Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Focus on using different words for and / because / but / so and describe a country or place you would like to visit that you haven’t yet. Why would you like to go there? What do you hope to do there?

Vocabulary

and = also = as well as this = furthermore 
because = as / due to the fact that
because of = due to 
as = therefore 
but = however 

and = only use in the middle of a sentence
also = can use at the start or in the middle

it was rainy days – it was rainy / it rained all week / we had a few rainy days

shiny days – very sunny day / beautiful day / there was a lot of sunshine 

steep
eg. the mountain was really steep / was not very steep

stamina (fitness) / endurance (anything) – nai li

write / write down
write = just means to use a pen / computer to express sth
write down = to record for memory / to use a pen to write it on paper specifically

Grammar

go to work out / go to dance / go to eat
go dancing / go drinking
go for a work out / go for dinner

one and half an hour – one and a half hours / an hour and a half / 1.5 points 

Three years ago, when I traveled to Hawaii and climbed the Halerkala Crater, I felt my heart was pounding and couldn’t breathe, it was a signal for me that my body was out of training. When I back to home, I set a goal to myself: go for working out twice a week to improve my stamina. And I hired a coach and asked him to develop the training plan for me. The coach asked me to do some test and told me that I was good at felicity and balance, but need to improve strength, stamina and speed, so he set a detailed training plan for me which is focus on the above. In the beginning, it was tough for me because I couldn’t keep up with my rhythm and strength. In order to making the exercise more fun and easy persistence, the coach added some interesting elements into the class, for example: boxing and dancing, it could help me to hold on the exercise. Time flies, now I have gone for the work out for three years, it has become part of my life. During this period, I found that my life is more fulfilling, my body shape is better and my stamina is improved, so I will keep on doing it.

Three years ago, when I traveled to Hawaii and climbed the Halerkala Crater, I felt my heart was pounding and couldn’t breathe, which was a signal for me / which made me realise that I was out of shape / I was unfit / I wasn’t fit enough / that I really needed more training. When I got back / returned / I was back home, I set a goal for myself: go to work out twice a week to improve my stamina. And I hired a coach and asked him to develop the training plan for me. The coach asked me to do some test and told me that I was good at flexibility and balance, but need to improve strength, stamina and speed (have room for improvement / room to improve), so he set a detailed training plan for me which is focused on the above. In the beginning, it was tough for me because I couldn’t keep up with the training plan due to my poor rhythm and strength / because my rhythm and strength couldn’t keep up. In order to make the exercise more fun and easy to persistence, the coach added some interesting elements into the class, for example: boxing and dancing, which / because they could help me to see it through / to not give up / insist. Time flies, now I have been working out for three years, and it has become part of my life. During this period, I found that my life is more fulfilling, my body / my figure is better / I have a better figure and my stamina is improved, so I will keep on doing it.