VIP Class Notes (Li)

Today we focused on:

How to start a conversation with strangers

-How are you doing?/What are you having/drinking/eating?/Wow! You have a nice bag

-For “How are you?”, the answer doesn’t have to be “I’m fine, thank you.”

-The answer varies: your day/week/time in work/life/you can also ask them another question “I’m fine, thanks. Do you usually come here?”

Vocabulary

confidence – noun

confident – adj

I am open to all kinds of teaching

open-minded – willing to consider new ideas

respectful/adj –  showing respect

ex. It is more respectful to speak to my colleagues in Chinese.

PhD – 博士

poem – 诗

regular job – full-time

Grammar

one of the + noun/plural 

ex. one of the children/buildings/cars/products

or

one of + them/pronoun

Speaking exercise

One of style is

One of the styles is

When I feel less confidence, I can have your lesson

When I feel less confident, I can have your lesson

When I can’t explain what I said, I can’t use Chinese

When I can’t explain what I’ve said, I can’t use Chinese

I didn’t use English at work

I don’t use English in work