F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Demo StudentJeff

Vocabulary

Donkey – Lu,  like an ugly horse with big ears

eg: I would have never eaten donkey meat in America. But after I tried it, I know I’m gonna eat it again.

Grammar

I had a morning meeting, and then I came here.

I had a morning meeting, and then when I was coming here… in the taxi I checked last homework, but I realized I forgot it.

I had a morning meeting, and then when I was coming here… I checked my last homework in the taxi, but I realized I forgot it.

I had a morning meeting, and then when I was coming here… in the taxi I checked my homework from last class, but I realized I forgot it.

Go to home

come to here

go to there

I went to there

Vocabulary

Jeff’s Examples:

Today the weather is basically like yesterday.

TaoBao has a sale from starting today.

ZhuGuang is having a sale on all kinds of clothes.

Jeans are on sale at THE GAP.

Pronunciation

The American ING.(sound)

Often Americans pronounce ING casually. They don’t use a hard I and they drop the G completely. So GOING becomes Goin’

Talkin’

Walkin’   Not Christopher Walking!

Chattin’

Eatin’

Are you going to the annual dinner?

I’m goin to get some lunch.

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