VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)

Vocabulary

openness – to be open

e.g. I really enjoy the openness of Taiwan.

nostalgia – a feeling of wanting to go back or enjoying the past

e.g. Sometimes when I drive on the street of my primary school, it brings back memories this is nostalgia.

about polite – about manners 

unpolite – impolite

appearance – how someone looks

your first image – your first impression

profession skill – professional presence

Pronunciation

the / de / THU

nostalgia – NUH-STUL-JEE-YA

Grammar

I growing up there – I grew up there

Of course I travel a lot – of course I traveled a lot during that time

before I transferring here – before I transferred here

but now I living in SH China – but now I live in SH China – now I am living in China

we are easy to accept the very different – we are more accepting of different people 

Taiwan is one of the country that officially accept/[acknowledge] – Taiwan is one of the countries that has officially accepted LGBTQ+

these special unique relationship – relationships 

a very important move forward as a country – is a very important step forward as a country – we are moving forward as a country

but I’m not really understand these kind of things – but I don’t really udnderstand

it’s depend on who’s my future partner – it depends on who my future partner is

you are really confused about what you really want – you can get really confused about what you really want

only 90 minute from here to Taipei – only 90 minutes from here to Taipei

the people is more friendly – the people are more friendly

I already living here 7 years – I have already lived here for 7 years

When you are visit in Taipei – When you visit Taipei 

a lot of foreigner abroad live here – a lot of foreigners from abroad that live here

1.Verbs that end in ING (becomes have been or has been)

2. Minding your plural nouns (foreigners)

3. Dont use two verbs when you only need one (e.g. When you are visit – When you visit)

I’m the sales person – I’m a sales person

a lot of different clients

a lot of different kinds of people 

and what is their confident – and what is their confidence 

e.g. I am confident. I have confidence.

I am Adjectives. I have Nouns.

I just wearing as comfortable as I can – I just dress as comfortably as I can

can’t always keep self – can’t always keep yourself

everybody wake up very early – everybody wakes up very early

when they are growing up – when they grow up