VIP Class Notes (Whitney) [S + W]

Write about The Devil Wears Prada movie, who is your favourite character and which is your favourite fashion brand.

Revise on, at, in and “w” pronunciation.
Suggest synonyms for “good”, “great” and “bad” so that we can expand vocabulary.

Vocabulary

Promotion [n] – 活动 an activity or
Double 11 is the largest sales promotion in the world.

Discount [n] 折扣 an amount taken away from the usual cost of something
We had 50% discount for Double 11.
10% = 9折
50% = 5折

Permanent [adj] 永久 something that lasts forever
Are you sure you want a tattoo? It is permanent you know!

Temporary [adj] 暂时 something that only lasts for a short time.
I hope this roadblock is temporary, this traffic is awful!

friendship [n] 友谊
Friendship is one of the most important things in life.

colleague [n] 同事 My colleague lives in the building next to me.

quality [n] 质量
This t-shirt’s quality must be so good, its from Zara.

ups and downs [n] good and bad experiences
We go through many ups and downs together

Metro Station [n] 地铁
I live on Line 8 at Lu Heng Road 芦恒路, it is quite far from here. To arrive at Smart English, I need to take Line 8 and change to Line 7. It takes about 45 minutes.
To go to work, I would take Line 8 to Dashijie, it’s nearer to my house and only takes 25 minutes by subway.

Correcting Homework 

Today, my mother told me that we are going to ChengDu on next Saturday, I am very happy because  which is my favorite city, B because hot pot is very delicious. (Today, my mother told me that we’re going to Chengdu next Saturday. I am very happy because Chengdu is my favourite city and hotpot is my favourite food) I feel excited so I made a schedule. On the first day, I will go to see the pandas with my parents. We will spend roughly four hours, because the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is too big. (large) / because there is so much to explore at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda At In the afternoon we will go shopping in on Chunxi Road, we will buy some clothes and shoes.At night, I planned to eat XiaoLongKan which is a famous hot pot restaurant in Chengdu, but my mother said she wants to eat noodles for dinner, so I need to change my plans.
On the second day, we will go to see an art museum which about photography, then we will eat hot pot for lunch, after that, we will come to our hotel to pick up our luggages and take the plane/airplane airport to go home.

Grammar

• at for a destination/point = place, meeting spot
• in for an enclosed space = inside somewhere
• on for a surface

Days of the week = on
On Monday, the 13th of December

In December, on the 13th

in, wants, come

Original
I just graduated from university on July and then my friend told me that she want me to work in Shanghai and live with her. So I come to Shanghai and found work in Zara. We spent many good times together but recently she found a boyfriend. Her boyfriend wants to live with her so she argued with me because she wants me to move out. I had no choice so I moved house at night and then when I left her boyfriend moved in immediately. This happened quite recently, in October but I still feel happy because I love 独自生活.

Corrected

I just graduated from university in July and then my friend told me that she wants me to work in Shanghai and live with her. So I came to Shanghai and found work at Zara. We have been through many ups and downs but recently she found a boyfriend. Her boyfriend wants to live with her so she argued with me because she wants me to move out. I had no choice so I moved house at night and then when I left her boyfriend moved in immediately. This happened quite recently, in October but I still feel happy because I love living by myself.

Pronunciation

Avoid using a “v” sound for words beginning with w.
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