VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

there is more security(people working) (N.)

Shanghai is secure (ADJ.)     Shanghai is safe

I’m in Shanghai with my husband.

He works in finance, as an accountant.

I don’t know what I can do.

wait a moment please

I went to Colombia twice in the last 17 years.

In the last 5 years I have lived in 3 different cities.

I’ve been in Shanghai from October 2015 until 2017.

I was in Beijing from 2009 to 2014.

I will be in Madrid from January to March 2018.

When she turns 15, she will have a Quince anos.

I worked at many places /a lot of places, taking care of children

calm – tranquilo

eg: Shanghai is a calm city.   Compared to cities in Colombia.

humid – wet air

eg: Spain is not humid in the winter.

(be) used to – accustomed, something has become normal for you.

eg: When I moved to Shanghai, I hated the heat. But now I am used to the heat, it doesn’t bother me.

eg: I’m not used to winter in Shanghai.

Grammar

is hot (ADJ.)

today is really hot

N. + BE + ADJ.

my circulation is bad

the heat (N.)

I don’t like the heat.

ADJ. +N.        N. + ADJ.

I have bad circulation.

I have a big dog.

I have a dog big.

Pronunciation

2017 – Twenty seventeen / Two thousand seventeen