F2F Class Notes 3rd July (Peter)

Demo StudentLiam

Corrections

I should write the email – I should write an email

 

Vocabulary

Syllable – the smallest part of a word

Ex. The word “tomorrow” has three syllables, the word “today” only has two.

Grammar

  1. Simple Sentences: I went to the park. (One independent clause).
  1. Compound Sentences: I went to the park and I went to the store. (Two or more independent clauses).
  1. Complex Sentences: Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately. (One independent clause, one dependent clause).
  1. Compound-Complex Sentences: Although I like to go to the park, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I haven’t found anyone to go with. (Two or more independent clauses, one dependent clause).

Independent Clause: can stand alone as a sentence

Ex. I went to the store.

Dependent Clause: cannot stand alone as a sentence, is incomplete.

Ex. While I went to the store.

Phrases

The phrase that being said means “so,” or “therefore,” and can be used at the beginning of a sentence. We should not use words like “so,” “and,” or “but” at the beginning of a sentence because they make clauses dependent. These are called subordinate conjunctions (and, but, for, so, yet, or, nor).

Pronunciation

Enrich (in-RICH)

Vocabulary (voe-CAB-you-lair-ee)

Website (WEB-sight)

Lately (LATE-lee)

Store (STOR)

Story (STOR-ee)

Arrange (uh-RAINJ)

Perfect pronunciation when it comes to the difference between “L” and “N.”

Original: Dear Jessie,

I write this email to tell you I by writing email to improve my English. I think write email not only improve my writing, but also enrich my vocabulary. Because I was always on a business trip, so I cannot go to class in weekday and I must chose two class at weekend. But it was difficult for Jesse to arrange two classes for me. Now, I make a decision I write the email instead of WeChat to study English.

Best,

Liam

Edited:

I am writing this email to improve my English. I think that writing emails not only improves my writing, but also enriches my vocabulary. Because I have been on a business trip, I couldn’t go to classes on weekdays and I had to choose two classes during the weekend. That being said, it was difficult for Jesse to arrange two classes for me and I could not come often. Now, I’ve made a decision to write emails instead of using WeChat to study English.

Best,

Liam