VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Write a diary at least twice a week. Write about your day, how you feel, what you did.

Speaking exercise

I woke up early about at 8 o’clock but yesterday night I go to sleep very late at 2 AM so I think my sleeping is very bad because the time very short for sleeping. This situation for half year so I very worried my health and worried my become not beautiful and older and older so this about myself and today I in bed, don’t want to get up until 9 o’clock. Then today my daughter will perform a dance at she’s school. I sent her to shes school and then come here to study English.

I woke up early at about 8 o’clock but last night I went to sleep very late at 2 AM so I think my sleeping is very bad because the time is very short for sleeping. I have been in this situation for half 1 / a year so I am very worried about my health and worried that I will become not beautiful / ugly and older and older so this is about myself. Today I was in bed and I didn’t want to get up until 9 o’clock. Then today my daughter is performing a dance at her school. I sent her to her school and then came here to study English.

Vocabulary

what is your bedroom like?
what is the coffee like?

wardrobe / closet – yi chu

ensuite
eg. I have an ensuite bathroom

shower – xi zao
eg. I have a shower in my bathroom
eg2. I have a shower / I take a shower every morning

1.8 meters – one point eight meters 

simple (jian dan) < > complex / complication (fu za)

almost – bu dao
eg. the cup is almost full
eg2. I need to sleep for almost 8 hours

most of the time – da bu fen shi jian

I am used to … – xi guan
habit – xi guan
eg. I have a bad sleeping habit

occasionally – ou er
occasion = situation
eg. I make my hair like this for a special occasion

I am situated in China = my situation is I’m in China

I now know you do that, but what about before? 1 year ago…

normal – zheng chang

she’s = she is
her
= ta de

older and older – yue lai yue lao
younger and younger / more and more young
colder and colder / more and more cold

I am happy
I was happy for 1 hour yesterday 
I have been happy for 1 hour

under 8 hours < > over 8 hours

Grammar

I don’t do it very often / I don’t watch TV very often = wo zuo ta bu jing chang 

I am here
I am in bed