VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

confident / confidence – č‡Ŗäæ”

e.g. My teacher made me feel really confident. Before I met her, I had no confidence. Now I have lots of confidents.

e.g. I have confidence.

e.g. I am confident.

Vocabulary

scared – å®³ę€•

increase – go up

decrease – go down

obsessed / obsessive – ē—“čæ·

e.g. I have always been obsessed with writing down my thoughts.

e.g. I am obsessive with writing down my thoughts.

Grammar

during the test – on test day

must do = have to

e.g. I must/have to teach my students everyday.

should = my opinion

e.g. You should wear the color red it looks nice.

Speaking exercise

What’s your job and why did you choose this job?

I’m a painting teacher, I teach painting at SH University, my students com from different regions – they have different backgrounds – my major is rock color painting – I teach them technical skills about painting, and some special materials. I want to be a art teacherĀ have many reasons:Ā first my parents and sister are teachers, they are examples for me. My sister teaches biology, my father teaches math, and my mother teaches Chinese. And I like painting because when I draw something I feel peaceful, relaxed, and happy – so I prefer to draw – that’s why I choose to learn painting. I have teached painting at SH U for 2 years.

Corrected

I’m a painting teacher, I teach painting at SH University, my students come from different regions – they have different backgrounds – my major wasĀ rock color painting – I teach them technical skills about painting, and aboutĀ some special materials. I wanted to be an art teacherĀ for many reasons:Ā first my parents and sister are teachers / first my parents and my sister were teachers, they were examples for me. Actually there are still teaching now!Ā My sister teaches biology, my father teaches math, and my mother teaches Chinese. We are a family of teachers.Ā And I like painting because when I draw something I feel peaceful, relaxed, and happy – so I prefer to draw – that’s why I chose to learn painting. I have taught painting at SH U for 2 years.


What was your first day on the job like?

Yes – because when I teach my students for painting – they also can teach me something I don’t know about life – I like spending time with them. My first day – long time ago – my first day I felt a little nervous because some students – because majority of students are older – they come from different areas so I don’t know how to communicate with them on the first day, so I feel a little nervous, but when we talk with each other, I felt more and more relaxed, so that’s the first day of my job.

Corrected

Yes IĀ remember my first day on the jobĀ because when I teach my students for painting – they also can teach me something I don’t know about life – I like spending time with them. My first day – it was aĀ long time ago – my first day I felt a little nervous because some students – because aĀ majority of students were older – they came from different areas so I didn’tĀ know how to communicate with them on the first day, so I felt a little nervous, but when we talked/spoke with each other, I felt more and more relaxed, so that wasĀ the first day of my job.


Who was your favorite teacher and why?

My favorite teacher in my life is an English teacher at my middle school. Because she give me some help and she made me feel confidentĀ – lots of studentsĀ were scared of her. She was kind for me in life and in my study, I can feel her – she just like my mom and my score became / my score had been high level – but the most important reason is she was kind for me – in mind – I can feel herĀ compassion.

Corrected

My favorite teacher in my life was an English teacher at my middle school. Because she gave me some help and she made me feel confidentĀ – lots of studentsĀ were scared of her. She was kind toĀ me in life and in my studies, I could feel her – she wasĀ just like my mom and my scores increasedĀ to a very high level – but the most important reason is thatĀ she was kind to me – in mind – I could feel herĀ compassion.


Do you write? How often? When do you need to write? What do you usually write?

Diary – maybe everyday but sometimes when I have something – when I want remember something I will write down – I often write at night before my sleep because I think the times before my sleep can make me feel quiet – I can think lots of things inside – just by myself – so I write down my mind – in my notebook – usually I – when I write something I often draw something on the same notebook. Many years I haveĀ written diary for many years – the first time I wrote my diary was in my middle school – I have many notebooks for my diary – some of them have locked – I forgot my keys – but I think it’s a good thing – maybe belong in the past time – when I want to think my past diary maybe I could open it another way.

Corrected

Yes, I write in a diary – maybe I write in my diaryĀ everyday but sometimes when I have something that I want to rememberorĀ when I want toĀ remember something I will write itĀ down – I often write at night before I sleep/before I go to bedĀ because I think the timeĀ before I sleep is very quietĀ – I can think about a lot of things in my headĀ – just by myself – so I write down my everything that’s in myĀ mind – in my notebook – usually when I write something I often draw something on the same page. ForĀ Many years I haveĀ written in myĀ diary for many years – the first time I wrote inĀ my diary was in my middle school – I have many notebooks for my diary – some of them are locked – I forgot my keys – but I think it’s a good thing – maybe these thingsĀ belong in the past timebut sometimes I think about looking back on those diaries, so I can open it another way.


What’s the difference between 30 year old and 20 year old Margaret?

When I was 20 years old I just graduated from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. I was simple and happy, happy girl when I was 20 because I have no experience for any jobs, for doing something in social. I just enjoyed my life with my friends, my teachers, and eating something I like. So I had no final. Now I often feel tired because there are lots of things for me to do in my work – I should teach my students and do something for my professors, and I almost have no time for me to draw.

Corrected

When I was 20 years old I hadĀ just graduated from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. My life was simple and happy, I wasĀ aĀ happy girl when I was 20 because I had no professional experience and no responsibilities. I just enjoyed my life with my friends, my teachers, and eating whatever I liked. So I had no worries. Now I often feel tired because there are lots of things for me to do in my work – I have to teach my students and do something for my professors, and I almost have no time for me to draw.

usually do – present

stories – past