VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [1]

Homework

Write another diary (remember to copy it into wechat before uploading!) and try to use some of the grammar and vocabulary from today. See you on Monday!!

Writing exercise

I would like to say something to my teacher,since I met Jesse on Monday , I have very excited and I want to Join the English class because it can change my life in the future

I would like to say something to my teacher. Since I met Jesse on Monday , I was / have been very excited / I have been feeling very excited and I wanted to join the English class because it can change my life in the future.

Grammar

I am bored
I am tired

SVO = Subject Verb Object
SVO conjunction SVO
conjunction SVO, SVO

I wake up because I have work.

when I am here, I am happy.

no one can all the time be with me – no one can be with me always / all the time 

U
it has a U
a university

we are / they are
we were / they were

I like coffee
Coffee is good

I like running
Running
is good

I am running (now)

I take my son. I shop in the mall. I have a coffee.

for + how long
I have done it for 1 hour

I have done it 5 times – no “for”

he born in europe – he was born in Europe

I drink the coffee
The coffee is drunk by me

the holiday of university – it was the university holiday at that time

he invite me to go holland – he invited me to go to holland

i always say i don’t have time i always said “i don’t have time” / i always said i didn’t have time

I turned to single I became single 

I say OK I go to see youI said OK I will go to see you

I came Australia 2013I came to aus in 2013

He came back 3 months ago
He has been in Australia for 3 months

Vocabulary

in future – from now on / starting from now
in the future – jiang lai

independent – you don’t need other people’s help
eg. I am independent

crows feet

wedding photos

holland / the netherlands

they immigrated (v)
he’s a 2nd generation immigrant (n)
immigration (n)
is expensive

live / stay
live – long time / permanent
stay – short time / temporary
temporarily out of service

Speaking exercise

When i finish my lunch i go back to work. Last week we are very busy, I work 7 days and i in the store on saturday and sunday. Sometimes i day off i will take my son to brunch and shopping in the shopping mall. I don’t have friend in australia, i’m busy every day. I have been Australia more than 9 years and every day is busy. Because my english is the big problem, I don’t have confident to meet the new friends.

When i finished my lunch i went back to work. Last week we were very busy, I worked 7 days and i was in the store on saturday and sunday. Sometimes when I have a day off / sometimes on my day off i will take my son to brunch and shop in the shopping mall. I don’t have friends in australia, and i’m busy every day. I have been in Australia for more than 9 years and every day is busy. Because my english is the / a big problem, I don’t have confidence to meet the new friends.