VIP Class Notes (Ally)
Homework
Tell me about your favorite Avengers. (At least 6 sentences.)
Vocabulary
on the spot: without preparation
ie. It’s hard to think of a joke on the spot.
You made my day: You made very happy. – > my day is about you.
ie. Annie you’re so funny you made my day!
overuse: lan yong
ie. Don’t overuse the article “the” – only use it for specific nouns or nouns we already know.
fine dining: michelin, expensive food
ie. I enjoy fine dining, but I’m poor so I’ve been eating ready meals from quanjia.
forbid(v): Jin zhi/ zu zhi
ie. If you don’t wear a mask, the security forbids you from entering the building.
ie. If you don’t wear a mask, you will be/are forbidden from entering the building.
expect: qi wang
ie. The bus is expected to come in 5 minutes. I expect the bus to come in 5 minutes.
neutral: zhong li de
ie. “Expect” is a neutral word.
Grammar
30/hour = 30 per hour
20/person = 20 per person
adj: describes nouns
adv: describes verbs
verb: SVO
have/had:
I have been looking for work.
I had been looking for work.
I loved her. (I stopped loving her for some reason.or she died.)
I love her.
She was a daughter. (she died)
If you spoke faster, then I wouldn’t have time to look at the notes.
If you speak faster, then I won’t have time to look at the notes. (tiaojian + jiang yao)
the : don’t overuse it, for things both you and I know
ie. I went to a restaurant near waitan, it was great. The restaurant was expensive, though.
ie. I saw an old lady in the streets. The lady was selling flowers.
Speaking exercise
Actually it(my english improvement)’s not very good.
Just work at home office. And stay at home. I went out to the restaurant for three times. Once for month.
I just worked/I had been working from home..staying and stayed at home. I went out to restaurants/went out for meals three times. Once per month.
During these last three months/during this last three-month period, I feel both happy and sad at the same time. I’m happy because I didn’t need to go to the office to work and sad because the world is too dangerous and I couldn’t travel abroad. Before I had a plan/plans/planned to go to Japan in March and I had already bought the plane tickets. But near/close to the date of/right before/just before my trip, Japan forbade Chinese travelers to enter the country/banned entry of all Chinese travelers. And I look forward trip in May./ I expect to go in May.
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