VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Review everything from today and use it in your writing about your SuZhou trip.

Spent a lot of time reviewing last classes and using the words and grammar in sentences. Also talked a lot about how to say “you” in English… have, dont have, have done, etc…

consider a choice – kao lv

1I didn’t think it would be so spicy.

2 I’ll go back to my hometown the day before
that I buy some foods which are my parents like.

My friend and I will have a dinner tonight so I’m going to book a restaurant which is Shanghai restaurant then I wait her at about 6 o’clock at the restaurant.

This weekend ,I ‘ll have to keep my cat at home itself because my daughter attend tofu examination at Suzhou so I have to there with her

1 I didn’t think it would be so spicy. / that spicy 

2 I’ll go back to my hometown and the day before
that, I’ll buy some foods which my parents like. 

My friend and I will have a dinner tonight so I’m going to book a restaurant which is a Shanghainese restaurant then I’ll wait for her at about 6 o’clock at the restaurant.

This weekend, I ‘ll have to keep my cat at home by itself because my daughter will attend the TOEFL examination in Suzhou so I have to go there with her.

Vocabulary

A)
How are you? – How’s it going? – How’re you doing? 

B)
5 – Great / Really good / Very good 
4 – Pretty good / Good 
3 – Not bad / Good 
2 – Fine / Just OK / Just so so
1 – Not very good / Not great / Not so good

Thanks – Thank you

And you? – How about you? – What about you? 

A)
5 – Great / Really good / Very good 
4 – Pretty good / Good 
3 – Not bad / Good 
2 – Fine / Just OK / Just so so
1 – Not very good / Not great / Not so good

Thanks – Thank you

high-speed train / fast train / bullet train – gao tie

I have to / I need to / I must – bi xu

situation – qing kuang
eg. what is her situation at the moment?

grade 10 / 10th grade – nian ji
eg. she is in grade 10

score / marks – fen shu
eg. her score needs to be 105 out of 140

food – sth you eat
eg. I eat food every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
foods – type of food (Chinese, Indian, etc…)
eg. the foods of the world are many

Discuss how to say “有” in English – eg. has, there is, i have done / i haven’t done 

I have < > I don’t have – a thing is part of / owned by sth
I have done < > I haven’t done – experience (verb)
There is < > There isn’t – a place has sth
eg. There is a cup on the table and there is a logo on the cup / the cup has a logo on it

I live on the street = I’m homeless 

Grammar

my daughter don’t have been – my daughter hasn’t been to the US by herself

VERBS
1 – need objects – don’t need a preposition
eg. hit / hug / call / love / like / say
eg. I hit him / I hug her / I call you / I love her / I like it / I say “Hello”
2- don’t need objects – use or don’t use prepositions
eg. wait / talk / speak / dance / sing / swim / reply
eg. I wait at work / I talk every day / I speak to you / I speak / I speak to you / I wait for you / I reply / I reply to you

I have a phone. It is black. = I have a phone which is black.
I have a phone. I bought it in Japan. = I have a phone which I bought in Japan.