Demo Class Notes (Alina – Jesse)

Grammar

I really want to speak fluent – fluently
I am fluent / I will be fluent

I run quickly (adv)
I am fast / I am quick (adj)

adjective – describes a noun
adverb – describes a verb

in the morning I make mistake – In the morning I made one / a mistake

I will found it – I will find it / I’m gonna find

I’m gonna = I’m going to = I will do (it sounds like you are planning to do it now)

verb – what time?
nouns – which one? / how many?

I am not happy
I do not like coffee

they not

they didn’t – they didn’t like it (past)
they don’t – they don’t like it (normal time)

at school (place)/ in school (period when you’re a student)
eg. I was very unhappy when I was in school. I always had fights with my classmates at school.
eg2. my son will be in international school / will go to a chinese school

I back from university / When I back – when I was back / when I came back from university
eg. when will you be back? / when will you come back?

How to say – How should I say / How do you say?

Sorry, someone is at the door – you can say this when someone knocks on your door and you need to go to open it

I / you / we / they do / run / like
he / she / it / Name does / runs / likes

English has 12 verbs – here are 5 of them

I do / he does / I like coffee – no time / sometimes / often  / always / never / everyday / usually / generally / not often / from time to time
I did / he did / I liked coffee – specific past time (we both should know which time in the past)
I will do / he will do / I will like coffee – future
I am doing / he is doing / I am liking coffee – right now (happening)
I have done / he has done / I have liked coffee – now it has already happened

How many times have you traveled to Japan? I have traveled to Japan once. – now / current situation
When did you travel to Japan? I traveled there last year – a specific past time

Needs to be corrected:

my first trip was when i was 17 and my hometown is very like small city and i went to paris to work there like a model. i think paris is very nice city. i think the most impressive one is of course china even like i’ve been in most european cities…. i think shanghai is very impressive. first when i arrived in china i stayed in beijing for one and a half year. beijing is more good for connection. i think for foreigner when you just arrived to china. even sometimes i can speak without any mistakes, it’s not because i have program in my mind.