VIP Class Notes (Celeste)
Homework
Listen to the recordings of today’s class and review the notes below. Practice the pronunciation.
Needs more review
famous – you ming de
eg. this chinese garden is very famous in suzhou
eg2. suzhou is famous for its gardens and food
same – yi yang
similar – xiang
different – bu yi yang
my / mine / myself
eg. you are my teacher and I am your student / this pen is my pen
eg2. this pen is mine.
eg3. I took the pen myself
your / yours / yourself
eg. I am your teacher / the pen is your pen
eg2. the pen is yours
eg3. you took the pen yourself
slept late / slept in
eg. I slept in today until 10AM
every week I sleep in on the weekend
until
eg. we have class until 2PM today
i want more sleep
midnight / 12AM – sleep time
midday / 12PM – lunch time
eg. I went to bed last night at midnight
eg2. I woke up around midday today
what type / kind of restaurant? – na yi zhong can guan
eg. what kind of restaurant did you go to? we went to a japanese restaurant
teppenyaki
tender – soft meat / easy to eat
delicious – fei chang hao chi
eg. they have delicious steak
whole
eg. I ate the whole cake = 1 cake
all
eg. I ate all the cakes = more than 2 cakes
we eat = no time / always / often / sometimes / every day
we ate = past time – te ding de shi jian
we will eat = future
we are eating = now
train
tree
triangle
trouble
true
Pronunciation
restaurant ( ress – chr ont )
teppanyaki ( tep – pen – ya – ki )
delicious ( duh – lih – shiss )
train ( ch rein )
triangle ( try ang gull )
people ( pee pull )
famous ( fei miss )
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