VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

Pronunciation

world= were road

where= wear

wall= w all

all/ aw: tall mall stall ball paw claw law flaw call

company= com pan nee

Grammar

a lot of= lots of

Speaking exercise

Because of the pandemic, many countries stopped the service of visa, the US is no exception. I should have been to US this fall semester. But I can’t do it, I have to wait half a year. Yesterday, I turned to my friend to look for some comfort and complained about the situation. My friend majored in psychology and he’s a psychologist. He told me that everything doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. I have gap have a year, but these days will be very hard for me. I can’t do online because the university required us to study offline at 3 credits. I have to defer my program. They gave me a renewed I-20.

Revised

Due to/ Since the pandemic, many countries has stopped handing out the visa, the US is no exception. I should be going to US this fall semester. But I couldn’t do it, I have to wait for half a year. Yesterday, I turned to my friend to look for some comfort and complained about the situation. My friend majored in psychology and he’s a psychologist. He told me that everything doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. I have a gap year, but this period will be very hard for me. I can’t do online classes because the university requires us to study offline/ go in-person to earn 3 credits. I have to defer my program. They renewed my I-20.

Writing exercise

I would like playing basketball at leisure. In my opinion, playing basketball is one of healthy activities and is very popular in China.

When I first played basketball at 12, I did not find it was fun. The rim was so high from the ground that I could not cast the ball in it. Likewise, I had no idea about the rules of playing basketball. After I spend some time learning some rules of playing the game, I found it was even complex. Every step I moved made me feel awkward. I could not make the movement smoothly. So I gave up and turn to playing football.

When I went into senior high school, our school held a basketball game. My class did not prepare well for this game, when we heard the news. What worse, we did not have enough students to make a team. Due to my strong body and better physical condition, I was chosen to join in the team. It was very tough for us to make the team. We nearly do anything we could to patch the team. It was just like an acrobatic group, because few team mates played basketball before. We came from football club, baseball club and skateboarding club. Then we were trained like basketball players by my coach. And it was my coach Mr Lee who lead me into the hall of basketball.

At the first class, my coach did not teach a lesson about how to play basketball well, how to score without fouls and basic rules about moving. He told us a story about a NBA star Kobe Bryant. After that, he showed us a series of short videos of NBA. Everyone was glued to the screen. At that time, I felt the charisma of basketball and understood what the real passion was. We trained every day before the game started. I watched highlights of the NBA every day after school. Gradually, I found it was not hard to do the movements and score. Although our team did not make through in group matches, I was fascinated by playing basketball.

At that year, Kobe got his fifth champion of NBA final. What he said after the final match made me unforgettable. He said every time he looked at the jersey hang up in the Staples center. He felt the power encouraged by the past NBA stars like magic, shark and jabbar. They set a great example for the followings and inspire the followings to play the game at high level. He said what brought himself a skinny kid here in the hall of fame is the power of dream. There was a saying about Kobe. Have you ever seen the sunlight of LA at 4 a.m.? As many people say, he is a legend.

Therefore, for me playing basketball is not just about the activity itself, but it is about the attitude towards my life and career. Not only it could make my physical health better, but also make my heart stronger.

Revised

I play basketball during leisure time. In my opinion, playing basketball is one of the healthiest activities and it is very popular in China.

When I first played basketball at 12, I didn’t like it. The rim was so high from the ground that I could not cast the ball in. Likewise, I had no idea about the rules of playing basketball. After I spend some time learning some rules of the game, I found it very complex/ it was harder than I imagined. Every step I took was awkward. I could not attain a smooth movement. So I gave up and tried football.

When I went into senior high school, our school held a basketball game. We were not well-prepared for this game. What worse was that we did not have enough students to form a team. Due to my body condition, I was chosen to join the team. It was very tough for us to make the team. We did everything we could to form the team. It was just like an acrobatic group, because none of us had previous experiences. We were members of the football club, baseball club and skateboarding club. Then we were trained like basketball players by our coach. And it was my coach Mr Lee who led me into the hall of basketball.

In the first class, my coach did not teach us how to play basketball well, how to score without fouls nor the basic rules about movements. He told us a story about a NBA star Kobe Bryant. After that, he showed us a series of short videos of NBA. Everyone was drawn/attracted to the screen. At that time, I felt the charisma of basketball and understood what the real passion was. We trained every day before the game started. I watched highlights of the NBA every day after school. Gradually, I realized that it was not hard to do the movements and score. Although our team did not make it to the top, I was fascinated by basketball.

In that year, Kobe got his fifth champion for the NBA final game. What he said after the final match was unforgettable/memorable. He said every time he looked at the jersey hanging up at the Staples center. He felt the power being encouraged by the past NBA stars like Magic, Shark and Jabbar. They set a great example for the followings and inspired the followings to stay true to basketball. He said the power of a dream was what had brought him here since he was a young boy. There was a saying about Kobe. Have you ever seen the sunrise of LA at 4 a.m.? As many people say, he is a legend.

Therefore, for me, playing basketball is not just about the sport itself, but it is about the attitude towards my life and career. Not only could it make me physically fit, but it also strengths my mind.