VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Original

My Chinese teacher is my favorite teacher. When I came to Shanghai, she took care of me, she gave me the school uniform, and give me some suggestions that how to live alone; and she paid more attention on me, if I have any problem she would help me. Because she came to SH, she came from another city like me.

I think a good teacher should take care of their students about the students study, life, and mentality. I think mentality is important for the student so teacher need to pay more attention on it. I think teacher should guide / teach / mentor the student.

I think now I can’t be a good teacher but I think the students they don’t listen to me. I think they should meet/need something by themself and they will know what is true.

I like to have a teacher if I want to learn something new because I can’t learn something by myself; I can’t pay attention on the thing for a long time; I need a mentor.

If I learn English I will listen the English radio, and when I learn a new word I would like to make a sentence about this word, I think it is good for memory.

I think someone themself they need more experience. Now I try to control my character / build my character because when I teach a children they still don’t understand, I will angry, but I can’t angry with them, so I try to control my character. When I talk with my parents sometimes they didn’t agree with me, so I will also be angry. So now I learn to control the character; and I taught myself how to say no, how to refuse another. In university I can’t say no with classmate. They said “help me do my homework” “help me to buy some food”, “help me to pay some money”. I don’t know how to refuse them. So if I feel unhappy for some requirement I will say no.

Corrected

My Chinese teacher was my favorite teacher. When I came to Shanghai, she took care of me, she gave me the school uniform, and she gave me some suggestions on how to live alone; and she paid more attention to me, if I had any problems she would help me. Because she came to SH, she came from another city like me so she understood my challenges / difficulties.

I think a good teacher should take care of their students especially the students studies, life, and mentality. I think having a healthy mentality is important for the student so teachers need to pay more attention to it. I think teachers should guide / teach / mentor their students.

I think now I wouldn’t be a good teacher but I think students wouldn’t listen to me. I think they should experience / go through some things by themselves and they will know what is true.

I like to have a teacher if / when I want to learn something new because I can’t learn something by myself; I can’t pay attention to one thing / something for a long time; I need a mentor.

If I learn English I will listen to English radio, and when I learn a new word I like to make a sentence using this word, I think it is good for my memory.

I think people need to experience things themselves. Now I try to build my character because when I teach children and they still don’t understand, and I will become angry, but I can’t be angry with them, so I try to control my temper. When I talk with my parents sometimes and they don’t agree with me, so I will also get / become angry. So now I have learned to build my character; and I taught myself how to say no and how to refuse others. In university I couldn’t say no to classmates. They said “help me do my homework” “help me to buy some food”, “help me to pay some money”. I didn’t know how to refuse them. So if I felt unhappy. For some requirements I will say no.

Grammar

another = singular + you can count it
other = plural OR you can’t count it

I’m sorry I have another student right now
I was talking to another girl
Do you want this shirt? No I want the other one.
You shouldn’t talk to other students in class.
I want another one.

couldn’t = not able to = I don’t have this ability = “can” in the past
wouldn’t = not a real situation

on = about
on how to do something
a lesson on how to play piano
a lesson about playing piano

pay attention to me
pay attention on me

Be specific as to “who owns something”
If you can tell me who owns something then tell me who it is
teachers should mentor their students
teachers should mentor the students
Hermia plays piano, and that is the her piano.

Pronunciation

the / da

Vocabulary

temper – anger – 脾气

experience = go through = went through
e.g. I had a great experience in university.
e.g I experienced great teaching at university.

“you give them an inch, they take a mile”

setting boundaries – 边界
e.g. We all need to learn how to set healthy boundaries with others at work and in our social lives.

character
strong character – weak character
We want our children to build strong character.

memory / memorize / memorization
e.g. I have a good memory.
e.g. I can memorize lots of information.
e.g. Elephants have great memories. If an elephant sees you, he will never forget you. He will memorize your face.
e.g. Chinese children are taught in school that memorization of information is very important. So they memorize information everyday.
e.g. The memorization skills of children are very strong!

guide – noun & verb
e.g I traveled to Vietnam and hired a guide to show me all of the interesting places. He was my guide.
e.g. This man guided me throughout Vietnam.
e.g Good teachers guide their students through school and through life.
e.g. My mother guided me through my first breakup.

mentor – 导师 – noun & verb
e.g. My first boss in America was a great mentor.
e.g He mentored me for 5 years, and I learned many things from him.
e.g. There are some organizations that help older people find younger people to mentor. So the older people will mentor the younger people.
e.g. Usually a mentor is someone with more experience helping someone with less experience.

mentality – way of thinking – how you think – 心态
e.g. Hermia has a great learning mentality — she always wants to learn.
e.g. My work mentality is: work hard, be professional, try your best.

qualities 素质
e.g. Hermia has great qualities: beautiful, smart, and funny!
e.g. Nicholas has great teaching qualities: smart, helpful, likes to talk!