VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Today we talked a lot – I asked a lot of simple questions and got him having a conversation.

Vocabulary

what grade are you in? – ji nian ji?

my old school – yuan lai de school

she is 3 / she is 3 years old 

my mum’s brother is my uncle

didi = younger brother
gege = older brother

meimei = younger sister
jiejie = older sister

I have a younger sister but I don’t have any brothers. 

Reading

Norma goes to bed. It is eleven o’clock. She turns off the light. She lies in bed. It is dark. It is quiet. She can’t sleep.

go to bed – qu shui jiao
eg. I go to bed at 8 o’clock

turn off – guan
eg. I turn off the TV

light – deng
eg. I sleep with the light on

lie – tang xia
eg. I lie down in bed

dark – hei de
eg. I sleep in a dark room