F2F Class Notes 26th January (Tony)

Vocabulary

everyone spent over 200 yuan

everyone spent around 200 yuan average

miscommunication – when people don’t understand each other

eg: “I think there was just a miscommunication, I wanted the meeting on saturday, but they thought i meant next saturday.”

lobster – long xia – a red shellfish with 2 claws and a fat tail.

eg: “We had lobster for dinner last night.”

butter – huang you – a yellow substance made from milk, soft and creamy

eg: “I like to spread a little butter on my toast.”

buffet – pay one price for all you can eat

eg: “You have to try the sushi buffet, it’s only 50 yuan.”

every day – including all days

eg: “Every day I eat a steamed bun and a tea egg for breakfast.”

everyday – common or normal

eg: “He didn’t let the problems of everyday life worry him.”

Grammar

Me and sherry are going to dinner – (Grammatically inocorrect, BUT, Acceptable)

Sherry and I are going to dinner. – (Grammatically correct, formal)

Grammar Mistakes that are UNACCEPTABLE in English

I go to there – there is the preposition in this sentence, so we don’t need TO

He or She – My dad will visit soon, she he is very excited to come here.

eg: I will take him to the store, he needs to buy his new glasses.

Mine His or Hers – Shows possesion, (Ta de) means this thing belongs to him or her

eg: That car is his. His car is blue.

Him or Her – Used to describe the person,

eg: I will talk to him.

Singular or Plural – one eggs, two egg

eg: one egg, two eggs, three people.