VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Homework

Write a sentence for each of the frequency adverbs

Next Class Focus

Continue practicing signal words for Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Vocabulary

travel (v): to make a journey, usually over a long distance
(通常指长途)旅行
E.g.: Between school and university, she spent a year traveling, mostly in Africa and Asia.
中学毕业后,她在上大学以前花了1年时间旅行,主要是在非洲和亚洲。
E.g.: I travel to work by train.
我乘火车上班。

trip (n): a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
(通常指短途的)旅行,行程
E.g.: The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.
乘火车从约克到纽卡斯尔大约要花1个小时。
E.g.: We’re going on a trip to Norway this summer.
我们今年夏天去挪威旅行

often (adv): many times
时常,经常;多次
E.g.: I often see him in the garden.
我常见他在花园里。
E.g.: How often do you wash your hair?
你多久洗一次头发?

rarely (adv): not often
很少;不常见;难得
E.g.: We rarely see each other now.
我们现在很少见面。
E.g.: I rarely have time to read a newspaper.
我难得有时间看报。

Grammar

PRESENT SIMPLE

I         look
You   look
He     looks
She   looks
It       looks
We    look
You   look
They look

John cooks very well
I cook very well
My friends cook very well

Does John cook well? Yes he does/No, he doesn’t
Do I cook very well?  Yes, I do
Do my friends cook very well?  Yes, they do/No, they don’t

John doesn’t cook very well
I don’t cook very well
My friends don’t cook very well

PRESENT SIMPLE                   PRESENT CONTINUOUS

always                                                       at the moment
usually                                                      now
often                                                          at this moment
every day                                                  today
sometimes                                               right now
rarely                                                        Look! Listen!
never                                                        in the morning/evening