VIP Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Read the article, then be ready to discuss it in class.

http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/dc-club-gives-learners-chance-to-practice-japanese-78384.html

Vocabulary

relate to someone – to understand where they are coming from, their life, their decisions

eg: I moved to a new apartment because I hate my roommates.

I can relate, I’ve had many bad roommates before.

Villain – opposite of Hero, the bad guy in a story.

eg: Who is your favorite Batman villain?

sweet – 1. cool, awesome.  2. nice, heart-warming, or romantic things

eg: Black Panther was a sweet movie because the main actor had an amazing performance.

eg: Black Panther was sweet because you could really relate to the villain.

eg: I don’t like those kind of romantic or silly sweet movies.

tragedy – a very bad situation

eg: Three teachers were killed, it was a tragedy for the school.

eg: The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. They are star-crossed lovers.

Questions:

How long have you wanted to get a tattoo?

If you started getting a tattoo do you think you could keep it up until it’s finished?

Did you bring your portable phone today?

eg: Portable phone??? What? Aren’t most phones portable now?

Yes, most phones are portable now.

Grammar

Things – Countable

eg: Did you get all the things you needed?

Stuff – uncountable

eg: Did you get all the stuff you needed?

BE + V. + ING

Past

eg: I was eating dinner when my mom called.

Present

eg: He is doing his best.

Future

eg: They will be arriving shortly.

Be arrive

They will arrive.

In what way is Finance like cooking? Explain with 3 examples.

Finance and cooking all need people to be careful, because finance is a seriously yuo, you cna’t make any mistakes. And when you are cooking, if you forget to put salt or so the food won’t be delicious.  The second is both of them need people to be organized, because both of them has many small stuffs and if you are an organized person it is much more easier for you. The third one is, when you do finance or cooking, you should have a good mood. If you feel terrible, and then you can not do anything, you always make mistakes.

Finance and cooking both need people to be careful with the details. Finance is a serious job, you can’t make any mistakes. When you are cooking, if you forget to put salt the food won’t be good. Also both of them need people to be organized, because both of them have a lot of small stuff. And if you are an organized person it is much more easier for you. Lastly, when you do finance or cooking, you should be in a good mood. If you feel terrible, then you can not do anything right, you will always make mistakes.