F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)(S)

Next Class Focus

Review the grammar section from this class to remind Nina!

Speaking exercise

No – I wouldn’t want to become famous – because I’m an ordinary person – I‘m can’t dance – I‘m can’t sing – I‘m can’t do anything special thing[I do not have any special talents]. So I want to go to job and make money. So I would rather work at a job and make money.

Money is not important but I need money in the life to live. If I have money then I can do something things that I like – I will do something things for happy that make me happy. For example, I will go out for a nice for dinner, maybe I will watch a film with my friends I for diner, for shopping, for talking. But I can’t (P) like him not to job for one thing. But personally (“for me”), I wouldn’t be able to live like him.

This is It’s not crazy this is – he wants to do it thisbut it’s not my life who am I to judge him?  Everyone is free to make their own decisions.

Vocabulary

to judge someone / 批评 / to criticize someone harshly or very rudely

e.g. Don’t judge me! You live your life and I will live my life.

to be able = can

e.g. I am able to play piano.

e.g. I can play piano.

to go “viral” / something on the internet that spreads or goes everywhere very quickly / to become very famous on the internet very quickly

e.g. This homeless man went viral!

talent / 人才 / noun

e.g. I have a special talent – I can play piano!

to be talented / adj

e.g. I am talented because I can play the piano!

ordinary / 普通 / not special, not famous

e.g. Some people want to be famous, I just want an ordinary life.

e.g. I want a an ordinary life.

pronunciation / 发音

Grammar

IF <<this happens>> THEN <<this will happen>>. IF and THEN usually go together in the same sentence.

Use WOULD and not WANT when you are talking about something that is not real (假设).

e.g. Would you leave your job? If I left my job, I would go dancing.

If you are talking about something not real, use COULD not CANT.

e.g. If I had one million RMB, I could buy a new car.

I have NOUNS. I am ADJECTIVES.

e.g. I have talent.

e.g. I am talented.

thing + “less” = I don’t have this thing

home + less = no home

e.g The dress is weightless (重量) (or “without weight” = very light/not heavy).

e.g. This tree is fruitless = This tree has no fruit.

dis + a word (verb) = the opposite (相反) of the verb/word

disappeared / the opposite of appeared (出现)

re + verb = do the verb again

e.g. Please reread the sentence.

e.g. I went to Harbin this weekend and then returned to SH.

e.g. Oh can you replay the video.