VIP F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [W]***

Write a story about your hometown. Try to be more specific and include more detail.

Vocabulary

Every morning, I check the weather forecast on my phone and it says it will rain but it doesn’t.

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humid –adj
humidity – noun

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automative industry / car industry

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I did your homework. / I have done your homework. / I had done your homework.

1) sth suits/doesn’t suit sb
eg. The new sandals size very suit me. – The new sandal size really suits me.
eg. The cap color doesn’t suit you, take it off. – perfect!
eg. A spicy taste doesn’t suit me, so I don’t like to eat Sichuan hot pot. –
I don’t like spicy food/spices, so I don’t like to eat Sichuan hot pot.
Spicy food/Spices don’t agree with my stomach, so I don’t like to eat Sichuan hot pot. – more native 

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2) completely
eg. This movie completely touches my heart. – perfect!
eg. I can’t find the Starbucks, here is completely different from google map. – I can’t find the Starbucks, this area is completely different from Google map.
eg. He completely lost his reason after drinking too much alcohol last night. – perfect!

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3) at all
eg. He is very selfish, I am not happy to work with him at all. – perfect!
eg. She doesn’t eat meat at all because she is vegetarian. – perfect!
eg. It isn’t true at all, you don’t shouldn’t trust him.

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1) Higher end
eg. Some modern people prefer higher end, we can find them easily in facebook. – Some modern/younger people prefer higher end goods/products and they often post pictures of them on Facebook. 
eg. When I have had been to Hollywood Hills, there is were so many higher end restaurants/boutiques/shops/malls/cafes/…places.

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2) Status (stah – tiss )
eg. Don’t underestimate him, his status is top of a company. – Don’t underestimate him, his status is CEO of his company. 
eg. As more and more your status going up, you get more responsibility and less your personal time. – As your status goes up and up, you get more responsibilities and less personal time. 

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3) Tip/tipping = noun and verb
eg. If you travel to Japan, you shouldn’t (pay) tip in a restaurant/in restaurants.
eg. Most Asian country don’t have tipping culture, so when I visit to US, I don’t know how much will pay every time. – Most Asian countries don’t have a tipping culture, so when I visit the US, I don’t know how much I should tip after every meal. 

Pronunciation

culture ( cull – cher )