VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

I was a child,I did my homework only by myself.My mother always made a lot of food on my birthday and my father bought cake which was not tasty!My uncle,aunt,cousin came to my home on my birthday,but they didn’t invite my friends and classmate!I don’t know why!Maybe their lives far from my home.
Me and my classmate went to school on foot at that time.Now,Lucas go to school by car,he very happiness!

When I was a child, I did my homework only by myself. My mother always made a lot of food on my birthday and my father bought cake which was not tasty! My uncle, aunt, and cousin came to my home / house on my birthday, but they didn’t invite my friends or classmates! I don’t know why! Maybe they lived far from my home.
Me and my classmates went to school on foot at that time but now, Lucas goes to school by car, so he is very happy!

Grammar

When I was a child I did my homework by myself
I was a child so I did my homework by myself

I don’t like tea or sugar.
I don’t like tea and sugar.

I don’t have tea or coffee
I don’t have tea and coffee, i only have tea.

because I was a child, I did my homework by myself
I was a child, so I did my homework by myself

and – continues the subject / verb
because – reason
so – result
but – dan shi
which – describes the object (it) / that
when – dang 
who – describes a person (he / she / they)

I am always happy – When are you happy?
I was happy yesterday – When were you happy?
I will be happy tomorrow – When will you be happy

buy / bought / will buy
tell / told / will tell

Vocabulary

happy – happiness
eg. I am very happy in my life / I have a lot of happiness in my life

being busy is fun = to be busy is fun
eg. I like being busy / I like to be busy

going shopping is fun / I like to go shopping

room temperature – chang wen

normal / normally
eg. I often go to work at 11am / I normally go to work at 11am
eg2. It is normal for me to go to work at 11am

practice – lian xi

book with her – he ta yu ding

nearby 
eg. Jingan Park is next to JingAn Temple, and my office is nearby.

near
eg. I live near Jingan Park