VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

How are you? / How’s it going? / How’re you doing?

5 – Great / really good
4 – Pretty good / good 
3 – Good / not bad 
2 – Fine / Just OK / Just so so
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / thank you 

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

5 – Great / really good
4 – Pretty good / good 
3 – Good / not bad 
2 – Fine / Just OK / Just so so
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / thank you 

anti-vax – don’t like vaccination
eg. there are lots of antivaxxers in the US

catch / catch up
catch – to understand / grab sth
eg. I caught the train
eg2. I catch your meaning / sorry I didn’t catch you
catch up – to become at the same level / position as sth
eg. I catch up with my friends every weekend
eg2. the dog is running and I catch up to him by running faster

mature – cheng shu
eg. I’m more mature now than before

Far less / a lot less
eg. I have far less money than you

it’s a big hit – super popular
eg. coffee is a big hit with youth in Shanghai

youth – young people

love coffee – really into coffee / big coffee l0vers
eg. I’m a coffee lover

and / plus / as well as / on top of this 

key / main / most important 

communicate (v) / communication (n)

there are key elements, with the main one being trendy and the other one being
eg. I have many students with you being my favourite. = and you are

baristas at a high skill level / well trained baristas

i think apples are really good. Ok so now on to Bananas – these are also a fruit….
i think apples are really good. Ok coming up next, we’ll discuss Bananas – these are also a fruit….
i think apples are really good. Ok following this, Bananas – these are also a fruit….

profession – n = job / career

professional – adj – good / clean / polite / official
professionalism – n – the idea of being professional

Pronunciation

mindset – set 

strategy – jee 

project – pro jekt

period – peer ree yud

roaster / roast 

teacher / teach 

an deye

an dI

“ander”