Online Class Notes (David)

Homework

  1. Record some English spoken by a speaker with a strong Indian accent (such as your boss) and play it in the next class OR find some videos online of people speaking with a thick accent.
  2. Discussion topic: Have you taken any trips overseas with your children? Where did you go and how was the experience? What are the most difficult aspects for you when it comes to traveling with kids?

Grammar

The sentence he talks or use I’m not very familiar. -> I’m not very familiar with the sentences he says.

Will go to the grade 2. -> Will go to grade 2

They will have foreign teacher – They will have a foreign teacher.

They will have English speaker teacher. -> They will have an English-speaking teacher.

There are 12 classes share one English teacher -> 12 classes share one English teacher.

To get used of the English environment. -> To get used to the English environment.

They don’t like me to read English books. -> They don’t like to have me read English books. They don’t like when I read English books.

Vocabulary

immersion (noun); immerse (verb) – to delve deeply into an environment

ex: My immersion into an all-English class helped me improve my English skills quickly.

I love science fiction books a lot. When I read them I become immersed in their universe.

I bought a new iPad last week and I have been immersed in it ever since.

sponge – a soft tool that soaks up water