VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]

Homework

Use the vocabulary from today in some writing – try to talk about the future.

Writing exercise

As we all know, Chinese people are popular with bicycles. So far, there are tens of millions of bicycles in China.Our country is still a developing country so only few of us can afford private cars, another reason why we need so much bicycles is that riding has a lot of advantages over driving a car. It is a physical exercise to ride a bike and it can keep fit when you use it everyday. Cycling is more convenient because a bike doesn’t need a large place to park but a car must.Another important advantage is that riding a bicycle is free from pollution.

As we all know, Chinese people are popular with bicycles. So far, there are tens of millions of bicycles in China. Our country is still a developing country so only (a) few of us can afford private cars, and another reason why we need so many bicycles is that riding has a lot of advantages over driving a car. It is a physical exercise to ride a bike and it can keep you fit when you ride it everyday. Cycling is more convenient because a bike doesn’t need a large place to park but a car must have / does / needs one. Another important factor / point is that riding a bicycle is free from pollution / doesn’t cause pollution.

Speaking exercise

every year national day, for us, is the same just like normal days, we wont go out and we wont have a trip because national day is everywhere is busy and crowd, and the traveling is we don’t like too many people so every year we stay at home just like normal. just have a trip because it is 7 days. when i was young its a holiday too, many years ago this holiday is 7 days, we can have a rest 7 days. so may the first may the 1st and October 1st is a holiday.

every year national day, for us, is the same as / it is just like normal days, we wont have / take a trip because on national day everywhere is busy and crowded, and we don’t like traveling to places where there are too many people. so every year we stay at home just like normal. As it is a 7 day holiday, which is a long time to travel / for a trip. when i was young its a holiday too, many years ago this holiday is 7 days, we can have a rest 7 days. so may the first may the 1st and October 1st is a holiday.

Vocabulary

finish the job – project / leave your job

finish the work – to complete what you’re doing at work

i have few friends = i only have a small number of friends
i have a few friends = i have more than 1 or 2 friends

national day – guo qing jie

mid-autumn festival – zhong qiu jie

crowd – v / n
eg. there are many people crowding around the famous person
eg2. there is a large crowd around the famous person

labor day – May 1st

clothes dryer – clothes drying machine

dehumidifier – a machine to take the water out of the air

blanket – bei zi

satisfying – to feel good inside