2 Online Class Notes (Ally)

writing topic 1 and 2 ;

if you have time, find a new A/B topic and time yourself

bring in /submit ahead a reading

Vocabulary

force

analysis

To use WeChat, we can have an easier way to communicate with our friends, parents, or others. We don’t need to use emails in China. The circle of friends let us see others’ life and it can enhance our relationship between the comment and likes. To use WeChat, we can play some games in China. It is easy to login in it. WeChat is really important in China, it really changed our lives a lot. Everyone have our own WeChat account, it changed our lives more easier. In the job, we just need to use WeChat to scan the picture and have a new group for the strangers you just meet. You can have a conversation quickly in the group. So I think WeChat is really useful and important.

Because I’m Chinese, the app I would choose is definitely WeChat. WeChat greatly changed our lives in many ways and I can speak for all the Chinese people when I say we cannot live without this app. First of all, of course, WeChat transformed our way of communication with our friends, parents, or others. We don’t need to use emails anymore, and the moments let us see others’ lives and interact in the comment and likes section. Secondly, maybe specifically important to gamers like me, WeChat can be used as an ID to login to most Chinese mobile phone games. So all your game info is linked with your WeChat. However, WeChat is so much more than just a communication app or a game App. WeChat is really important in China, it really changed our lives in every way. For example, in the job, we can create groups and join the chat with strangers/new people. We can send files and even money in the group. It enhances our relationship and the way we meet new people. So just like Elon musk said, WeChat is def. a super app and he wants to create an app like WeChat abroad. because WeChat is such a huge success in China.

I think apps have been developed in recent years, and I think it’s a great market, and a lot of app developers are very talented. They designed a lot of interesting apps or gaming apps. But I think some app also have disadvantages. We should plan our time on an app. Too much time on the app may damage our health, like our eyes. For example, many people can spend a whole day on Tiktok. Some even spend a lot of money on just buying some unnecessary things or even gifts for live streams. There are actually a lot of social problems that’s caused by this.

I think young people use apps more because young people adapt to apps more quickly than older people. Because the controls/how to use every app is different, completely designed the different developer, so old people may take longer to learn a new app.

Yes, because the recent technology are designed by young people, and not old people. So young people will adapt to it quickly and have more new ideas to make it better./new ways of using different apps. But old people may stick to their own lives and their jobs, and they may not need new ideas.

Young people have their own circles of friends. Others keep up to use the newest app, if you want to join them, you should use the newest app, just like them too.  Peer pressure.

Another fl I want to study is Jap. First, I like the anime in Japan and I like its culture. I think learn the Japanese can help me to hear the conversation in the anime more. The difficulty is the pronunciation is difficult, but it’s shaped like the words in Chinese. Japan is near to China so I often travel there almost 2 years. I’m poor at Japanese, and I just can say a little words on it, just like a little words on it. Sometimes I play games in Japanese server, my teammates are Japanese, actually their English is not good so I must use Japanese to communicate with them in the easiest way. Sometimes they may misunderstand my meaning, so sometimes we will lose the game. That’s why I want to study Japanese.

Besides English, another fl I want to learn is Japanese. I am huge fan of anime so I’ve been exposed to Japanese a lot/ already know a little bit of Japanese. However, I have never really studied the language; if I have time, I would sign up for Japanese language class and learn from a professional teacher. Also, I’m a game lover. I often play games in Japanese server, my teammates are Japanese, actually their English is not good so I must use Japanese to communicate with them in the easiest way. Sometimes they may misunderstand my meaning, so we would lose the game. If I know Japanese, I can make friends with my teammates and have a better conversation with them. I think our cooperation will be better. However, I think the pronunciation is really difficult but it shaped just like the words in Chinese, so sometimes I can understand a little bit of the meanings. I hope I can have time to really learn Japanese in the future.

• intro: simple intro; make language more interesting/native (ie. I would def have to say… If I got the chance, I would pick… The first thing I thought of when I heard “….” is… )
  or you can start with a story beginning … A long time ago…
• Answer all the questions; in order is the easiest
• big idea (<- sometimes you forget this)- specific example
• you can add a American story/fact that you know
• for conversation part – what happened+how I feel
• if I ask for something big, answer something big

we don’t have any Chinese lessons to use laptop

When I was a child, I borrowed my game account and pw to the people I just meet for 3 days. It’s my online friends. I’m really like to play computer games but I don’t have enough money to buy the newest games so I think a lot of ways to get the newest games. One day, I meet the online friends in the group, I think he’s rich and he wants to be my friend so I gave him my steam account and pw and he gave me his account too. He borrows it for about half years and I don’t have enough time to play computer games because my parents teach me very hard. He put a lot of money at first, but he steals my account and changed my pw.

Borrowing something
Describe a time you borrowed something from others ( friend or family member)
What did you borrow
How did you borrow it
What was the other person’s reaction Why did you need to borrow something

When I was a child, I lent my game account and pw to the people I just meet for 3 days. It’s my online friends. I was very naive (tian zhen ) and I trusted others too easily. After those “friends” stole my account, I learned my lesson. / Then, when I grew up, I really like to play computer games but I don’t have enough money to buy the newest games so I always think a lot of ways to get the newest games. One day, I meet a new online friend in the group, I think he’s rich and he wants to be my friend so I gave him my steam account and pw. I wanted to take advantage of him and let him buy lots of games for my account.  At that time, I didn’t have enough time to play computer games because my parents locked my computers away. I was happy when he borrowed my account for about half a year and he put a lot of money at first. However, in the end, just like my online friend from my childhood, he steals my account and changes my pw. This is the second time someone borrowed my game account. After that, I never trust people who wants to get their hands on my account again.

(1)more and more people no longer read newspapers or watch TV programs to get news. They get news about the world through the Internet. Is this a positive or negative development.
R1:negative development (for health)
bad for the eyes (have too much screen time)
sitting in a chair for too long may cause the cervical spondylosis
many people surf the Internet immediately after eating (don’t do the exercise may cause people fat and unhealthy)
R2: negative development (for the information)
too much information on the net some of them may be fake or incomplete
Some information is danger for teenagers and some kids don’t have the correct cognition
The internet doesn’t have well regulated (guanzhi)
R3:positive(for find the information)find the information is quicker and eaiser than on the book and you can share your opinions on the forum, chat with others immediately.

(1) When you learn a foreign language, all four skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) are equally important. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
R1:all of them are important
Study a foreign language we should have a all aspects study, people shouldn’t just write
We need to communicate to other at last so we should practice the listening and speaking too.
R2:shouldn’t just focus on only one part
Every parts have the connection.

• Equally important
• R1: all aspects are part of the language, and used for communication
• communication; all forms if you want to communicate with foreigner
• language is an art that encompasses the foreign culture, you would miss out on the culture / the whole picture

• communication; all forms if you want to communicate with foreigner
  – in Chinese schools, only practice writing and listening. So even after 13 years of learning English, a lot of Chinese people still cannot communicate /

• R2: They are all connected
• When you improve one area, the others also improve
• more efficient when you learn them together

(3) Music has always been and continues to be the universal language of mankind. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

TS: Throughout history, music has indeed been a way of communication between different populations, but in many cases, it can also be extremely specific and personal to some individuals.

R1:(agree)music doesn’t have the country differentiation
All the people from different country love music.
Music can enhance the relationship between the people
– zumba ; classical music – feel connection to the composer/artist even though he’s from different time and country

R2:music has the same effect on everyone in the world
Different kinds of music have different effects
(rock classical rural music electronic music hip-hop…)

R3: some populations/countries have their own music that comes from their histories and cultures, which others cannot understand.

a) rap music; American culture
b) Chinese opera; no one understands the language/lyrics/ancient plays/ stories/ history

(4)Many people believe that bicycle is a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport. However, it is no longer the main form of transport. What are the reasons? What could be done to encourage the use of bicycles among the wider population?

P1:reason: technology develop(have more way to go outside)
bus uber taxi subway train..
P2: reason: maybe vanity
People will buy the luxury car to show their status
People more like to go outside for groups, bike cant take many people.
P3: in the future,
– bicycle lanes
– promote bicycle as a sport
– develop new types /luxury bicycles
– shared bikes

• Is it true? Do you think ? is it A or B?
  for these questions, choose A or B and strongly claim for R123. Talk about the other side a little bit, but always come back.
  (Some people claim/based on popular conception/many people believe…)
• To what extent ….
  for these questions, R1 and R2 should be pro, big, logical concepts. R3 are exceptions to the big general situation in R12
• What reasons.. What…
  for these questions, P123. Answer all the questions in order.
• topic sentences of paragraphs: do not go off topic, DIRECTLY answer the subject headline
• 2 ways to elaborate after the TS; a) two good reasons b) a good reason+really good story/long example

Ielts process
We have two kinds of tests: computer test or test offline.
Four parts
Reading Listening Speaking Writing
I attend the academic test(A) which test for students going abroad
(G)test is for the people who work abroad.
Time:2h55mins (writing and speaking)
Listening for 40mins Speaking for 60mins Writing for 60mins
Sequence: Listening Reading Writing
Speaking for 11-14mins (Speaking is in the writing weekend)

Listening section:
Ten questions maybe include: map question, personal information form question, single choice question, multiple choice question, note filling, form filling, sentence filling, summary filling, matching question, short answer question
Listening for 40 mins (30mins listening 10 answer)

Reading section
Reading for 60mins include 3 passage and 40 questions
Passage for 1000-1300 words have 13-14 questions and we need to finish it in about 17-18mins for one and reserve 5 mins to write the answers.

Writing section
Writing for 60 mins include 2 compositions (little and big compositions)
Task1 Expository text
Task2 Argumentative essay + expository text

Speaking section
11-14mins The theme of the dialogue is very native
Part1 Interviews will ask the students personal information hobbies and habits 4-5mins)
Part2 Interviews will choose a topic and we have one minute to prepare and have a about 2 mins dialogue..(3-4mins)
Part3 According part2 have a deeper dialogue the details will be more abstract.