VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]
Homework
Do some writing answering these questions:
1. Do you like shopping for clothing? (Why? / Why not?) *
2. How often do you buy clothing?
3. How long is it since you bought some clothing?
4. What kinds of clothing you usually buy? (or, prefer to buy)
remember: because / and / but / so
and: who / what / why / when / how / where / for how long?
Next Class Focus
do some other questions regarding hobbies, interests.
Vocabulary
voyage – trip (anything) / cruise (boat)
Corona Virus – COVID-19
quarantine / isolation – ge li
eg. I had to self quarantine for 14 days
epidemic (spread within a country) / pandemic (spread all over the world)
contagious – a sickness that you can give to others
eg. a headache is not contagious but a virus is often very contagious
inconvenient (adj) / inconvenience (n)
eg. it is a big inconvenience to my life / it is very inconvenient
attack – fight / hurt / kill
influence / affect / impact
eg. my friends influence my decisions
eg2. SE has had an effect on my English / has affected my English
eg3. I think this virus has had a big impact on the economy
amusement – entertainment activities / events
this is my day-to-day = this is my every day life = this is my routine
Grammar
I came back shanghai – came back to Shanghai / I am back in Shanghai
Speaking exercise
Example questions
What type of hamburger?
When did you last eat hamburger? What restaurant?
How often do you eat hamburgers?
Why do you like them?
Is there anything bad about hamburgers?
What’s your fav food?
Fish
My favourite food is fish because fish is taste good and it’s healthy, and I eat fish once a week. I eat fish in the restaurant. The restaurant locate in xuhui district so the chef is Japanese so she cooked well.
My favourite food is fish because fish is tastes good and it’s healthy, and I eat it once a week in a restaurant which is located in xuhui district so the chef is Japanese and she cooks really well.
I go to the theater with my friends every week because we both like it so we always enjoy the time at the theater.
What’s a hobby of yours?
My hobbies are football, travel, cooking and watching movies. I feel exciting when I watch football games and football often makes me happy when my team wins.
on the weekend (US / Aus) – the weekend is a day / 2 days