F2F Class Notes 6th February (Celeste) [W]***

1. Read the edited writing.
2. Listen to the recording of “A Fast Driver”. Then, read the story with the recording. Match the sounds.

Review

comedy – The movie was a comedy.

gonna + verb –  I’m gonna go swimming. / I’m gonna eat sushi. / I’m gonna do dishes.

wanna  – I wanna make a plan for my trip/vacation/holiday.

distinguish – Celeste cannot distinguish between Mandarin and Shanghainese. / I cannot distinguish between the twin boys.

attempt – Suzy does not want to attempt smoking. / Celeste attempted to do yoga at the gym.

The new year, what do I want to make a wish ? I always think about it.Before CNY my grandma passed away, 86 years old. She died of cancer
.So My first wish is hope my parents will love themselves and take care of themselves when I couldn’t stay around them. The second wish is hope my nephew can enter a good junior high school. The third wish is hope Michel can “successively high” in the company, more and more salary and bonus! Can buy a big house. The fourth wish is for me, because I’m not good at words that I always make Michel very angry. So I hope I can change the spirit character. In fact, my biggest wish is improve my oracy of English.

Edited

This new year, what are my resolutions? I always think about them. Before CNY my grandma passed away at 86 years old. She died of cancer. So My first resolution is I hope my parents will love themselves and take care of themselves when I can’t stay/be with them. The second resolution is I hope my nephew can enter a good junior high school. My third resolution is  I hope Michel can get a promotion in his company and get a higher salary and bonus so we can buy a big house. The fourth goal is for me, because I’m not good with words which I always make Michel very angry. So I hope I can change my spirit and character. In fact, my biggest goal is to improve my oral English.

Pronunciation

granddaughter ( gran – daw – ter )

junior ( joon – yer )

bonus ( BO – niss )

character ( care – ik – ter )

Reading

A Fast Driver

Brian has a fast car. He drives his car fast. He never gets a ticket. His car is too fast for the police. They chase him, but they can’t catch him. Brian always escapes from the police. The police want to catch him. But their cars are too slow. Brian’s car is very fast. He likes to drive over 100 mph. When he sees the police, he waves to the police. The police turn on their sirens. They turn on their red lights. They chase after Brian. Brian speeds up. He passes all the other cars on the road. He escapes from the police.