VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Write 5 sentences using the grammar from today.

She is my best friend, she grew up with me. We live in the same place, We go to the same school, She likes drawing, playing games and watching movies, her favorite film director is Hitchcock, Usually he prefers to sleep late.She has many fine books, her hobby is to collect various’s books. She so smart and responsive and logical, I never won a fight with him.

XXX has been my best friend since I was a child. We lived in the same compound and went to the same school. She likes drawing, playing games and watching movies. Her favorite film director is Hitchcock. Usually, she prefers to get up in the afternoon.
One of hobbies is to collect books.
One of her favorite things is to collect books.
She is smart and logical. I never won any fights with her.

She is now a painting teacher, she is very hands-on, What she makes is very beautiful But he didn’t want to be a painting teacher, she just wants to be a salesman Because it’s a simple job, she can play games and sleep late, she doesn’t have much desire, she wants a simpler lifestyle.
We have a very tacit understanding, It was very pleasant to get along with her, This is my best friend, we have known each other for 25 years.

She is now a painting teacher and is good at DIY/making handcrafts. What she makes is very beautiful, but she doesn’t want to be a painting teacher. She just wants to be a cashier so that she has plenty of time to play video games and sleep in. She doesn’t have much desire. The only thing she wants is a simple lifestyle. We know each other very well. We get along very well with each other. This is my best friend. I wish we could spend more quality time together.

Vocabulary

since 自…起
since 2016,

has/have been 一直都是
has/have been + Ving
XJP has been China’s president since 2012.
I have been learning English at SE since 2021.
I have been teaching children since 2019.
I have been in SH since 2018.

Generally speaking, XXXXXXX

morning person 早起的人
Are you a morning person?

night owl 夜猫子
My friend is a night owl.

owl (n) 猫头鹰

睡得晚： go to bed late
睡得早：go to bed early

起得早：wake/get up early
起得晚：wake/get up late

sleep in 睡懒觉，睡过头
I like to sleep in on weekends.
I slept in this morning and was 20 minutes late for class.

pretty
good-looking 好看的

one of the adj.est Ns. 最….之一
One of the greatest scientists. 最伟大的科学家之一
Mary is one of the most smart kids in the class.
Jack Ma is one of the richest men in China.

be good at doing sth 擅长
She is good at singing.

salesman
saleswoman
salesperson 销售

cashier (n) 收银员

so that 这样子的话，就可以…..
so …… that

plenty (adj.) 大量的，足够的
I have plenty of money.
I bought plenty of food for us.

quality (n) the quality of sth  质量
quality check/control 质检/质量管控

Grammar

good – better – best
Summer’s English is better than Tom’s.
A’s house is better than B’s.
A house is the best.
Summer’s English is the best in her class.

bad – worse – worst

比较级：

A is adj+er than B

adj + er
一到两个音节:  safe, tall, fat, high, wide, fast, slow, cheap
SH is safer than BJ.
Tom is taller than Mary.
Bus is faster than bike.
Apples are cheaper than bananas.

more + adj.
两个音节以上: beautiful, strange, careful, dangerous, expensive,
This tree is more beautiful than that tree.
Summer’s phone is more expensive than Mike’s phone.
Ukraine is more dangerous than SH.

最高级：

一到两个音节:  safe, tall, fat, high, wide, fast, slow, cheap, small, big, rich
the adj+est 
Tom is the tallest person in our class.
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
EM is the richest person in America.

两个音节以上: beautiful, strange, careful, dangerous, expensive, careless
the most + adj.
Ukraine is the most dangerous place in the world.
He is the most careless person I know.
iPhone 13 pro max is the most expensive iPhone.