Online Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Add to profile

hobbies: shopping, surfing online, gardening

homework: writing homework using vocabulary from class, focus on grammar

topics: life, kids, travel, food, shopping, money etc

teaching: speaking exercises (vocabulary + grammar), conversation (confidence)

Homework

Do some writing like a diary and if you can try to use some of the words from today in your writing, and don’t make the same mistakes you made in your speaking today.

Vocabulary

real estate developer – your mum’s job

state-owned company – government owned company

I left / I resigned / I quit a job – stop working at a company
eg. I resigned from my job after only 11 months / I quit my job / I left my job

subtitle – the words under the video
sub = down / under
title = words

bicycle – something with 2 wheels
bi = 2
cycle = go around

I went to a cafe which was beautiful = it was beautiful = it = that place

I went to a cafe where they had good coffee = and at that place they… = and there, they…

I go to the park with my kid where he can play sports.

baby – under 1.5
kid / child – 2 – 17 

hair dresser – fa xing shi
eg. I am like a hair dresser

correct – gai zheng
eg. Jesse will always correct my mistakes

dress up / salad dressing 

listen – active – what you do
hear – ability – passive – what happens

look – activity / what you do
see – ability / what happens

assist – help
eg. I assist my son with his homework = I help him
accept – I take it / it’s ok with me
eg. I accept my son’s weaknesses / naughty behavior

resist – softer
refuse – stronger
eg. My son resisted learning Chinese but finally he accepted it
eg2. My son is refusing to speak English but I don’t know why

Mainly I read Chinese books / I mainly read Chinese books / Chinese are the main ones I read

we feel sorry for him

funny – gao xiao
eg. some of the videos are very funny

delivery people – kuai di yuan

the difference / gap between rich and poor is really big
there’s no big difference between prices on d11 and normally / the discount is not very big

Grammar

I’ve been there for 3 times – I’ve been there 3 times
I have class for 1 hour – amount of time

I do sth to you – the way I treat you
I do sth for you  – the reason I do it is you
eg. My husband gives me cake so I think he is good to me, but I think sometimes he is bad for me / for my health

to = give sth / from sth to sth / movement / distance
for = for / effect
with = together / sharing

I talk to you – normal / colder
I talk with you – warmer / sharing
I talk at you – very cold / I’m just talking and don’t care if you’re listening

Speaking exercise

His name is herman and he is a handsome boy, but a little bit noisy, and he’s lovely but sometimes he is naughty. He is very tall, and he often eats too much. He love do some sports like running, like use his scooter to play. He like to go to play slide. Just teach him some English words, the teacher will teach him, and we will review at home. I will read some books for him. Every day I read almost 20 books. And he also loves watching TV, but only 20 minutes for 1 time / each time, and I can cut his hair by myself.

(I have a little boy who is named Herman) His name is herman and he is a handsome boy, but a little bit noisy, and he’s lovely but sometimes he is naughty. He is very tall, but he often eats too much. He loves doing / he loves to do some sports like running, or using his scooter to play. He likes to go to play on the slide / play on slides. At home, I just teach him some English words, but / and the teachers will teach him at school usually / mostly / most of the time, and we will review at home. I will read some books to / with him. Every day I read almost 20 books. And he also loves watching TV, but only 20 minutes for 1 time / each time, and I can cut his hair by myself as a hair dresser.