VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Today we focused on:


reviewed previous class + talked about jeans and denim jackets

Homework

write about what you realised about jeans in the last year and how your ideas changed.

Speaking exercise

In my Levis time I always work hard and I want absorb many skills that I am not good at.
In this virus situation I am fat. Because long time stay in the home you want eat and eat more.
In the February I came back to Shanghai and I worked in home 1 Month until the situation is more stable. Our company notice us can go to work.
I don’t like it. From my side because my title is lower than other colleagues so if your boss calling you you must hurry up to handle the things but If you work in office maybe you can go to washroom or somewhere but in the home you must very nervous to notice your WeChat and your email.

we want you wear jeans one year. And you can have a big move, wear it to climb mountain. So your jeans may leave some evidence


In my Levis time I always work hard and I want to learn many skills that I am not good at. / I want to learn the skills I am lacking.
In this epidemic I got fat. Because I stayed at home for a long time and it made me want to eat more. / because when you stay at home for a long time you want to eat more snacks…

In February I came back to Shanghai and I worked from home for 1 Month until the situation became more stable.
Our company noticed us that we could go (back) to work.

I don’t like it. You want your boss to feel that you are working hard so you must always check your phone / email / you must pay attention to your phone all the time

we want you to wear jeans for one year.  you can do many things with it / you can do crazy things with them / while wearing them. For example you can climb mountains

wear it to climb mountain. So your jeans will keep traces of the things you did. / the wear and tear of your jeans will show what you have done with them.

Vocabulary

troublesome (adj) : causing troubles
I don’t want to move to another apartment it is too troublesome.

landlord : owner of a place
My landlord increased my rent.

to get a refund 报销
I paid for the taxi during the business trip and I will get a refund once I get back to Shanghai.

to lay off : fire / take a job away from someone
The company laid off 20 people because of the epidemic.

to work overtime 加班
I have to work overtime every night.

epidemic (n) 传染病
We had to stay home because of the epidemic

to fade: to lose color
The picture faded because it was left in the sun for a long time.

half a year : 6 months
It may take half a year for the economy to get better.

various (adj) – different types
There are various kinds of jeans …

to get soaked : get totally wet
It started to rain and I didn’t have an umbrella so I got soaked.

to last : to stay usable for a long time / continue
You shouldn’t buy cheap jeans because they don’t last. If you buy good jeans you can keep them a few years.

to soak : to make something wet
I soaked the jeans in dyes so change their color

dye (n/v) something giving color / changing the color
I dyed my hair pink when I was young
She used dyes to make the clothes more colorful.

to stretch : to extend in size
I take 5 mins to stretch my muscles before starting to run.
It will take a few days to stretch a new pair of jeans.

friction (n) : force when two things are rubbed together
the friction of 2 stones can start a fire.

to sandblast 喷砂
We sandblasted the jeans to make them look older.

windproof (adj) : not letting the wind inside
Denim Jackets are not windproof

waterproof (adj): not letting water get in 防水的
jeans are not waterproof.

unique (adj) : there is just one
every bag is unique

bulletproof : protecting you from bullets
The secret agent wore a bulletproof vest

to stand for : to represent

Grammar

someone want(s) someone else to do something
Helen wants Tom to lose weigh

accompany someone 
I will accompany my friend to the market  / I will go to the market with my friend.

leave some evidences = you left some clues at the place where you went
The thief left some evidences in the bank.