VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

25,000 – twenty-five thousand (5 zeroes)

2,000,000 – two million (6 zeroes)

car park/parking lot – place to park cars

be known as – to be called

ex. This island is known as “Paradise” because it has everything that you can think of.

I want to go to this place again – one more time

instant/pot noodles

snack – not actual meals

Indonesia – country

Indonesian – people/food/culture

pasta – Italian noodles

shallow end – the part where you can stand up in the pool

Grammar

from A to B

from SH to HZ

using from/to/back to show direction in a sentence, then you must add verb 

ex. We came back from HZ at night.

ex. We went to HZ.

ex. We go to HZ from SH.

Speaking exercise

We walking a lot of day.

We walked a lot that day.

We walk to the parking.

We walked to the parking lot.

When we from SH to HZ a little bit of jam.

From SH to HZ, there was a traffic jam/When we left from SH to HZ, there was a traffic jam. 

But, back from SH is 2 hours.

But, coming back from HZ is around 2.5 hours. 

Went out is not often because we had training 5 hours every day.

I did not go out often because we had to train for 5 hours every day.

My Indonesian classmate likes to drink coffee every morning.

Indonesian like just coffee every morning.

Indonesians/Indonesian people only drink coffee every morning.

We have known from 2011.

We have known each other since 2011/We have been friends since 2011. 

Writing exercise

I like traveling,have been to some countries,such as Indonesia,Japan,Nepal,Korea,Thailand and so on.
Bali is a beautiful island in Indonesia,this is one of my favorite palce,because is situated at the tropics,also sea influence,climate temperate multi-rain.ten thusand flowers brilliant,the forest is towering,everywhere uses the flower to decorated,this island has “island of the flowered”the name.

I went to Japan in 2017,it was a very clean city,people are very polite,I love Japanese food,especial tofu and cake,also like there environment.cherry blossoms is a national flower of Japan,in the middle of every march to mid april,is Japan from the south to the north os cherry blossoms season.I hope go to Japan one more time.
Thailand is a good place for winter vavation,look at the ocean,listen to the waves,bask in the sunshine,let yourself calm down, relieve stress and fatigue.there are a lot of delicious food,not only yummy,but also cheap,coconut is a very good drink.

Revised: 

I like traveling, so I have been to a few countries, such as Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Korea, Thailand and so on.
Bali is a beautiful island in Indonesia. It is one of my favorite places, because it is situated in the tropics. The sea also influences the climate which is temperate and rains a lot/frequently. The island is decorated with/covered by ten thousand flowers, and the forest trees tower everywhere. Therefore, the island has been known as “Island of the flowers“.

I went to Japan in 2017, and the cities are very clean. People are very polite, and I love Japanese food, especially tofu and cake. I also like the environment, especially the cherry blossoms because they are the national flower of Japan. Every March to mid-April is Japan’s  cherry blossom season. I hope to go to Japan one more time/again.

Thailand is a good place for winter vacation, You can spend time at the ocean, listen to the waves and bask in the sunshine. Just let yourself calm down to relieve stress and fatigue. There are a lot of delicious food, they are not only yummy, but also cheap. Coconut is a very good local drink.