VIP Class Notes (Ally)[S/W]

PRONUNCIATION: no “R” for “the”, “cause”, “call”, “because..”

Vocabulary

digital: dian zi
ie. People call this age/era “the digital age”. -> People call me Ally.

outdated/outmoded: 老旧了 淘汰了
era: shi dai (long time)
ie. This era is full of chance/opportunities that younger people can take advantage of.
ie. Paper advertising is outdated/outmoded/out; now we live in the era of social media.

take advantage of: zhua zhu, zhan pian yi
ie. Take advantage of the opportunity in front of you because they don’t come by(pangbian) often. cause curse
ie. Stop taking advantage of the girl.

exaggerate (v): kua zhang kua da
ie. LJQ exaggerates when he live-streams.

cursive writing: hua ti, lian bi
ie. The professor uses cursive writing.

curve: qu xian
ie. The woman has nice curves.

curvy (adj): S- for women
ie. The woman is a curvy model.

combine: he bing
ie. Try to combine the two sentences.

wing it: just go
ie. It’s OK if you didn’t practice; wing it!

a few minutes before, a second ago, a while ago, not long ago..: yi huier
ie. I just got here…..

handwriting/calligraphy: way you write
ie. Cathy has beautiful handwriting that no one can understand.

handwritten/handwrote: adj shouxie de
ie. This is a handwritten (adj) letter from the president.

Grammar

1. It’s ____to ____ sth.
ie. It’s difficult to learn English.

2. Verb+ing is ______.
ie. Learning English is difficult.

Subject Verb Object
– Subject = noun (person, place, thing)

I do the homework just a few time before.
I did the homework just a few minutes before.

1. I should make up everyday; it will let me feel confident.
I should wear make-up everyday; it will let me feel confident.
Wearing make-up everyday will let me feel confident.

2. Children are noisy. That makes me impatient.
Noisy children make me impatient.

3. The shop is on the sixth floor. We can take the elevator.
We can take the elevator to the sixth floor. shop, which is on the sixth floor.

4. You can’t watch your telephone when you take the escalator. It’s very dangerous.
It’s very dangerous to play with your telephone when you take the escalator.
Playing with your phone on the escalator is very dangerous.

5. Nowadays, parents will prefer to choose bilingual school for their children.
Nowadays, parents prefer/would choose bilingual schools for their children.

6. Working in the kindergarten/preschool need patience.
It’s very expensive to send your kids to the best kindergartens/preschools.

7. Someone’s have great perceptive they can always know what I’m thinking about.
People who have great perception/are very perceptive can always know what I’m thinking about.

8.The lyrics in this song are talking about love.

9. If you do more practice on your English, you can watch the movie without subtitles.
If you practice your English more, you can watch the movie without subtitles.

Pronunciation

the -> not “ther”

cause -> kaw+z

call-> kaw

all

because