VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Talk about something you like to do to relax – why do you like it? Focus on not making the same mistakes that you made in your last writing

Vocabulary

in the north of the Beijing
Australia is to the south of China
Shanghai is in the south east of China

not very well – not very good

how to say – How do you say that? 

high school graduate

from the university I wanted to study English – when I started studying at university, I wanted to study English. 

what you are talking – to communicate / discuss
eg. I am talking about my life.
eg2. I am talking to Carol.

what you are saying – to use words ” _____ ” to communicate meaning.
eg. I said “hello” to Carol.
eg2. I said that she was nice.

what you are speaking – to use a language / to communicate
eg. I am speaking English
eg2. I am speaking to Carol.

speech = ppt = presentation = talk
eg. I gave a speech on this topic

savory < > sweet 

I know what you want = I know the thing you want

take it into account = consider

my father has a bad temper = it’s easy for him to get angry

How to spend the Dragon holiday?
The Dragon holiday is coming and there will be 3-days off. I am thinking how to spend this holiday and where I can go. I would like to take two things into my account.  Firstly, I really want to go some places which are very quiet and peaceful with few travelers, where the air is clean and fresh and the sky is blue. It would be better to go to countryside in the mountain. Secondly, I want to control the traffic time within 2-3 hours by car or by train. However, it is so difficult that the places what I can find are all very famous and I guess there should be lots of people during the holiday.  It will be nightmare if the destination is too crowd. It will make me dizzy and fractious and loss the mood to enjoy the wonderful scenery. After fully consideration, I decide to stay at home which is the most quiet and comfortable place. I will see the films which I have already added into my favorites for a long time; read the books with afternoon tea; stew the soup which usually I have no time to do since it would take longer; do some sports such as riding a long distance; clean the rooms; date with friends…
It will make life fulfilling to well arrange and plan the holiday even if I won’t go out.

How to spend the Dragonboat holiday?
The Dragonboat holiday is coming and there will be 3-days off. I am thinking how to spend / I could / I should spend this holiday and where I can go. I would like to take two things into account.  Firstly, I really want to go to some places which are very quiet and peaceful with only a few travelers, where the air is clean and fresh and the sky is blue. It would be better to go to the countryside in the mountains. Secondly, I’d much rather / It’s my preference / I always try to keep the travel time within 2-3 hours by car or by train. However, it is so difficult as the places that I can find are all very famous and I guess there will be lots of people during the holiday. It will be nightmare if the destination is too crowded. It will make me dizzy and in a bad mood / grumpy and lose the mood to enjoy the wonderful scenery. After full consideration, I decided to stay at home which is the most quiet and comfortable place. I will see the films which I have been in my favorites for a long time; read with afternoon tea; make some soup which usually I have no time to do since it takes a long time; do some sports such as riding a long distance; cleaning the house; going out with friends…
It will make my life fulfilled to arrange and plan the holiday even if I don’t go out.

Pronunciation

by train
baaeee
traaaeeen

moun – ma ow n

oo

v

lv se