VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Homework

Tell me about someone you admire/look up to.

Vocabulary

cliche: old-fashioned saying/stereotype
ie. Lily’s new boyfriend is such a cliche; he is old, divorced and rich. (We’re tired of seeing this type)
ie. When Skye wrote her essay, she put in one very old cliche.

sweat pants: gym pants

baggy: like a bag

flip-flops: jia jia tuo xie
ie. In Canada, Ally wears baggy sweatpants and flip-flops.

anticipate: expect
ie. The anticipation is difficult, but she still wants the surprise.

splurge: 乱花钱 (v and n)
ie. Ally really needs to splurge/go on a splurge.

track: gui Dao
ie. Stay on-track/on-task. -> stay focused

episode: ji
ie. Skye only saw 3 episodes of SHIELD.

gossip: ba gua (v and n)
ie. Skye don’t like to gossip/people who gossip/gossip.
ie. She’s a huge gossip.

hearsay: ting shuo (n)
ie. Don’t believe her story about me; it’s just hearsay.

permission: yun xu
I give you permission to add me on twitter.

opposite: xiangfan (adj or n)
ie. I am the polar opposite of a workaholic.

polar: very different (adj)
ie. I think she’s bipolar because she cries one minute and laughs the next.

Grammar

Rang
let = give permission to do something
ie. Judy let me have next Friday off because it’s my birthday.
make = did something so I feel something
ie. Seeing her cry/Her tears makes me sad.
asks = tell me to do sth
ie. She asked for a day off.

you’re “on the right track”
ie. Get on track, don’t get off track. -> Keep to the right way, don’t stray
ie. You’re on track. -> You’re in the right direction, you’re getting there

SVO
– In any Eng idea, V is the most important because that’s your meaning.
– S starts/acts the V, O receives the V.
– noun: people place thing

I would like = think about all the meanings
ie. I would like to get along with Lily, but she’s too idiotic.

bi-annual: two times a year

quarterly: by seasons

mid-year: middle of year

end-of-year/start-of-year

Speaking exercise

I work on Korean company.
I work in a Korean company.
I work on this PR project. (specific)

improve my listening ability.

Is there another sentence can replace that one?
Can this be replaced?
Is there another sentence that can replace that one (adj phrase)?

I don’t know what(=the things) you’re saying.

Q: What kind of people do you want to stay away from?
A: I hate people who like to say bad word behind someone’s back, because it let me feel betrayed. It might talking about, but even talking about someone else, maybe sometimes the someone else may be me. When I was 15, my classmate say some my bad words to the teacher. Then teacher let me meeting face to face. And my teacher even asked my parents to attend the meeting. It hurt me a lot.

Edited:

A: I hate people who like to say bad words/things/gossip behind someone’s back, because it makes me feel betrayed. He or she might not be talking about me/It might not be about me, but even if he’s/she’s talking about someone else, maybe in another time, that someone else would be/is me. When I was 15, my classmate said some bad words about me to the teacher. Then teacher made me/asked me to meet her/have a f2f meeting face to face. And my teacher even asked my parents to attend the meeting. It hurt me a lot.

Writing exercise

i‘d like to get along with people who is confidence and independence ;because this type of people has positive impact on me.and i hope i‘ll have positive impact on my friends too what exactly i am trying to do;also people who is effective are always welcomed~
and all works and no play makes jack a dull boy;i think almost of my best friends are enjoying their life~

Edited:

I usually get along with people who have confidence and independence/are confident and independent ;because this type of people usually has a positive impact on me and i hope I can have a positive impact on my friends too, which is exactly what i am trying to do (noun);also people who are effective are always welcomed in my life.
and all works and no play makes jack a dull boy;i think most of my best friends/almost all my friends are enjoying their life apart from work.

Pronunciation

annual = an+nu+all