VIP Class Notes (Consultant)

Speaking exercise

A:What are you wearing? (((What+be(am,is,are)+pronoun (I,you,we…)))

B:I’m wearing a long yellow dress (first size then color)

*sentences to be repeated:

It was fun at school.

Is your hair straight? (Not are your hairs)

He doesn’t (not don’t) like drawing.

we have a lot in common.

We don’t have a lot in common.

I drew some pictures at school (not draw when you are talking about past)

I learned Math, Chinese and English (not I learn when you are talking about past)

Vocabulary

curly

straight

skirt

scarf

gloves

jeans

boots

shirt

platform

ceiling

floor

bookcase

television

fan

light

lamp

switch

sofa

armchair

cushion

carpet

rug

mat

What’s the time?

2:00(it’s 2 o’clock)

2:15 (it’s a quarter past 2(American))(it’s quarter past 2(British))

2:30 (it’s half past 2)

2:45 (it’s a quarter to 3(American)) (it’s quarter to 3(British))

Pronunciation

When there is an o in the middle of the word, if there is “no ‘e’” at the end of the word, it can be pronounced “/a/“ like “top” or can be pronounced as “/o/“ like “/joy/“,

******But if we have o in the middle of the word and an “e” at the end, usually( not always) is pronounced as “eu”:

nose

rope

stone

bone

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