VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Can you describe your favourite room in your house? Why is it your favourite? What room would you like to improve? How would you improve it?

homework: writing – diary writing about recent life

conversation: vocabulary / making long sentences

focus: vocabulary + sentences (making long and plenty of sentences)

it’s very convenient which is important when friends visit us because it’s very close so they just walk to my house.

I live on xin hua road which is in chang ning district which is a district of Shanghai. I think my area is very beautiful which means it’s more expensive than other areas which is OK because I have enough money which makes me happy because I don’t need to worry.

I like coffee (which is normal for westerners) and i think it’s healthy (which is true)

we spent our vacation in sweden last year with my family for visiting my parents in law and we stayed about 10 days in stockholm and some days in some small towns. it’s very quiet in the small towns and not many people. we just relax actually most of time we just stay at home. because the house is just beside a lake so we just relax there and do some reading sometimes my husband they go fishing.

we spent our vacation in sweden last year with my family to visit my parents in law and we stayed for about 10 days in stockholm and some / a few days in some small towns where it’s very quiet and there are not many people there. We just relax actually most of time we just stay at home / Most of the time we spent relaxing at home rather than going out. because / since / as the house is just beside a lake so we just relax there and do some reading and sometimes my husband and his brother and father go fishing.

Vocabulary

it has 4 clear seasons / distinct seasons

the house is overlooking the lake

so we just go back to his hometown.

Grammar

There are 2 cups on the table
There are many people there

reason
for + noun
to + verb
because + sentence
because of + noun / phrase

spent too many time – much / a lot of time