VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Today we focused on:

refining expression

Speaking exercise

I don’t like to shop in overcrowded environment. Many people like to have a rest in Ikea.
Usually I shop on the internet
We just get more points than other people. In the past I usually shopped in Tesco but now I often shop on the internet. Because I think it is more cheap and more convenient shop on the internet.

if you don’t know the real effect it looks so weird.
The first thing I will think is what does Trump think at that moment.  and I think is it a way to greet people.

The price for the new product is very expensive so usually I will buy the old one. I don’t know if the camera is better than the previous generation
I think it is not a good way to cheat people.
I don’t use these type of pictures

for Korea and France all have Women presidents.  it is hard for women be a president.I think the chance for woman is not equal with men. So I think it is really a little chance for woman to be a president.

I would not buy a car like that because when I sit in the car I would feel not safe.
I also don’t like transparent bags. I don’t think it is beautiful because it is messy and it will show everything to other people. I would not buy those bags.


I don’t like to shop in overcrowded environment. Many people like to have a rest in Ikea.
Usually I shop on the internet
When I worked in Tesco We just got/received more points than other people. In the past I usually shopped in Tesco but now I often shop on the internet. Because I think it is cheaper and more convenient to shop on the internet.

if you don’t know the real facts / situation it looks so weird.
The first thing I think about  is what does Trump think at that moment.  and I think is it a way to greet people.  / it may be a custom to greet people this way in Paris.


The price for the new generation of iPhones is very expensive so usually I will buy the old generation / previous generation. I don’t know if the camera is better than the previous generation
I think it is not good to cheat people. / it is immoral to cheat people
I don’t use these types of pictures

for Korea and England all had Women head of state.  it is hard for women be president.I think the chance for women is not equal with men. So I think there is only a small chance for a woman to be a president here.I would not buy a car like that because when I sit in the car I would not feel safe.
I also don’t like transparent bags. I don’t think it is beautiful because it is messy and it will show everything to other people / and everyone can know what’s in your bag. I would not buy those bags.

Vocabulary

transparent : see through
I don’t like transparent bags.

privacy : private life
I don’t want to tell my boss what I do at night. it is my privacy.

roast : bbq
I had roast Chicken legs for lunch.

immoral : not ethical
It is immoral to let people believe fake things to sell them a product.

skewer : 串
I had lamb skewers at the Xinjiang restaurant.

tribute (n) : a way to honor something or someone  / act to show respect
the painting pays tribute to Mao Zedong.
The speech of our manager included a tribute to Xi Jinping.

to bow : to bend the head as a sign of respect.
A lot of Japanese people bow when they greet others.

caption : text under a picture
The captions gives us details about a picture.

generation : a group of people of similar age / a product of a certain time.
Iphone 11 is the new generation of iPhone. The previous generation was iPhone 10.

filter : something you put on a source to sort out what gets out of it / something used to edit a picture
I don’t use filters on my pictures

chancellor : head of state in Germany
Angela Merkel is the chancellor of Germany.

emperor : the ruler of an empire
The emperor used to live in the forbidden city.

king : ruler of a kingdom
People knee to the king.

President
Trump is the president of the US.

Prime minister (PM)
Boris Johnson is the PM of England.

Grammar

on with a platform
on WeChat / taobao / JD / Weibo