VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Homework


What is the worst joke someone played on you?

Speaking exercise

If they are my best friends. I know them well enough I will fool them. I know them will not get angry.
Just when I was student I put a worm on their desk. Just surprised.
When I was in the high school we changed the classroom.

At first I believed that it is true, because now more and more apps are developed like voice translation and assistant.
And I thought the tulip was that kind of application.
Talking is ok but nobody answers me.
I heard that plants if you take good care of them they will grow very well if you didn’t focus on it they will die.

I’m not sure I could take good care of them. Sometimes I can’t take care of myself
But I prefer cats more than dogs. Dogs need always take them for walk and I don’t like dogs

I like that , I don’t like noisy places.
I don’t think it’s funny.

Sometimes I see celebrities but I didn’t see more comedies movies.
Talk about strange behaviors and talk about some colleagues or classmates who has a strange mind.


If they are my best friends. I know them well enough I will try to fool them. I know they will not get angry.
Just when I was student I put a worm on their desk and they were surprised.
When I was in the high school we changed the classroom.

At first I believed that it was true, because now more and more apps are developed like voice translation and assistant.
And I thought the tulip was that kind of application.
Talking is ok but nobody would answers me.
I heard that if you take good care of plants  they will grow very well if you don’t give them attention they will die/perish/wither

I’m not sure I could take good care of them. Sometimes I can’t take care of myself
But I prefer cats more than dogs. Dogs always need you to walk them and I don’t like dogs

I like that , I don’t like noisy places./ I try to stay away from noisy places
I don’t think it’s funny.

Sometimes I see celebrities but I don’t watch many comedies movies. 

Vocabulary

Weird: strange.
Tom is a little weird. He always wears a blue jacket.

commercial: made to make money
I do not like commercial movies. I prefer indie movies.

Indie : independent, with a small budget.
I like indie movies, but it is hard to watch them in the cinema.

status: social position
The shoes you wear shows your status.

status symbol: something that shows you are rich
A lot of people buy iPhones or Rimowa luggage as status symbols.

notification:  indication of something new
I have 5 new WeChat message notifications.
I don’t like to have a notification count. I want it to be zero all the time.

irony 反语: you believe the opposite of what you say
I lost 10 kg recently and when Tom saw me he said laughing that I got fatter

blockbuster: high budget movie.
many super hero movies are blockbusters

worm有虫
I put a worm on my friends desk for fun.

sense of humor : what makes people laugh
Sometimes I do not understand Americans’ sense of humor

comedy: funny movie
I do no watch many comedies

carrier : companies that give you service
I use Chine telecom as my phone carrier.

to wither : 枯萎
The rose withered and petals fell.

voice assistant: like Siri
I don’t use the voice assistant, it never understands me.

intonation: how you say something
He said he was very happy, but his intonation felt really sad. I think he was lying

to bark: when dogs make noise.
every time someone walks by the door my dog starts to bark.

to lick: to touch with the Tonge.
I like to lick ice cream.