VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S / W]

2. How often do you buy shoes and bags?
3. How long is it since you bought some shoes and bags?
4. What kinds of shoes or bags you usually buy? (or, prefer to buy)
5. Do you prefer comfortable shoes or good-looking shoes, or good brand bags or good looking bags?

I usually take a lot of vegetables, fruits and some meat to my grandmother‘s house. Eating plenty of different foods can make us stronger which is a good habit to keep healthy. When she was cooking, I was playing mobile phone in the living room. My grandmother always put a lot of salt in the dishes that I need to prepare to a glass of water. About half an hour later, after we had dinner she washed dishes. She didn’t want anyone help her because we wash slower than she does.

I usually take a lot of vegetables, fruits and some meat to my grandmother‘s house. Eating plenty of different foods can make us stronger which is a good habit to keep healthy. When she was cooking, I was playing with / on my mobile phone in the living room. My grandmother always puts a lot of salt in the dishes so I need to prepare to a glass of water / she always puts so much water in the food that I need to….. About half an hour later, after we had dinner she washed the dishes. She didn’t want anyone to help her because we wash slower than her / she does.

why / what / who / where / how / when? 

because / but / so / and / when / if / who / where / which

Yes I love to shopping with shoes and bags. As soon as I get my salary I want to go shopping my girlfriends. I like to choose different color shoes in different shops. It maybe expensive or cheaper . The most important thing is it must be comfortable. I think bags is more expensive than shoes so I think every girls should to buy a bag which is famous brand like Burberry because this brand quality is better than others.

Yes I love to shop for shoes and bags because it makes really happy. As soon as I get my salary I want to go shopping with my girlfriends. I like to choose different colored shoes in / from different shops. They may be more expensive or cheaper but the most important thing is they must be comfortable. I think bags are more expensive than shoes so I think every girl should buy a bag which is from a famous brand like Burberry because these brands’ quality is better than others.

Vocabulary

quality – zhi liang

brand – ping pai

I have so much money that I can buy 10 houses.

colleague / coworker / workmate – tong shi

Each season has 10 episodes. Each episode is 60 minutes long and there are 10 episodes in each season.

dumb (adj) / stupid (adj) / idiot (n) / fool (n) – not smart / bad decisions

foolish (adj) – really bad decisions

silly (adj) – cute + like a child

person / people
eg. There are 2 people in the room. Sometimes there is only 1 person.

person / persons
eg. there is a person outside waiting for me

Grammar

I can buy
I should buy
I must buy

I need to buy
I want to buy
I like to buy

to + verb

for + noun 

I come here to learn English
I come here for English.

I bought a cake to give you
I bought a cake for you.

play games / sports / instruments / tricks
play with things / people

been = to be

it has been = i have been / you have been / she has been = we are / you are / i am 

be = am / is / are

I do / I am
I did / I lived – past time – which time is important
I have been / I have lived – past time – which time is not important
I have been (being) / I have been doing – past time, still happening.

I have been living in Shanghai

I have lived in Shanghai / I lived in Shanghai
I have been happy / I was happy

Pronunciation

experience – ecks peer ree enss

iron man = eye yen / eyerrn man

full – ful – short

fool – fool – long