VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Write a letter to your friend who you haven’t seen for a long time. Tell him what new things you are doing in your life. Describe them to your friend using the words we learned today: which, when, if… make longer sentences to add detail.

For every class 

How are you? / How is it going? / How are you doing? 

5 – great / very good 
4 – pretty good / good 
3 – good / not bad 
2 – fine / just OK
1 – not great / not very good

Thanks

And you? / How about you? / What about you? / How are you?

mostly – mainly – da bu fen
eg. the lines on your thermos are mostly white but some are yellow

logo – the picture for a company
brand – the name of the company
eg. Smart English is the brand. The picture of the lion is the logo.

Teacher, I will tell you my trip to Maldives. Are you ready? Let’s start! Today is a happy day because mum, dad and I were going to Maldives for a trip. We going to it by plane. On the plane we have breakfast and then I begin boring so I play the video game. Just 20 minutes said mum, then you must sleep 2 hour OK mum, I sleep long time. We arrived Maldives at nine o’clock, we by boat to the club med, then we have a rest. Tomorrow we by a quickly boat to the very big rock. We fish on the boat and we eat our fish on the big rock. Yummy yummy! We go to the white beach, we take photos on it. Then, we have lunch at half past 11. We have a rest, father and I play cards. Mum play too. …. (long time)… we have a happy trip in Maldives.

Teacher, I will tell you about my trip to Maldives. Are you ready? Let’s start! That day was a happy day because mum, dad and I were going to Maldives for a trip. We were going there by plane and on the plane we had breakfast. After that, I began to be bored so I played a video game. “Just 20 minutes” said mum, “then you must sleep for 2 hours“. “OK mum”, I slept for a long time. We arrived in Maldives at nine o’clock, we went to Club Med by boat / we bought a boat ticket to Club Med / we took a boat to Club Med, then we had a rest. The next day, we went to a very big rock by a speed-boat. We fished on the boat and we ate our fish on the big rock. Yummy yummy! / It was very yummy / tasty. When, we were on the white beach, we took photos. Then, we had lunch at half past 11. When, we had a rest, father and I played cards and mum played too. All in all, we had a happy trip in Maldives.

Vocabulary

today = this day now
tomorrow = the next day after today
Yesterday = the day before today

That day – the “today” of the story
The next day – the “tomorrow” of the story
The day before – the “yesterday” of the story

I have a thermos which is blue and is very big. = I have a thermos and it is blue and it is very big

therm = hot / cold
thermometer = something to measure the temperature
thermostat = something to show the temperature
thermos = 热水壶 / 保温杯
thermal underwear = underwear that keep us warm – 棉毛衫/裤

speedometer – shows speed (fast / slow)
thermometer – shows temperature (hot / cold)

Grammar

When I have class, I listen to the teacher.
When I rested with dad, we played cards. = When dad and I were resting, we were playing cards = When dad and I were resting, we played cards.

it likes < > it hates
it is like < > it is different

you want to say how long you do sth for = add “for” 
I have class for 1 hour

I will tell you a story
I will tell you about my trip

a = any
the = this / that

I am bored / I was bored / I will be bored
I begin to be bored / I began to be bored / I will begin to be bored

bored (your feeling) / boring (sth makes you bored)
tired / tiring 
eg. I am bored because maths is boring
eg2. This teacher is so boring … so the students all are bored.

if we are on the beach, we should take photos / we should take photos if we are on the beach
if the teacher gives you homework, you should do it. / you should do your homework if the teacher gives you some