VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

Pronunciation

thought- thot
ran- r an 安
big – b咦g.     tip, bit, hit, rip, dip deep
sleep slip sled slug slap
bear- b air.  tear, pear

Grammar

Where
ex: Where are you
ex: Where is JingAn Temple?
ex: Where is my phone?

When= 什么时候
ex: When are you coming? I am coming now.
When are you leaving?  I am leaving now/ I will be leaving in 5 mins.
When is the dinner? Dinner is at 7pm.

What:
ex: What are you doing?
ex: What are you eating? What were you eating? What was he eating?

Why:
ex: Why are you not coming? Why are you still not here?
ex: Why do you like her?
ex: Why are you angry? happy? sad? crying? jumping?

How= 如何／怎么
ex: How do you say _______ in English?    how to say
ex: How is your mom? How is your friend? How is he?she?it?

Once there was a little brown bear who lived in the woods. One fine summer morning he went for a walk. He wanted to see what he could find in the big woods. As he went along, he thought, “Oh my, how hungry I am.” I wish I could find something to eat. I wish I could find some honey. All at once little bear stopped and began to sniff. I smell something good. It smells like honey. It must be up in that tree. Little brown bear began to climb up the big tree, up up he went. At last he came to a dark hole in the tree.

Little bear put his brown head into the hark hole. He found some honey, but he found some bees too. All at once a bee stung little bear on his black nose. So he went down the tree and ran home to his mother. Then little bear told his mother about the honey tree. Mother bear laughed and laughed. “You funny little bear!” she said. The next time you want honey you must ask me how to get it. Then she put something cold on his big big nose. And soon little bear was asleep.

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4. Don’t tell girls they’re beautiful when you first meet them

While this is obviously a compliment, most foreign girls will find it a bit odd/creepy if you tell them they’re beautiful straight away. They’ll assume you’re coming onto them (or just weird/being false) and will therefore be unwilling to pursue a friendship with you.

5. Don’t call or text too much

Send a text to your foreign friends only when you have something to say. Texting 20 times a day just to say “hi” can seem invasive, as we usually only text to make plans or if we’re sharing a story or some news. Texts like “What’s up?” are usually used to see if the person is available to hang out. If the laowai replies, “not much, you?”, do not reply, “nothing”. The laowai will become confused (and maybe annoyed) about why you text in the first place.

6. Don’t say “I miss you” too soon

In addition, most foreigners don’t feel comfortable with messages from people they hardly know that say, “I miss you”. This is a phrase usually reserved for our closest friends and relatives. Saying it to someone we met once in a coffee shop is not commonplace.