The primary reason of me reading a lot in my childhood was probably because of the environment. My elementary school was an American school that valued students who read books. To encourage students to read, they rewarded really cool fake gold medals to those who read a certain amount of pages per month. The pages we read were recorded by our homeroom teachers, who would listen to our oral summary of the book as a proof we read it. Gold medals were not the only prize. There were also chocolate, ice cream parties, and certificates which my parents loved to see. I was very anxious and desperate to get all those immediately and I thought the page amount requirement was ridiculously high to reach so one day I lied about one huge book's summary. Unfortunately, the teacher looked at me disappointed and said, "Hyunwoo, this happens to be my favorite book." I don't remember what the title of the book today but I still remember how embarrassed I felt when she told me that in front of the other students. I learned to be honest and responsible from that mistake. In the end, I was able to get the rewards and felt proud of my achievement because I really did do it.
Reading books also made me think more and deeper about anything. It was funny that I even used to depend on books as my "stress reducer" because reading books gave me peace and joy. I was able to sympathize with the characters dealing with hardships just like me. Books definitely helped me to become an intelligent student. They gave me the ability to memorize and expand my vocabulary. Before moving on to sixth grade, I was able to win the Spelling Bee Contest. I won because of all the words I had seen and memorized while reading books. Amazing right? Reading books also taught me how to think, concentrate, and write. I love writing because of the books I have read in the past. Reading books was also fun to read because most of the adventures were new to my daily life. It was a free entertainment that gave me a lot of benefits. Today, I look back and realize how fast time flew while reading books. I realized how much I used to love reading books.
I really enjoyed reading your essay that it seemed real when you described how you learnt a lesson through an embarrassing experience. However, I wasn't sure whether you used 'used to read~' in purpose because it sounds like you don't read books anymore. In addition, in the first paragraph, your nickname 'bookworm' really caught my eyes that it made me keep reading your stories with the curiosity of further stories. Your basic verb tense was past whilst you've appropriately changed your verb tense for describing the experiences. I am looking forward to find out the title for your essay and how your reading went on as time went by. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Dohoon. Your essay was very interesting to read, and I was fascinated by your amount of affection for reading from a young age! I think your grammar is perfect and the verb tense is all good to go. The only that made me wonder was the last sentence where it says, "I used to live reading books." I kind of sounds like you don't like reading anymore. Hence, it makes the readers think, "What could have made the writer not like reading anymore?" I look forward to reading your final draft! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMy Hobby during Childhood
ReplyDelete"Bookworm" was my nickname when I was ten years old. When I was in fifth grade, I was a kid who loved reading books. I remember reading Inkheart, A Wrinkle in Time, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and many other books that were popular in the United States. I would arrive at least thirty minutes before school every day to go to the library, which happened to be the only place available before school so I would always go there and read. After finishing one book, I would continue reading until it was time for me to go. I would often ask the librarian for the bibliography books, which were my favorite. It was fun to read about how people lived through difficulties and how they would succeed afterwards. The bibliography books I liked the most were about Babe Ruth, Abraham Lincoln, and Anne Frank.
Reading was my hobby during my childhood probably because of the environment. My elementary school was an American school that valued students who read books. To encourage students to read, they rewarded really cool fake gold medals to those who read a certain amount of pages per month. The pages we read were recorded by our homeroom teachers, who would listen to our oral summary of the book as a proof we read it. Gold medals were not the only prize. There were also chocolate, ice cream parties, and certificates which my parents loved to see. I was very anxious and desperate to get all those immediately and I thought the page amount requirement was ridiculously high to reach so one day I lied about one huge book's summary. Unfortunately, the teacher looked at me disappointed and said, "Hyunwoo, this happens to be my favorite book." I don't remember what the title of the book today but I still remember how embarrassed I felt when she told me that in front of the other students. I learned to be honest and responsible from that mistake. In the end, I was able to get the rewards and felt proud of my achievement because I really did do it.
Reading books also made me think more and deeper about anything. It was funny that I even used to depend on books as my "stress reducer" because reading books gave me peace and joy. I was able to sympathize with the characters dealing with hardships just like me. Books definitely helped me to become an intelligent student. They gave me the ability to memorize and expand my vocabulary. Before moving on to sixth grade, I was able to win the Spelling Bee Contest. I won because of all the words I had seen and memorized while reading books. Amazing right? Reading books also taught me how to think, concentrate, and write. I love writing because of the books I have read in the past. Reading books was also fun to read because most of the adventures were new to my daily life. It was a free entertainment that gave me a lot of benefits. Today, I look back and realize how fast time flew while reading books. I realized how much I love reading books. However, today I am not an avid reader because I have other hobbies now.