VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Use the present tense to write about your routine.

Present tense

Vocabulary

maternal – mother’s side

eg. Maternal grandfather/grandmother

paternal – father’s side

eg. Paternal grandfather/grandmother

male/female cousin – for both sides

older/younger cousin – for both sides

recommend to somebody 

turn the volume up/down 

keep the volume up/down  

profile picture – 头像

share articles/subscription/pictures/location

at 11 o’clock at night/11 pm 

Grammar

verb 1 + to +  verb 2 (base form)

he likes to shop. 

She hates to wake up early.

present simple – habits/routines/general facts

I play                         We play

You play                   They play

He/she/it plays

all other verbs in the simple tense (add s/es)  

*studies/ages/writes/flies/brushes

ex. She goes to workout twice a week.

ex. They wake up at 7 o’clock every morning.

ex. Ice melts when it gets hot.

ex. I am 28 years old.

present continuous (-ing) – happening at a moment in time/two things happen at the same time

to be + play -> playing 

I am playing                           We are playing

You are playing                     They are playing

He/She/it is playing

ex. My colleagues are having class right now.

ex. The kids are eating lunch.

ex. At 3 o’clock, he is exercising at the gym.

ex. He is wearing shoes when he goes out.

ex. When he is on the subway, he is talking with someone.

ex. When he is talking on the phone, his mother walks right into his room.

(On Saturdays,) I usually read a book and play video games.

I brush my teeth, wash my face and eat breakfast.

I wander on the street and listen to English dialogues. I go out with my friends. I go to the library with my cousin.

I’m working in the company. On weekends, I am using the computer or chatting with my friends. I am using Douyin.

In the past/a few years ago/a long time ago, I usually went to karaoke with my friends. But, I just listen to my friends.

One day, I was wandering on the street. At that moment I ran into my friend and asked her about her life.
She told me she likes window shopping in her free time. And she just received an offer from a new company. There is a cafeteria and a gym in the company. She had to order take-out in the past like fried rice with egg,
dim sum and etc, Now she can get lunch for free. The most important thing is she can work out after work.
“It sounds great. It helps us relax and take our mind away. ” I replied.
On the other hand, The new company was far away from her apartment. Especially her neighbor usually turned the volume to the maximum. She tried to ask them to keep the volume down,
but they refused her to do this. So she really wanted to move to another apartment near her company.
When we talked about health, she had a stomachache a little bit and she drunk the water at room temperature.
I said: “if you have any problems, you can send me a message as soon as possible. I will do my best to help you”

Revised: 

One day, I was wandering on the street. At that moment/time I ran into my friend and asked her about her life.
She told me she likes to window shop in her free time. And she just received an offer from a new company. The company has a cafeteria and a gym. She had to order take-out like fried rice with egg, dim sum and so on, like before.
Now she can have lunch for free. The most important thing is she can work out after work.
“It sounds great. It helps us to relax and take our mind away. ” I replied.
On the other hand, The new company was far away from her apartment. And, her neighbor usually turned the volume to the maximum. She tried to ask them to keep the volume down,
but they refused to do this. So she really wanted to move to another apartment near her company.
When we talked about health, she had a little stomachache and she drunk some warm water.
I said: “if you have any problems, you can send me a message as soon as possible. I will do my best to help you”