Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Grammar

recommendations:

• take bullet point notes
• make sure to have a simple introduction / conclusion
  Let me tell you about …. / I want to describe ….

  That is why I like it… / I am glad I got the chance to talk about ….

• if you notice time is running out, do the conclusion

Vocabulary

have a nap / take a nap (v) when you sleep for a short time
I usually have a nap after lunch, this way I am full of energy in the afternoon

to comfort (v)安慰
I hugged my sister to comfort her after she received the bad news

bullet point (n) very short info such

• what?
• when?
• where?
• why?
• how?

to pay attention to  = be careful about
pay attention to the tense

Speaking part 2:

1: describe a family member

a member of my family to describe is my sister Nancy

when I was a child I am a middle school student and I don’t good at math but she had a good sense of numbers. if memory serves correctly I got a low score in a test and every classmate will laughed at me.
My teachers and my parents have gave up me, I lose the confidence but only my sister came to encourage me and he helped me a lot such as record the mistakes in order to prevent make the mistakes again. And he share her personal experience.
He always answer about me.

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I want to describe my sister Nancy

when I was a child, I was a middle school student and I wasn’t good at math but she had a good sense of numbers. If memory serves me correctly / if my memory serves me well I got a low score in a test and my classmates laughed at me.
My teachers and my parents gave up me, I lost confidence but only my sister came to encourage me and she helped me with a lot such as recording the mistakes in order to prevent making the mistakes again. And she shared her personal experience.
She always answered comforted me

2: talk about a hobby

I like to watch movies in my spare time.
I think many young people like to watch it.
Films may include horror films, comedies and romantic films.
the films are usually showed in the cinema and we can see in the websites.
The films is made of actors and directors.
I want to describe my favorite film

It is a Chinese film, one of my

I like to watch movies in my spare time.
I think many young people like to watch them/movies
Films may include horror films, comedies and romantic films. /  I prefer horror films , comedies and romantic film.
I like to watch films in a cinema because the screen is bigger. Sometimes I also watch films on my ipad because it is very convenient

Movies show what people care about at a point in time. When you watch an old movie you understand what people were worried about at that time.
When I have a great deal of stress or feel sad I usually watch movies and it helps me relax, that’s why I like films. 

3: describe a place near water

I want to describe the island in my hometown

It is near my home and I need to go there in 20 mins by ship.
When I was a child I came there about twice a week and I can played with my friends and to hide from my parents and I can get a planet for myself

It is near my home and it takes 20 mins to go there by ship.
When I was a child I went there about twice a week and I played / I could play with my friends and hide from my parents and I can get a place for myself
That’s why I like it.

Grammar

made of + material
The key is made of steel
The table is made of wood

answer who with by
The bag is made by Chanel
The movie was made by a Chinese director