VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Maybe choose a topic related to being introverts and extroverts

Vocabulary

translate – usually written
interpret – usually spoken (transfer meaning)

accent – kou yin
eg. he didn’t have a strong / thick accent

introverted – shy, quiet, less social person
extroverted – confident, loud, more social person

I don’t socialize much
I’m not very social
Socializing
is tiring

perk – some small benefit that you get because of your position
eg. One of the perks of being a freelance English teacher is that you get free coffee

headcount – the number of staff needed / able to be hired for a company or department
eg. the teacher headcount at the moment is about 10, but when we expand we will increase it to 20

therm = heat
thermal underwear = mian mao ku / shan
thermos = bao wen bei

Grammar

i couldn’t understand him more – I couldn’t understand him much 

a company which we invest them – a company which we invest in

we need to know more each other – we need to know each other more
I like it a lot