VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

it’s very tiredit’s tiring so I am tired 

her customers are not very muchshe doesn’t have many customers 

Vocabulary

expect – think it will happen / should happen
eg. I expect my son to do his homework

looking forward – excited
eg. I’m looking forward to the weekend

primary school / elementary school – xiao xue

scale – to expand a business
eg. I want to scale up my business / my business is scaleable

they are very loyal / loyalty is important for business

word of mouth – customers tell their friends about your business
eg. we get a lot of customers from word of mouth

customs – the police in the airport that stop things coming through / check everything

small / new designers who are not well known

exclusively
eg. she gets access to this designer exclusively

jing ying – operate

she – women / girls
he – men / boys
it – things / animals

fascinating – very interesting

hair
put it up / wear it up / tie it up
wear it out / down / put it down


Talking about the bag

inspired by

truck – a big car

waterproof 

tarp / tarpaulin – you bu

take a photo to hertake a photo for her 

durable – not easy to break / be destroyed

The bag is inspired by trucks, and is made from tarps from trucks which are waterproof and very durable (strong). The lining comes from the door lining of a truck, and the strap of the bag is a seat-belt strap. Each bag is totally unique and handmade. This idea came from the designers lives in Sweden and their habit of riding bikes every day in the rain and wet weather.