VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Homework

do a writing using the words we learned today.

Pronunciation

sc- sg sound= scream script scrap

calm= call m

Vocabulary

1. clarify (verb)= clear up the unknowns
clarification (noun)
ex: thank you for your clarification.
ex: I don’t really understand, could you clarify it?

2. describe (des gribe)= 形容
ex: if you could describe your daily life in English, then you could slowly move up to business English.

3. skip rope= 跳绳
ex: Skipping rope is the best way to lose weight.

4. memorize (verb)= to recite something 背诵
ex: I had to memorize lots of things during the training.
ex: I used to be good at memorizing when I was in elementary school.

5. pressure (noun)= 压力
ex: people have lots of pressure from work.

6. belly= 肚腩
ex: most men will have a big belly after 30.
ex: it’s hard to lose belly fat because we don’t exercise enough.

7. swim— swam
ex: I swam in the sea in Japan.

8. drown— drowned
ex: I was almost drowned in Japan, so I stopped swimming.

9. environment= 环境
ex: Lots of people don’t have the environment to practice English.
ex: I can’t speak English under this environment.

10. adapt to XX= 适应XX
ex: I need some time to adapt to this kind of learning environment.
ex: I don’t think i can go to ChengDu, because i can’t adapt to spicy food.

11. familiar with … = 熟悉 XX
ex: if you are more familiar with the words, you will be able to use them.
ex: you look familiar, have I seen you somewhere?

Speaking exercise

I want to lose weight. From March to this month, I gained 10 kg. After travel to Japan, I have to stay home for two weeks. Then I flied to DaLian for one month for onboard training. Before I went there, I thought I should do some body exercises or some sports there. The training place is hell, I should memorize the lessons to middle of the night, maybe 2-3 am, sleep for 5 hours, and continue next lesson. Eating food was the only way to relax myself/ relieve my pressure.

Revised

I want to lose weight. From March to this month,gained 10 kg since March. After traveling to Japan, I had to stay home for two weeks. Then I flew to DaLian for one month for onboard training. Before I went there, I thought I should do some body exercises or some sports there. The training place was a hell, I had to memorize the lessons until the middle of the night, maybe 2-3 am, I would sleep for 5 hours, and continue next lesson. Eating food was the only way to relax myself/ relieve my pressure.