Demo Class Notes (Barbara – Jesse)

Speaking exercise

I lived in england for 2 years and first year i was in livepool and i met my boyfriend and how he is my husband, and the next year we moved to brightton and i finished my master degree there. and 2012 we went back to china because i missed my parents the first and i think I’m not at speaking english and i cant fit in, all my friends are chinese in england and the culture … so i went back. Actaully i did look job in england because I was lazy. He is 3 years old now so the most important thing to look after him.

I lived in / have been in england for 2 years and the first year i was in liverpool where i met my boyfriend (at the time) who is now my husband, and the next year we moved to brighton and i finished my master degree there / to brighton where I finished my masters. and in 2012 we came back to china because i missed my parents was the main reason / thing, and i think I’m not good at speaking english and i couldn’t fit in, all my friends were chinese in england and the culture is different to china so i came back. Actually i didn’t look for a job in england because I was lazy. My baby is 3 years old now so the most important thing is to look after him.

I lived in / have been / spent some time in england for 2 years and the first year i was / lived in liverpool where i met my boyfriend (at the time) who is now my husband, and the next year we moved to brighton and i finished / completed my master degree there / to brighton where I finished my masters. and in 2012 we came back / flew back / returned / moved back to china because / since / as / due to the fact that i missed my parents was the main reason / thing.

Vocabulary

improve – jin bu
prove – to make sb believe sth is true / to show sth is true

subtitles – zi mu

account – bank account / a WeChat account
count – from 1 to 3
eg. I am not good at counting money
eg2. I have a bank account.

look for – try to find
find – you actually see it / locate it

fit in – rong ru
eg. I find it hard to fit in because I am very different from others

come = to the place you are at now
go = from the place you are at, to a different place

which
eg. I have a mobile phone which is apple
eg2. I have a mobile phone which I bought in Japan
where
eg. I went to Japan where I met nice people
who
eg. I met my friend at the time, who is now my wife

Pronunciation

Mike was ready for bed. It was 11 o’clock. He had to get up early the next day. The next day he was going fishing. Fish wake up early. They look for food early in the day and late in the day. The best time to fish is early or late in the day.