VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Use the vocabulary from today in some writing

Vocabulary

compulsory < > optional
eg. going to school is compulsory for most kids

laborious – slow and a lot of work

arduous – slow and boring and difficult to make progress

fairy tale – tong hua
fairy – xian nv

i don’t like staring at a computer screen all day, i need to be out and about 

i went to see / I caught a movie called beauty and the beast with my colleagues / coworkers / workmates which was awesome / wicked / amazing / incredibly good. Before the movie / beforehand / prior to seeing the film we went to / dropped by / popped into the city super to buy / grab / get / purchase some food so we can eat / have a bite / have a nibble while watching the movie / during the film / in the cinema. After work / Following finishing work / When we were off work we walked / dawdled over / wandered over to the theater which took 20 minutes / a bit over a quarter of an hour because / as / since / due to the fact that we were chatting with each other we walked slowly. I saw the movie when I was a child / a kid / little / during my childhood so a couple of days ago / the other day i saw / noticed / spotted the poster which was on line 1. It looked awesome so I mentioned to my colleagues “why don’t we go to see this movie?” and then they said / answered / replied / responded “great!”. So we made an appointment / scheduled some time / put aside a day to go to see / check out this movie on Friday evening. The movie actually is nice and the characters were very lively.

why would you buy a car in Shanghai when you can just take the metro or didi? = I don’t understand why
why don’t we go for a coffee? = let’s do it

Pronunciation

industry – IN destree / industrial – in DUS treeal

prejudice – ‘PREH jedus’