F2F Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

Jazz I really like.

I have a lot of girlfriends -> female friends.

My friends we get together afternoon tea, after art show we get together do interesting things.
To listen to music. And language and Shanghainese plays.

these various months I stayed home so I have a lot of time I try learn play the piano.
two hands together need attention. Cannot think other things. very attention the piano.
But if you play piano is best need spend 3 years. and need everyday / practice piano 1hour everyday.
if you long time no playing / didn’t play this song maybe you forgot 20% .

I really like jazz

I have a lot of girlfriends -> female friends.

I get together with my friends we get together for afternoon tea, after art show we get together to do interesting things.
To listen to music and Shanghainese plays. / we go to the theater to watch a play 

these various months I stayed home so I had lot of time I tried learning (how) to play the piano. / tried to learn how to play the piano.

it is hard to use two hands together / I find it hard to use both hands at the same time /hand coordination is difficult

it needs attention / it needs your full attention / you cannot think about other things/ you cannot think about anything else. you need to focus on the piano.
But if you play the piano, if you want to play well then you need to spend 3 years/ it takes 3 years and you need to practice for 1 h everyday
if you don’t play for a long time you will forget 

Vocabulary

focus (v/n) 集中
The focus this year is to be healthy
I focus on my job because I want to become a leader.

instrument (n)  tool / thing you use 仪器
There are many financial instruments (金融工具)you need to learn to work in a bank
I only know how to play one musical instrument, I know how to play the piano

coordination (noun) : working together / working well at the same time
Hand coordination is important when you play the piano
The boss arrived at the airport at 10am but the driver arrived at 10:15. They had bad coordination

to coordinate (verb)
We need to coordinate with banks in Beijing and SZ…

festival (n) 节日／艺术节
Christmas is an important festival in western countries. (节日)
The spring festival is the most important holiday in China(节日)
I joined the jazz festival (艺术节)

national holiday (n): day when people don’t have to work
People often travel during the October national holiday

symphony (n) 交响乐 : song in classical music 
I listened to a symphony
I like a symphony of Mozart

classical music (n) 古典音乐
I like classical music

orchestra (n) 管弦乐队
The Vienna orchestra is very famous

play (v) : 玩
I played a game

theater ／ play （n) 话剧
I studied theater at the university
I went to the theater to watch a play

industry (n) 行业
I work in the finance industry
He works in the music industry, he is a music teacher.

concert (n) : a music show
I go to a concert with my friends

girlfriend/boyfriend 女朋友/男朋友
Tom has a girlfriend

lesbian (n): a girl who likes girls
Jessica likes girl, she is a lesbian

gay (n/adj): a man who likes other men
Tom is gay

homosexual (n/adj): someone who likes people of the same gender
Tom is homosexual, he likes other men

gender (n) : sex / male or female
In China you cannot ask the gender of your baby to the doctor

female friends/male friend : friends who are girls/friend who is a man
I have a lot of female friends

Grammar

listen to + something / someone 
I listened to the song
I listened to Tom
My boss spoke and we listened.

take to talk about time:
It takes 4h to go to BJ by train
It takes 3 years to learn how to play the piano

who does what/ subject verb object
I like jazz
I get together with my friends
Jazz I really like. -> I really like jazz

think about
I think about my work
I think about my best friend when she is not in SH

play the + musical instrument
Tom knows how to play the piano

play + sport / game
He plays football very well
I played mahjong with my friends

also
I also like art

although / though
Although it was raining I went to the cinema
though it was very hot I went to the park

Pronunciation

festival

classical (class e call)

orchestra (or kes tra )

also

although