F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Writing: write the recipe of a dish or cake you like.

Remember to use the past tense when needed.
Be careful about using articles (first use a then use the)
Keep your syntax simple (subject verb object)

Before I come here I go to Lujiazui and I buy Nespresso coffee. Because I’m very like drink coffee.
Everyday I drink 2 cups. I very like to go to coffee shops but these days I have no time. Last year I had a boy, he is 1 yo now.
This coffee shop is Jesse tell me. He tells me it is very good.
I like to eat delicious food and the restaurant interior design must be beautiful and the food must be delicious.
Everyday I like to search for restaurants on apps and when I discover the restaurant what I like I will bookmark it and in the week end I will go this restaurant to eat with my family.
Before I tried it but I don’t like milk and coffee with milk is very full and I like the original taste so later I always drink americano just drink americano.
In my house I use capsule coffee but I don’t know how to make coffee. and I don’t like sweet food. Cake I like but fried dishes or coffee or tea I don’t like sweet. Original taste is most tasty. I don’t find my favorite coffee shop now.

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Before I came here I went to Lujiazui and I bought Nespresso coffee. Because I like to drink coffee very much. Everyday I drink 2 cups. I like to go to coffee shops very much but these days I have no time.Last year I had a boy, he is 1 yo now.
Jesse told me about this coffee shop / this coffee was recommended by Jesse. He told me it is very good.
I like to eat delicious food and the restaurant interior design must be beautiful and the food must be delicious / the interior design matters as much as the food.
Everyday I like to search for restaurants on apps and when I discover a restaurant which/that I like I will bookmark it and in the week end I will go to this restaurant to eat with my family.
I tried it before but I don’t like milk and coffee with milk makes me feel full/ is very rich and I like the original taste so after that/ since then/ now  I always drink americano (and) only americano./ I only drink americano.
At home I use capsule coffee but I don’t know how to make coffee. and I don’t like sweet food. I don’t like sweet fried dishes or beverages (coffee/tea). The original taste is better/ I prefer the original taste. I haven’t found my favorite coffee shop yet.

Vocabulary

beverages – drinks
He brought a lot of beverages to the party.

past tense – 过去
I don’t like to use the past tense.

to discover 发现
When I discover a new coffee shop I invite my friends to go there with me.

to save – to record / to keep for later
I saved the pictures you sent to my email
when I eat cake I save the cherry for the end.

to bookmark – to save a page to find it easily later on
I read this article online and I bookmarked it.

To recommend 推荐
Jesse recommended this coffee this / this coffee was recommended by Jesse

I get it/ I understand 我懂了

as much as / as many as
He bought as many bags as he could carry.
When I visit you I will bring as much food as I can.
Last week I went to a buffet restaurant, I ate as much as I could.

Because I’m very like drink coffee – I like to drink coffee very much

Talking about things you like:

to like
I like coffee

to prefer
I prefer coffee rather than tea

to love
I love coffee

to enjoy
I enjoy coffee very much

I am found of
I am found of coffee

I am crazy for
I am crazy for coffee

I am a …. lover
I am a coffee lover

I have a sweet tooth ( I love sweet things)
I am a foodie ( I love to eat/try new food)

Grammar

Using a , the
When you talk about something for the first time use a
Then when you mention it again, use the

I discovered a new restaurant last week.
The restaurant is really nice.
Tom told me about a new hotel he visited.
I went there last summer and the hotel was fantastic.

basic syntax : Who does what – Subject Verb Object
Jesse told me about a coffee shop
I tried it

to tell someone about something
Jesse told me about a new coffee shop

I don’t find my favorite coffee shop now. (I used to go there but maybe it closed or it moved somewhere else and I don’t know where)
I haven’t found my favorite coffee shop yet. (I never found a coffee shop that I really liked and I am still looking for one)

I tried it before but I didn’t like it (I tried and I felt it wasn’t good)
Before I tried it I didn’t like it (I didn’t like it before, but after I tried it I now like it.)