VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S / W]

WeChat review class – review todays.

Do a speaking story but SLOW DOWN and correct yourself as much as possible.

Vocabulary

Normally we would like to recommend the morning tour which is a 4hr bike ride, and about 6kms, and will be based around an on old town, local Chinese activities and so on..

I am based in China = I live and work here.

My classes are based on spoken and written English
Based on your email, I think your English is good
I will try to teach you based on your level and needs.
Based on the first time I met you, I think you’re a good student.
My class is based on speaking and writing.

arrogant – zi fu
eg. French people can be arrogant

humid = wet + hot
eg. Hangzhou gets really humid in summer

wet = maybe is raining

electronic bike / scooter – dian dong mo tuo che

ago < > in 
eg. I will go to Japan in 2 years
eg2. I lived in HZ 2 years ago

I heard it – music / sound
I heard of it – knowledge / awareness

Private tours are also available and in the event that the group is smaller than 3 people, the price is USD$210 which includes bikes, helmets, an experienced tour leader, food, drinks and a gift bag. For groups larger than / exceeding 2 people, the price is USD$80 per person.

Should Join-in tours (including other people) be preferable, they are offered at a discounted rate of USD$70 per person.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I have a Chinese colleague who already worked for my company for 4years. However I don’t like her at all because she never help me or teach me. She always tell my boss something different from what i done. At the beginning when i started work for this company, it was complete new for me. Because i have no exprence for working in a clothing company, no idea about finace and how they work. So i asked her many questions because I want to learn something new, however she told my big boss that i did nothing everyday and always pushed her because of small questions. Then my big boss asked me to find all answers by myself, cannot disturb them so many times. If i always ask questions then they cannot work well. Then they started to ask me to do some new programs that i never heard before, for example: ICP filling, Registered capital, Working Visa for foreigners and so on. And i could only count on myself and Baidu that really makes me unhappy.

I have a Chinese colleague who has already worked for my company for 4 years. However I don’t like her at all because she never helps me or teaches me. She always tells my boss something different from what i have done. At the beginning when i started to work / working for this company, it was completely new for / to me. As i have no experience (with) working in a clothing company, no idea about finance and how they work. So i asked her many questions because I want to learn something new, however she told my big boss that i did nothing everyday and always pushed her because of (the constant) small questions. Then my big boss asked me to find all the answers by myself, and I cannot disturb them too much. If i always ask questions then they cannot work well. Then, they started to ask me to do some new programs that i had never heard of before, for example: ICP filing, Registered capital, Working Visa for foreigners and so on, and i could only count on myself and Baidu which really makes me unhappy.

Grammar

Remember: if you describe a verb add ing

which – think of it as ( ) with information added after it
eg. I had some ice cream (it was good) = I had some ice cream which was good

that – sometimes saying which one / sometimes unnecessary
eg. I like coffee that has milk = I only like coffee with milk… coffee without milk is not included
eg2. I know that you’re happy (unnecessary usage)

I could only count on myself which makes me unhappy
I really like coffee that has milk in it.
yesterday I went to a cafe that I really like.
I know that you’re unhappy = I know you’re unhappy

I have never done it
I had never done it

because = as
and = also / as well as __
but = however

As well as going to work today, I (also) went to the cafe.

to cry is for water to come from your eyes

To be a teacher, is to help and work with people / Being a teacher is great.

That’s news to me = When you said that to me, I thought “that’s new”

To me, I think ji zhua is weird.  that’s weird to me / for me

Pronunciation

experience – ecks peer ree enss

my uni is in Hangzhou so i went to hz 5 years ago to study hotel management. the weather is hz is so hot for me bcs hz has many mountains around so in hz we cannot get enough wind, it’s very hot in the summer. i went to taiwan for half a year, i was an exchange student to taiwan, that was great, i love that place, the weather was so nice, the beach the ocean is very clear.

my university is in Hangzhou so i went to hz 5 years ago to study hotel management. the weather in hz is so hot for me because it has / there are many mountains around so we cannot get enough wind there, it’s very hot during / throughout the summer. i went to / stayed in taiwan for half a year, i used to be an exchange student in taiwan, which was great, i love that place as / because / due to the fact that the weather is so nice, and the beaches and the ocean are very clean.