VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

it’s the first typical German wedding i have ever been to

such kind of stuff – this kind of stuff 

it happened not so often – it doesn’t happen so often 

Pronunciation

restaurant – res tront

me yand you

I yonly want

snow and

blue wand

it jus like makes you

Vocabulary

acknowledge – say hello / say bye…

mingle – wander around and chat with people at an event
eg. I always try to mingle when I go out to socialise

i find out – i realised / i found out 

the only job of me – my only job was / the only job of mine was …

Everyone will die someday. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds and ultimately drives the decisions we make, from choosing to eat vegetables to motivating us to get married and have children / procreate. For healthy people, the influence of death only affects them at a subconscious level. Because / since / as / due to the fact that most of the time / the majority of the time / usually, we cope by focusing on the things directly / right in front of us / things that are more in the foreground.

Pronunciation

usually / casual / usual – pronounce the zhhh stronger 

justa – try to avoid saying the “t” so strongly