VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Next Class Focus

focus on speaking but decide on a couple of areas to focus on (vocabulary upgrade or certain grammar points)

Today we focused on:

ietls part 3 conversation

Vocabulary

anxious 
eg. she said it in a really anxious way

they filed a complaint about us / we received a formal complaint about us

250 RMB for 2 persons 
there are 2 people outside

old fashioned – sb who cares / thinks about older things (not modern)

rest time free time / leisure time / spare time 

mid-life crisis – 45 + years old when people try to be young again

concert – musical performance

you’re my date = we go somewhere formal together
I have a date tonight = going out / busy
I’m dating him = we’re bf / gf
we’re dating = bf / gf
the date of the wedding … = day

Grammar

she works in this company for 3 years she has worked in this company for 3 years / she has been working in this company for 3 years

she has just got promoted
she just got married
she got married for 3 years – she has been married for 3 years
she plan to pregnant – she plans to get pregnant

get = become / receive / make yourself do
I got a new phone (n)
I got sick (adj)
I got into the car (action)
I got married
I got hurt
I got a promotion

our client they have a lot of experience

Speaking exercise

most of young people they spend a lot of free time to watch tv and sleep but for me i will leave fixed time to learn, to read book and the rest of the time if I have some people I want to meet I will have a date with them and beside that i will clean my house. I have 2 favourite tv show, they are not regular updated so if it update i will watch it.

most of / the majority of young people they spend a lot of / a considerable amount of / tons of free time to watch tv and sleep but for me / but I on the other hand / However I will leave a fixed time to learn, to read books and the rest of the / the remaining time if there are some people I want to meet I will have a date with them / I will go out with them and besides that i will clean my house / do some housework. I have 2 favourite tv shows, which are not regularly updated so if it gets / is updated i will watch it.