VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Needs more review

My phone is nearby
I am nearby.

contract – he tong

do my makeup / I put my makeup on

take = you choose to do it
eg. I take a trip to Japan
eg2. I take a break at 1PM for lunch

Grammar

How many students? I have a lot of / many students / I have so many students / I don’t have many students
How much money? I have a lot of money / I have so much money / I don’t have much money

I don’t have much time

Have you been to Japan? Yes, I have been to Japan.
When did you go to Japan? Last year, I went to Japan.
How many times have you been to Japan? I have been to Japan 3 times.
Where do you live? I live in JingAn
Where are you living now? I am living in JingAn now

I have class for 1 hour

Vocabulary

I will travel to Japan / I will take a trip to Japan / I will go to Japan for business / I will go on a business trip to Japan

think – thought
eg. I just thought of it

water the flowers / plants

downstairs in Starbucks < > upstairs at Smart English
eg. I will go downstairs 
eg2. I live upstairs on the 9th floor, so I must go upstairs every day.

I met 3 of my friends and chatted about business

have an appointment
eg. Sorry I have to go. I have an appointment.
I booked a time – yu ding
I arranged a meeting – yu ding / zhun bei
I have a date – maybe boyfriend / girlfriend, maybe not

family – 家人 – mum, dad, brother, sister.. etc
eg. my family was using the bathroom

someone was using the bathroom so I used the kitchen to brush my teeth

sleepy / tired
eg. I am sleepy because I didn’t sleep well
eg2. I am tired because I work too much every day

连词 conjunction: because / so / but / when / if / and then / which / where…

介词 preposition: at / for / on / with / of / to / in / by

at 8 o’clock I wake up with my dog to eat breakfast in my house and then I eat breakfast at 10AM in my kitchen.

broken – huai le
eg. my computer is broken so I can’t use it
eg2. the window is broken because I hit it

review my notes – fu xi bi ji

Speaking exercise

I woke up at 8 o’clock and I got up at 8:30 and then I brushed my teeth for 2 minutes and washed my face and did my make up. I had my breakfast at 9 o’clock and then I left my house very quickly. I went to my office to begin work and checked my email and contacted my customers.

I woke up at 8 o’clock on my sofa because my bed is broken and I got up at 8:30 because I was very tired and then I brushed my teeth for 2 minutes in the kitchen because someone was using the bathroom and then washed my face and did my make up. I had my breakfast at 9 o’clock with my husband for half an hour in the dining room at home and then I left my house very quickly by bike because I booked a time with my customer. I went to my office to begin work and first I checked my email for 15 minutes and then contacted my customers.