VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

banquet – a big meal with many dishes

cable car – 缆车

gain/earn experience (esp. for learning)

children’s book – for kids

waiter/waitress  – sbd whose job is to serve customers at a restaurant

vegetarian – only doesn’t eat meat

vegan – all animal products including eggs, cheese, milk

pescatarian – eats fish but not other types of meat

omnivore – both meat and vegetables

ex. Apes are omnivores.

carnivore – eats meat

herbivore – eats plants

housemate – sbd who lives in the same house as you

Grammar

have -> had (past tense) 

ex. She had class for 3 months.

ex. I used to have/I had an iPod.

much time/stress/power/money

for + time 

ex. for 3 months/a day/a year

ex. For how long?

I wake up at 6AM. We went to a temple.

I woke up at 6AM. We went to a temple.

But, this weekend was raining so not have so many people.

But, this weekend was raining so there wasn’t so many people.

Brand invited different media for this trip.

The brand invited different media outlets for this trip.

You need visit some exhibition in hotel that they prepared for media.

You need to visit some exhibition in the hotel that they have prepared for the media.

At night, you need to eat special vegetable set.

At night, you need to eat a special vegetarian meal.

The teacher I don’t think he is professional teacher, more like part-time job.

I don’t think the teacher is professional, he is more like a part-time teacher. 

I only went to three months so we finished a book.

I only went for three months so we only finished a book.

I was the only foreigner person in that restaurant

I was the only foreign person in that restaurant

What kinds of classes/activities did you have when you were little?

I learned how to swim after I got my diving license. Many people were shocked by knowing that from me.

In my opinion, I think diving is easier than swimming. Because I only can swimming in the swimming pool now, cannot swim in the sea, even I have finished my swimming class.

Next is I was going to Korean classes for three months during the university, that’s my first time go to language class. I went to classes for useful experience, didn’t want to waste so many time staying dormitory or hanging out with friends.

Revised: 

I learned how to swim after I got my diving license. Many people were shocked hearing that from me.

In my opinion, I think diving is easier than swimming. Because I can only swim in the swimming pool now, I cannot swim in the sea, even though I have finished my swimming classes.

The next thing I learnt was Korean. I had Korean classes for three months during the university, that was my first time to learn a language. I went to classes to gain useful experience, I didn’t want to waste so much time staying at the dormitory or hanging out with friends.