VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Pronunciation

clothes – pronunciation video

toy / toilet

Vocabulary

amazingly / incredibly – very very very very
eg. it’s going to be amazingly cold in winter

press (v)
eg. press the button on the lift to close the door

pressure (n)
eg. i have a lot of pressure

consider – it is my opinion / belief that….
eg. I consider this part of the animal to be food, but you don’t

consider – to be thinking about sth and trying to decide
eg. I am considering whether to buy an iPhone X

argue / argument – zhen lun

I have a new phone = in your possession
I got a new phone = received

i got a lot from your class / out of your class

choose / chose / chosen – v
choice – n

I have been to the Thailand for many times. Each time was hot and wet of the weather, so I got many different feelings in that country.
One day I went there with my friends, and then we lived in Samet island for looked the ocean together. We ran on the beach, swam in the ocean so we really had fun and our friendship became very near.
An other time it was with my mother, and we choosed lived in Bangkok city, because Bangkok had more delicious food and plenty of shopping malls, so we bought lots of closes and souvenirs, after that we watched Difiney shows at nights, that was very famous ladyboy show in the Thailand. What was a amazing time! So that was became my favorite memories.

I have been to Thailand many times and each time was hot and wet / each time the weather was hot and wet so I had many different feelings in that country.
One day I went there with my friends, and then we lived in Samet island to look at the ocean together. We ran on the beach, swam in the ocean so we really had fun and our friendship became very close / we became close.
Another time was with my mother, and we chose to live in Bangkok city, because Bangkok had more delicious food and plenty of shopping malls, so we bought lots of clothes and souvenirs, and after that we watched Difiney shows at night, which is a very famous ladyboy show in Thailand. What an amazing time! So that became my favorite memory.

Grammar

Smart English was a very small company with only 10 students in 2013. Now it is bigger with over 150 students.

We went to a cafe last night which is one of the best in Shanghai.
I went to a cafe that / which was really good.
I went to a cafe that / which I go to every night.

that – to say extra things about sth
which – to introduce new information about sth

at – direction / point
to – arrive / distance
with – together

I look to my professor for help deciding on my job
I look at someone when I speak to them

for how long / for a long time – shi jian
many times / once / twice / 3 times – no “FOR” – ci

the – helps you to make a noun more specific because if you don’t it, they don’t understand which thing you’re talking about.

reason
to do
for sth
eg. I bought a cake to give you for your birthday