VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Homework

Review class material

Today we focused on:

review directions

Speaking exercise

Where is my phone?
It is by the computer.

by – zai pang bian

next to – no in between

beside – zai pang bian

Vocabulary

inside – li mian

side – bian

outside – wai mian

far from – yuan
i.e. I am far from my office.

up – shang

down – xia

into – jin qu
i.e. I go into the shop.

out of – chu lai
i.e. I come out of the shop.

stairs – lou ti

elevator – dian ti

escalator – fu ti

pool – you yong chi

hill – xiao shan

across – dui mian
i.e. You are sitting across from me.

around – zhuan jiao
i.e. The bank is around the corner.

turn – zhuan wan
i.e. turn left

over – yue guo

through – chuan guo

street – jie dao

track – pao dao

tunnel – sui dao

ski resort – hua xue chang

hiking – tu bu

New Year’s Eve – 12/31

New Year’s Day – 1/1

Chinese New Year – Spring Festival – chun jie

Valentine’s Day – 2/14

Labor Day – 5/1

Dragon Boat Festival – duan wu

Mid-autumn Festival – zhong qiu jie

National Day – 10/1

Christmas Eve – 12/24

Christmas Day – 12/25

Halloween – 10/31

Thanksgiving – gan en jie

Grammar

from – cong

with – he
i.e. I am with Ivy.

in/on/at (preposition of time)

in – 时间段
i.e. in the morning
i.e. in the week
i.e. in 2021
i.e. in August

on – 具体日子或日期
i.e. on Wednesday
i.e. on August 1st
i.e. on Christmas

at – 时间点
i.e. at 4 o’clock
i.e. at midnight
i.e. at noon
i.e. at night
i.e. at the moment

from …. to …. 从。。。到。。。(跨度)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

第。。(+th)

first

second

third

fourth

fifth

sixth

eleventh

twentieth

twenty first

Aug 1st

2nd

3rd

Sep 15th

22nd

53rd