2VIP Class Notes (Li)

Complete the reading paper

S/L/R

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Vocabulary

double A/B/O – two A/B/Os (when spelling out names)

no more than 2 – <2

assignment – a piece of work or a task

ex. This assignment will be due next week.

modified – changed

ex. The curriculum has been modified.

extensive – covering a large area/large-scale or amount

ex. Tea farms cover an extensive area of some mountains.

ex. Building a new bridge is an extensive construction project.

susceptible – likely to be influenced or harmed by sbd/sth

ex. If you don’t clean up your wound, you may be more susceptible to infection.

feats – an achievement

ex. The Great Wall is an impressive feat that took many years to complete.

gadget – small device or machine with a special purpose

ex. electronic gadgets

boot up – start up a computer

Grammar

subject-verb-object  

subject pronoun – I/You/He/She/It/We/They

object pronoun – Me/You/Him/Her/It/Us/Them

ex. My dad gave me an Ipad/My dad gave it to me

Time: min 1 minute

max 2 minutes

Describe your favourite gadget 

I have many gadgets and I’m big Apple fans. When I was young I had a iphone in six years old. My first phone is iphone 3g. I was the earliest own the phones student in this classroom in primary school. I really like Apple products. Right now, I have many apple gadgets too. I have phone, ipad and laptop and my favourie gadget is my ipad becaue I can use my ipad to watch movie with my friends or my parent. I also can play video games on my ipad because my screen is big because it can protect my eyes. I also load down the WeChat and QQ to talk with my friends. I think it’s very useful and convenient. Moreoever, I can use it on my study. I can do the homework and test on my ipad. My current ipad is my dad gave me that birthday gift. I think this ipad is important to me because it’s my dad gives me and this is also my birthday gift. I love it and I always use that to do everything I need or I want.

Revised: 

I have many gadgets and I’m a big Apple fan. When I was a kid/six years old, I had an iphone at six years old. My first phone is the iphone 3g. I thought I was the earliest iphone owner in my school. I really like Apple products. Right/Until now, I still have many apple gadgets such as iphone, ipad and laptop. My favourie gadget is my ipad becaue I can use my ipad to watch movies with my friends or my parents. I can also play video games on my ipad because my screen is big and it can protect my eyes. I also downloaded WeChat and Instagram to connect with my friends and surf the internet. I think it’s very useful and convenient. Moreoever, I can use it in my studies. I can do my homework and exams on my ipad. My current ipad is a birthday gift from my dad/is given to me by my dad. I think this ipad is important to me because my dad gave it to me.. I love it and I will continue to use it and I think it will help me to complete my assignments. 

I think the smartphones are more convenient to us to do everything. For example, we can connect with somebody, we also can do works on phones and play games. I think the smartphone is high-tech because smartphones change the world. The phones look like small, but it owns a big power. Furthermore, if we don’t have phones, we definitely not develop so fast like now.

Revised: 

I think smartphones are very convenient because we can do everything with it. For example, we can connect with others, we also can work on our phones and play games with friends. I think the smartphone is high-tech because smartphones helped to change/transform the world. The phones look small, but it is very powerful. Furthermore, if we don’t have phones, we definitely won’t be able to develop so fast like now.

Pronunciation

gadget – gae-jut