VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Review the speaking exercises here looking, reviewing the grammar corrections.

Original

Italy is very interesting, I saw everything like talk about art, and the people interesting, they like art, and they like interesting things, strange things. I went Venice to look the Venice Exhibition 2019 is two years they have won, and the exhibition is the most famous exhibition of the world. Many countries artist, they went there and made a lot of exhibition.

Corrected 

Italy is very interesting, I saw many things about art, and the people are interesting, they like art, and they like interesting things, they even like strange things. I went to Venice to attend the Venice Exhibition 2019 .It happens once every two years and the exhibition is the most famous exhibition in the world. Many country’s artists go there and participate in the exhibition.

Original

Italian people – I had go there several times, but now I think the people has changed, before Italian people is humor, they like joking about everything, and when we went to dinner, and service made many jokes to you, but now I think Italy is more hard for living – I think they feeling a get one is very difficult than before. So the smile is less and they usually nervous for the money or like these things. A Korea designer with me but she can’t say Chinese and Italian. Korean people is serious, and they loudly.

Corrected

I like Italian people – I have been there several times, but now I think the people have changed, before Italian people were funny / humorous, they like joking about everything / they like to joke about everything, and when we went to dinner, even the servers made many jokes, but now I think it’s more difficult to live in Italy– I think they feel that things are more difficult than before   So they smile less these days and they usually are nervous about money or things like this. A Korean designer was with me but she couldn’t speak  Chinese or Italian. Korean people are very serious, and they are loud.

Pronunciation

when

glasses – grasses

Grammar

she never went to Italy – she didn’t go in the past, maybe she went in the future – the past only
she has never gone to Italy – she didn’t go in the past, and she still didn’t go today, she has never gone there – the past and present

past tense verb = a one time change
has + past tense verb = a process of change over time
the people has changed
the person has changed
the people have changed – they changed and maybe they are still changing – you saw this change in the present
the people changed – the changed one time in the past
the law changed in 2012 – it happened one time in 2012
the law has changed in 2012

they have never been to China – this is true today
they never went to China – a story in the past

he has taught in China for 8 years – he taught in China and still teaches in China
he taught in China for 8 years – he taught in China, but not anymore

my friend like coffee
my friend likes coffee

it’s pouring day
it was pouring rain

and help him to opening show
and helped him open his show

Germany man
German man

Vocabulary

handle – san bing
the handle of my umbrella was a golden bear.

rob <> steal
he was robbed.
his things were stolen.
someone stole from him.
you shouldn’t steal form others

alien -外星人
e.g. His exhibition featured a family of aliens.