VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Vocabulary

scuba diver 

scuba (deep) / snorkel (shallow)

open / turn on
eg. I turn on the light / I open the door

I need to go = I have no choice < > I don’t need to go = I have choice
I must go = I have no choice < > I must not go = I have no choice

physics – science

physical – sth you can touch

I learn PE = physical education – sport
I learn physics = a type of science about the universe / energy / movement

it is 2nd rate = it is not a top school

you’re really good in that you are a nice person
you’re really good in that you can speak English really well

eat ate eaten
speak spoke spoken
give gave given
break broke broken
steal stole stolen
take took taken

the biggest difference in the lunch – the lunch at our primary school is the most ill thing I have ever ate. Like they said it’s tomato with egg but in fact there were no egg, everyones like that and they promise that today’s lunch is a bit like a rice with egg and other ham, bean, and even some corn. Mostly there are rice and 2nd one is egg but there was also no eggs and all of us were surprised. It’s a little bit different with ordinary rice, it’s a bit yellow. My old school homework and things we learned were very easy but the new school I guess will be very hard because it is kind of the 2nd or 3rd rate school in Shanghai.

the biggest difference is the lunch – the lunch at our primary school is the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten. Just like when they said it’s tomato with egg but in fact there was no egg, no one liked that and they promised that today’s lunch will be a bit like fried rice with meat and vegetables but mostly there was rice but there was also no egg and all of us were surprised / shocked / none of us could believe it. It’s a little bit different from / to ordinary rice in that it’s a bit yellow. My old school‘s homework / the homework and things we learned at my old school were very easy but the new school I guess will be very hard because it is ranked 3rd / it is rated 3rd school in Shanghai.