VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]
Homework
Use the past continuous tense to make some sentences.
Vocabulary
Do you have any days off – Do you have any holidays?
On National Day – 1st October / National holiday – the week
throughout – during/over
eg. I don’t have any plans throughout/over the National holiday.
meet -> met (past tense)
waste – 浪费
eg. If it keeps raining then this holiday is a waste.
eg. I wasted my holiday.
shout – to speak very loudly
eg. I could not hear him so he shouted what he said just now.
eg. I shouted at my colleague since he was standing on the other end of the room.
scream – “AHHHH”
eg. She saw a ghost and screamed very loudly.
eg. The boy screamed at his mother because she didn’t buy that toy.
scared/frightened/fear
eg. I’m frightened of his angry behaviour.
eg. He is frightened of snakes.
twigs – 树枝
Grammar
through – 穿过
ex. walk through a library/park/shopping mall/a door
walk past – 路过
ex. He walked past me on the street.
ex. I walked past the library.
past continuous tense – -ing
to be (past tense) + verb -ing
was + hanging clothes
ex. I was hanging clothes while Jerry was pitching the tent.
ex. Tom was gathering twigs while Mr Tan was chopping wood.
ex. She was cooking at 7 o’clock yesterday.
ex. Joe was having lunch at yesterday noon.
ex. What were you doing at 2-5 pm yesterday?
Speaking exercise
A couple of days ago, I had dinner with my family.
One day I worked from 9 o’clock in the morning to 12 o’clock midnight. Before the holiday – 2 days before the holiday.
Two new employees just come into my company. They are not familiar with my projects so I have to help them. I really wanted this holiday.
Maybe I want to take a trip, I just want to stay a place for a long time. I don’t want to around anywhere.
Last week, I met a friend and we just talked.
Revised:
A couple of days ago, I had dinner with my family.
One day, I worked from 9 o’clock in the morning to 12 o’clock midnight. Before the holiday – 2 days before the holiday.
Two new employees just came into/arrived at/started at my company. They were not familiar with my projects so I had to help them. I really want to have this holiday.
Maybe I want to take a trip, I just want to stay at a place for a long time. I don’t want to walk around anywhere.
Last week, I met a friend and we just talked/chatted.
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