How to spend a successful weekend alone
On a lazy sunday, You are home alone. You don't have any school assignments but also don't have special plans. To look for something exciting, you turn on TV but they are all re-runs. So you text a messeage to close friends, but there is no one available. Breathing a long sigh, you think 'THIS IS A HORRIBLE DAY'. Don't panic. If you are in this situation, there is an appealing solution I want to suggest you. It works only if you enjoy watching movies and don't mind to have time to scribble your thoughts. What you need to do first is to buy some snack at a nearby store. Since you will catch a clip later, pick up some munchies like a sack of nuts or almonds. Don't forget a can of beer too. Middle-sized can is good for an average of 120-minute running time. If you are a poor drinker, cola or juice is okay as well. Then, go back home and put the beverage in the refrigerator to prevent it from going warm. Next, prepare a pair of note and pencil. You might have tons of notes and pencils you bought before and didn't use forever. Take one from your bookselves or desk and sit in front of your computer with it. Third, it's time to search for a good movie! If you don't have specifie one in your mind, take advantage of portal sites. Personally I visit 'Naver movie', but just go what you think usable because there must a movie section at any portal. Don't too much rely on the rankings of movies. They are sometimes too high or low mearsured by mass of people, so fail to reflcet the real value. Instead, refer to reviews of the movie. I also recommend you not to choose a horror movie because you could end up feeling bad and make the day worse. Now, once you select one, bring your snack and enjoy the movie! Get involved in it as if you became the leading character. Follow the story and be emotional if needed. During watching it, you might come across some impreesing lines which strike you strong. Then, use the note and pencil you prepared earlier. Write them down and think about the director's intention. If you miss them, rewind the clip as it's one of the advantages of watching movies at home. You can also make certain scenes captured to remember it a long time. Like this, taste the movie slowly as much as you can to the end. Finally, write a piece of labored review for the movie. As you enjoyed it to the fullest and have excellent lines in your note, you can write a fantastic review for it. It dosen't matter where you post it. If you run a blog or personal homepage, upload it there. If you don't, there are thousand of websites dealing with movie reviews online. In any cases, it is most important that you leave something about what you found in the movie and what you earned from it. By doing this, you might realize that the movie is much special than most people who don't go through this step might think, and if the movie is really exellent, get some helpful lessons for your life. Don't ruin your precious day doing something meaningless. By following this way, you can spend a fruitful times even alone.
Sorry I have to correct a word. Catch a clip-->catch a flick. And I found some grammatical errors throughout the writing. Please understand them. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHello, this is Yun You Jung. I can read your writing with interest, because I have experience spending weekend doing something meaningless. Also, you use witty lines like "Breathing a long sigh, you think 'THIS IS A HORRIBLE DAY'.","You might have tons of notes and pencils you bought before and didn't use forever.". Thanks to this, I can read your paragraph fast although it is a little bit long.
ReplyDeleteYour paragraph have a topic sentence,"If you are in this situation, there is an appealing solution I want to suggest you.". And I can recognize that you will explain how to spend weekend successfully. Also, you provide background information in several lines like "On a lazy day,~Don't panic." Through words like first, then, next, third, etc. You explain why this process is useful. You said that we can spend a fruitful times alone by following this process. And the concluding sentence, "By following this way, you can spend a fruitful times even alone.", restate the main idea.
Maybe in the next time, I should follow your steps. Thank you for your writing and see you in the class!
A revisied version (Lee Myungjae)
ReplyDeleteOn a lazy sunday, You are home alone. You don't have any school assignments but also don't have special plans. To look for something exciting, you turn on TV but they are all re-runs. So you text a message to close friends, but there is no one available. Breathing a long sigh, you think 'THIS IS A HORRIBLE DAY'. Don't panic. If you are in this situation, there is an appealing solution I want to suggest you. It works only if you enjoy watching movies and don't mind to have time to scribble your thoughts. What you need to do first is to buy some snack at a nearby store. Since you will catch a flick later, pick up some munchies like a sack of nuts or almonds. Don't forget a can of beer too. Middle-sized can is good for an average of 120-minute running time. If you are a poor drinker, cola or juice is okay as well. Then, go back home and put the beverage in the refrigerator to prevent it from going warm. Next, prepare a pair of note and pencil. You might have tons of notes and pencils you bought before and didn't use forever. Take one from your bookshelf or desk and sit in front of your computer with it. Third, it's time to search for a good movie! If you don't have specific one in your mind, take advantage of portal sites. Personally I visit 'Naver movie', but just go what you think usable because there must a movie section at any portal. Don't too much rely on the rankings of movies. They are sometimes too high or low measured by mass of people, so fail to reflect the real value. Instead, refer to reviews of the movie. I also recommend you not to choose a horror movie because you could end up feeling bad and make the day worse. Now, once you select one, bring your snack and enjoy the movie! Get involved in it as if you became the leading character. Follow the story and be emotional if needed. During watching it, you might come across some impressing lines which strike you strong. Then, use the note and pencil you prepared earlier. Write them down and think about the director's intention. If you miss them, rewind the vedio as it's one of the advantages of watching movies at home. You can also make certain scenes captured to remember it a long time. Like this, taste the movie slowly as much as you can to the end. Finally, write a piece of labored review for the movie. As you enjoyed it to the fullest and have excellent lines in your note, you can write a fantastic review for it. It doesn't matter where you post it. If you run a blog or personal homepage, upload it there. If you don't, there are thousands of websites dealing with movie reviews online. In any cases, it is most important that you leave something about what you found in the movie and what you earned from it. By doing this, you might realize that the movie is much special than most people who don't go through this step might think, and if the movie is really excellent, get some helpful lessons for your life. Don't ruin your precious day doing something meaningless. By following this way, you can spend a fruitful time even alone.