VIP Class Notes (Celeste) [W/S]

Homework

Write a short story about the best vacation you’ve ever had. 

Vocabulary

Q: How long do you swim for? = How many minutes or hours do you swim for?

Q: How long have you swam for? = How many months or years have you been swimming?

I swim on the weekends. / I swim two times a week.

Grammar

Flowers easy as a gift for women. – Flowers are easy as a gift…

we don’t have so many communication – we don’t have much communication / we don’t communicate much (quantity) /often (frequency)

I have no many time… – I don’t have time / I don’t have a lot of time

We flew for about 20 hours from China/Shanghai to Seychelles and transferred at Abu Dhabi. = A C B
We flew for about 20 hours from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi then to Seychelles. = A B C

Writing exercise

There held a traditional Ireland concert in my daughter’s school last weekend,and all of performance were showing by the teachers’.They were wearing the traditional clothes of Ireland and were giving a wonderful performance ,and they were not only good at academic but also have skilled in instrument,so the students were shacked by teachers high technique.Local people joined in together,therefore the party were holding.She said ‘ what a wonderful show and a nice weekend.’

Last weekend, there was a traditional Irish concert at my daughter’s school and/where all of the performances were performed by the teachers. They were wearing traditional clothes of Ireland and were giving a wonderful performance. They are not only good at academics, but also highly skilled in instruments, so the students were shocked and surprised by the/their teachers high techniques.

People in the community also went to/attended the concert and after there was a party for everyone. My daughter said, “what a wonderful show and a nice weekend.”

Speaking exercise

Tell me about your vacation to Seychelles during Chinese New Year. 

I went to Seychelles last CNY with my family. We flight about 20 hours from China to Seychelles and interchange at Abu Dabi. I spend a nice time at Seychelles because the beach and hotel were so wonderful. We took a week for our holiday and enjoyed great view and delicious food. Seychelles is an island country in the Indian Ocean where are are many visitors at hot season from the worldwide. I choose Seychelles because I researched online found many famous people had a vacation to there.

I went to Seychelles last CNY with my family. We flew for about 20 hours from China/Shanghai to Seychelles and transferred at Abu Dhabi. I spent a nice time there because the beach and hotel were so wonderful. We spent a week for our holiday and enjoyed great views and delicious food. Seychelles is an island country in the Indian Ocean where there are many (worldwide) visitors during the peak season from around the world. I chose Seychelles because I researched online and found many celebrities/famous people had a vacation there.

…many celebrities vacationed there.