VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S]

Homework

Tell me about an old person that you respect! Why do you respect them? Or maybe you think we shouldn’t respect old people. Tell me why you think this…

Speaking exercise

Original

I think it’s hard to guess what they think – what kind of people are they – no I don’t good at thinking about what they are because my thinking is very simple – only depending on what they dressed and they look like – you look very handsome and your dressed is very yo xing – it means very gentle – sometimes when I met a handsome boy we will say it’s very attractive, so in my think you are aĀ mature man, but when you teach me I think you are a little boy, so you look like is different.

Corrected

I think it’s hard to guess what they think – what kind of people they areĀ – no I am not good at thisĀ because my thinking is very simple – only depending on how they areĀ dressed and whatĀ they look like – you look very handsome and howĀ you are dressedĀ is very attractive / you dress attractively /you are dressed attractively / you dress very well / you are well dressed– it means very gentle – sometimes when I meet a handsome boy we will say he is very attractive, so in my thinking you are aĀ mature man, but when you teach me I think / realizedĀ you are a little boy, so your looks are different than your thinking.

Grammar

I respect someone <verb>
I have respectĀ for someone <noun>

adj+er + than
Boys are taller than girls.
TheseĀ shoesĀ areĀ different than my other shoes.
You’re funny than other teachers.
You’re funnier than theĀ other teachers.
You’re smarter than the other students!

nouns
I have nouns.
I don’t have nouns.
I do have nouns.

adjectives
I am adjectives.
I am not adjectives. .

subject + verb + object
I teach you.
I learn English.

I have lived in SH for 10 years.

but leaders didn’t in the office
butĀ our leaders weren’tĀ in the office

You still live here = have + past tense verb
How longĀ have you lived in SH?
I have lived in SH for 10 years.
How longĀ have you studied English?
I haveĀ studied English for 10 years!
I have played piano for 15 years.

You don’t live here anymore / You lived here in the pastĀ 
How longĀ did you live in SH?
IĀ livedĀ in SH for 10 years.
How longĀ did you study English?
I studied English for 10 years.
IĀ played piano for 15 years.

Vocabulary

attractive – ęœ‰åž‹ – ꜉åø引力
She is super attractive.
When he wears his clothes heĀ looks very attractive.
She is an attractive woman.
Attractive peopleĀ attract other people.
I am attracted to beautiful women! They attract me!
I attract English students.
I am attractive.
Good businessĀ attract money.
Honey attracts bees.
White shirtsĀ attract messy food.
Women are usuallyĀ attracted to tall men.

“reading people” – guessing how someone thinks (their mind) based on how they look
I am really good at reading people.
I am a good read of people.
So what is my read on you?