VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S + W]

Writing exercise

Using Different Kind of Services
Room Service

Good morning , Room service ,How can I help you?
Good morning, I’d like to order some breakfast. Please.
Certainly,What would you like sir?
What cereals do you have?
Well, We have
I’ll have a bowl of corn flakes please.
Would you like anything else sir?
Wo,I like two poached eggs on toast please.

Would you like a drink with your breakfast?
Yes, Can I have a cup of coffee and some orange juice please?
Sure, it will be sent to you in fifteen minutes?
The bill will be charged to your room.
Thank you goodbye.
Bye.


Souvenirs
Do you normally go shopping While you are over here?
I try to avoid this.I do not enjoy shopping.
I’v just bought a souvenir for my kids though.
What are the best souvenirs to buy in Australia ?
Well,Australia is well know for its wildlife. There are lots of things with kangaroos and koalas on them.
Anything else? Aboriginal art is very good.There ‘re lots of things for Aboriginal art decorated on it.
En,ye I’ll look up for them.
Of course there is the famous ………..
Wo,The Aboriginal music instrument, Have you ever played it before?
Yes, It’s harder than it looks.
Wo,I have to try while I am here.
Good luck.
En,Well I’m afraid I have to go to the bed now.
I should too.I have the work early morning.
Thanks for the company.Hope to see you again.
Maybe.
Have a good night’s sleep and enjoy you sightseeing tomorrow.
Thank you I will.good night
Goodnight

Speaking exercise

She wants to do some acting. enjoys drama at school;. she enjoy have some performances on the stage. She us doing the drama club at school, The teacher directed some plays/operas.

I’m shy, I’m trying to talk on the stage. I don’t know why she enjoy it . Why you so enjoyed the performance on the stage, She gave me the answer, she said you know mum when I was 3 years old, she first time went to the summer camp in Switzerland school and she got the award from the teacher, Maybe she got a lot of confidence and she become like to do the performance on the stage.

I think she likes to watch some plays. The major she is learning from the teacher about the performance techniques. and she it is very helpful for her English skills. they do the acting use English.
She said maybe some words I wouldn’t never use it.
We visit a lot of schools and also check some details about the school. The main reason we chose this school is the drama club.
We hope she can learn about German and the drama club.
The two major points of this school.

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She wants to do some acting. enjoy the drama club at school;. she enjoys to perform/to act on the stage. She is in/she joined the drama club at school, The teacher directed some plays/operas.

I’m shy, I’m trying to talk on the stage …but words don’t come out. I don’t know why she enjoys it . Why do you enjoy the performance on the stage? She gave me the answer, she said you know mum when I was 3 years old, That was the first time she went to the summer camp in Switzerland school and she got an award from the teacher, Maybe she got a lot of confidence and she started to like / started to enjoy acting on the stage.

I think she likes to watch some play. she is  mostly learning from the teachers about the performance techniques. and it is very helpful for her English skills. they act in English.
She said maybe some words I would never use them.
We visited a few schools and also checked some details about the school. The main reason we chose this school is the drama club.
We hope she can learn German and acting in the drama club.
Those are the two advantages of this school.

Vocabulary

ad / a message to promote a product
There are too many ads on Youku.

bowl  / round deep dish
I’ll have a bowl corn flakes

the aborigines : the original people who lived in Australia

aboriginal art / art from the aborigines in Australia

major (topic at school)
In university his major was literature.

Point (neutral) 
The main point of this meeting is to decide what to do next year
Advantage (+)
The advantage of this school is that it is close to our home.
Problem (-)
The main problem is that it is far from the city center.

paper shredder  / a machine to destroy documents
I destroyed the secret documents with a paper shredder

to shred / to cut in small pieces

intention / what someone wants to do
He gave Tom a Chinese dictionary. His intention was to push Tom to learn Chinese.

intentional / on purpose
The murder wasn’t intentional and he was released..

piece of art / art piece (to talk about a single item)
This piece of art is the most expensive in the whole museum

to push our own opinions / emotions on others
The boss tried to push his opinion on everyone during the meeting.

Grammar

start to like something 
I started to like painting when I was in kindergarten

become like / behave like
As she grows older she is becoming more and more like her mother.

to learn about / to become more familiar with something (not an ability)
to learn / to study (get / improve an ability)

I want to learn how to cook (ability)
I want to learn about Chinese food (eat more food)

When introducing new things use a first, then when you mention them again you can use the

I went to a great hotel in Beijing.
The hotel was on the 35th floor.