谈论天气

 I like colourful colours that appear during fall

the weather is not cold and is not hot

It's rainy in every season

In my country there are 4 season that are dry and rainy

I like that everything blossoms in spring

 but most of the time it’s cool

Vocabulary:

Seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall

Type of weather: hot, cold, rainy, snowy, cloudy, sunny, dry, windy

Wh- questions with be: What’s your favorite season? What season is it in your country now?

Yes/no questions with be: Is it cold in the spring?

Adjectives describing the weather: hot, cold, rainy, snowy, cloudy, sunny, dry, windy

Affirmative statements with be + prepositional phrases: It’s cold in the winter.

Wh- questions: What’s the temperature? What kind of weather do you like? What’s the weather going to be?

Idiomatic question:What about the temperature?

Statements withlikein present tense: I like sunny weather.

Statements withbe + going tofuture: It’s going to be around 90 degrees

Fahrenheit.

It's going to be rainy later.

It's going to be sunny.

Tomorrow will be cloudy and a little hot. It will be about 20 degrees tomorrow.

It's going to be rainy.  It will be about ... degrees.

The weatheris going to be sunny but like today, a little cold.

It's going to be sunny.  It's going to be cloudy.  It's going to be hot. 

I think it's going to be rainy, cloudy and cold. 

What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

It's going to be...

What's the weather going to be like next week in your city?

Next week, I don't know.

What's the weather going to be like tomorrow.

It's going to be a little hot.  Around 20 degrees.

What kind of weather do you like?

I like cloudy weather because it's cool.  If it's a sunny day I think it's very hot.

Where do you live?

In the south.

What was the weather like in your city last week?

It was warm.

In my city last week.it was very cold.  The temperature was about minus 18 degrees.

And where do you live?

I live in Beijing.

Which city do you live in?

I live in ....

What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

Is it going to be sunny?

What's the temperature going to be tomorrow?

It's going to be about....

It's too cold.  In my city it's going to be ... degrees celsius.  It's rainy.  How was the weather in your city yesterday?

Yesterday was a rainy day.  In my cityit'soften rainy.

That's too bad.  What kind of weather do you like?

I like the temperature not too hot, not too cold.  about 25 degrees. I like the sunny day.

Me too. 

If too cold or too hot, I don't like go out.

What season do you like?

I like spring.

I'm different to you. I like autumn.

Where do you live?

I live in Shanghai?

What's the weather going to belike tomorrow in Shanghai?

It's going to be rainy and cloudy.The temperature is going to be 9 degrees. What about you?

I'm from... but I live in .... In the south of China.  The temperature is around 25 degrees celsius so it's pretty warm.  It hasn't rained for about 2 months. It's pretty dry.  I wish it would rain.

What season do you like?  I like spring and summer.We can see many flowers in the city.

I also like spring because we can go to the nature and spring has a lot of flower. I don't like summer because it is too hot. 

描述您的工作

What's an exciting job?

Firemen and policemen have dangerous jobs.

Being a fireman or a policeman is dangerous.

What do you do in your job?

How many years have you been an ...?

L - I am an accountant. I need to make reports and keep accounts. [I have been an accountant] for the last three years.

H - I'm a designer. I design some new models and styles for my factory. It's a new factory. It opened last month in September. This job is very comfortable and not very busy.

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What about your family?

L - My father is a manager. My mother is a housewife. I have a younger sister. She doesn't have a job. She is graduated from university and she is looking for a job.

H - My father is a manager of a grocery store. He is a grocer. He sells rice and snacks at his store. My mother's job is wonderful. She's a chef. If we have a celebration, my mother makes some delicious food. I have an older brother an a younger brother. My older brother is an express manager. My younger brother is a staff at my factory. [He works at my factory.] I have one teen [teenage] son [who] studies at middle school.

L - I think it's dangerous, but our society needs them to keep us safe.

H - no response

L - I think [being a model] is stressful. They need to keep [looking] young and [they are] always busy at work.

H - I think [being an] accountant is exciting because our group has two accountants.

Awful = very bad

H - When people returned goods, then my job as sales manager was awful.

L - I think the job is exciting because they can teach lots of students. (Architect) I think [being an] architect is awful because I don't like the job and I'm not good at math.

An architect is awful = person is awful

Being an architect is awful = job is awful

FINAL TASK

Lillian (a) What do you do?

Hellen (b) I'm [a] designer.

L - Do you like your job?

H - I like my job. I think it's great. Do you like your job? What do you do?

L - I don't like my job. I'm an accountant.

H - You dislike your job, really?

L - Yes. My job is boring. I [It is] always stressful. Sometimes [I have] insomnia.

H - What's that mean?

L - I can't sleep well.

H - I understand. I got it. [Being an] accountant is very difficult for me. I think you can change your job. What job do you like?

L - For example, I like [being a] teacher, [or a] designer. How about you?

H - I also [would] like [to be a] teacher, doctor or police officer. If I am a teacher, I would have many holidays. How about you?

L - I think a teacher is a wonderful job. They have a lot of good students in many cities. But I don't like a doctor [I wouldn't like being a doctor.] They don't have a lot of time.

H - I agree with you. They are very busy and very stressful. They also have a lot of pressure. What do you want to do in the future? Anything else?

L - In the future, I want to be a ... They have lots of times [time] to do what they want to do. They are responsible for themselves.

H - Great. In the future, I want to be a guide. I love traveling. If I become a tour guide, I will take somebody [take people] to a lot of places.

L - I also like traveling. I have traveled [taken trips] three times  a year.

H - What places do you want to go?

L - I want to go to ... in China.

H - Wonderful!

L - That sounds great!

Please do one of these things every day to improve your English:

READsomething you enjoy. You can read a book, an article or a magazine about a topic or story you like or are interested in. You don't have to read a very long passage in a single day. Read to understand and if you don't understand, please look for the meaning of words in the dictionary. And if you are still struggling, get a simpler thing to read in English.

SPEAKas often as you can with people who speak fluent or average English. You can go to shopping malls, restaurants, social areas or places of entertainment where you can meet new people and chat in English. Think about what you will say before you say it.

LISTENto English audiobooks, music, news and watch movies.

WRITEsummaries of things you have read and listened to in your own words. Or you can keep a journal in English.

VOCABULARYis only kept through continuous use. So use the word many times in different sentences all the time e.g. the word "great". I had a great day today. My weekend was great. I feel great. I met a great Chinese singer at the mall today. That's great.

搭乘飞机

Your good responses:

Take a passport when you check-in for a flight

Yes, this is all my luggage, I only have one bag to check.

I like a window seat because I like the clean sky and I don't like the duty-free shops because they make me waste my time and money.

I like a window seat because I can appreciate some beautiful sceneries.

Takeoff happens on the plane

I like a window seat because I like watching the sky, it's so beautiful.

I like going through the security checkpoint because it can keep us safe and I don't like going to the duty-free shops.

Take luggage when you check-in for a flight

I like a window seat because I like sleeping on the plane.

I like to choose a window seat and I don't like a canceled flight.

Landing happens on the plane.

Can I have an aisle seat please?

I like the duty-free shops and I don't like going through the security checkpoint.

找工作

Different kinds of jobs;

Nurse

Doctor

Teacher

Engineer

Accountant

Photographer

Driver

Actor

Customer service representative

Banker 

Manager (job role)

Police officer

Farmer

Sailor

Sales assistant

Sentence structures;

I know someone who is a ________

I don't know anyone who is a ______

I'd like to be ______

I wouldn't like be a ______

'...and have to work for a long time everyday'

'An accountant has to work long hours'

Freelancer - Someone who works for themselves

Where to look for jobs;

Online

Job apps / websites

Newspaper

Friends recommendation

A job fair- an event where employers offer information about their companies to people who are looking for jobs

Final task

Designer

Advertise

'There are many companies who will advertise for that job'

Resume (US) / CV (UK)

Salary

'Could you tell me how to apply for the job?'

谈论疾病

Vocabulary:

Fever

Cold

Headache

Stomachache

Flu

Insomnia

High blood pressure

Diabetes

Asthma 

Runny nose

Backache

Sore throat

Cancer

Lung disease

Toothache

Tinnitus

Pronunciation:

Backache

Headache 

Toothache

Painkillers

Dentist

Massage

Deteriorate

Doctor

Corrections:

At least that would diminish the inflammation. 

I will go to the hospital. 

 Do I still l need to come to work?

 How many days would you like to use to relax?

No you shouldn't I suggest you go to the doctor as soon as possible.

You need to go see the doctor.

 If you don't feel good after the two days you can call me. 

讲故事

fairy tale

a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands; a fairy story.

a ghost

an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image.

a castle

a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.

A beautiful princess lived in an old castle.

near the castle there was a pond with an ugly frog

there was a sailor, who went on his ship, fell off his boat, and had to stay on the desert island

Does anyone know the story of the princess and the frog?

children's story

The moral of the story is that it is the affection of a man's true love — his princess — that reveals his true and higher nature. Of course, the romance of this moral can also be easily subverted by saying that a man must be kissed by many princesses before he will become a prince

longer stories

Key words:

genre - fairytale or a real story

fiction - story that is not real

non- fiction - that is rea/true

characters - adjectives to describe them

adjectives

big/small/clever/tall

Describe the setting:

castle and the pond

Castle:

big, beautiful,

princess:

hard working and successful

frog:

small, green, slimy, ugly

pond:

small, small amount of water, artificial