VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Writing exercise

Dean is a genius who always has brilliant ideas popping into his head. All his friends have to concede that he is much smarter than them. He is a deviant in that he can easily finds a better and creative way to solve a problem. When working on a problem, nothing can interrupt him, he tunes out the world around until the issue is solved. So talented as he is, he is still humble and doesn’t patronise others. He has wide range of interests and he can easily master one skill in a short time, then he won’t dwell on it and find a new one to learn.

Dean is a genius who always has brilliant ideas popping into his head. All his friends have to concede that he is much smarter than them (than they are). He is a deviant / (he thinks outside the box) in that he can easily finds a better and creative way to solve a problem. When working on a problem, nothing can interrupt him, and he tunes out the world around until the issue is solved. So talented as he is, he is still humble and doesn’t patronise others. He has a wide range of interests and he can easily master one skill in a short time. Having mastered it, he won’t dwell on it and will find a new one to learn.

Vocabulary

mixed blood / mixed 
eg. i can’t wait to see your mixed baby

fetish – an interest / obsession with something specific that comes from an underlying fascination with it
eg. he has a school girl fetish

sought after – popular / wanted by others
eg. asian girls are quite sought after by men all over the world

superficial
eg. some guys are very superficial and only want pretty girls

extroverted – confident / sociable

introverted – shy / less sociable

manly< > ladylike 

boyish < > girly

algorithm – like a formula that lets computers decide thing

on-side – support 
eg. you need to get him on-side

undercurrent
eg. i felt an undercurrent of dissatisfaction from her

from undercurrent next class