VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

shopping cart: gou wu che (n)
ie. I used a shopping cart to shop.
ie. Ally had lots of things in her shopping cart. (can also mean internet)

traffic jam: du che
ie. Today I was late because we were in a traffic jam.

change: bian
ie. He was changed.
ie. I will never change./I’m never going to change.

elevator: dian ti

take the stairs: zou lou ti
ie. While Ally was taking the elevator, Lily was taking the stairs.

wheel chair: lun yi
ie. I will not sit in a wheel chair./I’m not going to sit in a wheel chair.

Grammar

think-> thought
ie. I thought Mr. Bean would be very boring, but it is not.

last and last week -> the week before last week
last and last day -> the day before last/yesterday

take -> took
– Yesterday, he took the subway. / he took the bus.
– Yesterday, he took the subway when it rained./it was raining.
– Tomorrow, my mother will/my mother is going to take me to school.

Play -> played
They play cellphone -> They play on the cellphone./on the computer
-play piano/play games/play basketball…

rain -> rained

can’t -> couldn’t

future tense: I’m going to / I will
– SUBJECT (the person) + will + verb
– SUBJECT (the person) + To be + going to + verb
ie. I will play./I’m going to play.
ie. They will go to school./They are going to go to school.
ie. Judy will call my father./Judy is going to call my father.
ie. It will rain tomorrow./It is going to rain tomorrow.

Today I was late because there is a traffic jam.

It rains.
Yesterday, it rained.
Tomorrow, it will rain./it is going to rain.

I like watching Mr. Bean.
Yesterday, I watched Mr. Bean.
Tomorrow, I will watch Mr. Bean./I am going to watch Mr. Bean.

Q: Tell me 3 things you did this week that you didn’t like and 3 things you’re going to do next week that you want/like.

This week, I did my homework, but I didn’t like it.
This week, I ate my mother’s bread, but I didn’t like it.
This week, I watched Mr Bean, but I didn’t like it.(because it was too boring).

Next week, I want to read the English story book, and I will/I’m going to like it.
Next week, I want to eat my mom’s curry chicken, and I will/I’m going to like it.
Next week, I want to play games, and I will/I’m going to like it.

I only have Wechat on my cellphone. Everything else is locked.

Yesterday, he fell.

Q: 3 smart things that Mr. Bean did.
1. He made a cart machine to pick up the things he wanted.
2. He put oil on the floor to make his cart move.
3. He put ropes on the shopping cart.

3 things that Mr. Bean bought:
He bought milk, dog food, and potatoes.

He will driving his car the pops fell on his cart.
He was driving when the pops fell on his cart.

Q: 3 bad/unlucky things that happened to Mr. Bean
1. He was sick and he was in the hospital.
2. The teddy couldn’t enter the x-ray room.
3. The nurse saw the teddy on Mr. Bean’s x-ray.
4. He got a fat nurse while someone else got a pretty nurse.
5. The elevator was broken so he had to take the stairs.