2025-01-07

Vocabulary and grammar

Making suggestions: what say we; what if we were to; suppose we; let’s say we; etc.

Giving alternatives: rather than/we could; alternatively, we could; we could … instead; etc.

Notes

Jimmy
Procurement engineer, enjoys learning English

Because of censorship, you can learn something different from the foreign website.

If I were you, i would….

We could right some English emails to our customers, coworkers and other people.

Istead of goung dancing, alternativey, we could see a movie.

Eric
Senior student, learning English for his uni application

He/she should review the basics. Like the grammar and vocabulary.

He must learn everyday life expressions and he must find ways to memorize and use it.

He must find people that can practice with him.

I recommend him to attend class in EF. h

He can try to use English in classes.

how about go to the mountains.

It’s maybe great to go to the mointains.

Kate
Project engineer, learning English for work

You should try to speak frequently.

Practice make perfect.
Practice makes perfect.

It’s better for our classmates to read widely.

Practice your language.

It’s useful for you to have a English mentor.

Try to find out where you are not good at.

Had better…. I suggest you… I recommend you…
Prefer.. rather than…

Try to practice more.

Compared to go to the mountain, I prefer going to the beach.

Alternatively, lets go dancing intstead of seeing a movie.

Liujun (Jay)
Enjoys watching movies

We can communicate with each in English as much as possible.
We can communicate with each other in English as much as possible.

If we make a mistake, we can point that with each other.
If we make a mistake, we can tell each other.

You’d better do…
You’d better…

Not only….,but also….

Rather than go dancing, we could see a movie.
Rather than going dancing, we could see a movie.

Snow
Sales manager, leaning English for work and to get a promotion, enjoys running marathons

I have began reading some English novel, it’s good way to expand my vocabulary.
I have begun reading some English novels, it’s a good way to expand my vocabulary.

It might be a good way to…..
It might be a good idea to…..

Let’s say we go to the mountains.

Let’s say we could go to the beach instead.

He ( Rachel)
Enjoys singing, wants to improve her English level

One of the best ways is to read more books that interest you but not too difficult.
One of the best ways is to read more books that interest you but nothing too difficult.

You can also watch some movies or TV series that are not difficult to understand.

Repetition is very important to improve English.
Repetition is very important for improving English English.

Why not….

Instead of…we should…

It’s a good idea for you to….

Alternatively, I think spending time alone is a good choice.

I think we should spend time alone instead.

In order to save money, why not we buy some daily necessities?
In order to save money, why don’t we buy some daily necessities?

Bob
Tester

I would recommend my friends to register for classes.

Like EF center in Hunan.
Like the EF center in Hunan

At least involve in one class at least one time a day.
Participate in at least one class a day.

Say we could….

Just imagine what will happen if we….

How about we spend time with our families.

Suppose we eat gourmet food.

Alternatively, don’t spend time on your travel instead.
Alternatively, don’t spend time travelling.

Alternatively, we could have a drink in a cafe?

Pino
enjoys jogging, works in admin, wants to improve her English level

If you have English spelling condition, it is important to train you weak points.
If you struggle with English spelling, it is important to practice regularly.

For example, if you are shy to speak, and lack of opportunities to speak, it is important to attend English class.
For example, if you are shy to speak, and lack opportunities to speak, it is important to attend English classes.

The first important thing is to memorize English word.
The first important thing is to memorize English words.

I guess that we would better…
I guess that we’d better…

Is the most important thing to….

We can do roleplay.
We can do a roleplay.

Based on the limitations for the vacation time, we could go to the mountains instead.
Based on the limitations of the vacation time, we could go to the mountains instead.

Lets say we turn off the heat and wear sweaters.

2025-01-08

Hello, students! Welcome to our class. I’m Teacher Tanya, joining you from South Africa. Specifically, I reside in Johannesburg, renowned for its vibrant culture, art scene, culinary delights, and entertainment. During my leisure time, I find joy in listening to music, watching series, and playing video games. As we embark on this learning journey together, please don’t hesitate to reach out via the chat box if you have any questions. Additionally, feel free to raise your hand if I’m moving too quickly. Let’s make this a productive and enjoyable experience for us all! Please contact me on princesstanyanyamunga@gmail.com if you have any questions :)

Title: Understanding advertising

Lesson aim
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to use conjunctions to connect ideas related to advertisements.

PRONOUNCIATION:

VOCABULARY:

Evelyn: Well, I think the impact of advertising is mutlifacted I think the most straightforward impact is you can quickly learn about a product from advertising and decide if you want the product or not nowadays people are making advertisements more compact and it can even make it educational I think it makes people feel like watching advertisment.

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YiFei: I think in most ocassions we are not focusinf on advertismeent but they will subconsciously come to mind if we tend to buy products we try buy ones we have heard of before I think thats how they affect me

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Emily: In my opinion, advertisments can always get me to know about the product if I know it it will give me a very psoitive impression on the product it will try to persuade me to buy it so I will decide to buy the product that advertised and sometimes it will have some exaggerate items sometimes it mislead me about the effects of the product.

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fu: Firstly we can see advertsising on the newspaper and online news actually everyone will be affected by adversiting but for me when I want to buy something I shoulld consider the price or quality so I will be a little affected by the advertising maybe when I do not know what to buy maybe the price and quality is the same maybe I will choose the brand.

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Bob: I noticed that they advertise products with some attractive colorful colour like they advertise this product with heavy bright colour this kind of colour make me more excited than normal so I can’t stand to buy it so I think its a one unique technique.

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King: I think nowadays advertising is everywhere in our lives in my opinion the advertsing can advance the wants for goods I think the adverising it will be in good quality or service so adveritsing is very important and I would like to buy something with advertising from the public.

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Eve: Yeah. because we can see a lot of advertisement like the short videos on the TV or the billboards so buy something and you do not know or can’t decide which brand to buy so some advertisements can remind you to buy that brand.

2025-01-10

Hello! Welcome to class!
My name is Jessica. I’m from South Africa!

This is a group class, so please give everyone a turn to speak!
Please mute your mic if you are not speaking.
Please let me know if you would like me to speak faster or slower.

Classmates:
Chris Cui L- spending time with her family, cards/ watching movies
Judy L-spending time with family, reading, sitcoms
Eric Y-sports, drama, fencing
Fu Q- project manager, running, cycling

Vicky W- jogging, reading, watching
Steven S-engineer, travel, mountain climbing
Bob D- Tester,
Mary H- engineer, cooking, reading,

Groups:
Chris(A) and Mary (B)- 1
Bob(A) and Fu (B)- 2
Steven(A) and Vicky (B)- 3
Judy (A) and Eric (B)- 4

Vocabulary:

talkative
he has a good diet
not quite thin/
likes speaking
open-minded

fat, overweight / chubby, heavy / well-built,
cuddly

pig-headed
/ stubborn, opinionated / determined, persistent

rude, tactless / blunt, outspoken / straightforward, honest

never shuts up / talkative, chatty / enjoys a good conversation

eats too much / likes his food / has a healthy appetite

odd, weird / different, unusual / eccentric, quirky

Grammar tips: (say this/this is better to say)
if your colleague is very seriously- serious

she’s very talent- talented/ she has many talents

too strict to us- he is too strict with us

It’s unfortunately- It’s unfortunate that…

arrange a training to you- arrange a training session/program for you

some not good things- some bad feedback

shouting to others- at others
catch the deadline- meet the deadline

Your good sentences:

I feel uncomfortable and embarrassed.- Mary

I probably won’t react immediately. It’s inappropriate.- Bob

It depends.- Steven

You can set an example for me.- Vicky

It’s okay. Would you like to be a mentor for (to) me.- Fu

He is actually talking about himself. I will be offended.- Eric

I would say the same thing but in more polite way. - Judy

I will not say something. - Chris

It’s unfortunately* that you have to leave the company.- Chris

I always work hard and follow the company’s policy.- Mary

I know you are a persistent person. They think you are too honest. -Chris

Could I have a mentor? I have a lot of things that I want to learn.- Mary

In some ways you are not a good team player. You are always yelling at them arrogantly.- Bob

I will change my management style. - Eric

I think your colleagues think you are difficult to work with. - Steven

I don’t think, I have my own personality style. I have a good relationship with my team members. - Vicky

They think you are a lot eccentric. From my side, I think you are responsible. - Judy

I grateful for your trust. Maybe they are just jealous about my work. I am valuable.- Eric

Areas to practice
word forms, prepositions,

2025-01-11

11/01/2025
Welcome,

Thank you for joining the class.

My name is Edwina and I live in South Africa.

Please Introduce yourself.

Introduction:

Eric
Work: Medical Device Company
Hobbies:

Weber
Listening

Weiwei
Work:
Hobbies: Traveling and watching movies.

Bob
Work: Tester - Power consumption
Hobbies: Watching Tik-Tok videos to relax.

Amy
Work: Finance Manager
Hobbies: I enjoy reading books and watching American TV series.

Ray
Work:
Hobbies: I enjoy playing basketball, watching movies and listening to music.

Jenson
Work:
Hobbies: I enjoy jogging and watching the news.

Jamin
Work:
Hobbies: I enjoy playing basketball and watching movies.

Target language
Grammar
Passive voice: students are encouraged; courses are offered; classes are taught; etc.

Were you a bright student at school?

Bob
I wasn’t a bright student at school.
My scores were poor for every examination that I took and my teachers were never proud of my result.
I think I wasn’t bright or sharp.

Amy
I was a bright student during my Primary and Middle school years.
I was the Captain of my class and well liked by my teachers.
During High School, I was a bright student in the first year and thereafter started joining the wrong group which caused me to lose focus of my education.

Jenson
I share the same experience as Amy.
I was a bright student during middle and primary school and scored top marks.
However during my high school years the scores were recorded according to diligence.
I believe that intelligence is related to our genes.
If you are just diligent you can still get high scores but it takes a lot of hard work and consistency.

Ray
I wasn’t bright but spent a lot of time dedicated to my studies.
My teachers liked me and I tried my best to get good grades.

Jamin

I’m particularly good at science, Math and physics and won regional competitions.
I’m not good at learning languages and I feel like I don’t have the talent or skill required.
Wewei
When I was a child, I didn’t realize or follow the correct strategies to develop good learning/ academic habits.
After entering middle and high school, I successfully passed my examinations.

Eric
I don’t think that I was a bright student at school as at that age, I hadn’t realized the importance of education.
After Graduating, I realized how important education is and as a result I am also taking EF classes.

Ray
I had a lot of homework that needed to be finished on time.
Exams were scheduled to be taken.

Eric
I had to wake up early and go to bed late so that I have enough time to finish my homework.
There was a lot of pressure and an exam had to be taken for University admission.
It was a terrible yet interesting experience.

Weiwei
During my high school phase/years, I was under a lot of pressure and didn’t have enough time for a social life or hobbies.

Bob
I remember not having much opportunity to socialize with my peers or the community.
My mom would prepare my schedule in advance so that I could prioritize my studies.
I was required to arrive at school by 7am and would go to bed at 10pm.
Each day in high school felt repetitive, like a copy-and-paste of the same events.

Amy
My life was complicated because I had an older brother who, due to his intelligence, was accepted into a prestigious university.
I tried to stand up for myself and had a boyfriend during my second year of high school.
During the first year, I was placed in the top 5 but in the following year I was in the lowest ranking.
The high expectations and strained relationship with my parents led me to go through one of the most challenging phases of my life.

Jenson
When I was in my first grade of high school I was chosen as an inaugurate and found myself surrounded by intense competition.
It was a stressful situation and I continually/continuously. felt the pressure and eventually requested to be moved to a regular class so that my academic achievements could be recognized.
Thereafter I followed the instructions of my teacher and tried my best to achieve success.

Jamin
Most students typically deal with a heavy workload and countless homework as well as additional tutoring classes.
Some schools require students to wear uniforms and adhere to policies (Rules and regulations.)
Students are expected to manage their time and engage in self-study.

Eric
Most experiences are quite similar.
Examinations, studying and homework seems to be a trend.

Amy appeared to feel pressured by the expectations set by her older brother.

Weiwei
My classmates share similar experiences, such as pressure from homework, school, and family expectations.
Personally, I didn’t face much pressure from my parents.

Bob
The similarities include, taking examinations, strictly adhering to the schedule (arrival and dismissal times) as well as routine behaviors.

Our backgrounds vary, as some parents have a positive relationship with their children, while others are more strict.

Some students would use accommodation provided by the school - boarding school/hostel.

Amy
It seems like studying hard and being occupied academically are trends.

Most students had a good relationship with their parents and there wasn’t any anger issues faced.

Jenson

I had to face a lot of homework, examinations and pressure from teachers.
It feels as though we were conditioned or shaped into accepting the norm.
Some students were rebellious during their school years.

Ray
My classmates are from China which means that our experiences are similar.
We were expected to get into University but the difference might be the romance/love which in my opinion is quite special.

Jamin
I had a strict schedule and limited activities with more time spent on academics.
Every morning we participated in physical activities.
I focused on entertainment, and it seems like I played computer games instead of attended additional classes.

Feedback:
Use the notes to expand your vocabulary.

2025-01-12

Introduction:
Hello. I am teacher Nato from Johannesburg, South Africa. I am not a talkative and outgoing person. I enjoy my personal space.
Introduce yourself by mentioning the following:

Your names: Xu T (Jessy)
Your location: China.
Your hobbies: