VIP Class Notes (Tony) [W]

Write an essay about your favorite musician.

Find some info about the musician’s background, and explain why you like the music, how it makes you feel.

Revise your essay, and correct mistakes and word choice.

bring the original and the revision to class to be corrected.

Grammar

Word Choice:

Subtle Differences between Verbs:

i left something on the subway (You put it down, and forgot about it)

i lost something on the subway (It is gone, after the subway)

i dropped something on the subway (You were holding it)

something on my bag fell off, when I was on the subway (Passive)

Notes Practice

With the climate changing how important do you think it is for countries to find alternative sources of energy?

Well, I think it’s really important to find the alternative sources of energy cuz those traditional sources of energy we use today, like gas, can provide lots of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, which can do harm to our climate and with those alternative sources it can provide more, it can turn into some cleaner gases such as oxygen, so it bring benefit for the climate.

Well, I think it’s really important for countries to find alternative sources of energy. Those fossil fuels we burn today, like gasoline, can emit lots of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, which can do harm to our climate. If countries put emphasis on finding alternative energy, it can bring lots of benefits. They can produce enough energy for countries and their results are more environmentally (ADV.) friendly. / They produce energy with less harmful byproducts than fossil fuels.

Vocabulary

Fossil fuels – fuel, made from fossilized organic matter, like plants and animals. such as oil and coal.

Petrol – UK

Gas (Gasoline) – USA

emit (V.) – to put out, as a result of another process

eg: When you burn coal, it emits harmful gases.

eg: You need to check your car’s emissions (N.)

byproduct – the thing or stuff produced by

eg: Burning paper’s by-product is ash.

I’d like to introduce my middle school, named Yan’An. It located near my home and I went there for my middle school academic courses. The school is quite big with tons of classrooms, which have different functions. Among all the subjects, I’m poor at physics most however my like my physics teacher best due to he is like a magician and turn those boring knowledge into interesting experiments. I really had a good time in my middle school. Not only because I gain a huge number of knowledge but also friendship. I still remember those days with my friend.

I’d like to talk about, Yan’An Middle School. It‘s near my home and I went there for middle school. It’s quite big with tons of classrooms, like an art studio, a music room, a science lab and a gym. Among all the subjects, I was the worst at physics, however I liked that teacher best, because he’s like a magician and turns those boring classes into interesting experiments. I really had a good time in my middle school. Not only because I gained a huge amount of knowledge, but also friendship. I still remember those days with my friends.