VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]

use the vocabulary from today in some writing – focus on past tense and use the word “which” to describe things. Also remember with nouns: which one / how many? 

There are several reasons for people to have a pet in a family. Pets like cats and dogs are good friends of human beings. They are so cute and clever that sometimes they can understand what you said. They are good companions of human beings and they make people feel not lonely.
However, others do not want to have a pet because they do not like to take great responsibilities to take care of pets. They also think pets have bacterial which may make people sick.

There are several reasons for people to have a pet in a family. Pets like cats and dogs are good friends of human beings and are so cute and clever that sometimes they can understand what you say. They can be our companions and they have the ability to stop people from being lonely.
Pets are very demanding and need a lot of attention, so some people do not want to have a pet because they do not like to take a lot of responsibility. They also think pets have / carry bacteria which may make people sick.

Vocabulary

aggressive – strong personality / easy to get angry

aggressive < > passive
eg. he can be aggressive when he’s scared

deliberately < > accidentally
eg. he accidentally scratched me while I was washing him

makes you do sth < > stops you from doing sth 
eg. my boss makes me work hard.
eg2. my boss stops me from going home early.

less choice for our to choose – less choice for us / less options for us to choose from

option = sth that is available to you to choose
eg. quitting my job is not an option

in summer time – during summer

dress shop – clothing store 

genre “jjjjon reh” – a type of story like comedy, drama, thriller, horror…

i bought a magazine called classroom in the air. it’s a american magazine. one article in this article i have learned that july forth is the american national day, they celebrate it with parties with barbecues , people like this holiday very much because they can watch parade and fireworks and they can have some delicious food such as hot dog hamburgers, salad, and watermelon, and i think it’s cool to watch the fireworks because it’s forbidden for us to watch the firework. maybe in september we will have a festival named mid autumn festival and at that time we can eat the mooncake it’s taste yummy. But i don’t like them very much because it’s too sweet.

i bought a magazine called classroom in the air which is an american magazine. From one article in this magazine, i have learned that july 4th / the 4th of July is the american national day (independence day), and they celebrate it with parties and barbecues. People like this holiday very much / People love this holiday because they can watch parades and fireworks and they can have so much good food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, and watermelon, and i think it’s cool to watch the fireworks because it’s forbidden for us. Some day in September we will have a festival named mid autumn festival and at that time we can eat mooncakes which mostly taste yummy / good / awesome. But i don’t like them very much because they’re too sweet.

Grammar

the = it’s important which one / obvious which one
eg. the weather today in shanghai is hot.

the envelopes on the table are mine.

There is a cafe downstairs. …… I went to the cafe yesterday.