VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Next Class Focus

Practice this:

A)
How are you? / How’s it going? / How’re you doing?Ā 

B)
5 – Great / Very good / Really goodĀ 

4 – Good / Pretty goodĀ 
3 – Good / Not badĀ 
2 – Fine / Just OK
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / Thank you

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

A)
5 – Great / Very good / Really goodĀ 

4 – Good / Pretty goodĀ 
3 – Good / Not badĀ 
2 – Fine / Just OK
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / Thank you

Needs more review

capital – big letters / biggest city

Writing exercise

The weather become cold. About season,I prefer winter because I can wear beautiful coat and scarf to cover my fat figure.
The telephone rang when I was sleeping. It was nobody so I didnā€™t pickup. I turned over and went on sleeping. After a while my boss sent me a message that he want to see me at Starbucks which one nearby my company at 11 oā€™clock am.I got up immediately and makeup in fifteen minutes. When I took on the subway he called me that he had had a seat in the Starbucks and told me to hurry up. At last I arrived at 11:05am. He told me that the firm couldnā€™t afford to pay the salaries.He decided to fire my colleague and asked me to tell him this bed news.

The weather is becoming cold. Regarding seasons, I prefer winter because I can wear beautiful coats and scarves to cover my figure.
The telephone rang when I was sleeping but it was nobody so I didnā€™t pick up. I turned over and went on sleeping, and after a while my boss sent me a message that he wanted to see me at Starbucks which is near my company at 11 AM / 11 o’clock in the morning / 11 in the morning. I got up immediately and did my makeup in fifteen minutes. When I was on the subway he called me and said that he had had a seat in the Starbucks and told me to hurry up. At last I arrived at 11:05 AM and he told me that the firm couldnā€™t afford to pay the salaries. He decided to fire my colleague and asked me to tell him this bad news.

Vocabulary

what?sorry? / what do you mean? / what did you say?

he feels sorry / he feels badĀ 
I feel sorry for you / bad for you = I feel you are poor
I feel bad = I feel I did something wrong
I am sorry = I did sth wrong

11:05 – 11 oh 5

I took the subway to work = the way I got to work
I was on the subway going to work = the place / time

near / closeĀ 
nearby / close byĀ 
eg. My office is in JingAn and I live near my office.
eg2. My office is in JingAn and I live nearby.

after / beforeĀ 
afterward / beforehandĀ 
eg. I had class and after class I will go home.
eg2. I had class and I will go home afterward.

it is 11 o’clock
i am 20 years oldĀ 

Grammar

I am drinking water
I am happy
I am Jesse
I am here

noun ā€“Ā how many? which one?Ā 
I have cups = more than 1 cup
I have a cup = 1 ā€“ itā€™s not important which one
I have the cup = 1 ā€“ it is important which one

verb – what time?Ā 
I went home – past, the time is important
I will go home – future
I have been home – past, time not important
I go home – time is not important / not past, not future