2VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/L/R]

Today we focused on:

S/L/R

Vocabulary

bookkeeping – keeping an exact record of the money spent or received 记账

enquiry – asking a question 询问

ex. I submitted an enquiry about/into the cost of a 10-day cruise trip.

ex. You can leave an enquiry and the site will contact you.

I will get back to you without fail – definitely call back/contact you

outgoing/extrovert – 外向

passionate – having very strong feelings or emotions 热情的

ex. I’m passionate and outgoing so I like to meet new people.

weekdays – Monday to Friday

occasionally – sometimes

ex. What’s an activity that you do occasionally?

one of my favourite – one thing that I like

brand – 品牌

go-kart – 卡丁车

exciting/thrilled/exhilarating 

competition – to fight for resources, survival 竞争

competitors – people or animals in competition

Speaking exercise

Do you like meeting new people? 

Yes, because I like to talk with people and I like to learn new things from other people.

How do you feel when people welcome you? 

I will be very happy and excited.

What’s your favourite colour for clothes? 

My favourite colour for clothes is blue because when I was a kid I like the sky and sea so I like blue.

What kind of clothes do you never wear? 

Dress, because dress is girls’ clothes and I am a man so I will never try to wear a dress in the future.

What kind of clothes do you usually wear? 

I usually wear t-shirts because I like sports, I like playing basketball so I like t-shirts because it’s comfortable.

*for part 1 – think about “why?” when you answer

* 1-2 long sentences per question is ideal for part 1

Describe an expensive activity that you enjoy doing occasionally

An expensive activity that I enjoy is the Ferrari Hypercar Party because my dad has a Ferrari so my mum and I can join this party too. Ferrari is my favourite hypercar brand. Maybe someone heard Ferrari is like rich, more money so I think this is an expensive activity. I remember that when I was join this party, I feel exciting because when I was young, I very preferred racing cars. I like fast cars because it’s exciting and I think it’s very cool. When I was 10, my dream was to be a professional racing car driver so when I see these Ferraris I feel exhilarated. Until now, I also play go-kart with my friends.

Revised: 

An expensive activity that I enjoy is the Ferrari Hypercar Party because my dad has/owns a Ferrari so my mum and I can join/attend this party too. Ferrari is my favourite hypercar brand. Most people heard/know that Ferrari symbolises wealth and having good taste so I think this is an expensive activity. I remember that when I joined this party, I felt excited because when I was young, I preferred racing cars. I like fast cars because it’s exciting/thrilling/exhilarating and I think it’s very cool. When I was 10, my dream was to be a professional racing car driver/racer so when I see these Ferraris I feel exhilarated. Until now, I also go go-karting with my friends.

*Expand from the main point – answer the who/what/why/when/how you feel questions

*Only continue on about information on this topic when you finish this

*Using actual experiences helps in this question

*You can also make up a story if you don’t have any experience