VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

crispy :The potato chips which was just fried are so crispy.
criticize: It is bad to criticize other’s outfit.
criticism: I felt sad by mother’s criticism.
foil : let’s wrap the potato with this foil paper.
compostable: This material is good for the environment because of the compostable plastic.
eager: I am always eager to lose weight, but always fails.
ingredient :One of the ingredients of curry is coconut.
broth :I like korean broth very much. / I want Korean broth so badly.
numbing : Chonqing food is numbing.
ox tail: Korean ox tail soup is so good.
thighs : I have to make my thighs skinny.
cardio : You should do cardio if you want to lose weight.
effective : This drug is effective for your headache.
artificial additives: Nowadays, there are lots of artificial additives in a dish.
preservative ： there are lots of preservatives in ramen.
carbs: people should eat carbs everyday.
spike : The number of Covid-19 has spiked again
metabolism : your metabolism slows down with your age
self-discipline: She has a strong self-discipline, she never drinking at night. She is strongly self-disciplined, and she never drinks at night.
traumatized : I was traumatized by dogs.
drive a stick: I only drove a stick when I was learning to drive cars.

Writing Scenario 1:

You have noticed your coworker having negative thoughts about work and you are writing to your boss about this situation.

Dear Boss,

Good morning, Hope this mail finds you well.

I’m writing to you this mail ,is about Ann. She has negative emotions about work recently. Since we think the price of the shipment which she got, was so expensive, so she is under a lot of pressure.

I feel that we should think about the situation of this year, and give other solutions about the shipment.  Also we need to revise her KPI of this year because she is still an excellent member of our sales team.

Hope we can help her to figure out this trouble/problem.

B.rgds/Laura

Vocabulary

conflict – two people are in a disagreement

sideline

compromise – take a step back

communication – talk to one another

considerate – always care about others

exceed – go over

trust

overshare

confront – to directly talk to someone

get along with sb.

pot sticker – 锅贴

symptom – 症状

Go over the vocab and write a story using the new vocabs.