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.