Demo Class Notes (Zhao jia hui / Prankish – Tibo)

Speaking exercise

I was born in 1989. I like watching football games traveling and reading English books. I listen to the app on telephone

it is an app but sometimes I have to pay some money, it offers  a lot of English audio.
Because I could go traveling, talking with foreigners. Helping my job.
I code java for websites. there are a lot of help book on the internet.
I like going traveling to Australia, there are a lot of resorts.
So far I don’t have any opportunities to go there.
A few years ago I want to Malaysia . it is ok.
I don’t like the city, no have…. , I think it is a little bit boring.
in the airport. It is hard.
first I don’t know how to speak English. Something I can’t speak some English words.
I think it is the same as the speaking.
Maybe I can easily find a job.

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I was born in 1989. I like watching football games traveling and reading English books. I listen to English dialogues on an app on my telephone

it is an app but sometimes I have to pay some money / the app is free but you have to pay to unlock extra content

it offers a lot of English audio. / there are a lot of English resources
I want to improve my English because with a better English  I could go traveling, talk with foreigners and it could help my job. / it could be useful for my career.
I code in java for websites / I mostly use Java and code websites. / I am a website developer and I mostly use Java as a programming language.

there are a lot of coding resources on the internet. / I sometimes find help on forums.
I would like to travel to Australia, there are a lot of resorts. / traveling to Australia is one of my dreams.
So far I haven’t had any opportunities to go there.
A few years ago I went to Malaysia . it was ok.
I didn’t like the city, I didn’t have fun , I think it was a little bit boring.
I spoke English in the airport. It was hard.
I don’t know how to speak English well enough. sometimes I can’t say what I want because I don’t know the words / I miss the vocabulary/ I lack the vocabulary
I think it is the same as the speaking.
Maybe I can easily find a job.  / maybe It can help me find a new job if I have a better English.

Vocabulary

to lack (v) : not have
We have a lot of work but we lack people

forum (n) : a place where people discuss on the internet论å›
I found an article on a forum with a solution to my coding problem

article(n) : short text usually in a news website
I read an article on CNN

resources (n) : assets / things that can be used
the resources are on the internet

to unlock (v) : make something accessible  / get access to
I paid to unlock a new book on my English app.

past particle (n): the third form of a verb
eaten is the past particle of the verb eat

enough 足够
I haven’t slept enough last night, so I am tired

glove (n) 手套
I wear gloves in winter

to prevent (v) : not let something happen
We need to prevent viruses so we use an antivirus on the computer

Grammar

using enough to express a level (adj + enough )
John knows how to cook a little but he doesn’t cook well enough to work in a restaurant
The ice cream was not cold enough to be eaten =(it was too hot / it was melting)
I didn’t finish the website quickly enough and the client got angry (= I finished late)
I don’t have enough money to buy a big house in XTD =I am not rich enough to buy a house in XTD.
I am not tall enough to reach this.

have + past particle
I haven’t been to Australia yet.
I haven’t finished the book.
I have received your email.

use a/an to introduce something for the first time
use the to talk about it again

Last night I went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner.
The restaurant was in Jing an district.

like doing something: talking about hobbies / things you already do
I like reading English book

would like to do something  : to talk about a dream / something you haven’t done yet
I would like to buy a very big house in Xintiandi

say something : focus on the words
Tom said he was tired

speak with someone / speak at an event : focus on communication
I spoke with my boss
I spoke at the beginning of the meeting

Pronunciation

want
went (go)

au = o
audio (odio)