VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

shell out money – to pay

ex. His parents aren’t going to shell out 100 dollars just for him to buy some toys.

They will come to collect/pick up your clothing

specific – adj

specifically – adverb

made by hand/handmade 

benefit – extra pay or insurance that employees receive from their employers

ex. He gets medical benefits in addition to 14 days annual leave.

employee welfare – help given by the state or an organisation to those in need

sneaker head/fan

Grammar

build – machines/buildings

make – food/clothing

-ing present/past tense ( a period of time/at that time)

What are you doing now/at 3pm/yesterday morning?

ex. I was buying shoes online. (What were you doing at that time?)

ex. I like buying shoes online. (What do you usually do?)

ex. He is listening to music while she is sleeping. (Happening at the same time)

ex. I was cooking when my mother called me.

Speaking exercise

They found some influencers to promote them

They found an influencer to promote them

Yesterday, I looking my instagram

Yesterday, I was looking at my instagram

When I buying on website, I can search

When I buy on the website, I can search

Luxury brand stuff

Luxury goods/branded goods 

I prefer to buying some street brand

I prefer to buy from some streetwear brands 

I only bring the shoes that I will wear

I will only bring the shoes that I will/usually wear home

To put them out

Take them out 

Writing exercise

Listen to another podcast and we’ll talk about it next time.

We shared personal opinions about consumerism before, this time I listened to another episode that theme is: are designer brands worth it?

We’ve all seen influencers flex on social media but what is it about these brands that have people dropping so much money?

Jea thinks if brands build clothing with better materials, makes cloths more durable, means that consumers can save more money in the long run. But according to an article, the truth is that luxury brands are guilty of leveraging their brand loyalty to lower their quality while maintaining profitability. Maybe extra 400 dollars is not really makes a shirt any better than the one in local thrift store.

In my opinion, the fast fashion company is one of the biggest wasted sources on earth. Environment protection agency has data, the United States generated 11.9 million tons of textile waste.

And in this episode Jea also talked about: resales trend; should respect personal passions; his tips of spend money…

Revised:

We shared our personal opinions on consumerism before, this time I listened to another episode and the theme is: Are designer brands worth it?

We’ve all seen influencers flex on social media but what is it about these brands that have people dropping so much money?

Jea thinks if brands make clothing with better materials and make the cloths more durable, it means that consumers can save more money in the long run. But, according to an article, the truth is that luxury brands are guilty of leveraging their brand loyalty to lower their quality while maintaining profitability. Maybe shelling out an extra 400 dollars does not really make a shirt any better than the one in a local thrift store.

In my opinion, the fast fashion company is one of the sources on earth that produces the most waste/non-environmentally friendly sources on earth. According to the environment protection agency’s data, the United States generated 11.9 million tons of textile waste.

And in this episode, Jea also talked about: resales trends, respecting personal ambition/dreams and his tips on spending smart