VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]

Homework

Use some of the words from today’s class in some writing about a competition that you had or a test that you had at school.

Writing exercise

In my school I have a favourite subject, that is PE. I like this subject because we can jump, run, play and do many thing. PE class can make me strong and healthy. My PE teacher who we called Mr Huang and he always teach us how to run, how to jump. Sometime we learn something interesting which are some new things about PE.

In my school I have a favourite subject, which is PE. I like / love / I’m into / I’m a big fan of this subject because / as / due to the fact that we can play sports like football, and basketball and do activities that are fun. PE class can make me strong and healthy. My PE teacher, who we called Mr Huang, always teaches us running techniques, how to jump high. Sometimes we learn something interesting which are some new things about PE.

Vocabulary

g’day mate how’s it goin? = Good day friend, how is it going today?

Hello / Hi / Good morning / Good evening / Good afternoon / Good day

Goodbye = Good night

mate = friend / pal / buddy / man / dude …

enemy = N n me – N = no which is bad! Enemies are are bad.
army = arm me – everyone in the army has arms!

diabetes – tang niao bing = die a bee teas – a bee drank some tea and died because he has diabetes!

handle – you use your hand to pull the door

I have a friend (who is good), and he is funny.
My friend, (who is funny), is also fat

because of / due to  
because / as / due to the fact that 
eg. I was late due to the fact that my dad had a problem with the car
eg2. I was late because it was raining. 
eg3. I was late because of the rain / weather.
eg4. I was late because of my dad / because my dad had a problem with the car. 

but / however
so / therefore
eg. I was late however Jesse was not angry

I have many students that I like who are very smart.
I have a computer that I bought in China which I really love.

which = adds important new information
that = adds information

race = a speed competition
eg. we had a running race and I won!

competition = sth you try to win
eg. we had a spelling competition at school and I was the winner

copy – do the same thing as someone
eg. Mr Bean copies the man next to him

Speaking exercise

Mr Bean comes to a classroom and sits beside a man to do a math test. They talk about this test and then the man take a pen and put it on his desk. Then Mr Bean put a pen too because Mr Bean want to copy that man. Then, the man take a short pencil and put it on his desk again which Mr Beans also do.

Mr Bean comes to a classroom and sits beside a man to do a math test. They talk about this test and then the man takes a pen out and puts it on his desk. Then Mr Bean puts a pen there too because Mr Bean wants to copy that man / him. Then, the man takes a short pencil out and puts it on his desk again which Mr Bean also does.

Grammar

I do / we do / you do / they do – includes us or more than 1 person 
he does / she does / it does / Name does – only 1, not us