Practical English Writing: An EFL Composition Course
Assignment #3: Writing About a Person
Jing-ying Tao: A Rising Super Star
by Amy Hou and Kay Chen
- ORIGINAL VERSION -
Name: Jing-ying Tao Blood type: A Star Sign: Scorpio
Birthday: 10/29/1969 Height: 161 cm Weight: 49 kg
Jing-ying Tao is one of Taiwan's rising super stars. She was born
in Taitung in 1969,
but moved to Miaoli in 1971. Finally she moved to
Taipei in 1977. At this point, she lives in Taipei. Her father is a
public servant and her mother is a housekeeper. But she is a talented
singer, actress, writer, dubbing artist, and host. She has published
three CDs, one book, and manages many programs. She dubbed the movie,
"A Bug's Life." Her most famous song is The Sky Doesn't Cry For
Me. Miss Tao has won many prizes, such as modern performer in 1998.
Besides, she takes charge of "Entertainment News" in TVBS and "Love
Issues" on CTS. Both these programs helped her receive a nomination as
the best host during the Golden Bell Awards this year.
And she is a member of the "Little Yan Family" – a famous entertainers' group.
Jing-ying's book, which was published in July of 1998, is named
"Ài yō" [Love!].
The preface of the book says that someone asked her to write a
book six years ago, but she thought that her knowledge wasn't adequate
at that time. Of course, she didn't promise to write. She still thinks
she doesn't have enough knowledge even now. She just feels that if she
doesn't write it down now, maybe she won't do anything in the future.
She started to write with strokes, because of Yu-sheng's death. When a
traffic accident happened to Yu-sheng, who is Miss Tao's good friend
and a music producer, she was invited to write many articles about him.
After he died, she decided to publish a book. When she saw him research
music so hard, she just understood she has wasted much of her life.
Yu-sheng's death reminded her life is unpredictable and ruthless. She
really much hoped that Yu-sheng could leave much music for us. So she
wants to write down something to record something. She also hopes to
leave something for people after she dies.
Miss Tao is still single now. She hopes to find out someone who
really loves her one-day. She is very young, but has achieved much.
Many can learn from her spirit, then succeed in their own fields.Reference: http://w5.dj.net.tw/~zeroman [DEAD LINK] |
- QUESTIONS -
- How important is it to know this person's height and weight?
- Is there any other information here that is not really relevant?
- Did Jing-ying Tao dubb the English version or Chinese version of the movie A Bug's Life?
- Is "The Sky Doesn't Cry For Me" the actual title of her song, or the English translation of that title?
- You mentioned that Jing-ying Tao "takes charge of" two television programs. What does this mean? Was she a TV director, host, or producer?
- Will most readers know where Taidong is located?
- So is this signer really looking for a marriage partner - or perhaps happy to be single?
- Did you notice any grammar mistakes here worth correcting?
- REVISION -
Matilda Tao (陶晶瑩), who is also known as Jing-ying Tao and Tao Ching-ying, is one of Taiwan's rising super stars. She was born
in Taidong in 1969, but moved to Miaoli in 1971. Finally she moved to
Taipei in 1977. At this point, she lives in Taipei. Her father is a
public servant and her mother is a housekeeper. She is a talented
singer, actress, writer, dubbing artist, and host. She has published
three CDs, one book, and manages many programs. She dubbed the Chinese version of the movie,
"A Bug's Life." Her most famous song is "The Sky Doesn't Cry For
Me." Miss Tao has won many prizes, such as modern performer in 1998.
Besides, she takes charge of "Entertainment News" in TVBS and "Love
Issues" on CTS. These programs gave rise to her a nomination as
the best host during the 1999 Golden Bell Awards. And she is a
member of the "Little-Yan Family" - the most famous group
of entertainers in Taiwan.
Jing-ying's book, which was published in July of 1998, is named
"Ah!" Its preface says that her producer Chang Yu-sheng's asked her to write a
book six years ago, but she thought that her knowledge wasn't adequate
then and declined his request. She still thinks her knowledge is inadequate,
but that if she doesn't write now, maybe she might not be able to in the future.
When Yu-sheng died suddenly in a traffic accident, she was invited to
write many articles about him. Her book is a compilation of those articles.
When she saw him researching music so hard, she just understood that she has
wasted much of her life. Yu-sheng's death reminded her how unpredictable and
ruthless life is. She really much hoped that Yu-sheng could leave more music for us.
So she written many things in his memory. She also feels inspired to leave something
for others when she dies.
At the age of 36 she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen and they have two children.
During her career, she has achieved so much. She has made many popular songs such as
Withered and
I Know I’m Not Pretty Enough , hosted seven TV shows, appeared in
two TV dramas, and starred in one movie. One can learn much from her spirit.References: My Drama List. (2022, January 28). Matilda Tao. Retrieved April 1, 2022 from https://mydramalist.com/people/20813-matilda-tao Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, January 28). Matilda Tao. Retrieved April 1, 2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_Tao |
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