VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Do some writing using the words from today. Focus on long sentences and past tense.

yesterday it was quite nice, and i woke up at 9:30 and then i went to west nanjing road to buy something to eat maybe for next week, some bread… for the bread since i like, bread store very much, i found recently, so i went to the bakery yesterday and got some bread and also some coffee and then came back home and then i began to clean my house for 1 day, did some laundry work, washed my clothes, bedding, i changed the new one. I swept the floor and cleaned the floor.

it was quite a nice yesterday, and i woke up at 9:30 which is normal for me on the weekend and then i went to west nanjing road to buy something to eat for next week like some bread since i just found a new bakery which I really like, so i went to the bakery yesterday again and got some bread and also some coffee and then I went back home and then i did some housework for the whole day. First, I did some laundry, washed my clothes, bedding. I swept and mopped the floor.

Vocabulary

autonomous – sb who is able to work independently, without help / guidance – “or TON oh mess”
eg. I’m an autonomous worker / I have the ability to work autonomously

pros < > cons
eg. the pros are positive and are more than the cons (outweigh the cons)

melting pot 

quite much 
pretty much
pretty happy / quite happy 
pretty boring / quite boring 
quite a lot
pretty many / quite many
quite few
pretty small / quite small 

during the week / on workdays
eg. I am really busy during the week

nearby / around here
eg. there are a lot of good coffee shops nearby

cafe / coffee shop 

crowded = too many people
eg. shanghai is very crowded on the weekend especially

barista – coffee maker (person) – “ba RIS ta”
eg. the barista is really good

at first – originally

first – the sequence
eg. at first I was nervous but then I became comfortable