VIP Class Notes (JJ)

Speaking exercise

accompany my family —> spend time with my family

we knew when we are young —> we’ve known each other since we were kids/we were young

my wife is my cousin’s cousin on her dad’s side of the family

she went abroad after she graduated from high school and went to Australia

he’s not the norm

Vocabulary

staycation

gatherings

extended family

blind date

set someone up for a date: 撮合

Ex: JJ’s client set her up for a blind date.

set someone up for failure: 设失败陷阱给某人

set me up

Ex: Can you set me up with your friend from dinner last night?

Ex: Knowing that her coworker does not speak English, she set her up for failure by asking her to run a meeting with their American coworkers.

compatible: 匹配的

incompatible: 不匹配的

Homework

Think about your worst date you’ve ever had and we will discuss it next class :).