VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Use some of the vocabulary we learned to talk about going from your home to some place …

Vocabulary

religion – anything you believe (god)

Christianity / Christian 
Judaism / Jewish / Jew
Buddhism / Buddhist – fo jiao

kids – children

What’s the reason for your trip? 

I’m just transferring and I will take my return flight to Shanghai tomorrow at ____. I am staying at the ____ hotel for 1 night.

on a cruise – a boat you can sleep on
eg. I will board the cruise at 5PM and we will stay on-board for 2 days

I have a computer which is black.
I went to London which was fun.
I bought a computer yesterday which was boring.

excuse me / pardon me – better for “please move” / some problem
sorry? – good for everything

Sorry I was just wondering if you know where the …. is?/ is there a toilet nearby? / you know how to get to____? 

WC = Water Closet
bathroom / washroom

crossroad / crossing / intersection / crosswalk – shi zi lu kou

Am I heading / going towards the subway station?

block – jie qu
eg. Burberry is 1 block from SE

Go straight to the intersection and turn right. Keep going to the end and keep to your left.
Go along this road and take your first right. Go straight until you reach a left turn but keep right.

you can’t miss it! – it’s very obvious to see

prohibit = don’t let you (formal / official) – things
forbid = don’t let you (less official / people) – doing things
eg. My mum forbids me to date because school is more important
eg2. drugs are prohibited from schools

Grammar

in home – at home 

in = inside
at = anywhere around a place

get the Cambridge’s offer – get an offer from Cambridge 

she’s high school – her high school 

I like to eat
I like coffee

I like to drink coffee

noun – which one? how many? 

I like coffee / I like lions = all of them 
I like a coffee = not important which one / 1
I like the coffee = specific one / 1 
I like the coffees = specific / more than 1 

Vegetables enable me to be healthy.

My parents expectation sounds like to mission impossible.

He was excited when he saw his favorite movie star.

We take turns taking care of baby.

I like living in the countryside.

Vegetables enable me to be healthy / I am a vegetarian so I only eat vegetables

My parents expectation sounds like mission impossible.

He was excited when he saw his favorite movie star.

We take turns taking care of a baby.

I like living in the countryside.