2VIP Class Notes (Li)

Today we focused on:

When you have general open-ended questions, you need to think about different perspectives

ex. How have they brought change to the classroom?

– You might want to consider the how the students react to them either positively/negatively

-Think about what the twins have to offer

-Compare their classes with regular classes

Vocabulary

identical twins – come from the same egg

fraternal twins – come from two different eggs

conjoined twins – twins that have parts of their bodies joined together

self-sufficient – you’re independent can do almost everything on your own

ex. The twins may be conjoined but they’re self-sufficient.

blessing – a gift from god

ex. It’s a blessing for them to be extremely gifted.

ex. Others might think that they have a disability, but for them it’s a blessing.

sleeping pills – medicine that makes you sleep

budget airlines – super cheap airlines

low cost carriers  – budget airlines

Speaking exercise

One people in one major and another one in different major

One of them/One twin is in one major and the other is in another major

They decided to major in education but focus on different areas 

They’re hard to focus on two different things at the same time.

They have difficulties focusing on two different things at the same time/simultaneously.

The percentage of twins is really low and to be a conjoined twin is even lower.

The probability of being twins that are conjoined is extremely low.

Yes, I see that when one person talk, the other one might be uncomfortable

Yes, because I noticed that when one talks, the other is uncomfortable because their shoulders need to support both heads. 

The ticket is cheap but you should expect/need to prepare to pay for almost everything/add-ons

Low cost, more fare, less on consumers more on firms

Low cost, more fare, less focus on customers, more on profit and cutting costs for firms

I think it is understandable