VIP Class Notes (Ally)

Homework

talk about a favourite travel experience + the food you had there
and then a travel exp you really really really want to have

Vocabulary

comebacks: (对批评迅速作出的)反驳,回应; smart remark to counter criticism

rusty: adj. not school
ie. I’m rusty. My English..

strays: 走失的宠物(或家畜); 无主的宠物(或家畜); 离群者; 走散者;

territory: 领土; 版图; 领地; (个人、群体、动物等占据的)领域,管区,地盘; (某人负责的)地区 turf

Speaking exercise

He thinks I’m not a good type in that market
I don’t have a big competitive advantage in that market.

My mom has a cat after I move out
My mom has been raising a cat after/since I moved out.
My mom got a cat after I moved out. 

since we have distance
since we had/got distance

It cannot transfer to English
I cannot transfer the words to English quickly
It cannot be transferred to English very easily.

I had learned English when I was in primary school (the only time you learned Eng was primary school)
I have been learning English since primary school.

I didn’t make a decision yet
I haven’t made a decision yet

sometimes I put it on my zippers
sometimes I pull up my zippers/zip up my jacket
pull up / pull down
zip up /unzip

you are not listen to me all the time
you don’t/never listen to me

she’s hard to be changed
it’s hard for her to change.
she cannot change easily

maybe she has tried before/she has been trying, but…