2VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

Do Writing task 1

Pick another task 1 from your book

https://howtodoielts.com/ielts-task-1-foreign-tourists-visiting-a-country/

Task 2

https://howtodoielts.com/ielts-essay-behaviour-abroad/

Vocabulary

diverge – separate and go in another direction

ex. After 1996, the population of India and China diverged with India rising rapidly and China declining over time.

diverge<->converge

perform on stage

backstage – area behind the stage

Grammar

line graph 

peaked at

increase/decrease

highest point/lowest point

bar chart 

because it’s disconnected, you compare the two groups in each category

rainfall – more/less

population – number

amount – not a whole number

ex. amount spent

amount of people

Speaking exercise

Yes, I have met Yao Ming because he was a student at my school. It was in the 60th anniversary of my elementary school and I was asked to go on stage to perform (in the programme)/to perform on stage. After that, I saw Yao Ming backstage. It was a great experience.

I’m interested in the celebrities that is very helpful to human kind, and very helpful to my country and is positive celebrity.

I’m interested in celebrities who make a positive impact on the world/society. They are usually people who make a contribution to society, to their country and they have a good influence on everyone.

He goes to the NBA and shows the basketball skills and show the whole world our basketball is great.

He played in the NBA and proved to the world that our basketball skills are great.

I want to interview Bill Gates and Elon Musk because they are technology celebrities and to meet them is one of my wishes. I may explain their contributes to the world and what they have done and their success.

I want to interview Bill Gates and Elon Musk because they are entrepreneurs of technology and I wish to meet them because I hope to pursue a career in this field.