2 Online Class Notes (Ally)

20 Speaking questions – outline

3 reading practice – time yourself at home

Writing Task 1 and 2

Vocabulary

migraine： routine headache

extrovert/introvert: (n)
ie. I’m an introvert.

Good … My name is …. , but you can call me Ruby, it’s my English name.

I’m taking the test because I want to study abroad.

I’m kind of nervous today, but I’ll try my best.

I feel good today.

Q: How do most people travel to work where you live?
A: I live in … You know it’s downtown, so people travel to work by bus or subway. Some people also drive to work.

Q: What traffic problems are there in your area?
A: When I go to work by bus or subway, there are too many people… which makes me feel very crowded. It’s not very comfortable. I always feel very tired when I go to my work.

Q: How do they affect you?
A: At first, I sit on my seat, I feel very tired and I don’t have enough energy to complete my work. So I need to have/take a lot of time to recover/prepare myself for the work day.

Q: How would you reduce?
A: I choose to work to my workplace rather than take the underground. I think when I walk to my workplace, I think this way is very healthy. I don’t need to exercise after work because I already have enough.

Q: Game or sport
A: I want to talk about the game. It’s a computer game. I always play the game on the computer in my game. You know, lots of teenagers like play computer games. I think the game is made by Japanese company and I love Japanese culture and the Japanese animation so I’m just fond of Jap . When I play the game, I can see lots of interesting characters. My fav character’s voice…he always work for the famous Jap computer games so I would like to play this game.

A: I want to talk about a Japanese computer game that I love to play. It’s called… It’s not a mainstream/a popular game and you wouldn’t know it, but I’ve have been playing for many years. You know, lots of teenagers like to play computer games because they want to relax after school or work, or they want to socialize with their friends. But I have different reason for playing this game. I am a hardcore fan of Jap culture – I love Jap novels, and culture, language… and I watch a lot of Japanese anime. That’s why I play this Jap game. In the game, I can see lots of interesting anime characters and interact/talk to them. However, I especially/particularly/ my favorite thing about the game is the character’s voices/speech/speaking. I have a favorite voice actor and he has a super unique voice. You can always recognize his voice very quickly. He always works for the famous Jap companies, and he’s also in this game. So in order to support him, I play this game. In the future, I think I will keep playing this game because I enjoy it so much.

Q: How have game changed from when you were a child?
A: When I was a child, it’s about 10 years ago, the game companies will make their game however they want. Nowadays, when the company make a game, they will be limited. because they can’t write “death” … and the blood these words in their games. So I think it’s a not a good thing for the games development.

Speaking
– opening – be natural , don’t give me just one word. ie.  I want to talk about…. I just thought of… I don’t know much about… I don’t have much experience with …
– background: time/history … big population/yourself.. habit/event..big/small
– what you think can be an individual sentence.
– conclusion: future … opinion (good? bad?)
– when you don’t know what to say, give an example.
– when you don’t understand – “can you rephrase the question?” “I didn’t catch that – could you repeat the question?” “I’m not familiar with this word, can you clarify for me please?” – “Oh, it’s OK, then I will take a guess./then I will just talk about what I know”

A: I want to talk about my fav furniture in my home … my mother choose this bed for me and we bought it from the supermarket. It’s brand is mouse and it’s a famous furniture brand. My mother chose it for me because the bed has a special color, it’s a special green. I think the green is like the Tiffany blue . This color is very popular two years ago, so I like it very much. And bed is also very soft and comfortable. When I was tired, I like to sleep on my bed. and the bed is still very new because I clean it very often. In the future, I don’t want to change another bed. If I buy a new house, I will still choose this bed.

A: I want to talk about my fav furniture in my home , surprising it’s my bed… my mother chose this bed for me and we bought it from the supermarket. Although the market was far from my home, we drove a long way to get there especially for this piece of furniture. It’s brand is mouse and it’s a famous furniture brand. My mother chose it for me because the bed has a special color, it’s a special green. I think the green is like the Tiffany blue, which is my fav color. This color was very popular two years ago, so I liked it very much. And bed is also very soft and comfortable. When I am tired, I like to sleep on my bed. and the bed is still very new because I clean it very often. In the future, I don’t want to change another bed. If I buy a new house, I will still choose this bed.

I like lamps. I think the lamp designer always have a special idea for them to create this furniture in real life. When I go to the furniture store, I always like to go to the lamp area. I like looking at all the colorful, original, special lamps. In my bedroom, my lamp is just like a tree, I think it’s very unique and very fun.

I think 10 years ago, people always like to go to the furniture shop to buy their fav furniture. But in nowadays, people like to buy the furniture online. Because on November 11th/double 11 shopping festival, the furniture is very cheap so people would like to buy the furniture in this shopping festival rather than buy the furniture in the offline / real shops.

I think the furniture needs to be useful. For example, in my home, my parents buy some furniture just because the furniture is very beautiful. But when we use it, we find it’s not very convenient. So I think when we choose the furniture, we should always consider its function.

A: I want to talk about a famous athlete, her name is Gu Ailing. She’s a Olympic champion. She is very famous all over the world, she’s good at skiing, the girl is smart and brave. When she gained the olympic champions, she tell us, especially the girls, to try to skiing sport. Because she wants to encourage the girls to try their best and gain the success. For me, I love gu very much. I think she’s idol for me. I was born in SH, South city , we don’t have enough chance to try the ice sport. So in the future, I would like to try more ice sport …

A: I want to talk about a famous athlete, her name is Gu Ailing. She’s a Olympic champion. She is very famous all over the world, but especially in China, where she is kind of like the national idol. She’s good at skiing, of course, but more importantly, the girl is also very smart and brave. So she’s good at sports but also at school, and her speeches are always very inspiring/motivating/encouraging. When she won the olympic championship, she told us, especially the girls, to try the skiing sport. Because she wants to encourage the girls to try their best and gain the success in all areas, just like boys can. For me, I love gu very much. she’s my role model in life. I was born in SH, a Southern city , we don’t have any snowy mountains, and no opportunity to try the ice sports. But after Gu Ailing, many people who live in Southern cities, they would go to Beijing and Hebei to explore/try ice sports/new things in the winter holidays. So in the future, I would like to try more ice sports myself.

Pronunciation

southern – southern