VIP Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Private (adj): 1- controlled or paid for by a person or company and not by the government. 2- 私立
E.g.: Banks should be supporting small private businesses.
E.g.: He studied at a private university.

Public (adj): 1- provided by the government and available to everyone.
E.g.: He studies at a public school.
E.g.: He takes the public bus to work everyday.

Social Skills (n): 1- the personal skills needed for successful social communication and interaction.
E.g.: Playing group sports is good for the development of a child’s social skills.

Lyrics (n): 1- the words in a song.
E.g.: I don’t know the lyrics of this song.

Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I’m a researcher on parasitic disease control and prevention.

Original:

I got up at 6 o’clock this morning. After I made the bed I took a bath and I have breakfast at 7:20. After that I took my son to school. On the road I helped my son practice his English words. Then I went to work at 8. In the morning I done my experiments in the lab. At 11:30 I had lunch. In the afternoon I wrote my experiments’ results and sent my PCR product to sequence. I finished my work at 4. After I finished work at 4 I came here to study English.

Edited:

I got up at 6 o’clock this morning. After I made my bed I took a bath and I had breakfast at 7:20. After that, I took my son to school and on the way there, I helped him practice some English words. At 8 o’clock I went to work. In the morning I did my experiments in the lab. At 11:30 I had lunch. In the afternoon I wrote down the results of my experiments and sent my PCR product for sequencing. I finished work at 4. and then I came here to study English.

Grammar

He studies extra lessons more little than his other classmates. – He has fewer extra lessons than his classmates.

By foot – On foot

My son is distraction. – My son is easily distracted. 

He likes to listening to music. – He likes to listen to music. 

Pronunciation

Kilogram: /ˈkɪl.ə.ɡræm/

Tennis: /ˈten.ɪs/

Chinese: /tʃaɪˈniːz/

Coach: /koʊtʃ/

Culture: /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/

Competition: /ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/

Nitrogen: /ˈnaɪ.trə.dʒən/

Positive: /ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/

Lyrics: /ˈlɪr·ɪks/