Online Class Notes (Jesse) [R]

Homework

Write about your personal trainer and your lessons with them. When did you start? Why did you get a personal trainer? What do you do with the personal trainer? etc…

Vocabulary

what were we talking about?

do you smoke?
no I don’t smoke / no I’m a non-smoker

do you drink?
yes I do / yes I am a drinker / yes I’m a big drinker

spit – to make kou shui / food / water come out of your mouth 
gag – the feeling of needing to throw up
throw up / spew / vomit – food / water comes out of your stomach
eg. if I smoke a lot I will gag
eg2. if I eat too much, I will throw up
eg3. after I brush my teeth, I spit out the toothpaste

I answer the phonelet me take a call / I have a call to take / let me answer the phone / let me answer this call / someone is calling me 

personal trainer – sports teacher
build muscle – to get more muscle
eg. I have a personal trainer to teach me how to build muscle

My breakfast is a cob of corn and an egg

carbs / carbohydrates – tan shui hua he wu

size
eg. I always wear similar / same size clothes

similar – xiang de
eg. I am 35 and you are 36 – we are a similar age 

how do I say this word…? 
eg. how do you say “hen xiang” in English?

does she want to be thinner or bigger? she wants to be 3 kg bigger

what is her perfect weight? she wants to be 46

does she like your weight? she wants me to be a little bigger

Grammar

Have you ever been fat or thin?
I have never been fat, I have always been thin.

Are you fat?
No I am thin

Will you be fat?
No I will be thin

2 verbs, use “to” 

noun – 名词
verb – 动词
adjective – 形容词
adverb – 副词
conjunction – 连词
preposition – 介词

Reading

Kevin wanted to lose weight. He was getting fat. His stomach was getting bigger. He was gaining weight. He was gaining one pound every week. He had to buy new pants. He didn’t fit into his old pants. He couldn’t see his feet anymore. When he looked down, all he could see was his big fat belly. He wanted his belly to disappear. How could he do that? How could he lose weight? What could he do? He talked to his wife. She told him to stop eating candy. She told him to stop eating cake. She told him to walk up and down the big hill every day.

Pronunciation

feet / eat / seat / beat / week – eeee

down / frown / clown / brown / around – aaaoooo

she / bee / he / see – eeee

when / ben / hen / friend – ehhhh / air