F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I’m in my 30’s.

You are in your 20’s.

My friends are in their 30’s or 40’s.

my friend helped me send that message

We got chocolate ice cream.

From where?

From a place in JiuGuang. My friend take took me there.

I took her to Smart English, she is waiting outside.

My friend can speak Russian and Spanish

discount – a cheaper price than normal.

eg: Zara has a big discount now. Everything is 50% (fifty percent) off.

eg: That is a great discount, it’s 80% off.   (If 100 yuan, you pay 20 yuan)

kids – haizi

Grammar

Past Tense: Finished, Happened before

Present (Now)  (Usually, Always DO)       Past      (Before, Finished)                               Future

write                                                                  wrote                                                         will write

eg: I write emails every day.                  I wrote emails every day.                         I will write an email.

take                                                             took                                                         will take

eg: I take the subway to work.                 I took the subway to work.                   I will take the subway to work.

help                                                        helped                                                will help

eg: I help my friend write her homework.     I helped my friend write her homework.    I will help my friend write her homework.

look                                                         looked                                               will look

eg: (You) Look at this book.             I looked at this book last week.               I will look at this book.

eat                                                               ate                                                     will eat

go                                                             went                                                     will go

sleep                                                          slept                                                   will sleep

eg: I go to sleep at 10pm.                         I slept for 8 hours.                   Yolanda will fall asleep in class.

ride                                                              rode                                                     will ride

eg: I ride a bike to work.            I rode a bike for 3 hours this morning.          I will ride a bike tonight.