VIP Class Notes (Vicki)
Homework
Finish your last homework.
Write a paragraph about your favorite holiday
Pronunciation
a vs e
bat vs. bet
deep vs. dip
win vs. wing
son vs. song
sun vs. sung
I sung a song
sheet vs. shit
beach vs. bitch
Grammar
present tense
present simple – is/am/are; do/does
i.e. I am a teacher.
i.e. You are a student.
i.e. I do my homework every week.
talking about a general fact or talking about something we do often
i.e. I go to work every day.
present continuous – is/am/are + doing
i.e. I am teaching a class right now.
i.e. You are listening to me right now.
talking about an action that is happening right now
i.e. You are drinking water right now.
past tense
past simple – was/were; did
i.e. I was a student two years ago.
i.e. I worked in an advertising company before.
talking about something that happened in the past without needing to specify the time
i.e. I ate noodles yesterday.
past continuous – was/were + doing
i.e. I was sleeping last night.
i.e. I was drinking water a minute ago.
i.e. I was sleeping yesterday.
talking about a specific action in the past in a specific time
i.e. I was eating noodles yesterday at this time.
future tense
future simple – will +be/do
i.e. I will go to the store later.
i.e. I will be a teacher in the future.
talking about a general fact in the future.
i.e. I will eat bao zi tomorrow morning.
future continuous – will be + doing
i.e. I will be eating bao zi tomorrow morning.
i.e. I will be sleeping tonight.
talking about a specific action in a specific time in the future
i.e. I will be working tomorrow at this time.
Speaking exercise
Tell me about your weekend
Last weekend, I took a flight back to SH from Xinjiang. As soon as I got off the plane, I watched a movie. The movie was not as good as I imagined. After the movie, I had hotpot for dinner. After dinner, I thought the day was over.
Tell me about your weekend coming up
This weekend, I will go get my annual health check. After the health check, I will take / have a rest. I want to eat delicious food and watch a few movies. I will practice my English. On the weekend, I always sleep in so the day will be over quickly.
Vocabulary
sleep in – lai chuang
get off a plane
quarantine
the vs. a
the affected area
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