VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S/W]

Homework

What would the world look like without women?

Writing exercise

Original

Everyone has regrets,so do I,but I try to avoid regrets controlling my mood. I think regrets are not bad things, they can guide people do or not do like before. If people feel regret too much, regrets may make people lose ambition and don’t care about now, even the future.

Corrected

Everyone has regrets,so do I,but I try to avoid regrets to control / so that I control my mood. I think regrets are not bad things, they can guide people toĀ either change or notĀ change theirĀ behavior. If people feel regret too much, it may make them lose theirĀ ambition and not care about the present / now, or even the future.

Speaking exercise

Original

I think I’m a normal people and I want to be a normal people. I’m not good at any area and I just want stable life so I want to be a normal person. I think I’m normal woman as people think about woman they are have less power than men and maybe weaker, less energy, I think I me too.

I think it would be worst. Maybe for me my team has more girls than boys – our team is about 10 people and only 1 boy. I think girls mind are different from boys their mind are more detail, men’s mind are more straight and women’s mind areĀ all over the place when all the girls talking about one thing it may be misunderstand by everyone. This time needs a man to balance it. I think men is a play important role not only in family in career also in society.

Corrected

I think I’m a normalĀ personĀ Ā and I want to be a normal person. I’m not exceptional in any areaĀ and I just want aĀ stable life so I want to be a normal person. I think I’m aĀ normal woman as people think about woman they are have less power than men and maybe they are weaker or haveĀ less energy, I think this is true for me too / the same is true for me.

I think it would be worst. Maybe for me my team has more girls than boys – our team has about 10 people and only 1 of them is aĀ boy. I think girls’Ā minds are different from / thanĀ boys their minds are moreĀ detail-oriented / more focused on details, men’sĀ minds are straighter and women’s mindsĀ areĀ all over the place when all the girls talk about something it may be misunderstood by everyone.Ā During these timesĀ you need a man toĀ balance it. I think men is a play anĀ important role not only in families andĀ careers, but also in society.Ā 


Original

I think another people think I’m happy all the time which is different for other people. I think there is nothing can make me unhappy so I’m happy. I’m always happy since I’m born. There’s many thing that can make me sad but it passed for quickly. Many Chinese people believeĀ in theĀ constellations / horoscopes.Ā I born in November. People believe this constellation is the most happy one in constellations.

Corrected

I think other people think I’m happy all the time which is different from / different thanĀ most people. I think there is nothing thatĀ can make me unhappy so I’m alwaysĀ happy. I haveĀ always beenĀ happy since I wasĀ born. There’s many things that can make me sad but itĀ usually passesĀ quickly. Many Chinese people believeĀ in theĀ constellations /Ā in horoscopes.I wasĀ born in November. People believe this constellation is the happiest of theĀ constellations.

Grammar

this kind of things
these kinds of things

I haveĀ always beenĀ happy since I wasĀ born – still happy
I wasĀ always happy – not happy anymore


When I’m mad on him
When I’m mad at him
When I’m mad about something

he didn’t clean the floor
when he doesn’t clean the floor

some people look very scared
some people look very scary

Vocabulary

“I don’t hold back” – I share openly or keep secrets

constellation / horoscope – ꘟåŗ§
Many Chinese people believe in horoscopes.

add -ist = person
add -ism = a system of ideas

sexist – someone who doesn’t like people of the opposite sex – ę€§åˆ«
racist – someone who doesn’t like people of other races
racism –Ā the ideas of being racist
During the President election of Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama people saidĀ sexist things about HC.

he likes playing with girls – [spending time]

“I want to be judged not by the color of my skin,Ā but byĀ the content of my character”

“you only have to be wrong once”

“you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover”

stereotype – 刻ęæ å°č±”
positive stereotypesĀ 
The most common stereotype of Asians when they live in America is that Asians are good at math, bad at driving, and can play many instruments.
Do you think it is fair to stereotype people?
Of course many people won’tĀ fit the stereotype.

vindictive – ꖗ갔
Women tend to be more vindictive than men.

to be a doormat – you let other people walk on you
It’s not good to be a doormat for people you should stand up for yourself.