VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]
Vocabulary
he’s from the US / the states
6 years old – age
6 years ago – past
I drive the car – I drive to work / I take a car to work / I go to work by car
save time < > spend time
a big amount of money / a lot of money / a large amount of money
square meters – ping fang
eg. I live in a 100 square meter place
GDP – gross domestic profit
The housing market is directly connected to / with economic growth
apartment complex / community / compound – xiao qu
stall – a very a small shop / temporary
Grammar
for + noun
eg. I come here for English
to + verb
eg. I come here to learn
because / due to the fact that + sentence
eg. I come here because I want to learn English
because of / due to + noun
eg. I come here because of my son
I feel angry about my husband’s behavior – I feel angry with my husband
Writing exercise
Joey entered their school’s word contest which called”Vocabulary Bee” last week.It reminds me of my vocabulary learning at school. There was a time when I was trying to increase my vocabulary,and then I was memorising 50 or 60 words a day.Even thouth I memorize them at the moment.But I wasn’t reviewing properly,so I would forget them quickly as well.
Joey entered their school’s word contest which is called”Vocabulary Bee” / spelling bee last week, and it reminded me of my vocabulary learning at school. There was a time that I was trying to increase my vocabulary, when I was memorising 50 or 60 words a day. Even though I memorized them at that time, I wasn’t reviewing properly, so I would forget them quickly as well.
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