Demo Class Notes (Linda L – Tibo)

Speaking exercise

Because I am an art student so my major is art, we don’t need to study English before. I know many Chinese people they speak English is very well but in my case it is different. I just know a little bit simple words and I don’t know what is correct grammar. so I think I need improving this part.

In my case I don’t need some exam, in my job also I don’t need so I just want to communicate with people.
I really want to communicate to people so I learned by myself and I just go to Philippines for study English about 3 months. but I think just basic English and a little Chinglish.
1 st time just travel to Philippines and I know because travel so I know some academy in Philippines about how to study English so second I came again to study.
3 months just study because every day need 6h for study so I don’t have too much spare time of travel.
My major is interior design but right now I am a do display.
Maybe my major is art so sometimes I need search some information online so many good information uses English that is why.
I think maybe is speaking is better because I don’t know how to spelling some words. sometimes I know how to read this meaning but I don’t know how to pronounce.
I use some apps study English just some dialogs.
actually before I need speak English for work because I work in Adidas but 8 years so my boss is sometimes from America or French so we need use English for communicate but just simple words.
I need but I just remember some sentences and repeat
My work is very busy so if I have spare time my hobby is use some leather and make some wallet and some bags .


I am an art student so my major is art, we didn’t need to study English before. I know many Chinese people they speak English is very well / I know many people who speak English very well but in my case it is different.
I just know some simple words / I can only use simple words / I am limited to simple words and I don’t know what is the correct grammar / what is correct gramatically . so I think I need improving on this part./ I need to improve this part

In my case I don’t need to take exams, in my job I don’t need English either so I just want to communicate with people./ I want to improve my English to make it easier to talk to people.

I really want to communicate with people so I learned by myself/on my own and I just went to the Philippines to study/for studying English about 3 months.  / I joined an English program in the Philippines for 3 months

But I think  my English is still basic and a little Chinglish. / but I still want to improve my English.

The 1st time I just travelled to the Philippines and I noticed some English schools so the second time I joined one school and travelled there again to study . / I visited some schools during my first trip and decided to join one to improve my English and that’s why I travelled to the phillipines again

I studied for 3 months and I only had time to study because every day we needed to study for 6h/ we studied for 6h everyday / it was very intensive  so I don’t have too much spare time to travel.
My major is interior design but right now I am  doing display / I am working on display / store and window display.

My major is art so sometimes I need search some information online so much good information is in English / I look for some references online and many are in English. that is why. / that is my reason for studying English.

I think maybe my speaking is better because I don’t know how to spell some words.

sometimes I don’t know how to pronounce some words but I know what they mean / sometimes I know the meaning of words but I am not sure how to pronounce them

I use some apps to study English and I listen to some dialogs.
actually before I needed to speak English for work because I worked in Adidas for about 8 years so my boss was sometimes from America or France/American or French  so we used English to communicate but just simple words. / but it was basic.

Sometimes I have to present.  I just learn my notes by heart and repeat them.
My work is very busy so if I have some spare time my hobby is to use some leather and make some wallets and some bags . / my hobby is leather crafting

Vocabulary

craftsman : someone skilled who works with materials (leather / wood / …)
He is a leather craftsman

to slide (v) 滑行
I slide the door to take my jacket

to count (v) add numbers
I count the coins in my pocket

intensive (adj) : concentrated / 集中的
I joined an intensive English program and we studied for 6h everyday
This project was intensive

learn by heart (v) : learning something exactly as it is
I learned by heart the poem and had to say it in front of the class
I had to learn the math formulas by heart

formula (n) a+2c=b math rule
I don’t remember the formula

to beat (v) : hit / win against
I beat Tom at the game
I beat the door

Grammar

also for positive sentence
I like tea
Tom also likes tea

either for negative sentence:
I don’t like sodas
He doesn’t like sodas either

too for positive or negative
I like coffee
he likes coffee too
Tom doesn’t like coke
I don’t like coke too

present perfect / past simple

have been (present perfect) : action with a result now
I have lost my keys (I can’t open the door)

I went (past simple) : action in the past
I lost my keys (I already have new ones , I am just telling you)

to : shows a movement
from SH to BJ
I talk to tom

to for a goal
I work had to retire early
He wants to make her happy

reference (n) countable (1-2-3)

information (n) uncountable