VIP Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Shrinkage (n): 1- the act or process of becoming smaller:
E.g.: Financial support for the university has undergone substantial shrinkage.

Enthusiasm (n): 1- a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it.
E.g.: One of the good things about teaching young children is their enthusiasm.
E.g.: After the accident he lost his enthusiasm for the sport.
E.g.: I just can’t work up (= start to feel) any enthusiasm for the whole project.

Peer Pressure (n): 1- the strong influence of a group, especially of children, on members of that group to behave as everyone else does:
E.g.: There is tremendous peer pressure to wear fashionable clothes.

Original:

March 11th is my husband’s birthday. I want to buy a gift for him. Is my original plan I want to buy a jacket from US outlet shopping mall, but I didn’t find anything special. When I came back I spent lots of time thinking which gift fits him. Finally I decide to buy a new mobile phone for him, but I don’t want to let him know, but how can I know what type of mobile phone he loves best? I try to contact his friends, ask his friends to help me find the answer. I also ask his friend to keep a secret for me. Yesterday my husband send me a message and he said “Dear, thank you for your gift idea, but I need more time to find which type of mobile phone I like best. You can give to me after my birthday, no rush.” But I’m so happy to hear about that!

Edited: 

March 11th is my husband’s birthday, so I want to buy him a gift. My original plan was to buy him a jacket from an outlet shopping mall in the US, but I didn’t find anything special. When I came back I spent lots of time thinking  about this and finally decided to buy him a new mobile phone. I didn’t want to let him know, but I wasn’t sure what type of phone he would want, so I contacted his friends and asked them to help me find the answer. I also ask them to keep a secret for me, but yesterday my husband sent me a message saying “Dear, thank you for your gift idea, but I need more time to decide which type of mobile phone I like best. You can give it to me after my birthday, no rush.” Even though I didn’t want him to find out, I was happy to hear that he liked the idea.

Grammar

We ordered for many times. – We have ordered many times.

The width of 145cm doesn’t fit two aprons. – If the width is less than 145cm, we won’t have enough fabric for two aprons / In order to make two aprons, the fabric must be at least 145cm wide. 

The factory was recommended from the vendor – The factory was recommended by the vendor. / The factory was a recommendation from the vendor

Less virus – Fewer viruses

Pronunciation

Apron: /ˈeɪ.prən/

Shrinkage: /ˈʃrɪŋ·kɪdʒ/

Width: /wɪtθ/

Wide: /waɪd/

Ironing: /ˈaɪr.nɪŋ/

Changed: /tʃeɪndʒd/

Enthusiast: /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æst/

Enthusiasm:  /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/

Laundry: /ˈlɑːn.dri/

Lingerie: /ˌlɑːn.ʒəˈreɪ/

Alpha: /ˈæl.fə/