VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Write a diary about recently – what are you doing? thinking about? what’s your son doing? Remember the grammar we talked about today and in your last email.

Next Class Focus

get home / get a phone / get married etc.

Vocabulary

nerve – shen jing

can = able to
can’t = not able to
eg. My teacher makes me able to speak English / My teacher doesn’t help me to be able to speak English

uniform = (customised) company clothing 

Grammar


I have lots of money < > I don’t have any money
I have traveled to Japan < > I haven’t traveled to Japan
There is a cup on the table < > there isn’t a cup on the table

I have few friends = feels negative, not many
I have a few friends = feels positive, some

noun – which one? how many?
eg. I like coffee = not important which one, all of them.
eg2. I like a coffee = not important which one, just 1
eg3. I liked the coffee = specific which one, just 1 (probably)
verb – what time? (3rd person?)

I had a drink with my friends and meanwhile my son played on the swings.

You had a cup of water and some tea. Would you like any others? (other drinks)

mine = my thing
it’s mine = it’s my thing.

Speaking exercise

I had arrived in Changchun to my office and I found a big problem which was a hoodie sleeves were too short. I feeled very annoyed because I believed administration staff didn’t have a sense of responsibility.

today I had a trip for the family days to the mo gan mountain because we had a party of my friends because one of my friends had a big deal for him business. He played with others children and played on the swings. I think the mo gan mountain is a little far away the shanghai so i feel a bit tired.

I had arrived in Changchun at my office and / before I found a big problem which was the hoodie sleeves were too short. I felt very annoyed because I believed the / our administration staff didn’t have a sense of responsibility.

today I had a family trip to the mo gan mountain because we had a party with my friends because one of my friends had a big deal for his business / just got a big business deal. He played with the other children and played on the swings. I think the mo gan mountain is a little far away from the shanghai so i feel / am a bit tired.