VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S / W]

Vocabulary

today is a relaxing day – today I have a day off 

display design & photoshop (editing photos)

bachelor degree (3-4 years)
masters degree (4-5 years)

test / exam – kao shi

task – sth you need to do (your boss gave you)
eg. my boss gave me a task to do today

say “long time no see”
use this in sentences: it has been a long time since I saw her 

sensible / practical – li zhi
eg. i dont think being a professional singer is a practical choice

I can’t use “a” by itself 

accent is a specific part of pronunciation

I like coffee = I am into coffee
I like that boy = I am into that boy
I love music = I am really into music

Last weekend, Amy met some friends who had long time no see, they went to the Bar and talked about the creativity in Chinese business… After 10 mins, they bought some drinks like cocktail. As they thought, alcohol could help them be happy and relaxable. But Amy was not that good at drinking cocktail, so she drunk, and finally her best roommate carried her to home.

Last weekend, Amy met some friends who hadn’t seen her for a long time / she hasn’t seen for a long time. They went to a bar and talked about creativity in Chinese business… After 10 mins, they bought some drinks like cocktails. As they thought, alcohol could help them be happy and relaxed. However, Amy was not that good at drinking cocktails, so she was drunk, and finally her best roommate carried her home.

Grammar

4 levels of specificity / obviousness 

1: here / there / home 
I go home / I come here / I go there
I drive home

2: I went to work / school / hospital / university

3: Go to the bank, the park, the bus stop, the metro station, the airport, the train, the bus, the metro, the subway, the lift, the escalator, the stairs, the road…

4: a / the / Starbucks / all / many … restaurant / cafe / building / place /

eat / ate / eaten
drink / drank / drunk

I ___ happy

I had done

and / but
and = Also
but = However
so = Therefore
because = Since / As 

I am tired / it is tiring
I am bored / it is boring
I am relaxed / it is relaxing
eg. I am tired because work is tiring.
eg2. This kid is really tiring… I’m so tired right now.

Kids tire people a lot. People feel tired when they are with kids. So, kids are tiring.
Kids make people happy. People feel happy when they are with kids. So, kids are fun.

I like coffee

The first time I like music is when I was almost 4 or 5 year old. I like singing and the first american star is Justin Beiber and after almost 2 years I like Taylor Swift and because I love their songs so that made me want to improve my English. Because you need to learn more English words than you can sing the English song and the accent is very important I think.

The first time I got into music / when I started to like music was when I was almost 4 or 5 years old. I like singing and the first american star I liked was / I started to like was Justin Beiber and after almost 2 years I got into Taylor Swift and because I love their songs, that made me want to improve my English. Because you need to learn more English words then you can sing English songs and the accent is very important I think.