VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

What do you like about Tokyo? Write about your favourite places etc.

Vocabulary

explain: to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it 说明

eg. She is very good at explaining information.

unique: 独特的；罕见的

eg. Every painting at the gallery has a unique style.

pistachio: 开心果

scared: 害怕

eg. She has always been scared of spiders.

eg. They are scared of telling her the truth.

invisible: hard to see 隐形的

eg. He wrote the essay with invisible ink.

headquarters: main office 总部

eg. My company is headquartered in Tokyo.

Grammar

I don’t know your mean – I don’t understand/ I don’t get what you mean 

guide man – tour guide 

I’m in Tokyo now and I started SE one month ago. I’m working for a Japanese company and I’m a pattern maker for clothes.

I have a business trip to Tokyo four times each year. I stay in Tokyo company for three weeks and I just work in Tokyo’s company’s office. We have a very important meeting with our boss. I speak Japanese with my team members every day. My English sounds like Japanese. I always in the company. I paint patterns on the computer. I made the pattern and I will send my pattern to factory and the factory will make the clothes for me. Then I will take the sample and issue command to the factory. But, I should explain the detail of the clothes to factory.

I like travelling. I will go to Italy with my husband during the China New Year. I didn’t decide it but maybe Sicily. But, my husband want to go to Venice, the city on the water. I don’t like Venice because I hate water.

Revised: 

I’m in Tokyo now and I started coming to SE one month ago. I’m working for a Japanese company and I’m a pattern maker for clothes.

I travel to Tokyo for business trips four times each year. I stay at the Tokyo headquarters for three weeks and I only work at the Tokyo office. We have a very important meeting with our boss. I speak Japanese with my team members/colleagues every day. My English sounds like Japanese/I speak English with a Japanese accent. I am always in the company. I paint/design patterns on the computer. After I make the pattern, I will send it to the factory and the factory will make the clothes for me. Then I will take the sample and I will instruct them. But, I need to explain the clothing details to the factory.

I like travelling. I will go to Italy with my husband during Chinese New Year. I haven’t decided it yet, but maybe Sicily. But, my husband wants to go to Venice, the city built on the water. I don’t like Venice because I hate water.

Pronunciation

group – gr-roup

Children in China get lucky money as New Year gift.

Children in China get a red packet as a New Year’s gift.
I invited my neighbour as a guest.

My mother gave me a book as birthday present.

My mother gave me a book as a birthday present.

He gave a speech as the schoolmaster.

He gave a speech as the headmaster/principal. 

He gave me some advices about study as my teacher.

He gave me some studying advice as my teacher.