Demo Class Notes (Gary – Li)

Gary

– wants to study abroad/focus on speaking and fluency/refining expressions and minimising nuances in words

– general life topics/conversation practice/work towards expanding topics /further discussions to prepare for academic life

– pronunciation + intonation/ improve on connecting sounds

Listening: 4
Speaking: 3
Pronunciation: 3
Writing: 3
13
1 year

推荐课程(每周)/ Your Recommended Course (Weekly)

F2F: 2

Writing: 2

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Input notes below

Vocabulary

doing/working overtime/OT

everyone is on overtime

I would like to get practice/work on

point sbd in a better direction – you give them some information to help them achieve something

fancy/classy/posh/top-tier restaurants

Grammar

the history just repeats itself…

history just repeats itself 

the – specific cases

ex. The buildings here are very tall.

no article – general

ex. Buildings are mostly made of glass.

most of the +noun  – specific cases

ex. Most of the time

most + noun – general

ex. Most times

Speaking exercise

I used to be a business student and I kind of want to pursue a sociology degree.

I used to be a business student/I have a business background but I am considering studying sociology/I would like to pursue sociology. 

You’re accounting someone else’s money and you only get a fraction of it.

You’re calculating/holding on to/responsible for someone else’s money/assets and you only get a fraction of it.

There’s also overtime problem.

There’s also a lot of overtime. 

Daily conversation can be developed so that I can communicate at a higher level.

Daily conversation can be developed/expanded/improved on so that I can communicate at a higher level.

They couldn’t pinpoint my problems and provide solutions.

They couldn’t pinpoint/highlight my problems and provide solutions/point me in a better direction.  

I would like to keep some daily practice and keep myself busy.

I would like to get some daily/everyday practice and keep myself busy.

Fundamentally, they’re quite the same for people with lower to middle income.

In SY, there are fancy restaurants that cost you 1000 per person each meal. In SH, it’s the same but I can’t go there. Everything else is pretty much the same to me, but what’s better is the attitude etc.

In SY, there are fancy/top-tier restaurants that cost you 1000 per person each meal. In SH, it’s the same but I can’t go there. Everything else is/That aside, it’s pretty much the same to me, but what’s better is the attitude etc.

I don’t feel the same way

I don’t feel the same way.

Most times I just find out that..

Most of the time I just find that.. 

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