F2F Class Notes 14th April (Celeste)

How is school going? = Is school good/bad/easy/hard? / What happened at school today?

a: Excellent! I did really well on a test last week.

a: Awful! I did really bad on a test last week.

a: My school life is excellent. Everything is ok. There aren’t any problems.

my life in school = my school life

my life in work = my work life

my life in personal = my personal life

my life in the future (ok  to write)  = my future life ( ok to say)

How’s it going? = How are you?

a: I’m fine / good / hot / cold.

a: Everything is good/ok.

Homework Review

Did you like your first day of university? Why/why not?

Original

Yes I like my first day of university because i have three new roommates who looks very friendly and we become good friends quickly.And the university is beautiful.There are many trees and flowers. So the air is fresh.

Edited

Yes I liked my first day of university because I have three new roommates who look very friendly and we became good friends quickly. And the university is beautiful. There are many trees and flowers. So the air is fresh.

We had many classes. My favorite is PE because there are many beautiful girls who have class with us. It made me feel happy and excited because in my major there aren’t any girls in my class.

lesson = one

ex: You are having an English lesson right now.

class = one or more than one

ex: You are having an English class right now.

ex: I love taking PE class in the winter because we exercise inside where it is warm.

course = more than one lesson/class

ex: Did you register for the PE course?

What is your favourite place to be? Why?

Original

My favourite place is the airport.As you know,my dream is to be a pilot.So i am very interested in airplanes.At the airport,there are kinds of airplanes such as airbus and boeing.

Edited

My favourite place is the airport. As you know, my dream is to be a pilot. So, I am very interested in airplanes and aviation. At the airport,there are airplanes such as Airbus and Boeing. I like the airport because when I go to the airport I know I will travel somewhere.

How important is it to have a teacher that you like?

Original

I think it is important to have a teacher that i like.Because he can make me feel interested in learning and i’d like to have more communication with him.Maybe, we also can become good friends.

Edited

I think it is important to have a teacher that i like because they can make me feel interested in learning and I’d like to have more communication with them. Maybe, we also can become good friends. They can improve my studies. For example, Celeste, who is my foreign American/English teacher, can improve my spoken English.

New Topic

sweat – water that comes from our bodies when we play sports, wear a lot of clothes, run, when it is hot, when we dance

ex: I am sweating right now.

ex: Will sweats when he comes here.

ex: I sweat when I walk to work.

I sweat, you sweat, we sweat, they sweat = present tense

he sweats, she sweats, it sweats  = present tense

sweated = past tense of sweat

ex: I sweated yesterday when I went out.

snowboard/snowboarding – huaxue

ex: I want to go snowboarding.

ex: I want to try snowboarding.

ex: I like to snowboard.

ex: We snowboarded last winter

gym (Jim) – jianshenfang

What is your favorite season? Why?

Original

My favorite season is winter because I am hate the weather is too hot. Because when I sweat there is much water on my bodies. I have to take a bath. The temperature is so cold. So we have to wear a lot of clothes and I have many beautiful clothes in winter. What’s more, swimming in the pool at the gym with my friends is a healthy thing/activity. The main reason is I hate sweat. I want to do a snowboard. I think it is a interesting activity. It is good for our health. My mom think it is dangerous activity. We always have a party in Christmas with my friends in Shanghai.

Edited

My favorite season is winter because I hate when the weather is too hot because when I sweat there is a lot of water on my body so, I have to take a bath. The temperature of the weather/in winter is so cold so we have to wear a lot of clothes and I have many beautiful clothes for winter. What’s more, swimming in the pool at the gym with my friends is a healthy activity. The main reason why winter is my favorite season is because I hate sweat.

I want to try snowboarding. I think it is an interesting activity. It is good for our health. My mom thinks it is a dangerous activity. We always have a party for/in Christmas with my friends in Shanghai.

Homework:

Write a long story about your physical test or your favorite sports to play in all four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter). 150-200 words.