VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Focused on making longer sentences and adding details when speaking about simple things. Also, some simple vocabulary for life.

Talk about simple topics, get Wing to add details without the teacher asking. Eg. why / who / for how long / when / more details!

same / time – pronunciation of “AY / EYE”

practice using “how do you say ____ in English?”

Vocabulary

fashion (n) / fashionable (adj)

exchange rate – the difference in value of money from different countries
eg. the exchange rate for JPY to RMB now is really good for China

stay / live
eg. I stayed in a hotel for 1 week… before I returned to Shanghai, where I live.

firetruck 
police car

training wheels – the 2 wheels on the back of your son’s bike
eg. we will take off his training wheels when he is at least 5.

directions / instructions 

I want to learn more things
I want to get more knowledge
I want to get more experience

I am better than her
I am much / a lot better than her
She is much / a lot better than me

Grammar

I have a computer which is black. = I have a computer. It is black.
I bought a computer which took 1 hour = I bought a computer. Buying the computer took 1 hour.
I bought a computer which I found in Shanghai

My computer, which is black, is good.
My friend, who is named Wing, is a nice lady.
The cosmetics, which are made in Japan, are really cheap.
I have a friend who is named Wing, and she is nice.

to = distance / arrive
from = very far distance / original

I am the same as you
I am different to / from you

My drink is different to my phone
My phone is the same as yours

I have a phone
I have phones
I have the phone

last time i went to tokyo for business trip because we have a cooperation with japan agent company, their business is really professional, and tokyo is same like shanghai very small too many people. We went to department store and bought many things, cosmetics and it is tax free and made in japan cosmetics is really cheap than shanghai. Some commercial street because we have a shop is on planning so are want to learn some experience. The customers are different, shanghainese like to shop on internet but japanese like to go to the department to feel the service.

last time i went to tokyo for a business trip, (for the first time) which was my first time to do business in Japan, because we have a cooperation with a japanese agent company / a company which is from Japan, their business is really professional, and tokyo is the same as shanghai, it is really small and there are too many people. We went to department stores and bought many things, including cosmetics which are tax free and the cosmetics which are made in japan are much cheaper than shanghai. We went to some commercial streets because we have a shop which is being planned / which we are planning and we wanted to get some experience. The customers are different, shanghainese like to shop online / on the internet but japanese like to go to the shop to feel the service.