VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Next Class Focus

Do some speaking and try to remember have done <> haven’t done / have < > don’t have / there is < > there isn’t

Vocabulary

leave us behind
eg. I don’t want the industry to leave us behind

be responsible for – myĀ responsibility is – ze ren

responseĀ (n) – reply
respond (v)
eg. I will respond later / my response was late

revenue – money in
expense – money out
profit – what you make / earn

6 yi = 600 million

advertise / advertisement / advertising
eg. I watched an advertisement on TV. Advertising is important for business. I advertise to clients.

automotive industry – car industry

how do you do? – how are you?
how to do – zenme zuo
what to do – zuo shen me
how they should do – the way they are expected to do

educationĀ / educated – xue li
eg. they don’t have a good education
eg2. they haven’t been educated very well

breakfast – to break your fast
fast – don’t eat

up and down – good and bad
eg. man the weather is really up and down these days
eg2. My mood is a bit up and down

life – n – life < > death
live – v / adj
alive – adj – alive < > deadĀ 
eg. life is great! = being alive
eg2. I am alive but one day I will die
eg3. I live in China.
eg4. It is a live gun / the worm is live (the worm is alive)

I went to a live show = you watched the show face to face
live < > recordedĀ 

Grammar

it is the best choice to themit is the best choice for themĀ 

almost sales, they are not havealmost all sales people

I like you < > I don’t like you
I have some tea < > I don’t have any tea
I have money < > I don’t have money

Have < > Donā€™t have | Have done < > Havenā€™t done

HaveĀ < >Ā Donā€™t haveĀ +Ā noun

Have done < > Havenā€™t done + verb

IĀ donā€™t haveĀ muchĀ moneyā€¦ but IĀ haveĀ manyĀ friends!

IĀ have traveledĀ to many countries, but IĀ havenā€™t beenĀ to Australia

There is / It has

There is / There are ā€“ describes the location / existenceĀ of something

It has / A place has ā€“ describes part of / owned by

There isĀ a cup of coffee on the table

IĀ haveĀ 2 arms, 2 legs and 1 head

Pronunciation

train – ayyy – trrraaaaeeeen
tray – trraaeee
tran – an