VIP Class Notes (JJ)

Speaking exercise

the business side that appealed me to … —> the business side appealed to me

all the superiority —> all the sense of/feeling of superiority

I quitted after three years —> I quit after three years

raining season —> rain season

Vocabulary

to plateau: to reach a point where you are not growing anymore

to appeal: v. something/someone appeals to someone

Ex: The city of Hangzhou appeals to me because life is not as fast-paced as in Shanghai.

to attract: 人与人之间的互相吸引

placebo effect: 心理作用

Pronunciation

provider: not pro-wider, think about diVIDE

sense: think about cents

superiority: sue-pear-reee-哦-rity

plateau: pl-啊-TOE 

Homework

Write about something that you have always wanted to do but still haven’t done it, and why that is.