VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Next Class Focus

http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/eating-well-can-help-patients-recover-82452.html

continue reading from: “Faster recovery with nutritional drinks” focus on full mouth movement and long AEIOU and short “eh” sound. Read slowly

Vocabulary

style – the look / the way you dress / do your hair
stylish / fashionable – looks cool
eg. You are very stylish = you have a good style

worth – value
eg. my phone is worth 5000 RMB / the value of my phone is 5000 RMB
worthy
eg. every person is worthy of love = good enough to have love / every person deserves love
deserve
eg. I have done enough to deserve a promotion / I’m worthy of a promotion

get in touch with your feelings
eg. I have been so busy recently I need to take some time to get in touch with my feelings / emotions

the important thing about staffthe important thing for us at the moment is staff 

personnel / staff / members of the team

self driven (adj) / drive (n)
eg. staff with drive are really valuable
eg2. I am very self driven

if I can’t make the thing successful if I can’t ensure its success

Grammar

most of the cup is water = the cup is almost full of water

almost the time – almost all of the time / most of the time

next half yearin the next half year 

if that thing can’t successful if that thing can’t be successful / we’re not able to ensure its success 

I want / I need / I love / I have – verbs
I want to do – add to because there are 2 verbs
I must / I should / I can / I could
– not verbs, so don’t add to

Pronunciation

project – ckkttt

ehhhh – when

ayyy – rain / remain

ran / raiinnn