VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Read some pages from “Diary of a wimpy kid” https://smartyingyu.com/seathomesystem/ and write down any words you don’t know. If you want, look them up in the dictionary and make sentences with them.

OR

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Speaking exercise

I went to the tonglu with my parents and with my wife and my child so we drove to there and around 6 hours and i think the food over there is very suitable for me since we don’t like sweet food, the suitable flavor for us. I organised a water sport to bring my parent and my wife and son to that place, it’s very funny and happy to us because we can play water, especially our son he can play water. We have a tea and at the afternoon of the leisure time and to climb the mountain, to breathe the fresh air.

I went to tonglu with my parents and with my wife and my child so we drove there for around 6 hours / and it took us 6 hours and i think the food over there is very suitable for me since / as we don’t like sweet food, the flavor is suitable for us. I organised a water sport to bring my parents and my wife and son there, it was very fun and enjoyable / nice for us because we can play in the water, especially our son he can play in the water. We had an afternoon tea and in our leisure / spare / free time and climbed a mountain, to breathe the fresh air.

Vocabulary

thanks for reaching out – thanks for connecting with me / thanks for contacting me / thanks for letting me know

at your leisure – you can do it anytime you want
eg. please send me an email as your leisure = there’s no hurry / rush

when you’re free 
eg. please send me an email when you’re free = asap

you play games / sports 
you play on your phone / play with your son / play in the water

funny / fun / interesting
funny
= makes you laugh
fun
= makes you happy / excited
interesting
= makes you think

salty – the flavor / taste is like salt
savory – food we eat for dinner and lunch (not dessert)

french fries / chips – shu tiao
eg. omg the chips are too salty

Tomato = red
Tom‘s cheeks are red!

Pot = brown on the inside
Potato is brown

savory < > sweet / dessert
eg. sandwiches are eaten at lunch because they’re savory

accent – kou yin

since – because / as / due to the fact that 

connection / signal

people – 2 +
person – 1

freestyle

breaststroke 

backstroke 

Grammar

he’s a French peopleHe’s French and I’m Chinese 

I don’t say a lot I didn’t say a lot / much 

on this companyin this company

the = makes a word more specific so it’s obvious

here / there / home – special places with no “to” 

spend – i spend
take – it takes

it’s favourite to my boyit’s one of my son’s favourite things / my son loves it 

My wife is good to me = she treats me well
My wife is good for me = she affects me in a good way

McDonald’s is bad for me.
I am good to my son. – I treat him well