Online Class Notes (Joe)

Write a conversation that you would like to have in English. It should be a conversation between two people (you are one). It should be at least 10 sentences long (excluding the greetings)

You should practice asking more questions. Asking questions is an important part of any conversation.

Corrected homework from 21/08/2021

I always go to see movies during my leisure time, but only some specific types of movies appeal to mei could accept, such as realisticrealism movies, and romanticlove movies. The kind of nonrealism I have little interest in fantasy movies, such as Harry Potter and transformers, i have little interest on them.
The My favorite movie franchise series movies  for me is mission impossible. The content and background of each senson installment are is different and the missions are strategic and attractive alluring.
Regarding of scared scary movies, i have little time spending to spend on them. The first reason is that any scared feeling being scared couldn’t bring doesn’t make me happy. And then i am afraid i will have a nightmare. Lastly At last, i live alone and always commuting commute by myself, so the horror movies could make me too anxiousbring me too much anxiety emotions.
The comedy movies My feelings about comedies depend on the quality of the movies. i can’t accept It’s not acceptable for me if the meaning of a movie is just for fun. It’s better if we can learn something in from the two-hour time span.

In today’s class, we talked about your hometown, Shenzhen, and role played some conversations.

Vocabulary

I can’t get = means something is not available
I can’t eat = means you are forbidden from eating something

No problem = don’t overuse the same phrase. This can make it seem like you are bored or not paying attention.
For variety, you can say ‘certainly’, ‘of course’, or ‘that’s in order’

connect with someone (1st meaning) = hit someone (The boxer connected with his opponent).
connect with someone (2nd meaning) = form a relationship with someone (I connected with her and she became my best friend).
connect someone with someone = help someone to meet someone (I will connect you with my boss)
contact someone (popular phrase) = to reach someone by phone/message (I will contact him today)

lastly = the last in order
Lastly, I will tell you about my boss
at last = after waiting for a long time
We waited for the meeting for 20 minutes. At last, our clients arrived.

food (usually uncountable) (there is a countable noun ‘food’ too, but it is not commonly used in conversation)
The food is not available here.

preparation (countable)
The preparations for the project are going very well.

Grammar

the most happen conversation in my work situation
the kind of conversation I have at work most often

the people I talk to is my colleagues
the people I talk to are my colleagues

The Paris will launch
The Paris project will launch
Paris will launch

all my family is live there
my whole family lives there

your pronunciation is very standard (this is Chilglish)
your pronunciation is very clear (natural)

I learned English for 10 years (this means you have finished learning English)
I have been learning English for 10 years (this means that you continue to learn English)

hello boss. I’m Daisy (not a natural way to answer the phone)
hello. This is Daisy / Daisy speaking / Daisy here

The preparations for the project are going almost half
The preparations for the project are almost half finished

Pronunciation

preparation – prɛpəˈreɪʃən
prepare – prɪˈpeə
face – feɪs
phase – feɪz
pilates – pɪˈlɑːtiːz
retail – ˈriːteɪl