Demo Class Notes (Veronica – Tibo)

Veronica

Syntax is confusing -> review grammar basics (tense + nature of words) 
study how to speak in the active voice to gain more clarity
improve pronunciation  ( review phonics )
do a lot of conversations start from a basic level and try to dig deeper.

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F2F: 2

Writing: 2

My name is Veronica, I moved to Shanghai almost 7 years and I am from the Korea. and my working industry is fashion industry so I am now working freelancer like some company project one by one / project based

I want to improve my English because in Korea study English elementary to uni but I am focused to testing but when I came back to Shanghai met many foreign friends but I think my English not good so I try to improve like watching American drama but I think it is not helpful for me. Maybe the method is not good but I want to improve because now it is a good time to study because corona. so I try to focus study English. Sometimes some friends say its ok my English is good but it is not native, my pronunciation also not good and my structure is confused.

When I am reading the book and I speak the structure is very confusion/

I am studying how to reading the English . sometimes my English is Korean style English I know the words but my pronunciation is Korean version so I should explain spelling they can communication and structure really not good.
Listening also not good because many people they are from different places so they are speaking very clearly I can understanding but some I am not clearly understanding. People say it is not my fault but I cant understand.

I can making the presentation but explain actually not very well.  talking about politics or culture with friends. I don’t know can I do that.
We can normal talking ok but if deep talking I am like lost

because youtube some people say if you want you English very well you should write down, If I write down I don’t know what is correct, not correct structure.

my Chinese better than English the reason is I studied in Chinese school so that is why it improves my Chinese.
I like work out like yoga and at the first very hard but patient one hour exercise my feeling is very good and I like it and body also very healthy and my mind wake up.
And also traveling.
if you meet some people have some chance talking I will.
When I write down I think I can see what is this correct or not correct so my stucture is really Korean way

My name is Veronica, I moved to Shanghai almost 7 years ago  / I have been living in Shanghai for 7 years and I am from Korea. I work in fashion / I work in the fashion industry as a freelancer. I work with companies on a project base

I want to improve my English because in Korea I studied English from elementary school to university but I was focused on testing but when I came back to Shanghai I met many foreign friends but I think my English was not good (enough) so I tried to improve by watching American dramas but I think it was not helpful for me.
Maybe the method was not good but I want to improve because now it is a good time to study because corona. I feel it was not a good way / I feel it was not working for me but I really want to use the free time I have because of Covid 19 to improve my English.

. Sometimes some friends my English is ok, it is good but it is not native, my pronunciation isn’t good enough and my structure is confusing.

When I am reading books and I speak the structure is very confusing

I am studying how to read  in English . sometimes my English is Korean style English.
I know the words but my pronunciation is the Korean version / my pronunciation sounds Korean  so I should spell what I say for others to understand. we can communicate (n) and my structure is not good.
Listening isn’t good either because many people are from different places and have different accents.
so if they are speaking very clearly I can understand but sometimes I don’t  clearly understand.
People say it is not my fault but I can’t understand.

I can make presentations but I don’t explain very well.  when talking about politics or culture with friends. I don’t know how to express myself
We can talk normally but if we talk deeply I get lost

On youtube some people say if you want to improve your  English  you should write, If I write down I don’t know what is correct, I don’t know the correct structure.

my Chinese is better than English the reason is I studied in Chinese schools so that is why it improved my Chinese.
I like to work out / I like working out like yoga and at first/ at the beginning it is very hard but after one hour exercise I feel very good and I like it and it is good for my body

I also enjoy  traveling.
if I meet some people I will talk with them
When I write down I think I can see what is this correct or not correct so my structure is really Korean.

Vocabulary

to explain (v) : give more details so that someone can understand
The teacher explained the math problem to us

explanation (n)

to express (v) : convey / send a meaning or a feeling
The painter wants to express his sadness in his paintings

expression(n)

communication (n)

to communicate (v)

Pronunciation

easy

structure

lost

agree

conversation

politics

accent

Grammar

confused (adj) -> state
I am confused

confusing (adj) -> effect
this sentence is confusing

interesting -> effect
This book is interesting

interested -> state
I am interested in Yoga

not enough : quantity
I don’t have enough time to finish this book

adj + enough
John is not old enough to travel alone
I am experienced enough to do this design

to focus on something
I want to focus on my English this year

to express a range use from… to
I was in Beijing from 2010 to 2018
I have been afraid of the dark from my childhood till now

work in + industry
I work in fashion

work as + job position
I work as a designer

to talk about something which happened in the past use ago
I moved to Shanghai 7 years ago

use an article (a/an/the) with a singular noun
I went to the hospital (n)
I went to the United States
I went to the UK

do not use articles with names
I went to Huashan hospital
I travelled to Beijing
I was born in Korea
I went to America
I travelled to England

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