VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+R]

Speaking exercise

For me I feel I can go anytime I want so I do not need to be rush to get there and also you can see it everyday so it is not special for me.
Some of them I will do some research on website and find something I am really interested in. I will try to avoid crowded places. so we will say maybe take a picture at some landmark but we will not go inside and if I am really interested in the landmark I will buy tickets and take a tour.

There are many architects so sometimes they will show me beautiful pictures of the city. I went there about 5 years ago. and I think the city are very well planned and well organized. so it is easy for a foreigner to drive there. Barcelona it is easy for me to find destination and the food is delicious and a lot of beautiful architecture. Not only the shape of the buildings but also the shape is very strange it is not square or round.


For me I feel I can go anytime I want, so I do not need to rush to get there and also you can see it everyday so it is not special for me.
I will do some research on some of them on the internet and find something I am really interested in. I will try to avoid crowded places. so we will maybe take a picture at some landmarks but we will not go inside and if I am really interested in the landmark I will buy tickets and take a tour.

There are many architects so sometimes they will show me beautiful pictures of the city. I went there about 5 years ago. and I think the city is very well planned and well organized. so it is easy for a foreigner to drive there.  In Barcelona it is easy for me to find my destination, the food is delicious and there are a lot of beautiful buildings. The shape is very strange it is not square nor round but wavy at times.

Reading

https://www.australia.com/en-us/places/sydney-and-surrounds/guide-to-sydney.html

Vocabulary

to spoil / to go bad/damage

a spoiler / information that spoils your experience of something
I read about the movie on the internet and there was a huge spoiler … I already know the end now.

a spoiled kid / poorly behaved kid because his parents give him everything

thriving (for a place)/ has great business/ gets very busy/develop
Shenzhen started to thrive after it got closer to Hong Kong.

excursion / trip
We are planning an excursion this Sunday, do you want to join?

picturesque / like you see on the pictures
The beach in the Maldives is picturesque. The water is clear and the sun bright…..

landmark / recognizable buildings
The (oriental) pearl tower is the landmark of Shanghai.

the grass is always greener on the other side. (saying)

to suspend / to stop momentarily
We have to suspend the show because the singer got sick

To be suspended / to be in the air
We took pictures of the suspended bridge

to tackle / to face
He realized the shipment was going to be late and decided to tackle the problem right away.

icon / symbol

iconic / symbolic
Karl Lagerfeld was an iconic designer

to intrigue/ to make you feel curious about it
It intrigues me that he always goes home in a pink car.

backstage / the preparation for the show
Tom was the show organizer and he took me backstage to meet the performers.

feat / achievement
They organized a ceremony to congratulate him on his feats

panorama / wide picture
I took a panorama of the oriental pearl tower with my iPhone.

panoramic view / wide view
I went to the top of the oriental pearl tower and enjoyed a panoramic view of Shanghai.

tourist group / a group of tourists
there was a tourist group before us and we had to wait a long time.

economy / the economic situation of a country (money and work related)
The Chinese economy is slowing down.

to maintain / to keep in a good state
Hungary has many unmaintained monuments

dialect / local language
I couldn’t understand the dialect in Barcelona.

to adapt / to change according to the situation
She didn’t know the dialect and it took her a while to adapt.