VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Write about going to the gym, losing weight, getting muscle. Why do you go to the gym?

Review the vocabulary from the last few classes again

I went to home. I stayed at home all day. I visited some people every day. In my home, I had 5 meals every day. My grandma everyday cook some meals for me, I got heavy. I play the piano at home but sometimes I didn’t have time to practice. I found my hand is stiff. When I play my favorite musician I think it’s terrible. I play with my dog every day because there have 6 pugs in my home so all pugs in others house so every morning I take a walk to that house take care of my pugs.

I went home 2 weeks ago and I stayed at home all day every day. I visited some people every day. At home, I had 5 meals every day. My grandma cooked some meals for me every day so I gained weight. I played the piano at home but sometimes I didn’t have time to practice. I found my hands got stiff. When I played my favorite musician I thought it was terrible. I played with my dogs every day because there are 6 pugs at home so all of the pugs are at another house so every morning I took a walk to that house (because I wanted) to take care of my pugs.

Vocabulary

almost everyone in China is Chinese
it is almost 6:15PM… now it is 6:14PM.

audio = sound

audience = people who listen / watch you perform

video = picture

I went home / I’m at home / I stayed (at) home / at home
I went to school / I’m at school / I stayed at school / at school 

lose weight < > gain weight
eg. I want to gain weight but I don’t want to look fat.

on a diet 
eg. I am on a diet and going to the gym because I want to lose weight

subtitles – zi mu
eg. I try to not read the subtitles when watching tv shows

massage – an mo
eg. I got a massage today to help me relax
eg2. I got a full body massage

all of people – everyone / most people 

some people = yi xie ren

someone = 1 person / don’t know who / Anyone = 1 or 0 people
eg. there is someone outside… who is it?
eg2. I don’t think there is anyone outside
eg3. Is anyone outside?

I am out of practice / my hands are cold / my fingers are not warmed up

stray cat – a cat that lives outside with no owner 
eg. I gave the stray cat a shower and something to eat

angry
ugly
hungry
argue (people) / fight (both)
mean  < > nice
eg. my cat is mean to the stray cats

fight
eg. my cat always fights with other cats

see – ability
look – use your eyes
watch – moving
read – look at words
eg. I can see you, but I’m not looking at you, I’m reading my book
eg2. I watch TV every night
eg3. Look outside! There are many birds… you can watch them fly
eg4. People always look at their phones on the metro

Pronunciation

round / every / went / very / pugs / home