Cheating
Cheating
“What are you doing, Jack?” The teacher interrogated(asked), “Aren’t you supposed to be doing your test paper by yourself?”
My blood froze. Chills started to run down my spine and panic started to engulf me. My hands felt clammy and l could not stammer a single word. In the midst of the nervousness, my mind flew back to 8 a.m. …
“ Tip, tap, tip ,tap.” I could hear the footsteps of the coming test proctor. The footsteps were like the footsteps to doom as I had not studied for the test. Although it was only a mock test, my mathematics teacher warned us that it would be very difficult . Only the ones who started studying weeks ago would be able to get ninety and above.
The proctor started to arrange the seats. Once he was done , I looked around for my pals that I could “rely” on. No luck! They were all sitting very far away from me. Suddenly, I saw Jane, who is not a genius, but smart and diligent. Aha! I had a wicked idea! —cheating!
“Your time starts …now!” The teacher announced. Soon, l could hear the sound of pencils scribbling. Out of the the corner of my eye, I saw that Jane had also started answering. My heart pounded ferociously as I copied. l knew that copying was not right but what could I do? I couldn’t hand in a blank paper!
“Okay, the answer is 1, 3, 4, 2, …” I whispered quietly to myself as I copied. All of a sudden, the proctor turned his head suddenly and caught me red. Then, my memory flew back to now, when I was being given a firm scolding. I was given a “0” for the mock test and the reason was written beside the “parent signature” line.
I promised to turn over a new leaf and I studied day after day. Finally, with the help of my family and friends, I got a straight “A star” for the real SA1 mathematics exam(?). I was over-joyed that all my hard work had paid off.
I am very grateful to all the people who have helped me. Honesty is the best policy and I have learnt that there is no shortcuts to learning, only studying will give you the results you want.0 votedFebruary 24, 20191- 小顽童 - What did you just call me? A student of mine's parent just called me 小顽童。 I can't figure out exactly what this means. I understand it means little urchin, but there is some kind of connotation to this I'm not understanding. Is this slang? Is this a term of endearment? I'm slightly confused XDFebruary 3, 201932
First diary
This year, I decided to start writing a diary in English everyday.
I’ve never done it before so actually I don’t know what I write.
Today was not so cold.
Japan is warm in this winter. (Japan is warm in winter OR Japan is warm this winter)
I went to a sushi conveyor belt sushi with my mum. I love sushi. The cold yellowtail was so tasty!
...so the diary is like that?
I definitely keep writing a diary to improve my English.
If you find any mistake on my notebook, please let me know. It is very helpful.This seems like a great idea! I would also recommend finding some helpful prompts to give you something to write about everyday. Here are a few to start:
<ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-left: 26px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style-type: square; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">What scares you?</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Do you have a plan? Do you need a plan? Have you had a plan fall spectacularly to pieces?</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">What is your take on soul mates?</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Are you a worrier? Is there a particular worry that you can’t shake? How do you cope with worry?</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear Past Me . . .</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear Future Me .</li></ul>0 votedJanuary 8, 20191- There is no past or future tense form of this verb. Must is a modal verb and shows a command or something urgent. If you want to express this in the past or future you will have to use some other way, like a temporal tag or using it with the perfect tense. For example: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday I told her she must not go outside. (temporal tag) Two weeks ago I must have forgotten to sign the check. (used with perfect tense) When I was young, my mom must have taught me this. (Used with perfect tense). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is mostly the same with the future tense, but we would not use future perfect. I will tell her she must not go outside. Tomorrow I must go to the store. (Temporal tag) Next year I must go back to college. (Temporal tag)0 votedJanuary 8, 20190
Best holiday
Hi guys, I'm trying to improve my writing skills, so I hope I'll get some corrections, not only about grammar but also about form and sentences structure.
My best (favorite would be better here) holiday took place last year, when I travelled to Gran Canaria with my fiancé. Gran Canaria is a volcanic island that makes up part of the Canary Islands and is known as 'the miniature continent' because it offers a large variety of natural features. In fact (A different transition here would be better because you're not building onto the sentence before, but changing to discuss your rental)we rented a car and we headed for random stops around the island. In just one day of driving you can find seaside villages, sandy beaches, canyons, deserts, and narrow mountain streets that lead you through incredible landscapes.
We visited the dunes of Maspalomas and we took a camel tour through this incredible scenery. We went hiking to Roque Nublo, which is a volcanic centre ( this is the British spelling, in the U.S. we write it Center). We drove without a destination, finding beautiful, isolated, and silent unspotted sea coves through the mountains, reachable only after hours of trekking. We went snorkeling and surfing, and if we relaxed by the sea by day, by night we enjoyed a really vivacious nightlife.We also visited picturesque villages such as the beautiful Puerto de Mogan, know as 'little Venice'. We walked through the capital Las Palmas and its local crowded markets.
It was my best holiday because of the variety of landscapes and sceneries we enjoyed, and the many activities we could do without spending too much. We really had a good time, enjoying each other's company and celebrating our love.
I think we could have a better holiday just on next summer because we'll get married in June and we'll go To Maldives for our honeymoon. I can't wait for it!I hope this helps! The corrections I made just helps to make sure that it sounds a little more fluid and native.
0 votedJanuary 8, 20191
