VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Write the answer to this, focusing on using conjunctions (lian ci) to make longer sentences. Remember past tense.

Describe one of your friends. You should say:
who this person is
what he or she looks like how you met
what you do together *
and explain why you have remained friends.

Vocabulary

capacity – the 100% of sth
eg. we are 70% of capacity

go to court
sb is suing us / we are suing someone

not smooth / up and down

Buddhist – people
Buddha – fat man
Buddhism – religion / idea

Christian – people
Christ / Jesus – like Buddha
Christianity – religion / idea

promotion – get to a higher level

Vietnam – yue nan – “vee yet nam”
Vietnamese – people

raffle / lottery / lucky draw – chou jiang

Grammar

where = in this place / in this thing
eg. I have a cup where there is some tea

and / but / so / because / when / if
I like it because it is good

most people
most festivals
most tea is from China

most of the people in China
most of the tea in my cup

Speaking exercise

I just buy something when I need use, I don’t want to. I think now in Chinese most of festival is too commercialised, but i watched the tv show for double 11, they have big tv they invite many stars, celebrity. every double 11 tmall will hold this performance tv show.

I like one brand, the sales inform me they have a discount so I just come to buy some classic style clothes. You wear for many times it’s not overtime.

I just buy something when I need to use it, but if I don’t need it, I don’t want to buy anything. I think now in China most festivals are too commercialised, but i watched the tv show for double 11, because they have a big tv show where they invite many stars, or celebrities. Every double 11 tmall will hold this performance tv show.

I like one brand, and the sales of that brand informed me they had a discount so I just went to buy some classic style clothes. You can wear it for many years and it’s doesn’t go out of fashion.