Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Write on some paper and put on your desk: SUBJECT + VERB – what did you DO, then details.

Do some writing using the words from today. + fa xian + where

About four years ago,my daughter and I,my sister and her children ,we travelled to Vancouver and we lived in a hotel which there is a swimming pool .while,my sister just learned how to swim and she was not good at swimming but there was not one lifeguard in it,she has not known when she was swimming in the deep water area then suddenly she drowned .her children didn’t find it,but fortunately a woman saw her then she was jumping in the pool saved my sister.

About four years ago, my daughter, my sister, her children and I we travelled to Vancouver and we stayed in a hotel where there is a swimming pool. Meanwhile, my sister just learned how to swim and she was not good at swimming but there weren’t any lifeguards there. She didn’t know (realise) that she had swum / she didn’t see her swimming to the deep water area then suddenly she started to drown / went underwater. Her children didn’t notice it, but fortunately a woman saw her so she jumped / and jumped in the pool to save / and saved my sister.

I saw her , (and) jumped in and saved her = I did 3 things (saw, jumped in, saved.)
I saw her, so I jumped in to save her = I did 2 things (saw and jumped in, the result of seeing was jumping in) the reason was (save)

Vocabulary

religious – believe in god etc
eg. I am not religious

participate
eg. I participated in my brother’s wedding about 10 years ago
eg2. there were only a few people at my parent’s wedding

payment (n)
eg. I made a payment to Smart English for my English course / They received my payment

salary / pay (n) – money your boss gives you every month
eg. I got my salary on Monday / My salary is 10,000 RMB a month / I got my pay

price (n) – product (chan pin) / service
eg. the price of iPhone is 5000 RMB

fee (n) – money you pay for a service
eg. the fees are too high!
eg2. my daughter’s school fees are very high

donation (n) – money you give as a gift
eg. I gave a donation of 1000 RMB to the poor man on the street

I find you are very nice = my feeling / thought about it
I find my keys every morning = zhao dao / using my eyes

she started to drown

shallow < > deep

while – you must say while + what time
eg. while I’m in class, Judy is working.

meanwhile – ming xian de time
eg. I’m in class. Meanwhile, Judy is working.

live / stay
live = your home / permanent
stay = not your home / hotel / short time

PLACE
where = at that place
eg. I went to Starbucks. At that cafe, I can buy some coffee = I went to Starbucks where I can buy some coffee
which = it
eg. I went to Starbucks. It is big = I went to Starbucks which is big

Grammar

I use it so my cat is close to me always

to / for / because = reason
so = result
and = add something else

i dont think about the hotel isn’t life guard – I didn’t think there wasn’t any lifeguards there / I thought there was a lifeguard 

swim / swam / swum