VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

the sims

Vocabulary

he doesn’t want to spend too much money on his clothing / clothes

retire / retirement 
eg. he will retire when he is 60 years old
eg2. he wants to teach children during his retirement

rural (adj)/ countryside
urban (adj) / city 
eg. I want to live in a urban area but he wants to live in a rural area
eg2. I want to live in the city but he wants to live in the countryside 

my in laws / parents in law – your husband’s parents

Grammar

he like reading – he likes reading

it is bad for his eyes

spend money on sth

i want to be with him

Writing exercise

accent (n)
My colleague who sits next me speaks Chinese with an accent, so I often don’t know what she is saying / what she is talking about / what she means / I can’t understand her.

speed up
We speed up our speech when we’re nervous.
When the police want you to stop, you shouldn’t speed up.

probably (adv)
I’ll probably be working late today, so I’m afraid I couldn’t have dinner with you.
I will probably leave China / I am probably getting a coffee at 5 PM

hoax (n)
P2P was a large hoax which has bankrupted a lot of people.

recommendation (n)
When we had some new products to sell, I had to make a recommendation to our customers, only in this way can I know whether they are popular or not.

touched (adj)
I was touched by my team because we worked hard until the last day of May to achieve / reach the target.

habit (n)
If you want to get A, you have to have a good habit of learning.

addicted (adj)
A lot of our colleagues are addicted to a new switch game which is called / named animal crossing

genuine (adj)
The four of us have a genuine friendship.

exist (v)
Do you think ETs exist? I do.