VIP Class Notes 25th April (Jesse) [S]

Pronunciation

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Vocabulary

expect – to think sth should happen
eg. if you go to a shop, you expect them to treat you well
eg2. the teacher expects his student to do their homework

i figure = i guess
eg. i figure it’ll rain soon

jerk / moron
eg. he’s a jerk so i don’t want to go to dinner with him

invent / invented / inventor 
eg. he invented the light bulb

then again = “then agen”

apartment complex – xiao qu

mold – fa mei

I’m living a apartment complex which is so big. It’s very old, I mean the buildings really old. I live on the 6th floor which is the top of the building. We moved-in in september last year because we wanted a place which is near my sons kindergarten. I don’t like it because it has no lift / elevator so I have to walk up and down the stairs which I hate do that because my right foot has a nerve problem.

Whereabouts are you living? / What kind of place do you live in?
I live in an apartment complex which is an old building. Do you know xishang road? It’s in putuo.
Nah I don’t know xishang road but I’ve heard of putuo, is that far from here?
Yeah it’s far away from here and it takes 30 minutes on the subway. What about you? Where do you live?
I live in JingAn actually, quite close to here. Do you go there often?
Oh JingAn… not really, but I know JingAn is really crowded but cool and fashionable… and I think most people like to go there for the restaurants and bars (lively). So maybe you can go there and have a look around. You might like it.