Online Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

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

Write about your recent life.

Speaking exercise

helped with these words

the man uses his GPS to go to some place and Mr Bean gets his map and this things cannot tell you how far is you near your place but Mr Bean can’t do it. It is raining now. The man can get the subway and Mr Bean only with the umbrella and walk to the place where they will meet. I think the man feel is very good because the man doesn’t need to take the umbrella but Mr Bean need to take the umbrella and walk so he feels very bad because maybe he will get sick. The man was listen to music. When the subway is stop the man take off the earphones because the train driver said the train has some problem so you must get out. Mr Bean get the skateboard because the wind is so strong so he umbrella can let him go faster.

Corrections in bold

the man uses his GPS to go to some place and Mr Bean gets his map but it cannot tell you how far you are from a place but Mr Bean can’t do it. It starts raining and the man can get the subway but Mr Bean only has an umbrella and walks to the place where they will meet. I think the man feels is very good because he doesn’t need to take the umbrella but Mr Bean needs to take it and walk so he feels very bad because maybe he will get sick. The man was listens to music. When the subway is stops the man takes off the / his earphones because the train driver said the train has some problem so he must get out. Mr Bean gets a skateboard because the wind is so strong so his umbrella can let him go faster.

Grammar

the = ming xian de yi ge
eg. I have a lion. The lion is good
eg2. the weather is good = shanghai’s weather

the = this / that

i do / he does – di san ren cheng!

talk to / listen to / look at 

I have a lion. The lion is good. The lion is happy. The lion is mine = I have a lion. He is good and he is happy.

Vocabulary

maybe = you ke neng / may 
eg. Maybe it will rain today
eg2. It may rain today.

get = become
eg. I will get sick
eg2. I will become married


let – you want to do it
make – you don’t want to do it / effect (yin xiang)
eg. I let you play computer games
eg2. I make you do your homework
eg3. iPhones make our lives more convenient
eg4. iPhones let us call our friends