VIP Class Notes (Li)
Vocabulary
boxing – the sports where you use your hands to hit
I forgot it – don’t remember
one-on-one – 1-1
communicate – verb
ex. I find it hard to communicate with my students.
communication – noun
ex. Many people think that communication over text is easier than face-to-face.
~ion – ending of a noun
hunch – to not sit up or stand up straight
sitting posture is not correct – position
ex. Many students have incorrect posture.
forwards/backwards – for directions
ex. Bend forwards/backwards
upwards/downwards – for directions
ex. look upwards/downwards
for the + neck/arms/back (body part)
spine – ji zhu
stick out – to point out
ex. The bone sticks out.
sit/stand upright – sit/stand straight
Grammar
fun – enjoyable
ex. Boxing is fun
funny – makes you want to laugh “hahaha”
ex. This tv show is very funny.
subject-verb
They sit.
subject – verb- object
noun/ subject pronoun – verb – noun/object pronoun
subject pronoun– I/You/He/She/It/We/They
object pronoun – Me/You/Him/Her/It/Us/Them
ex. I give him a present.
ex. She teaches the students every evening.
ownership – mine/yours/his/hers/its/ours/theirs
ex. This book is mine.
ex. For your back, you need to…
ex. If you stretch more, our legs will..
swim – verb
ex. I like to swim.
ex. She is swimming with her friends
*not all ~ing verbs are verbs
*look at where it is in the sentence
swimming – noun
ex. I like to swim (verb) at the swimming pool (noun)
need to sit
verb 1 (he/she/it changes) + to + verb 2 (no change)
ex. I need to sit.
ex He needs to correct how he sits.
how to + verb (no change)
how you/we/they/he/she/it/I + verb (no change)
Speaking exercise
It’s very funny
It’s very fun.
I can’t communication
I can’t communicate.
Most people have neck and shoulder problems.
Most people have neck and shoulder problems/pain/injury.
Some people have lower back pain.
Maybe is because sit long.
Maybe it’s because they sat for a long time/for too long.
Sit position is not correct.
Their sitting posture is not correct/incorrect
The muscle is very stiff.
My muscle/This muscle is very stiff.
Maybe you need to stretch to bend back because we always bend foward so we need to bend back.
Maybe you need to bend backwards more because we always bend forwards so you need to bend backwards more.
Neck you just need to twist neck muscles
For the neck, you just need to twist your neck muscles/turn your head left/right and stretch the sides of your neck
You need how to correct sit, correct walk, correct standing. You need learn how to use your body.
You need to correct how you sit/your sitting posture, you need to correct how you stand/your standing posture. You need to learn how to use your body.
S: What can I do? I have a back problem
T: For the/your back, you need to sit straight.
S: My ankle was injured. What can I do to improve my injury/to heal?
T: For your ankle/s, you need to correct your standing position/posture/walking posture.
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