VIP Class Notes (George)

Homework

correct the following and change the verb tense. 

The first day we went to Amsterdam we got there by plane and slept. And the second day, we went to see the Van Gaugh’s museum and we have a delicious lunch. In the afternoon we go to sex museum and the night we go red light district. And next day, we went to X and there is a small town, and there are a lot of river in the town. We take boat in the river and take a lot of photos and have a lunch. In the night, we go to we back up to amsterdam we go to play on the swing and the next day we go to Frankfurt, and just have a dinner and go to sleep. and then next day we go to barden barden and we eat the most delicious food in baden baden, we think, because most of the german food is very salty and we go to the interesting hotsprings, The next day we reached the castle, it is very beautiful but the castle is not made in mid-century, it is made in 18th century. The next day we go to Munich. In the Munich, I think the Munich is very large, we joined the Munich beer festival, there is a lot of people I think lot of German in there, there is a very large amusement park. Germany beer is very bitter. and we go to football stadium and bought a football with the bands logo on the football. The last we go to shopping and take airplane to Paris and back to China.

Vocabulary

Prostitution- When people trade sex for money.

e.g. Prostitution is legal in Amsterdam.

Prostitute-  a person who gives sex for money

e.g. There are many prostitutes in the red light district.

Subtle- Something that is not very obvious or direct.

e.g.  Her perfume is very subtle, you can’t smell unless you get close to her.

Geisha (yiji) A woman in Japan who was a performer.

e.g. When I went to Japan, I saw many geisha walking on the street.

Concubine-  Kind of woman who is not the emperor’s wife but still lives in the palace and has sex with him.

e.g. The emperor had many concubines and his wives would often kill them because they were jealous.

Emperor- (huangdi) The king

Curious- When you want to know something

e.g. Monkeys and little children are often very curious, they want to discover new things and know why.

Speaking exercise

Original

The first we go to Amsterdam and the first day we reached there by plane and sleeped. And the second day, we go to see the Van Gaugh’s museum and we have a delicious lunch. In the afternoon we go to sex museum and the night we go red light district. And next day, we went to X and there is a small town, and there are a lot of river in the town. We take boat in the river and take a lot of photos and have a lunch. In the night, we go to we back up to amsterdam we go to play on the swing and the next day we go to Frankfurt, and just have a dinner and go to sleep. and then next day we go to barden barden and we eat the most delicious food in baden baden, we think, because most of the german food is very salty and we go to the interesting hotsprings, The next day we reached the castle, it is very beautiful but the castle is not made in mid-century, it is made in 18th century. The next day we go to Munich. In the Munich, I think the Munich is very large, we joined the Munich beer festival, there is a lot of people I think lot of German in there, there is a very large amusement park. Germany beer is very bitter. and we go to football stadium and bought a football with the bands logo on the football. The last we go to shopping and take airplane to Pari and back to China.

Corrected

The first day we went to Amsterdam we got there by plane and slept. And the second day, we went to see the Van Gaugh’s museum and we have a delicious lunch. In the afternoon we go to sex museum and the night we go red light district. And next day, we went to X and there is a small town, and there are a lot of river in the town. We take boat in the river and take a lot of photos and have a lunch. In the night, we go to we back up to amsterdam we go to play on the swing and the next day we go to Frankfurt, and just have a dinner and go to sleep. and then next day we go to barden barden and we eat the most delicious food in baden baden, we think, because most of the german food is very salty and we go to the interesting hotsprings, The next day we reached the castle, it is very beautiful but the castle is not made in mid-century, it is made in 18th century. The next day we go to Munich. In the Munich, I think the Munich is very large, we joined the Munich beer festival, there is a lot of people I think lot of German in there, there is a very large amusement park. Germany beer is very bitter. and we go to football stadium and bought a football with the bands logo on the football. The last we go to shopping and take airplane to Paris and back to China.