Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Needs more review
I am having class now
Having class is tiring
I like coffee
I like having class
Coffee is good
Having class is boring / tiring
Vocabulary
leash – the rope we use to walk a dog
collar – the thing around dog’s neck
politics – the subject of governments and their relations
what’s he like? – describe his personality
logical – dad
emotional – mum
the main differences – biggest differences / the most obvious differences
obvious – dang ran / ming xian de
eg. that’s so obvious! / it’s obvious that you like dogs
Grammar
he is very pay attention to my school life – He really pays attention to my school life
we haven’t time to have a party – we don’t have time to have a party
I’m jealous to them – I’m jealous of them / I’m jealous because of the amount of work they get
work was hard – it’s not hard now, but it was before
work has been hard – maybe still hard, maybe not
Speaking exercise
Describe a person you know who you think is successful.
You should say:
who he or she is
what they did
how you know this person
and explain why you think he or she is successful
One of the most successful person I have met is my aunt. My aunt was accountant in a very famous company now and she can earn quite much money every year. And it’s have reasons why she can be very successful. She was very hard working when she was young. Although the work is so hard for her and it’s stressful and she still has a happy life.
One of the most successful people I have met is my aunt. My aunt is an accountant in a very famous company now and she can earn quite a lot of / a considerable amount of money every year. And there are reasons why she was able to become / why she is very successful. She was very hard working when she was young, about 20 years old, and she got lots of promotions in the company / she worked her way up in the company. Although the work was / has been so hard for her and it’s stressful and she still has a happy life.
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