Demo Class Notes ( Abby – Ally)
Abby
– She owns 2 airbnbs near Disneyland, but thinking about changing her business model so she may need to communicate with foreigners at work in the future. She wants to adhere to a specific study plan and she is also thinking about taking IELTS. Needs to work on: enlarging vocabulary base, putting words and phrases into complete sentences & using more complex grammar structures. Assign reading and vocabulary homework each class.
推荐课程（每周）/ Your Recommended Course (Weekly)
F2F: 2
Writing: 2
Vocabulary
certain: 某
ie. Do you need a certain score?
topic: subject
ie. After every class, you will get a reading on a certain topic.
COVID: Xin guan
pandemic: 疫情
ie. because of COVID , because of the pandemic
pessimistic: 悲观的
realistic：现实的
office buildings: 写字楼
shallow: 浅的; 肤浅的; 浅薄的; (呼吸)浅的，弱的
entertainment: 娱乐
chatty: 健谈; 爱说话的; 爱闲聊的; 闲聊式的
stunning: very beautiful惊人的
house chores: Jia wu
live-in sitter
bounce: 反弹; 反射; (使)弹起，弹跳
ie. Is business bouncing back? = is business getting better?
ie. economy is bouncing back… sales is bouncing back
recover: 恢复
quarantine: 隔离
ie. Quarantine policies can be very annoying
Grammar
on+ platform (平台）
SVO – subject + ONE action + object
Speaking exercise
We opened 2 hotels around Disneyland this two years.
In these two years, we opened 2 hotels around Disneyland./ in these two years.
This is one way.
This is one way to do another business.
Many words I don’t know how to say it so I can’t to speak out.
I don’t know how to say many words so I can’t speak English very well.
I don’t know how to express myself because I can’t say many words.
“What’s your plan in improving vocabulary?”
I want to take some tests can prove my study results
I want to take some tests to prove my study results. (add to + V or for +Ving)
I want to take some tests, which can prove my study results. (add “which” phrase)
I want to take some tests, because I want to/so I can prove my study results. (2 sentences + use connection word)
When we graduate from school, so we speak little with foreigners.
Since/From the time we graduated from school, we speak very little English with foreigners./we don’t get many chances to speak with foreigners.
I need communicated with him or her.
I need to communicate with him or her.
Tell me about someone famous that you like:
I like her because of her beauty. Her eyes is amazing and I think she’s the princess in my imagination. Sometimes I search in the internet and just she is so beautiful. I saw her some shows and she’s so good at dressing herself. She’s so confident, looks so great.
I like her because of her beauty. Her eyes are amazing and I think she’s the princess in my imagination. I always knew her, but I really started to like her when …. / but she really caught my eye in ….. /but I just started to notice her recently when she …. Sometimes I search on the internet and her pictures are stunning. I saw some shows about her/ I saw some of her shows and she’s so good at dressing herself. She’s so confident and looks so great.
“have you been to…”
Favorite place in the world
I went there with my sister and her English is better than me. Or I can go there by myself even though I want to. So I want somedays I can go somewhere by myself.
I went there with my sister and her English is better than mine. My sister communicated with foreigners fluently for both of us. Or else I can’t go there by myself even though I want to. So I want to be able to go somewhere by myself someday.
I and my husband have many time to do what we want.
My husband and I have much time to do what we want./a lot of free time.
because her most of time is for us
because most of her time is for us (what word is describing what word?)
Switzerland
two or three rooms are booked
two or three bookings (n)
The travel/hotel industry has been influenced the most.
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