VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Next Class Focus

At a restaurant – how to communicate, what to expect

Grammar

go home / go to work / go to starbucks / come here / go there

go to swim = go swimming – go out and swim
go to ride a horse = go riding

go to work to work – qu gong si gong zuo 
go to work to have a meeting
go to work to have coffee

i go to the swimming pool 

Vocabulary

relatives / family – jia ren

new years eve 

what? – sorry?

hotel – jiu dian

make food / cook
eg. I like cooking at home
eg2. I love to cook

annoying 
eg. it’s a bit annoying

warm – wen nuan
eg. making food is very annoying but it’s very warm feeling to make food at home / making food at home feels very warm

please show me = i want to have a look 

festive atmosphere 

including – bao kuo
eg. You have a lot of jewelry, including a watch, ring, bracelet, and a necklace.
eg2. My watch, ring, bracelet and necklace are all included in my jewelry.

handsome / hot = good looking (boys)
beautiful / hot = good looking
(girls)

spring roll – chun juan

fall / fell / fallen 
ride / rode / ridden
learn / learned / learnt 
teach / taught / taught
sell / sold / have sold 

the horse teacher has taught the horses for many years

except sth (verb noun / noun)
eg. Except coffee, what do you like to drink?
eg2. Except drinking coffee, what do you like?

Speaking exercise

Chinese new year except have a meal with my family, i went to yuyuan to have a look at the lantern with my friend. It’s very beautiful and has a festive atmosphere. I have look at the light and had a dinner. I had chinese food which included / were some spring rolls, and soup. I also went to ride a horse at another place. I really like this / riding a horse because it is healthy and looks good / makes you look handsome

During Chinese new year, except having a meal with my family, i went to yuyuan to have a look at the traditional chinese lanterns with my friend. They are very beautiful and have a festive atmosphere. I had a look at the lights and had a dinner. I had chinese food which included / were some spring rolls, and soup. I also went to ride a horse at another place. I really like this / riding a horse because it is healthy and looks good / makes you look handsome


Did you have dinner / Have you had dinner?

What did you have for dinner? – ni chi shenme?

How was it? – zhenme yang?


Did you travel this CNY / Have you traveled recently?

Where did you travel to? / Where did you go?

How was it?