F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (S)

Grammar

  1. REPEAT THE QUESTION !
    1. = 重新提问ex. Where do you come from? –> I come from Scotland. What do you like to do in Scotland? –> In Scotland, I like to corral sheep. The man is looking through the window. Inside the house there is a thief. The thief is a man who is stealing.
  2. Speak in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
  3. No Chinese Words. Stop Using Chinglish. 
  4. Trust yourself 相信你自己

Speaking exercise

The thief is wearing a black and white striped shirt. 

This guy is calling the police —> The man is reporting the thief to the Police. 

ex. The police wants to know the location of the thief. The location of the thief is in the Yellow house.

What the emotions of the people in this situation? 在这种情况下, 人们的情绪是怎样的?

Vocabulary

higher salary –更高的薪水

ex. The thief didn’t have a high salary, but he still wants something so he is stealing.

feel pride / feel nervous

The man feels proud that he helped to catch a thief. The thief feels nervous because he is going to jail 监狱. 

The police man also feels happy because he caught the thief. That is his job. He is doing his job well. He can get a higher salary now. 

Location – 位置-

What is the location of the yellow house? The location is yellow house is in the park, next to the big tree and the blue house.

It is possible – keyi

A guy – ige nan ren 一个男人

ex.

Thief  – 小偷

ex.The thief is wearing a black and white striped shirt.

steal – 偷

ex. The thief is stealing something.

Needs more review

Philosophy – studying ways of thinking 哲学
Law – studying 法律
Politics – 政治学
e.g.  Nick likes to read about philosophy, law, and politics.
Subject – what you are talking about or studying
e.g. My favorite subject as a kid was English class, because I liked to read. My favorite subject now, is philosophy.

Electromyography (EMG) – to check the proper functioning of nerves 肌电图
Electroencephalography (EEG) – to check the proper functioning of the brain 脑电图
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) – to check the proper functioning of the heart 心电图

Pattern – when something happens in the same way more than once
e.g. The pattern you can see in this ECG is not normal. This shows a problem with the heart.
e.g. The definitions above show a pattern, because they all start with the same words: “to check the proper functioning of the . . . ”