Online Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Choose a topic that lets you write about something you like / used to like.

Have a look at: www.breakingnewsenglish.com / www.ted.com

my life is quite simple, after work i will meet with my friends for having dinner for having dinners or watching movies. Also I will go to some exhibition with my friends or by myself or like singing and watching TV drama. I only watch Korean drama or tv series. Sometimes we go to KTV. I played with my friends. Sometimes now there are a lot of apps on mobile you can sing by yourself and you can do it at home. I have opened an account, and I will do some recording. My major in university is just national economics, but in my young age / in my primary school my parents let me to learn piano.

The way I spend my leisure time / my free time is quite simple. After work I would like to meet / I meet / I usually meet / I often meet with my friends for having / to do dinner or watching movies. Also / on top of this / other than this I will / often / sometimes go to some exhibitions with my friends or by myself and I also like singing and watching TV dramas / series / TV shows. I only watch Korean drama or tv series rather than western or Chinese shows. Sometimes we go to KTV and I have fun / hang out with my friends. Sometimes Now there are a lot of mobile apps that you can sing on / that you can use to sing by yourself / on your own / without needing other people (some apps which can act as your own personal KTV) and you can do it at home. I have opened / registered / created / made an account (I have registered for it), and I do some recording on it / on the app / there / through it. My major in university was just international economics, but in my childhood / when I was a teenager / when I was young / when I was in my primary school my parents let me to / got me to learn piano / arranged piano lessons for me / paid for me to learn piano / they gave me the opportunity to learn piano / I had the opportunity to learn piano.

when I was young I like blue but now it changed to green because green seems more peaceful and natural and I think blue is more lonely color, also maybe because I worked at a natural brand in previous 7 years which is called innesfree so i have a lot of chance to use this color in the advertising or some event campaigns so I become more and more interested in this color

when I was young I liked / loved / was fond of / was into / was a big fan of blue / blue was my favourite color but / however now / recently / in recent years / these days it has changed to green because / since / as / due to the fact that green seems more peaceful and natural and I think blue is a more lonely color, also maybe because I worked at a natural brand in the previous 7 years which is / was called innesfree so i have a lot of chances / opportunities to use this color in the advertising or some event campaigns so I have become more and more interested in this color.

Vocabulary

let him do homework – he wants to
I make him do homework – he doesn’t want to do it

because = as / since / due to the fact that
and = also / other than this / on top of this …
but = however 

chances = opportunities
eg. I have had a lot of opportunties to use this color

my existing company – my current company / the company I’m at now 

Grammar

I come here to learn English = normal
I comes here for learning English = a little weird / no reason to use verb noun here

I think singing is fun
I think you are good

You are happy
Singing is fun

not so many works now – not so much work now