VIP Class Notes (Jacob) [S]

Homework

Write about the most unique cultural differences between Japan, America, and China.


Vocabulary

Cram – to push something into a small space
eg. Before an exam, I try to cram all the information in my head.

Cramming – pushing stuff into a small space
eg. During exams, all the students at the library at cramming before the exam time.

Liberal learning – the idea of how to learn (often taught in university) ; internship to get experience

Technical college –  a school where you learn technical skills (how to do a job) ; apprenticeship to get experience

Worthwhile – to be worth everything necessary to complete

Point of view – what your looking at/what you can see
eg. Investment banks have a limited point of view if they only look for employees from a few schools


Grammar

Put me in a bad mood now


Speaking exercise

Original 

I want to go to England or Holland/Netherlands because our university has a special program to Leeds university in the UK. If you are successful to be admitted to the program, you should finish all your classes in 3 years. Then you can study in Leeds university in the UK, then if you successfully graduate and pass all the exams in Leeds university, you can gain the degree of LLM and bachelors degree of your home university.