VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]

Write about your son and what he does every day. Try to make longer sentences with which, who, where, and, but, because, so, when. Use some of the words from today if you can.

she is used to indulging in eating / on candy and chocolate
she indulges in eating candy…

she always speaks softly and smiles

he did it even better than i thought
he painted the picture even nicer than I thought / expected

we were / have been educated to be modest since we were little

i spilled some red wine on my skirt

i don’t want my son to be arrogant, but full of confidence instead

the story was funny.

we read funny stories before we sleep

i like to watch / I like watching comedian movies.

Vocabulary

I am used to sth – xi guan
eg. I am used to China because I have lived here for many years
eg2. I have been living in China for many years
I used to do sth – before I did it, but now i don’t
eg. I used to live in Japan but now I live in China.

I go home / I come here / I go there
I go to work / I go to school
I go to the ….. public / normal places

growing up – get bigger / older / mature
eg. my son is growing up very fast

apartment complex – xiao qu
eg. the bus stop is just outside our apartment complex

worried / concerned

hold your hand – la shou

bitter–sweet – good and bad at the same time
eg. it’s a bitter-sweet time for us because we’re watching him grow up and change in many ways

carbs – tan shui
eg. I don’t want to eat carbs before I work out

cereal – mai pian

I have a friend who is fat.

I just bought a computer which is black.

I just bought a computer which i wanted to do for a long time

wake – woke 

usually / often / always 

as always / as usual 

Grammar

Verb nouns
Swimming is fun
Coffee is good

I like swimming / to swim
I like coffee

Verbs are amazing! They tell us the time, so we can be lazy!

Do – ANY TIME – time is not important

Am doing – NOW – continuing

Will do – FUTURE

Did – PAST – which time is important
eg. I went to Australia last year

Have done – PAST – which time is not important
eg. I have been to Australia 3 times

Had done – PAST – before a different past time (did + have done)

Have been doing – PAST – started in the past and continuing (have done + am doing)

Verbs – What time?
Nouns – Which one? / How many?

in the morning I waked up at 6 as usually. then i did some breakfast for my boy and then with my boy and husband we were had breakfast together. then at 7 my husband and my boy went to the school bus and then I took my shower and at 9 o’clock I went to the gym. I were been at the gym for 1 hour with my coach. I back my home after gym. I wrote some English homework. After that I had my lunch at home. Then I went to English class.

in the morning I woke up at 6 as usual which I really enjoy doing every day. then i made some bread for breakfast for my boy and husband and then I had cereal, half a dragon fruit and (1 cup of) some hot water with honey. Then, at 7 my husband took my son to the school bus and then I took my shower and at 9 o’clock I went to the gym for 1 hour with my coach (where I was for 1 hour…). I went back to my home / I went back home after the gym. I wrote / did some English homework. After that I had lunch at home. Then I went to English class.