VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

I can speak Chinese = I am able to speak Chinese
I will can do I will be able to do

I can’t do = I am not able to do
I will can’t do – I will not be able to do  

i back to hometowni will go back to my hometown

Vocabulary

demo – shi ting ke
eg. I just had a demo

article – wen zhang
eg. I read an article online about ….

have you done it? I’ve done snorkeling / I’ve been snorkeling 

audio – sound
video –
picture

February 2nd to 11th 

high speed train – gao tie

to move house – ban jia

have they thought of moving? = have they considered moving?

working class people

independent – du li

prefer – like sth more than another thing
eg. I prefer coffee to tea / over tea

depression – xiao ji
eg. my dad has depression / he gets depressed

divorced – li hun

childhood
eg. my childhood was very happy

around me – near me, in my life
eg. there are not many kids around me

naughty – tiao pi
eg. this kid is so naughty

strict < > lenient
eg. my dad was too strict but my mum was too lenient

did you do well at high school?