F2F Class Notes 24th March (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Write a story using the red grammar from below

Writing exercise

I have a good friend who is named Zhou Juan. She is younger than me one year old. She is beautiful and bright that i love her so much. We are the classmate in college. We were lived together for four years and had a wonderful time .Everyday we studied, had meals and shopping together almost. We were lived in Shanghai about 2-3 years , and then she went back to Wuhan for work. We went to XiZang have a travel toghter when were in 1-10 May 2016, and i met her in Chinese spring festival every year. She brought a small house and a car where were in WUHAN, I was so glad to her.

I have a good friend who is named Zhou Juan. She is one year younger than meĀ andĀ is beautiful and bright andĀ i love her so much. We wereĀ classmates in college andĀ lived together for four years and had a wonderful time. Almost everyday we studied, had meals and went shopping together. We were living / we livedĀ in Shanghai forĀ about / around 2-3 years , and then she went back to Wuhan for work. We went to XiZang have a tripĀ together when it was / duringĀ 1-10 May 2016, and i met her during Chinese spring festival / during chinese new yearĀ every year. She bought a small house and a car which were in WUHAN. I was so glad forĀ her.

Grammar

where
I went to a place where I could see many people
which
I went to a place which was beautiful

I am happy to see you = the reason I’m happy is because I see you
I am happy for you = i’m happy because you’re happy

China got lots of money last year. I am happy for them.

trip = to go from one place to another (holiday)
travelling = the interest / hobby of going places
travel = verb (go)
eg. I had a trip to xiamen in 2013
eg2. I love travelling in China or all around the world
eg3. I want to travel to a country near thailand

for + how long you do something
eg. we had class for 40 minutes / I have lived in Shanghai for 9 yearsĀ 

I have traveled to Japan 5 times, for 10 days each time.

Last year I was living / I lived / I have livedĀ 

It isĀ something (n / adj) /Ā It was something (n / adj)
It is doing (v) / It was doing (v + ing)

to go fishing / to go shopping / to go see a movie = “go = go out”

i watched a movie last night (maybe it means at home / maybe outside)
i went to see a movie last night (outside)

almost all / almost 100% = not all, but close to all
eg. I drank almost all of my coffee. The rest was too cold, so I didn’t drink it.Ā 

I am 32 years old. That is almost 33.
I am 32 years old, so I am not almost 40.

which = give new informationĀ 
eg. I bought a computer yesterday which is really expensiveĀ 
eg2. I went to a place yesterday which was really noisy.

she is 1 year old = ta shi 1 sui
she is 1 year older / younger than me =Ā bi wo da / xiao

I like tea. I like coffee.
I like tea and coffee.

I went to the shops. I saw many things.
I went to the shops and saw many things
My friend traveled a lot last year and I did too.