VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Write a diary again but focus on connecting ideas in longer sentences, and get your countable / non-countable nouns right.

Yesterday,I spent a nice day with two of my best friends and their families.We our three girls are college mate,and this year we have been known each other for ten years,so we decided to have a samll party on this weekends.We rent a house on tujia.com .On saturday morning ,I went to the market to buy foods for dinner,and I bought a fish,some prawn,and some seafoods.After lunch ,I brought all the foods to the house and prepared for dinner.We had a hot spot and some dishes,all were cooked by myself.In our Chinese tranditional,some people will have noddles on their birthday,which means you will be much more healthier in the later days.One of my friends’s birthday will be on next thurday,so we had noodles with chicken soup and a nice cake.After dinner,we talked and played with kids.When kids went to sleep ,our friends and their husbands palyed cards.But late in the night ,my friend’s baby about 14 months cried a lot,and we couldn’t fall in sleep until three o’clck.Eventhough we slept few hours ,but spent the day with best friends were really happy.

Yesterday, I spent a nice day with two of my best friends and their families. The 3 of us girls are college mates, and this year we have known each other for ten years, so we decided to have a small party this weekends. We rented a house on tujia.com and on saturday morning, I went to the market to buy food for dinner, and I bought a fish, some prawns, and some seafood. After lunch, I brought all the food to the house and prepared for dinner. We had a hotpot and some dishes, which were all cooked by myself. In our Chinese traditions, some people will have noodles on their birthday, which means they will be much healthier in the later days (of their life). One of my friends’ birthday will be next Thursday, so we had noodles with chicken soup and a nice cake. After dinner, we talked and played with their kids. When the kids went to sleep, we played cards. But late in the night, my friend’s baby who is about 14 months, cried a lot, and we couldn’t fall in sleep until three o’clock. Even though we slept for a few hours, spending the day with my best friends was really happy.

Grammar

if you want to describe a verb, just add “ing”
eg. I like to play guitar. Playing guitar is fun.

more healthy = healthier 

today / tomorrow / last week / yesterday / next week / next year / last year…. – no “on” or “in” 

compared with / to 

Vocabulary

fraternal < > identical

twins / triplets / quadruplets …

overtime – jia ban

7:30 – half past 7

energetic
eg. i wanna been an energetic mother

night owl < > morning person

3 or 4 times a week

gave me a lot of pressure / was really stressful

comfort eating / comfort food
eg. he’s a comfort eater

stopped my work – finish work (xia ban) / finish my work (zuo wan le)

my work is not too much pressure – my work is not very stressful