VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Next Class Focus

Go over writing homework + focus on grammatical issues

Vocabulary

freestyle stroke (swimming) – 自由å¼

ex. I would like to learn how to swim freestyle.

weekends are valuable – very important

ritual – 仪å¼

ex. My boss says that her daily routine is a ritual.

the richest/wealthiest person – has the most money

publicly (listed) company – company that has shares available to the public

ex. 8 new companies were listed in the past month.

frugal – careful with using money and food etc.

ex. Even though the old man is rich, he still leads a frugal life to this day.

mindset – a person’s way of thinking and their opinions

ex. What sets the rich and the average people apart is their mindset.

ex. It is hard to change a stubborn person’s mindset.

school fees – money paid to go to a school

ex. Some students need to apply for a loan to go to university.

tennis trainer/coach – teacher

one try/chance/go – one time to do sth

dialect – a form of a language that people speak in a part of a country

Grammar

be careful with he/she/it in the present simple tense 

ex. He eats/She takes/It sticks

good – adj

to describe nouns

well – adverb

to describe verbs

ex. If I can do that well – well describes do 

ex. I am good at doing this – good describes how well you do this

get up – got up (past tense) 

Speaking exercise

If I can do that very good…

If I can do that well 

I also interested in golf

I am also interested in golf.

I could only got up at 8 AM.

I could only get up at 8 AM.

When I have some training in the gym usually I cannot eat anything. It depends on how much I exercise.

When I train in the gym I usually cannot eat anything. It depends on how much I exercise.

Lots of my boss, they always told me they start their work by exercise every day.

Many of my bosses always tell me they exercise before starting work every day.

To start daily work

To start work daily

For that 5 minutes, she will see some website.

During those 5 minutes, she will browse/visit some websites. 

He eat at the company cafeteria. He wear the clothes that the company product.

He eats at the company cafeteria. He wears the clothes that the company produces. 

Pronunciation

loan – loah-n

Writing exercise

Idol Effect is not very healthy in China. The market make a fancy dream for young generation,everybody canbe super idol . You just need to join some star agencies with your dreams,and be the trainee ,then agency will send you to take part in some Idol TV Shows,and “boomâ€ï¼Œ you’ll be the super idol and have lots of fans! It’s sounds so easy ,no wonder some many kids pay huge attention on it.

But the truth is,it’s not about the dream of the stage , also not about the talents, it’s just commercial behavior,these poor kids are tools for idol industry to make money. They waste a lot of time which they should put in theirstudies,hobbies,not to mention money from their parents.

And even for those lucky dog whofinally be the idols,they still fall victim to this effect. Idol career is too short to maintain it. After enjoy the fans’s great favor,it’s very hard for them to accept the truth that finally they will back to normal. So that’s why lots of idols will do some strange things to earn public attention. And it’s also the bad example show to the young kids.

So in my option,we had to do something to change all about it,we need to inspire the young generation by some healthy things,the “real ldol†who has the “real abilityâ€.

Revised: 

The Idol effect is not very healthy in China. The market promotes/advertises/depicts a fancy dream to younger generations; everybody can be a super idol/superstar. You just need to join some talent agencies of your dreams and be a trainee, then the agency will send you to take part in some Idol TV shows, and “BOOMâ€,  you’ll become a super idol and have lots of fans! It sounds so easy – no wonder some many kids pay so much attention to it.

But the truth is, it’s not about the dream of the stage and it’s also not about talent, it’s just an image/a portrayal. These poor kids are tools for the idol industry to make money. They waste a lot of time which they should put in their studies and hobbies; not to mention money from their parents.

And even for those lucky dogs who finally become idols, they still fall victim to this effect. An Idol’s career is too short/temporary/is not everlasting. After enjoying many fans’ great favor, it’s very hard for them to accept the truth that finally, they will return to normal lives. So that’s why lots of idols will do some strange things to earn public attention. And it’s also a bad example to show the/to set to young kids.

So, in my option, we have to do something to change it all. We need to inspire/instil young generations with some healthy ideas. “Real idolsâ€Â with “Real abilityâ€.