Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

focus: using the vocabulary in the same way that I did.

Writing exercise

I have never done pilates before and I am very interested in its special equipments ,So I ordered a one on one course today. But after one hour’s training, my muscles ache and the instructor said I was kind of unhealthy. so I need to train more. I hope I can bend parts of my body more easily than before.
My new year resolution is to move into my new house which is located in the center of the town and there are lots of restaurants and milk tea shops nearby which word of mouth are good. But I need to control the sugar intake because of my potential diabetes. And the environment of the apartment complex is good. Last but not least I hope my son could go to the bilingual school which we are always respected .

I have never done pilates before and I am very interested in the special equipment used, so I booked a one on one class today (and I enjoyed it so I booked another 20), but / However, after one hour’s training, my muscles started to ache and the instructor said I was kind of unhealthy, so I need to train more. I hope I can bend parts of my body more easily than before.
My new year‘s resolution is to move into my new house which is located in the center of the town / middle of the city / in downtown because the environment of the apartment complex is good / fabulous / incredible / really beautiful and modern with a lovely natural feeling as well and there are lots of restaurants and milk tea shops nearby which I know about from word of mouth and heard they were good. However I need to control my sugar intake because of my potential diabetes / possibly having diabetes. Last but not least I hope my son could go to the bilingual school which we have always been expecting / we have always expected / which we have been looking forward to and are expecting to be good. 

Needs more review

word of mouth – when you recommend things to your friends
eg. many SE students come from word of mouth

Grammar

on February in February
in = period of time / long time
(month / year)
on = a day
(you write what you will do on your calendar) 
at = a time
(at = a point, so it’s specific)

but = However 
and then = After that 
so = Therefore 

Vocabulary

cold snap 

floor heating

central heating – airconditioning in your ceiling

ceiling – tian hua ban

3 and 2 months old 

expected
eg. I expect rain tomorrow = I think it will rain tomorrow
eg2. my son’s teacher expects him to do his homework = she thinks it should happen / if it doesn’t happen she’ll be angry
respected – zun zhong (re = relationship, and respect is part of relationships)
eg. Barbara’s mum is a respected real estate boss
except – chu le
accept – jie shou

looking forward to – I’m excited about sth in the future / I hope it comes quickly
eg. I’m looking forward to moving into my new house

flexible – to be able to move your body easily and can move a lot
eg. I’m not very flexible so I want to do yoga more

stretch – la shen 
scratch
– nao yang
eg. I do a lot of stretching at pilates.

it’s stronger – it requires more strength

book – time / services
eg. I booked a table for 8PM
order – products / things
eg. I sat down at the table and ordered a meal

time crawls (slow) < > time flies (fast)