Online Class Notes (Joe)

Today we focused on:

We spoke about travel plans, family, and escape rooms.

Homework

Write some questions to practice both continuing the conversation and getting information that you want.

Next Class Focus

Let’s practice asking questions.

Pronunciation

months (there are several common ways to pronounce this word. I am listing them all below)
/mʌnθs/
/mʌnts/
/mʌns/

etcetera (the first syllable is ‘et’ not ‘ek’)

account (remember the /t/ at the end.

Grammar

It’s look like the wave
It looks like a wave

I went to a lot of place
I went to a lot of places

Do you have any plan?
Do you have any plans?

I will go out meet my friends to have a game
I will go out to meet my friends for a game

It’s maybe a little scared
It’s maybe a little scary

I’m really scared about those things
I’m really scared of those things

There are many job chances in Shanghai
There are many job opportunities in Shanghai

Will you come to America?
Will you go to America?

Vocabulary

scary (adjective) – causes a feeling
This is a scary movie

scared (adjective) – feeling
I am a little scared

chance (noun) – something you get by good luck or coincidence
I had the chance to go to Disneyland when I was a child

opportunity (noun) – something you get because you have a skill or you worked to get it
I had the opportunity to go to Australia to study

go (verb) – shows movement away from the speaker/listener
Will you go to America?

come (verb) – shows movement toward the speaker/listener
Will you come to Shanghai?