Demo Class Notes (Nicole – Georges)

Write a short piece on horoscopes and what you think of them.

Vocabulary

speak / talk / say
speak – language + communication
talk – ability + communication
say – use words + ideas

Superstition- Beliefs that are not verified by science.

e.g. It is said that if you break mirror, it’s seven years bad luck.  But in all honesty, I don’t believe, I think it’s just superstition.

e.g. My mother is very superstitious, she always makes sure there is always a container of water in the corner of the room, she says it’s good feng shui.

Symbolic/Symbolizes- A symbol is a sign of something, so a symbol symbolizes that thing.

e.g. You can’t give a friend shoes for free because it symbolizes their departure from your life.

Horoscope- the western star sign system, where it is said that a person’s personality can be understood.

e.g. What’s your horoscope/star sign, I’m a cancer.

Grammar

Peoples-People

She never allowed-She never allowed me to speak words that might bring bad luck.

Pronunciation

Familiar- fah-mih-lee-er

Wet vs White

Original

Last week I went to Beijing, grabbing some data from their site, met difficulty to persuading them how the data can be valuable to them. I did some presentations and data analysis based on the data we had, I used some models to set up and do some analysis and I worked with some peoples on some data analysis. Maybe some times a year or two I may rotate to K0rea. Maybe it depends basically more than year,

Corrected

Last week I went [ I took a trip / went on a business trip / traveled ] to Beijing, grabbing some data from their site, we had difficulty persuading them how the data could be valuable to them. I did some presentations and data analysis based on the data we had, I used [ utilized ] some models to set up and do some analysis and I worked with some people on some data analysis. It’s possible that my company sends me to K0rea, on rotation where I would have to stay a year or two/so. It depends but basically, more than year,