VIP Class Notes 5th May (Jesse) [S]

Talk about one of the funny things you saw in Amsterdam and use the words from today.

i have booked the ticket last week, i will fly on 15 of april and fly back on 25th of april so the whole schedule is about 10 days. the first place i will travel is amsterdam. i think it should be very interesting but i didn’t make a very detailed plan, i just want to experience the local culture and a lot of museums, there are a lot of famous museums in amsterdam such as….. but ben told me there will be a lot of people to line up and also it’s very expensive. so i plan to stay in amsterdam for 3 or 4 days i don’t want to rush i just want to slow down and enjoy the vacation and maybe just sitting beside the canal and have a coffee and listen to music. I want to full relax myself. so i will spend 3 or 4 days in amsterdam then i will take the train to the north of amsterdam, to rotterdam.

i booked the ticket last week, and i will fly on the 15th of April and fly back on the 25th of April so the whole schedule / trip is / lasts about 10 days. The first place i will travel to is Amsterdam. I think it should be very interesting but i didn’t make a very detailed plan, i just want to experience the local culture and a lot of museums. There are a lot of famous museums in Amsterdam such as….. but Ben told me there will be very long lines and also it’s very expensive. So i plan / I want / I am planning / I’m going / I’m looking to stay in Amsterdam for 3 or 4 days. i don’t want to rush i just want to take it easy / take my time / go at my own pace and enjoy the vacation and maybe just sit beside the canal and have a coffee and listen to music. I want to fully relax, so i will spend 3 or 4 days in Amsterdam then i will take the train to the north of Amsterdam, to Rotterdam.

Vocabulary

in the lead-up – in the time before that you were preparing for sth
eg. in the lead-up to my trip, i booked all my hotels etc

Europe – place
European – people

how old of him – how old is he? he is 25 / his age is 25 

Today is the 5th (day) of May 2017

I will fly on April 15th / on 15th April 

Ben told me there will be very long lines / a lot of people line up to enter the …

stoned / high 
eg. there were many stoned people walking around / people that were high

live show – performance that you watch as an audience member
eg. I went to see a live show

energetic / lively
eg. it’s a very energetic city

every people – everyone

during i studied in university – during my studies at university / during the time I studied at university 

living standard / standard of living
eg. the standard of living in China is getting better

back to my hometown – go back to my hometown 

Pronunciation

terrorists – very bad people – “ter ror rists”

tourists – travelers – “too rist”

tulips – “tyoo lips”

infrastructure – “in fra struck tyur”