VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]
Homework
Think of 5 super useful / common words in Chinese you don’t know in English. We’ll discuss next class.
Homework
Writing exercise
I haven’t been seeing my daughter for 7 weeks,because the Wuhan corona virus is epidemic everywhere.My daughter have been quarantining at her grandparents’s home.She haven’t gone to the kindergaten,and the kindergaten does not have opening date.Stay at home makes her feel so boring. I plan to see her this weekend,but I still can’t take her banck to my home,because the Wuhan corona virus is not over.My husband and I have been working for 4 weeks.We must wear the mask at office everyday,it makes us feel uncomfortable.I hope the Wuhan corona virus well end soon.Every one can take off the mask,and everyone well be free to come and go.
I haven’t been seeing my daughter for 7 weeks, because the Wuhan corona virus is an epidemic everywhere.My daughter has been quarantining / has been in quarantine at her grandparents’ home. She hasn’t gone to the kindergarten, and the kindergarten doesn’t have an opening date yet. Staying at home makes her feel so bored / staying at home is so boring for her. I plan to see her this weekend, but I still can’t take her back home, because the Wuhan corona virus is not over yet. My husband and I have been working for 4 weeks and we must wear the masks at the office / at work everyday which makes us feel uncomfortable / which is uncomfortable for us. I hope the Wuhan corona virus will end soon so / then everyone can take off their masks, and everyone well be free to come and go.
Grammar
reasonÂ
to + verb
for + noun
eg. I come here to learn English – the reason I come here
eg2. I come here for English – the reason I come here
to – arrive / distance
eg. I talk to you
eg2. I give sth to you
eg3. I go to work
eg4. I am different to you
for – effect / help
eg. I made the tea for you
eg2. I am good for you
for – how long
eg. I have class for 1 hour
rang wo xiang yi xiang –
I have been sick for many days and i feel so bad because i am coughing and sneezing so much. It is such a bad situation. – use “it” here because the sentence is already long enough
I have been sick which is really bad for my life. – use “which” here to add detail and describe the idea before
Vocabulary
all people – everyone / all staffÂ
previous = the one before
eg. My previous student was a little girl. Her class started at 4PM.
still / yetÂ
I still haven’t done that = I haven’t done that yetÂ
bored / boring
tired / tiringÂ
annoyed / annoyingÂ
eg. I’m so bored. Work is so boring.
eg2. Work is really tiring… so i want to sleep.
eg3. I’m super bored today because of work.
Chris’s / Chris’
my students’Â
leave (get out / go out)
enter (get in / go in)
use a thermometer to check your temperature
measure (v) – to record or check a number of sth / height / weight / length
temper (n) – how easy / hard to get angry
eg. I have a temper / I have a bad temper = I get angry easily
thermal underwear – miao mao ku / shan
eg. I wear thermal underwear in winter in Shanghai
temperate climate – not too hot or cold
meter (n) – sth to measure sth
thermos – a bottle that keeps things hot
including – bao kuo
get rid of – throw away / give away
Speaking exercise
My husband think I must get something out of my home. I buy too more and more things at home, including 10 thermos. First I must lose somethings which we don’t use.
My husband thinks I must get something out of my home . I bought too many things and brought them home, including 10 thermoses. First I must get rid of some things / I must throw some things away which we don’t use.
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