VIP Class Notes (Lily)[R/S]

Grammar

I haven’t do reading before–> I haven’tĀ done reading before.

Vocabulary

  1. eLIminate (verb) =Ā toĀ removeĀ orĀ getĀ ridĀ of,Ā especiallyĀ asĀ beingĀ inĀ someĀ wayĀ undesirable:

ex: To eliminate odors, I had to use my perfume.

2. CRIticize (verb)=Ā toĀ findĀ fault;Ā judgeĀ unfavorablyĀ orĀ harshly.

ex: Some people take criticisms (noun) very positively while others do not.

3. ideal: perfect, the closest thing to perfect (aĀ conception/ standardĀ ofĀ somethingĀ inĀ itsĀ perfection.

ex: The ideal lifestyle/ the ideal man/ the ideal job….

Reading

https://www.grammarbank.com/communication-groups-reading.html

Communication in Groups

The sheer number of people in a group affects the amount of communication. Consider the difference between communication between two friends and communication in a group of five people. When friends talk, there are two people sending and receiving messages. In a group of five, there are five people doing the same thing. Each idea that is expressed must be understood by four others, who may also choose to respond. Consequently, the greater number of people in a group, the fewer contributions an individual may make. Because there are disadvantages to large groups, you might assume that small groups would be the most effective. However, groups can be too small as well as 100 people large. With too few members, a group has limited resources, which eliminates a primary advantage of groups for decision making. Also, members may be unwilling to disagree or criticize each other’s ideas. I believe that five to seven members is the ideal size for a small group.

Speaking exercise

Homeless Situation

I haven’t seen many homeless people in Shanghai. I went to UK for my master degreeĀ  forĀ over a year. The city i lived in wasĀ Manchester, the first day I arrived there I saw many homeless people on the street, which was quite surprising for me. Before I went there, I thought UK isĀ a developed country, there shouldn’t be this much homeless people on the street. After I lived there for several months, I found that this is aĀ normal scene. I didn’t find out the reason behind, but to some extent, I think the homeless people suffer fromĀ mental illness. They do have the government support in UK, but they just don’t know how to live by themselves, they’d rather be homeless on the street. The people in UK are quite used to this kind of people, they just talk to them on the street, they talk to them in a normal way. They give them food, like donuts. The homeless are not old, some are evenĀ young.