VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Use the vocabulary from today in some writing.

Vocabulary

groovy (70s) / cool (90s) / sick (2000+)

line up – to stand in a line to wait for sth 
eg. I lined up for 2 hours

bartender – sb who pours drinks in a bar
eg. he was a bartender at a local bar

white lie – a lie that doesn’t cause any problems but makes things more comfortable / convenient
eg. I told a little white lie that I was Japanese so he didn’t follow me to China

con-man – pian ren – someone who tries to make you trust them so they can take your money

sculpture – diao su

the same thing happened

we’re not good at drinking / we’re not good drinkers 

on the house – free
eg. he gave us a non-alcoholic drink on the house

Grammar

introduced me a lot of websites – introduced a lot of sites to me

I am as tall as you = I am the same height as you
I am taller than you
I am not as tall as you = I am shorter than you

She’s ugly (strong)
She’s not as pretty (as her) / She’s not that pretty

I know that your name is Nickole
I know about your name. – I have some information about your name
I am thinking that you are a nice person.

I went to a place that / which is near my house

Pronunciation

alcoholic – al ka ho lick 

The cities which I went to Italy in October were Florence, Rome and Verona, and one of the best memories for me was the foods, like spaghetti gelato and pizza. I almost ate one gelato every day ,and my favorite flavor is rum which hasn’t alcohol. Another lucky memory was that I could visit Uffizi Gallery with free entrance incidentally, at first, I had no idea about that it was free on the fist Sunday of every month after a guy told me who was in front of me and always tried to talk to me. Initially, my friend left me alone and she went to other places for sightseeing because she has visited before ,but after she knew the free information, she decided to visit again with me.

The cities which I went to in Italy in October were Florence, Rome and Verona, and one of the best memories for me was the food, like spaghetti, gelato and pizza. I ate one gelato almost every day ,and my favorite flavor was rum which didn’t have any alcohol / and it was non-alcoholic. Another lucky memory was that I could visit Uffizi Gallery with free entrance incidentally. At first, I had no idea that it was free on the first Sunday of every month but then a guy told me, who was in front of me and always tried to talk to me. Initially, my girlfriend left me alone and went to other places for sightseeing because she had visited / had been there before, but after she found out it was free, she decided to visit again with me.