VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

complain about something and give reasons

I think every child likes animals / I think all the kinds like animals 

When I was a child I didn’t want to become a vet 

I had a dog.
It died last 2 years.

There are some places I want to go to/I want to visit with my family or bf and some places I want to travel by myself.

There are so many cities, I want to go to, cities I have never visited before.

I want to go to Xinjiang and GZ.

The food in GZ is very different from the food in SH.

I want to try the morning tea in GZ and they have many snacks

There are different situations 

If it is a trip with my parents I will plan before we leave
If it is not with my parents I don’t have any plan.

I will note some famous places I have to go there -> I will note famous places I want to visit

and everyday when I wake up I plan 2 of these places per day. It is a light trip / we don’t have much pressure.

We have more free time to spend on what we are interested in.

I haven’t collected but I will collect the tickets when we back home. -> I don’t collect that but I collect tickets when we go back home

What’s time is it now in FR?
Where are you in France? / Where do you live ?

Everyone says Chinese food and French food are delicious.

Which do you like? 

You live close to the UK but the British food is very bad.
France has the most Michelin restaurants

I went to the UK 4 years ago, the Indian food is best

I went to many cities.
My cousin graduated from Manchester Uni and I attended his graduation ceremony

He back to China after his graduation -> he went back to China after his graduation

I went to the UK with my family.
but I don’t understand before. -> I didn’t understand much English before
My cousin’s father speaks English and I could only speak a little just like to order coffee.

3 years ago my mother went to France on a group trip.

She went to many cities and showed me many photos and she told me she wanted to go there again

She is very like drink coffee , she feels the coffee in France is very good -> She really likes coffee

Her group trip went to Italy too.

She bought a lot of chocolate and wine and brought them back to China

Vocabulary

Belgium (n) 比利时🇧🇪
She bought some chocolate in Belgium

Ceremony (n) 仪式
The tea ceremonies in China and Japan are different 

To graduate (v) 毕业
He graduated from Manchester university

Graduation (n)
I took pictures of his graduation

Flavor (n) 味道
My favorite ice cream flavor is berry

French (adj)
French food is good 

France (n)
I want to visit France 

To collect (v) 收藏/收集
I like to collect tickets we use when we travel

Fridge magnet (n) 冰箱贴
I like to collect fridge magnets

Situation (n) 情况
It depends on the situation 

Snack (n) 小吃
I have some chocolate snacks in my bag in case I get hungry 

Food specialty (n) 特色
There are many food specialties in SH. One is xiaolongbao

Veterinarian (Vet) (n) 兽医
I took my dog to the vet 

My dream

When I was a child , my biggest dream is travelling around the world because I wanted to look animals. Every times when my parents took me to the zoo and I saw so many animals , I thought that my dream was came true.

And now, I grew up,my biggest dream is still travelling around the world ,but it has a little change.It’s not only see animals but also I want to know the cultures,people,foods,arts of others countries.I want to go to the highest mountain , deep sea, beautiful cliff , the oldest street and shop , the most famous place in movies and so on.Face to the great views can make me forget something or someone who makes me a little bit sad in my work. It’s a very interesting thing talk to local people about anything that can show me a different life ,view…etc.To avoid the talking I can’t understand , I have to learn English well.

The most important thing to me maybe I have to make enough money for my dream.

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My dream

When I was a child, my biggest dream was traveling around the world because I wanted to look at animals.
Every times when my parents took me to the zoo and I saw so many animals , I thought/felt that my dream came true.

And now, I grew up, my biggest dream is still traveling around the world, but it has a little change / It changed a little

It’s not only to see animals but I also want to know the cultures, people, foods, arts of others countries.
I want to go to the highest/tallest mountains , deep sea, beautiful cliffs , the oldest streets and shops, the most famous places in movies and so on.

When I face great views, it can make me forget little things which make me sad in my work.

It’s a very interesting thing to talk to local people about anything, that can show me a different life ,view…etc.
To avoid communication problems, I have to learn English well.

Maybe the most important thing to me is to make enough money for my dream.

To face (v) to look in the direction
Tom is facing a window 

Grammar

Difference between past simple and present perfect
the past simple is used to talk about the past with no effect on the present
the present perfect is used when there is an effect on the present 

I lost the key (now I probably already have a new key, I just tell you about something that happened)
I have lost the key (I cannot open the door right now)

Pronunciation

Specialty