VIP Class Notes (Hari) [S]

Homework

Do some writing and focus on the grammar you learned in class today.

Make sentences for time prepositions of ON, AT and IN. (Focus on work type sentences).

Pronunciation

busy period. Not pronounced as beesy.

Focus on word walk (sounds like wark). Sounds more like wolk.

Work- Werk

Wall (warl). More like wahl.

Grammar

There not so many job/work to do.

Correction- Recently I don’t have a lot of work to do/ Recently I haven’t been busy at work.

Recently, it has been quiet at work. (Not about the sound, but about how busy it is.)

I have many jobs to do at work.

If you are talking about your feeling about work- then we don’t normally say ‘I don’t have many jobs at work’.

when doing activities, we add ‘a’.

e.g. I’m going for a run, I’m going for a walk, I’m going for a skate, I’m going for a swim.

I’m going (no for) verb +ing.

Time prepositions. The weekend-  On the weekend/ At the weekend. In time (minutes/hours).

we go on vacation/abroad/holiday/on a trip. Different ways to talk about going on holiday.

I went- we use this for specific time last spring. We say ‘have been’ when the time (when you went) is not important.

Speaking exercise

My husband and  go out for walk on weekend. We can walk for 2 or 3 hrs. It can help me forget my stress but we also can talk about job and share our experience and find some solution about tough problem, that makes me feel better. Every summer the children go back to their grandparents home. Usually we go out for small trip. Last winter holiday I went to singapore for 5 days. I think Singapore is very safe place to travel and there is great downtown view. I went to Cambodia two times. I love the buildings which have a history and I learn many history knowledge.

Correction My husband and I go out for a walk on the weekend. We can walk for 2 or 3 hours. It can help me forget my stress but we also talk about job and share our experience and find some solutions about tough problems that makes me feel better.

(Carolyn mentioned about her husband’s children staying with them). Every summer the children go back to their grandparents’ home. Usually we go on vacation/abroad/holiday/on a trip in this time. Last winter holiday I went to Singapore for 5 days. I think Singapore is a very safe place to travel and there is a great downtown view. I have been to Cambodia. I love the buildings which have history/a lot of history and I learned much/a lot of historical knowledge. 

Vocabulary

Historical- adjective- of, relating to, or having the character of history

Stone Carving noun– when you use a metal tool and hammer to make art or design.

Examples – She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha. Ancient people proficient in stone carving