Online Class Notes (Nick)

Describe how good teachers interact with children.
What do they need to do and think about to be successful teaching kids?

Vocabulary

Logic – studying how to think logically
e.g. My son will start to study logic with his English teacher to develop his logical thinking skills.

Manner of speaking – the way you speak, how you use words

Body Language – how you act when you are speaking

She has a way with kids -this person is very good at dealing with kids; kids probably like her
e.g. We hired Jenny because she had a real way with kids. Nemo really likes her, and she teaches him how to behave.

Active – adjective for activity
e.g. We want my son to be more active in activities with other kids.

Recruit – to try to convince other people to join a group, accept a job, etc.
e.g. The company that teaches my son recruits teachers from the United States.

Job Fair – when many companies come to a single place, often a university, to recruit for their company
e.g. Jiao Tong University has a few job fairs every year.

Phonics
Rule for “C” – when c comes before i or e, it sounds like an s; when c comes before a, o, or u, it sounds like a k; when it comes at the end, it sounds like a k; when it is with an h, it makes a different sound
e.g. Receive, produce; circuit, circus, Cyrus (this y is acting as an i)
e.g. cat, cop, cut
e.g. channel, church, chase

“H” – this letter has the feeling of “air” and combines with c and s
At the beginning of words, it can sometimes be left out of the pronunciation
e.g. a historical analysis; an historical analysis (the second h doesn’t make sound)
e.g. herbs (in the US we don’t say the h; in the UK they do)

“G” – makes the same sound as “k” (but with voice); or like Chinese “zh” but you hold it for longer
The rule is similar to c: G will always sound like k before a, o, and u; but with i, e, and y, it can change
— It makes the first sound at the beginning of most syllables; it makes the other sound (usually) at the end of words from French
e.g. Get, gear, gobble
e.g. Montage, garage, gage
— Sometimes it can make a “j” sound
e.g. Gerry, Geraldine, giraffe

“L” – put your tongue up behind your top teeth (a little above them)
— Be especially careful when l comes at the end of a word
— Don’t move your lips when you pronounce l, or it will sound like a w or a u

Differences based upon position in the syllable
— some letters have a slightly different sound depending upon whether they are at the beginning or end of a syllable, but they are considered the same letter because they involve the same motion in the same spot
e.g. c, k, g, l, t all do this sometimes
e.g. alert vs. alternate: a – lert vs. al – ter – nate
e.g accompany: ac – com – pa – ny
e.g. butter: but – ter
e.g. accent: ac – cent

Grammar

Interview meeting – interview

G is the most hard – G is the hardest