VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Do some speaking, focusing on self correction of things like verb nouns / past tense / use which / change vocabulary for simple repeated words.

I’m really into watching various US Movies and episodes which like “The Flash”, “Modern Family”, “2 Broke Girls”, “Fresh of the Boat”, etc. Watching these episodes can help me with my English and I always try to see the English subtitles and listen very carefully. Overall it’s a good way to learning English.

I’m really into watching various US Movies and episodes, like “The Flash”, “Modern Family”, “2 Broke Girls”, “Fresh off the Boat”, etc. Watching these episodes can help me with my English and I always try to read / look at the English subtitles as they can assist me to improve my English thinking / it can make it easier for me to change my chinglish thinking, and listen very carefully to what the characters are saying. Overall it’s a good way to learn English due to the fact that I can learn more new vocabulary and get familiar with the local way of speaking (from the comfort of my home) 

Vocabulary

because / due to the fact that / as / since 
so / therefore / which means that 

etcetera = et set ter ra

like = for example
I like = xi huan
I am like = similar to

I knew you = you don’t know me anymore
I know you = you know me now
meet – your experience of seeing someone

I thought you were angry = I was wrong and now I know the truth
I think you are happy = what I think now
learn / find out – your experience of knowing

I thought I knew you!! = I was totally wrong and actually I don’t even know your true personality

Do you like cooking?
Yes – POSITIVE
You do?
Yes
You don’t?
No, I do 

Do you like coffee?
No – NEGATIVE
You do?
No, I don’t
You don’t?
No

Oh so you haven’t been to Japan? Nah I haven’t
So you don’t like coffee? Nope! I hate it.
Ok but you do like tea? Yes
But you don’t like coffee? No
So tea is good? Yep
So coffee is bad? Yes

wok 

delicious = tastes good / great / it’s amazing 

aromatic = smells good / smells amazing 

it’s made of / by / from 
The table was made by a factory / cutting a tree and … / man 
The table is made of wood – the main material
The table is made from wood, plastic, metal – all of the materials

The table is from America 

Grammar

the first time i knew this dish – the first time I found out about this dish