VIP Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Try to listen to an old recording again and see if you can find any mistakes in an old one.

Vocabulary

Impression – for something to cause a feeling or leave a memory
e.g. My impression of him was that he is a very kind person (you met him, and he seemed kind)

Proper noun – something unique, like a person or place

Guided Tour – a tour led by a guide (shorter than: a tour by the guide of there)
e.g. At the UN, we could only take a guided tour. We weren’t allowed to explore freely.

Figure out – to solve something, or to find some knowledge you wanted
e.g. We have to figure out how to get to Geneva.
e.g. We need to figure out how much money we have left.

Renovate – to update or improve a room; literally, to make new again
e.g. It seems that the offices upstairs are being renovated, judging by the noise!

Grammar

When you have two verbs working together as one, you only need to change the first one:
e.g. We didn’t need to go (NOT: we didn’t needed)
e.g. He will leave at 7 (NOT: he will leaves)
e.g. We wanted to eat early (NOT: we wanted ate early)

All “proper nouns” should start with a capital letter.
e.g. Geneva
e.g. Jesse
e.g. the United Nations
e.g. China
e.g. Shanghai

You use either most or -est to show the most extreme:
e.g. Biggest, richest, etc. OR
e.g. the most difficult, the most interesting

Would vs. Could
— Would is hypothetical; it shows that if a possibility appeared, you would take it.
e.g. If I didn’t have work, I would go to the movie (no possibility yet, but if there were one, you would go)
— Could is about ability or possibility; what you can do.
e.g. I could climb to the top (maybe I won’t now, but I can)

Listening practice from homework; Transcribed from a recording:

Unit 16 Shopping
Hi,
Can I help you?
Yes, I’d like to buy a wishing machine.
Ok, Which brand would you like?
I don’t care so much about brand.
So what are you looking for?
I am looking for good price and good functions.
Ok,Price and function are important to you.
That’s right.
Ok,At first,May I ask you what size washer do you need?
What’s do you mean by what size washer?
Wo,like,Small is 4 Kilos,and large size is 6 Kilos
Do you have a medium size?
Sure,Medium size is 6 kilos
Ok,I think I want a medium size.
All right.And do you want a one bin or two bin washer?
What’s difference between one bin with two bin?
Well,With a two bin washer, You have to move the clothes to the spinner yourself.
And one bin?
Wo,It does automatically. It’s a two in one spin bin
Wo,Understand.
Which one cleans better?
The clean is same.
Really,And do the washers cost same?
Well,The one bin washer is more expensive,But it’s simple to use.
Simple is important.
Well,I think I like the one bin washer.
You know,If you like things simply easy,May I suggest to you the Fenzy logic function?
What is the Fenzy logic ?
The Freny logic is a special function,it makes you using washer easy.
How does the function work?
Well,You put in the cloths,You put in the soap and washer does the rest.
Sounds perfect,It’s exactly the kind of washing machine I’v been looking for.

Unit 16 Shopping
Hi,
Can I help you?
Yes, I’d like to buy a washing machine.
OK, which brand would you like?
I don’t care so much about the brand.
So what are you looking for?
I am looking for a good price and good functions.
Ok, price and function are important to you.
That’s right.
Ok, At first, may I ask you what size washer do you need?
What do you mean by what size washer?
Oh, like, small is 4 Kilos, and large size is 8 Kilos.
Do you have a medium size?
Sure, medium size is 6 kilos
Ok, I think I want a medium size.
All right. And do you want a one bin or two bin washer?
What’s the difference between one bin and two bin?
Well, with a two bin washer, You have to move the clothes to the spinner yourself.
And one bin?
Well, it does it automatically. It’s a two-in-one spin bin
Oh, I understand.
Which one cleans better?
The clean is the same.
Really? And do the washers cost the same?
Well, the one bin washer is more expensive, but it’s simpler to use.
Simple is important.
Well,I think I like the one bin washer.
You know, If you like things simple and easy,May I suggest to you the Fenzy logic function?
What is the Fenzy logic ?
The Freny logic is a special function, it makes using your washer easy.
How does the function work?
Well, you put in the clothes, you put in the soap and the washer does the rest.
Sounds perfect! It’s exactly the kind of washing machine I’ve been looking for.

We visited the United nations in Geneva three years ago. It weren’t a pure pleasure trip, and the major point was that we visited the 7 high schools in Switzerland and then needed to find a perfect school for my daughter.So I didn’t had an impress in my memory about the united nations. We needed to make the reservation before the visiting ,and we only would be following the guide of there. There are different rooms which were made by the each member of the united nations,so it’s easy to find which country is the most rich in the world. The guide introduced the United Arab Emirates’s room specially, Because it’s the most Luxury and come from the most rich country.Fortunately there weren’t any meetings that day,We would to be taken some pictures at there. And there are six languages for the official documents. Also there are lots of translation with simultaneous.The whole visiting were about 2 hours and we had a little knowledge about the Unite nations.

We visited the United Nations in Geneva three years ago. It wasn’t just a pure pleasure trip. and The major point main reason (for the trip) was that we to visit the 7 high schools in Switzerland and then needed to find a perfect school for my daughter. So I didn’t have any idea impress in my memory about the United Nations.** We needed to make the a reservation before the visiting the UN, and we could only would be following the guide of there take a guided tour. There are different rooms which were made designed/decorated by the each member of the United Nations, so it’s easy to find figure out which country is the most richest in the world. For example, the guide introduced showed us the United Arab Emirates’s room specifically,*** because it’s the most luxurious and was designed by the richest country. Fortunately there weren’t any meetings that day, so we could to be take some pictures at there. And there are six languages for the official documents. Also there is lots of simultaneous translation with simultaneous. The whole visiting were took about 2 hours and taught us a little knowledge about the United Nations.

** So I didn’t have any plans to visit the United Nations.

*** For example, the guide showed us the United Arab Emirates room, which was especially luxurious.