VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S] ***

Homework

Talk about what you did during dragonboat festival – remember past tense!

Vocabulary

PAST TENSE

almost – just before sth / just under 100%
eg. it is almost 5:15 – it will arrive soon at 5:15
eg.2 I am almost 33 years old – i am 32.5
eg3. the cup is almost full

most – da bu fen
eg. most people in China like to drink tea
eg2. most of the time, I wake up at 9am

all – 100%

i was the freelancer – freelancer 

i like a girl / the / 2 girls / all girls / girls

rarely – “rair lee” / not very often
eg. I don’t speak English very often

really – “reelee”

i joined a company I started working at the company / I started at the company 

Speaking exercise

last year my leader was pregnant so he take a pregnant off during last year, the time is around half year before so I was lead the team and do all the things for the brands that we in charge of. so it was really the hard time, but how to say and after my leader back to the office again i was been told to transfer to another team to in charge of another brand. the brand is much more low level to the brand i was in charge before. so i really want to change the new job.

last year my leader was pregnant so she took maternity leave during last year for around half a year, so I led the team and did everything for the brands that we were in charge of. So it was really hard, but I don’t know how to say… after my leader got / came back to the office again i was told to transfer / that I needed to transfer to another team to be in charge of another brand. The brand is much lower level to the brand i was in charge of before. So i really want to change a new job now.

last year / the year before / 6-12 months ago my leader / boss / manager …

change sth
change to sth

change your hair = make it a different color
change to some different hair = you take your hair off and put other hair on your head

talk to sb
talk with sb
talk at sb
talk

hug sb

recently – *** talk about next class

I go to Australia
I go
I go with you
I go at 5pm / I am at Smart English / I look at you

I don’t know how to say that word
How do you say that word?

if she has much more time enough time 

all the things = everything
all the people = everyone

Grammar

I was wantI wanted 

I was happy (adj)
I was a student (noun)
I was talking (doing)