VIP Class Notes (Whitney) (R + W)

Use “at” for a time and “at” for a place to write a short story.

Using “ed”

Using “ing”

10 new words: https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/52473

obtain
scarce
policy
straight
stock
apparent
property 

Vocabulary

commit (v)
1. 下决心 – make a promise, definitely do something.

I have committed to learning English.

2. 犯罪 – do something wrong or illegal.

He has never committed a crime.

She has committed a crime.

crime (n) 罪行 

issue (n) 

1. 问题 – problem

My daughter has an issue at school.

issue (v) 

2. 提供 – supply

My company issued me with a credit card.

approach (n) 

1. 接触 – come into contact with someone.

I was approached by somebody online.

2. 处理方式 – how to fix something

My approach to fixing this problem is to ask for somebody’s help.

3. 靠近 – go nearer

She approached her teacher very slowly.

establish (v) 

1. 成立 – set up something

She established her company 4 years ago.

2. 制定 – enforce something

Our school rules need to be firmly established every day.

firmly (坚定地)

utter (adj) 彻底的 – negative

I am utterly disappointed in you.
utter lack of responsibility.
This is utter nonsense.

conduct (n) 行为 how someone behaves

You conduct yourself very politely.
They conducted themselves poorly during the school event.

event (n) 活动 

engage (v) 

Grammar

1. Places 

Used for an exact address (明确的地址) and general locations/places (地方)

Example:

Her favourite flower shop is at 1423 Nanjing West Road.

He lives at 2447 Wukang Road, doesn’t he?

Our office is located at the corner of Chang Shu Road and Wuyuan Road.

She is studying at Xie He School.

The wedding will be held at W Hotel.

My daughter isn’t here, she is at Disneyland with her friends.

Special Notes:

1. Without house or building numbers. (没有门牌号)

He lives at Wukang Road.

He lives on Wukang Road.

2. General locations that have boundaries. (城市, 国家, 地区, 州)

We live at Shanghai. 

We live in Shanghai.

I am going for a holiday at Japan. 

I am going for a holiday in Japan. 

3. Fixed Expressions (指定的词)

at home
at work
at school
at church

at the* ___ (office, store, supermarket,
mall, movies, doctor’s office, dentist’s
office, library, university, etc.)

2. Time 

When we use “at” to talk about time, it is followed by a noun to show a specific time.

Example:

I’ll see you at 9:30.

I’m going to leave at noon.

His flight is at 3:20 PM.

He stopped studying at midnight.

The class ends at half past three.

She arrived at ten minutes before eleven.

Special Notes:

1. Do not use at with calendar times (节日)

Golden week is at October.

Golden week is in October.

2. Do not use with non-specific clock times (不明确的时间点)

My English class is at tomorrow morning. 

My English class is tomorrow morning.
My English class is in the morning. 

3. Fixed expression: Immediately, sometimes, occasionally. (立刻, 有时, 偶尔)

Come here at once!

I only start work at 10AM tomorrow morning.

The average adult native speaker has a vocabulary of 20,000 – 35, 000 English words.
The average native 8-year-old has the vocabulary of 10,000 English words.
The average native 4 year old has the vocabulary of 5,000 English words.

English as a second language students who have been learning for over a year has an average vocabulary of 4,500 words.
English as a second language students who live abroad will reach 10,000 words.

The ideal number of new words learnt every day is 2-3.