VIP Class Notes (Ally) [S]
Speaking exercise
My name is Laura and I work in a logistic company. It’s a Taiwan company and I work as an administrator.
I went to South Korea to see a concert. They had for three days, and I saw the second one and the third one. And also I really regret why I didn’t see the first one. Both of them were very different, the songs are the same, their comments were different. The first one I sit on the second floor, and the second one I saw them closer. The main purpose.. I stayed there for twelve days… The other days I stayed with my mother.
I like to buy cosmetic products. I’ve been to Korea many times because my mother lives there.
Revised:
My name is Laura and I work in a logistics company. It’s a Taiwanese company/company based in Taiwan and I work there as an administrator.
I went to South Korea to see a concert. The group had it for three days/the concert ran on/continued/went on for three (consecutive) days, and I saw the second one and the third one. Also, I really wondered why/regret that I didn’t see the first one. They were very different; the songs are the same but their comments were different. For/during/in the first one, I sat on the second floor, and for the second one, I saw them up close. The main purpose of my stay/vacation is to see the concert. I stayed there for twelve days… The other days I stayed with my mother.
I like to buy cosmetic products. I’ve been to Korea many times because my mother lives there.
Vocabulary
conclude(verb)/conclusion(noun)/conclusive(ad): end
ie) The meeting just concluded.
ie) This is the conclusion of the meeting.
ie) The results were conclusive and cannot be changed.
memorable (to be able to remember): easy to be remembered
i.e.)The concert was memorable.
up close: adj, from a short distance
ie) We were talking and she was looking at me up close.
close-up: noun, big picture of someone or something, you can see a lot of details
ie) The big photo is a close-up of the famous model.
wide shot: bigger picture, includes more information
ie) You should back up to take a wide shot.
wider/bigger picture: picture that lets you see more details and information
ie) You should always look at the bigger picture when you are making important decisions.
move: going from one place to another
ie) She moved to a bigger city.
immigrate: to leave a country for another (for long term stay)
ie) She has been immigrate to US for some years. -> She immigrated to the US some years ago.
socialize: verb, be friends/hang out with others around you
ie) She likes to socialize with her friends on the weekends.
subsequently: and then .. after that…
ie) Subsequently, we had drinks.
sequel: the second one that succeeds(comes next) the first, II
ie) The movie’s sequel was better than the first part.
sophisticated: high-level, not-simple
ie) The long word sounds sophisticated.
consecutive: continuous, 1234567…
ie) The concert ran on for seven consecutive days.
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