VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[W]

Review today’s grammar section and we ran out of time to complete her writing correction.

Why did you choose to play the piano?

Original 

Jade,which is also named nephrite in mineralogy ,produce from Xinjiang,Qinghai,Russia and Korea.However,the best quality Jade comes from Hetian country, Xinjiang Province.With demand on the rise and a lot of mining,jade resources are becoming less and less.There is an old saying,”when a thing is rare,it becomes precious”.Therefore, the price of jade is getting higher and higher,especially good resources,which even more have a price but no sales.
Except division of origin,jade is also divided into mountain and river materials according to the geology source.And the quality of river materials which is formed by hundreds or even thousands of years of erosion of the yulong kashgar river,is the best.
Throughout Chinese history,jade has always been favored by refined scholars and bureaucratic nobles,and also been as the token of love.And jade has been played an important role in Chinese traditional culture.People carved patterns on them,such as dragon design,phoenix design,which is symbol of power,nolbility and good luck,and so on .In addition to this,on a deeper level,jade has been endowed with the thought of ritual.As a word saying,”when a man in Peter Yu”.
Therefore,no matter how times change,jade is a kind of expression form in Chinese culture,and they are inseparable.

Corrected

Jade,which is also named nephrite in mineralogy, is produced in / is found in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Russia and Korea. However,the highest quality jade comes from Hetian county, Xinjiang Province. With demand on the rise and a lot of mining, jade resources are becoming less and less / decreasing. There is an old saying, “when a thing is rare, it becomes precious”. Therefore, the price of jade is getting higher and higher / increasing, especially for high quality jade, which is so expensive that no one can afford it.

Besides where it originates from / its origin, jade is also divided into mountain and river materials according to the geology source; and the quality of river materials which is formed by hundreds or even thousands of years of erosion along the yulong kashgar river,is the best.

Throughout Chinese history,jade has always been favored by refined scholars and bureaucratic nobles,and also been as the token of love.And jade has been played an important role in Chinese traditional culture.People carved patterns on them,such as dragon design,phoenix design,which is symbol of power,nolbility and good luck,and so on .In addition to this,on a deeper level,jade has been endowed with the thought of ritual.As a word saying,”when a man in Peter Yu”.
Therefore,no matter how times change,jade is a kind of expression form in Chinese culture,and they are inseparable.

Pronunciation

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Vocabulary

how was your day – it’s the end of the day

more skilled – 更熟练

keyboard – 电动钢琴

rusty – I have not practiced for a long time, so I am a little slow

countless -无数
e.g. I have played piano for countless hours.

talent – 天赋
e.g. You are very talented!
e.g. You have a talent!

definitely – 绝对 – Yes this will happen!
e.g. You will definitely get better if you practice everyday!

note – C D E F G A B C
chord = two notes together at the same time

it takes time for the muscles to build
it takes time for the muscles to get stronger

complaints – 怨言
e.g. The worker received many complaints from his co-workers.

Grammar

and very patient to me
and very patient with me
and very patient towards me
he has great patience with me

use my fingers skilly.
use my fingers skillfully

I played piano for 15 years — I played but I don’t play anymore.
I have played for 15 years — I played and still played.

my home is near by my high school
my home is near my high school

take the exam
I took the exam