VIP Class Notes (Kyle)

Shanghai is similar to Taipei . / Shanghai is like Taipei .

adjectives to describe Shanghai: big city, crowded, Modern, dirty, Chinese culture is lower level/casual/common place, interesting, 

Chinese culture is very common place.

Shanghai is a big city. There are many people living here… = Crowded

Shanghai is a very modern city = The things here are new. 

Many foreigners are here for the same reasons, we are here for job opportunities. The Chinese economy is growing quickly.

So my Shanghai office has many foreigners / At work / In my office

My colleagues are German, Russian, Malaysian, Indian and Mexican. For us, we communicate in English (We all speak English). They can’t (cannot) speak Chinese. 

Puton hua = Mandarin

Cantonese = Guangdong hua

Fujian hua = __ Fujianese / Chinese with Fujian accent_____ whats the english name for this one? 

Same same but different 🙂 

Kyle is from Portland, Oregon…

Tell me about your family. 

Grammar

Past continuous verb tense

My brother-in-law and my sister have been living in Singapore for 10 years… 

have been living = started in the Past but still Going Today… 

“How long have you been living in Shanghai?” -Kyle —> Mimi

“I have been living in Shanghai for 6 months.” 

My English speaking has been improving since I study at Smart English/ I have been practicing.

“How long have you been working at your current job? I have been working at my job for 6 months. …

Nielsen is a mar-ket-ing re-search company = Verb to Subject Agreement

Nielsen spe cial iz es in market research company. 

Neel sun spey shul eyes ziz in mar ket re search. 

Chinglish = a mix and Chinese and English….

to specialize (v) specialization (n)  = to focus on, to be Very Good at, be a Professional in.

“Mimi, in your profession, what is your specialization?” (“What’s your job?”

A good trick in ALL languages is to repeat the words in the question… PRACTICE.

My specialization at Nielsen is project management. (prA JeKT management ).

I am managing the project. I am leading a team of Chinese employees to serve our clients. 

to serve (v) – to offer a service, to give what is needed, to do business, to be polite

“How can I help you today?” 

Reading

Tooth – one tooth, ya cher

Teeth – more than one

to lick (v) – tian ,

to wipe (v) – to clean, to brush away

to rinse (v) – chong shui, to wash with water,

mouth – jue ba hand – shou

use some body language – 

to feel comfortable – be OK with the situation

I feel comfortable in my class, because it involves speaking English but I don’t feel comfortable speaking in Chinese because it is new to me. 

I want to focus on my pronunciation. Ok, let’s pronounce some words together.

asparagus-

contemplation- to think about something to contemplate  (v) 

I am in contemplation. … I am contemplating …. I contemplate.  I will contemplate that / about this. …. I will think about it. 

I need to think about it / I need to ask my team/boss about it = Need more time, to get permission.

worried – to have a problem, to reflect on, to keep in mind, be overthinking, scared that something will happen or change.

Policy – government has changed its polices / rules –

China and American the USA (United States of America).

The difference is geographical versus political. Canada is on the North American (mei zhou) continent (big land). During World War II, very bad things happened at Nanjing. It was a massacre.

Sense – a feeling /ability… to have a good sense of direction. 

sound – wo ting dao shen ying

smelly – something has a strong sense of smell! I can smell it very well! wen dao

the food was delicious! – it had a very good taste – hao cher!

We have 5 primary senses, the sense of Touch, the sense of Sight/Vision, the sense of Hearing, the sense of Smell, the sense of Taste. Tay -Ste.  

Taste vs. Test

  • I passed my academic tests in Taiwan when I was a student.
  • I really enjoyed the taste of the seafood dinner we had tonight 🙂

Needs more review

Use https://smartyingyu.com/seathomesystem/ for pronunciation