VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [W]

Watch Episode 1 of Modern Family, see how much you understand.

On/An/It

In/To

Singular/Plural

When to add a comma and when to add a full stop (sentence structure)

Vocabulary

How’s work? 工作最近如何

stable – 稳定

freedom – 自由

spontaneous – 随性

I studied photography when I was a student in University, so I am interested in visual arts. Whilst I was shooting,  I often talked to my model that to be themselves and relaxed, then I can shoot a satisfactory fashion photo. Every week, if I have a am day off, I will drawing things such as cartoons or watercolours. I also enjoy performing arts which is about dance, music etc. My favorite singer is Taylor Swift, but to be honest, I don’t really follow singers and celebrities, my friends said I am boring, I don’t think so, thats who what I am. In the future, I hope to find found out about more and more applied arts.

Grammar

Add a captial letter 大写 at the beginning of every sentence

Whilst / While 

… – to create suspense or a pause
等等 = “etc.” ecetra

find / found 

who = referring to a person
what = referring to an object 

Topic: Family

EASY

Q: Tell me about your family, how many people are in your family, where are they now and how often do you see each other? What’s something special or unqiue about your family?

A: My family has three people, my mother, my father and me. I am in at Shanghai, but my parents are in at a city called weihai in Shandong Provence, in the East of China. Since I came to shanghai, we saw see each other for 3 months a year. My parents love me very much, they support me in everything, so I feel happy.

MEDIUM 

Q: What do your parents do for a living? What is the most important lesson that they have taught you from their own experiences?

A: My mother is a housewife family woman, she has lots of times, so she likes to cook and make bread break. My father has a small business. Since I was a child my parents taught me how to be a kind person, they think the most important thing is being kind./is kindness.

HARD

Q: What was the worst disagreement you ever had with your family? How did you resolve this issue? If you haven’t fought with your family before, how would you give a friend advice about communicating and getting along with their parents better?

A: Last year my parents hoped me I would become to be a civil servant, so they applied a school for me to learn. To be honest I didn’t want to be a civil servant, finally I failed the exam. But I have two friends, who are girls whichis a girl, the other is a boy, they both become a civil servants. On  In July I graduated from University, my friends came to work, then my parents said If I am a civil servant, I will have a good life, which is I would have a car, a house and love. In the past time, I feel sad, so I left home and moved to Shanghai. Now my parents understand me. I think everyone has different ways to live. I am young so I don’t want to have a stable life.