VIP Class Notes (Li) [S/R]

Vocabulary

summer campĀ 

motivate: make someone interested/encourage them to do something

eg. How do you motivate children to study in school?

eg. I find it hard to motivate myself to continue exercising.

decline/decrease: to become less

eg. The birth rate is on the decline.

eg. Recently, there is a decline in the number of people who exercise regularly.

curriculum:Ā content that is taught in school, college etc.

eg. The school curriculum is changing next year to include more physical exercise.

AI =Ā artificial intelligence

Contemporary = modernĀ 

Speaking exercise

I think it is very important. Even though I don’t have children, I know many parents impact their kids can get more outdoor experience. They take their kids to do many practice about it. Like summer holidays do some handĀ crafts inĀ schools, and take their kids to travel outdoors.

Revised:Ā 

I think it is very important. Even though I don’t have children, I know many parents impact Ā Ā encourageĀ Ā their kids can get let them haveĀ more outdoor experience. They take their kids to do many practiceĀ to go outdoors to learnĀ about it. LikeĀ DuringĀ summer holidays some do handĀ crafts inĀ schools, and take their kids to travel outdoors.

For me I think interesting can encourage me to do something. If I can set a goal, I think it will also encourage me. If I don’t like the subject, I just do it. I didn’t enjoy studying in high school. In college, I enjoyed it. I learnt Chinese painting when I was young, but I don’t like graphic design.


Revised:Ā 

For me I think if it isĀ interesting itĀ can encourage me to do somethingĀ study. If I can set a goal, I think it will also encourage me. If I don’t like the subject, I just do it. I didn’t enjoy studying in high school. In college, I enjoyed it. I learnt Chinese painting when I was young, but I don’t like graphic design in college.

I will learn dancing. I very like dancing a lot. Actually, now I take yoga classes three times a week. When I was young, I took ballet for four years.

Grammar

one years later – one year later

six years before – six yearsĀ agoĀ 

Pronunciation

clients –Ā cal-ients

ballet –Ā ba -llei

contemporary –Ā con-tem-pah-ra-ry