VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]

Homework

Read a piece of news. Write about your thoughts.

Vocabulary

outdoor: shi wai
ie. We shouldn’t do many activities outdoors.
ie. We shouldn’t do many outdoor activities.

indoor:  shi nei
ie. I like skating indoors./I like to skate indoors.
ie. I like indoor skating.

artistic/artsy: adj of art
ie. Learning to play guitar doesn’t make me artistic./an artistic youth/person.
ie. Nami looks like an artistic person but actually/in fact/in reality she’s not.

sarcastic (adj): feng ci
ie. She wears glasses/a pair of huge black glasses to be sarcastic.
ie. She wears glasses sarcastically.
ie. She wears glasses with sarcasm.

shy/timid/mousy(neg meaning): hai xiu
ie. Don’t be shy if you want to make more friends.

manicure: mei jia
ie. I want to get a manicure.
ie. Lily paid for my manicure.

shrink(不礼貌的)/therapist:  心理导师
ie. Ally told me that if I feel pressured/stressed I should go to/see a therapist.

says it all: 
ie. you gave me a look that says it all.
ie. I don’t know her personality but what she wears/her wardrobe/outfit says it all.

Grammar

the + adj: 
ie. The happiest/the fattest
ie. The better/ the happier: there’s only two (The yellow dress is the better one.)

higher vs taller
ie. higher – not connected to the ground (shelves, dreams, goals.. )
ie. taller – connected to the ground (people, buildings, lamps, trees …)

frequency words: never, rarely, sometimes, often, usually, always …
– always use simple tense

Speaking exercise

I met my boyfriend in last company. He is an IT. We used to play games together when we finished the work. It was the happy time.
His higher and heavier than me. He always makes me mad because he doesn’t talk too much. When I’m angry, he doesn’t know how to make me happy. He likes to play computer games, such as LOL. And he also sleeps late and woke up late.
But sometimes, he cooked for me and it taste delicious so we can have a good time. And I tell him to buy something for me if I am angry, but he never did that.

I met my boyfriend in my last company/when I was working at my last company. He is an IT guy/He works in the IT department. We used to play games together when we finish work. It was our happiest time.
His taller and heavier than me. He always makes me mad because he doesn’t talk too much. When I’m angry, he doesn’t know how to make me happy. He likes to play computer games, such as LOL/and his favorite one is LOL. And he also sleeps late and wakes up late.
But sometimes, he cooks for me and it tastes delicious so we can always enjoy a nice meal together. However, when I tell him to buy something for me if I am angry, he never listens.

Writing exercise

I used to learn guitar for one year. I still remember the reason why I want to learn it is that it can make me look like a literature youth. However, when I first touched strings of the guitar, what I thought was:”wow, my finger’s gonna hurt.” Since I have to press the hard strings hardly with my soft fingers.

It’s not that easy to learn guitar. I used one months to memorize chords and two months to practice it skillfully. Now I can play a English song <take me to your heart >. I prefer finger picking though someone who are good at guitar always uses the pick. Maybe that’s why I can’t learn guitar well…

I learned guitar for one year/I used to learn guitar three years ago./Three years ago, I learned guitar for one year. I still remember the reason why I wanted to learn it is that it can make me look like an artistic youth. However, when I first touched the strings of the guitar, what I thought was:”wow, my fingers’ gonna hurt.” That’s because I have to press the hard strings using a lot of strength/strongly with my soft fingers.

It’s not that easy to learn (how) to play guitar. It took me/I took one month to memorize the chords and two months to practice till I can play the songs skillfully. Now I can play an English song <take me to your heart >. I prefer finger picking though people who are good at guitar/most guitar masters/experts uses the pick. Maybe that’s why I can’t learn guitar well…