Online Class Notes (Zachary) [W]

SE ConsultantPhoebe

Homework

Email

  1. Friendly, not very polite.
  2. Use ‘Despite’ in a sentence
  3. Describe a noun with two adjectives
  4. Instead of using sentences of all the same length, try to add one, longer, complicated.

Work on for next time

Add sentence variability

Fluency

Writing exercise

Dear Zach:

I’m so glad to have your English class on line this week. As I want to improve my English, let me introduce myself first.My name is Phoebe, I’m a 8-year-old boy’s mom. I was born in Shanghai which is the the most fashionable city in China. I learnt English when I was 7 in Shanghai,during my English learning at school I can pass the exam but can’t to use it fluently. I love art very much.
Best whishes.

Dear Zachary,

I’m so glad to have your English class online this week. Please, let me introduce myself. My name is Pheobe, and I have an 8-year-old boy. I was born in Shanghai, which is the most fashionable city in China. I learned English in Shanghai when I was 7 years old. When I was in school, I was able to pass the exam but my English wasn’t fluent. Therefore, I want to improve my English. I love art and music very much, especially English songs.

Best wishes,

Pheobe

Hello Phoebe ^_^

When I was in school, I was able to pass the exam but my English wasn’t fluent. Therefore, I want to improve my English.

I am very interested in improving my English level because when I was in school, I felt that my English wasn’t quite fluent, despite passing my exams.

Despite passing my exams, I felt like my English level wasn’t quite fluent, and therefore I want to improve my English now.

Vocabulary

Clause (n) – Part of a sentence, usually separated into Subject and Predicate

“This sentence has too many clauses!”

Despite (prep) – without being affected by…

“He is very skilled despite being so young”

Possible Email Endings:

Best Wishes,

Cordially,

Sincerely,

Thank you for your consideration,

Thank you for your time,

Thank you,

I wait patiently for your reply,

Grammar

Adjective Order

  1. Quantity
  2. Quality
  3. Size
  4. Age
  5. Shape
  6. Color
  7. Proper Adjective (Nationality or origin)
  8. Purpose or Qualifier

Ex: “I have 5 really delicious big, fresh, round, Guilin pomelos!”

*You can also begin an email as “Mr. Hu, …”, this is slightly more professional and more direct