VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[W/S]

Homework

What makes a good leader? What are the signs a leader is bad?

Vocabulary

acupuncture – zhen jiu

illness – bing

needn’t = don’t have to

musn’t = don’t have to = don’t need to

dowry – 彩礼

e.g. You have to pay a dowry to get the girl!

traditional – old fashioned – stuffy – conservative

bargain shopper – a shopper always looking for a good deal or a good price

sleep too late – oversleep 

culture shock

outlook – way of thinking – worldview

hyphenate – add a hyphen 

e.g. Zahra Exantus

e.g. Nicholas Wan

e.g. Nicholas Exantus-Wan

millennials – people born around the 90s

vulnerable – to be open and to show you the weak parts and strong parts

e.g. If I trust you I can be vulnerable with you.

Grammar

a little bit hurtit hurts a little bit

when the ping get into your body / when the ping gets into your body

you will OK – you will feel OK

he’s humorhe’s humorous – he’s funny – he has a great sense of humor 

he never judge me – he never judges me

she picked me to the new one – she brought me to the new one

she’s work is beautiful – her work is beautiful

her able of work is very strong – her work ability is very strong

share her life to us – share her life with us

Speaking exercise

Original 

My grandfather – my mom’s father – he has gone for about ten years but in my memory he is a tiny, but very strong, and he liked fishing, and went outside with me. I think they have many stories and even something bad but they are positive they like their life they like social – and they also love their children. In SH, many old people, they are not, their mind are not old, they like to accept new things like how to computer how to play games, I respect.

Corrected 

My grandfather was a person that I respected – he was my mom’s father – he has been gone for about ten years now but in my memory he was a tiny, but very strong, and he liked fishing, and he went outside with me. I think they have many stories and even somethings were bad but they still had a  positive [attitude / outlook] they like their life they like being social – and they also love their children. In SH, many old people, they are not, their minds are not old, they like to accept new things / [progressive] like how to use the computer or how to play games, I respect this.


Original

In my home all the old people like my grandfather grandmother they can understand what I do, many other old people don’t like the younger children wear clothes with hole but in my home it’s OK, and your hair color is colorful its ok, and tattoo is OK too. Older generation is like to save money. They won’t use their money for traveling or buy some expensive foods to eat they like to take a for cheap foods, eggs.

Corrected

In my home all the old people like my grandfather and grandmother they can understand what I do / my behavior / my [tendencies], many other old people don’t like how the younger children wear clothes with holes in them for example but in my home it’s OK, and if your hair color is colorful its ok too, and tattoos are fine as well. The older generation likes to save money. They won’t use their money for traveling or for buying some expensive foods to eat they like to stand in line for cheap such as foods, eggs.


Original

They save money for their son or daughter. Buy a house. In Chinese im a girl and if a girls father – a girls father doesn’t use their money for the house the son’s father they should buy the house for his son and his daughter in law. Depends on how many money they have. SH house is expensive the other cities is much cheaper. The house is the most important and besides the house you should have a car.

Corrected

They save money for their sons or daughters. They usually will buy a house for their children. In Chinese society it’s different for boys and girls.  I’m a girl and if a girls father – a girls father doesn’t use their money for buying a house – the son’s father will usually buy the house for his son and his daughter in law. It depends on how much money they have. SH houses are expensive the other cities are much cheaper. The house is the most important and besides the house you should have a car too.

If it is true for many things like “houses in SH are expensive” – use the plural form (houses, not house)

Writing exercise

Original

Cats are definitely the most adorable pets in the world.
First of all, cats are easy to take care. Unlike dogs, they needn’t walk twice a day. In morden era, the pace of life is getting faster and faster,many people are too busy to walk dogs. Cats are much more suitalbe for urban people.
Secondly, cats are clean. Cats clean themselves everyday and everytime, which make them smell not bad without taking a shower. Dogs go out everyday,muddy palce is their paradise but your nightmare.
For me, dogs like a son – energetic and naughty, but I prefer a daugther – lovely and elegant, just like cats behave.

Corrected

Cats are definitely the most adorable pets in the world.
First of all, cats are easy to take care of. Unlike dogs, you don’t have to walk them twice a day. In the morden era, the pace of life has become / is getting faster and faster. Many people are too busy to walk dogs. Cats are much more suitalbe for urban people.
Secondly, cats are clean. Cats clean themselves everyday, all the time, which makes them smell good without taking a shower. Dogs go out everyday, muddy places are their paradise, but your nightmare.
For me, dogs are like sons — energetic and naughty, but I prefer a daugther — lovely and elegant, they behave just like cats.

Noun + Verb + Object

Just like cats behave.

They behave like cats.