VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Write about makeup and how long you have liked doing it for, when did you start, what do you think will happen when you get older?

Vocabulary

take time off earlier than us / to have a day off

industry – hang ye

province – sheng fen

you should go home to see my parents / to spend time with my parents

moving on / move on = continues and forget / not think about it
eg. I need to move on from my last relationship

life goes on = continues

times are changing 

gradual (continuous and slow) < > sudden (fast and without warning)
eg. it has been a very gradual change for me

lover / soulmate / mr right / love / the right man for me 

in these times / these days 

fear of commitment
eg. many men have a fear of commitment

temptations – you huo
eg. people need to resist temptation

Grammar

i am hard to trust men – it’s hard for me to trust men

they are not often meet me 1 year aroundthey haven’t met me for around 1 year / we meet each other every year / we don’t meet each other often, only once a year 

I lived in Shanghai around 10 years I have been living in Shanghai for 10 minutes 

I’m not a very traditional people person 

Today I had taught 2 students before you arrived. So now, I have taught 3 students. Now is 3pm. At 6PM I will have taught 6 students. Between 3-6 I will teach 3 students.

I am teaching Essie.

At 2:10PM today I had been teaching Essie for 10 minutes.
At 2:10 PM today I had taught Essie for 10 minutes and we continued for 50 minutes afterwards.

At 2:55PM I will have been teaching Essie for 55 minutes.