VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

do a speaking exercise and make sure Louisa is focused on sentences using conjunctions to connect everything.

write a diary about your day, at least 10 minutes, 3-4 times a week.

Vocabulary

meditation – ming xiang
eg. I do meditation every day

case – gai zi
eg. my phone case has Hello Kitty on it

person (1) / people (2+)

take / spend
someone takes your money / It takes time – not your choice
I spend money / I spend time – your choice

get ready for work / school – do the normal things before doing sth else
eg. I get ready for work around 9AM and it usually takes 30 minutes. I spend 10 minutes in the shower, and 20 minutes doing my hair and makeup.

sleep in – stay in bed for longer than usual
eg. today I slept in because I couldn’t sleep well last night because of a mosquito

appropriate = suitable for a situation – “app pro pree at”

word of mouth – when people tell others and recommend things to them
eg. we get a lot of new business through word of mouth

Pronunciation

mobile – “mo beye ll”

experience – “ecks peer ree yenss”

hire – “hi er” / “hi a” / “hi ya”

I get up later because a mosquito bit me last night then I get ready for work quickly and took a taxi to my office which took half an hour. when my arrived in my office I need to took somethings and had 2 meetings. After this I interviewed 2 persons who applied for product manager.

I got up late / I slept in because a mosquito bit me last night. Then I got ready for work quickly and took a taxi to my office which took half an hour. When I arrived at work I needed to fix / resolve / handle some things and had 2 meetings. After this I interviewed 2 people / candidates who applied for product manager.