VIP Class Notes (Joe)

Today we focused on:

Today we focused on speaking part 1 and 2. We had a casual practice session for note taking and answering part 1 questions.

Pronunciation

Reality – ree ya li tea

Genre – Zjon ra

Homework

Write an essay about TV shows you watch. It should take you about 2 minutes to read the essay aloud. This will give you an idea of how much to speak for IELTS speaking part 2.

Vocabulary

astronomical (adj)
There is an astronomical amount of people on the subway during rush hour

Rush hour (noun) – the time when people go to work or home (busy time)
I don’t like to travel during rush hour

boy band (noun) – a group of boys who sing and dance together but don’t play instruments
My favorite boy band is from Korea

Genre (noun) – type of tv show/ movie/ music / book
My favourite genre is horror

Grammar

Something in China (located in China)
I will be traveling to a city in China

Something of China (the origin is China)
I bought some foundation in America but I found out it’s a product of China.

Speaking exercise

My hometown is nice, I think. Coz it got a lot of buildings but the traffic there is really bad / awful. Especially during the periods that people go to work and go back home. I mostly listen to K-Pop music, from like the music of Winner. It’s a Korean group. My favorite K-pop idol is from this group.

My hometown is fabulous coz it’s got an astronomical amount of buildings the here is really awful, especially during rush hour. I mostly listen to K-pop music, from the boyband Winner. It’s a Korean group. My favorite idol from this genre is from this group.

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