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
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