F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Grammar

eat / ate / eaten

I ate = TIME IS CLEAR : this morning, last night, when I was in Beijing, at 4 pm, from 2012 to 2016

I have eaten = TIME IS UNCLEAR: before, already, never, yet, ever, until now, so far

From last year July 12th to August 15th, I have been studying –>
1. From last year July 12th to August 15th, I studied
2. I have been studying for 1 year.

Vocabulary

It serves you right ! = no zuo no die

make your mind up to do something
I made my mind up to start learning English here.

I am a man of patience. = I am made of patience.
I am a man of patience to help others. –>
I am a man of patience when helping others.

progressive =
1. who accepts of new ideas easily
Some people are more traditional, some people are more progressive.
2. gradual, slow, step-by-step
You cannot learn English in one day, but you can make small progressive change every day until you become fluent.

17,500 = 17 thousand 5 hundred