VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

it is so surprising me -> it surprised me so much  / it was so surprising

before I go there -> before I went there

everything is centralised on the red square
There are a lot of resources in this square. The cathedral of St Vasis

the traffic is always blocked / congested  / there are a lot of traffic jams 

The europeans are so ineffective about everything ( too strong ) -> europeans are not so efficient sometimes (smoother…)
they are so leisurely / relaxed (adj)
They are not have so many burdens -> they do not have a heavy burden  / they do not have so much pressure

the whole society has a high development / is well developed / it is a developed continent
Maybe it is not important for them to take more effective steps to do anything. / they are not so eager to work hard / they are not ambitious

Alibaba is the highest building in Moscow CBD / highest skyscraper

Aliexpress maybe their internet development is so slow -> the internet technology is outdated . isn’t fast compared to the standard in China…

Aliexpress is the biggest internet giant in Moscow.
you can do delivery from this app

I also used cash when I went to the shopping mall I still used the cash. (yandex)

we can distinguish the real purpose of news. / we can see through the attempt to manipulate people through the news…
everyone is extremely complicated. Maybe it is hard for us to use one word to describe them.

they are not too old resemble Gen X. -> they are very different from Gen X.
There is some generation gap between my parents and I 

I think Gen Y is the most ideal stage of a person / is the ideal generation. / sometimes we admire them
They are more mature, from my perspective gen Z always has some incorrect perception and is slightly immature.

from my perspective gen Z is exuberant and very positive about everything. They don’t have a lot of pressure.
They mostly are students in college so they are so lucky because they were born in a golden time.
They voluntarily to wear a mask , they are patriotic.
they are not arrived at that stage -> they have not arrived at that stage

they have their own words and a special language system. / they have their own jargon
they need to find a friend / likeminded friends to share their ideas. / they long for connections / they want to have small friends circles / coteries

because their parents cannot apprehend/understand/grasp/ comprehend them. there is a huge generation gap between children and their parents.

Vocabulary

comprehend (v) grasp mentally / understand the mindset
I could not comprehend the situation after the bomb exploded

leisure (n)
He has a life full of leisure

leisurely (adj)
We walked around town leisurely

insult (v/n) : say bad words to someone
He insulted the other driver (v)
He punched him because of the insult (n)

congestion (n) reaching a bottleneck / very crowded / traffic jam
I was late to work before of the congestion in the morning

congenital (adj) related to birth
It is a congenital disease…

Immature (adj) : not mature (yet)
a lot of teenagers are a bit immature

nascent (adj): just starting / just being born / created
AI is a nascent field

t0 emerge (v)  move away / come out
China is emerging as one of the leading economies in the world

generation X (gen X) : 1965-1980
My parents are from gen X

Generation Y (Gen Y) / millenial : 1980 – 90s
Some of my colleagues are from Gen Y

Generation Z / post millennial : 1990s-2010s
People from Gen Z tend to be very patriotic

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patriotic (adj) : loving one’s country
Tom is very patriotic

patriot (n)
Tom is a Patriot

patriotism (n)
Patriotism is on the rise with the newer generation

work life balance (n) balance between personal life and work.

ambitious (adj) : willing to climb the ladder / improve one’s career
Tom is ambitious

idle (adj) : not busy / not active
He was idle during the week end

Kremlin (n)

pope (n) head of the church
The pope stays in the Vatican

Vatican (n) Independent state in Roma , Italy in which the pope stays
I visited the Vatican.

Pronunciation

incorrect

Grammar

to be polite you tend to put yourself last:

there is a gap between my parents and I