VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Write about coffee and your experience with it. When did you start drinking it? Why? What types of coffee have you tried? Try to use some words from today.

i waked up at 8 o’clock and i have breakfast. after my mother have cooked the breakfast I eat the bread, rice, and fried meat. I think it’s delicious. After breakfast I went to my room and read some novels and drink some coffee.

i woke up at 8 o’clock / 8 AM / 8 in the morning and i ate bread, rice, and fried meat for breakfast which my mother cooked and I think it was delicious. After breakfast I went to my room and read some novels and drank some coffee which was espresso.

Vocabulary

i have a phone which is red / which i bought in the US.
i went to japan which was fun.

cooked – specific time – you know the time / time is important (past)
have cooked – now your situation – already done
had cooked – the past of the past – already done
eg. I arrived at 12PM, I had bought a coffee already. / I had bought a coffee by the time I arrived at SE.
eg2. I have bought a coffee already.

filter – sth we use to separate things
eg. I put a filter into the coffee machine to separate the coffee powder from the water

espresso – the type of coffee you like

flavor / taste
eg. the flavor of the coffee includes some chocolate and nuts
eg2. it tastes really bitter

bitter (ku) / sour (suan)

yes – sure / yeah / yep / yup / that’s right / exactly / definitely / totally 

i like coffee = i prefer coffee / i’m really into coffee / i’m a big coffee person (drinker) / coffee is amazing 

getting around / transport / walking around 

it expressing the precious – means / symbolizes

before many times – a long time ago / many years ago / when I was younger 

formal (business / meetings / events) < > casual (with friends / whatever)

tiring = sth / sb that makes you tired
tired = your feeling of wanting to sleep
eg. I’m really tired because school is tiring

bored / boring
annoyed / annoying 

jeans – niu zai ku

denim – the material of jeans

start the day / kick off the day / give me a pick-me-up 

Grammar

play the snow – play with snow 

expectation / i expect you to do it

rude – not polite