VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Think of at least 1 thing and describe it in your writing. Think of these examples and use only simple English:

It is a thing that you can play with and it is soft and it is like a lion, but not a real lion. – toy lion
It’s an animal that lives in Africa, and is orange, and has big teeth – lion
It’s a thing that you can use to play contact with each other and search online and listen to music, play games, and you can hold it in your hand
It is a thing that you can use to write something and it’s as long as your finger and it’s hard and made of plastic.

Grammar

Her father and my parents were talking with our coach.Both of us to running. – while her father and my parents were talking with our coach, both of us were running. 

This is my phone, and that phone is yours 

want to do
can to do – can do 

will to do
should to do
must to do
could to do 

noun – which one? how many?
verb – what time?

about many things / programs

there aren’t so many people in BaoShan

I’m not usually to come here – I don’t come here very often / I don’t come here much 

I come here with you at 2PM every day by metro.
I don’t come here often with you, but I come here sometimes by myself

I don’t like you

Vocabulary

a while later / after a while – longer
a little later / after some time – shorter

turn on < > turn off
open < > close 

half an hour – 0.5 hours
1 and a half hours – 1.5 hours
2 and a half hours – 2.5 hours
1 and a half classes – 1.5 classes

play – children play / you play games / play sports 

Do you like coffee?
Yes
You do?
Yes
You don’t?
No, I do

Do you like whiskey?
No
You do?
No, I don’t
You don’t?
No

minimum – cut off score
eg. if i get the minimum score or higher then I can go to high school

qualify / get qualifications 

associate degree / diploma – 2 years
bachelor degree – 3-4 years
masters degree – 4-5 years
doctorate – 6+ years