VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Write about how you feel during winter these days. Use the words from today and some from last class if you can.

Pronunciation of recent notes vocabulary

Vocabulary

get better naturally 

unhappy
I’m in a bad mood
I’m not happy at the moment
I feel a bit negative at the moment 

Jesse always tries to be positive 

Pan is positive when she is in a good mood = Pan says good and nice things when she is happy.
eg. Pan is positive when she has class with Jesse.

Jesse always talks positively about Judy. = Jesse always says good things about Judy.

Pan studies very hard because she is afraid Jesse will test her.

important – zhong yao

website – wang zhan

my ability to speak English at Starbucks to order coffee is really good but my ability to talk with foreigners is still just OK.
I have the ability to speak English.

reject – strong

refuse – not very strong

characters – zhong wen zi
eg. you are able to write pinyin but you are not able to write chinese characters

I am afraid of cold weather

Grammar

at home / work / school

the bank
the elevator 
the park
the bus station
the train station
a / the / name of restaurant
a / the / name of cafe
a / the / name of place
the airport
a / the starbucks

the = helps you make a noun more specific

I went to starbucks = I went to a cafe called Starbucks
I went to a starbucks cafe
I went to the starbucks = I went to a cafe that you know already, and it’s called starbucks.
I went to the starbucks near my house that I go to every day

Today I bought a / the cup of milk near the school building in 1788 on the first floor / level 1. 

I have a cup of coffee. You have a cup of milk. The coffee is Jesse’s. The milk is Pan’s.