Monday, December 15, 2025

I Am Going to Make Some Tweaks

 In some cases: sometimes

Any (anybody/anyone) or some (someone/somebody) grammar:

1. Use “any” or “some” in a question.

Do you have some sunscreen?

Do you have something/somebody?  

Do you have any sunscreen?

Do you have anything/anyone?

2. Positive (yes): I have some sunscreen.

3. Negative (no): I do NOT have any sunscreen.

This classroom today is stuffy. HOT.

In two weeks (we DO NOT say “two weeks later”), we have the final exam. Next week, we will do review for the test and I will tell you what to study.

In an hour: after an hour

In some cases: sometimes

Did you see anyone/someone giving shaves?

Both are OK because it is a question.

Pedicure: cut the toenails

Manicure: cut the fingernails

While: when

Appointment: meeting

I am wearing contact lenses.

Usually, we say I am wearing contacts.

 

Giving advice. Your partner will tell you the problem. Please give your partner advice with a sentence.

Problem: I smell bad.

Advice: You should / ought to wear deodorant.

I suggest you wear deodorant.

I suggest you hide your toothbrush. You should put it on the floor behind the toilet. He won’t find it there.

I advise you to wear deodorant.

Do NOT say “You can…”

Sentence pattern.

Please answer with a sentence to practice grammar:

My roommate always uses my toothbrush.

You should suggest he buy his own toothbrush.

The crazy woman is throwing watermelons at me again.

a. I am allergic to face powder.

I suggest you don’t do makeup.

b. My hair always sticks up.

I suggest you use hair gel.

I advise you to use hair gel.

c. My eyelashes are too short.

I suggest you buy mascara.

 

 

 

I shower two times a day, but…

1. Before we talked about personality. That is inside you. Your inner beauty.

2. Now, we talk about appearance. That is your outer beauty.

 

Plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, cosmetic procedure: go to the doctor to change your body or face    Cindy

Listening practice

1. Could you please repeat that?

2. How do you spell __________?

Tweak: change a little

Enhance: improve

Natural

Painful: hurt  

Cindy: girl’s name

 

 

 

 

 

I had an eyebrow lift

I had fat removed (from) under my eyes.

Liposuction on my inner thighs

Thigh: strongest part of your leg

Do you think they are superficial because they want plastic surgery?

The number of cosmetic procedures has nearly doubled in the last (past) decade (ten years).

Monday, December 8, 2025

Time for a Pedicure


 

I will skim (read quickly for new

words) first.

Shown: featured

Dye the hair: change the color

Distinguished: smart and respected, usually an older person

Corporate: big company

Executive: boss

Gorgeous: beautiful

Though: but

Hair transplants: get new hair

Bald: no hair

“Take the plunge:” try something

new

If you don’t mind: don’t care

Permanent: forever; you can’t change it

Perspective: thinking or idea

Enthusiastically: energy, you really care or like it

For Wednesday, I will just give everyone 10/10 for homework.

1. Your midterm is out of 50% on the paper.

2. 50% divide by 5 = your final score.

3. For example, if you got 40%, your grade is 8%.

 

I know in America people do NOT speak with a sentence.

If you ask: “Where is the train station?”

We need to answer with a sentence in this class because we can practice grammar.

Could you please repeat that?

Use your imagination.

Tattoo

Have you ever put in contact lenses?

Ever is only in the question.

Yes, I have put in contact lenses.

Why is ever only in the question?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announce: tell everyone

Please answer with a sentence.

I dyed my hair black.

What will happen if you don’t

floss? He will have dirty teeth.

I paid NT$1000 for my haircut.

What is the purpose of sunscreen?

Sunscreen will protect my skin from

a sunburn.

Mustache.

Cosmetic procedure: when you

go to the doctor to change your

face. 

Discuss: talk about

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell    ?

Tattoos      bad

Tattoo artists     Matt

Genre