VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R/S]

Vocabulary

1.deposit (verb)= 存入
deposit (noun)= 定金
ex: I have to deposit the cash, because I don’t like cash on me.
ex: if you want to buy a car, you need to pay 30% deposit.
ex: I have some cash, I want to go to the bank to deposit the money. 

2. don’t have enough XX= 没有足够的XX
ex: they don’t have enough food at home.
ex: I don’t have enough time to read.

3. rent= 房租
ex: i paid 6-months rent to my landlord.

4. landlord= 房东
ex: I hope I have a good landlord.

5. feed (verb)= 投食 喂养
ex: we are feeding the ducks in the park.
ex: feed the baby
ex: feed my dog

6. mail= 寄信
ex: they’re in the post office mailing letters.

7. absent (adj)= 缺席 不在
ex: I will be absent from Aug. 3- 7. I’ll be back in the office on Aug.8.

8. except XX= 除了XX
ex: I like to eat all kinds of fruits, except durian.
ex: everyone will go to the party except me/ Jack.

9. what a shame/ shame on you= 太羞耻了 可耻
ex: Even a little kid helped you, what a shame!

Speaking exercise

tell me about a a time when you were absent.
One time, Jake’s birthday party, I was absent for Jake’s birthday party because I had a cold.

Reading

The students in my English class are very interesting. Henry is Chinese, he’s from Shanghai. Linda is Puerto Rican, she’s from San Juan. Mr and Mrs Kim are Korean, they are from Seoul. George is Greek, he’s from Athens. Carla is Italian, she’s from Rome. Mr and Mrs Sato are Japanese, they are from Tokyo. My friend Maria and I are Mexican. We’re from Mesixo City. Yes the students in my English class are very interesting, we are from many different countries and we are friends.