VIP Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Write a story! (Bonus points for using this week’s vocabulary)

Vocabulary

Fragile – easily broken
e.g. Tea cups are fragile.

Exotic – coming from a far-away place, often attractive because it is different
e.g. Thailand is very exotic and popular with tourists.

Ridge – a long area higher than the area around it
e.g. We walked along the mountain ridge and enjoyed the nice view on both sides.
Brow Ridges – the bones above the eyes
e.g. Europeans have stronger brow ridges than Chinese.

Clever – smart in a quick, or funny, or tricky way, like someone who likes to play jokes on others
e.g. This kid is very clever, and learns quickly, though he is also naughty.

Naughty – to prefer to play rather than study or do what your parents say, especially with kids
e.g. Yuan Bao is a rather naughty student.

Take vs. Go to – to take a class is to sign up for many classes, or a whole course; to go to a class is to attend a single one
e.g. I’m going to take a class on French art (the whole course of study)
e.g. I’m going to go to that class on French art today (just one class)

Go vs. go back – to “go” doesn’t say anything about where you were, only where you want to go; “go back” means that you at that place not long ago, you probably were not gone long
e.g. I want to go home (I haven’t been there since morning)
e.g. After going to the supermarket, I will go back home (I was at home, went to the supermarket, and now I’m going home again)
e.g. I’m not going to the gym tonight, I’m just going to go back home (I’m going to the place that is always my final place, which is home, not the place that I usually go at this time)

Mine – possessive; something explodes when you step on it; a hole for getting things out of the ground, like metal or coal

Grammar

My computer is easily to be broken – My computer is easily broken

It is easy to broke my computer – It is easy to break my computer

That is used to connect full sentences, or to begin certain types of descriptions.
e.g. I told him that he needed to go to the gym.
e.g. He drove the car that I saw at the bank.

My vs. Mine – possessive (adjective) vs. noun
e.g. This is my phone.
e.g. This is mine.

Yesterday morning I decided to take a yoga class. My flatmate told me that I shouldn’t eat breakfast before the class and she explained to me if I ate breakfast before I took the class, then my blood would go to my stomach and start to working which can make me feel lazy, don’t want to move anymore. I did so as she is a trainer to teach belly dancing. Once I finished the class and get into my house, my flatmate was making the brunch. She steamed some vegetable and baked some bread, just the right time for me to have the brunch.

Yesterday morning I decided to take a yoga class. My flatmate told me that I shouldn’t eat breakfast before the class. and She explained to me that if I ate breakfast before I went to the class, then all the blood would go to my stomach and (cause my stomach to) start to working which can make me feel lazy, like I don’t want to move anymore. I did as she said so as she is a trainer who teaches belly dancing. Once I finished the class and went (back) home, my flatmate was making the brunch. She steamed some vegetables and baked some bread. Just the right time for me to have the brunch!