VIP Class Notes (Joe)

Practice using ‘the’ before specific things. For example, use ‘the breast stroke’ and ‘the Eiffel tower’. It would be best for you to make sentences to use these words.

Write about your wishes and hopes. Use the structure ‘I wish I could’ and ‘I hope I can’. You can also write about what you hope for your son, for example ‘I hope Joey will be happy in America’.

Grammar

If I can learn how to draw, I will be a master (big chance)
If I could learn how to draw, I would be a master (small chance)

When I was a child, I like the night sky
When I was a child, I liked looking at the night sky
When I was a child, I used to like looking at the night sky (this means usually in the past)

He’s not used to do the breast stroke
He’s not used to doing the breast stroke (it is strange for him)

Vocabulary

visualize
I used to be able to visualize interesting things as a child

imagine (verb)
My ability to imagine things has become poorer

breed
There were many different breeds of dog

the sooner the better
The sooner he goes to America, the better it will be

broaden someone’s horizons
I would like my son to broaden his horizons

Pronunciation

steak (Jake will take a steak to the lake)

breast stroke (bre stroke) (don’t put too much power on the /r/)

https://skypenglish4u.comconnected-speech/