VIP Class Notes (Li)

Pick a reading/video/podcast/Find a book to read and then write down your thoughts

Vocabulary

it’s a mess – noun

this place is so messy – adj

snow – noun

snowy – adj

skiing/snowboarding/swimming/running – activities + ~ing

e-bike – electric

ex. ride e-bike

motorbike/scooter – has engine

ex. ride motorbike

drive car/bus/lorry

Grammar

go there/over there /come here

It was during my university and I travelled with a friend. We went to Thailand and Vietnam. At that time, I couldn’t speak English. Before that, I think I’ve never talked with foreign people.

Because I was a art student, that means I don’t need high score to get college and my friend he’s learnt Financial course so he did all the things for the trip: order or book the hotel, anything. I just didn’t talk.

So I kinda shocked to me. Before, I didn’t realise English is a skill. It’s a class for me. Then I find out, English could be a skill for communication with people.

Revised: 

It happened during university and I travelled with a friend. We went to Thailand and Vietnam. At that time, I couldn’t speak English. Before that, I think I’ve never talked with any foreign people.

Because I was an art student, that means I don’t need a high score to get into college and my friend, he studied Finance so he did everything for the trip: order food, book the hotels and so on/etc. I just didn’t talk.

So it kind of shocked me/It was shocking to me. Before, I didn’t realise that English is a skill. It’s a class for me. Then I found out/realised, English could be a skill for communicating with people.

When I first time come to here

When I first came here 

“Tell me about your university life”

I left my hometown and went to university in 2012. My major is interior design, but I didn’t really into the study. I knew I will not working on interior industry.

Our university has a big campus, 2 different bus line to different class buildings. But I can’t endure so many people on a bus at the same time and west time to waiting for a bus, so I bought a motorbike in the first week start of school.

The motorcycle was making a lot of convenient for me, besides of went to classes, for example, I can take a drive when I feel depressed, eaten outside of campus, went out whenever I want to.

Basically, everything during my university was accompanied by this motorcycle. I resale it when I graduated, hope it can accompany with next person.

Revised:

“Tell me about your university life”

I left my hometown and went to university in 2012. My major is/I studied interior design, but I wasn’t really into studying. I knew that I would not be working in the interior design industry.

Our university has a big campus, 2 different bus lines to different buildings/campuses. But I couldn’t endure that many people on a bus at the same time and it wastes time waiting for a bus, so I bought a e-bike at the first week of school/start of school.

The e-bike made things/life more convenient for me. Aside from going to classes, for example, I could take a ride whenever I feel depressed, eat outside of campus and went out whenever I wanted to.

Basically, everything during my university/my university life was accompanied by this e-bike. I sold it when I graduated, hoping that it can accompany the next person.

2）Obviously this is a holiday ski resort, as we can see, so many people skiing there.

There is a snowman who is wearing an orange hat, he looks very peaceful as though he is in his own home.

Behead this snowman’s back, a man is collecting the flags, I think he is working for the ski resort.

Also, we can see many tourists, they did not come here for skiing, they just want to take some photos, visit the snowy mountain, have some fun, even if their behaviour is dangerous and not allowed by the resort. They just don’t care.

I’m wondering why that woman is wearing a vest in the winter. She is really unhappy because a man is bothering her.

This place is really messy, I never want to go there.

“Tell me about your trip to Europe.”

I went to Europe in July 2018 for my 24 birthday celebration and travelled 15 days by myself.

In this trip I went to five cities in total, each city spends two or three days.

During those days, I experienced a lot of “first time in my life”, for example, eaten goat cheese, lived in friend’s college dormitory, and camping house, waited for watch sunset every day, heard someone playing the piano in the airport.

Anyway, I just really miss the time when we can be free to go anywhere.

Revised: 

“Tell me about your trip to Europe.”

I went to Europe in July 2018 for my 24th birthday celebration and I travelled 15 days by myself.

For this trip I went to five cities in total – I spent two to three days in each city. 

During those days, I experienced a lot of “first times in my life”/I had many “firsts”/first experiences, for example, eating goat cheese, living in a friend’s college dormitory and a camp house, waiting to watch the sunset every day and I heard someone playing the piano in the airport.

Anyway, I just really miss the time when we can be free to go anywhere/free to travel