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It's 2015. Look at the year ahead and make a prediction or a few predictions. You can say what you believe will happen to you personally or what will happen in the world. Be very specific if you want (i.e., "I will meet my future husband on vacation in England this summer.") or more general ("The cafeteria food will improve at TA.") Try to think of surprising or unexpected possibilities. Here's to an interesting 2015!
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- TGriffin
- I have been a language teacher (ESL/ELL, French) for 30 years. I have taught in public and private schools, immersion programs, refugee programs, adult/continuing education, elementary, middle, and high school as well as university. Currently I teach ELL at a high school somewhere in New England.
The last year was an amazing year for me because I changed a lot, from my personality to my education. I hope this year I will do well on my grade because I want to apply for a good college. I'm looking forward to doing well on the Coffee House on Thursday and finishing my video game for Thornton Academy this year. I hope my health and strength will be better than last year so that I can do well on sports. Anyway, 2015 will be a great year for me and 15 is my favorite number too. Cheer :)
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Mr. Griffin
1/6/15
It just like 2014 is yesterday. Time is so fast and quick, suddenly, here comes 2015.
There are many things happens in last year, just like in Shanghai, at around 11:45pm, there are 35 people died in the Liyi Square, and more than 40 people hurter. It just like happens in the Times Square. How terrible, and I am in there even at about 10 o’clock. I think it has almost 15 people in a square.
So I hope and think in 2015, everybody around me will be very lucky and happy.
And the other important(!!!!!!!!!!) thing is “the breakfast in the cafeteria will change at TA”. I want to cry(!!!!) because everyday is the same!!!
My grade will prove in 2015 too, work harder, fighting!
2015 will be my favorite year~!
I hate to see how this year year is passing so fast. It's almost then end of the 1st semester already. I hate to go back to Vietnam. So i hope i will find a way to spend my summer in the US. I hope TA cafeteria will change up the menu, it's the same every morning and not many different choices in lunch. I'm planning to learn the piano so i hope i'll be good at it.
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Mr. Griffin
January 8th, 2015
My two predictions about 2015
Time is like a fleeting show. We plant our feet on the river of time and look at 2015 ahead hopefully. Staring at 2015 that is set against the light of sunrise fondly, I make two predictions about myself and the whole word.
First and foremost, I will afford to live a comfortable life in the countryside during this summer vacation. I'm from Shanghai, a large city that develops rapidly and is trying to lure people and industry. Currently, the growth of foreign population has been in the spotlight and aroused the special concern for the reason that the more migrant workers settle in Shanghai, the more serious the problem of housing shortage is. Therefore, there is an increase in the number of skyscrapers in order to hold as many people as possible in this limited area. I feel really regretted about that because we can seldom see any picturesque countryside in this fast-growing city any more at the present time. I particularly enjoyed being close to earth. Therefore, I have responses for future. I hope I can go back to my grandparents’ farm that is far away from the metropolis. I will enjoy my summer vacation with my grandparents in this bucolic refuge in the midst of a great bustling city. I will feel most blessed when I run barefoot around the stunningly beautiful countryside only for catching a colorful butterfly. I will also feel quite relaxed when I sit on the top of the dwarf mountain near the farm with my grandfather’s Akita dog, Rask, overlooking a river that winds through some 160 miles of the tranquil countryside. What’s more, I will sit on an ancient bench with my grandmother in the farm in order to help her milk. All in all, how I pine for the countryside! I believe I will live a leisure and comfortable life in the countryside during this summer vacation.
My second prediction is that the whole word will be peaceful in 2015. As I look back on 2014, I’m quite astonished because of the fact that 2014 is known as the worst year in the aviation history. There were at least 6 severe aircraft accidents in 2014. 510 people died and 401 people were unaccounted-for because of these serious aircraft accidents. Numerous convincing examples can be given, but one will suffice. On March 8th, an airplane called MH370 that belonged to a Malaysia airline lost contact with air traffic controllers. 239 passengers were unaccounted-for. The data is quite distressing and I hope that there are few serious accidents or wars all over the world in 2015. Every country will go the extra mile for peace although it’s universally acknowledged that the road to the lasting peace is still drawn-out and hard. Only in this way can we maintain a harmonious, healthy and happy society in the future.
Based on the above two predictions, I firmly hold the standpoint that 2015 is a brand-new and hopeful year. I will keep working hard in 2015 in order to make the two predictions come true!
My goals or what expect for this new year are many things; I feel like this year is going to be more easy because I know that I have more friends that I met. I will improve my grades. I will try to do everything better than last year, unless last year was amazing but the point is not to look back is too look at the future and how you are going to improve better everyday. There's always a second chance to change what you done bad.
ReplyDeleteIt's really a time to say bye to my 2014 and say hello to 2015. For my 2015, as a senior I have some special predictions. As you know, senior year is really a very important year in high school which can decide a person' future life. Therefore, I believe that I will get the offer from my dream university; I believe that I will spend a colorful freshman year in my dream university; I believe that I will have more vocation; I believe that I will find out what I want to do as my life career; I believe that I will go back to my hometown and stay with my family and my old friends; I believe that my girlfriend and me will meet each other soon. My 2015 is a very special year. Probably it won't be perfect but I will try my best to make all my predictions come true.
ReplyDeleteFor the new year, I want to know how to play piano. Piano is a music instrument that can open people’s mind, share people’s idea. By the time I was 5 years old, My mom had took me to study piano in a Big building. At that time I played piano because it’s a mission from my mother, I didn’t like play piano at all. Over time, I grew up and go to middle school. One of my classmate liked to play piano and he played very well. In one party he showed his piano skill, the music just shock me so I want to study piano in this year.
ReplyDeleteIt's a time to say bye to 2014 and say hello to 2015. The last year is a important year to me. I changed myself a lot. I decided to go to TA, I learned a lot knowledge. This year I have some predictions. I am a junior so I need do my best on my classes. I must prepare the SAT test and TOEFL. It is very important to my future. if I want to go to my dream university, my grades must be very good. I hope I will spend a lot time on sports. I hope I can go home and stay with my family. I hope everything can realize.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of June I'm going to be graduate I hope to go to college can my dream is to live in USA so I'll do my best to accomplish . I hope to live in California for my future because for my vocation that will be the best place to live . For 2015 I will hope to stay in good healthy , I hope my grade will improve better this new year , and I really hope to get my drivers license next year .
ReplyDeleteLast year in TA is a great experience in my life. I made new friends, learned new knowledge and got used to American life.
ReplyDeleteThis year may be the most important time in TA. I think I should pay more attention to academic achievements like TOFEL and SAT. I am preparing for them during all semester and will keep studying next semester.
The passing of one year to the next is an appropriate time to look back at where we've been -- as well as to anticipate where we might be going. I hope I could take more challenges and keeping breaking myself in the new year. Finally, 2015 is coming, that means a new summer is waiting for me, I wish I could travel with my parents during this summer vacation. And I expect our school could have a horse riding course. Unfortunately, SAT is coming.....
ReplyDeleteIt's a new start for me. I'm planning on read more books, watch more movies, learn more skills and improve my scores. And there is one thing that I really want to do. I want to go to Sri Lanka in summer vacation for volunteering. Which is to protect the endangered turtles. But I still have to persuade my parents to let me go.
ReplyDeleteIt's 2015. I am planning to read more books, watch more movies and prepare TOEFL. First, I need to buy a Kindle. Kindle likes a book so it can protect my eyes, and it is convenient. Second, I like watching movies. I can learn something which I can't learn in class. Thirds, I think I might to try to take TOEFL test so I need to prepare it. Finally, I want to go to Japan with my friend. I like Japanese culture and I like traveling so I am making this plan.
ReplyDeleteWe already started a new year 2015. It is a very important year for me because i am a jonier, and my grades are most important this year. Be honestly, my grades are very bad right now especially my math grade! I got D in the quater one. I am very worry about it. I will try my best for it. This is one of my goal in this year! Good luck for me!
ReplyDeleteI will go to a good university in East coast. I will have a lot good new friends. I will have a good summer vocation because I will graduate. My Mom will bring me to a lot of countries to travel. I will have a good work experience in Chinese bank. I believe these all things will be happened.
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ReplyDeleteIn 2014,there are 3 disappointing things for me.
ReplyDeleteFirst,I didn't have my birthday party with my friends.That's because my birthday is at the beginning of the school year,and I don't know everyone at that time.Teresa is the first one to have birthday party with all of us among us.And Teresa received lots of gifts and birthday cards.I was so happy but a little sad at Teresa's birthday party,I want my birthday with my friends and have a party like it too.So next year,in 2015,I need a big birthday party with all my good friends.And all my friends need to,have to,must give me birthday gift!I love gifts.So,just remember my birthday.September 9th,1999.Now all of you guys know my birthday while reading my journal.I am looking forward for your gifts.
Second,I fell in love with a boy in 2014.I have to say sorry here,sorry for disturbing you for a long time.
Third,my chemistry is B this year,and my physics now is A-.I will study hard and get good grades in 2015!
Happy New Year
In 2015, I will become the starter in the football team,I will get couple of awards, then I will receive the scholarship from a division one football college. China will be stronger than it ever be. This April will have something big happen, I will go back to China to attend the Chinese football league's draft, and I will be pick up to being a professional player. And still in April I will go to find my girl, we will go to travel.
ReplyDelete2014 had passed,and 2015 is coming. In the new year my parents see me,and they are very happy.I feel it is so fast. 2015 is a new year. I also is 15 years old.In this year lots of things will be happened. I hope the good things will be happened.I hope I can have a good grade. I can be taller than last year. I think the cafeteria's can better than before,also the breakfast.I also hope we can join lots of interesting things that we can do.I also hope 2015 is a peaceful year. This year have no war,natural disasters.we can spend a happy and peaceful year.Everything will be
ReplyDeleteok. Everyone will have a happy, lucky year. That is my hope.
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ReplyDeleteI have gone through many changes over 2014. I dropped out of my old high school. And I decided to study in TA. Just like my dad said, the right decision is more important than hardworking. I really think I did the right choice. 2015 is a really important year for me. I have lots of things to do in this year. It will be a really busy year. For example, I need to take at least 2 times SAT and TOEFL, which means I really need to work hard and try to remember new words as much as I can. And I need to find my dream school according to my grades. If I still have free time, I would like to visit all my dream schools. I need to finish my applications as soon as possible, because college essay is really important. And it is not a easy thing to finish my essay, because I need to add my new thoughts everyday until I feel like it is a perfect essay. I really want to go to a good college. I think college can influence my life, and I don't want to let anybody down because of my laziness.
ReplyDeleteIn 2014 , I made a important decision for me , I decided studied in the United States! This is a change point in my life , if I didn't went to America, I might keep studying in China , and still working for college entrance test . Now , it is 2015 ! It is time to make a new plan for my new year ! At first , I will keep study very hard . Second , I want to visit at least a place . I want to have a short trip with my friends , this trip can be in the spring break or summer vacation . The third one is I will learn five (or more ) words one day for prepare my SAT test . As we all know , this years is very important for junior , we should prepare everything earlier . Finally , I will work as volunteer at least 6 times in new year . I will try my best to realize this plans !! Happy New Years!😊😊😊
ReplyDeleteIt is time to say goodbye to 2014 and 2014 was a good year. In 2015, I think I will be happier. Happiness is very important for me. I want everyone I love to feel happy. I will go home and celebrate Chinese New Year with my family. I didn't celebrate with my family last years. I want to travel Europe in 2015. Europe has many good countries. I want to go to Italy and Austria. I want to go with my girlfriend. In the new year, I will also love her. I think I will have good luck in the new year. My family will be happy. I will have better scores. In 2015, I want to become a good student but I also want to play more Vedic gams. I hope 2015 is a nice year. Everyday will be good. Maybe I have to study TOFEL and SAT because I'm a junior. It is maybe hard for me. Also, I hope Saco will be warm in 2015. I hope Saco has nice weather. 2015, I'm ready.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, everybody! About 2015，I am so excited, because it is a new start! It is a good chance for me for improving myself. To begin with, I want to get good grades on the second semester. I will study harder and try my best. Secondly, I want to try a new sport, lacrosse. I didn't try that in before. I think it would be a experience. Thirdly,I want to go the Tibet during the summer vacation. It is my dream place.
ReplyDeleteIn the end, happy new year again!!!!!!!
I made one of the most important decisions in my life and TA became my brand new start in 2014. All of my families and friends thought I was too young to study abroad alone; I want to have a few results to perish their doubts. At first, I want to remain the grades I got right now. And keeping good condition, and make a few more friends. I will think about change school before my junior year, maybe some places warmer. In summer, I might go to a program at Universities for about two weeks or go back home for my friends and art classes. I plan a trip with my best friend in this summer; if I am not come back, she will come here during the holiday. And finally, I expect 2015 will be a great year!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn 2015, I want to believe that some of my wish become true. Personally, I believe I become more active person. Actually I am an active person when I am in Korea but after I came here, I became shy person. I don't know why but I don't like that personality. So I want me to change back to my real personality. Also my next school schedule is harder than now. I can guess I will be busier and I need more study. I think couple months later, the weather will be warmer so dorm students can have more trips and activities. In 2015, we will have more various activities.
ReplyDeleteThis 2014 has been an amazing year, actually it has been the best year of my life.
ReplyDeleteI have the feeling that this year will be even better. I have manh goals for this 2015, the first one is to improve my grades because I know I can do a better job in studying.
In 2014 I started a new sport (track) this year I am going to do my best at this sport, I have the potential to be successful at track and this year I will show it to the world.
This year I met a lot of people and now they are playing a very important roll in my life, so it has become my purpose to be more friendly in order to meet more people throughout this year. I am outside my country and when I grow up I want to look back and remember all of the friends that I made in 2015.
I hope that this year my soccer team wins one more cup, and I hope the cefeteria food changes, I always have breakfast, dinner and lunch at the school's cafeteria so I would be glad of the food changes.
Bearing all the above in mind I think this is going to be "my year". I am seizing every second and I think that with this attitude I am going to have a great year.
2014 is a especial year for me, many things happened to me. I left my friends to a new school, but I also made many friends in here. In 2015 years, I hope many good things will happen to me. First, I wish I can get really good grade, because I want to get into a good collage. So I hope my grade will better than this year. Second I hope I will make more friends and hang out with them. Because I like make friends, and I like to know many different people.
ReplyDeleteAnd at last I hope me and my family will be happy everyday. I don't want to get any troubles or mistakes on me and my family. And I wish this year is a good year for me.
2014 for me was a very good year but I think that in 2015 will be better.
ReplyDeleteI think that in 2015 there will be wars and real madrid will win the champions legue.yo'll have 15 years and I kicked out two courses to be very intelligent. I think 2015 will be a good year for everyone, and will represent a year for something good to happen
How time flies that 2014 is already a past tense. Many stuff happened to me and a lot of stuff will happen to me as well. But I hold the wishes that my height will reach 170 cm in the end of the year. So I could see more pretty things in a different view.
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The time passed too fast, and it's hard to believe that the 2014 has left us forever. When I was in China my parents always told me that no matter how were you last year, do you best on this year. I don't believe they really don't care about my last year, but it's a good reason for a new start and a new self.
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing in this year must be the SAT test. I had been study it for a long time, and I think I need to take one as soon as I can. Although I won't get an ideal grade, I can know how strong is my English right now and how much work do I have to do in future. Hopefully I won't have any big trouble in this year, Amen!
The best thing I've ever done is that I came to America for education and studied in Thornton Academy last year. That made me meet my home stay family. They are the best American I've ever seen, especially my home stay mom. She is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, and she has medium length, brown, wavy hair. She isn't the most beautiful American lady in my mind, but she's the one I love best. Mom is a pretty organized lady because she put everything on her calendar at home. However she forgets things after she's somewhere outside sometimes. Mom help me understand about American culture, improve English by correct grammar while I'm speaking, trying to make me feel like home while I'm living with Heimans. But I didn't do my best to communicate with my home stay family. I almost hide in my room every time. However they never stop trying help me. That make me feel remorse with my home stay, so I decided to make this become better this year. I will try my best to talk loudly, don't hide in my room, and hang out with Eric and Shelby more. Improve my English skills and read at least two English books . Exercise more if possible.
ReplyDeleteThe new year is coming!Now,it's the time to make plans for the new year.Here is what I will do: 1.I will get better grades.I'm good at English and Chinese, but I need to improve in my Math.I'll study better! 2.I will break my bad habits.I often get up very very late. To get early is good for my health. So I'll get up earlier than usual. 3.I will eat better.I often eat a lot of junk food. They are not good for my health.I should eat more fruits and vegetables.Then will make my body healthier and stronger. This year was a good year for me,but I can make next year even better.I'll work hard to keep my resolutions.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that I really want to do in this year is to get 3.9 GPA through the year.In order to complete this goal,I must work hard in every sections of my classes.
ReplyDeleteThe second thing that I want to do is buying a brand new laptop computer.The old one is too weak for me to play the latest games.I really want the best one,which is the latest version called “GT80 Titan”.,of MSI.It’s good for doing every thing.
So, those are the things that I really want to do or complete in 2015,I will try my best to make them come true.
ReplyDelete2015 is coming. I have some plans for my 2015. First, I am a junior now. I need to take the TOEFL and SAT. Reading section is difficult for me so I need to practice. Improve my GPA also is important for Junior. So I must study hard in class.
Second, I’d like to make more friends from different countries. Communicate with them also can help me improve my English.
Finally, I will read more books in this year. I won’t waste too much time on my phone to chat with someone. I want get more knowledge from book and I will try to get into the habit of bring the book everywhere. When I have free time, I will read it.
Thanks, everyone, for your 2015 predictions. Many of you listed goals as much as predictions, so good luck achieving those goals, and I hope your predictions come true.
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ReplyDeleteIn 2015, the challenges are serious and they are many. First, and the most important, I want improve my grade, like GPA and SAT grade. My GPA is 3.81 right now, so I want to improve my GPA grade to 3.85 when this sophomore year end. I am not sure about my SAT grade, but I still think I have to get 1800 in beginning of my sophomore year.
Except my grade, I still want to improve my basketball skills. This is the first time that I play in dorm basketball team, and I realize that I have more time to play in games than last. New coach gives me more trust, I will work hard to response his trust! I believe when I am a junior, I will become one of starters in dorm team!
I have to say, I wasn’t smooth in speech team , I think I need to do a lot during this summer vacation to improve my speaking-English and Speech skills. Because of this is my second language, I can’t predict how fast I can improve, but I will try my best. Speech is a really important skill, I don’t want to give up before my senior year.
I think I will get good SAT score this year. The SAT is anyone want to go to the college in the America it’s must to take. It’s hard to anyone, especially for international students. I’m working hard for the SAT, but I still no idea about it. That’s one thing I hope I can do it perfect in 2015. The other very important things for everybody is I hope TA can allow international students have car in the America. I know it’s almost im impossible, but I still hope so. That’s my two dreams.
ReplyDeleteHere is 2015. It means I am going to be 16 years old. I have to learn the knowledge, and do my homework. I plan to have more rest, and stop playing basketball, because my ankle hurts. It might be a good year for me.
ReplyDeleteIn the 2015, I think I will be a very struggling, because I will face SAT and TOEFL. My hometown becomes a modern town and develops a lot. In the 2015, the people in Chengdu are richer than before, so most of people go to work by bus or by underground. Sometimes, they also drive their private cars to work. Many people sell out their old houses and move into new flats. In some ways, the development has brought some good things, but it has also causes much environment pollution. I think the government will take action to reduce the pollution in the 2015.
ReplyDeleteWhat I can predict about my future right now is me being a very successful businessman with three children and a Latino wife living the good life in a big mansion with 50 helpers who would be doing different types of jobs because the house would be too big for us and my dad and my wife's family would be living in the same compound but different house which would be like 500m away from my house.
ReplyDeleteThis will happen in 2015? TG
DeleteThe new year just started. If I make a prediction of the new year. I would say I will have a new car. I plan to take the driving test during this year, maybe in the summer vacation. I really want to have a car. I predict I will be very busy in this summer, I will study for the sat every day and do a lot of practice for the SAT and TOFEL. I think my country China will have more trade with America. They will develop together.
ReplyDeleteI hope in 2015 you can travel a lot and in the summer I hope to go Europe with my friends to know many cities and cultures because I like to know cultures that is very interesting and I like European culture that is very similar to my culture like American culture and that's why I came one year to live here to have a very good experience hope 2015 is better than 2014 !!
ReplyDeleteLast year last year was very good for me,I came to USA last year and met a lot of people here,had a lot of experiences at here.This year is started,I think I will study very hard this year and I will get all A for all classes at the end of the year.I will improve my basketball skill in this season of dorm basketball.TA will make a big decision on changing breakfast more various.I will take the driving license test so that I can drive,I am already 16 years old now.Overall,I am very excited about the upcoming year and all those unknown experiences!I hope I will have a good time!
ReplyDeleteI think that my 2015 it is going to be like last year but last summer I tink it was my best summer ever and the 2015's summer it is going to be really boring becausw I will have to study a lot for preparing myself for next grade. I hope to improve my English a lot in this year because I know that this year it's being one of the most importants experiences that I'm going to have in all my life so I hope to take advantage of it.
ReplyDeletewell, In the new year, I plan to to focus on SAT and take part in some club. Because I am junior now, therefore; I have to start to work to find a good university or college from now. In addition, I would like to make more friends not only American, I mean from every country
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