VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]
Homework
Vocabulary
How about you? / What about you?
大学 – college / university
colleague / coworker– 同事
eg. my colleague went to college
co = together
cooperate / coordinate
I can’t tell the difference between good and bad coffee / It’s all the same to me.
marital status = if you are married or not
age
weight = how heavy you are / thin <> fat
clear – take everything off
eg. I will clear the table tonight after dinner
tidy – make everything look nice
eg. I try to tidy my desk after class
clean / wash – make everything clean (gan jing)
reply – hui fu
eg. I will reply to your email later
check – cha / look at
eg. I check my emails every day when I arrive at work
wear – chuan / dai
eg. I wear a ring on my hand and a hat on my head
wash the dishes / do the dishes
dish = plate – pan zi
go out
go to work / go to school
go home
stay home
eg. I take my son to go to school every Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
eg2. I stay home every Sunday with my mother and I cook a lot of food for her.
eg3. I always go out with my friends on the weekend / on weekends.
my before company / my before teacher – my previous company / my previous teacher
Grammar
good – adj
well – adv
You dress very well / Angela does nails very well / Lily teaches very well
I am well – formal “I am good” / “I am healthy”
well < > unwell
the = 明显的
eg. how is the coffee? = you know which coffee
eg2. my son entered the contest = you / everyone knows which contest
eg3. the sun is very hot = there is only 1 sun, so you know which one
I like you a lot < > I don’t like you very much
I have lots of money < > I don’t have much money
I have not much money
Pronunciation
priority – “preye or ri tee”
Writing exercise
1 MAY
My mother went shopping with us for the first time after she was ill. She felt not as healthy as before, but she was very happy.
4 MAY
Today is youth day. My son entered for the singing contest. He sang the theme song of the handsome boy, but he didn’t sing it in German. He tried his best, and I’m proud of him.
1 MAY
My mother went shopping with us / We all went shopping and my mother joined us for the first time after she was ill / sick / unwell (for 3 months). She didn’t feel as healthy as before / previously, but she was very happy.
4 MAY
Today is youth day and my son entered a singing contest which I attended / and I attended it. He sang the theme song of The Handsome Boy, but he didn’t sing it in German. He tried his best, and I’m proud of him.
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