VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S/W]

Next Class Focus

Let’s continue practicing our note taking, listening, and speaking response skills.

Focus on only writing down the important – main ideas.

Pronunciation

access

circumstance

expression

Vocabulary

contradict / contradiction – 矛盾

e.g. Sometimes verbal and nonverbal communication contradict one another.

e.g. It’s important for parents not to contradict one another when parenting their children.

enhance – 提高

e.g. Men and women use makeup to enhance their natural beauty, or lack thereof.

e.g We also use headphones to enhance the quality of our music.

content/content – “the meat of something” – “the real message of something”

e.g. The content of the article is the article’s actual words.

e.g. The content of the message is what is said through the message.

Writing exercise

TOEFL Note Taking Practice

daytime classes too crowded / overcrowded / not enough computers

more expenses / adding classes in evening, not buy more computers

reduce day time enrollment / guaranteed access for all students

won’t work / students busy at night / clubs social events sports / expenses – more teachers, more energy, more expensive than computers / computers are cheaper / plenty of space in the room to add computers


nonverbal / emotion – non verbal / facial expression & body movements = 2 most common types / nonverbal language enhance emotional expression with verbal language / if they contradict in the contents, nonverbal = truth

uncle visit / I said something / wife said my eyes were wide with smile jumping up and down / uncle was happy by this /

compared with daughter / birdhouse building / how to use hammer and nail / smashed thumb / verbal “dont worry” / face trembling / dad are you okay

Speaking exercise

Always end your response with a concluding sentence / conclusion sentence that answers the question clearly. 

Original

There’s two examples that professor provides and he said the first one was when his uncle visited him and he saw his uncle and was really surprised – his wife said that that was a little weird because his eyes turned really wide and huge smiling and jumping upside down – but anyway his uncle was really happy to see how happy he was. And another one is the professor with her daughter – to build a birdhouse – and he accidentally hurt himself with a hammer – even though he said to his daughter dont worry its nothing but actually his face is – shaking his hands and face and voice in pain, but his daughter didn’t believe him.

Corrected

There are two examples that the professor provides and he said that the first one was when his uncle visited him and he saw his uncle and was really surprised – his wife said that that was a little weird because his eyes turned really wide and he had a huge smile and was jumping up and down – but anyway his uncle was really happy to see how happy he was. And another example is the professor with his daughter – they built a birdhouse – and he accidentally hurt himself with a hammer – even though he said to his daughter dont worry its nothing but actually he was shaking his hands and his face and voice were in pain, but his daughter didn’t believe him. Here his verbal and nonverbal communication were different, but his daughter knew the real message was in his nonverbal communication.