VIP Class Notes (Kyle) [S]

Reading Homework: Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, United States,^[1] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and developed from roots in blues and ragtime.^[2] Jazz is seen by many as “America’s classical music”.^[3] Since the 1920s Jazz Age, jazz has become recognized as a major form of musical expression. It then emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage with a performance orientation.^[4] Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression, and in African-American music traditions including blues and ragtime, as well as European military band music.^[5] Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as “one of America’s original art forms”.

Dictation: 

Can you eat spicy food? Korea food is very famous about spicy food. I think Kim chee just one, also there is korean BBQ, most of the foreigners prefer barbeque. Maybe you the Korean city never stop so overnight you can play, you can buy some clothes and shoes the kind of clothes and shoes is very cheap and quality is very good. Yeah, the quality is better than chinese. If you like clubbing, I recommend the Korean style club you can meet any korean woman. Korean is very small country so you want to go anywhere you can arrive 1 day, just take the bus, take the train, just two hours. If you like traditional place, I recommend you some palace in Seoul near the Myong Dong you can find some famous palace it called Kyong Pok palace.

Can you/Do you like to eat spicy food? Korean food is well known to be spicy. I think that Kim chee is just one type of Korean food. Also there is Korean BBQ, most of the foreigners prefer barbecue. Maybe you The Korean cities never stop so overnight you can play/go out, you can buy some clothes and shoes the kind of clothes and shoes is very cheap and quality is very good. Yeah, the quality is better than chinese. If you like clubbing, I recommend the Korean style club you can meet any korean woman. Korean is very small country so you want to go anywhere you can arrive 1 day, just take the bus, take the train, just two hours. If you like traditional place, I recommend you some palace in Seoul near the Myong Dong you can find some famous palace it called Kyong Pok palace.

Can you/Do you like to – for asking a question

—-> Can = possibility, to be able to, 可以

—-> Do you like to = 你喜欢吗？

Nouns vs. Adjective

The place is Korea. The things from Korea are Korean. 

Nouns are people, places and things. —> What is a noun? 

famous = well known = popular

Korea food is very famous about spicy food—> Korea is very famous, for spicy food.

corruption = 腐败

I think that = to express an opinion 表达意见

ex. I think that Xi is a popular leader of China. ex. I think that Korean food is good for your health. 

a type of Korean food=a category , 一个类别 … Kim Chee, BBQ, soybean Soup,

ex. What type of person are you? Tell me who you are.

Barbecue =—-= BBQ

play/go out –> 1. go have some drinks to relax 2. go out for dinner. 3. make a romantic evening together ( depends on the situation!) 4. We’re going out now= we are dating now.

ex. Hey Mate, what are you doing after work? Wanna go out? 

play is chinglish! Play is for Video games and Children.

to exchange – 交换

one ____  and a half – 一年半 = 1 1/2

ex. I studied for one year and a half. ex. I ate one apple and a half.

—–>I studied for one and a half years.…. I ate one and a half apples. 

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