VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Next Class Focus
do a speaking exercise and make sure tony focuses on correcting his own chinglish
Vocabulary
repercussion (manual) = consequence (natural)
eg. my boss will decide what repercussions there will be for him
willy nilly – random / whenever you want for no reason
eg. my boss just gives me work willy nilly
you can you up = if you’re so good then you do it yourself
at ease – easy / comfortable / relaxed
communist – chinese gov
metropolis – big important city
eg. i live in a metropolis
advantages – good things you can get / benefits
eg. the advantages of being part of the communist party are…
awkward / embarrassed – gan ga
eg. i felt really embarrassed because i thought her son was her husband
insulin – yi dao su
eg. I need to inject insulin in him every day
Grammar
i don’t have enough experience with african people
they’re talking on phone – on the phone
it has still – it still has
serves for people – serves people
serve – you do sth for sb
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