VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Do some writing using some of the grammar from today. Write about last time you went to the bank. Last time you went to the park. Which restaurant or cafe is your favorite (think about the / a)

Next Class Focus

Discuss how to say “有” in English – eg. has, there is, i have done / i haven’t done 

Vocabulary

vet – animal doctor
eg. I took my dog to the vet

i stay the cat at home 
I leave the cat / I keep the cat at home
the cat stays at home

I take care of you – care / normal
I care for you – care / maybe sick
I care about you – I think you’re important, in my mind I think of you

Writing exercise

1Yestday, I went for a massage by the subway and I think it is much more convenient than other public transportation.

2The day before yesterday I went to shanghai international dance center to saw a show which is form Spanish dance company and they have a lot of professional dancers.

3Next weekend,I’m going to Shanghai grand theatre to watch a Beijing opera which is really famous play and the leading lady is very famous so the tickets are really hard to buy.

4I think the Shanghai subway’s system is really convenient so I take subway every day.

1 Yesterday, I went for a massage by subway and I think it is much more convenient than other public transportation.

2 The day before yesterday I went to shanghai international dance center to see a show which is from a Spanish dance company and they / which / who have a lot of professional dancers.

3 Next weekend,I’m going to Shanghai grand theatre to watch a Beijing opera which is a really famous play and the leading lady is very famous so the tickets are really hard to buy / it is really hard to buy them.

4 I think the Shanghai subway’s system is really convenient so I take the subway / it every day.

Grammar

i think the iphone quality than before not betterI think the iphone quality is not better than before. 

I think I am better / I think I am good

I am better than you

the quality is very good


I am at home / I am here / I am there / I am at work / I am at school

I am at the park / subway station / airport / road / the bus / harbor / bank / hair dresser = the is not specific

I am at a restaurant / cafe / building / place / English school = just any
I’m at the restaurant …/…./…. = very specific one / you already know which one
I’m at my cafe / my office / my building = mine


I took the subway / I went to work by subway 

the day before that / the day before yesterday < > the day after tomorrow / the day after that

the week before that / the week before last / last week < > next week / the week after next / the week after that


I think it’s not easy broken = I didn’t think it would be that easy to break

I’m not rich. If I was rich, I would buy a house.

would = if + will

she ask me with him to watch the car show – he asked me to watch the car show with him

once every 3-4 years
once a week
once a year