VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

As far as l can remember, once l got stuck in a traffic jam last year in Shanghai,it literally amounts to a nighmare for me.You know,it is quiet common to see cars slow to a halt in rush hours at the center of Shanghai when and where l just tied up in a traffic jam at that night.Having nothing to do,l slept all the way and replayed an album in my phone almost twice.l waited from afternoon till midnight and finally got home at almost one o’clock in the morning.l had no idea why the traffic jam happened,but l got wholly rid of that trouble experience and wished that l wouldn’t meet that again.

Well, for this topic I would like to talk about a meal I arranged at my home.On the day when l graduated from high school,l invited 5 of my classmates to come my home for the purpose of celebrating our graduation. As far as l can remember,l cooked myself that day and treat them with dishes which includes pineapple fried rice,soup and some deserts.To my joy,they all spoke highly of my dishes and made compliments to my cooking skill.After that,each time l cooked pineapple fried rice，it is always reminiscent me of that day which is filled with friendship and blooming age.

As far as l can remember, once l got stuck in a traffic jam last year in Shanghai which literally amounted to a nightmare for me. You know, it is quiet common to see cars slow to a halt during rush hour at / in the center of Shanghai where l was just tied up in a traffic jam for the whole night / on that night / that night. Having nothing to do, l slept all the way and played through an album on my phone almost twice. l waited from afternoon till midnight and finally got home at almost one o’clock in the morning. l had no idea why the traffic jam happened / took place / occurred, but l got wholly rid of that troublesome memory and hope that l don’t meet that again / won’t meet that again.

Well, for this topic I would like to talk about a meal I arranged at home. On the day when l graduated from high school, l invited 5 of my classmates to come over / come to my house for the purpose of celebrating our graduation. As far as l can remember, l cooked (myself) that day and treated them with dishes which included pineapple fried rice, soup and some desserts. What was awesome was / The thing that really warmed my heart was that they all spoke highly of my dishes and made compliments about my cooking skill. After that, each time l cooked pineapple fried rice, I reminisce about that day which was filled with friendship and blooming age.

Vocabulary

I’m at home / I go home / I went home
I’m at my house / I go to my house / I went to my house

wish / hope
wish = impossible (except with “wish you merry xmas” etc.)
hope = possible

at night
on that night = on that day’s night

once i did this, i did that.
having done this, i did that.

troubling = worrying
troublesome = causes trouble
troubled = crazy / has problems

Do you think here are any differences between today and the past when it comes to the question of waiting for someone?

A group activity

Describe a group activity you took part in You should say:
What the activity was
Who you did it with
What you did
How you felt about it

understandability

we haven’t know others well – we didn’t get to know each other very well 

I haven’t met you
I met you
I’m getting to know you
I’ve gotten to know you
I know you
We’re very familiar with each other
We’re close