Online Class Notes (Joe)

Focus on placing your tongue in the correct position to produce the /l/ sound and let the air flow around your tongue. Make sure you do not touch the rest of your mouth with the tongue.

We must focus on producing the /l/ sound with various techniques and examples.

We learned the difference between the past perfect and present perfect tense, learned some new expressions, focused on vocabulary use, and worked on the pronunciation of the /l/ sound

I have not known about the German national football team until 2010, when the FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa. I found out about many German football players because they played as a team and make the game entertaining, although it’s a pity that Germany only took third place that year.
Two years later I paid more attention to German national team while I was watching the UEFA Euro 2012. At that time the German coach chose many new faces to play the games, and one of them attracted me, whose name is Marco Reus. He played as an attacking midfielder and looked vivacious and sanguine. I admired his smiles and his performance. In order to learn more about him, I have learned German to read more local reports. And then I found out about BVB, his new football club which is based in his hometown, Dortmund, a city in western Germany. Finally, I became a fan of BVB with a closer look until the team coached by Klopp fell apart.
Unfortunately, Reus’s career has not gone smoothly since 2013. BVB has failed to win the title, not only in the Bundesliga, the German primary football competition, but also in the UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious club competition in European football. What is worse is that he missed 2014 FIFA World Cup due to his recurring injuries, which Germany won. He has not got the world champion so far with the German national team. I hope he can realize his dream this year, even though it’s not easy for Germany to reach the fianal and win it again.

I had not known about the German national football team until 2010, when the FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa. I found out about many German football players because they played as a team and made the game entertaining, although it’s a pity that Germany only took third place that year.
Two years later I paid more attention to German national team while I was watching the UEFA Euro 2012. At that time the German coach chose many new faces to play the games, and one of them whose name is Marco Reus, attracted me. He played as an attacking midfielder and looked lively and sanguine. I admired his smiles and his performance. In order to learn more about him, I have learned German to read more local reports. And then I found out about BVB, his new football club, which is based in his hometown, Dortmund, a city in western Germany. Finally, I became a fan of BVB and took a closer look until the team coached by Klopp fell apart.
Unfortunately, Reus’s career has not gone smoothly since 2013. BVB has failed to win the title, not only in the Bundesliga, the German primary football competition, but also in the UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious club competition in European football. What is worse is that, due to his recurring injuries, he missed 2014 FIFA World Cup, which Germany won. He has not gotten into the world championship so far with the German national team. I hope he can realize his dream this year, even though it’s not easy for Germany to reach the fianal and win it again.

Grammar

My cousin hold the wedding at Hilton
My cousin held the wedding at the Hilton

My grandpa believe it’s too expensive
My grandpa believes it’s too expensive

I have not known about it (until now)
I had not know about it (until another point in the past / until another action in the past)

Vocabulary

It’s my pleasure / It’s a pleasure / My pleasure
All of these phrases are used as a response to “thank you”.

Great minds think alike (this is a humorous phrase)
This is used to express that you have the same idea/opinion about something to do or somewhere to go
Example Conversation:
A: I want to have hotpot for lunch today
B: Great minds think alike. I was thinking the same thing.

vivacious (adj) – means lively – typically used only to describe women or feminine men
She’s so vivacious. I love her energy.

comfort zone (compound noun) – a settled method of working that requires little effort
I don’t want a new job because I don’t want to leave my comfort zone

I got it = I understand / I know what to do

I get what you mean = I understand

We are on the same page = I agree and understand with everything you said

I catch your drift = I understand (very informal)

I comprehend it = I understand (very formal)

the finals – used to describe the final match of a tournament
I saw the finals at the world cup

final – can be used as a noun but is usually used as an adjective to mean the last part
The final part of the finals was the most exciting