July 13, 2024

Dear Diary,

Today is Saturday, July 13, 2024. The weather is cloudy.

As a software developer, I have an occupational habit. Because I am not satisfied with any of the English learning software and websites on the market, I always want to design software that allows learners to customize their own learning plans, such as how to learn vocabulary more efficiently and how to improve speaking skills.

In fact, I have wasted a lot of study time because of this. If I had enough time, I believe that sharpening the knife would not delay the cutting of firewood, but I don't have that luxury. I must pass the IELTS exam as soon as possible and acquire the ability to work in English quickly. So, I decided to use more straightforward methods for now.

This morning, I compiled 179 key IELTS listening words recommended in a book and put them on my English learning website. Based on my familiarity with these words, I divided them into three parts: simple, medium, and advanced. The simple parts are words I have completely mastered, I can understand and spell them. The medium parts are words I feel very familiar with but can't read or write. The advanced parts are completely unfamiliar.

Overall, the number of words in the advanced section is not very large. I need a week to fully familiarize myself with them. Wish me luck, I hope to master them soon.

In other news, I watched a movie last night — District 9. This is a 2009 film that tells the story of alien refugees stranded on Earth due to a spaceship malfunction. I like this story because, on one hand, it has a science fiction background, and on the other hand, On the other hand, it also shows us the problem of human racial discrimination. Although the aliens in the movie appear very ugly from a human perspective, they are actually very kind. In contrast, humans appear uglier when it comes to racial discrimination. At the end of the story, the escaped alien promised to come back and heal the protagonist in three years. I'm looking forward to a sequel, but it's been more than ten years, and it feels like there won't be a second part.

Okay, let's call it a day. I'm going to watch another movie.

Goodnight, Diary. Until tomorrow.

Best, Jasper Van