VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S/W]

Pick a picture and describe it

practice paraphrasing, describing in English when you don’t know the word.

The host:Hello
The guest:hi，Are you the house owner?/Are the host?
H:Yes please，May I help you
G:yes,I need the house add of “Hidden Gem Luxury Pool Villas in phuket”/Could you please give me the exact address of the house?
G:the add maybe is wrong，i cannot find it on the map./The add in the airbnb maybe is wrong,I couldn’t find it on the map.
H:I send the maps for your.Don’t worry sir
G:It’s name is atika villas,is right?/right?
H:Yes sir,Can call me if you come to Phuket
G:OK，It’s very kind of u
H:Thank again see you soon
G:sorry，i have another question is may i store bags after we check out/I have another question is “can we store our bags when we check out?
H:Yes you can
G:Thank you

The host:Hello
The guest:hi，Are you the house owner?/Are the host?
H:Yes please，May I help you
G:yes,I need the house add of “Hidden Gem Luxury Pool Villas in phuket”/Could you please give me the exact address of the house?
G:the add maybe is wrong，i cannot find it on the map./The address on airbnb may be wrong/there may be a mistake with the address on Airbnb,I couldn’t find it on the map.
H:I send the maps for your.Don’t worry sir/ I will send the map to you (soon), don’t worry.
G:It’s name is Atika villas,is right?/right? ./ It is called/named Atika Villas, right?
H:Yes sir,You can call me if you come to Phuket
G:OK，It’s very kind of u
H:Thank again see you soon
G:sorry，I have another question is may i store bags after we check out/I have another question ,can we store our bags when we check out? / I have another question : can we store our bags when we check out?
H:Yes you can
G:Thank you

This is a temple, it is named … I had visited it
The temple is a sign of Kyoto. The surface is covered with golden powder.
In winter.
Spring or autumn are the best seasons to visit the temple. Because In spring the sakura is blossom which is very beautiful and in autumn the maple leaves become red…..

You must take a cable car to go up. It is also a temple. In the temple you can see Mount Fuji. In April the view of the cheery blossom is very beautiful.

It is a sacred gate  in the sea. The gate is very popular in Japan. Some gates are built in the mountain some gates are built in the sea or in the city.

There are many buildings like the Osaka Castle. It is a popular tourist spot but I think it is boring to visit it. It was repaired about 60 years ago, there is a garden which has many cherry trees and looks great in spring.

This is a temple, it is named Golden pavilion I went there last year
The temple is a symbol of Kyoto. The surface is covered with golden powder. /the surface is covered with gold.
Spring or Autumn are the best seasons to visit the temple. Because In spring the cherry blossom which is very beautiful and in autumn the maple leaves turn red…..

Vocabulary

shrine 神社
there are more than 1,000 shrines in Kyoto

From what I remember / as far as I remember / I remember it this way but I might be wrong
As I remember it was repaired about 60 years ago.

sacred 神圣的
This is a sacred place for Japanese people.

golden pavilion 金阁寺 The gold covered temple in Kyoto

Osaka Castle 天守阁

Okinawa 冲绳

Hiroshima  广岛

mount fuji  富士山

cherry tree
Watching the cherry tree blossom is one of the highlights of Japan.

maple leaf / symbol of Canada枫叶

leaf / leaves – what grows and falls from a tree
leaves fall in autumn

smooth / without difficulties
It went very smoothly

The gate marks the divide from the divine to the mortal world.

we didn’t go all the way to the top because there was snow at the summit.

Pronunciation

sign

sand

shrine