F2F Class Notes 25th February (Jesse) [S]

Write a story about the time your house got broken into in Italy. Focus on past tense and sentence structure.

listening: 2.0
speaking: 1.5
reading: 1.0
writing: 1.5
6.0

Why learning English? I’m passionate about languages and want to be able to talk about business easily.
Likes to read articles + do story technique + free talk about life is ok + lots of corrections and explanations + 50/50 talk time for teacher and student

Speaking focus: making longer sentences with “which” and “who” + past tense “did” and “have done”

last month i went home in hubei and i have a dog in my hometown and i have 3 years ago i didn’t went home during the new year because i have the test in europe because february is the test month so I am so exciting that i can go home and with my parents, with my cousin and dog. i bought it and 1 week i went back to europe so i didn’t see it grow up. and because if i sit in the sofa and it will sit with me, on my legs.

last month i went home which is in hubei and i have a dog in my hometown and i haven’t been home for 3 years during the new year because i had tests in europe because february is the test month so I was so excited that i could go home and be / stay / spend time with my parents, my cousin and dog. I bought it and i went back to europe 1 week later so i didn’t see it grow up. if i sit on the sofa, it will sit with me, on my legs / lap

Vocabulary

useless – mei you yong
eg. It was useless telling the police

exactly – 100% / true
eg. The 2 twin babies look exactly the same
eg2. So you think Italy is a bit dangerous but you still like it in general? Exactly, that’s right.

actually 
eg. Do you like Italy. Actually, Yes I do.

theives / pickpockets 

my house got broken into

auntie / aunty / aunt

excited – your feeling (describe a feeling / emotion)
exciting – sth makes you feel excited (describe a thing / person and how they make you feel)

Grammar

didn’t do sth – specific past time (actual specific times in the past)
haven’t done sth – not specific past time (experiences / recently / periods in the past)

Have you been to Australia? (experience)
Yes I have
When did you go? (what specific time?)
I went last year

who = people
which = things / places
where / that

I went to a cafe which / that is really nice. = I went to a cafe. It is really nice.
I met a girl who was really nice = I met a girl. She is really nice.

I went to a cafe that I really liked. = I went to a cafe. I really liked it.
I went to a cafe where I drank a lot of coffee = I went to a cafe. I drank a lot of coffee there.