VIP Class Notes (Tony) [W]

Vocabulary

pack my bag / pack my clothes / I need to pack before my trip.

We don’t need to work on the weekend because there is no stock trading on the weekend.

It’s the Chinese way character (to do it)


anxious – waiting for something to happen, feel nervous about it

eg: He was anxious to hear the news.

eg: I am anxious for the holiday to start.

a make-up (thing) – a thing to replace the first thing you missed

eg: We didn’t work on Monday this week, so we have to work a make-up day on Saturday.

eg: I was sick for my exam. So I will take a make-up exam next week.

look forward to – expecting that something good will happen

eg: I’m really looking forward to the holiday.

motivation – a reason to make you want to do something

eg: I don’t have any motivation to work this week. Maybe because of the holiday.

exhausted – completely tired, Used all of something

eg: I’m exhausted, I was so busy today.

eg: They exhausted all of their choices, (but one) . Now they must choose the only one left.

eg: If they keep spending this way, they’ll exhaust their savings.

break – stop doing something for a short time

eg: :Let’s take a coffee break then get back to work.

rest – to relax because you are tired

eg: You should rest if you don’t feel good.

Speaking exercise

I feel very tired because tomorrow is another working day and the day after tomorrow it will be aholiday so i think it is very hard to bear the last working day. I think maybe because many of my colleagues are going to have holidays day and I’m left to have a work. And I want to go to holidays. I don’t have more work to do because I dont want to work. They are different because there is a long holidays after this week. So I want to go home and if today is tomorrow I think it will be better.


I feel exhausted because tomorrow is another working day and the day after tomorrow it will be a holiday so i think it is very hard to get through the last work day. I think maybe because many of my colleagues are already on their holiday and I’m left to work. And I want to go on holiday too. I’m tired but not because I don’t have more work to do, just because I don’t want to work. This week is different because there is a long holiday after this week. [ So I want to go home and if today is tomorrow I think it will be better. / I wish it was tomorrow already. ] 

Grammar

It is very tired tiring to do work

I just want to have a rest.

Other sentences:  Share a meaning (Subject = Trip)

I took a trip to Japan.  My trip to Japan was fun.

I took a trip to Japan.  It was fun.

Pronunciation

bear – B’ Air

eg: I can’t bear it.

beer – Beee Err

eg: Beer me. (give me a beer)