VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Describe a person who you would like to be similar to. You should say:

who this person is
how you know this person
what impresses you about this person
and explain why you would like to be similar to this person.

Grammar

in here = here 

i like the views hereit’s really beautiful here

stay in home at home 

in weekendat the weekend / on the weekend 

many timemost of the time / mostly 

lie in the bed lie in bed / lie on the bed 

relax myselfrelax 

see some tv showswatch some tv shows 

play games on my phone

i started to move in my apartment – when i started living in my apartment / when i moved into 

stay closer with my high school live closer to my high school 

beside my house

food take away take away food 

a lot of strangers now there are a lot of strangers living around me now

in my 3 yowhen I was 3 years old 

Vocabulary

earplugs – er sai

move into the apartment < > move out of the apartment
move in < > move out

near / nearby
after / afterward
before / beforehand
move into / move in 
eg. I live in Jingan, and my office is nearby… I like being near jingan

neighbors (people) / neighborhood (place)

Speaking exercise

Describe an older person who you respect
Who it is – grampa
How you knew him / her – knew him from when I was a baby (earliest memory)
What kind of person he/she is – strong, persistent, diligent, kind, smart, patient  (parents traveling, 3 yo)
Why you respect them – brought me up, taught me everything I know, encouraged me, took me to school and picked me up, always nice to me.

one of the things I remember from my childhood was
one of the things he did / I clearly remember the time that he
one day….

So that’s why he is the person I chose to talk about as someone that I respect.
So as you can see, my ….