VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Update course – focus on self correction + some writing HW

Grammar

their staff are not enough – they don’t have enough staff / there aren’t enough stuff / they’re understaffed 

I have many students and Zack is my best one. = I have many students with Zack being my best one. / I have many students with Zack easily being the best one that I have ever taught.

Vocabulary

professionalism (n)

he has ever
I have never (ever) done that (before) < > I have done that before
This is the best coffee I have ever had = This is the best coffee I have had (in my life) 

you feel that you click / when we met we just clicked – immediately and naturally got on well / got along

chemical reaction – to have chemistry with sb 

correct the test / answer the test

university entrance exam – gao kao

placebo – “plah see boe” – something that works because you believe it should work

slang / idioms – li yu

lyric – music
dialogue – movies / tv shows

it’s water under the bridge

the big bang theory 

Pronunciation

pass
passed – “past”
past – “past”

walked – “walkt”

said – “sed”
says – “sez”

uninstalled – ‘un‘ like ‘up‘