VIP Class Notes (Mason)[S]

Writing exercise

Write about your time in Finland. What was the best part? Worst part?

Book Recommendation: All the light we cannot see

Vocabulary

Wedding reception – The party/dinner after the wedding ceremony
eg. The wedding was a bit boring but the reception was great.

Sensationalist – When the news exaggerate everything
eg. Many people believe CNN is sensationalist because they make a big deal about every little story.

Grammar

Send you such kind of invitation – That kind of invitation

Im living in Berlin – I’m staying in Berlin

Speaking exercise

The most important thing I learned is you will meet different people. Like some nice people and some bad guys. And there are different lifestyles. And you have the chance to know different people and their lives. In china we are educated to go the right way get good job, marry and have a family. But when I go abroad I meet different people and realize there are different ways to live in this world. 

The most important thing I learned is you will meet different people. Some of them are nice, some are not.  You learn about different lifestyles. And you have the chance to meet different people and learn about their lives. In china we are conditioned to go the right way, get a good job, marry and have a family. But when I go abroad I meet different people and realize there are different ways to live in this world.


I will go there to visit our headquarter office in Berlin. I also will a friends wedding in Berlin. She just told me she will have a bachelor party. And it will be in Frankfurt. She will arrange a get together dinner to make sure the guest can know each other before the wedding. Then the wedding day. Then a farewell breakfast. I think wedding is ok, but one day is enough.

I will go to Berlin to visit our company’s headquarter. I will also attend a friends wedding in Berlin. She just told me she will have a bachelorette party in Frankfurt. She will arrange a get together dinner to make sure the guest can get to know each other before the wedding. Then the wedding day. Then a farewell breakfast. I think weddings are ok, but a one day affair is enough for me. 


I went there because you will go to the northern European, the famous ones. I didn’t expect a lot out of Olso. I had a fantastic experience there. I met the prime minister of Norway in a Chinese restaurant.

I went there to explore the four famous countries of northern europe.  I didn’t expect a lot out of Olso, but I ended up had a fantastic experience there. I met the prime minister of Norway in a Chinese restaurant.