Online Class Notes (Jesse) [30]

and / but / so / because / when 

Last night, I was off at 5 o’clock and very urgent to pick up my daughter. She’s class was over on 5:30 PM. We went home after I picked up her. It was 6 o’clock when we arrived at home. I drove to pick up her. We started to have dinner. Then my daughter did her homework at 7:30 and she had a lot of homework. In the same time I needed to do my work. We don’t have a meeting today. Today I’m working at home because my young daughter’s class is over at 3:30 so I can’t go to work at office.

Last night, I was off / I finished work at 5 o’clock / PM / in the evening and I was very urgent to pick up my daughter / I quickly went to pick up my daughter. She finished class at 5:30. We went home after I picked her up. It was 6PM / it was 6 when we arrived at home / when we got home. I drove to pick her up. We started to have dinner / We started dinner. Then my daughter did her homework at 7:30 and she had a lot of homework. At the same time I needed to do my work. We don’t have a meeting today. Today I’m working at home because my young daughter’s class is over at 3:30 / because my young daughter’s class finished at 3:30 so I can’t go to work at the office.

wait – just a moment / hold on a moment / could you please wait a second? 

just finished lunch – I just finished lunch

work – “werk”
walk – “work”

Vocabulary

just so so – just OK 

except – chu le
expect – you think it will happen / should happen

Grammar

When will you go to the office tomorrow?
I will go to the office at 9AM tomorrow

Do you have a meeting today?
Yes I do / Yes I have 2 meetings

Do you have a lot of work?
Yes I have a lot of work / I have so much work

Did she have a lot of homework?

How did you pick her up? 

I get home at 5PM
I get to work
I get to school
I get to the office

I start work at 9 and finish at 5.
I’m 20 = 20 sui
eg. when I was 18, I finished school, and then I started working. I started living in Japan when I was 25.
eg2. We will start this project on the 8th and then we should finish by the 10th (date).

I start work < > I finish work
I start class < > I finish class
I start my housework < > I finish my housework
I start breakfast < > I finish breakfast

What days do you go to the office?
I will go to the office from Monday to Friday expect Wednesday.

I pick up the paper
I pick the paper up
I pick up the child
I pick the child up
I pick up an apple
I pick an apple up
I pick her up / I pick it up / I pick him up 

Pronunciation

three – tongue out, not inside