VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

I was born in Shanghai but I’m originally from Guangdong

Cantonese – guangdong hua

Mandarin – zhong wen

casual (xiu xian) < > formal (zheng shi) 
eg. today is casual Friday so I can wear casual clothes

leather jacket – pi jia ke

suit – xi zhuang

which one do you like to wear?
I prefer / I like leather jacket because it’s very comfortable

which is which?
eg. I don’t know which is tea and which is coffee…which is which?

who is who? – use this for twins
eg. I can’t tell who is who… Are you Jesse or are you Jesse?

the same cup / a cup that looks the same

which is mine and which is Jesse’s? = which is which? 

I hope I can do = I hope to do

quickly = fast
eg. I want to learn English quickly

where = at that time
eg. I went to a cafe. At that cafe I had coffee. = I went to a cafe where I had coffee.

rang
make / made = force 
eg. you make your son do his homework after dinner
eg2. my iphone makes me always pay attention to it, so I don’t talk to Judy.
eg3. playing games makes me son forget to do his homework

let / let = allow
eg. you let your son play computer games after he finishes his homework
eg2. my iphone lets me talk with my family anytime
eg3. playing games lets me relax and not think about work

i got up at 7 o’clock which is early for Jesse and it was a fine morning but the air was bad at midday which made me unhappy. I went into my kitchen to make food and today I made congee and steamed bun for my breakfast which was very hot so first I reviewed my English notes. Today I met my teacher and I want Jesse to teach me new stuff and I hope to learn quickly. It was almost time for class and I needed to go to my English school at 11 o’clock by bus which is near jingan temple. I went to a cafe near the school where / and I reviewed my English notes again and after 1 and a half hours I went to class.

Grammar

I have just been eating my favorite food
I just had my favorite food
I have just eaten my favorite food