Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Writing exercise

I attended the art of healing workshop again this Wednesday evening.I was very excited before , because i would meet acquaintances who were attended curation together. This time I have different feeling than i attended it before.I actively involved in this event this time when we need to finished the group works. I felt very comfortable 、relaxing and happy during this process which is finished art work,and then i learned appreciate beautiful things .

I attended the healing art workshop again this Wednesday evening. I was very excited beforehand / before the event , because i would meet some people who had attended the curation group together. This time I had different feelings from / to the last time i attended it before.I actively involved myself in this event this time when we needed to finish the group work. I felt very comfortable 、relaxed and happy during this process which was finishing the art work / process of creating the art, and also i learned to appreciate beautiful things.

Grammar

I am bored (adj) = my feeling
I am boring (adj) = I make others bored
I am boring Nell (v) = I make Nell bored

This activity was boring (adj)
This activity bored me (v) / this activity made me bored (adj)

I am relaxed (adj) – feeling
I am relaxing (adj) – the way you make others feel
I am relaxing (v) – xiu xi
I am relaxing you (v) – i’m actively making you relaxed

Every day having a drink relaxes me
This drink is relaxing me
Yesterday I had a drink and it relaxed me

work / task – uncountable
eg. I have a lot of work to do
work – art – countable
eg. the artist did many works in his lifetime
eg2. I think Richard’s best work is blabla song.

I want to drink coffee
I wanted to drink coffee

I involved Nell in the conversation
Nell was involved in the conversation

I have traveled to Japan – before now
I had traveled to Japan before CNY 2015 – before the past time

trick / secret – the art of healing / the trick to heal

in the meantime = in the period of time between 2 things / while you’re waiting
eg. I’m waiting for a seat at a restaurant so in the meantime I’m reading a book
meanwhile = at the same time
eg. Nell has class with Jesse and meanwhile his mum is shopping.

while I read a book I listen to music (conj)
when I’m reading a book I’m listening to music(conj)