've been learning the language ever since we're kids but where does it come from exactly? What's the difference between British English and American English? Learning how to pronounce better will enhance our listening skill? Custom-Class: It's all up to YOU. Whether you come to me with today's homework in your hands or you throw me a pile of English journals, You're all welcomed. I'll see what I can do. Advanced Subjects Tests: This exam here is not really as difficult as you think it is. All you need to do is to understand some covered grammar and stuff. And about that tiny writing task at the end,? Let's learn about how to make your examiner touched. IELTS "prep" class: You might have already run out of luck the first time taking it. That's 5% related. You lack the skills of taking it. That's another 45%. And the rest. It's your real English. So it's not just about your English. You just need to know the HOWs. Novel appreciation: What's good about reading novels? You get to learn the expressions and fancy words, and grammar. The best thing is that you get to learn how to write descriptively, yet beautifully and cryptic, and poetic. The Club of LOL noobs: I suck playing this. What if we can't talk to each other? Even bots can slay us. Teach me about the Rune page first. Resident Evil series: This is my personal favorite but not everyone can stand it. What do the characters say in the game? What kind of weapons do they use? Call of Duty series: You can already learn a lot from the video clip at the very beginning. Do you know all the names of the guns that appear in the game? How do the squads communicate with each other? What's "Target words"? Remember Me: The story is not bad but the game-play is demanding. The protagonist speaks British English. We can learn more about British English. And what does the lady say at the end of each chapter? This war of mine: The graphics is good. You probably may feel bored if you lack patience. There are a lot of items we always see in life but we may not know them in English. What's the English names of the places in the game? What're the stories of the characters about? Choices: Stories you choose - Mobile Game This game is not much of an action one but it's a good one in learning English. Just like reading a novel, this mobile game contains multiple stories. Choices that you make affect how the story goes. So how should we choose to reach the perfect ending? Life is Strange The beautiful of the graphics will wow you. This game leads to multiple endings and the choices you make constitute to the development of the story. The school life the protagonist experiences make her diary full of wonderful contents. What kind of people does she cross paths with? What kind of pictures does she take? ------------------------------------------------- Things you don't know about Walter 1) I'm in fact an introvert. You can only see the real me when I'm with my closest friends. 2)I've never stopped taking exams and tests, even though I'd already left school. But thank god, it's all over now. 3)I play video games a lot although my laptop can't really run most of the games. 4)I've been pushing myself to pick up a book, a real one, and read again. It's quite boring doing it alone, you know. 5)I've slowly developed some kind of disorder while learning English. Once I see an English word I don't know how to pronounce, I pull out my cell and look for it right away, no matter where I am at the moment. 6)Some thought that my brother and I have somehow come back from Canada and that we're Canadian. The truth is that he's been to Canada and I've been to the US, for traveling only. 7)My major is Accounting. I used to work at a bank. And now I teach. You can just come and ask me anything accounting-related. 8)One of my buddies is from a Taiwan family. I always spam his mom with tons of useless stuff and I took the Putonghua Proficiency test, so I believe my Mandarin is satisfactory. (I know sometimes my diction is funny.)