VIP Class Notes (Mason)
Vocabulary
Average – The middle
eg. The average cost of goods in Shanghai is quite low.
Cost of living – Price of life necessecities
eg. The cost of living in Tokyo is very high.
Temperate – Weather that doesn’t change too much; stay comfortable
eg. The weather in San Francisco is very temperate.
Fued – A long and deep argument
eg. My coworker and I have had a feud for a long time now.
Reconciled – Come together
Eventually my coworker and I had a talk and reconciled.
Aristocratic – Noble
eg. Chuck speaks in a very aristocratic show.
Student -> Classmate
Grammar
One route including all the eastern cities – One route which includes all the eastern cities.
I have been staying in Shanghai at least eighteen years – I have been living in Shanghai for eighteen years
I’m think about – I’m thinking about
Download – Downloaded
Speaking exercise
The food and some transit fees are much lower. – The price of food and transportation is much lower.
Pronunciation
Africa – AFF – R
Kenya – KEN – YA
No R in because
Focus on not using ‘some’, eg. I like to go to some karaoke.
Avoid ‘something like that’
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