VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S + W]

Vocabulary

How are you? / How’s it going? / How’ve you been?

10 = amazing
8 = great / really good
7 = good
6 = pretty good
5 = not bad
4 = just OK
3 = not great
2 = not very good

and you? / what about you? / how about you?

the end of the month

every apartment will action – every department will perform / do a performance

annual event
eg. we have an annual event this week

we major for rice – we are a rice sales company / our company sells rice 

i majored in education / my major was education

the main part of my job is / working with children is a major part of what I do

act / activity / performance / play / action
eg. we need to take action to fix your problem = do sth
eg2. people in hollywood act in movies
eg3. each department has a different activity including singing, dancing, acting…
eg4. the performance / play was really good – i think our department acted very well

payment / give money 

win / won / won 
winner – person

sale (n) / sell (v)
eg. I work in sales / the sale of my house was completed last year

get = become / receive

work / job / company / office
I go to work (place) to work (v) on my work (the things I do)
My job is to teach English (responsibilities) / I want to change my job (position)
I work for SE which is a small company
I work in an office 

I like the coffee from starbucks

I have the first date and then I want to have a 2nd date to get to know him. = to learn more about him

How are you traditional? I am traditional because I want to get married quickly.

I come here to study English – reason

traditional < > modern
conservative < > liberal 

My work is major for FMCG now,but it is only sales rice.If i change my work,I hope it has a wide selection of merchandise.Not only can I do it capability,but also I will earn more experience.And the products are traded throughout the foreign country.
Since I haven’t gone abroad,maybe I can do it because of this work.

The main part of my job is FMCG now / I work in FMCG at the moment, but my company only sells rice. If i change my job, I hope it has a wide selection of merchandise. Not only can I do it capably, but also I will get more experience. And the products are traded throughout foreign countries.
Since I haven’t gone / been abroad, maybe I will be able to do it for this company / in this job.

Grammar

which / that = it / and it
eg. I have a computer. It is black = I have a computer which is black.
eg2. This thing that I have, is big.
what = the thing that
eg. I know the idea that you said.
eg2. What do you want to eat? I don’t know what you want to eat

it’s very tiring / I’m tired 
eg. I’m so tired because work is tiring

Pronunciation

colleague – “col leeg”

college – university = “col lij”

found out – aaaoooo

find out – eyeee

the first thing i talked to the boys by wechat. then we have the first express then we would go out maybe watching movie or having a dinner, talking to each other face to face. then, if our feeling is good or not bad then we will have the next date. and for my first blind date, maybe I had a 3rd date then I find the boy is the one who want to married very hurry / quickly. i dont want to this. in this fact, i’m very traditional, i want to have a long relationship and I want to know more about him. I hope we can be familiar with each other. At least I think I should be familiar with her parents, her family, more details.

The first thing which / that I did, i talked to the boys by / on wechat, then we had our first impressions of each other then we went out to watch a movie or have dinner, or talk to each other face to face. then, if our feeling is good or not bad, we will have the next date. and for my first blind date experience, maybe I had a 3rd date and then I found the boy is someone who wants to marry very quickly / in a hurry. i dont want to do this. in this way, i’m very traditional. i want to have a long relationship and I want to get to know more about him. I hope we can become familiar with each other. At least I think I should be familiar with his parents, his family, and get more details.