VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Today we focused on:
tried to get Elena to self correct and start sentences with subjects and then verbs
Vocabulary
farmland (pasture)
detour < > shortcut
eg. because the cow was in the middle of the path, I had to take a detour
40 minutes there and back / 40 minutes each way
eg. going to school was 40 minutes each way every day
hilly and windy – go up and down, and lots of turns
eg. the route to school was very hilly and windy
image (n) / imagine (v)
it’s like riding a bike – once you have learned it, you will never forget
childhood – the time of your childhood
eg. I had an unhappy childhood
neighborhood – the place around your house
Grammar
it was far away to my home – it was far away from my home
would = if + will
could = if + can
eg. If I had a million dollars, I could buy a house… but, I don’t need a house, so I would buy 5 cars.
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