Task 2

Gordon Ramsay

For task 2 I had to research my future plans.

I have a big plan in my future. because my dream is to become a Top Chef in New Zealand. I have already arranged  for five years plans. So I had done lots of research. But in this article, I will focus the next two years plans, what I am going to do. The other three years I won't give more details.

First I went to AUT, because they have a best cooking course (Diploma in Culinary Arts)in Auckland. This is a video which I talked to a AUT Student Centre Staff about the course's entry requirements.

  A member of staff gave to me this from about AUT Application

Diploma in Culinary Arts which I am going to do next two years

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

· NCEA: 48 Level 2 credits including 8 Level 2 credits in a language-rich subject

· CIE: Total 60 points at UCAS, including a language rich subject

more information about the course

http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/hospitality--tourism/pre-degree-courses/diploma-in-culinary-arts

When I finish this course I will get two CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

· Professional chef

· Product development

This video is after I talked to a member of staff. I was very exciting, because this was my first time I was allowed to take a video with someone .

AUT University boasts two restaurants - Four Seasons Fine Dining and Piko - complete with a first class professional kitchen.

When the students during this course ,they are allowed to practices cooking skills in this two restaurants.

This is a picture I was outside the Four Seasons Fine Dining.

 Four Seasons Fine Dining.

 

 

Four Seasons Fine Dining's Menu for this year.

https://dev.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/294615/Final-Ammended-Four-Seasons-Winter-2012-Sem-2-Full-Menu.pdf

This is Piko 

 

                                           

This is the Piko-Full-Menu for this semester

http://www.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/276426/Final-Piko-Full-Menu-Sem-1-2nd-half-2012_1.pdf

I was a very lucky girl . Because after I went to AUT. I told my friend about my future plans and my Task 2, then he helped to me make an appointment with a chef , who was a Professional Chef in Italian.

This is a video that I talked with a Italian Chef. and he gave me lots of useful information and some advice that is how can I become a Top Chef.

After I finish the course .I have the other three years plan .

The next tow years I am going to study Hospitality.

this is the course information

http://www.aut.ac.nz/study-at-aut/study-areas/hospitality--tourism/undergraduate-courses

During this time I am going to find a part time job about the Professional Chef and getting more experiences.

Then I am going to find a job in a Five Stars Hotel for one year.

After this year, I am  going to France keep studying cooking and find a part time job

Then I am  back to NZ  having a own restaurant and I am trying to  create some new food  is my own style.

Here is my video presentation that I did to a group of  classmates






Feeling about Task 2

Task 2 talks about my career in the future. Actually I am very clear about my career in the future. I am going to become a Top Chef in New Zealand. This is my dream.  AUT is my best choice because they have the best cooking course in New Zealand, so I went to AUT Student Centre first,then I asked a staff who gave me lots of useful information about how I can apply to the school and told me the entry requirements. He gave to me a form ( APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT FORM 2013) then he said' when you finish Diploma In English Level 1,  bring this form with your passport, and I will help you apply to the school.'

After I went to AUT, my friend helped me  find a Professional Chef then he helped me make an appointment with him who was a Professional chef in Italy. He told me lots of information about how I can become a Top Chef. First  I have to love cooking ,and I can study with my family.After I going to AUT I can study more skills. When I finish the course I have to find a good restaurant to practises and get more experience.Second I have to practises my taste. Then I need to create my own styles and create some new food.However I need study step by step.There are More details are on the video. I found this advice are very useful and helpful. I am going to try some of the strategies to help me become a Top Chef.

I felt that this task was very challenging because I have never done it before, and it was amazing.But when Frances gave to us this task, I  was totally shocked that I have no idea what I am going to do,because I had to go out and talked to someone then  make a video. I was scared. But the good news is that I have a good friend Silvana who was my classmate and she pushed me to go to AUT and videoed a communication which is  talking with AUT Student Centre Staff.When I finished the first video I was so excited and I found I became more and more confident in this video.Then I couldn't stop so I made the second one outside the Student Center even though I didn't really know what I wanted to say.After the second one I made the third one with a Professional Chef.

This task was also very useful for me because it helped me build my future plan and pushed me find to more information about the plan. Honestly, during this task I used English every day because I had to read lots of information and created  some new ideas about my plan and my blog.For example my second video I made by my self. I added some music and some words. I have never tried before. I spent about four hours to create it . I could improve my spoken English by talking to other people. In this task I did lots of things I have never done before.Thanks Frances gave me the task because I was learning lots of things in task 2 .I really enjoyed it.