VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

***check writing + do immediate correction speaking exercise

Grammar

i speaks – i speak

he decide to build a house in wood – he decided to build a house with / using / out of wood

Vocabulary

thongs – tuo xie – outside

thong – g string

slippers – inside

sandals – outside, open top shoes

a long time ago / once upon a time / there was once 

straw – dry grass

blows a big wind – blows it very hard / strongly 

and / later on / then / following that / afterwards 

and / and also / as well as 

i think / in my opinion / based on past experience / I feel / I believe / It is my opinion that 

He goes to the house and blows hard – He went after the pig blowing the house strongly / He followed close behind the pig huffing and puffing to blow the house down

they built the house out of straw, and meanwhile the wolf was waiting outside.

which = this / that / it

I drank coffee today which I really enjoyed / which I do every morning / which was a special starbucks coffee / which was really good / which my friend gave me
how often
how do you feel
what type
who gave it to you

i got told off, the reason is that… – because / and the reason is / with the reason being / as / due to the fact that 

is only about 5% / merely 5% / a lowly 5%

around / about / roughly / approximately / … give or take 

explain the situations – situation 

agreed the offer – agreed to 

I agree with you… coffee is good
I agreed to sign the document

the offer has been agreed to / this is the offer to which they have agreed / this is the offer they have agreed to 

i told everything to my manager – I told my manager everything / i updated my manager on the situation / about the situation 

i went to spoke – I went to them to speak with them / I went to speak with them 

she’s very pissed off – she was really unhappy / she was pissed 

she wasn’t happy about me – with me 
eg. she was unhappy with me about sth

i was up until 6am / i was up all night / i was wide awake