VIP Class Notes (Li)(S)

Vocabulary

I am sick – 我感冒了

tall:

short:

fat:

thin:

stupid/foolish:

warm (adj): 温和

eg. Are you a warm person?

eg. Wang is a warm person.

kind-hearted: 心地善良

eg. The old lady is kind-hearted.

elder: 年长

lazy:

slack off: 偷懒

eg. I like to slack off at work.

eg. She likes to slack off.

smart: 聪明

read: 阅读

eg. I like reading a book.

play:

eg. Will you play with me?

eg. She likes to play with her friends.

helpful: 帮助别人

eg. Amy is a helpful little girl.

chore/s: 杂务

gossip: 八卦

eg. She loves to gossip.

niece: 子女

eg. I have one niece.

nephew: 子子

eg. I have two nephews.

marry: 结婚

eg. I am married.

eg. I will get married tomorrow.

housework:  家务

don’t know: 不知道

eg. My wife doesn’t know how to do housework.

a little bit: 一点点

eg. I know how to do a little bit of housework.

Grammar

to “be”             simple present tense 

I            am

You      are

He/She/It        is

We                    are

They                 are

regular verbs      simple present tense 

I           like

You     like

He/She/It       likes

We       like

They    like

eg. I am tall/short/fat/thin

eg. I am stupid/smart/lazy

eg. I don’t know how to do housework/chores

Speaking exercise

My name is Wang. I am from ShanghaiChina. I am 32 years old. I am a warm/kindhearted person. I am helpful. I like reading and playing with my dog. I am married. My wife is very fat. She likes to sleep and she loves to eat. I have one niece. She is called Sherry. Sherry is learning English at SmartEnglish. She is 10 years old. She likes to play with her phone. She loves to gossip.

Pronunciation

shut – ship – shot – shade – shape – sheep