Don't Worry,Be Happy (An P-I.B. BLOG) by Mason

Don't Worry,Be Happy(An P-I.B. BLOG)
(This one-article blog is written for our future pib freshmen,who will certainly do a better job than us after reading it)

Mason

Jun.15,2014

Always On the Ball
Greeting,my human fellows!Surely you've already learned a lot about pib and ib programme if you're reading my article?No!?You said that you were sent here by your parents?Oh,that's OK.I was sent here by my parents,too.But you need to become independent and get used to the life here as soon as you can because life here is not so easy as the rumors say.

Pre-ib is actually a one-year study of IGCSE(International General Certificate of Secondary Education) programme,which will help you to get ready enough for ib programme.Honestly,pib study is not very hard for the difficulty is similar to middle school's.You'll have Maths(you will feel like you're learning 1+1),Chinese(no more reciting goddam ancient Chinese poetries),English,Science(have a look at Chinese high school's physics,chemistry and biology text book for first semester and you can rest at peace), music&arts and business.After school,a two hour's self-study time and a sweet eight-hour sleep will be waiting for you.

Now you must have been wondering about why I want you to be on the ball if pib

Is not difficult?Of course it's not pib I'm worrying about.It's ib you should worry about because it's said that ib is a programme that leads its students into a downward spiral if depression,drugs,sex,and prostitution!This is,in case you don't know,hyperbole of course,but ib is a real bitch which consists of TOK,EE,(both are very tough essays),CAS projects(extra curriculum activities,every ib student needs to do several CAS projects and you won't get your diploma if your CAS projects are not qualified) and other harsh quests.They are much harder,complicated and most of all,more time-consuming.So,fairly speaking,your future ib life's quality will mostly depend on your preparation in pib.

Firstly,don't you dare pay no attention to your teachers even if the lesson is easy for they will still teach you in ib and you won't get high marks if they don't like your attitude.Secondly,start preparing for your Toefl test as soon as possible for the sooner you get high marks and get rid of it,the less stress you'll have in ib.Thirdly, read more books.In English class,your teacher will hardly write down the boring grammar things,so reading is a very useful way to help you improve your writing skills and enrich your vocab.Besides,you can download some TED speeches or some TV series and try to understand the talkings without subtitles.Last but not least,do not cheat 'course dishonesty is a very serious stuff in foreign culture and you may get expelled because of copying other's essay.

I know this article can provide you with far less information than you need.But I  hope my serious words can make you alert and avoid some mistakes that we've already made.Stay hungry,stay foolish.Wish you find your own way in this international school.