VIP Class Notes (Dimple)

Vocabulary

meet up: to meet with someone

aquarium: where people go learn about ocean creatures

memorable: easy to remember, leaves some impression

have a drink: drink a cup of alcohol

acquaintance: someone you probably only their face, someone you’re not that familiar with

get to know someone more: to get closer with someone, to be better friends or more familiar with each other

financial report/material/proof: for example, bank statement

highly ranked university

discrimination + towards someone

Grammar

1. Pay attention for different tenses and make sure it is consistent when you are talking about the same story.

2. Pay attention to singular and plurals.

3. Use shorter sentences when you are not sure how to say a complete sentence.

topic1# talk about your fav trip.

original:

I’m going to talk about my experience. That was three years ago. My friends went to Okinawa, an island in Japan. We spent five days in there. And it was, maybe winter. My friends drive a car and we just travel around the island. We went to some famous aquariums and went to the most famous beaches in Japan. And we also see traditional castles of Japan. And the most impressive experience was when we walk around the city and we met our friends who haven’t see each other about one years. [So we were so excited to see each other even we didn’t know in this time we came Okinawa. And then we just take the photos and find the person who is a little similar to our friends.] So we send to our friends and ask if this one was she. And she was here. So we met each other at the midnight. And drink together. So it was very wonderful memories in that place. And Okinawa is famous for scenery and fruits. We enjoyed this trip very much. And I’ll never forget that experience. That’s all.

revised:

I’m going to talk about my trip that happened three years ago. My friends went to Okinawa, an island in Japan. We spent five days there. I think it was winter, so my friends drove us around the island. We went to some famous aquariums and the most famous beach in Japan. And we also saw traditional castles of Japan. And the most memorable part was that when we walked around the city, we met our friends that we haven’t seen in a year. We didn’t know they were also going to Okinawa, so it was surprising for us. When we were going through the photos at night, we found two people that looks like our friends. So we sent it to our friends to ask if it was her. And is was her! So we met up that night and had drinks together. So we made some wonderful memories together in Okinawa. We enjoyed this trip very much. And I’ll never forget that experience.

topic2# do we look down on the less educated?

original:

I think there are some people or groups that look down on the less educated people. One example is that when people are finding for job or work. There’s always some restrictions about people’s education experience. If you are not educated in a very famous or high level universities you may have no chance to get a interview. Even if you are skillful for the position or you have other intern experience that might be suitable for the position. Another thing is when we make friends or in our social life some people cares about other people’s education and where they studied before. If they are not in a good university maybe some people will decide to not to know others deeper/further. And if you want to travel abroad, in some countries there are some rules and restrictions about education. If you are not that educated you may need to send more economics materials about your pay and other financial proof. So I think overall there are some discrimination about no educated people.

revised:

I think there are some people or groups that look down on the less educated people. One example is that when people are looking for jobs. There’s always strict requirements on people’s education level/experience. If you are not educated in a very famous or highly ranked university you may have no chance of getting an interview, even if you are skillful enough. Another thing is when we make friends some people care about others’ education too. If they didn’t graduate from a good university some will choose to not get closer with them. And if you want to travel abroad, some countries have strict rules about education too. If you’re not that educated you may need to submit more financial proof. So I think yes, overall there are some discriminations towards less educated people. (*note: you could add in your comment in the end too. For example, you could say “I think it’s unfair before people are born with different resources.”)