VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Talk about prepositions like at / of / with / for / to etc

i know li tai feng because it was the first restaurant in HK where my boss bring me there and then i found it in shanghai. then every weekend i go to the funkadeli, that’s because i know the manager because it’s comes from my same town in italy and i knew him before i came here. funkadeli i like it because i can find people everytime i go there, and it’s full of people you can know. it’s almost the same bar like in italy.

Pronunciation

Hong Kong pr the “h”

honest – don’t pr “h”

curious – pr the “you” 

Vocabulary

see the sights
eg. I just went to HK to see the sights and take some photos

stress / pressure
eg. I have a lot of pressure in my work but I try to exercise to avoid stress

deal-breaker – sth that stops you from being able to do sth
eg. the money situation in Italy was the deal-breaker for me

unemployment rate

weaker < > stronger

accessible – how easy it is to access it
eg. coffee is not very accessible to young people in Italy

foam – the bubbles at the top of milk

acidic (adj)
eg. the coffee is a bit acidic for me

vibrant (adj)
eg. Singapore was not as vibrant as HK

high expectations – people talked it up a lot
eg. I had high expectations for /of Singapore so I was quite disappointed

high standards
high hopes 

rivalry – like “challenge”

in his prime – during the most important / best part of his life
eg. he died in his prime

bad impression / first impression was negative
eg. I had a bad impression of Singapore

bad feeling = very negative
eg. “I have a bad feeling about this”

a home away from home 

try different things

get new experiences 

in the near future – not anytime soon – “soon from now”
in the recent past < > in the near future

Grammar

not a lot
not a lot as now
not as much as now 

the first months – the first few months 

it’s the worst place where I went – It’s the worst place that I have been 

which = and it
where = and at that place
eg. I went to a cafe where you can buy good coffee
eg2. There are many cafes where people like to enjoy italian coffee