F2F class notes 9th August (Ben)

Today is a weekday. Howcome you are free?

I haven’t had lunch yet.
Why not tryING

We stayed up late.
We ran out of time.

I lent him my motorbike and he can’t turn it on.
choose / chose / chosen

I chose that meal.
That meal was chosen by me.

Compared with you, I don’t speak good Chinese.
Compared to you, I don’t speak good Chinese.
Compared to yesterday, I don’t have a lot of work.

It’s a hot summer compared to last year.

hit / hit / hit
My girlfriend hit me.
I was hit by my girlfriend.

You also replace [be] with [get] if it something fast or sad.
I GOT hit by my girlfriend.

The earthquake killed 10,000 people.
10,000 people got killed by the earthquake.

The policeman arrested the thief.
The thief got arrested by the policeman.
Today is Chinese Valentine’s Day.

I think wine is efficient to fix my internal clock.
I hope it can work.

You will easier to fall asleep –>
1. You will fall asleep easier
2. It will be easier for you to fall asleep.

easy to do
English is easy to learn. (People can learn English easily)
Lex is easy to speak with. (People can speak with Lex easily)
You are easy to get angry (People can make you angry easily)
You are easy to fall asleep (What can people do?) –> Not used

In English, almost everything starts with 1. SUBJECT + 2. VERB
1. You
2. will fall
3. asleep easier

1. I
2. am
3. easy to speak to.

If I don’t sleep at night, I will stay awake pretty difficultly.
1. I
2. will stay
3. awake pretty difficulty.

It will be easier (for you/me) to fall asleep.
It will be difficult for me to stay awake.

It’s a bit concerning. 令人担忧