VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)
Speaking exercise
Although I like travel I don’t like take photos.
I think the beautifull landscape is in my brain, it is ok.
I just take site views. I like to shoot landscapes
Japan in February 27
Now I have to plan to have a trip.
I shoot many picures but I never retouch them, just to save them in computer, never to retouch them. And after long time, some pictures maybe I will delete.
I prefer to travel alone, it is more freedom I can do everything whatever I want to do.
I travelled with other people it’s not too much, just two trips.
I remember that one day I wait other people to travel in the traveling I had an argument with other people. It is not too happy.
More times I travel alone.
I concern about the safety problem so when I travelled with myself I always been more careful.
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Although I like traveling I don’t like to take photos.
I prefer to look at the beautiful landscape with my own eyes (rather than through the lens of a camera)
I just take site views. I like to shoot landscapes
I went to Japan for 10 days on February 27 / I left for Japan on Feb 27 and I stayed there 10 days. / I went for a 10 day trip to Japan on Feb 27.
Now I have no plan to have a trip.
I shoot many picures but I never retouch them,I just save them in my/the computer, I never retouch them. And after a long time, maybe I will delete some pictures.
I prefer to travel alone, it gives me more freedom / I feel like I have more freedom / I feel more free, I can do anything I want / whatever I want.
I travelled with other people but not many times , just on/for two trips. / just on two occasions.
I remember that one day/once I was on a trip with other people / I travelled (together) with other people but we had an argument. I don’t have a good memory of it / It wasn’t a good trip.
Many times I travel alone. / More often I travel alone / Usually I travel on my own / Most times, I travel alone
I am concerned about the safety problem/I care a lot about my safety/ Safety is important to me so when I travel on my own I am always more careful.
I am concerned about the safety problem, so every time I travelled on my own I was very careful.
Vocabulary
a shoot / the shooting of a picture
I had a shoot in Paris for Unesco.
to shoot
I shot a gun last night
I shot the cover of Vogue magazine.
drone 无人机 / unmanned aircraft
We flew a drone to take some pictures
to prefer / to like something more than something else
I prefer to look at the landscape with my eyes (rather) than to take a picture.
I prefer to travel alone.
to allow / to say something is ok/legal
Thailand doesn’t allow to fly drones.
jet lag 时差
I still have jet lag from my trip, I couldn’t sleep last night.
I am still jet lagged from my trip, I couldn’t sleep last night.
to have an argument / to argue 吵架
I had an argument with my friend about what to eat for dinner.
We argued about what to eat for dinner.
Freedom / the fact of being free
People were fighting for their freedom
Now we are all free.
Forbidden / not allowed
Drones are forbidden in Thailand.
landscape 风景
I like to shoot landscapes.
to repair / to fix something that is broken
The screen is broken, I need to find someone to repair it. If it can’t be repaired I will buy a new one.
remote / far away from everything
We went to a remote village during the trip
a remote / an item that lets you control something from a distance
I am looking for the TV remove, I can’t change channel without it.
I use the remote to fly the drone.
to retouch / 修照片
He used PS to retouch the picture.
to delete / to make a file disappear.
There were some blurry pictures so I deleted them.
blurry / not sharp
The picture I shot was blurry.
I can sleep easily
I easily fall asleep
Grammar
Using —-ever
Whatever / anything
When I travel alone, I can do whatever I want.
When I travel alone, I can do anything I want.
Whoever / anyone
You can go there with whoever wants to go. / with whoever you want.
You can go there with anyone you want.
Wherever / anywhere
You can go wherever you want (as long as you get the visa first)
You can go anywhere you want
Whenever / anytime
You can eat whenever you want
You can eat (at) anytime.
However / anyway
You can dress however you want for the party.
You can dress anyway you want for the party
countable (you can do 1,2,3….) / uncountable ( you can’t do 1,2,3….)
Countable:
Many
A lot of
few
Uncountable:
Much
a lot of
Little
trips are countable
I went on many trips this month
time is uncountable
I don’t have much time
There is little time left
Days are countable
I have a few days left before the trip.
Prepositions
In – month
On – day
Pronunciation
wait
with
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