VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary sentences

Do a piece of IELTS writing

Some people think that art is an essential subject for children at school, while others think it’s a waste of time.
Discuss both sides and discuss your opinion.

Vocabulary

hangover: su zui

intentions: real wants

headcount: ren tou shu

interrogation: wen hua 讯问;

multi-dimensional: duo wei du

independent: du li de

persistent: 执著的

beliefs: Xin nian , values

nag: lao Dao

hook up: (for speaking only) date
ie. My bf hooked up with his ex.
ie. Judy will hook you up with free drinks.

transaction: 交易，业务，买卖

cloud: (v) messed up
ie. This clouds my judgment.
ie. This clouds my view.

faith: deep belief

betrayal: bei pan (v) betray

suspect: (v) huai yi

treat sb well/nicely: dui shei hao

Grammar

sixth sense

must = not with “to”

Let me put it this way

on + subject
ie. on marriage, on politics, on the economy , on the comeback of vintage clothing..

I drank too much sake…

If we have dinner with customer/distributor, we must drink.

I don’t know why.
I’m wondering why. (I don’t know why and I want to know and I keep thinking about it)

I don’t know that they were coming to our office.

When I went to the high school, my teacher gave me the English name. My Chinese name is Xing, the pronunciation is the same as Cindy.

I’m not a princess. Cindy sounds like the name of a princess.

Because everyone’s multi-dimensional and everyone changes, …

I don’t want to get married. Because I enjoy my single life, sometimes I think I just want to find a boyfriend, it’s enough. I don’t want to have my baby. I like kids, but not enough. Because if I have a baby, I need to be responsible for the baby. I don’t think I can.

I always stay clear of it.
I always run away from it.

My personality is very independent, and always insist on my beliefs. Nobody can shake me.

I can introduce a boyfriend to you.
I can recommend a boyfriend to you./I can hook you up.

If you keep going say that, I will jump off this building.
If you keep saying that, I will jump off this building.

My parents and I have a generation gap. We have different beliefs and values.

I like that, in my life, I suddenly meet a person. I like that feeling.
I like to meet my own boyfriends naturally.

When they were talking about marriage, they always said “ah, we wanted to get married in Peace Hotel.” And a lot of other things I’m too embarrassed to say.

Marriage is build up money.
Marriage is built on money.

I used soulmate to describe my imagination.

I never thought we can keep the relationship for a long time.
I never thought about how long we can keep the relationship./I never worried about if we can keep the relationship for a long time.

I don’t care about that we have a long time relationship.
I don’t care about how long our relationship lasts.

I need to live for myself.

When we broke up for a few months, and then he called me …
After we broke up for a few months, he called me …

My friend met the situation. She asked me how to decide it. I answered: say no.
My friend was in this situation. She asked me how to decide/She asked me what should she say. I answered: say no.