VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
teach – taught
many words! so many words! = good
too many words = bad
probably – hen ke neng
eg. I think you probably shave once a week
definitely – ken ding
eg. I definitely will go / I will definitely go
I started shaving when I was 18
he has a little facial hair
beard = hair on your face
childhood
eg. in my childhood I had many friends
eg2. When I was 10 years old I was happy. My childhood was very good.
someone / anyone / everyone
eg. I can hear someone coming = I don’t know who
eg2. Is anyone there? = maybe no one, maybe someone
some of my friends / them
eg. some of them are still my friends
primary school / elementary school – xiao xue
I think to make good friends in middle school and primary school is easy, but making good friends in university is a little hard.
the first brand (of car i knew) was VW
describe – xing rong (description – n)
eg. you can describe your car to me
compare – bi jiao
eg. Tea, compared to coffee is boring.
eg2. I often compare my students
difference – qu bie
eg. there is a big difference between Porsche and Ferrari
common < > rare
eg. my car is a Porsche which is very beautiful but it isn’t common in Shanghai
normal < > weird / strange
eg. I think the smell is normal which is good for this room.
in the past / before / years ago
the back seat / behind me / behind the front seat
the front seat / the drivers seat / the passenger seat
racing car / race car
eg. my car is a racing car so it is used for racing
enough – gou le
eg. If the game is really fun, I think that’s enough. You don’t need a very expensive VR.
Pronunciation
friends – pronounce the “r” very softly, no tongue
brand – same as “friends”
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