VIP Class Notes (Li)

What do you want to do when COVID-19 is over?

Vocabulary

umbrella – what you use when it rains

national holiday – festival in November

ask very private questions – personal/not for everyone

pick up a language  – start doing/studying

priority – most important

ex. Studying English is my priority so far.

vaccine – medicine you take to fight against a virus

Grammar

how much rent/salary do you pay?

Simple Future tense 

will/shall (UK) + verb

ex. will study/go/eat

will/shall + not/won’t/shan’t + verb (negative)

ex. Will you go abroad this year?

ex. Shall we have dinner tonight?

ex. I won’t go to work tomorrow.

Usages 

-Future facts/things that are certain

ex. I’ll be 28 this year.

ex. My friend will study abroad in September.

-Promises

ex. I’ll help you when I’m free.

ex. I won’t tell anyone.

-Predictions (you don’t have proof)

ex. It’ll be raining for the whole week. (weather)

ex. The sports event will get cancelled.

going to + verb (study/play/watch/eat)

ex. going to eat/sleep

not + going to + verb (negative)

Usages 

-Predictions (with proof)

-Oh look! It’s going to rain.

-He’s going to win the race.

– Not 100% fixed plans/you might do this

– I’m going to have dinner after class.

-I’m going to Vietnam in November.

-Timetables

-Flight ABC is going to leave in 5 minutes.

My favourite festival is the National holiday because the National holiday is longest holiday in the year. Before COVID, I always travelling in National holiday.

My favourite festival is the National holiday because the National holiday is the longest holiday in the year. Before COVID-19, I always travelled on National holiday.

It depends on working situation. If it’s quite busy, I didn’t travel in National Holiday, but every year, only one holiday I must go out. I prefer travel in New Years celebration because I don’t celebrate my birthday, on New Year or any days but New Years is so special for me.

It depends on the work situation. If work is quite busy, I won’t travel on National Holiday, but every year, I must go on at least one holiday. I prefer to travel for New Years because I don’t celebrate my birthday, Chinese New Year or any other days, but New Years is very special to me.

Because NY give me a feeling that everything can be reset. Have some thought in my mind, at that moment I think everything could be better.

Because the NY’s makes me feel that everything can be reset. I have some thought on my mind, at that moment I think everything can be better.

It’s bad memory for me because every CNY I need to go back hometown. My age is quite old for my family. My cousins are getting married.

It’s a bad memory for me because every CNY I need to go back to my hometown. My family thinks that I’m quite old. My cousins already got married. 

My best friend will going to Holland this year and the tuition fees have 50% discount.

My best friend will go to Holland this year and the tuition fees have a 50% discount.

1. Have you been wasting time lately?
– Yes, I have.

2. Have you been living here all your life?
– No, I haven’t.

3. Has Bill been visiting you regularly?
– No, he hasn’t.

4. I’ve been staying at my grandmother’s house for the last two days.
– Where have you been staying recently?

5. I’ve been minding her dog while she has been in hospital.
– What have you been doing with her dog?

6. She hasn’t been feeling well lately.
– How has she been feeling recently?

7. Mum and Dad have been visiting her every day.
– Who has been visiting her this month?