Online Class Notes (Jesse) [2]

Homework

Keep the language you use in the diary simple, and remember conjunctions for every sentence (you can’t continue the sentence without a conjunction)

Writing exercise

I’m a little be upset when I read the news about the plane crash in China this morning,there were few of the human remains that have been found.That means no survivors at all,It destroyed so many families. It brings me think of my life,I wish my love ones have a safe n healthy life.

Jack usually has swimming class n piano class every Saturday.he just got to the higher level swimming class where he started to learn breaststroke 2 weeks ago,he has improved a lot. After swimming,we went to Jack’s piano class,his teacher Karen is going to stop teaching piano. It was a sad news to Jack because Karen has been teaching him for 4 years n she’s a such good teacher. but to be honest,I’m happy for her and I wish her has a good future. After the piano class,Jack had the second dose of Pfizer at sunshine hospital yesterday.


I was a little be upset when I read the news / I have been upset since I read the news about the plane crash in China this morning, and / because there were few of the human remains that have been found. That means no survivors at all, and / so it destroyed so many families. It brings me thoughts of my life, and I wish my loved ones have a safe n healthy life.

Jack usually has swimming class and piano class every Saturday and he just got to the higher level swimming class / he just moved up a grade in swimming class where he started to learn breaststroke 2 weeks ago, and he has improved a lot. After (the) swimming (class),we went to Jack’s piano class, and his teacher Karen is going to stop teaching piano. It was a sad news for Jack because Karen has been teaching him for 4 years and she’s such a good teacher but to be honest,I’m happy for her and I wish (that) she has a good future. After the piano class, Jack had the second dose of Pfizer at sunshine hospital yesterday.

Grammar

it’s important to me = in my opinion it’s important
it’s important for me = the effect on me, is that it’s important (fact)

we will getting 1 more hour – we will be getting 1 more hour / we will get 1 more hour

they are loved by me, so they are my loved ones 

which = it
eg. I have a pen. It is black = I have a pen which is black. (that is black)
eg2. I bought a pen it is black = I bought a pen which is black
eg3. I bought a pen, and it took 1 hour = I bought a pen which took 1 hour.

where = and at that place / at the place that…
eg. I went to a cafe, and at that cafe, I bought some coffee = I went to a cafe, where I bought some coffee

for academics / academically speaking (speaking about the subject of academics, he’s good) 
for socialise socialising

Vocabulary

society – the people living all around us that participate in our way of life
eg. he will learn english from society

conjunctions – lian ci

disintegrate (v) / disintegration (n) – everything becomes nothing / becomes separate

integrate (v) – put things in and make everything together
eg. I really want to integrate English into my daily life

I think (v) every day
I thought (v) yesterday
I had a thought (n) about my family

black box
eg. they found the black box flight recorder and data recorder

analyse – professionally look into sth / study sth
eg. they will analyse the black boxes

make the area smaller / lock down more specific areas around the outbreak

regulations – rules to control things 
eg. china has really strict regulations when it comes to giving visas