VIP Class Notes (Vicki) ——- Reana

Homework

Write about your favorite animal

Vocabulary

straight – zhi de
i.e. This line is straight.
i.e. Let’s get something straight —- Let me be clear

specifically – specially
i.e. I specifically said that I don’t want sugar in my coffee.

jerk – bad, naughty
i.e. Don’t be a jerk to girls.

figure – think, feel
i.e. I figure that you would be sleepy.

moron – stupid person
i.e. He is such a moron.

dumb (Adj.)- stupid
dumber; dumbest

gorilla – xing xing
i.e. I saw a gorilla at the zoo yesterday.

bully – qi fu
i.e. The boy is bullying the girl.

wonder – think or guess
i.e. I wonder if you are hungry.

height – shen gao
i.e. My height is 169cm.

be based on ….. – according to …..
i.e. The test score is based on my exam performance.

performance – biao yan / biao xian
i.e. There is a dance performance today at the theatre.
i.e. If your school performance is not good, you will not be allowed to play with you friends.

seating chart – zuo wei biao
i.e. The teacher is reading the seating chart to find where everyone is.

real – short for really (zhen de)
i.e. You have to be real careful —> You have to be really careful.

plunk – drop something
i.e. I just plunked my books on the table.

stuff – dong xi
i.e. Where is my stuff?

stuck – kun zhu de
i.e. I am stuck in my seat and can’t get out.

period – yi jie ke
i.e. Next period is music class.

prove – zheng ming
i.e. I have to prove that I did not lose my homework.

a bunch of – yi dui
i.e. There is a bunch of books that I have to read.

simple – easy
simpler, simplest 
i.e. It was simpler in middle school.

complicated – fu za de
i.e. This problem is very complicated.

whole – all
i.e. I just ate the whole cake.

scratch – zhua / nao
i.e. I am scratching my head for the answers.

whatever – anything
i.e. I don’t care if you are rich or poor or whatever, I will always love you.

braces – ya tao
i.e. I hate my braces because it’s ugly.

explain – jie shi
i.e. Let me explain, it’s not my fault.

popular (adj.) – shou huan yin de
popularity (n.) – zhi ming du
i.e. He has a really big popularity.

probably – possibly (ke neng de)
i.e. He is probably looking for the bathroom.

fail – shi bai
i.e. The plan failed.

successful – cheng gong de
i.e. It was a very successful performance.

Grammar

51st – fifty first

52nd – fifty second

53rd – fifty third

54th – fifty fourth

27th – twenty seventh

12th – twelfth

101st – one hundred first

Speaking exercise

I see one day the cat has is have amnesia and the master calls the doctor and wants to heal the cat. And then the mouse knows is know this information and he wants to try to heal the cat. The first try, the mouse uses a black ball and wants the ball to hit the cat’s head. It’s not successful. The second try, the mouse uses the cheese to want attract the cat to come and then cat is come but and the mouse wants to use the vase to hit the cat and this idea is successful but the cat is not awake. The mouse is disappointed. The last try, the mouse leads the cat to come and uses the iron board to hit the cat head. This one is successful. The mouse is so excited and he gives the cat a big kiss. But finally, the master uses a broom to hit the cat heavily and the cat has amnesia again.