VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]
Homework
Write about coffee and your experience with it. When did you start drinking it? Why? What types of coffee have you tried? Try to use some words from today.
Speaking exercise
i waked up at 8 o’clock and i have breakfast. after my mother have cooked the breakfast I eat the bread, rice, and fried meat. I think it’s delicious. After breakfast I went to my room and read some novels and drink some coffee.
i woke up at 8 o’clock / 8 AM / 8 in the morning and i ate bread, rice, and fried meat for breakfast which my mother cooked and I think it was delicious. After breakfast I went to my room and read some novels and drank some coffee which was espresso.
Vocabulary
i have a phone which is red / which i bought in the US.
i went to japan which was fun.
cooked – specific time – you know the time / time is important (past)
have cooked – now your situation – already done
had cooked – the past of the past – already done
eg. I arrived at 12PM, I had bought a coffee already. / I had bought a coffee by the time I arrived at SE.
eg2. I have bought a coffee already.
filter – sth we use to separate things
eg. I put a filter into the coffee machine to separate the coffee powder from the water
espresso – the type of coffee you like
flavor / taste
eg. the flavor of the coffee includes some chocolate and nuts
eg2. it tastes really bitter
bitter (ku) / sour (suan)
yes – sure / yeah / yep / yup / that’s right / exactly / definitely / totallyÂ
i like coffee = i prefer coffee / i’m really into coffee / i’m a big coffee person (drinker) / coffee is amazingÂ
getting around / transport / walking aroundÂ
it expressing the precious – means / symbolizes
before many times – a long time ago / many years ago / when I was youngerÂ
formal (business / meetings / events) < > casual (with friends / whatever)
tiring = sth / sb that makes you tired
tired = your feeling of wanting to sleep
eg. I’m really tired because school is tiring
bored / boring
annoyed / annoyingÂ
jeans – niu zai ku
denim – the material of jeans
start the day / kick off the day / give me a pick-me-upÂ
Grammar
play the snow – play with snowÂ
Needs more review
expectation / i expect you to do it
rude – not polite
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