VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Grammar

as we mentioned before – as we discussed before / as I mentioned to you before 

let me update a few things from last week – let me update you on a few things ….

we did a phone call – we had a phone call

he’s a Chinese – he’s Chinese

Vocabulary

not only the agree of the vice president – the ok of the VP / the approval / not only to have the VP sign off on it / permission of the VP

brutal – really bad, crazy, hard to deal with
eg. it was brutal experience

pleasurable (nice) / pleasuring (sexual)

we have a friend in common – mutual friend / we have a lot in common

bear with – to be patient
eg. please bear with me, my Chinese isn’t very good

bear – to handle / accept
eg. I can’t bear the weather in Sydney

2 genders – unisex 

feminine < > masculine 

introverted < > extroverted 

tendency
eg. i have a tendency to be introverted

fake it til you make it 

bi = 2
eg. bicycle = a vehicle with 2 wheels
uni = all
eg. universe = everything that exists

do you feel discriminated against?

thanks for writing – thanks for touching base / thanks for the email / thanks for getting in contact / thanks for the update. 

charisma (n) / charismatic (adj) – how likable / personable / people skills / friendly / warm
eg. he’s got a lot of charisma / he’s very charismatic

Pronunciation

survey – SURvey