VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [S + W]

Wednesday 14th of November 2:00PM

Homework


Use today’s vocabulary to describe how technology has changed our current way of life.

Next Class Focus


Test on/in/at and reviewing the use of “the” and “be” in forming full sentences.

Vocabulary

emerging [v] to come out with something new
The new iPhone X uses some amazing emerging technology.

artificial intelligence [n]Ā AI – computers that do not require human assistance or intelligence to operate.
The automatic translator on WeChat is a form of modern-day artificial intelligence.

efficient [adj] ę›“ęœ‰ę•ˆēŽ‡
Artificial intelligence will make us work even more efficiently.

monotonousĀ to do the same thing over and over again
Factories are filled with monotomous work.

Writing exercise

I travel to Japan a lot. I really like travelling to Japan because of its environment and food. Also, it is close to ShanghaiĀ and only takes around two hours if you take a plane. Everywhere is so clean in Japan and I think it is pretty safe for girls.Ā Ā their food is always fresh. If you wantĀ to shop/go shoppingĀ Ā to shopping, so going to Osaka is the best. I think many things in OsakaĀ areĀ is cheaper than Tokyo. I plan to go to Japan in December this year, and I will go to Hokkaido this time. I have never been to Japan in the winter as I guess it must too cold. However, I like snowing, so going to Hokkaido will be the right choice.

Grammar

to shop
go shopping

I like it when it snows
I like it when its snowing
I like snow

Everyday Grammar - Prepositions of time

Sentence Structure:

Link two similar ideas together in a sentence: Everywhere is so clean and the food is always fresh.

Everywhere is so clean in Japan

and I think it is pretty safe for girls.

And their food is always fresh.

Speaking exercise

Moderate Topic: Technology.

Easy Q: Which technological device can you not live without and why?
A:Ā 
I think I can’t live without wifi because everything, everywhere must use Wi-Fi. I think in Shanghai you pay with your phone, if I drive you want to use gpsĀ and now we use WeChat to call phone. When we want to find something or check some apps we should use wifi.

Corrected:
I think I can’t live without wifi becauseĀ Wi-Fi is needed to do everything.Ā  everything, everywhere must use Wi-Fi. I think in Shanghai it isĀ normal you toĀ pay with your phone. If I drive,Ā I you want to useĀ theĀ GPS.Ā We alsoĀ use WeChat to make phone callsĀ call phone (talk on the phone/call others). When we want to find something or check some apps, we should need toĀ use wifi.

Writing exercise


2:25 Start 2:28 End – 54 words in 3 minutes.

Medium Q: If you could use technology to give yourself a superpower, what would you do?

Original:
If I can give a superpower, I want to keep young. If I can forever young, I can do everything I like. I have much more time and I still strong. I can go all cities in the world. Even I can always find a new and young boyfriend andĀ  I willĀ beautiful forever.

Corrected:
If I can get a superpower, I want to stay young. If I can stay forever young, I can do everything that I like. I have much more time and IĀ will still beĀ strong. I can go toĀ all the cities in the world.Ā I even can always find a new and young boyfriend and I willĀ beĀ beautiful forever.

Hard Q: How do you feel about the emerging artificial intelligence industry? Do you think that robots will eventually become more powerful than humans?Ā 

Original:
I think artificial intelligence is so cool. It is very useful for city development. It can instead of some simple workers and it must be more quickly than people. But I don’t think that robots will more powerful than humans. Because of we create it, we know all the technic about it. We can control it. And humans is the most smartĀ in the world.

Corrected:
I think artificial intelligence is so cool because it is so useful. It can be usedĀ for city development, it can be used toĀ increase efficiency and to carry outĀ monotonous tasks.Ā But I don’t think that robots will more powerful than humans. Because we created it, we know all the technic techniqueĀ about it. Humans are still the highest form of intelligence so I think we can control them. We can control it. And humans is the most smartĀ in the world.