VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Today we focused on:
conversation, reviewed last class
Vocabulary
how much slower do you speak with me than when you normally speak?Â
strength – sth you can do well
eg. Jesse’s strength is teaching grammar & pronunciation
eg2. Ivan’s strength is making his customers feel comfortable / making his clients trust him
advantage – sth you can do well that makes you better than others
eg. You can choose many teachers at SE – the advantage of SE over other schools is that we have professional and experienced teachers. Other schools often don’t have that.
consulate – ling shi guan
it’s not up to me – not my decision
success rate – % – the amount that passÂ
eg. the success rate of visa applications recently is a little low
vision – sth you see in the future (in my mind)
eg. I have a vision for SE
I can’t think of it at the time
topic – hua ti
eg. Now that my English is good, I can talk about many topics with English speakers.
appreciate the view
I appreciate good cars
napkin / serviette – for eating
paper towel – for cleaning in the kitcen
toilet paperÂ
tissue / kleenex
wet wipe – shi jing zhi
gold digger – a girl that dates you / spends time with you just to get money
eg. there are many gold diggers in Shanghai
therefore = so
as = because
niece – daughter of your brother / sister
nephew – son of your brother / sister
Grammar
couldn’t fit in Spanish living – lifestyleÂ
when I planned to go to Spain
my father happened something – something happened to my father
they aren’t have well educated – they aren’t well educatedÂ
I like coffee. You do too. / so do you.
come here. go there. go home.
Speaking exercise
i plan to go to japan with my friend on march because i like to go to japan and my friend want to japan also so she decide go to there in march because she has spare time, and now i have a Japanese girlfriend in japan so I will go to there to meet her. 2 months ago she came to Shanghai so I will visit her. On new years eve our family get together for dinner. I’m not often to meet my nieces and nephews. If I meet them I give them.
I plan to go to japan with my friend in march because i like to go to japan and my friend wants to go to japan also so she decided to go to there in march as she has spare time, and now i have a Japanese girlfriend in japan so I will go to there to meet her. 2 months ago she came to Shanghai so I will visit her. On new years eve our family (will) get together for dinner. I don’t often meet my nieces and nephews. If I meet them I give them red packets / red envelopes / money.
I plan to go to japan with my friend in march because i like going there and my friend does also. So she decided to go in march as she is free, and my Japanese girlfriend is in Japan so I will meet her. 2 months ago she came to Shanghai so I will visit her. On new years eve our family (will) get together for dinner. I don’t often meet my nieces and nephews so if I meet them I give them red packets / red envelopes / money.
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