VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Homework

Read the article and discuss in next class. Try to use the new words.

http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/switzerland-has-world-most-competitive-economy-76759.html

Vocabulary

I’m from North China

Japanese cuisine is very delicious

it made me lose a lot of time.

its not big now

I trade kids brands clothing from China to Japan.

I export kids clothes to Japan.

in the 90’s, 80’s

all at once / at different times

If I have time, I buy them at different times.     If I have no time I buy them all at once.

I got married in my 20’s.


truffle – a special and very expensive kind of mushroom, often used in other products, like salt, cheese, oil

eg: Those squid balls had truffle salt on them.

partnership – an agreement to be partners

eg: I have a partnership with some factories here.

dive – to jump into a project or task, take on everything all at once.

eg: Lets dive into this project.

eg: He dove into the presentation without thinking about it. It was a terrible presentation.

wanna – want to

eg: I wanna do that.

eg: I don’t wanna do that.

eg: I wanna to go there.      (Wanna = Want to,        Wanna to = Want to to)

workS – not broken, operating, functional

eg: My phone works, even though I dropped it in water.

Grammar

when I worked in the other company

I‘ve been married for 16 years.


Making a two-part sentence:

I want to do something.

I like to do.

THAT

I want to do something that I like to do.  (it)


Usually or Always:   .   Present Simple Tense

i like to join – joining is what I like to do

I go to work at 9.

I swim on the weekends.

Pronunciation

Not bad – Naaa Bad.      Naa (t)-Bad

Pronunciation

size – Ss ize

that’s the(D’) wrong size

thighs – Theh Eye-z

swimming really works your thighs

your – Yerr.      Y’ OR