Autobiography - final

Family Background

My name is Chen Tin-An. There are five members in my family. My parents manage a hairdressing salon. From their diligence, I deeply understand that it is not easy to earn money. When I was a child, my parents always told me “when you do everything, you must have confidence in yourself.” Gradually, I develop independent personality in order not to increase my parents’ burden. My elder brother is a college student. He has done many part-time jobs, and always shares his work experience with us. He lets me know that I should grasp the opportunity positively. My elder sister is also a college student. When I have any problem, I always talks to her. She often gives me some great suggestions. I am pleased that I have such a lovely family.

School Life

I studied at Department of Applied Foreign Languages in National Tainan Commercial Vocational Senior High School (NTCVS). I am glad that I can enter this school. I made a lot of good friends who are very active. I felt happy and interested in school every day. I took part in many sport contests which were held by the school. When a contest was coming, my classmates who participated in the contest and I practiced hard every Saturday. Due to our efforts, we usually got a prize. From these contests, not only can it promote the relationship among my classmates, but we can enhance our teamwork.

When entering the school, I didn’t have any certificate. But now, with the help of the teachers and my own efforts, I have five different certificates, such as level 3 of the test of English Ability Association, General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) for the elementary, class C skill category of Computer Software Application, and so on. Though I don’t have many certificates now, I will continue to study hard and receive more certificates. In addition, when I watched American movies, I often attempted to listen to their conversation without seeing Chinese captions. Our teacher also encouraged us to read more English magazines and listen to English music. Therefore, I enhanced my English ability in NTCVS.

    In my class, I worked as a cleaning crew leader, discipline leader, and class treasurer in turn. At first, I didn’t know what I should do when my classmates didn’t obey my orders. Gradually, I attempted to use many ways to make them obedient to me. From these positions, I learned the ability of problem solving. I’m glad that I can acquire a lot of precious experiences during my high school life.

Self-Evaluation

I have a very introverted personality and I am not good at interacting and chatting with others. When I step into a new environment, I am often very quiet and don’t dare to talk with strangers. However, I usually try my best to do whatever I did, or I will feel uneasy. In addition, I deal positively with my assignments without being hasty. If there are some group activities, I will take part in them enthusiastically. During my school life, I attended many contests, such as volleyball contest, basketball contest, tug-of-war contest, talent show and so on. Consequently, I can attain a lot of valuable memories from these activities.

        When being bored, I can draw some pictures. As I was an elementary school student, I once joined the art club. In addition, I often participated in drawing competitions in school. I think that drawing can develop countless imagination and innovation. I am also interested in making some handicrafts. As soon as I have time, I will make a few handicrafts. I feel making them can let me distract my attention, so I am able to reduce my academic pressure.

Future Perspectives

As to my future, I hope I can progress in my English skills such as listening and speaking. Although, I am poor at oral speaking skill, I plan to go abroad for at least one month to strengthen my English communication ability in college. In addition, I want to obtain more different certificates so that I can find more jobs after graduating from college. Therefore, I will study hard in college and become a person who can make some contribution to the society.

I believe that the more I learn, the more knowledge I can get. As long as I do my utmost to learn, my effort will pay off one day.