Demo Class Notes 25th January (Jesse)

Speaking exercise

i went to nz last september, i went to study english to english academy in aukland. ive been there for 3 weeks ive been living with a kiwi family it was an amazing experience for me because it was the first time that i was travelling alone. when i arrived there i couldn’t understand nothing, when the family was speaking with me i could understand but when they were speaking to each other, it was impossible to me. i thought they were speaking in japanese.

i went to nz last september to study english in an english academy in aukland. i was there for 3 weeks and was living with a kiwi family which / and that was an amazing experience for me because it was the first time for me to travel alone. when i arrived there i couldn’t understand anything and when the family was speaking with me i could understand but when they were speaking to each other, it was impossible for me. i thought they were speaking in japanese.

Your current biggest speaking problems

  • short sentences
  • connecting similar ideas
  • past tense

Pronunciation

other = u ther

new zealand – pronounce the “zee”

study = stu dee

Aukland = orr cland

there = th air

Grammar

ask sb sth
want (tense) 
to do (no tense) sth 
like (tense)
to do (no tense) sth

the first time for me to do sth

i come here to study english = the reason I do sth