Demo Class Notes (Troy – Ally)

Vocabulary

dabble – study lightly

Grammar

Past perfect – about result NOW
“Did you eat your lunch” – checking if you ate and her only interest in that you ate lunch
“Have you had lunch” – now let’s do something … maybe lunch?

“I studied Japanese before” – “What did you study?”
“I have studied Japanese before” – “Why can you understand this anime?” – so NOW I understand

They teach in a way that I feel uncomfortable.
They teach in a way that I feel uncomfortable with.
They teach in a way with which I feel uncomfortable.

How to use that in… to make sure your grammar is correct.
… how to use that in a grammatically correct context/way/method.

Just which school wants me.
Stanford’s reputation is very good. I can check this online. My friends who study abroad said Stanford is very good too. (Homework: find out more about Stanford + answer this question)

Second, Stanford have lots of experienced professors. I think if I learn in Stanford I can get lots of help and help me to be a better student, furthermore to be a good teacher in the future.

I hear Stanford has a great…. program, which is aligned with my interests. If I get the opportunity to study at Stanford, I can get help from … furthermore, I can learn to be a good teacher in the future because I plan to continue/further my studies in this field.

I once have an opportunity to went to America. There is an internship to observe the American educational system. To go to their schools…. I found it’s very different from China. Because all of them are using electro-devices to study. But in China we just use textbooks. “Edutainment” is very popular in America, but not very popular in China. But I think it’s a good way especially for children to study and build interest on science. So I hope in the future I could be a teacher who can do some research on “edutainment”. If I can, I hope a write a program by myself help children to study.

I once had an opportunity to go to America for an internship at xxx in xxx. I had chance to observe the American educational system, and I got a lot of inspirations/it inspired me. When I went to the schools there…. I found it’s very different from China. I saw that all of the students were using electronic devices to study. But in China the students, especially high-school students, just use textbooks. So they’re unfamiliar with a lot of the modern tools and technology at hand, so sometimes they’re at an disadvantage in their studies. “Edutainment” is a very popular term/idea/concept in America, but not very popular in China. But I think it’s a good way especially for children to study and build interest in science. So I hope in the future I could be a teacher and further my research on “edutainment”. Furthermore, if I can, I hope a write a program by myself help children to study.

I can’t manage different parts’ time.