VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

blood test: get your blood drawn out

cut: 切，割，砍，剪，削，剁

eg. His arm got cut when he fell on the concrete.

eg. Be careful with the knife or you’ll cut yourself!

check-up: to get seen by the doctor/to do a test at the hospital

painful: 痛

eg. I don’t like going to the dentist for a check-up because it is very painful.

eg. Ouch, it’s painful!

I won!

careful opposite careless 

graceful: do something in an attractive, skilled way 优雅的

eg. Stella needs to learn how to dance more gracefully.

eg. It takes a lot of practice to perform gracefully in front of people.

dishonest: not do something fairly

eg. He plays cards dishonestly.

eg. They were punished for being dishonest.

usually/in general/most of the time

Grammar

adverb – after the verb

most adverbs end in -ly 

ex. I think she works carefully.

ex. He drives fast/quickly.

some adverbs don’t end in -ly 

good -> well 

ex. They don’t act very well.

comparative adverbs 

for some – add -er 

ex. You should speak louder.

ex. You should work harder.

for some – more -ly 

carefully -> more carefully

accurately -> more accurately

loud -> more loudly

irregular 

well -> better 

ex. You should play better next time.

ex. You should do a better job tomorrow.

When I’m sick when I’m small I just cut myself and when I was 8 I go to the hospital. I do first the blood. I need to get ask for the staff. My mum with me and my grandma. It’s scared, I’m afraid of it.

Revised: 

When I was small, I got sick once when I cut myself. I was 8 at the time and I went to the hospital. I did a blood test then I needed to ask for the staff. My mum and my grandma were with me. I was scared, I’m afraid of it.