VIP Class Notes (Dennis)

Demo StudentJerry

Homework

When you move to California, is there anything that scares you? Write about it.

Next Class Focus

Continue to do some IELTS practice and get Jerry to talk more about his plans in California.

Vocabulary

teenager – 青少年

practice – 练习

opportunity – 机会

work life balance

looking forward to – 期待

desserts – 甜点

stressed out – stressful

cigarettes – 香烟

smoke – 烟

crash – when two things

judgemental

private – 私人

public – 公开

Grammar

  • John was very tired. He had been running.
  • I could smell cigarettes. Somebody had been smoking.
  • Suddenly, my car broke down. I was not surprised. It had not been running well for a long time.
  • Had the pilot been drinking before the crash?

Pronunciation

stereotype – starEO type

cigarettes – cigERrets

surprised – ser prizeD

Speaking exercise

I know I will go to America when I was 12.

I knew I would go to America when I was 12.

My name is Jerry. 13 years old. I’m from China Shanghai. I will go to America in this summer. I like swimming.

My name is Jerry. I am 13 years old. I’m from Shanghai, China. I will go to America this summer. In my free time, I like going swimming.

What are you looking forward to when you move to California?

I’m looking forward to Sports on the water. I think surfing is cool. I’m also looking forward to American culture.

I’m looking forward to outdoor activities. I think surfing is cool. I’m also looking forward to American culture.

I feel stressful during tests.

I feel stressful during watch football match. I feel stressful while watching football games.

IELTS Speaking

Let’s talk about your home town or village.
Shanghai, China
What kind of place is it?
  • Shanghai is an interesting city.
What’s the most interesting part of your town/village?
  • Shanghai is known for their dumplings and Shanghai has a lot of shopping malls. You can go shopping everywhere. Shanghai also has a lot of tall buildings. It has the highest building in China.
What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?
  • Because Shanghai has a lot of shopping malls so there are a lot of businesses. People come to Shanghai in search of opportunity. They want to make money.
Would you say it’s a good place to live? (Why?)
  • I think Shanghai is a good place to make money but it’s not a good place to live because the air is bad and people don’t have work life balance.