VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Write a diary about recent days – connect your sentences with grammar! eg. so / but / because / which …. no short sentences

Next Class Focus

Tell me the “easy trip” story again.

Writing exercise

It was a easy trip. My son grew older, it was very convenient to go out with him.
We choose to play in hotel, swimming and hot springs are very comfortable, because the weather is bad, there are many people in the tourist place.There are lots of snacks and cheap, we like steamed stuffed buns.
I think we will go to Beijing next time, because the Great Wall did not go.

It was a relaxing / pleasant trip. My son grew older so it was very convenient to go out with him.
We choseĀ to stay in a hotel, swimming and havingĀ hot springsĀ which were very comfortable, and because the weather wasĀ bad, there wereĀ many people in the tourist places. There were lots of snacks which were cheap andĀ we likedĀ their / the steamed stuffed buns.
I think we will go to Beijing next time, because we didn’t go to the Great Wall this time.

Grammar

I go to Beijing = every time / sometimes / often
I went to Beijing = I know the time / talking about a specific time
I have been to Beijing = in your life / recently / not a specific time

which = makes the object become the subject.Ā I have a computer which is black.

choice – n
choose / chose / haveĀ chosen

Vocabulary

2 days ago / the day before yesterday
the year before last < > the year after nextĀ 
the week before last = 2 weeks ago < > the week after next = in 2 weeksĀ 

you’re not at home you’re in a public placeĀ 

act
eg. you shouldn’t act like you’re at home

clean freak – sb who cares too much about clean things
eg. i’m a clean freak

rude (bu li mao) < > polite
eg. it’s not polite to clean other people’s things

they just listen to themselves, not other people – stubborn
eg. he’s very subbtorn

We didn’t go to the great wall this time.
The great wall was a place that we didn’t go to this time.
One of the places that we didn’t go to this time was the great wall.

relaxed = your feeling
relaxing = thing / experience

bored / boring
tired / tiringĀ 
eg. My trip was very tiring so now I’m really tired.

I will bring the mouse here next class
I take my son to school every day

trust / believeĀ 
eg. I trust my husband so when he told me “I didn’t do it” I believe it.

believe = to agree / follow sth
eg. I believe in god

high speed rail – gao tie

sure / ok / alright / sounds goodĀ 

Pronunciation

e = eee / eh
ken
n = en / nu

can

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