In this class, we talked about how we spend our free time using frequency words (never / rarely / sometimes / often / usually / always). We also learned some time words and used them to talk about our daily routines:
o'clock --> use this when the hour hand is pointing to 12
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| Five O'Clock = 5:00 |
half past --> use this when the hour hand is pointing to 6. Also, this is not very North American. If you say "half past", you are using British English.
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| Half past five = 5:30 |
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| Quarter after eight = 8:15 |
qaurter to --> say this when the hour hand is pointing to 9. This is the same, regardless of whether you are speaking North American English or British English.
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| Quarter to twelve = 11:45 |
Some vocabulary that came up in this class was:
hang out with --> spend time with your friends
loner --> someone who enjoys spending time alone
comedy --> funny movies
jogging --> running outside for exercise
A3 Class:
In this class, we talked about the website "efriends". We also talked about some vocabulary:
Drop me an email --> Write me an email.
almost 17 --> nearly 17, but not quite, as in the following: ____________now__17
I would like to... --> I want to...
all over the world --> everywhere in the world
We also talked about how to say email addresses out loud in English. Here are some of the key symbols in email addresses:
_ --> underscore
@ --> at
. --> dot
- --> hyphen or dash
So, if I had the following email address, marie-eaton_007@gmail.com, we would say it out loud as "marie hyphen eaton underscore zero zero seven at gmail dot com". But don't bother writing to me at this email address, because this is not really my email address!
Homework: Look at the post titled "A3 Class: All About You" and write a comment to tell me about yourself.
C1 Class:
In this class, we talked about some words for some jobs (engineer / scientist / vet / actor / reporter / hairdresser), and we talked about some things that each job might require (lab coat / test tube / costume / helmet / mic / hairdryer).
We also talked about some words that were difficult to pronounce:
scientist --> say it like "s-I-yun-tist"; the /c/ is silent and the /i/ is long
vet --> make sure you bite your bottom lip when you say this word. Otherwise, you sound like you're saying "wet", which is something completely different!
We then did a listening comprehension exercise and we talked about some family words. Then, I started to show the class my family tree, which is HUGE because my mom has five brothers and sisters, and my dad has six brothers and sisters. In total, I have 33 cousins, and that's not counting my second cousins (my cousins' children)!
We also learned that it's not cool (unacceptable) to send text messages to each other in class. It's not going to happen again, is it?
Homework: Draw your own family tree.
C2 Class:
In this class, we reviewed words for some countries and some nationalities. We also reviewed when to use each word. We use the word for the country after the word "from", as in "I am from Canada." We use the word for the nationality if the word "from" is not in our sentence, as in "I am Canadian." We also use the word for the nationality if we are using it to describe another word, as in "I really like Mongolian cashmere."
We also learned a few vocabulary words:
tall --> has a lot of height
short -->doe snot have much height
handsome --> very good-looking (for a man)
beautiful --> very good-looking (for a woman)
dark hair --> hair that is dark brown or black
fair hair --> fair means "light", so "fair hair" is light hair.
slim --> thin
fat --> a bigger person, but this is very impolite to call someone "fat". It is better to use the words "overweight" or "chubby".
We did a reading exercise, and we closed the class with some speaking practice in partners. The questions today were:
How old are you?
Where do you come from?
Can you describe your appearance?
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