VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S + W]

This year I was going to be home for the Spring Festival, but we have triple pay during the Spring Festival so I choose stay in ShangHai for work, I think managers like workaholic behavior. Yesterday I met a rude customer, she said:“waiter, find the pants, be quick” who has a bad attitude, I felt anger and I don’t understand, out of politeness, I answered her question then we were finally reconciled with each other.

This year I was going to be home for the Spring Festival, but we have triple pay during the Spring Festival so I chose to stay in ShangHai for work, and I think managers like workaholic behavior. Yesterday I met a rude (female) customer, who / and she said: “Lady, find the pants, be quick” and had a bad attitude. I felt angry / I was angry and I don’t understand why she had that attitude but out of politeness (I wanted to be polite so) I answered her question and we finally reconciled / made up with each other / she apologised and we were OK after that. 

Grammar

Your parents don’t want to move…
Yes they don’t want to
No they don’t

Do you like coffee?
Yes I do
You do like coffee?
Yes.
You don’t like coffee?
No, I do!

Do you like whiskey?
No I don’t
You do?
No, I don’t!
You don’t?
No.

I have a computer which is black.
My computer is good and is black.

choose – chose
i want to do
i have to do
i chose to do
i must do 

To be a teacher is fun.
I am Jesse
I was a teacher
I will be a student.
I have been a teacher.

I am in Australia. I have been to Australia.

I have lived in Australia = I have done sth
I have been living in Australia = experience that is still happening now
I am living in Australia = now
I have lived in Australia = happened in the past / experience

Vocabulary

Russia = e luo si
Russian = e luo si ren / wen

to say sorry = apologise

waiter / waitress = fu wu yuan for restaurants and cafes

fen shou – break up

he / she – remember the difference.

ma’am / sir

Last birthday my boyfriend bought a cake for me. It’s chocolate and write some words, happy birthday. and bought a gift for me. It’s a red lipstick. At night he and me saw a movie together and ate bbq for dinner. It’s about 10 o’clock we come back to school.

Last birthday my boyfriend bought a cake for me which was chocolate and wrote happy birthday on the cake. He also bought a gift for me which was a red lipstick. At night we saw a movie together and ate bbq for dinner which was delicious / really good / amazing. It was about 10 o’clock when we came back to school.

when = the time that / and at that time
eg. When I am hungry I eat.
eg2. I eat when I’m hungry.
eg3. I arrived home at 8 PM when my boyfriend went home.
where = the place that / and at that place
eg. I sleep where my cat sleeps.
eg2. I went to a place where I bought coffee.

we = he and I / me and him 

Make longer sentences
and / but / because / and then / so / if / when / where / who / which 
He is the winner and he is happy.
Tom is the winner but he is sad for Peter.
I eat a lot of food because I am hungry.
I eat a lot of food and then I am full.
I am thirsty so I drink some water.
If I am thirsty, I drink some water.
When I am hungry, I eat some rice.
I like the house where I sleep.
I have a friend who is tall.
I see a cat which is small.