VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Using the past tense

Do some writing and focus on the grammar you learned in class today.
Write about your dream life: when you were a student / now / when you will retire.
Use the past/present/future.

My Chinese name is Jinglu, I am a teacher. I teach painting, I have worked for 2 years. I teach painting in Shanghai university. My students came from different areas. They have different backgrounds. I teach them some skills and something about materials. Different from oil painting, Similar with mural painting.
My major is watercolor painting.
First to be a teacher because my parents and my sister are teacher. So they have lots of experience to be good teacher. They put an example for me so I like to be a teacher. Second reason I like painting, like singing, like swimming but I am a shy girl so when I draw something I feel peace and relax so I like painting when I was young. Maybe I like painting more than singing. also I singing when I feel anxious or tired. These days I have no time to relax so I also in my dreams.

When I study in my university I studied the Chinese painting, some colors include water colors but I think I can find the other style of paintings I favorite. so I studied more from mural paintings. I like the mural painting more than water color painting. It is a part of Chinese painting but majority of people don’t know it so I think I have responsibility to rock color painting. The color makes from stone and clay.
My sister teaches biology。 My father teaches math and my mother teaches Chinese.
My parents haven’t interfered in my decision. Even though I didn’t know what I want to be when I was young but my first idea is to be soldier but my chemistry is at the low level so I have to give up this idea but in my heart it always stays my dream deeply.

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My Chinese name is Jinlu, I am a painting teacher. I have worked for 2 years. I teach painting in Shanghai university. My students come from different areas/regions. They have different backgrounds. I teach them technical skills and about different materials. It is different from oil painting,  and similar to mural painting.
My major is rock color painting.
I chose to be a teacher for several reasons.
First, because my parents and my sister are teachers. So they have lots of experience on how to be good teachers. They were an example for me/ They inspired me. So I decided to be a teacher.  The second reason is that I like painting, singing and swimming but I am a shy girl so when I draw I feel peaceful and relaxed.  I started to like painting when I was young. Maybe I like painting more than singing. but I sing when I feel anxious or tired. These days I have no time to relax so I also sing in my dreams.

When I studied in (my) university , I studied Chinese painting, some colors include water colors but I think there are other styles I prefer. I studied more about mural paintings. I like mural paintings more than water color paintings. It is a part of Chinese painting but the majority of people don’t know it so I think I have a responsibility toward rock color painting. / I have the responsibility to tell people about it/to educate people. The colors are made from stone and clay.
My sister teaches biology。 My father teaches math and my mother teaches Chinese.
My parents haven’t interfered in my decision./ My parents haven’t influenced me. Even though I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I was young but my first idea was to become a soldier but my chemistry score was too low so I had to give up this idea but in my heart it always stayed my dream.

Vocabulary

to influence 影响
Going to Beijing influenced my painting style.

influence (n)
One of his influence is Van Gogh.

favorite (n)
My favorite painter is Van Gogh.

To like best (v)
I like Van Gogh the best.

to inspire 鼓励
My parents inspired me to become a teacher

to retire 退休
I want to retire at 60

inspiration (n)
The inspiration of the painter was his lovely cat.

technical 技术的
I teach them technical skills.

technique 技术
The technique of the painter is not good enough.

creativity 创造性
creativity is hard to learn,

creative 有创造力的
The student is not technically good but he is very creative.

mathematics (math) 数学
My dad is a math teacher.

biology 生物
My sister is a biology teacher

passion 爱好
My passion was painting.

to explain 解释
I am not sure how to explain my style.

to interfere 干涉
They didn’t interfere in my choice.

decision: choice
I made the decision to be a soldier when I was 5.

to decide: to chose

soldier : people in the army
I think soldiers are very handsome.

chemistry 化学
I am not good at chemistry.

subject: one thing you study at school
My favorite subject was math..

science 科学
I am not good at scientific subjects

to give up: stop trying to do something.
I had to give up this idea because I wasn’t good at chemistry.

Grammar

to be Made of /made from
It is made of wood.
The color is made from clay and sand.

prepositions:

I studied in Beijing in 2014

I studied at Beijing University.

I studied in Beijing from 2014 to 2016

Pronunciation

chemistry (K Mistry)