VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Write about what you like and dislike about education in China – try to use some of the vocabulary from today and don’t repeat simple vocabulary.

Vocabulary

rank (n)
eg. parents care about the rank of their children

they don’t copy what the teacher said / they don’t copy the thing that the teacher said

formula – a + b = c
eg. we just remember formulas

mold
eg. I have a lot of cake molds

I’m a foodie

dishwasher – the machine used for washing dishes

Grammar

especially in the young children – especially the young children

my friend’s children they also... – my friend’s children also 

not just to remember what the teacher said / more and more parents to let their kids go abroad – never use “to” without a verb 

I have a computer. It is black. = I have a computer which is black
I am a doctor which I have been for 15 years.

Describe your favourite room in your apartment – why is it your favourite? What kind of furniture etc is in there and how did you get it? – try to make it simple but vivid so someone can imagine it.

the first reason for I like the kitchen is I love cooking very much so I have bought a lot of kitchen tools in the kitchen and also I like to take the photograph for the food which I have cooked. There is a big oven and a small oven and there is a microwave and there is a lot of different kind of pot in my kitchen and a lot of different kind of the plate and also there is maybe 3 or 4 kinds of the coffee maker in my kitchen such as the american style or the coffee dropper. I have 1 espresso it’s just for the capsule. Another I have a mocha pot. It is about 8 square feet room for my kitchen i think in shanghai it could be described as a big kitchen.

the first reason that I like / for me liking the kitchen is I’m really into / I’m a massive fan of cooking so I have bought a lot of kitchen stuff / utensils / appliances for the kitchen and also I like to take photographs for the food which I have cooked. I have a big oven, a toaster oven, a microwave and a lot of different kinds of pots and pans in my kitchen as well as different plates and also there is maybe 3 or 4 kinds of coffee maker in my kitchen such as a filter coffee machine or the hand-brewed coffee maker / pour-over coffee maker. I have 1 espresso machine but it’s just for capsules. I have another one which is a mocha pot. It is about an 8 square meter room for shanghai I think my kitchen be described as a big kitchen.