VIP Class Notes (Jacob)

Studying for interview.

Vocabulary

Water sports – sports on the water

Institution – a large organization or school

Extra curricular activities – things you can do after school related to learning and boosting personal skills

facilities – places where you can do something/practice something (sports field, school, classroom, pool, dorm)

Dormitory (dorms) – 宿舍 

Grammar

‘better opportunities’

My hobbies is are/include

Why do you want to study in America?
Because study in America is more fun because there is more activity. More sports on the water.
Because studying in America is will be more fun because there is more activities, like water sports.

What can you bring to our school?
I can teach them Chinese. I can cook some Chinese food. I am good at history and geography.
I can teach your students Chinese language and culture. I am good at history, geography, and I can hopefully participate in some extra curricular activities.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are swimming, running, reading, and studying English.

Why do you choose our school, what do you know about us?
Because I think this school can make me better and smarter. I know this school is a good school and this school has a beach.

questions to ask

What opportunities are there for extra curricular activities?

Does you institution have many international students?

What are your sports facilities like?

Does your institution have a lot of opportunity to continue improving my English?

What are your dorms like?

Pronunciation

opportunities  [op-or-tune-a-tees]

curricular [Ke-rick-u-ler]