VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

run into – 2 people see each other by coincidence 

they found out / realised

portrait – a painting / picture of a person

portrait view (up to down) < > landscape view (side)

vertical (up to down) < > horizontal (side to side)

suspect – guess / feel
eg. I suspect your mum is a warm lady

positives / strengths: hardworking / funny / clever / reading / patient

negatives / weaknesses: too much like a man / logical / not detail focused

Mr Right (in your dreams): hardworking / honest / romantic / handsome / funny / smart / strong / brave 

My mum is honest and kind 

motherly < > fatherly 
girly < > boyish 
manly < > ladylike 

danced
wanted 

characteristics – parts of your personality
eg. one of the characteristics that I really appreciate in Judy is her warmth

high standards for me – yao qiu

have contact with her – talk / meet / see / communicate

“patience is a virtue” – patience is useful and a good characteristic for people

go outside – nature / not in a building
go out – not be at work / not be at home
travel overseas / to another city / travel – to leave the city / country

good side / bad side
eg. everyone has a good side and a bad side

solid < > liquid
solid = reliable / trustworthy / well planned
eg. Jesse has a solid plan for Smart English for the future / Nicholas is a solid teacher – you can trust him to do a good job

I am talking to Jesse and speaking English and I told him “My grandma is a patient person” and Jesse said “that’s very important…” / said he thinks patience is important.

Grammar

take care of me

when I was 8 years old and before – until i was 8

Pronunciation

women – wi men
woman – wo men