VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Homework

Write about the advantages of exercising. Try to stay in 3rd person.

Vocabulary

on the spot: without preparation
ie. It’s hard to think of a good joke on the spot./ Thinking of a good joke on the spot is hard.

perfect (verb): make something perfect
ie. Jenny already has pretty good speaking skills, she just need to perfect her pronunciation.

delicacy: 美食
ie. I want to try different delicacies from all over the world.

fine dining: 高级的餐厅/饭
ie. I want to go to the 5 star restaurant because I really enjoy fine dining.

Grammar

I have been vs I came to
ie. have been = duration of time ie. for 3 years
ie. came to = point in time ie. 3 years ago

Comparisons: 
always put adj before the word “than”

Adj phrases: Choose the correct one who/what/where/when/why/which/that
ie. The man who came from Japan is my boss.
ie. If you want to make money, you should work.
ie. When I came here, it started raining.
ie. When I heard the phone (ring), I ran over.

Speaking exercise

I’m 25 years old and I’m a UI designer. I have come SH for 3 years. I like SH than Hubei.

I have been in SH for 3 years./ I came to SH 3 years ago. I like SH more than Hubei.

Writing exercise

When I was in college, I joined a training camp to improve my professional ability in animation. The school build in a village which transport is inconvenient, we must take train for 6 hours then take a bus arrived the school. I knew some special rules until I came there, For example school restaurant just provide meat once a week, because the school founder is a vegetarian .Secondly ,
We must finished 15 papers sketch,so we must keep drawing all day that is so hard for me. Fortunately, the school view is very beautiful, every day we would take in fresh air and look stars in night. There are many excellent student and teach which are enthusiastic in drawing, therefore I learned a a lot from them.

When I was in college, I joined a training camp to improve my professional ability in animation. The school was build in a village where transport is inconvenient. We had to take the train for 6 hours then take a bus to arrive at the school. I learned some special rules when I went there/I didn’t know some special rules until I went there, For example, the school restaurant only provides meat once a week, because the school founder is a vegetarian .Secondly ,
We must finish 15 paper sketches,so we kept drawing all day, which was so hard/difficult for me. Fortunately, the school’s view/view at the school is very beautiful, every day we would take in fresh air and watch/look at stars in the night/at night. There are many excellent students and teachers who are enthusiastic in drawing. Therefore I learned a a lot from them.

Pronunciation

he’s his hess

leave live

eat it

bead bid bed bad