VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Are first impressions important to you? What are good first impressions to you? How does it affect your opinion of someone?

Vocabulary

resonate: appeal to someone in a personal or emotional way

eg. Your situation really resonates with me, I think I can help you with your problem.

eg. Tarot card readers try to generalise the situation so that you will resonate with whatever they say.

it’s relatable/it resonates

glass half full – positive person

glass half empty – negative person

ex. I’m a glass half full type of guy/girl

quality – how good or bad

quantity – number

no matter what – no situation/circumstances will affect sth

half/half or fifty/fifty – a bit of both

take the initiative/ to make the first move

horoscope: star sign

catch-up with sbd/friends – keep up-to-date with friends etc.

Grammar

verb 1 + to + verb 2 (base form) 

ex. I don’t want to be the one asking questions.

ex. She likes to talk on the phone.

Quality is more important.

I used to have a lot of friends but it makes me feel like I’m getting well with people but in fact, that’s not true. Before I came to SH we were close, but now we don’t talk a lot. It’s because we’re not in the same city and we don’t have the same hobby anymore and also we are lack of topics because we are not together anymore. So I prefer quality of friends now. Real friends are always there with you no matter what or where you are.

Yes, because my personality is introverted so sometimes I don’t know how to chat with people. I am also scared of talking with others sometimes. I think it’s because I think too much before I chat with them. The more I think, the more anxious I will be.

If I’m not in a good mood, I don’t want be the first one to talk. If people around me are outgoing. I think it’s because I am a cancer.

I think that horoscopes say the commons of people but I think everyone lives in a situation or a unique environment so every one is unique.

Revised:

Quality is more important.

I used to have a lot of/many friends so it makes me feel like I’m getting along well with people but in fact, that’s not true. Before I came to SH, my friends and I were close, but now, we don’t talk a lot/catch-up often. It’s because we’re not in the same city and we don’t have the same hobbies anymore and therefore, we lack common topics to talk about. So I prefer quality over quantity now. Real friends are always there for you no matter what or where you are.

Yes, because my personality is introverted so sometimes I don’t know how to chat with people. I am also scared of talking with/lack the courage to talk with others sometimes. I think it’s because I think too much/overthink  before I chat with them. The more I think, the more anxious I will be.

If I’m not in a good mood, I don’t want to be the first one to talk/I won’t make the first move/take the initiative. People around me are outgoing. I think it’s because I am a cancer.

I think that horoscopes generalise people’s character, but I think everyone lives in a different situation or environment so every one is unique.

How do you deal with things that you don’t know how to solve?

It seems like a no answer question, but those problems keep coming to us, we need a relatively comfortable way to deal with them.

First of all, if you don’t know how to deal with them, just ignore them. No one says you should have a solution immediately, so just take advantages of those time to think about them. Secondly, you can ask others for help. Find someone you trust and has more experiences than you. Maybe he had been through the same thing as you are. Or he would be calmer than you at least, since he’s a bystander.

Thirdly, if you really don’t know how to do or you want it finished quickly, then stops thinking the perfect answer, just to do! If you think more, you would be more anxious. How do you know it’s good or not if you don’t even take an action.

People always move towards bravely but with fear. So I suppose that the best way for the problem you don’t know how to deal with is to move on.

Revised: 

It seems like we cannot answer this question, but these problems keep coming to us so we need a relatively comfortable way to deal with them.

First of all, if you don’t know how to deal with them, just ignore them. No one says that you should have a solution immediately, so just take advantage of some time to think about them. Secondly, you can ask others for help. Find someone you trust and has more experience than you. Maybe he had been through the same thing /experienced similar problems as you are now. If not, he would be calmer than you at least, since he’s a bystander.

Thirdly, if you really don’t know what to do or you want to solve it quickly, then stops thinking of the perfect answer/solution, just to do! The more you think, the more anxious you will be. How do you know if it’s good or not if you don’t even take action? 

People always look forwards with bravery but with fear. So I suppose that the best way to handle/tackle a problem that you don’t know how to deal with is to move on.