VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

dramatic – overly emotional

scholarship – jiang xue jin

dorm – su she

dormitory – su she

anatomy – jie po ke

guinea pig – 🐖

last (v.) – chi xu
i.e. It lasted for one hour to do my homework.
last for …. (time)

discover – fa xian

unearth (v.) – jie kai
i.e. I want to unearth the mystery behind …..

Event telling – story telling

where, what, who, when, how

A journey
Describe a long journey you’ve taken
Where did you go
How long was it
What did you do
Why did you take this journey
What did you take away from the experience

volcano

submarine

Last summer vacation, my parents and I went on a long journey to Hawaii by airplane and it took me 10 hours to get there. This trip lasted for 10 days. When we arrived in / got to Hawaii, the hotel worker took us to the hotel. In the next days, we saw the beautiful volcano by helicopter and took submarine to discover see the secret of sea. I saw these beautiful views which/that let me remember when I was 10 yrs old.  I read a geographical magazine and I saw a beautiful picture but I didn’t know what this place was. So I asked my mom about this picture, my mom told me that place is named “Hawaii” and it’s in America. Then only one thing came into my mind which was that I want to go there in the future. After that, I often searched some information about this place. I know the local special thing about this place. And that’s why I wanted to go to Hawaii.

Grammar

usually vs. often 

This is how we usually talk.

I often like to go play basketball.

I usually go play basketball.

look vs. see vs. read vs. watch 

watch -> has to be something that moves

Finish last week’s HW and the speaking from today