VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Talk about when you were a child. Is it different now for children? (past tense + now)

Vocabulary

so cold = ok

too cold = bad

that’s too much = i don’t want it
that’s so much = maybe is ok

he wore a pirate costume 

same < > different 
easy < > hard

typing – da zi

automatic < > manual
eg. if you use English typing, it will correct your mistakes automatically

own / belong 
eg. I own this computer / this computer belongs to me

because / as = add a sentence
for / because of = add a noun

I am normally tired in the morning = it is normal for me to be tired in the morning

big brother / little brother / older brother / younger brother
big sister / little sister 

great grandparents 

great aunt / uncle 

1st cousin / 2nd cousin

nephew (boy) “nef you” / niece (girl) “neess”

blow out the candles – chui la zhu
eg. we always blow out the candles on our birthday

at that time – zai zhe ge shi hou

porridge (oats) / congee (rice)
eg. I had porridge every day when I was a kid

Grammar

in this morning – this morning / in the morning 

when I’m here I’m happy
if I came here I would be happy

what time does he finish school?
every day he finishes school at half past 1

the time he finishes school is different every day

the weather is bad today

when you were young did you eat a lot and never get fat?
yeah i could / did

when did you live in Japan?
when were you….?

when you went to Japan, what did you do?
when your son went to school, what did he say?
when my son went to school, he said he was happy.

I was busy as hair studio yesterday. my friend comes to shanghai from Canada and we went to a restaurant for lunch. I like her daughter so much, because she is very beautiful and cute! my friend tells me, in Canada the teachers makes a little homework for the students.
I don’t like shanghai’s autumn, because it is humid. These days are normally.

I was busy as the hair studio was very crowded / full / tiring / crazy yesterday. My friend came to shanghai from Canada and we went to a restaurant for lunch. I like her daughter so much, because she is very beautiful and cute! My friend told me, in Canada the teachers give a little homework for the students / the teachers make students do only a little homework. 
I don’t like shanghai’s autumn / autumn in Shanghai, because it is humid. These days are normal