F2F Class Notes (Adam) [S]

Vocabulary

Graduate – in university, Master’s-level or PhD

Thesis – graduate-level research paper

Degree – a certificate of graduation from high school or university

Yueli – music theory

Jiangying – stiff – hard and rigid

e.g. The children’s hands are very stiff when playing guitar

Imitate – to copy something or someone

e.g. I tried to imitate his style of singing

Grammar

I don’t very good at… – I am not very good at…

Pronunciation

Seminar

The first reason I want to study abroad is I have learned English for about 10 years, but my speaking still can be improved, so I want to get (go to) a real-English spoken country to practice my speaking and talk like the person of an English-spoken country. Next, I am an outgoing person and I can get accustomed to the (do not need) foreign life and I can make many friends there. Third, I think the music or the opera in western country (countries) is amazing, and I can appreciate more kinds of music or different kinds of art which will help me to think more about the art, and I will use what I saw to (what I learned in) my teaching career. Fourth, I think I’m still very young and I can’t be very busy with my job. I need to learn more and I want to travel in Western country (countries), and traveling is very fabulous way to broaden your horizons. Getting a graduate degree will give me more possibility (opportunities) to have good job after someday I will give up my music career.