VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S / W / R]

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

choose 5 words if u can.

Writing exercise

This semester is over, and next year at this time, my son will graduate from primary school, another new beginning. I heard that middle school learning is more difficult than primary school. I really don’t know if my son will get used to it right away.
Summer vacation to Hong Kong,I heard that Hong Kong is still in the protest,I do not know whether the next month can pass. When I was young, I thank the brands and cosmetics in Hong Kong were very cheap.

This semester is over, and next year at this time, my son will graduate from primary school which is another new beginning. I heard that middle school (learning) is more difficult than primary school. I really don’t know if my son will get used to it right away.
For Summer vacation we will go to Hong Kong, but I heard that Hong Kong is still experiencing protests / I heard there are still protests in HK, and I don‘t know whether they can pass by next month. When I was young, I thought the brands and cosmetics in Hong Kong were very cheap / are better value than in Shanghai / cheaper, but these days they’re not at all.

Grammar

I can do it by tomorrow / I feel happy every day

when you and Judy to Suzhou … – when you and Judy went to Suzhou

at home / at work / outside / out / at school – use these every day

There is milk in my coffee! But i asked for no milk!

I drink coffee which has milk / I drink coffee with milk.

Vocabulary

biu biu biu – go up / increase / get more expensive 

She looks really cheap = bad
This phone was so cheap = good

suitable – shi he
eg. I think the Lion King is more suitable for kids

host / hostess / tv presenter

weather man / weather woman – weather

reporter – news

storm – shan dian
eg. we had a big storm last night

blow – chui
eg. on my birthday i blow out the candles on the cake

lock – use a key to close < > unlock

heavy rain / it rained a lot
eg. the rain was very heavy last night

it takes 10 minutes to do it / it takes a while to wash my hair

identical twins – they’re the same
fraternal twins – they’re different

order – dian wai mai
eg. I ordered some food for dinner
eg2. I order my coffee every lunchtime

including – bao kuo
eg. I have many students including Jenny

Reading

Laura looked out the window. A storm was coming. The sky was getting darker. The wind was starting to blow. Some trees were bending. Leaves were flying through the air. It was getting cold. She closed all the windows. She went outside. Her car was in the street. She closed the windows in her car. She locked her car. She went back into her house. She turned on the TV. She wanted to see the news about the storm. The TV person said it was a big storm. He said it would rain a lot. He told people to stay home.

Needs more review

rub – mo

rinse – let water make soap go away

Fay went into the bathroom. She turned on the cold water. She turned on the hot water. Warm water came out of the faucet. She put her hands under the warm water. She rubbed her hands together. She picked up a bar of white soap. She rubbed the soap with her hands. She put the soap back. She washed her hands for half a minute. Then she rinsed her hands with the water. She turned off the hot water. She turned off the cold water. She dried her hands with a towel.

Speaking exercise

Every day I drink 2 cups of coffee. One cup in the morning and the other cup in the noon after lunch because the coffee is give me very strong energy. 2 months ago I drank the coffee which milk was in but now I want to keep fit so drank coffee without anything else. Every morning I drink coffee in my home and every noon I drink coffee in my office because no Starbucks beside my office so I drink coffee every noon which I make myself or order.

Every day I drink 2 cups of coffee including one cup in the morning and the other cup at noon after lunch because coffee gives me a lot of energy. 2 months ago I drank coffee which had milk but now I want to keep fit so I drank coffee without anything else. Every morning I drink coffee at home and every noon I drink coffee in my office / at work because there is no / there isn’t any / there isn’t a Starbucks beside my office so I drink coffee every noon which I make myself or order.