VIP Class Notes (Tony) [W]

Vocabulary

I need to be able to (Paint, play the piano, dance, be in charge)

Are you able to handle a classroom with 30 kids painting?

be funny

have fun

I was lifting weights.

I just want to be fit and healthy.

I was doing cardio(heart related)

Me: I was talking to Yvonne and…

Other guy:    Yvonne? she’s married, you better be careful.

Me: No no, the Yvonne from accounting, not Yvonne from HR.

Other Guy:  Oh, that Yvonne, yeah she’s crazy.   You should meet Yvonne from the music department.

squat – 1. an exercise for your legs, put a weight bar on your back and do a sitting motion.   2.  to sit, without a chair.

eg: I don’t do squats, because I don’t want muscular legs.

eg: There are many squat toilets in China.

draw – make an image, using any material.

eg: In the park there is a guy who can draw you with water, on the ground.

eg: I drew a picture of you in the sand.

paint – use PAINT to make an image, usually on walls or canvas(like paper).

eg: I painted this with watercolor.

muscular – having a lot of muscles that you can see

eg: I don’t want my legs to be too muscular.

sleep in – sleep later than usual

eg: I don’t sleep in on the weekends.

eg: Waking up at 8am, IS sleeping in for me.

get to – to be allowed to, have the opportunity to do

eg: I get to be the boss this weekend.

eg: Yvonne is so smart, she gets to be the teacher this class.

eg: I got to decide.    I didn’t get to decide.

have to – something you must do.

eg: I have to work today, but I get to leave early because it’s my birthday.

a kind of – yi zhong

eg: It’s a kind of bear.   (IS a bear)  A Sun bear.

kind of – cha bu duo, similar

eg: It’s kind of a bear.  (NOT REALLY a bear_

tip toe V. – to walk quietly on the the tips of your toes

eg: I am good at tip toeing from ballet class.

extend – to make longer, by adding, stretching, adjusting

eg: They wanna extend our work day, so I told them I quit.

stretch –

elongate – make longer

eg: Certain exercises will elongate your muscles, and not bulk them up.

bulk – large amounts

bulk up – get bigger

eg: Most men wanna bulk up at the gym.

My weekend,

As usual, I woke up at 8 am. My painting class begins at 10am, but this week painting teacher had something to deal, so I hadn’t my class this week. I draw at home myself, kind of watercolor painting after lunch, I take a nap. I went to people square by subway where I had a ballet dancing class., and I met some nice girls there usually, the class lasts about 90 mins, during this time we jump, rise and extend legs and arms, very funny.

As usual, I woke up at 8 am, so I got to sleep in.  My painting class begins at 10am, but this week my painting teacher had something to deal with, so I didn’t have my class this week. I often draw at home, a kind of watercolor painting. After lunch, I took a nap. I took the subway to people‘s square, where I had a ballet class. I met some nice girls there. Usually, the class lasts about 90 mins, during this time we jump, stand on the tips of our toes and extend our legs and arms, it’s very fun.