大胡子老师课程笔记
Week 8 Homework
This week & last week are all about nouns. Focus on your nouns and check them before submitting your homework.
Writing Question
– Write about a travel experience you have had and use “the” and “a” to introduce things that you saw and experienced, and explain some details about them. Practice using “a” or “some” to introduce something, and “the” to talk about it further.
Include as many details as you can. Write no more than 200 words.
Speaking Question
– Tell me about your favourite restaurant or cafe. Describe some of the dishes or drinks you love from there (using specific grammar) and compare it to other dishes or drinks you’ve had from other places. Last time you went there what did you order and how was the experience?
Include as many details as you can, using conjunctions to add reasons and other details using the words we’ve learned in this course.
WEEK 8
Speaking Feedback
Grammar
I love the environment because which is very close to nature – I love environments which are close to nature / I love the environment because it is close to nature
I could drink coffee or tea when i watch some app – I like to drink coffee or tea while I use my phone
Pronunciation
cafe = “caf fay”
myself = “maii self”
environment = “en VAI ron ment”
WEEK 7
Speaking Feedback
Vocabulary
tricycle – a 3-wheeled bike
remote control car toy
the toys were like my friends staying with me when I was alone / my friends keeping me company when I was alone
he loves my toys very much – he loves my toys a lot / he really loves my toys
Grammar
animals toys – animal toys
the toys are good for kids – toys are good for kids
remember to use “which” instead of “it” for some of your sentences
I can decide where I want to go which is fantastic
I can control something which is an amazing feeling
I can draw and painting on the mini-blackboard – and paint
I want to be an artist of painting when I was a child – I wanted to be a painting artist / a painter
WEEK 7
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
I want to introduce my living room. There is a small table of triangle shape for showing a few beautiful flowers，which are near the door on the left，and there is a piano in the other side . And then you can see that there is a computer on the desk which closed to the piano. There are two beds ，one for kid ，the other for adult，we use them for nap. There is a small Kids‘ Playground，it has a swing，a slide and a shake horse. My kid loves the playground very much. There is a TV set on the wall，and there is a dinner table in the middle of the living room. We can use it for having dinner or drinking tea with family or friends. I love my living room，although it has a little too much messy，but I don’t care. Welcome to visit it！
Final Corrected Writing
I want to introduce my living room. There is a small table of triangle shape / in the shape of a triangle for showing a few beautiful flowers，which are near the door on the left，and there is a piano in the other side. And Then you can see that there is a computer on the desk which close to the piano. There are two beds ，one for kids ，and the other for adults，which we use for naps. There is a small Kids‘ Playground，which has a swing，a slide, and a shake horse. My kid loves the playground very much / My kid is a big fan of this playground. There is a TV set on the wall，and there is a dinner table in the middle of the living room which we can use for having dinner or drinking tea with family or friends. I love my living room，and although it is a little messy, I don’t care! I welcome you to visit it！
Angel, is the playground outside or inside? If inside maybe “play area” is better… but if outside then you can say “playground” because remember “ground” is always outside.
Thanks for your lovely description of your living room, maybe you can take a photo and show me..? It sounds really nice 🙂
Remember to use “which” instead of “it” to describe things in the previous part of the sentence.
WEEK 6
Speaking Feedback
Vocabulary
furniture – things like couches, chairs, tables, etc
applicance – electronic things like air conditioner, TV, microwave
my father always looks like a superman – always seems like a superman
“this is life” – this is just the way life is
“this is the life” – this means that you’re loving life and you’re living your perfect dream-life … I’ll do a video about this 🙂
Grammar
even who just have 3 fingers – he even has just 3 fingers
I have been not minding about that – I don’t mind that / I don’t worry about that
I have planned to buy a new one – I planned to buy a new one / I was planning to buy a new one
my dad is older and older – my dad is getting older
I love him forever – I will love him forever
WEEK 6
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
I have taught an art class this afternoon，and I already had taught an art class this morning.
I have been working for my art students about art exam‘ s papers after supper tonight. Which could help them add more scores for their collage entrance examination，if they get the 10 level.（each kind of art subject has 1-10 level，start it from 1 level）
I am writing the informations on the apply cards for my students，which is for the art exams.
Final Corrected Writing
I have taught an art class this afternoon，and I already had taught an art class this morning.
I have been working on my art students’ art exam papers since supper tonight, which could help them to get higher scores on their college entrance examination，if they get to level 10.（each kind of art subject has 1-10 levels，starting from 1 level）
I am writing the information on the application cards for my students，which is for the art exams.
Nice work Angel – you’re starting to use “which” correctly, and you did well with the tense, so great job!!
WEEK 5
Speaking Feedback
Vocabulary
I think / I feel / I believe / in my opinion
she came back – she returned / she arrived back home / she got back home
Grammar
falled – fell
I didn’t realise how bad of her bone – how bad her bone was
that will be her last days – those would be her last days
I think I should spend more time – I think I should have spent more time with her
that was my regret – that is my regret
I think spending time with family is important
WEEK 5
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
It’s painting. I have been liking painting since I was 7 years old. When I am painting I feel into another world or space. Which makes me focus on one thing，and getting more peaceful of my heart，more clearly of my mind. In painting world，I can be anyone and could create anything. Which is very fantastic and relax for me. I could impress many things，such as my mood，my mind and my feeling. I will be very happy and proud if my works influences someone.
Final Corrected Writing
It’s painting. I have been liking / into / interested in painting since I was 7 years old. When I am painting I feel like I am in another world or space which makes me focus on one thing，and (makes me) feel more peaceful in my heart，and more clear in my mind. In the painting world，I can be anyone and can create anything which is very fantastic and relaxing for me. I could express many things，such as my mood，my mind and my feeling. I would be very happy and proud if my works influenced / were able to influence someone.
Nice work Angel! Just remember that “which” replaces “it” but we use “which” to make the sentence longer. So if you say “I have a pen. It is black” this is 2 sentences… but if you use “which” you can just make 1 sentence: “I have a pen which is black”.
Looking forward to seeing your week 5 speaking 🙂
WEEK 4
Speaking Feedback
Pronunciation
then – “th ehhhh n”
playing – “plaaaeeeee ying”
teacher – “TEE chur” – make the “tee” stronger
Grammar
that’s my dream when I was a kid – that was my dream when I was a kid
so this is my work of my life – this will be my job forever
many free time – a lot of free time / so much free time
i could have a lot of free time which I could read and paint during.
in 10 years I think my English is better than now – will be better
I could learn it more and more – I will continue to learn it and improve
WEEK 4
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
Eating birthday cake together with my family ，which is my favorite way to spend my birthday. Because I can make a wish when blowing the candles，and I feel that I seem to be a princess. When I was about 5 years old，on my birthday，my dad brought me a very beautiful birthday cake，that was my first birthday cake of my life，there was some pink flowers and serval green leafs on one cake. I was very excited to see that，I held the cake to another table，but suddenly it out of my hands，which was drop in the floor. I cried loudly ，my family comforted me，and cleaned the cake. I was happy again，eating cake with family and making a wish. I really miss that time.
Final Corrected Writing
Eating birthday cake together with my family ，which is my favorite way to spend my birthday because I can make a wish when blowing out the candles，and it makes me feel like a princess. When I was about 5 years old，on my birthday，my dad brought me a very beautiful birthday cake，which was the first birthday cake of my life. There were some pink flowers and serval green leaves on one piece of the cake, and I was very excited to see that. I took the piece of cake to another table，but suddenly it fell out of my hands，and was dropped onto the floor. I cried loudly ，and my family comforted me，and cleaned the cake. I was happy again，eating cake with my family and making a wish. I really miss that time.
Be careful when using “Which” in your sentences… yes it can replace “it” but sometimes you don’t need to use these words, for example in the first sentence. The subject of the sentence is “eating birthday cake” and the verb is “is”. Also remember every sentence needs a conjunction if you want to have more than 1 point.
WEEK 3
Speaking Feedback
Thanks for the speaking homework this week Angel! Remember you can use “which” and “who” etc in your speaking also! You did well using them in your writing but also try to use them in your sentences when speaking.
ie. I had dinner with family at home at around 7 o’clock which is pretty early for us because we usually eat around 8 PM!
Pronunciation
7 o’clock – “seven no clock”
12 o’clock – “twelve vo clock”
about – “ah baaaooooot”
in “thee” afternoon / in “theh” afternoon are both ok 🙂
Grammar
I have lunch with family – I had lunch with family
I have a short break – I had a short break
I went there for teaching art – I went there to teach art
WEEK 3
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
It is Qing Nian Gong She ，that is my favorite restaurant and is one of Japanese style. Which is not too far from my house，it is about 20 minutes by car. I do really like it，there are many delicious dishes，such as Milk Doufu，Sea eel rice，and Seafood soup. And the service of the restaurant is very professional，which makes me feel like home and let me miss my study time in Japan several years ago. I used to some small home style restaurants of Sado Island in Japan during that time. I do miss the dishes，the people and the wonderful views of Sado Island.
Final Corrected Writing
It is Qing Nian Gong She that is my favorite restaurant and is one of Japanese style. It is not too far from my house and it is about 20 minutes by car. I do really like it / I really do like it，because there are many delicious dishes，such as Milk Doufu，Sea eel rice，and Seafood soup. Also / Furthermore the service of the restaurant is very professional，which makes me feel like home and makes me miss my time studying in Japan several years ago. I used to go to some small home style restaurants which were in in Sado Island in Japan during that time. I really miss the dishes，the people and the wonderful views of Sado Island.
Nice work Angel, you did really well using “which” and “that” – Look at the changes I made and you will notice that you cannot use “which” at the start of a sentence… it must describe the thing you just said before within the same sentence. If you have any questions please ask me 🙂
When you use “I do like it” you must have a reason to use “do”, otherwise just use “I like it”. If you say “I do like it” your meaning is to assure someone that you actually like it, they should believe you. Like:
A: I don’t believe that you did your homework!
B: No no, I really did do my homework
A: Ok fine, I believe you.
WEEK 2
Speaking Feedback
Thanks for the speaking homework this week Angel!
Pronunciation
wool / material – make sure you pronounce the “L” sound clearly with your tongue
style – aiiii – like “wo ai ni” – staaiiiiillll
Grammar
I love a brand of Muji – I love the brand Muji / I love Muji which is a brand
I buy skirt and clothes – I buy skirts and clothes
I bought it from Muji store – I bought it from Muji
Vocabulary
there has no more correction but simple and beautiful – it doesn’t have much decoration but it is simple and beautiful
when you are dressing – when you wear / when you are wearing
the material looks like wool they need windows to breathe – material like wool needs holes to breathe
sometimes from website – sometimes online
the quality is very good / it is very high quality
WEEK 2
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
I met a great teacher when I was a student of primary school，who‘s name is Mr. Lv，I love him very much，because he always encourage me from heart，and he looked like super man，who could do anything of art，even others. Such as Chinese painting，Chinese calligraphy，sculpture，etc.
I felt that learning was a happy thing when Mr.Lv was my art teacher. He changed my life‘s direction，who likes a tower light of my life.
Mr.Lv was very handsome，who always
smiles，not only has a kindly character，but also was professional of teaching，because I really love his courses.
We had a really wonderful and happy time for several years，but he left after that，and I didn’t know why，no one told me. I had a long sad days. And I was not happy as before due my learning. Mr. Lv was disappear of my life. I looked like a boat，but no direction . Many years later，I got well，when I was painting or doing art again.
Fortunately，I contacted Mr. Lv again，who meets us every year at least with my classmates together，because we all love him very much.
The more amazing thing is that I tell the story about Mr.Lv and I，to my students for encourage them.
I think which is very meaningful for my life.
Final Corrected Writing
I met a great teacher when I was a student at primary school / I was a primary school student，whose name is Mr. Lv. I love him very much / I’m a big fan of his，because he always encourages me from the bottom of his heart，and he looks like super-man，who can do anything related to art，and even other things, such as Chinese painting，Chinese calligraphy，sculpture，etc.
I felt that learning was a happy thing when Mr.Lv was my art teacher. He changed the direction of my life and he is like a tower / pillar light of my life.
Mr.Lv is a very handsome man，who always smiles. He not only has a kind character，but also is professional when it comes to teaching. This is one of the reasons that I really loved his courses.
We had a really wonderful and happy time for / over several years，but after that he left，and I didn’t know why – no one told me. I had a few long, sad days, and I was not as happy as before during my studies. Mr. Lv had disappeared from my life, and I felt like a boat，drifting, with no direction. Many years later, I started to paint and do art again and I felt better as a result.
Fortunately，I contacted Mr. Lv again, and he started to meet my classmates and I every year at least, with my classmates together，and lots of us meet him because we all love him very much.
A more amazing thing is that I tell the story about Mr.Lv and I，to my students to encourage them.
I think it is very meaningful thing for my life.
Great work! Thanks for putting in the effort and good luck in your next week’s writing!
WEEK 1
Speaking Feedback
Your speaking is great Angel! I think you’re making really good sentences with clear logic – that’s really good. Here are some corrections and the main issues I found:
Grammar
8 o’clock AM – 8 o’clock / 8 AM
8AM in the morning – 8 AM / 8 in the morning
I have 1 hour free time – I have 1 hour of free time
take shower – take a shower
I go to bathroom – I go to the bathroom
Vocabulary
12 o’clock – midday
I wash dishes – I do the dishes
I help my baby sleep – I put him to bed
baby son – baby boy
My speaking English is not very good – I’m sorry for my poor spoken English
Here are some suggestions about your speaking:
- Try to use “which” to make your sentences longer.
eg. I have a pen. It is black. – I have a pen which is black
eg2. I have about 1 hour of free time. I use it for reading, watching TV, and relaxing – I have about 1 hour of free time which I use for reading, watching TV, and relaxing. - Try not to say each word separately, but rather connect your words so they sound like they are together. Listen to my voice message on WeChat to hear what I mean.
Thanks so much for the effort Angel – it was lovely to read about your Italian teacher and your daily schedule. See you in next week’s video!
WEEK 1
Writing Correction
Your Original Writing
Giannina, my best friend. She is an italian. Her major is drama in college. She is an Drama and English teacher and she is good at yoga, she also is an coach of yoga. I met her in an international school, Etonkids. I was an art teacher in this school. Gianna is very beautiful, she has charming eyes and long roll wave hair, there are many bright lighting in her eyes. She loves smiling always. She told me several great sentents to me before. And I remember them very clearly. Such as “Remember to smile” and “I am learning, I am growing”. She has a good positive attitude, and that was inflence me to be more positive attitude and more grateful for life. Giannina was my English teacher, and I was her Chinese teacher. That was really happy time for us each other. I miss her very much. She is not at China now, she left here 1 year ago. Coz the Cov-19 envirment, Gianna couldn’t come back to China easily recently. I keep her stuff till she comes back. She trusts me very much. I think that’s a very huge honor for me. I hope Giannina could come back as soon as possible. Congrats to the great friendship.
Final Corrected Writing
Giannina, my best friend. She is an italian and her major in college was drama. She is a Drama and English teacher and she is a yoga coach so I think she is good at yoga. I met her in an international school called Etonkids where I was an art teacher in this school. Gianna is very beautiful, and has charming, bright eyes and long wavy hair. She always loves smiling / She often has a smile on her face. She told me several great sentences to me before, and I remember them very clearly. Such as “Remember to smile” and “I am learning, I am growing”. She has a good positive attitude, which inflenced me to be have a positive attitude and be more grateful for life. Giannina was my English teacher, and I was her Chinese teacher – it was a really happy time for us both, and / so I miss her very much. She is not in China now, as she left here 1 year ago. Because of / Due to the Cov-19 situation recently, Gianna couldn’t come back to China easily. I am keeping her stuff until she comes back. She trusts me very much which is a huge honor for me. I hope Giannina can come back as soon as possible. Congrats to our great friendship.
Great work! Thanks for putting in the effort and good luck in your next week’s writing!
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