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Next update August 2019

Previous Levels

Listening: 3
Speaking: 2.5
Pronunciation: 2.5
Writing: 4

New levels

Listening: 3.5
Speaking: 2.75
Pronunciation: 3.75
Writing: 3.25
13.25

Changes to profile:
Topics: Open-Style Life Topics
Teaching method + (Focus): Conversation (Vocabulary) + Speaking Exercise (Self Correction / Grammar) – let student correct first 

Homework type + (Focus): Writing HW (Vocabulary)
Want to improve for life + work, prefer open style conversation, and focusing on vocabulary + grammar self correction. Prefer not to discuss work too much.
Administrator in (Taiwanese) Logistics Company

Class Notes from today:

Speaking exercise

i’ve been to jeju island and its very quiet and small island because my mother lives in Seoul. For eating, I like eating. I like try many kinds of foods in different places. It’s too much carbs. once she worked in south korea for many years but now she changes her nationality as south korean. in our home town because we’re minority, the government don’t want the minority getting small so they don’t like cancel it. We also receive get some culture of china but Korea.

I’ve been / traveled / taken a trip to jeju island and it’s a very quiet and small island because my mother lives in Seoul. I went to Jeju to eat, I like / I’m into / I’m a big fan of eating / I’m a big eater / foodie. I like trying many kinds of foods in different places. It has too many carbs. once she worked in south korea for many years but now she has changed her nationality into / to be south korean. in our home town because we’re a minority (group), the government doesn’t want the minority to get small so they don’t want to cancel it. We also got some Chinese culture because we were influenced by them / our culture was influenced by Chinese culture. 

Vocabulary

and – also / as well as this
but – however 
because – so that / as / due to the fact that
because of – due to
eg. I was late because of the rain
eg2. Due to the rain, I was late every day this week.
eg3. As it was raining, I was late = I was late because it was raining.

carbohydrate / carbs – tan shui

eg. bread and pasta have too many carbs in them

bilingual / tri-lingual – sb who can speak 2 / 3 languages
eg. Laura is tri-lingual / multilingual

among – 3+
between – 2

boss = manager = the person who you report to

swear – say swear words
eg. he likes to swear

dirty words – related to things we think are dirty (sex, killing…)

Pronunciation

ten / when / egg / then 

too / blue / shoe 
lv se

Grammar

I come here to study English.
I come here for English.

have many small islandsthere are many small islands