VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/W]

Vocabulary

1.plot= story line
ex: I didn’t like the plot of Vampire Diaries, the relationships are too messed up.

2. messed up= hun luan
ex: the schedule is messed up. I have to redo it.

3. tangled= da jie de
ex: the cable is tangled, I can’t undo it.

4. unique (adj)= very very special
ex: you are unique to me.
ex: Shanghai is a unique city, there’s no other city like it.
ex: the teddy bear is unique because I’ve had it for many years.

5. keep- kept = liu xia
ex: I kept the teddy bear for 10 years.

6. membership card= hui yuan ka
ex: I used his membership card and I felt so bad.

7. member (noun)= hui yuan
ex: I am a member of SE.

8. guilty (gee YO tee) (adj)= nei jiu
ex: You shouldn’t feel guilty because it is his fault.

9. crayfish (noun)= Xiao long xia
ex: I love crayfish.

10. adult= over 18 years old
ex: we are all adults because we are over 18 years old.
ex: As an adult, we have to be responsible for our decisions.

Speaking exercise

Talk about something that annoys you. Why does it annoy you? How do you react when someone does this? Do you think this annoys others as well?

I learned English since I was a student. English is necessary lesson in China. Even though I’ve learned it for 20 years. Now I don’t speak English well. I think the Chinese learning method is the important reason that most Chinese people can’t speak well. Now as an adult, when I saw someone learning English harder, and speak well, I will be nervous. So I need pay money and spend time to learn English. I don’t think it annoys other people because my friends have jobs without writing and speaking English.

Revised

I learned English since I was a student. It’s mandatory to learn English in China. Even though I’ve learned it for 20 years, I can’t speak English well. I think the Chinese learning method is the important reason that most Chinese people can’t speak it well. Now as an adult, when I see other people who could learn English better than me, and speak better , I will be annoyed. So I need pay money and spend time to learn English. I don’t think it annoys other people because my friends have jobs that don’t require the use of English. 

Writing exercise

Today I’ll talk about some American and English TV shows.

Gossip Girl. It was talk about American up-class life上æµç¤¾ä¼š. It was the only TV show I can remember the names of characters.

The Vampire Diaries. I have completely forgotten the story about it. There were too a lot of people to remember their name.

Downtown Abbey. I was attracted by the countryside in England. England is country with a long history, so it has own special social ceremony in the TV show. (社交礼仪)

Revised

Today I’ll talk about some American and English TV shows.

Gossip Girl. It talks about American upper-class society上æµç¤¾ä¼š. It was the only TV show of which I can remember the character names.

The Vampire Diaries. I have completely forgotten the plot. There were too many characters in the story. 

Downtown Abbey. I was attracted by the countryside of England. England is country with a long history, so the drama showed its unique social etiquettes.