Demo Class Notes (Rose – Li)

Vocabulary

the area that I need to improve on/work on/the component in which I need to brush up on my skills

brush up on sth: to improve your knowledge or ability to do something

eg. My French is weak. I need to brush up on it.

eg. He’s been attending class more often to brush his English up.

spoken/oral English

oxygen: air that you breathe in

plan in advance/to plan ahead

have class one-on-one/private lessons

this experience just occurred to me/popped into my head/came to mind

popped into( sbd’s) head: a thought that suddenly formed in your mind

eg. The design for this building popped into the architect’s head while he was eating ice cream.

eg. She looks extremely familiar, but it only popped into my head the next morning who she is.

if I didn’t choose/didn’t consider the north of China

dealing with/handling numbers/data

computer programmer/scientist

Grammar

I ordinarily will do some writings 

normally/usually/often, I would practise writing

push yourself from the comfort zone 

to push yourself out of your comfort zone

Speaking exercise

Last year, I went to YN province with my boyfriend. We just had a half days to spend together. I really admired the green grass, the close land in nature. I really admired the green grass, the sky. It was not comfortable because of the lack of oxygen. Closeness to nature. At thst time, I was so busy to working, it was a really good experience to cherish that moment.

I’ve been an English teacher for about 4 years. Teenagers, sometimes primary school students. This job requires a lot of practise. If you a new teacher, you would experience a lot of difficulties.

Revised: 

Last year, I went to YN province with my boyfriend. We just had half a month/two weeks/a fortnight to spend together. I really admired the green grass, the closeness to nature. I really admired/enjoyed/I was in awe at the green grass, the sky. It was not comfortable/I felt uncomfortable because of the lack of oxygen. Closeness to nature. At the time, I was so busy working/with work, it was a really good experience and I cherished that moment.

I’ve been an English teacher for about 4 years. Teenagers, sometimes primary school students. This job requires a lot of practise. If you are a new teacher, you would experience/face a lot of difficulties/challenges.