VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I get up at 6 o clock.

I go to school at 7 o clock.

I eat lunch at half past 11.

I go to English class at a quarter past one.

I go to home at 3 o clock.

I go home at a quarter to five

High School – Gao Xue

Middle School – Zhong Xue

eg: I go to middle school.

eg: I’m a middle school student.

Primary School – Xiao Xue

Grade – the number of years you have been in school

eg: I’m in middle school.

eg: I’m in 8th grade in middle school.

K – 12:    Kindergarden,    1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th, 5th, 6th…

paragraph – a few sentences together

eg: Can you read the first paragraph?

page – one piece of paper in a book.  Page 26.

eg: Turn to page 6, and read the first paragraph.

salad -Sha la

eg: I don’t like salad.   I just don’t like it.

eggplant – Qie zi

I’m teddy and I’m 12. My favorite subject is Chinese. because it’s very easy. and very interesting. I don’t like math because its very difficult. My favorite swimming and cycling. I like swimming and cycling my favorite fruit is apple my favorite food is beef because beef is yummy. I like ipad games its angry birds.

Where are you from? How long have you lived here?

I’m from Shanghai, I very long lived here

I’m Teddy and I’m 12. I’m from Shanghai, I‘ve( I have) lived here for a very long time. My favorite subject is Chinese, because it’s very easy and interesting. I don’t like math because it’s very difficult. My favorite sports are swimming and cycling. My favorite fruit is apples. My favorite food is steak because steak is yummy. I like ipad games, like angry birds.

Where are you from? How long have you lived here?   (Answer is in the paragraph)

Food Review:

I never eat ______.

I never eat mushrooms, I don’t like them.

I sometimes eat ______.

I sometimes eat apples, but not usually.

I always eat ______.

I always eat mangoes, they are really sweet.

Tastes:

Spicy – La de

eg: Lemons aren’t spicy.

Sweet – Tian de

eg: Some chocolate is too sweet.

Gross – e xin

eg: I think some fish is gross, but not all fish. I like Salmon (San wen yu)

Savory – like a meat taste

eg: Sausages are savory.

eg: This steak is very savory.

eg: Strawberries are not savory. They are sweet.

sour – suan de

eg: Lemons are sour

bitter – ku de

eg: Coffee is bitter

eg: Chocolate can be bitter. Especially dark chocolate.