VIP Class Notes (Jesse)***

Next class: th with “ree” like three.

Speaking exercise

I wake up at 7:30AM and then I took a shower and then had breakfast. Then I went to university, because I study Chinese for 3 hours. When finish have class, I went to my home at 12:30 in a car. Then, I with my friend had lunch. Then we went to cafeteria drink coffee, and then I came here.

I woke up at 7:30AM because I needed to go to university at 9:25. After that, I took a shower for 10 minutes and then (i) had coffee and cookies for breakfast. Then, I went to university, because I study Chinese for 3 hours 3 times a week. When I finished class, I went home at 12:30 by car. Then, I had lunch with my friend. Then we went to a cafe to drink coffee, and then I came here.

Pronunciation

three = “thhhh…. reee”

thing
thee
th ree
sree

sss zzz
thhh thhh
fff vvv

Grammar

at time
on day
in month / year

I buy a present for my husband’s birthday 
I buy a present to give my husband

I want to do / I want to learn English / I come here every day to learn English from you / I come here every day because I want to learn English from you

Vocabulary

…and then – ran hou
After that / Then – start of the sentence

it’s easy for me to get fat
it’s hard for me to understand English / you

sorry? / what do you mean?

I came here by car
I drove here
I walked here – workt

1 week ago < > in 1 week

finish class / finish work
start class / start work

diannao = now
i want to use my computer now

wo shi ni de pengyou 我是你的朋友

Q. how often? – duo jiu ji ci?
A. 3 times a week / 3 times every week

i had cookies = i ate cookies
i had coffee = i drank coffee

eat / ate / eaten
drink / drank / drunk
wake / woke / woken