VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Write about a post from our WeChat Account. What is it about? What did you learn? Use your own words.

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/FuNWPpbTJQfssW0LcPMvDw

Writing exercise

My grandma passed away long time ago, when she was alive ,she lived in a small town which is only one hour away from the city of shanghai but 30 years ago it took about 5 hours to get there. In my childhood ,I spent almost every summer and winter holidays in grandma’s house with my cousins since parents had to work during our summer/winter break.
Grandma loved playing Majiang, cards very much, as well as listening to Pintan, a traditional music opera in Suzhou dialect. As there were few opportunities for so many people to play with her, she had to play majiang or cards with me and my cousins even though we were all little girls and were not good at it. Parents always urged us to do homework and read more books, but grandma said we should enjoy the holidays and relax more. In fact, we were not so relaxed as grandma was very serious when she played majiang or cards.
Grandma cooked very well, she often make dishes with a kind of eels which has the similar shape of snakes,the eels often swum out of the water tanks , grandma often led us to search the eels in the house.
I really had a lot of fun living with grandma,it was beautiful memory of my childhood.

My grandma passed away a long time ago, and when she was alive, she lived in a small town which is only one hour away from the city of shanghai but 30 years ago it took about 5 hours to get there. In / During my childhood, I spent almost every summer and winter holiday at grandma’s house with my cousins since parents had to work during our summer/winter break.
Grandma loved playing Majiang, cards very much / Grandma was a big fan of Majiang / was really into playing Majiang / was obsessed with Majiang (too much) / was crazy about Majiang, as well as listening to Pintan, a traditional music opera (performed in the) in Suzhou dialect. As there were few opportunities for so many / a large number of people to play with her, she had to play majiang or cards with me and my cousins even though / despite the fact that we were / despite us being all little girls and were not good at it. Parents always urged / asked / pushed / pressured / nagged us to do homework and read more books, but grandma said we should enjoy the holidays and relax more / put our feet up / spend more time relaxing. In fact, we were not so / that / particularly / really relaxed as grandma was very serious (seems not happy / mad) when she played majiang or cards / she took majiang and cards really seriously.
Grandma cooked very well / she was a great cook, and often made dishes with a kind of eel which has the similar shape to snakes. The eels often swum / used to swim / would swim out of the water tanks, and grandma often led us to search for the eels in the house.
I really had a lot of fun living with grandma, and it was a beautiful memory of my childhood.

Vocabulary

introverted (adj) < > extroverted
introvert (n) < > extrovert
eg. I’m a little extroverted but mostly I’m an introvert

gobbledygook / gibberish = completely unintelligible language

irrigation – water running through farms

de-bone sth – to take the bones out
eg. we need to de-bone the eel

de-liver / deliver

I can do it = be able to do it
I will be able to do it

numerous / a lot / many / a large number / plentiful 

to be not particularly good at sth / to be not great at it / to be relatively bad at sth

throw up / be sick / vomit – tu
eg. I was car sick so I almost threw up

it’s the thought that counts – the thought that sb puts into a gift is the most important part

Grammar

when I writing I have time to thinking – when I write I have time to think 

at my childhoodduring my childhood 

I like coffee = a lot of coffee / not important which one
I like the coffee

I like a person = 1 / not important which one
I like the person = 1 / is important which one

noun = which one / how many?
verb =  what time?

I searched the house = i don’t know what you want to find, i just know where you looked.
I searched for my keys

the same as 
different to / from
similar to 

as = same
with = together
to = distance, arrive at another place
from = more distant