VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

natural – zi ran

the last 2 times 

fly / flew / flown

similar to / different to
eg. I am different to my brother
the same as 
eg. I am the same as my brother

they are different
they are the same
they are similar 

drink / drank / drunk 

lord – lower than a king – own land

my time at Osaka Castle was very impressive / memorable 
i was really impressed with / by Osaka Castle

probably not – 20%

hire – find staff
eg. you should hire more teachers

take a day off – qing jia

Grammar

this year I went to Japan 3 times – you did it, finished.
this year I have been to Japan 3 times – experience, maybe you will go again
this year I had been to Japan 2 times before October 13. Then, on October 13th I went again. So this year I have been to Japan 3 times.

at + time
on + day
in + month / year

i take a plane – i flew to japan 

I had been to Japan on Oct 13 to 23.This was third times that i went to Japan this year. I was in Osaka at 13th-15th and I memorable Osaka Castle.I bought a clothes of Gucci and I looked around many place. I went to Kyoto at 16th.Kyoto has many beautiful scenery and historical building,I like this city.I went to bar at 16th and 17th night with my friends.I think most fun things was We play games and drink with from many Countries people,and my male friend kissed Japanese man.I had arrived Sapporo at 19th. I visited many place with Japanese friend and I gone back Shanghai at No.23.

I went to Japan on Oct 13 to 23 and this was the third time that i have been to Japan this year. I was in Osaka on the 13th-15th and Osaka Castle was very memorable. I bought some Gucci clothes / a Gucci jacket / a Gucci cardigan and I looked around many places. I went to Kyoto on the 16th. Kyoto has a lot of beautiful scenery and historical buildings which is something I really like about Kyoto / which made me really like Kyoto. I went to a bar on the 16th and 17th night with my friends. I think the most fun things were we played games and drank with people from many countries and my male friend kissed a Japanese man. I arrived in Sapporo on the 19th and I visited many places with my Japanese friends and I came back to Shanghai on the 23rd

past tense, prepositions (介词), many / much / a lot