VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

Sama is better than “san” if you want to be respectful

how to win friends and influence people

see = ability
look = to find sth with your eyes
watch = movement focus

talk = moving your mouth to communicate
speak = using language to communicate
say = the information / content of what you’re speaking

He said “hello” / He said that I was friendly.

My baby can’t talk yet. He is learning now. I hope he can speak many languages when he gets older.

wow that’s great / that sounds really good / that’s so interesting / wow that’s so cool

is there anything you can’t eat or you’d like to not eat?
which would you prefer? beef, pork, chicken, fish, seafood, lamb… or anything else?

open questions:
how about…?
what is the ____ like?
so tell me about ____…

the weather
Q: so Mr Smith, how’s the weather in ____ these days? Is it cold or snowy?
Q: so I guess it’ll get much colder soon… does it snow much where you’re from?

the weather – the location – a different season – have you always lived in ____? – what’s the weather like in your hometown?

traveling in china
Q: how many times have you been here, and have you traveled much?
Q: so this is your first time to Shanghai or…?
Q: so you’ve been here a few times or this is your first?

does he travel much for business
Q: so do you need to travel much for business and what kind of customers do you meet in china?

favourite chinese food
often eat chinese food?
what’s the chinese food in japan like?
the environment in the restaurant
ask if he knows how popular japanese food is in china
i haven’t been to japan but i heard good things about it..
planning on doing while in Shanghai 

so / by the way – starting

and … – continuing

so by the way / speaking of ___…. / so how about____? – changing