VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Use the vocabulary from today in some writing – also review the pronunciation!

Pronunciation

Y = very soft
eg. Yeah
J = strong
eg. Jesse – zha

yoga – soft Y 

lessons – lessn

L = tongue
R = mouth
Th = tongue
F / V = teeth
D = tongue
T = tongue
S / Z = tongue  

Vocabulary

go to the work – go to work 

i entered in the car – i entered the car / i got in 

abs – stomach muscles 

stressful / tiring
eg. it was a really stressful day

my waist is twisted / crooked 
eg. because I always twist when I walk and sit down, my waist is a little crooked (not straight)

avoid – pr (remember: V = F but strong)

physio-therapist – person
therapy – idea / study / practice
eg. the therapist practices therapy

any pain more – any pain
i don’t have pain anymore
i don’t have any pain

I lived in Japan before but I don’t live there anymore.

paving stone on the sidewalk

i am hesitant to skydive

stationary 

highlighters 

sticky-tape 

stapler 
staple 
eg. she got her stomach stapled (v)
eg2. there aren’t any staples in the stapler

binder 

whiteboard 

chalkboard / blackboard

acrylic

thin tipped whiteboard marker

fresh produce market

work = office
work = job
work = what you do

it’s like henna, because it washes out when you wash your hair

this morning – tonight
yesterday morning – last night 
tomorrow morning – tomorrow night 

today morning i woke up at 6 oclock in the morning. first i took a shower i breakfast one banana, a mandarin, i prepared my every wake-up coffee and i have breakfast after i prepare and i went to the company’s car meeting point that is in hongmei road with… i met there with my colleague and it took me 1 hour to arrive to my company then we smoke 1 cigarette as always. I switch on my computer and after me, … and Alex we have 1 coffee together in the kitchen that we have in the company, after finish having the coffee I start working at 8:15.

i woke up at 6 o’clock / 6 AM in the morning. first i took / had a shower, I had one banana, a mandarin and a sandwich for breakfast. i prepared my daily wake-up coffee. After that, i got ready and i went to the company’s car meeting point which is in hongmei road with… I met my colleagues there and it took me 1 hour to arrive at my office / arrive at work then I smoked 1 cigarette as always. I switched on my computer and after that me, … and Alex had a coffee together in the kitchen that we have in the office. After finishing having / after I finished having the coffee I started working at 8:15.

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Grammar

i bought a cake for your birthday
i work for this company

asking to the purchasing guy – asking the purchasing guy

how i can – how can / what do / who are / what is / which is….?