VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Review notes from Demo class and today.

Half conversation, review + some speaking story (grammar)

I have a laptop which is black

I went – past – time IS important
I have been – past, time is not important

because + sentence
because of + noun / phase

i had to start from yesterday night because i drank milk tea, it was very strong and made me can’t sleep all the night so til this morning i think 6 am i give up, so i cooked noodle for my breakfast then i used my mobile book a taxi, go to office. I arrived office at 7:30 AM. I were the earliest one so I worked til 11 AM, I had a con-call with my supervisor, then the con-call meeting around 30 minutes, then I with my college had lunch and my lunch was salmon. I don’t think it taste good, so I didn’t finish. Til 2PM we started afternoon working til 7PM, then I took the metro arrive here.

i have to / should start from last night because i drank / had some milk tea, which / and it was very strong and stopped me from sleeping all the night / the whole night so at 6AM this morning I just gave up so i cooked noodles for my breakfast. Then i used my mobile to book a taxi to go to my / the office. I arrived at work at 7:30 AM. I was the earliest one so I worked til 11 AM, and then I had a con-call with my supervisor which was around 30 minutes, then I had lunch with my colleague which was salmon. It didn’t taste good / I didn’t think it tasted good, so I didn’t finish it. We didn’t start afternoon work until 2PM and we finished work at 7PM, then I took the metro to come / get here.

Pronunciation

colleagues – col leegz

salmon – sa men

Grammar

we traveled in London for 1 week / we spent 1 week traveling in London

REASON
to + do
for + sth
because + sentence
because of + sth / phrase

Vocabulary

i have to / should start / begin / get started from last night because / as / since / due to the fact that i drank / had some milk tea, which / and it was very strong / had a lot of caffeine / it was intense and stopped / prevented me from sleeping all the night / the whole night so finally / in the end at 6AM this morning I eventually just / simply gave up so i cooked / made noodles for my breakfast.

gong si = office / company / work 
eg. I went to the office 
eg2. I went to the company that I work for
eg3. I went to work 

I go home < > I go to work < > I go out 
I’m at home < > I’m at work < > I’m out

until = stopped / changed 
eg. I couldn’t sleep until 1AM = I slept at 1AM
eg2. I lived in Japan until 2011 = I stopped living in Japan in 2011

I drank water and ate egg. = I had water and egg

this morning / this afternoon / this evening / tonight
yesterday morning / yesterday afternoon / yesterday evening / last night
tomorrow morning / tomorrow afternoon / tomorrow evening / tomorrow night