Anthony => watches ad on TV <= Anthony

People watch advertisements on TV, magazines or on the news. Some advertisements provide positive messages to the audience. However, others offer rude and negative advertising. In my opinion, I think advertising influences people's behaviour in a negative way. I have two reasons.

First, magazine advertising is very popular. It contains pictures and text. The words are often misleading and confusing, however. For example, the Nike advertisement's slogan is "Just Do it". What if a dying person was standing on the top of a building and saw the signs "Just Do it". If he followed Nike's advice, he would have jumped and died.

Another reason I believe advertising is detrimental is that advertising sometimes provides a bad example to the viewing audience. Take television advertising for instance. In one advertisement a seller promotes a shampoo product. To accomplish this, they employ a sexy naked woman taking off her clothing and standing on top of the car in a parking lot. She also takes a shower using the wipe on the ceiling. This inappropriate for children, so this advertising is blocked after three days.

To sum up, advertising is bad for people by illustrating an unclothed girl and including misleading statements that could prove dangerous. Personally, I think advertising does influence people’s actions. It is a con game.

Anthony - Leisure Time

Some people like to spend their leisure time doing activities with a lot of people. Others prefer to spend their free-time in quiet ways by themselves or with one other person. Personally, I am an independent person, but I do not mean I earn my own money or support myself. I mean that I like to be alone when I do leisure activities.

The first reason is I would like to choose a place which is very quiet and not very noisy, for example, my personal room. I play computer games during my free time. If I want someone to play with, I can go online and search for players online. They do not know who I am and I don’t either. Therefore, they can not disturb me.

The second reason is that I will never share things. In other words, I mean I do care for germs from people. I reality, I am a clean person. I clean my room and make it very tidy. When I do activities in my room, I feel very comfortable and fresh.

In summary, I prefer choosing a quiet place to relax during my free time and not sharing things with others; therefore, I would rather play on my own because it makes me secure.

Anthony - Journal

On Saturday, as usual, I went out with my friends, Joe, and Sandra to Richmond. We made a date at Main-Street skytrain station. I went there earlier and I chose a seat that was facing the direction the skytrain comes. It was fifteen minutes before our meeting time. I then took out my favourite PSP to play. PSP refers to Playstation Portable. The area where I was sitting was very cold. While I was in the middle of playing my PSP game, my friends come. We took the skytrain to Burand station and then took the 98 B line to Richmond. It took us almost an hour to get to the destination. We were going to the KTV site to sing karaoke. As we arrived, we paced up the stairs to the first floor. The staff in KTV brought us to a dark room. In fact, this room is very special. You are allowed to switch the light brighter or darker. In the room, there is a sofa which can accommodate three people. There was something missing in the dark room. It was a small short sofa like a box. I asked the staff member politely to offer me a short sofa. One important thing in the singing room is when you are singing. The microphone volume can not be feedback coming out of the two speakers. After 7 hours, I exited the KTV site and walked to one of the Chinese Hot Pot restaurants. My friends were very hungry because they did not eat lunch before they saw me. We had gone many times to many Chinese type Hot pot venues. In this place, there were small seats, a table, and not enough room for us. However, this restaurant is large and has a set table. In other words, I have an individual table and an oven-table. At night, the price for an adult is about 17 dollars not including TAX and a child is 14-15 dollars. (Not very sure) Not only do you have to pay 17 dollars per person but you must pay for a specific favor of Hot Pot which is appropriately 6-10 dollars. I was very happy because I ate a lot and left with a full stomach.

Mohammed TV Professor

The professor talks about academic experts who exposed them selves on TV. What she explains contradicts the points made in the reading.
First, the professor says that the experts appear on TV to entertain not to educate which causes people not to take them seriously, this affects his credibility. On the other hand, according to reading the experts have a chance to talk to a wider audience outside of campus which enhances his credibility.
Second, the speaker states that the university will suffer from the time that expert wastes to prepare themselves to appear on TV. They need to do a lot of preparation ,think about what to present and more instead of doing research and attending classes. However ,according to the reading the university will gain a good reputation and people will think more highly of the university when they see the professor. That will lead to more donations for the university.
Third, the lecturer points out that no body will benefit from an expert who appears on TV. Usually TV networks don’t want a serious lecture on the screen. In contrast the reading makes it clear that the public will gain from learning a new subject from an authority.
In conclusion, according to the lecturer we can see that a professor will not give a serious lecture, will waste his important time, and will not benefit the public. All these points directly contradict the reading.

TV essay(Alex)

The professor talks about appearances on television by university professors. She mainly explains the negative aspects of television lectures, which provides an opposing view to information stated in the reading.
First, the professor mentions that when the university professors do their job on TV, their reputation among their colleagues can suffer. Their colleagues might think that these kinds of professors are not serious about their fields of study. However, according to the reading, the professor who teaches their theory on TV will be able to obtain an enhanced reputation due to the large number of people who watch TV.
Second, the speaker states that participating on TV programs takes time away from a professor’s university duties. For example, professors have to figure it out how to give his opinions in an entertaining manner to the audients on TV instead of spending time focusing on their students. Therefore, the universities to which the professors belong have disadvantages. On the other hand, according to the reading, the university benefits from professors doing TV spots because they improve the university’s reputation.
Third, the lecturer points out that people who watch TV at dinnertime don’t want to watch serious programs at all. In addition, these programs are similar to a reporter’s summary. However, according to the reading, the public benefits from what professors say on TV.
The three main points of the listening lecture are that television appearances will damage a professor’s reputation, the university reputation and will not assist the public in any real manner. These main points are totally opposite those presented in the reading.

Mohammed Goals

Life depends on dreams and goals. A person should have goals to achieve in his life. While everyone will have different aims, these goals provide a person with a reason for living. There are two main goals that I want to achieve in my life: getting a masters degree in business and a proper job.

The first goal that I want to achieve is to get a masters degree in business. In today’s world it is not easy to attain a suitable job because of the competition. Therefore a person needs to have a high level of education. I am planning to take a masters degree in a university that uses English as the main language. For that reason, I have to achieve an acceptable score on the TOFEL exam. After that I will get in to university.

My second goal is to have an appropriate job. It is important to have a job that helps you with your needs in life. Getting a job that satisfies you is not an easy process. Therefore, after I get my masters degree, I am planning to go back home and start to search for a job that suits me. I will start to search on the Internet and in the newspaper. Moreover, I will start to go to the companies that I think they have a job that will require my qualifications. Then, when I find the jobs that I am looking for, I will pick the best one of them.
In conclusion, my two main goals in life are to get a masters degree in business and get a proper job. I will try to apply the necessary efforts that allow me to achieve my goals. In addition, I will try to use all the help that I can get from the people around me. I hope that I can achieve my dreams and get the best out of my life.

Professors on TV JOYCE

The professor discusses the event of professors appearing on TV, which she feels is not proper. The reading material offers the opposite opinion.
In the first place, the professor mentions that when professors appear on TV, this is not good for their reputation or social status. They are supposed to be serious academic experts. Usually, TV programs are just for entertainment, not education. Therefore, if they entertain, their reputations could suffer. As a result, they could not be able to get enough money for their future research.
In the second place, the professor states that when professors give lectures on television, this is just a waste of time. For instance, they have to prepare their talk and get made up for the camera. As a result, professors do not have enough time to talk with students or teach them. Finally they do not have time do their research. This is not good for students or the university. In fact the students and overall university standards could be jeopardized. In contrast, the author in the reading passage thinks that universities can gain benefits from academics participating in TV shows. The reading states that after a professor appears on TV everyone will know the university and it will become famous. In fact people may donate money to the university.
Last but not least, the professor points out that the public won't get any benefit either. Generally, after one day working, people are exhausted. They like watching interesting programs. Likewise, the TV net wok does not want an academic lecture on their program. They just need a brief introduction or historical background. A reporter can do this just as he or she researches it beforehand.

TV - by Eun Jin

The professor discusses the disadvantages of academic experts appearing on television. In contrast, the reading has opposite views and outlines the advantages of professors participating on TV shows.

First, the professor mentions that being on TV damaged professors' reputations because other professors think that the experts appearing on TV are not serious about their field but instead are just focusing on entertainment. Therefore, they will likely lose opportunities such as being invited to conference. In contrast, the reading claims that scholars are able to acquire enhanced reputations due to their participation on TV programs. Furthermore, they can reach broader audiences and their significance as a specialist will be enhanced.

Second, the lecturer points out that appearing on TV takes extra time. For example, before the broadcast, professors need to research information and even get made up to look good whereas instead they are focusing on teaching . Thus, the university loses out. However, according to the reading, by exposing professors to a wider audience, the university can obtain financial support such as donation or more applications from prospective students.

Third, the speaker states that the public does not want to know about serious academic information. The knowledge that they want to know is material such as a brief introduction about current events or background history. However, the reading makes it clear that the public can obtain real academic understanding and insight from experts.

TV (integrated writing) -Jenny

The professor discusses the phenomenon of academic experts appearing on television. The issues she explains cast serious doubt on the points made in the reading.

First, the professor discusses that participating in TV shows does not benefit a professor because he/she can appear as an entertainer, and will not be invited to meetings to discuss academic work. Moreover, the professor would not get money on his/her research.
On the other hand, according to reading, a professor profits from coming out on TV because he/she gets evaluated as a powerful person in his/her academic area and the professor's concept can be delivered to a considerable people outside of campus.

Second, the speaker states that appearing on TV requires time. Professors have to prepare what to say and what to wear on TV. This takes time away from being on campus with students or handling school business. However, according to the reading, Professors on TV benefit the university because of the positive publicity.
Third, the lecture points out that the public does not benefit because they do not want to watch serious lectures. In contrast the reading makes it clear that public can profit because of being able to learn from a person with special knowledge like a professor.

TV by Joe

The professor discuss the question about benefits regarding academic experts appearing on television. She hold the opposite attitude expressed in the reading.
First, the professor mentions that there is no benefit to the professors who were appearing on television, because people would think that they were not serious scholars. people may think these experts entertain rather than educate. Therefore, they will not have the chance to be invited to conferences to discuss academic work. Then, they would not get money to continue their research. On the other hand, the reading material shows that professor gains a lot from participating in television. The writer think that experts can get reputations as authorities in academic fields, because they have large audience.
Second, the speaker states that appearing on television takes time away from the campus work and research activities. This would result in many problems for university when professors are in the television studio. For instance, they would have to prepare to attend the TV show, and they would not have time to do their research, or be with students. However, according to the reading, there are many benefits for university. Professors appear on television is positive publicity: it can improve the university’s reputation. As a result, university can get more donations and more students.
Third, the professor mentions that experts appearing on television is no benefit to the public. People are interested in background history or a brief introduction: they don’t wont to see a serious topic after dinner. By contrast, the reading makes it clear that the public gains from experts appearing on TV. The writer thinks that gives more opportunities for the public to learn from experts, it can expose them to topic they may not have considered otherwise.

About Me!!!

Hi everyone. My name is Incheol-Song and I’m from South Korea. I was born in Deajeon, which is two hours away from Seoul by train. However, my university is in Seoul. I moved there to go to my university. I was living in an apartment near my University before I came here. This area in which I was living, was very nice because of the neighbors. I had many friends who are going to same university. Therefore, I used to play soccer, which is my favorite sport, with them. I am interested in other kinds of sports as well, such as swimming, hiking and tennis. When I was on school vacation, I used to enjoy these sports with friends at least three times a week. I think that having sports as hobbies is not only good for spending time with friends but also valuable way to maintain my health.
At my university, I’m studying Economics and Chinese as a double major. It is true that studying two majors is not easy; however, it will help me achieve my goals in the future. I am going to China to study Chinese after I get good TOEFL marks here. Probably, the time I will be leaving here will be in February of this year. I hope you guys achieve your goals in the near future and go back home as well.

About Myself

My name is Bomi Noh and my English name is Jenny. I'm from South Korea.
I graduated from university majoring in Fine Arts. That major was a fantastic experience in my life for a few reasons. Firstly, doing activities in art made me feel unprecedented contentment in my life. I experienced a state of being with freedom in my way of thinking between the real world and the imagination on world. I had a hard time completing my works but when I did, and I felt a record accomplishment afterwards. Secondly, the period of being in art helped me understand other people better. When I was in third year of university, I started producing videos related to Modern Arts and got a chance to make documentaries about people. I met a lot of different individually in the process. I heard about their lives, their suffering and their ways of conquering their hardships. These experiences had a huge influence on me and got me to change my attitude from passive to more positive in terms of understanding other people. After graduating, I worked in an art gallery as a curator for a year, and in between I continued my art work. I had three art exhibitions and my works got favorable criticism by art critics. I was so happy that I felt this time was the high point of my life. I also liked studying English. Initially, I studied English to graduate from my university. However, I found I really enjoyed English not only to get the required score, but also as a language itself. The desire for learning English surged through me and I decided to study English more in depth. I got a job 2 years ago as an English teacher. While teaching, I was satisfied with my work because I could not only study English, but also could have fun with my students all the time. In addition, I really loved spending time preparing for my classes and felt happy that I could help my students improve their English more. Teaching English and studying English are somewhat different, but I felt I needed to improve my English so that I could teach English to students in the right way. Therefore, I decided to come to Canada to learn more. As for my free time activities, I enjoy doing exercise, especially, I like going to the gym where I can work out and jog. I feel better afterwards and it must be good for my health and studies. Sometimes, I draw things like landscapes or portraits. These activities also make me happy. In the future, whatever I do, whatever I think, I hope I am satisfied with myself and my career. That will be happen, for sure!

Aziz's Introduction.

Hi everyone.
My name is Aziz. I live in Saudi Arabia, more specifically in Riyadh the capital. I was born in 1984 in my lovely city, Alriyadh and finished all my public learning their. Then, I took my diploma degree from King saud Universities in Riyadh with a marketing major. After my graduation from the university, I worked in Albilad bank. I have finished six months working on the bank. My work environment language is English but I don't practice it too much specially in speaking because most of my colleagues in the work are Arab. Why I am here now and what I want?I have been selected by my goverment to take my bachlor degree out of kingdom. For that reason, I am preparing to get approval from some universities which need either TOEFL or IELTS exam. I have searched through the Internet for books and exercises that help me to pass one of the exams with a good grade that qualify me to enter one of the good universities.I hope that I can achieve my goals in a short time.

introduce myself joyce

Hi people:
My name is Wang Xi. You can call me Joyce. I come from Qingdao which is a very beautiful seaside city located in the east of China. I studied in Beijing for four years. My major is Economics. I find it is a very interesting subject. I decided to study overseas after graduating.

Vancouver is a very beautiful city that I like very much. There are a lot of precious memories for me. I like watching comedy movies, listening music, swimming, eating delicious food.

When I was young, I was really afraid of water. My father encouraged me to try walking in water and he taught me how to swim. Gradually I fell in love with this sport.

Now I want to continue studying my major Economics in Master degree, but first I have to get enough high marks in a language test. That is why I chose to study TOEFL. Although it is a painstaking task, I believe I can overcome my language difficulties; furthermore, we now have an excellent and humorous TOEFL teacher.

Anthony's Introduction

y name is Anthony, Wing Kei, Hui. I come from Hong Kong and I speak Cantonese. I also understand Mandarin. I am turning to twenty-six in April. I graduated from high school in Australia. I have not gone to University yet. I am the only child in my family. My father is a businessman in Hong Kong and my mother is working in a café shop in Taiwan. When I was three, my father and mother divorced. Then, my father got married again. My step-mother now is a housewife. I have an older step-brother who comes from my step mother’s previous family but his family name is not HUI. I like playing video games and computer games. In addition, I like traveling but I do not like shopping because I think shopping takes lots of time. It is also very boring. I sometimes watch Chinese and English news in my free time. I frequently go out with friends in Canada. In Canada, I live with my relatives, uncle and aunt. My uncle is retired and my aunt is a housewife. Now most food is made by her. They have two young children. One is thirteen and the other is sixteen. They also like playing video games. They are my cousins. The younger cousin likes to play Gundam or models. The older brother likes drawing and playing piano. It is very hard to talk to them because they speak English fluently. They are like native speakers. I used to play basketball in my childhood but I now do not. My favourite dish is corn sliced meat egg with rice. In Hong Kong this food is very popular. I like it because when I was young my dad introduced me t. I like my parents but I do not talk to them often, even in a phone call. You will see me as a cold-blood person. I swear I am one.

Introduction by Joe

My name is Joe, and I am a student in Susan’ TOEFL class now. I study TOEFL because I think this class is more academic. After that, I’ll plan to apply to university and take a Master of Economics. I just know a bit about TOEFL, but I do think I can learn a lot through this useful great class with our wonderful teacher.
I’m from An Hui, China. My hometown is called BenBu, which is a famous transportation centre. People living in my hometown are friendly, kind and helpful. In addition, there is five rivers running through my hometown. One of these is the third biggest river in China, which is called Huai river. Therefore, there is a lot of activity you can enjoy on the water, such as boating, fishing and swimming.
Sometimes, studying is hard, but it is what people have to endues. Therefore, learn to enjoy it, if there is no choice for you.

Introduction

Hi! My name is Renee, Korean.

Now I am studying TOEFL in Susan’s class. Although I have only been studying TOEFL in the class for a week, I think it is a great choice to study TOEFL. I believe that studying TOEFL is helpful in improving my English skills.

My most memorable time in Canada was traveling to the east of Canada alone. I visited to Toronto and Montréal. Toronto is a very big city just like Seoul, but Montreal is a very quiet city. During my travels, I met some Canadians who were really kind and friendly. When I lost my way, some of them took me to the place I wanted to go even if their destination was in the opposite direction. If I have free time, I would like to travel to other cities in Canada.

Enjoy studying English, and enjoy your life in Canada...^^

Aziz's Goals

Everyone has goals to achieve in their future, and that’s what I am thinking about these days. The reason that I am doing this is because I want to be successful in my life. I have two basic goals.

First, my professional goals in life are to find a good job that makes me happy, and provides enough money for me to support my family, and help people. I want to be an executive manager of a big company, so I am trying to get a good TOEFL score to enter university, and study business administration. This profession attracts me because I would like to make a lot of money, in addition; I would be following in my fathers footsteps. He has taught me a lot of business skills, and I want to experience the reality for myself.


Another aim is that I want to get married to a beautiful woman, and to have kids so that I can share everything in my life with them, for example we can eat, sleep, and travel together.
Therefore; I will feel the full life with them because the family is something very important in life.
I want to be an executive manager of a big company so I can get enough money to feed my family. to achieve this goals I have to get good marks in TOEFL.secondly, I want to have a good family so I can spend time with people who are close to me, my life and if I work hard it will happen.

Anthony's GOALs

Everyone should have one or two goals in their minds. To people, personal objectives help to provide both motivation and a meaningful life. This is why, aims are very essential. In my view, my two key goals are to be like my father, and earn my own money.

First, to be like my father I need to copy his behaviour. He is a responsible, reliable, and supportiVE person. Although he is a busy businessman, he is able to arrange his time to take care of me, like my mother does. I have to focus on his actions. I will do the same things to my future children, for example, gain an abundant knowledge. I must work very hard to follow in my father’s footsteps. I also need to listen to what he tells me and copy his every word.

Another goal is to earn my own money and try not to use my father’s or mother’s money. If I do so, this means that I am not grown up. At first, I have to get several flexible part-time jobs such as work at McDonalds, or in telecommunications. Then, I need to support myself individually, by putting money in the bank and paying my rent. When I am working, I need to see colleagues’ faces and listen to what they tell me. Mostly, people will surrender in this case, however, to be successful I have to do this very well. Telling myself not to be lazy and pushing myself forward and talking less are all important. Eventually, after making enough money I can invest the capital into a business and earn a large amount of money.

In conclusion, my two greatest purposes in life are to be similar to my father and to be financially independent. Both goals will permit me to live well. Therefore, I promise that I will try my best to achieve them so that I may be successful in my life.

My Goals -Jenny

The important thing when talking about a person’s purpose for the future is to consider the basic factors in his or her life. Basic elements such as food, shelter, clothing, or health in people’s lives are far more important than other aspects such as an expensive car or luxury items. I think that basic are like health and money are essential to a fulfilling life. Therefore, I believe that my ambitions are to manage my health and money well.

My first aim for the future is to keep healthy during life because I think health is the most important and basic element approach to being happy. For example, if a family member has cancer, all members of the family will not be happy or joyful including the person who is will. Sickness never lets people feel blessed and delighted. Therefore, health management is the most essential element in remaining cheerful. In my case, I try to do exercise at least every other day for my health. Besides, I usually go shopping and buy fresh food because eating fresh vegetables is also good for my health. Moreover, taking a rest is a effective way to make our busy body calm down, which can help us concentrate on work or study more when we come back to our daily routines. As long as I put those habits into practice, I can maintain my body in good condition as well as project wholesome appearance. Therefore, I think health is my primary purpose in life.

Another ambition I have is making as much money as possible before retiring because I need money for many aspects of life. In current society, I think money is as valuable and useful as health because we can exchange money with necessities such as food, clothing or shelter. Also, it can be an important factor in health management. In addition, I need to use my money sparingly in case I cannot support myself someday. For instance, if I lost my job and I do not have enough money even to provide the living necessities, my life will be difficult. Furthermore, I cannot maintain my social relationships without money and I cannot get any education without it. Therefore, I think money is highly important.

In conclusion, keeping healthy and saving money are my objectives in life. The two of them are also related to each other because money is the best medium to support a healthy life. Also, healthy habits can help me maintain good relationships and also impact on making money in a positive way. Therefore, I strongly believe the two aims, health and money are key to my life.

My Goals(Alex Song)

When people have their aims, they are motivated to do their best. Therefore, it is a good idea to create personal ambitions to live life fully. Personally, I prefer to make a yearly plan to achieve my dreams. Now, I have two goals, which are becoming a banker and getting into a good business school. There are several reasons why I want to achieve these goals in the future.

First my goal is to get a good job in the near future. I would like to be a banker in a global bank. However, it is very difficult to get a good job in Korea these days. Therefore, it is necessary to do my best to prepare qualifications that a bank requires. For example, I need to study hard in my university to get good marks. The good marks can show the bank that I’m serious and hard working. However, this is not only requirement that I need to prepare. In order to work for a global bank, speaking English is a basic skill to communicate with people from different countries. To learn English speaking, I’m studying English in Canada. This is very good way to learn English in a short period of time.

Second my dream is to study at a business school in America. There are a lot of business schools, which provide a good educational background in the US. Seventy percent of good business schools are in America. In addition, if I study in the States, I can also meet many people who have more varied backgrounds than if I study in Korea. Studying with them can be a very interesting experience because of their different modes of thinking and cultures.

Being actively involved in the accomplishment of my dream is not easy; however, this will allow me great achievements in the future. When I visualize becoming a banker and studying at the business school, I feel that I can do whatever it takes to achieve those purposes. Having a couple of ambitions is provides the necessary motivation to live a life close to my ideals.

My goals!

These days people are exposed to a greater variety of ideas that can attract their attention than in the past. Because of this, we have a lot of choices regarding future goals. Through many experiences, I have come to have two objectives I want to achieve.
Being a psychologist is one of my main dreams. In tenth grade, I read an interesting book on the subconscious part of human behaviour by chance. At that time, I could not stop reading the book until it was finished. This motivated me to keep having concerns about psychology. After reading a lot of books related to psychology, I desired to help people who were in trouble with psychological problems as a professional person. In order to achieve this goal, I will make a steady effort to get a master’s degree abroad. After that, I will establish an organization to help these people.
Another aspiration is to learn an instrument, especially base guitar. In my opinion, sharing music is the best way to spend free time. I had a good experiences when I was in high school. I was a member of an orchestra as a cellist. Whenever playing the cello with my friends who were playing other instruments such as violin or clarinet, I was full of happiness and also got self-satisfaction. The reason why I long to learn base guitar is that I am interested in jazz and above all I can play cello; this means it is easy to learn base guitar for me because cello and base guitar are related. I am able to learn this instrument easily as I was taught how to play cello.
To be a psychologist and to learn how to play the base guitar are my main aims that I wish to attain in my life. I make the best out of my opportunities that I can get inside and outside of school. I will try my hardest to achieve my goals.

My Goals (by Joe)

Most people have some main goals，such as finding a well paid job, having a loving family and keeping healthy. In my view, family and health are the most important aims, so they are my major objectives for next five years.
In the first place, family is one of the most important aspects of life for most people, including me. It is hard to live alone for a long time, especially, when people get old. People need to share life with someone else. However, getting married and having children is my first main aim for the next five years. Firstly, I have to find a woman who is compatible with me, and then get married. After that, if the situation allows, we will have children.
Apart from family, I suppose health is my second chief aspiration, because if you do not have health everything in your life has no meaning. For instance, we can imagine health as the number one, and your worth as many zeros. No matter how many zeros that you have, if health has gone, everything is zero. On the other hand, if you are healthy you worth becomes one plus many zeros, which translates into a fulfilling life. For the next five years I want to be a healthy person, so I have to keep doing exercise every day.
In conclusion, important goals for me are to have a loving family and keep healthy. If I can do, I will feel gratified, and my life will be meaningful. Therefore, I have to insist on it and achieve it.

My Goals

Nowadays, many people are pursuing their goals and dreams, so am I. I had many dreams, when I was young. Now I have two relevant goals. One is to have a good job; another is to travel around the world.
In my opinion, to get a suitable job is one of the most important things in my life. If I can get my ideal job, my life will be wonderful. My ideal job is to be an Economics teacher. That is why I chose Economics as my major when I was in university. My study area was international economy and trade. I find it is very interesting; I can use what I learned to predict market changes. That is amazing. When I did a presentation for my classmates and professor, I won praise. I found I have a talent for teaching and speaking. However, to be a teacher is not an easy thing, especially an Economics teacher. I have to learn the skill of teaching; furthermore, I have to expand my knowledge of Economics.
Another aim is to travel around the world. When I was an adolescent, I dreamed that one day I could travel around the world by ship. I like reading tourism books. When I read one, I am really excited. I want to go to Maldives, to see the awesome seashore and beautiful beaches, and to have experience about scuba diving; I want to go to Canada, to see the adorable polar bears and the great Niagara Falls. Traveling not only provides relaxation, but also broadens our experience and proliferates our knowledge.
To sum up, getting an ideal job and traveling around the world are important aims and dreams for me. I will do my best to achieve my goals, because it can make a difference in my life and make me feel wonderful.
xi joyce

My goals

People have their own dreams in their minds. Although individuals have different aspirations, they work hard to accomplish their aims. Like others, I have my own dreams which are to buy a house and a car within two to five years.
My first dream is to buy a car within two years. Despite the fact that Vancouver has a convenient public transportation system, it is stressful to search bus schedules, and look for bus routes when I go somewhere. Also, in order to take a bus or sky train, I have to waste time on the roads to get to the bus stops, and sky-train stations. However, I can go anywhere at anytime if I have my own car. I do not need to look for bus schedules, and I can readily go some places where there are not working public transportation systems. For these reasons, I would like to buy a car. Although I need to get a job to pay the upkeep of the car, such as insurance, and gas, I can accomplish my aim if I work hard.
Another purpose is to buy a house within four years. In Vancouver, apartment rental fees are very expensive. Also, I cannot decorate my rented apartment without a notice to the owner or manager of the apartment; for example, I can’t change the color on the walls, and I can’t hammer any nails into the walls. Because of these reasons, my second aim is to buy a house in Vancouver. I can decorate my house however I want and I do not need to act according to the landlord’s policy. However, in order to buy my own house, I first need to get a high income job in Vancouver, and I have to work hard to save money.
In brief, my two major aims are to buy my own car, and house. These two goals encourage me to work hard. These aims are currently beyond my reach, but I believe that I can accomplish my goals in five years.