VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Try to upgrade some of the lower level words eg. because, but, so, i think, i like, i want.

Today’s homework is about my daughter’s dream. I imagine that she just want to be a princess like Elsa who wears various dresses and lives in the castle. As a 4 years old kid, it’s very natural. I think when she’s going to grow up, she will kown being a princess is impossible. Whatever she wants to do, I’ll suporrt it as long as which is legal. I hope she can be naive in her childhood, beacaue most of our power is come form a happy childhood. I want she to be the girl who always has a dream.

Today’s homework is about / regarding my daughter’s dream. I imagine that she just wants to be a princess / to grow up to be a princess like Elsa who wears various / a variety of dresses and lives / resides in a castle. As a 4 years old kid, it’s very natural but / however I think after she has grown up she will know being a princess is impossible. Whatever she wants to do, I’ll support it, as long as it is legal. I hope she can be naive in / during / throughout her childhood, because most of our power is comes from a happy childhood. I want her to be a girl who always has a dream.

Grammar

I am a 25 year old man – you can’t count adjectives

I am 25 years old. – you can count the number of years
I have lived for 25 years
I have had class for 2 hours

You like coffee. I like tea. = but
Now I like coffee. Before I liked tea = but

i am going to go home = sounds like “i will go home (now)”
at 5pm I’m going to go home = later

when I’m going to go home = Just before I actually go home

once I have done sth, I can do sth else = after I have done it
once I move to Japan, I will eat sushi every day = right at that time and after that time

in / when = just somewhere in that time
during = maybe most / all of that time
throughout = sounds like all
during class you will learn a lot
throughout class you will speak, listen, and read
in class you will drink water

a lot of jobs will be replaced by AI = AI will replace a lot of jobs (in the future)

most time – most of the time 

Vocabulary

patient (adj) / patience (n) – nai xin
eg. my parents weren’t patient with me

pass tests
eg. I don’t think passing tests is very important

opposite – fan yi ci
eg. I think having lots of dreams for life is better than the opposite / alternative

to live = to reside 
resident (n) – person / residence (n) – idea of living there
residential (adj)
eg. I want to get my permanent residence permit in Australia
eg2. I am a permanent resident of Australia

technical – formal / professional etc.
eg. reside is the more technical word for live

monitor – to watch and measure sth
eg. i monitor the new staff when they’re selling

grade – to give someone / sth a letter or number to say how good they are
eg. We grade our salespeople by giving the best A, and the worst F

promote (v) / promotion (n)
eg. I will promote the supervisor to manage
eg2. this manager will get a promotion to senior manager

recording – lu ying
eg. I need to make a recording of how to sell