VIP Class Notes (Dimple)
Reading
Finished Bravery.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200928-bravery.html
Vocabulary
set: a group of things
routine: (workout routine) 动作
extension: add on, 附加的
dedicated: 下决心的,奉献的
trainer: 健身教练 [personal trainer, cross-fit trainer, yoga instructor, swim instructor, ski instructor]
blunt: direct
bluntly honest: so honest and direct it’s almost hurtful
i.e. Asians sometimes could be bluntly honest.
naughty: 调皮的, not behaving
professional 专业的
has a sense of humor: knows humor
soccer pitch 足球场
pitch: to sell someone an idea
Vocabulary
Common ways to transform words: un-, -ed. Pls see examples here:
interest 兴趣 interested 感兴趣的 uninterested 不感兴趣的
explode 爆炸 unexplode 没爆炸
available 有空的 unavailable 没空的
Speaking exercise
Q: How are you today?
A: I’m a little tired because I am working out at worked out this morning. Today I focused on practice practicing my back. Because my trainer was late, so I just finished three group act sets of routines. Usually, I need to finish five act sets.
Q: What’s your favorite part of personal training?
A: I don’t like to practice, I don’t have a favorite project routine/exercise. But I know I don’t like to practice pushups (But I know I don’t like pushups). My favorite part of personal training is that personal trainers can teach me more carefully are more focused in a personal training session.
Q: What’s your trainer like?
A: My trainer is a man. He is maybe 35-year old. He has a stupid kid. Because t The kid is not good at studying and his teacher often told tells his father that he can’t pay attention on to classes. (Q: how do you know that?) Because his kid usually stay in goes to the gym when he after class, so I always meet see him there. My trainer is a humorous man has a great sense of humor. He always talks a lot in his class. [He isn’t tall but have he is a little strong. And he is strong but his body is not strong compared to some professional athletes. ] –> He is strong even though he isn’t tall. But he’s not strong enough compared to some professional athletes.
Homework
- Memorize all the words we learned today.
- Revisit how to transform a word with “un-” and “-ed”. Think of five other words that could be transformed this way.
- When you go to your PT session, pay attention to your trainer and his kid (observe them). Write a little story of their interaction. When you write this, pay attention to conjunction.
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