VIP Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Review the vocabulary.

Prepare a short speaking story and correct another homework.

Vocabulary

View – what you can see from where you are; if you change where you are standing, you have a new view, so you can have more than one “view”
— This can also be used for opinions.
e.g. As you drive along the Yosemite valley, you will get some wonderful views of the valley floor and the surrounding mountains.
e.g. We want to ask our employees what their views are on the proposed plan.

Vision – the ability to see; your ability to imagine something as it could be in the future, to make big plans, to see where we are, where we want to go, and how to get there
e.g. My vision is not so good. I am a bit near-sighted (I can only see things close to me).
e.g. Donald Trump does not have the vision to lead the United States in global politics.

Extreme Sports – sports that are very dangerous
e.g. rock climbing, hiking on ice, skiing
Adventurous – people who like to do risky things, try new things, etc. (adj)

High vs. Tall – Tall is what something is; high is where they are
e.g. He is very tall.
e.g. He is very high up on the mountain.

Thesis – a long paper you write to graduate with a Master’s degree
e.g. I am very busy trying to finish my thesis so that I can graduate in June.

Policy – the way that a government or company wants to approach/solve/deal with a type of problem
e.g. The company has a policy that you can’t show up late for work more than once a week.

Even – used to emphasize a comparative
e.g. Even all of this gold is not enough for the king. He wants more! (We are comparing the amount of gold he has, to the gold that he wants. We see that he has a lot, but it is still not enough.)

Perishable – a type of food that can go bad over time, or in certain conditions
e.g. This constant rain is very difficult for my business, because rice is perishable in wet conditions.

Nuisance – something that you don’t like because it causes some trouble
e.g. The construction work that they are doing in my building is a nuisance, because they make too much noise and that makes it very hard to work.
e.g. My cat keeps coming and standing on my computer. She is becoming a nuisance.

Heavily – a lot of something (like rain)
Lightly – only a little of something (like rain)

That’s neither here nor there – this topic is not related to what we were talking about before, usually said to return to something you were talking about before
e.g. But anyway, that’s neither here nor there. What did you come to ask me?

Advantage is used to compare two things, and to show why one is better than another.
e.g. This car has the advantage of being bigger, so we can drive more people around. However, that car has the advantage of needing to use less gas, so it is cheaper to drive.

Scared – this is a feeling, of fear, and so only animals and people can be “scared”

There are many Chinese poems which describe very beautiful view. And I know a lot of advantages about rains. But all of this can’t change my mind that I don’t like rainy days. It has been raining for a long time. As a result, there are too many troubles in my life.

A woman wearing a hat dashed past me because she didn’t have umbrella. Fortunately, rains aren’t heavy. She ran to her destination quickly.

There are many Chinese poems which describe very beautiful views, and I know that rain is very important a lot of advantages about rains. But, even all of this can’t change my mind / But, none of this can change my mind that I don’t like rainy days. It has been raining for a long time. As a result, there are too many troubles / problems in my life.**

A woman wearing a hat dashed past me because she didn’t have an umbrella. Fortunately, rains aren’t it wasn’t raining heavily. She ran to her destination quickly.

** This constant rain causes many problems for my business.