VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [W+S]

Continue the travel topic: revise essential travel “know-how” e.g. helpful english phrases like bathroom, hotel, customs, emergency etc.

revise on/at/in

I hadn’t do my homework last week,so i do now.I try to use my new words to practice writng .
Paint is one of my hobbies and make up is one of my interest things.When i have leisure time,i will watch some make up video.I think it can help me know more about beauty trend and make up industry .At the same time,I can improve my make up level.I will make up,when i hag out with my husband to public place,like Art gallery，Cinema ，Shopping mall and so on.
Recently,i am interest in Greece,because my company has some business for Greek.I have a project to travel to Greece.

I hadn’t didn’t do / haven’t done my homework last week, so I do it now. I try to use my new words to practice writing. Painting is one of my hobbies and makeup is one of my interests things. When I have leisure time, I will watch some makeup video. I think it can help me know more about beauty trend and makeup industry. At the same time, I can improve my make up level. I will put on makeup, when I hang out with my husband in public/ in a public place, like Art gallery，Cinema ，Shopping mall and so on. Recently, I am interested in Greece, because my company is doing   has some business with a Greek company. I have a project to travel to Greece.

Vocabulary

industry [n] 行业
a section of a workforce producing raw goods and materials.
I work in the makeup and skincare industry. 

museum [n] 博物馆
A place filled with old historical, artistic or scientific items.
I like going to the museum with my husband.

residence permit [n] 居住证
A permit for living long-term in a city.
Shanghai residence permit is not useful to me.

tax [n] 税
Every month I need to pay tax to the government. 

fulfil expectations/requirements 达到要求
The government has many requirements for hukou application.
I have many expectations for myself

Grammar

Remember to leave a space after commas and full stops
Add capital to your I’s 

ing
paint = 油漆
painting = 画画

on/at/in

IN:
几几年, 月, 周 / 国家, 城市, 区域
It will be my birthday in two weeks time.
I was born in 1991.

I currently live in Shanghai, China.
My home is in the Jing An district.

ON:
日期, 哪天, 路, 地点
My daughter’s birthday is on the 8th of January
2014 1月8号
The Smart English office is on Nanjing West Road

AT:
明确的地点
明确的时间
I am going to study English at the Smart English office.
I am having a class at 2:00 PM

recently, when to use past tense 

Both past and present perfect may be employed with recently to name an action in the recent past.

• Past Tense: To describe things that have happened in the recent past (in the last 3-6 months)
  

  I recently wrote an email to my colleague and it was about the project for next week.

  My family and I have not been talking a lot recently because Christmas is a busy time for us. It is ok because we will see each other soon.

  Last Week 
  I recently have been very sick because of the bad weather.
  Recently, I’ve been feeling really tired because of work.

• Present Perfect Form: To describe a current moment 
  

  I have recently written an email to my colleage and it was about the project that we are currently working on for the next week.

  My family and I recently don’t speak very much because Christmas is a busy time for us.

  Today
  I feel sick recently because of the bad weather.
  I feel tired recently because of work.

   

practise: prak-tiss
trend:tren-d
Europe: Yu-rope

Louvre: Loof

Topic: Travel

Planning a Holiday
Planning an itinerary
Buying Flights and Booking Hotel
Applying for a visa
Getting around a new destination
Communicating with locals
Remembering your experience

The first city that I want to go to in Europe is Paris. I think that Paris is very beautiful and I want to visit the Louvre. After Paris, I want to go to London because my husband’s teacher is living in London, so she can hang out with us. She can also bring us to museums and Buckingham Palace.

Government’s requirements for Shanghai hukou: 

1. Tax
2. Living/Working in Shanghai for 7 years

The difference between the hukou and the residence permit is the benefits, one is very useful and one is so-so. It is very difficult to get a hukou and you need to be living and working in Shanghai for 7 years and pay tax during this time. A residence permit only allows you to apply for a visa easily from Shanghai.

There is no guarantee when I apply for the Shanghai hukou that I will get it because there is many people applying for this.

My plans often get disrupted because of work.

I always have to cancel my plans because of work.

So I think sometimes my work is inconvenient.

Sometimes my boss doesn’t consider everyone’s personal plans.