VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

i showed
i watched / saw

there’s no point – no reason to do sth
eg. there’s no point painting a photo realistic painting because you can just take a photo

style
eg. I don’t have my own style

technique – special way you learn

stroke – short movement

dab 
eg. I dabbed my eyes with a tissue

in the last 2 years / from 2 years ago 

pass – transfer / convert / change sth to 
eg. i need to transfer / convert it from raw to jpeg

I don’t know / I have no idea / No idea! / No clue! / Dunno / I dunno 

Needs more review

My life in Shanghai
Three and a half years ago I came here, to Shanghai, and I think that time has passed so quickly. I’ve gone to University for the first time, I’ve studied and I’ve done many things like meeting new friends, Chinese people and people from other countries, I’ve been traveling in China and around it, I’ve taken hundreds and hundreds of photos and I’ve painted some canvasesLife sometimes gives you wonderful things when you are not expecting them.
I think I have many blessings. / I think I am blessed/ lucky.

Writing exercise

Today is Saturday, now I’m watching tv and relaxing. I’ve not done anything today, I only was taken a shower, brushed my teeth and ate my breakfast which was white coffee made with almond milk, and an small croissant. After that my husband prepared lunch, he made a rice salad, really very delicious, but, I’m a bad wife.
Yesterday we were invited to a party by the Columbian consulate, because yesterday they are celebrating our independent party, so I went to a hair saloon and They made my hair straightened and wear a new clothes. We went there and we enjoyed it.

Today is Saturday, now I’m watching tv and relaxing. I’ve not done anything today. I only took / I only have taken a shower, brushed my teeth and ate my breakfast which was white coffee made with almond milk, and an small croissant. After that my husband prepared lunch, and he made a rice salad, (he prepared a rice salad for lunch) which was really very delicious / really good, but, I’m a bad wife.
Yesterday we were invited to a party by the Columbian consulate, because yesterday they were celebrating our independence party, so I went to a hair salon and they made my hair straight / they straightened my hair and I wore some new clothes. We went there and we enjoyed it.

Grammar

I did
I have done
I have been doing
I am doing

It was done by me – passive voice
It was good
It was fun
I have done it – active voice
I have been happy
I have a cup

I was hugged – passive
I was hugged by him

My husband hugged – active
He hugged me

Pronunciation

android – an droyyyd

jpeg – jay peg