VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Write about a conversation you had with someone. What did you talk about? What did you do while you were talking? Looking at what? Focusing on what? What were they focusing on? listening to.. etc


is there any discount available?

do you have / are there any special deals at the moment?

hmm that’s a little out of my price range / more than my budget – tai gui le

bargain / haggle – to try to get a cheaper price

give me some time to have a think about it / i’ll consider it / OK let me go have a look at some other places and then i’ll be back

Could you go any cheaper at all?

How about $___ ?

Vocabulary

authentic = real and from the original manufacturer
real < > fake

seriously – ren zhen
eg. this is the first time I have really studied English seriously

stress
eg. when you say “Problem” the stress goes on “proh”

Grammar

when I was talking about some wordswhen I was saying something

when I walking along the beach – when I walked along the beach / when I was walking along the beach

even though I booked it a long time ago it was still expensive

same problem like me – the same problem as me

I am handsome, like you / like you, I am handsome  

I am the same type of person as you

Vocabulary

hear – your ability to find things with your ears
listen – to focus on sth with your ears

see – your ability to find things with your eyes
look – to focus on sth with your eyes
watch – to look at sth moving
read – to look at words

talk – communicate / open your mouth and make sounds
speak – communicate / use a language
say – to speak words

my office was on fire / there was a fire at my office –

my colleague was fired 

apartment – the place you live
department – bu men

i can’t get it – understand it

it’s been a long time = long time no see

the class before last was with Tony

Writing exercise

1. I just found that the InputApps which i already used can help me to complete words that i typed.
2. Han finally findout,the film he saw last week was taught about the Marvel
3. They attack the monster for revange which just hurted Alice
4. I think that the laptop which made by apple in 2015 is very hard to use.
5. i just had an apple that was really tastely

1. I just found that the InputApps which / that i already used can help me to complete words that i typed.
2. Han finally found out that the film he saw last week was about Marvel
3. They attack the monster for revenge which just hurt Alice
4. I think that the laptop which was made by apple in 2015 is very hard to use.
5. i just had an apple that was really tasty