VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]
Writing exercise
26 MAY
Today, my husband is sick. Only my son took his grandmother to the movies. This is their first time which they went to the cinema without me or my husband. For the first time, my son completed the process of watching movies independently, and my grandmother accompanied my son to see movies for the first time.
After watching the movie, the son asked grandmother to buy his favorite toys. Grandmother has been ill for a long time.
27 MAY
Today, my former colleagues and I ate crayfish, which is said to be the most delicious crayfish in xuhui district. But I thought it was just so-so, and when I got home, I had diarrhea.
26 MAY
Today, my husband is sick. Only my son took his grandmother to the movies. This is the first time that they went to the cinema without me or my husband / This is their first time to go to the cinema… . For the first time, my son completed the process of watching movies independently, and my grandmother accompanied / went with my son to see a movie / to the movies for the first time.
After watching the movie, my son asked his grandmother to buy his favorite toys and she was really happy to buy it because she has been ill for a long time.
27 MAY
Today, my former colleagues / some old friends from work / old work friends and I ate crayfish / crawfish, which is said to be the most delicious crayfish / crawfish in xuhui district. But I thought it was just so-so, and when I got home, I had diarrhea / I had an upset stomach.
Vocabulary
tong xue = classmate / I went to school with her / we studied together at high school
eg. I had lunch with a man who I used to go to school with.
tong shi = colleague / coworker / we used to work together
eg. I went out with a lady who I used to work with.
the movies = the cinema
which / that
I have a phone which is Apple.
I have a phone that I bought in Japan which is really good.
inflammation
flame = huo
middle aged man – zhong nian
jewelry / jewellery – shou shi
passion / passionate – re qing
xi guan
habit (n)
eg. smoking is a bad habit
I am used to (adj)
eg. I am used to living in China
eg2. when I was young I was used to red
Needs more review
disgusting – e xin
groceries (things you buy) / grocery shopping
eg. Me and my son go grocery shopping on weekends / on the weekend
metabolism – 新陈代谢 – met tab bol izm
carbs / carbohydrates – tan shui
eg. he eats so many carbs but his metabolism is really fast so he doesn’t get fat / doesn’t gain weight
I gave birth to my son in 2010. My son was born in 2010.
When were you born? I was born in 1985
Pronunciation
accompanied – ack KOM pan need – pei ban
independently – in deh PEN dent lee
Coffee is my favorite = zui xi huan
Speaking exercise
In younger i like red but now I like many color for example gold, red, blue green, bright colors. When he goes shopping he buys a shirt, pants, he likes to buy blue. If I want to buy something what is a ring, clothes, or whatever I just go to a shopping mall to buy it but always I go window shopping.
In my childhood / When I was young, i liked red but now I like many colors for example gold, red, blue, green, and other bright colors.
When he goes shopping and he buys a shirt, pants, he likes to buy blue. If I want to buy something which is jewelry / like jewelry, clothes, or whatever I just go to a shopping mall to buy it but I always go window shopping for anything.
If there is a middle aged man wearing a wedding ring sitting in a bar alone, he will attract many single girls / he will attract a lot of attention from women.
I was happy during the weekend