VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

What life skills do you think should be taught in school?

Vocabulary

drench: to make someone or something extremely wet

eg. A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin.

eg. The athletes were drenched in/with sweat.

white lie: lies that are not meant to be harmful

personal interests – things for your own benefit

scam: tricking people to make money

eg. Many people were victims of the insurance scam.

eg. You should avoid picking up random phone calls because it could be a scam.

scammers – the people who scam others

target: person or a group that is directed at 对象，目标

eg. Scammers usually target old people because they see them as easy targets.

eg. The latest product is targeted at the 20-30-year-old age group.

crave for: have a desire for something

eg. I’m craving for a big tub of ice cream.

eg. Some pregnant women crave for sweets.

foot/feet  – when you talk about pairs of body parts, you use the plural

hand/hands 

tooth/teeth

get dressed/wear/put on  

rainy days/sunny days/cloudy days

actions/behaviour 

take advantage of sbd – to use someone

strengths/forte/benefits

weakness/shortcomings/drawbacks

Grammar

at – specific time/temperature

at 7 pm/7:30 AM/20 degrees/25 degrees

at – noon/night/midnight

in the morning/afternoon/evening

on – on the weekend/on weekends

a house/an honest person

house – h sound (a)

honest – o sound (an)

because of… 

ex. Because of his actions, many people were fired when the project failed.

ex. He didn’t speak to his mother for months because of what she said to him.

I don’t like lying. I think to be a honest person is very important. But, sometimes I think it’s necessary to lie, especially when I was a adult. I begin to lie to my parents but I think it’s a friendly lie. Because most of of time, I just want to let my parents don’t worry me. I think sometimes I will to see people’s reaction when I see some topic. If they are not happy then I begin to learn lie. There are many scammers, they always aim to the people’s shortcomings to scam their money, especially old people.

I think if the person don’t know his act will hurt others, I think it’s okay. But, because of his act makes the people harmful. He should afford his duties for others.

Revised: 

I don’t like lying. I think being an honest person is very important. But, sometimes I think it’s necessary to lie, especially when I became an adult. I began to lie to my parents but I think they are white lies. Because Most of the time, I just don’t want my parents to worry about me. I think Sometimes, I will see/judge people’s reaction when I talk about some topic. If they are not happy/respond negatively then I will begin to lie. There are many scammers, they always take advantage of people’s shortcomings/weakness to scam their money, especially old people.

I think if the person doesn’t know that his actions/behaviour will hurt others then it’s okay. But, if his actions are harmful to people/others then he should be responsible for others.

When the weather is hot, I’d like to eat cold foods and more fruits rather than staple food. I don’t like going out because it make me sweating buckets , most time I want to stay at home and keep the room temperature on 24 degree. If I go out, I will dress loose and comfortable clothes. When it rains, I think it’s suitable to sleep instead of working, sometimes I like to go to park on night, because on raining day the park is more quiet , there are hardly any people.When the weather is cold, I want to eat more hot foods like hotpot barbecue and so on. On cold day my feed and hand always cold, so I have to dress thick clothes, and I like to exercise because It may improve blood circulation and make my body warmer.

Revised: 

When the weather is hot, I’d like to eat cold foods and more fruits rather than staple food. I don’t like going out because it makes me sweat buckets/drenched in sweat and most of the time, I want to stay at home and keep the room temperature at 24 degrees. If I go out, I will get dressed in loose and comfortable clothes. When it rains, I think it’s suitable to sleep/great for sleeping instead of working. Sometimes, I like to go to the park at night, because on rainy days, the park is more quiet – there is hardly anyone. When the weather is cold, I want to eat/crave for more hot foods like hotpot, barbecue and so on. On cold days, my feet and hands are always cold, so I have to get dressed in thick clothes, and I like to exercise because it may improve blood circulation and make my body warmer.