Online Class Notes (Joe)

In today’s class we talked about your paintings and pictures.

Pronunciation

moon – put your lips together for the first sound, then make an oo sound, touch your tongue to the top teeth for the end. do not touch your lips for the last sound. do not touch the teeth while you are making the oo sound.

earth – the first sound is /ə/ like the sound at the beginning of America. Put your tongue between your teeth for the last sound. You don’t need to say the /r/

world – you need to say the /l/ clearly. If the /l/ sound is not clear, you are saying ‘word’ and not ‘world’.

Grammar

I took a picture for the moon
I took a picture of the moon

I searched in internet some pictures
I searched the internet for some pictures
I searched for some pictures on the internet

in 2 months and a half
in 2 and a half months

everything you can see on a plane

Vocabulary

NGO (noun) – non-government organization – a non-profit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpose is to address a social or political issue.
I donated a painting to an NGO

stuck (verb) – to be unable to leave a place
If I go on holiday to Spain, I may get stuck there.

inspire (verb) – to give inspiration
The view from the airplane inspired me to paint this picture

guarantee (verb/noun) – to give certainty that something will happen
There is no guarantee that I can come back to Shanghai
I cannot guarantee that I can come back to Shanghai